Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-06-28
Tne D,mocra,,c National Convention.

e and large portion of the action the majority of
The Committee respect to rights of delegates seats
commend the adoption of the following resolutions:
RsOue B. HaIlet entitled to seat in this con Sa
delegate from the 9th Congressional DlstrlcI Oh no ~
nd That johnson Gady is seat in this
convention as delegate the 6 Congressional District OF
Inc 9 Rep 81 bat James A. Rayard and William Whitley
are entitled to seats convention delegates from the
ResoIred That the delegation headed by r. w johnson
entitled to seats in this convention as delegates o e ~
sord delegation Of which George o Bfys fas
o OF 4gHss are entitled to seats in this '0nSs
Resor That the delegation of which John Tareton is
chairman entitled to seats in this convention as
from the State Of louisiana f which T. p Walker is
chairman entitled seats in this convention as
s Fiat he delegation of which Henry
chairman entitled to seats in this convention aS
Resooed That the delegation the State of Florida
in this convention and of the State of Florida
The principles involved in these resolutions and the ac
on which thew rest are of such gravity and moment that
we deem the convention and to ourselves 10 SCI
from the majority of the committee both in much Of the
action we to the convention and the pfhc
pies which should control such action 1t IS question nor
simply of the integrity the existence of the Democratic
party in several States of this Union III ls QUESTION
csed and branded unworthy OF Animation win Ihe haon
It is question whether persons reguary called or who
Withdrawing from the regular Convention, shall have the
sanction National Convention to raise the flag OF
beon against their respective State organizations liz Is
Question: whether the Convention itself shall repudate its
own deliberate action at Charleston. We do not magnify
importance of these questions when assert tha upon
their proper solution depends the fact as to whether the
shall be National Democratic Party or not The task VIII
be difficult to show that the action by me
majority of the Committee grossly and should
be reprobated and condemned by this ConVenton but 10
Reservng to the closing portion of s report the Of
in the Missouri Delegations
at to the OF the delegates Wh WthdreW
Charleston Convention. This Convention on the
of adjournment at Charleston and in the great cause
Of the restoration OF harmony to our distracted parry
specially recommended to the Democratic party OF the se
States make provision for supplying all vacancies IN
their respective delegations to this Convention when shall
reassembe We call particular attention to the wording
of the resolution Certain delegates had withdrawn They
had placed en- the convention the reasons OF uelr
They STILL however, the representatives of the Dem
not resignation was considered by the conven
ton The vacancies referred 10 haa eleence 70 'ne o.
urgency OF vacancies al me N3He q Te-uSSeno3 anu e
resolution proposed to provide for supplying them Inc con
venton did to touch the question as to whether
the withdrawal of the delegates constituted resignation
had any right to interfere in the matter reslgna-
on must be made to the appointing power and to be com
pee and final be accepted by the appointing power
1t well known the adjournment OF the at
Charleston that the withdrawing delegates desired the III
strucon Of their several constituencies before deciding on
their future course.
Charleston They consulted their respective
In every except the of South Carolina their
sttuencies directed and authorized henth be-
ing filed contemplated in the resolution OF the Conven
tiono repair to Baltimore and there IN earnest efforts
with their brethren Of the Convention to endeaVOr once
to unite their party and promote harmony and peace
in the great OF their country The resolution of the
ously raised that their withdrawal resignation but
left the whole question to the said delegates and their
spectve to the end that State OF this
| Union might be represented in Baltimore:
The committee has passed utions declaring vote
of Is to g. that the delegation from Louisiana, headed by
Pierre Soue by vote of IA to II that the delegation from
Alabama headed 10y Parsons and by vote OF - to 49, that
titled to seats in the Convention. The resolutions
mended by the undersigned to the Convention deGare the
supplied contemplated in the resolution OF the Con
venon which reference has been made, and accredited
10 to sal
commended the irregular delegates from these three States
have rejected the irregular delegates from Delaware, and
admitted the Charleston delegates.
1t has admitted irregular delegates from Arkansas and
rejected portion of the Charleston delegates modified,
by the filling of vacancies 1t has admitted the (Chares
tony delegates from Mississippi by vote OF y to and the
(Chareston) delegates from Texas by of 10
The fact that delegations does esab
sh the right to seats in the Convention There may be IT.
regular delegates without contest and there may be
between of irregular delegates. The right of
persons delegates be determined by the fact
as to whether they appointed by the constituency
the usages of said constituency Wanting these essential
be contestants and having these their right to seats
not impaired affected by contestants
The committee in deciding by of % to 2, that the
Charleston delegates from Mississippi emitted to seats
III the Baltimore Convention have decided rightly just be-
cause they were duly to Charleston have never
since resigned, and have received instructions from the
State of AtisssspPi through convention called OF the
Democratic XecuVe COMMITTEE OF the State, to return to
Baltimore.
Tie Charleston delegates, both Alabsma and Geor
ga, stand in precisely the position They also
duly accredited Charleston. They wit hdrew never
resigned They returned to their respective constituencies
The Executive Committees in these States, the
Mississippi, called convention of the party The conven
lions met The delegates, in the Of Mississippi
submitted their action to the conventions and these
lions approved their course continued their and
accredited them Baltimore. Their rights stand pre-
csey the basis and sustained the authority
as IN Mississippi The contestants were appointed by no
body authorized to according to the usages the
whatever.
In the of Alabama the convention assembled the
Democratic Executive Committee addressed to the
Democracy of the State was very largely attended, nearly
every county in the State having been represented small
number Of persons however, issued notice which pub
shed in only three newspapers in the Staen two papers
the notice without the third Moble Regis
teri signed by John Forsyth thirty
The notice in paper called upon all Democrats and all
conservatives, and in the third paper Mobe Regste up
on the people Of Alab0a to hold county meetings and send
delegates to State convention to be held Montgomery
Selma the 4h day of June, appoint delegates Bait
imore Twenty eight counties only out of>hftytwo
1t the coming together of persons from all parties
side Of the regular organization to strike down the Democ
ity whatsoever. We thus find the Democracy the State
assembling IN Convention according the usages of the
the call of unau Aorzed individuals In the former the
whole State was represented In the latter about half Of
the action OF the latter the of the Democracy
Alabama and have repudated, contrary all precedent,
this they have repudiated the principles of their
ton in the case OF the Mississippi delegation.
But the action of the majority of Committee in the
case OF Georgia has gone step further in its disregard
the acknowledged principles of the party The
which the Commute put ON equality with the regularly
Convention consisted in great part
who just participated in the regular Democratic Convention
State The regular called Convention consisted
y four hundred delegates representing nearly all the
ties of the State The resolutions of the Convention having
been adopted by vote 299 Al these latter withdrew
the Convention and organized Thus the majority of
your Committee have exalted the petensons than
one eighth OF the delegates of the State Convention
quality with the rights of seveneghths of the Democracy
the State
In the of louisiana the old Convention which orr
gnay appointed the Delegates to Charleston
bled on the call of the Executive Committee the State
and by decisive majority accredited the Charleston dele
gates to Baltimore The for this have their
naralels Ill nd