The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-06-14

stand, and being introduced by bis recent poll
teal adversary and surrounded by chiefs Of the
party with which he had tonight SO many bat
ties, proceeded to deliver very fluent, elo.
quent and earnest speech, in which he declared
unreservedly his abandonment Of oil other
parties aud his cordial adoption Of the princi-
Piles of what he regarded the great Union
party, the National Democracy. He considered
the question reduced to this, that the South
had taken a position from which it could not
back down with honor, and thet If it persisted,
the Union would be severed the only course
of true patriotism was to stick by the only
party which would prevent this dire result.
Col. Pond abstained from any discussion Of
the conduct Of those who bad seeded from the
Charleston Convention. He dwelt warmly,
and with great felicity Of diction and vigor Of
style, on the great value Of the Union, and the
serious dangers that beset it. His speech was
very warmly applauded, and had very witty
ing, effect.
Then there were calls for "Herron." "Clack,"
when very grave country delegate arose, and
with a serious and bereaved Dir, said that he
was very anxious to return to his family, and
would beg that the Convention proceed with its
This suggestion lit the exact taste and desire
of many Of the audience, but seriously disgust
ed few Of the orators. Of which this Conven.
ton embraced far more than the usual share.
On motion of Mr.. Soule, the Chair was author
lied to appoint q committee to report resolu.
lions, and to which oil resolutions offered in
the Convention should be referred. Pie fol-
lowing were appointed on this committee: P.
Soule, A. S. Heron, DR.. Gale, Governor Wick
life, Isaac E. Morse and DR.. Cottnnan.
At the word resolution, the old jackson
Democrat Of East Feliciana, DR.. Delouy, prick
ed up his ears, and drawing large roll Of
foolscap from his coat pocket, was proceeding
to explain the tenor Of a set Of resolutions
which he bad prepared for the occasion, the OBJ
ject of which was to vindicate the motives and
authority Of the Convention. Here there was
o very perceptable inquetude in the Conven-
ton, and the faces Of the Douglasites began 10
elongate.
T. P. White, of New Orleans. very craftily
sought to save the Convention from the inevi-
table infection, by moving that the resolutions
be referred to the committee on resolutions, and
that the mover be added to the committee.
General Ryan, who was radient and some
what impatient With an undelivered speech,
earnestly seconded this motion. But DR.. De-
loney was not to be suppressed by this dodge.
The resolutions had been carefully prepared by
him, and there was no parliamentary device BY
which their reading could be prevented. The
Convention had better resign itself to its fate,
with oil the dignity and resignation it could
command.
The gallant young delegate from East Baton
Rouge, A. M. Gusman, here introduced re-
port from the Committee on Credentials, set
ting forth the Parishes represented by delegates
and proxies without giving the names Of the
delegates, and hurryiDg through the business
SO rapidly that We could not collect the names
of the Parishes. The following Parishes, how
ever, were among the represented, if they do
not include the whole list: Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson, St. James, st. John
the Babtist, St. Charles Assertion, Assumption,
Iberyille, st. Mary, st. Martin, Pointe Conpee,
East and West Baton Rouge, East and West
Feliciana, Livingston, Madison, Rapides, Qua
chita.
DR.. Delony still stuck to his resolutions, and
the Convention was compelled to succumb to
their reading. We do not think, however, we
are under like obligation to print them, and
so must content ourselves with merely refer
ring to them as certainly very volumnious
exposition of the reasons for the assembling of
the Convention, for which reasons there was no
very pressing demand, the Convention being
already in session and half way through its
business. II was, however, quite observable
that there was not the remotest allusion, in the
Doctors manifesto, to the revolutions of 1913
and '99. ITO be continued 10 the Delta.