East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-05-10
last Days's Proceedings Of the
Charleston COnycutiOm----PrC
cecssings az thc SecesS5Onists'
Convention. a.
CuAR1EsrcN, May 3

IhecohVenuon re-Gssemblc this MORN
ipg.
Mr.. Russell, OF Va :, made an explana-
tionwith regard to the Tennessee com.
promise, and offered a resolution that
when this convention adjourn, it adjourn
to meet az Baltimore on the 18Th Of dune.
Mr.. Mason Of Ky, raised a point of
order That the resolution must lay over
one day.
The President decided the resolution in
ORDER except fixing the place Of re assem-
bling IL tic pending order for baloting
be suspended.
a motion was made TO suspend the
order for balloting, aud carried--yeas
100; nays 81.
Ar. RusscPs resolution is as follows !:
Ees2'cld That, whep this convention adjourn to-
day, 10 viii Doe 20 meet Ia Baltimore On Monday the
lel Of jrne in ordor TO afford States that are not
represented an opportunity to hll up thcir delcga
t9ns"
4 delegate from Tennessee moved to
strike out Baltimore and insert Philadel-
pAia.
The confusion and excitement were so
great that it was difficult to hear anything
that was said.
Mr.. Randall moved to insert at Phila-
delphia on the 9TH day Of July.
Mr. LUDLOW moved to insert New York.
The motion was rejected
\ vote was taken on the substitution
Of Philadelphia for Baltimore. Rejected
ayes, s.; nays, lG6.
The resolution to meet in Baltimore
was adopted--aycs, 1915; nays, 50.
Mr.. Stuart, of Mich :, moved that the
convention adjourn.
Gen. Spratt proposed three cheers for
the national democratic party, which were
enthusiastically given.
Mr.. Miles, of Md, hoped that arrange
ment5 would be made for printing the
official proceedings.
Mr.. Gushing, before putting the motion
to adjourn asked permission to address
the convention in few words. lie said
that, Notwithstanding the deep and con
iilctlng interests here at stake, may say
to the country that no convention has
ever sat for so great length Of time
with the observance of so great show
Of order and freedom from personalities
or offensive language as this lie had
cnlcayored most impartiaIiy and honest
" to fulfill the duties Of the chair, and if,
in the excitement of the moment, he had
been led to use any abrupt language to
gentlemen, he humJly apologizcd for it.
lie regarded this convention as having in
its destiny not only the permanence of
the democratic party, but the question
also whether these great United States
should continue and endure We will
not, however, relinquish the hope that the
Union will continue on till eternity and
he felt confident that the convention will
adjourn to-day with the determination to
do all in their power to restore harmony
aud confidence.
Mr.. Brent, Of Baltimore extended a
cordial invitation to the democracy Of the
Union to accept the Inequalities Of that
city.
Adjourned at / p. ".
Tic delegates have left in crowds for
home.
Tho adjournment was effected by the
Douglas party, under instructions form
Washington.
CrlELEsroN, May 3.
The southern convention assembled at
noon. About 10 delegates were present.
Mr. Bayord, Of Delaware, presided.
The motion pending was, that the con,
ycnticn express a preference for candi-
dates for President and Vice President.
a delegate from Texas moved that the
resolution be rorogrcd to committee of
one from each State.
Delegates from Alabama and Texas
said they were prepared to act at once on
the resolution.
Mr. jackson, Of Georgia, Withdrew the
resolution 70 express preference for can
didatee.
Mr. Burrows, of Arkansas, presented a
resolution for appointing q standing com
mittcc Of one from each State to issue an
address to the democratic party of the
Union. This convention has in It's pos
session the ark of the covehant--the
resolutions adopted by seventeen States
OF the Union-and it was a point around
which the country would rally.
Mr.. Meek, of Alabama, made q substi.
tute, that acommittee be appointed mere.
ly to prepare an address giving reasons
for the course pursued. lie further said
that any southern State that shall 60 into
the Baltimore convention goes in as an
approyer of squattcr sovereignty doctrine.
The resolution adopted at their adjourn
inent invites the southern States to fill
up the vacancies oceasioned by our seces-
sion, declaring our seats vacant He was
in favor of nominating jeff Davis and
Bayard, but he yielded to the wishes of
others to forego the expression of any
preference at this time.
Mr.. Burrows Withdrew his proposition.
bIr. Jackson of Ga, moved that the
convention adjourn sine de-
Mr. Hill, of Ca, stated that, if tho OBJ
jeot was to make this dissolution move
ment, he and his colleagues were prepar-
ed to leave at once. His constituents
would approve of nothing that would
tend TO disunion.
Mr.. Yancy asked who he alluded to as
favoring disunion?
Mr.. Hill asked to be excused from
answering.
Mr.. Yancy demanded an answer, rs he
wanted it to go to the country that there