The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-02
The Convention.

pect and desire as full n report of It's delib-
erations as our space will admit Of Our
Charleston exchanges furnish us with com.
plete reports of all the proeeedings, debates.
&c, and from them we propose 10 chll
brief and in,eliigible summary of that
which seems the most important. For an
abstract Of the first days proceedings, with
Francis b. Flournoy, of Arkansas. Pr.si
dent prq tenn. in the Chair, we refer to our
6rst page.
The Committee on Organization render
Cd report on Tuesday morning, recon-
mending "a permanent off :ert of the Cen.
yenton for President. the Hon. Caleb
Gushing, Of Massachusetts, and thirty three
Vics-PIesiden,s and rs many Secretaries,
one Of each from every State represented
in the Convention. From this State, B. II.
Brown is named as Vice President and
franklin Gaiilard, Secretary. The Com
mittee further recommended that the rnles
and regulations adopted BY the National
Democratic Conventions Of 1852 and 1856
ernment with this additional rule:
THAT in any State which has not provi.
ded or directed by its State Convention
how its vote NAV be given, the Convention
will recognize the right of each Delegate
70 cast his individual vote"
The first part OF the report dominating
officers for the Convention) was adopted
unanimously the latter part recommends
ing that each delegate be accorded the right
to cast his individual vote IN the absence of
any positive instructions from the States
respectively, was the subject of an anima-
ted discussion both before and after the per-
manept officers were installed
Gen. Clark, Of Mississippi, and Col.
Richardson, of Illinois, were appointed a
Commtte to wait upon and conduct the
Hon. Caleb Gushing TO the Chnir. The
President pro tenn. in retiring from the Char.
made an appropriate speech in which he
held mp to the Convention the necessity
and propriety Of being governed by harmo.
nv and moderation in it's deliberations. lie
then Introduced the Hon. Mr. Gushing as
the permanent presiding officer, who on Ia.
king the Chair, addressed the Convention
as follows
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoEvsNTIoN re-
spec,fnliy tender to YOU the most earnest
expressions of profound gratitude for the
honor which you have this day done me in
appointing me to preside over Your d.libe
ralions. IL is. however. n responsible duty
imposed, much more than n honor confer
red In the discharge of that duty-in IN.
direction of business and of debate--in the
preservation Of order, il shall be nv con-
stant endeavor faithfully and imparuaily,
10 otficiate here rs your minister, and most
humbly to reflect your will. 10 n great de-
Lucrative assembly like This it is not the
presiding officer in whom the strength re.
sides. I is not his strength but Yours
your Intelligence, your sense Of order. your
instinuts af self respect. rely, gentlemen
confidently upon you, not upon myself, for
the prompt and parliamentary despatch Of
this Convention.
Gentlemen, yon have come here from the
green hills of the Eastern States, from ih,
rich States Of the imperial centre, from the
sun lighted plains OF the South. from the
fertile States Of the mighty basin of the
Mississippi, from the golden shores Of the
distant Oregon and California. (Applause.)
You have come together in the exercise of
the highest functions OF free people, to
participate, to aid in the selection Of the
future rulers Of the Republic. You do thi,
as the Representatives Of the Dsr,ooratic
party-of that great party OF the Union
whose proud mission il has been-whose
proud mission ii is-tO maintain the public
liberties to reconcile popular freedom with
constituted order to maintain the sacred
reserved rights of The sovereign States Zap.
pIause); TO stand, 10 n word, the perpetual
sentinels upon the outposts of the Consti.
tuition. (Renewed npplau,e.) Ours, gen.
tlemen. is the motto inscribed on that scroll
in the hands Of the monumental statue Of
the great statesman Of South Carolina
Hrruth, Justice and tho Constitutlon."-
Tremendous applause.) Opposed to us
are those who LABOR to overthrow the Con
stitulion, under the false and in~dious pre-
tence Of supporting it: those who are aim.
ing to produce in this country permanent
sectional conspiracy-a permanent, n traito-
rous sectional conspiracy of One.hulf Of The
States Of the Union against the other half
applause )--those who, impelled by u stu
pid and half insane spirit of fncIion aud ia
naticism. would hurry our land on to revo-
luton and civil war. Those, gentlemen,
those the banded enemies Of the Constitu-
ton, il is the part, 1t is the high and noble
part of the Democratic party Of the Union
to withstand, to strike down and to con.
quer. (ApRlause) Ay, that is our part.
and we will do it, (Applauss.) Iq the
name Of our dear country, with The help Of
God, we will do 1t. (Renewed applause
Ay, we will do it; for, gentlemen, We will
not distrus. ourselves-we will not dispair
Of the genius Of our country--we will con.
tin ue TO repose with undobtng faith in the
good Providence of Almighty God. (Great
app'ause.)
The Vice Presidents and Secretaries eject
then came forward, took their seats on the
platform, and the Convention took an infur.
nal recess for about ten minutes, to enable
the officers To make arrangements for pro-.
ceedng with business.
A vote was taken on a motion to strike
out the latter portion Of the report Of the
Committee on Organization, and resulted