Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-05-01


pledge themselves every il their to
the passage bill for the construction Paac Railroad
ocean, at the arliest practicable moment
The PRESIDENT announced that reports were in
| order from committees.
MAJORITY REPoET.
Mr.. AVERY was instructed, as Chairman of the
Committee. to report this Platform. He was further
instructed to say that entire unanmlty did not pre-
! vail on a portion Of the resolutions.
The first and third resolutions in relation to slav-
cry in the Territories and the duty OF the General
! Government to protect the rights OF person and
| property, were adopted by a bare majority Of the
! Committee The second resolution, in relation to
the Fugitive Slave Law, and the fourth resolution,
| in relation to naturalzed citizens, were adopted
unanimously. and the fifth resolution, in relation to
| the acquisition of Cuba was adopted without dl-
vision The last resolution Of the SERIES in refer
once to the Pacific Railroad, was adopted by ma
! jority vote
He desired. in introducing the report, to address
| the Convention briefly on the questions involved,
and, if in order, he would proceed to explain as
briefly he could the views that had operated up
on the majority Of the committee, and induced
| them TO sign the report which he had presented.
! The PRESIDENT. The gentleman is now in or
| der, and will proceed.
! Mr.. AVERY. He would state further, that there
would be a minority report, and as he might desire
to alude to the matter embodied in that report, he
suggested that the report be presented at that time
| and read to the convention. If not, lie hoped he
/
| remarks.
Mr.. PAYNE, of Ohio, was charged with the pre-
sentaton Of a minority report, and, If he should be
allowed three or four minutes to make an eXplana-
/ ton, he would present it at that time
! Mr.. AVERY simply desired to be allowed to al
lude to the report Of the minority without being
| deemed out of order.
Mr.. B. F. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, had a Sc
! cond minority report which he wished to send to
the Chair in order that it might be embodied in the
| argument.
! The PRESIDENT. The gentleman from North
| Carolina is in possession Of the floor.
Mr.. AVERY. give way for the Introduction Of
| the minority reports.
The PRESIDENT The Chair will understand
that Mr. Avery is entitled to the floor, but will re
ceive the minority reports at this time
! Mr.. RYNDERS presumed it would be satisfactory
to the convention to hear the names OF the Statos
attached to the several reports.
! Mr.. WRIGHT Of Pennsylvania, suggested that
the minority report should be presented as an amend
ment.
Mr.B.F. BUTLER would desire to move The adop-
! ton of a report he had sent to the Chair as an
amendment to the amendment.
The PRESIDENT explained that the parliamenta-
~ course would be to receive all the reports. The
adoption of the majority report being before the
House the other reports would be moved as amend
ments in their order
Mr. PAYNE desired the indulgence of a few min
utes in order to bring to the knowledge CT the
House the exact points in issue between the maJOrl-
tY and the minority OF the cOmmlIlee Inc HldJOIl-
ty report is presented in the name Of seventeen
States. fifteen of which slaveholdng States.
with the addition of California and Oregon The
minority report, including that Of Massachusetts,,
would represent sixteen non-slaveholding States,
having l76 electoral votes against III electoral votes
REPRESENTED by the report of the majority.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Maryland viii the gentleman
also state the number Of Democratic votes cast res
pectlvely, by the States signing the two reports,
over the OpDosition in those States? Applause
H., AWE would he willing TO do If
his power but he could not then include the State
of MARYLAND. represented by the gentleman making
the request [Cheers and Laughter.l
Mr. JOHNSON l can say to my friend from Ohio;
who speaks of Maryland a Southern State, that
She viii maintain her position as such, and will vote
with the people of the South. [Applause.l
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. PAYNE then presented the report OF the MI
nority stating that one or two OF the resolutions
were identical with those Of the report OF the ma
jority, but hoping that the report OF the minority
would be adopted as a whole, they had preferred to
make it complete The minority report was then
read as follows
Theurdersgued minority OF the Committee on Resolutions,
regetting eirnsbity with the report OF .
Of your committee, feel constrained to submit the fologns A
Respectfully submitted
AMOS RoBERTs Delegate from Maine.
". BUNS, Delegate from New Hampshire
E. N Brown Delegate from Vermont
G $ 5EADLlY, Delegate from Rhode lsiane'
A G. HAZARD, Delegate from Conueeticut
BENZ WILLIAMSON, Delegate from New Jersey. ]
IL. B. PAYNE, Delegate from Chic
P. c. DUNNTNG, Delegate from Indiana.
@. B. FIcKLIN, Delegate from Illinois.
G. v. N. LOTHROP, Delegate from Michigan.
A PALMER, Delegate from wisconsin
BEN. N. SAMCE- Delegate from Iowa
JAS. n. CAvANAUgH, Delegate from Minnesota.
HESDaICK B. WRIGHT, Delegate from Penn.
In compliance with wish Of the Mes delegation
concur with the report far it goes
Erwin CRosWs Ii, Delegate from New York
l. RssOrsd That the democracy Of the Unou
ton be hereby declare armance Of the resolutions
unanimously adopted declared Platform Of Principles
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati in the 1856
believing Democratic principles unchangeable in their
natur when applied to the matters; gnd We recon-
mend as The Only further resolutions the following.
Rss0lJed That all questions in regard to the rgh Of