The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-02
CnARt.EsTaN CONVENTION.
THE "CONFLICTo ENDS I'm A GRAND
BUST UP.
NINE SOUTHERN STA TEs SEcEDEi


BUST UP.
NINE SOUTHERN STATES SEcEDEl
CHARLEsroN, April 80.
The friends OF Douglas will begin the
contest TO day in great confidence OF bis
nomination. on the Sd ballot. The friends
of Dickinson are equally confident, as 1T il. be.
lieved that the South will rally on him. An
effort will be made to-day to take the Gin
cinnati platform without addition.
Convention met at 10 a. m. After prayer
the President spologized for the harsh
language used by him during the disorder on
Saturday evening; he however considered it
bis duty TO speak plainly and positively. He
announced the first business in order, was
HE #ete ca tha main question. which WAS
on the substitute offered. Mr.. Butler, in be-
half OF Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Indiana
and New Jersey presented the Cincinnati
Platform, with resolution for the proteo-
ton of citizens of foreign birth. A vote be-
ing taken the Butler platform was rejected.
When New Jersey was called delegate
stated that the convention which appointed
them recommended them to vote as unit.
The President decided that the word recon-
mend Was equivalent to an instruction. The
decision of the Chair was appealed FROM
A motion TO lay the appeal on table was lost,
ayes $50, nays lag; the question then re-
Cured on sustaining the appeal, vote by
States was demanded and resulted In ayes
las, thus reversing the decision. The result
is gain votes in New Jersey, and Georgia
will also claim its right to vote by districts.
After nearly an hour spent in discussing
points of order and various parliamentary
NOV ements, to prevent the reaching OF the
main question, Butler moved to lay the
whole subject on the table, and proceed to
vote for President. [Cries OF agreed, no,
no. DO.
Mr.. Winthrop of Alabama contsnded that
the motion of Mr.. Butler was out OF order,
and that vote on the platform must now be
taxed.
Clark OF Miss. was unwilling to reach a
result by subterfuge that we cannot reach by
plain dealing.
Cuttings OF Nd. attempted to address the
Chair but was called to order.
Butler withdrew bis motion to lay on the
table and proceed to ballosing.
The President was about stating the ques.
ton when voice cried out
"Mr. President, didn't second that mans
motion down there
Cuttings wanted to know who it was that
spoks so unexpectedly to him: he claimed
to be delegate from Maryland.
Hooper rose. He didn't intend anything
disrcspectful to the gentleman, but his name
was Hooper OF Ala.
Git.ings.-If no insult was intended, the
gentleman will call at my room and take a
drink.
The question was then taken on adopting
the minority report az substitute for the
msjority report, and it was adopted, ayes
l65, nays 1873.
Flournoy asked permission to make per-
sonal explanation, declaring himself for
Dou glas, and unwilling to obey the inssruc-
tons to leave the convention 10 case the mi
nority report was adopted.
The question then required on the ai0p-
ton Of the majority platform.
Nj. Ashe of N. c., stated that il these
minority resolutions are Aadopted be would
be compelled to abandon the convention and
disconpect himself from the Democratic par.
ty. (Cheers from the South.1
| Salisbury OF Del. contended that the pre-
amble to the minority resolutions controverti
the Cincinnati Platform. (Cries OF order
and the gentleman continued talking at tht
top Of his voice till it was drowned by tn.
uproar.
Butler demanded that the question be ia.
ken on the first part OF the resolutions az
frming the Cincinnati Platform separately
and it was adopted, ayes 233, nays TO.
Glenn voted in the negative, declaring
that be considered the Cincinnati Platform
as explained at the North and South, an un
qua flied swindle. His voice was drownes
in cries OF order.
The last half hour, up to l O'Clock wa
spent 10 discussing the right OF the Georgi
deleg CATION to vote by districts. The Presi
dent having repeated his decision, that th
| word request in the case OF Georgia
equivalent to a provision or intimation t
vote as unit, Seward appealed, and Will
the vote was being taken withdrew his ap
! peal.
Briggs Of N. Y, now that the Cincinnati
Platform was adopted, moved that all th
balance OF the resolutions be laid on the ia
BILE
Cuttings wished 10 know whether be ha
been ruled out of order simply beoaus
he came from slave State. (Cries of orde
and great confusion.)
Cuttings continued to proclaim himsel
from border State, and succeeded in gettin
himself laughed st, which seemed to be hi
objeot.
The chair stated that be had not, to hi
knowledge, called the gentleman to order
except when he was clearly out Of order.
MIR. Gittings replied, perhaps SO, and the
added that be had not had the honor of SCI
ing the president before, since l640, when
made the most violent Wing speech he eve
heard. (Cries Of Orderly
Mr.. Stuart raised point OF order that
motion TO lay on the table would carry th
whole subject with IL.
The president decided that ii would NJ
carry to the table the Cincinnati platforl
just adopted.
Mr.. Cuttings rose TO personal explana
ton. He did not mean any personal insu
to the chair when he remarked that he ha
first seen him at Wing meeting, making
Wing speech; he honored such men; he hor
ored any man who dared 20 be Democr,