The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-27
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| Close Of the Demseyusse CSssssstss- N,-s.a.
sses y Breckisei6gs est Lssss-T Tbs Deqocra
| tic Con ven ton met yeeterdAY afternoon. 8
Metfopolitau Hail, pursuant TO adjou rumesi
Quite = large neoatsr u delegatee Werc Id q
teadance. inelUdine masy eaa tlemen, Who AAl
Just returned from Baltimore The Prestdeqt
Hon. JOHN ERWIN, Of Ala, took the ChatJ
and called the Con ventf0n 10 order.
Reports froA staudtug eou0isteeo vet,
called for, and Mr.. MiddletonS Of 8. @, chair
man Of the Committes on CredentiAls, pro
sented report. recoMmending that the dele
CATION from the city and county Of New York
claiming seats In this Conven don, hs mot al.
mitted " seats, since that State had been rs.
tton at Baltimore and had cast the vUte Of the
State there. Aagss sgea sis gissss 4sf Y.eil
Mr.. Jones, of GA, asked b. how many q
the Committes that report Was signed
mittee first met, only two members were pres
emit but others had since arrived, - whom tbs
report had besa presented. and who con-
Mr.. Jones called for the reading Of the Gre
dcntials under which those gentlemen claimed
seats. e.~ m sf@ .xstSSso tts{f a1al
The Secretary read the document, showing
mat ina they were appointed by Convention of
New York, ON the 18th Of June. The dele.
gates appointed were Josiah W. Brown ana
Jas. 3. Bensel. Sd Cong. Dist; q. w. JenlgtnS
and Jas. villiers, 4th Dist; 9. j.. !, StuArs
and Inngan Harris, 9Th Dist..;;l Jas. s. Libby
and VIM. U. Peil, 7ih Dist; sud TAaddeas n
Mott and Isaac Lawreacs, On Dist. ~
Mr.. Jones resnmed. He was satisded that
concurrence OF the Committee on Credentiaas,
and that It was erroneous He prOceedDd I'd
show that the appointment Of these deleGAtes
was regular, and moved as a substitute for the
report that they be admitted to seats in this
Mr.. Baine. Of Ala, opposed their admission.
The committee had considered 1t their duty to
examine the credentials Of all claiming seats
In this body, In order that its integrity might
be maintained inviolate. He proceeded I'd
show that the appointment OF these delegates
dld not fulnl the requirements Of this Con.
vention.s, r,e sseatsl'ss = s1 fss,s -47sg ,,E'f
lect be re-committed to the Committee on Gre.
den tialS. NtE+ = |-A 75fA~ t+f# as{RT .f@t~ss|
MI. Middleton explained, and dsfsndsd ths
&C ti0n of the committee. 3fy s,tassssiE q q esf.
Mr.. Brown. of Ala, said he did not compre-
hend the matter. He doubted not that these
gentlemen were the friends Of the Sou Ii and
the friends OF Daniel s. Diekenson, than whom
a pnrer man did not live. But them was NOT
time now to give the subject thorough ex-
and 1t would be dangerous t0 set 4
precedent without due delibefation. Il dispo.
al lion to be courteous might lead tho COnven,
tion into mistake. He moved to lay the
whole subject on the table. (
On this question, a delegate called for q vots
by States. @o4 s. sT3saH
Tho Secretary proceeded to call the roll.
and when Virginia was called, ME- r. G. Scott
stated that Mr.. Fisher, of Va. who was not
present, had reques TED MIN to cast his vote il
allowed by the Ooavsntion Leave bsin1
granted, he voted "ayo."gGA n ~ s.s1s ss&Saf
When North Carolina was called, GensrAl
Green. Of that State, said he hardly knew
tho rst sncor3ers =, (Yks ryo.ton ad = naAsl
more. but was willing to admit any good
Hard Shell'' from New York. He therefore
voted against laying on the table. .,S...ss
The vote was announced-ayes q, noes q.
So the motion to lay on the table was carried.
. Mr. Mitchell, OF Ala, moved that tho Con.
vention proceed to nominate candidates for
President and Vice-President Of the United
Before the question was put. Mr.. Dsrxan.
of S. O., offered tho following resolution {: = :
Resolved: That this Convention approve of the
platform OF 2r,1cIpIss nor recommended ey the ma
Adopted, unanimously f.{att ~ s.et ~
Mr.. Furman, of s. G., offered the following:
Resolved That JoHN G. BnEcxINaIDcE. :. Of Ken1
Of this Convention for President and Vice Fresi-
The resolution was adopted, amid great ap.
plause, and three cheers were given for Breck-
inridge and Lane. - . fh''l
MIR. Scott, Of Ala. stated that as the Hail
charge, by the Democratic Association of the
city OF Richmond, the thanks of the Conyen.
tion were due to the Association, and he made
motion to that effect. which was adopted.
At this points q delegate desired that Vice
President Scott take tine Chair for few mo-
ments. The request having been compiled
with, the following resolution was adopted: I
, Resolved: That the thanks Of this Convention
over ss s"d
The President-I return my grateful thanks
to the Convention for this resolution. We
have waited patiently for your action in Ball
timore, being satisfied that you would come 40
soon a. yon could, aud we are happy 70 mset
have done In Baltimore, and what hes been
done here In my opinion, q better nomjha-
tionJ could not sAss made. fAppIausS.J II
was . nomination poRprisclpIs-ehs prsnei-
the work in our own hands, and not eptrpst il
to those who would bargain and chatter away
our rights. The gentlefAen who opposed us
at Charieston-aad I presume at Baiti-
They were all for stlf-interest, and said 10 rs,
il you adhere TO your position you ruin us.-
But more than one Northern gentlsman has
assured us that We were right, aRd exAoxisd
should have done il without their advice. Il
is now time for us to exercise q strorg pur-
pose, and many will come 70 our aid. II we
yield, and submit 10 these msasnrss which NJ
toru us no sec ecorltys we snaA 80 our oIlehtest
hopes crumble into dust.
The President, in continuation, spoke
against tbs doctrine Of Squaster Sovereignty,
and closed BY. reitsra ting his thanks for the
honor done him by the Convention. -
Mr.. Scott, OF Ala.-In behalf OF tho Democ-
Tacy OF Richmond, I tender an invitatfon to
All preaent to mset On Capitol Sq uaYs %. Aiehf,
in mass meeting. TO. ratify the nominations
made in Baltimore AID BY this Conventiop.
and 70 listen to addresses by gentlemen ffom
the South, aad from the Feuobscot IA the
East for we have those ready to. speak, 1ron
all parts Of the land. now move the Con.
ntiou adjourn. .o,7b .,,sssre re.,gj
The motion was carried, and the President
declared the ConventiOn adjourned sine die.