The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-09
Charleston Convention.

the harmonious, the united, Democracy
of these United States, after eleven days
of excitement, of pickering, of strife,
have adjourned without accomplishing
the purpose for which they convened,
having been utterly divided and disor-
gained, and unable either to promulgate
a platform of principles, or to select
standard bearers. Those who remained
in the convention finally adjourned to
meet at Baltimore on the 18Th of June.
Last week we noticed the difficulty in
respect to the platform, and stated that
three reports from the committee were
then before the convention. Upon those
reports most violent and exciting debate
arose, and SO great was the confusion
that the President threatened to leave the
chair unless the noise and struggle ceas-
ed. After struggle of nearly two days
the minority report, embodying the Gin
cinnati platform, with the bred Scott de-
cision, was, on Monday, adopted, by a
vote of 165 to 1873. When this result
was announced, Alabama, Mississippi,
Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas
withdrew their votes. The platform was
then adopted by sections, after which.
the above States, with South Carolina,
withdrew from the Convention. Vir
ginia, Georgia, and Kentucky went out
to consult, and the Convention, taken
aback, adjourned till Tuesday morning
Upon assembling, the Georgia delega-
ton announced their intention Of leaving
the Convention, and the delegations from
Tennessee, Maryland, Kentucky, and
North Carolina withdrew to consult
Mr.. HOWARD, of Tennessee, offered
resolution declaring that all citizens Of
the United States have equal rights to
settle, with their property, in the Terri
tories, and that under the decision of the
Supreme Court, the rights of neither per-
son or property can be destroyed by Con
gressional or Territorial legislation. He
offered this, together with resolution
declaring that two-thirds of the whole
electoral college should be required to
nominate, as the ultimatum of the South.
Mr.. RUSSELL, OF Virginia, said that the
delegates OF that State had agreed that if
the resolutions presented by Tennessee
were not adopted, they would cast no
other vote in the Convention on any sub
iect. Mr.. Caldwell, of Kentucky, en-
dorsed the ground of Tennessee and Vir-
ginia, and said they would all act to-
gether. The resolution of Tennessee,
declaring 202 votes necessary to nomi
nate, was then adopted, by yeas l4s, nays
1913, which was undoubtedly fatal blow
to the prospects OF DoUGLAs.
The balloting for President then COM
menced. The first ballot stood as fol-
lows: Douglas, 1454; Guthrie, 36t !;
Dickinson, Z; Lane, 6 Hunter, AZ !;
Davis, l Toucy, q Pierce, +; John
son, l. New York, Ohio, Indiana, Hi
nois, Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota
voted entire for Douglas. The balloting
proceeded, Douglas gradually gaining,
until, on the 18th ballot, he had 1904
Hunter had 38 :. Guthrie, 39l Dickin-
son, A; Davis Il ]; Johnson, 12; Lane,
6; The Convention then, at half past
nine p NJ, adjourned till IL the next
day.
AT that time it again met and proceed
ed with the balloting, the first vote stand
ing = Douglas, l499; Guthrie, 394 ;
Lane, 20; Hunter, 28k; Johnson. l2 !;
Dickinson, i; Davis, /. On the esd
ballot, Mr.. Douglas received majority
of the whole number of votes, the ballot
standing-Douglas, 1921; Guthrie, al J;
Lane, 500; Hunter, IS; Johnson, IL !;
Dickinson, u /; Davis, /. On the 35th
ballot, the vote stood as follows: Doug
las, 1856; Guthrie, 81 Dickinson, 5 :;
Hunter, 228 Johnson, IL Lane l2k J;
Davis, l. The Convention then adjourn
ed until the next day. On Thursday
the Convention met, and after discussing
the Tennessee compromise resolutions,
Mr.. RUSSELL, Of Virginia, offered reso-
luton to adjourn TO meet at Baltimore on
the 18th of June. The resolution was
adopted, by vote Of l66 to 88, and thus
ended the Charleston Convention. If
any Democrat has now any doubt of the
Iirrepressible character of the slavery
conflict, he will doubtless be fully salts
fed after the adjournment of the Balti-
more Convention.
The style Of orchards they have in
Portland, Oregon. may be inferred from
the description of one which yielded in
one season, $50, 900 worth of cherries,
pears and plums, and required forty
thousand feet of lumber for fruit boxes.