The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-12
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II. Barry said The platform may De opene0
Baltin,ore, and may change g meet or viewi
think wo are delegates to t1at Couvention. -
that We ought to 81 y ballot; y or ccnstitnsns
cho0se 70 dll our placer with other delegates
they can do 20; " are, = yet, however, stil mem
befs Of that Convention. and no ooe busouf Con
stituents can take our credenttAls from uA--
Therefore, b hoped the course be urged wOuit
bs adopted.
The Preaident-ohl thst WIN not DO.
Af. Hooper, of Mrs, opp0oed NE proposition
VI Mr. Barry; We are no longer deiegatcs 20 IN
other Convention; We separated from them o.
principle; and he was unwilling they should car
" them TO Baltimore % an adjunct 70 that Con
venfion. n We adjourn without doing or saying
auything We viii stultify ourselves II We were q
| follow them 70 Baltimore. we would loee an the
neral effect Of this movement Make your nom
ination now, manfully and boldlyl he was fcs
acting; We are here for IN object and purpose
and ii We 70 home without action, " viii mere.
y BE- annnnciating sentiment, On which thers
| q no difference of opinion in III the Southern
States. This d ths time and place for prompt
and bold action
| Nj. Yancey, Of Ala, approved Of the proposi.
ton Of Judge Meek. for appointing committee
% prepare IN addresa He did not think Il would
either break or save the Union. The delegate
| from Georgia, IN predicting dieunion movement
| by disunion leaders. looked 10 the Alabama del
| egation. but declined 10 name Who. and what he
meant. Another Georgia delegate seemed to
charge him Yancey) with signing means to the
Union. II.
Mr.. Jackson Of Georgia I certainly never In
timated that the gentleman from Georgia Gang
paans to the Union; cartainly no one will ever
charge him with such an offence. Nv rcmarks
were directed rather to nv colleague. who. l
thought, was placing Georgia in wrong posi-
tion. He did not wish Georgia 70 be in position
Of singing prans 70 the Union.
Mr.. Yancey would not misreprcsent Georgia.
but he did not wish any movement to 70 forth TO
the country, either an . movement 70 preserve or
destroy the Union, but rather 70 preserve the
constitutional rights Of the South, detailing the
position Of the Southern States in seceding from
the Convention, and their subseouent action
We have adopted the majority platform, which
that Convention rejected, and We propose to pre-
serve it a. headstone for the builders, upon
which the Democracy Of the Union can rely
We therefore consider it essential that an address
should be prepared containing all these facts in
the simplest and bricfest form for the country in
true constitutional and national position.
The question was demanded.
Resolved, That . committee Of one from each
State represented, be appointed TO prepare an
address 70 the people Of the United Ststes ex.
pianatory OF the reasons which have actuated
this Convention IN adopting the course IL has
pursued, and in vindication Of iss principles foH
action.
Gen. simmons Of South Carolina was unwilling
to allow any committee to put forth an address
representing him, which ne would have no op
portunity OF previously examining. He was nc
politician, but had his views He did not Ike
some features Of the platform, especially those
r.lating to the Pacific Railroad, and that which
declares duty to the Unian NJ superior to the
southern States. he thought there was no ne
cessity for the address, nor would he follow the
Convention to baltimore. When he came out
he LETT them forever.
Mr. Bryan OF Texas was in favor Of both nom
nations and an address.
Mr.. Jackson of Georgia offered q substitute
resolution, that all who favor the action Of the
seeding delegates meet them in Washington on
I'd Monday Of June.
On motion, the Convention adjourned till
p. m.
The delegates were requested to remain fol-
private consultation on proposition before them,
The Convention reassembled at 8 pm. Mr.
Bayard Immediately left the Chair and addre ssed
the seceders. He approved the platform, but il
was not in language that he would prefer. In
regard to the resolution for preparing an address
and reassembling at Washington one week ante.
rior to the re-opening Of the Convention 1T Bal
timore, he could not approve Of He was un-
willing to assent to the preparation Of an nd.
dress by Committee which was to 20 forth to
the country before be could have an opportuni
ty Of examining it. He could not trust any one
or set of men, however able or patriotic, to
speak to the public for him. He therefore
should oppose the union. He continued to
speak an hour defending his position andreview
ing the course Of the National Convention, and
said l6 Northern conference.-the States had
voted down II Democratic States; he desired
the unity Of the Democratic party and was pre-
pared to support their nominee if he should
prove National man.
His personal efforts were for Senator Hunter
He styled the N. T., soft delegation set Of po-
litical gamblers and concluded by saying HI
could not retain seat in this Convention, ant
il that resolution was adopted he would approve
Of it as a delegate from IL Of the cotton States
He therefore asked permission Of the Conven
| tion to decline the position in which they hat
placed him, and to retire
he spoke for two hours very eloqnentl,
| against disnnon, and on finishing took his ha
anu TetHeu iTOn lHc SVHEentiou
Robert Scott OF Ala, was then chosen Presi
dent
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