, 1860-05-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION
DRED SCOTT AyD CINCINNATI CPPEgMosr,


DRED SCOTT AyD CINCINNATI CPPERMoSr,
Secession Of Southern States.
+ SECTI0.v.zL DE.u0CR1C1".
Tho Sccctlfn: states to Nonlinate Dick
lnxo1i or n. 1.nnd Stephens ofGa.
CHARLESTON, April es.-SAruRnAy EyExSGs
l'RocEEplSos.-Mr. Jackson, Of Georga, asked
resolution. The proposition was received with |
shouts Of opposition. indicating bitterness Of
feeling unprecedented.
The previous question was then ordered by
exclamation.
Another motion was made to adjourn; lost,
Mr. Lawrence Of Louisiana enqu;red wheth-
er a motion to adjourn siae dis would be in !
order.
The President decided it not in order at that
time.
Mr. Seward Iof Georgia moved q reconsid-
Grafton Of the Tote ordering the previous ques- !
tion. |
Sir. Coch.ane Of New York commended that |
the motion MSS out Of order and contrary
to parliamentary lar.
Tie President decided the motion out Of
order.
Mr. jackson Of Georgu moved to lay all the
resolutions aud platforms on the table.
Mr. Salisbury Of De-. moved that the Con.
vention adjourn.
Mr. Stewart Of Mich contended thut no busi-
ness had transpired since the previous motion
to adjourn, and that tho motion WIS out Of
order.
Mr. Jackson renewed his motion to luy the
whole subject on the table. Lost, ayes est,
nays as4.
hr. Gettings Of Nd. moved an adjournment
amidst noise and confusion that would have
dr"wtsd tho Toice of Il FOUNDER. Lost, ayes
100, to.s It's.
Mr. Gett,ngs then moved recess for one
hour.
Mr, Jackson moved to recomn,it eli the re-
ports again.
Both motions were ruled out Of order.
Mr.. Lawrence Of La. moved a call of tile roll.
Ruled out Of order.
Mr.. Lawrence appeslel from the decision Of
the Chair, but finally Withdrew it.
A scene OF disorder ensued that was almost
deatening.
Mr. Butler Of Mass. said his side YVES willing
to adjourn as soon as the main question was
adopted.
Dir. Big1er endeavored to make proposition,
but was called to order.
The President eaid that if this contest and
uproar Continued, be would feel bound, in duty
to himself and the Committee to leave the chair,
as it was ply sically impossible for him to take
Nr. Hunter Of La. hoped his friends would
submit 10 ordering the main question.
iii. Oven Of Fla, as Southern 1nau, hoped
this contest would cease Northern men have
met us in argument, and why should re refuse
to meet the issue manfullys
The President put the question Shall The
| main question be now put?
A motion was again made to adjourn. [C:ies
Of" No, no."l
Captain 1lynders commended that there WIS IN
agreement to adjourn, aud that it must be done.
| He would not consent to taking advantage Of
| tue minority, as that would be cheating the
! gentlemen.
Another scene Of great confusion. 4 hun-
dred roices were addressing the chair at ths
same time-a1 shouting u: the top Of their
| voices.
| Mr. Stuart Of Michigan said the majority
| would consent to adjourn, if he was allowed to
| make i motion to reconsider and to lay the mo-
ton to adjourn on the table.
The adjournment WAS put and carried, and
ut 10 o'clock T. n. the Convention adjourned
till 10 4. u. Monday
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
| CnAnIFs7oS, april 3o.-fhe Convention met
! at 10 Az.
t Alter PRAYER, the President addressed the
Convention, and apologlzed for the harsh Ian
| guaye used by lin during the disorder on Sat-
| urday evening. He, however, considered it his
duty to spet plainly and positively.
i 1n& 1FG6lQGuL Auu0uuEtA luE HISL uuSa-
ness in order was the taking vote on tue
main question, which was on the substitute Of
fered.
Mr. Butler in behalf Of Mass, Minn., Ind.
aud \. j., presented tue Cincinnati Platform,
with resolution for the protection Of citizens
Of foreign birth.
Ayote being taken, the Butler Platform was
rejected bY 4 vote Of nearly two-thirds against
it; ayes Jos, noes 1as.
| When New Jersey was called, a delegate
stated that the Convention that appointed them
as delegates had recommended them to vote ns
| unit.
The President decided that the word *s recon-,
mended was equivalent 10 an instruction.
The decision OF the chair was appealed tronl
A motion 10 lay the appeal On the table was
lost; ayes l4t, nays 1S2.
The question then recurred on sustaining. thu
appeal. 4 vote BY States WIS demanded ant
resulted in ayes l45, nuys l52, thus reversir:
in New Jersey, and Georgia will also claim il.
right to vote By districts. The next vote vii
be on the adoption Of the minority report whc1
Alabama, Arkeusas, Mississippi, in body. an.
| portion CT Louisiana aud other states VIII pre-
| sent their protest and withdraw trom the Con
! yentiou.
After nearly IN hour spent in Discussing
points Of order aud various rarsiamentar,
movements 10 prevent tic reachius II til,
main question, Mr. Butler moved to lay tl't
:or President. [Cries Of "agr1e,l," "no.. no. :
Ar, Wlnthoron from Alabama conteudet
that the motion Of Mr.. Butler was out u
order and that aEose On the platform must now
| be taken.
Mr. Clark Of Mississippi WAY unwilling II
reach a result By subteEfu.e that we caono
reach by plain dealing.
sir. Cuttings, Of Maryland attempted to all
dress the chalH but was called to order.
Mr. Butler Withdrew his motion TO lay on tht
table. +
The Pres;deutw about to state the question
when a voice cried out, ''3fr. President, & mis-
take, didn't second that mans motion dows
| there. :,
Mr. Cuttings rose to demand an explanation
H. would like to know who it was who spoke Sc
disrespectfu1y to him. He claimed to be del!
| egate IRON MARYLAND.
M1. Hooper rose He did not intend anything
disrespectiul to 9he gentleman, but hls namt
wus Hooper, o6 Alabama.
Mr. Cuttings; If no insult WAS intended tbs
gentleman wll' call ut MY room and take I
| drink. =
The question; ;xas then taken on ado"ting The
minority repor4, aud i: WAS adopted-ayes l6S
nays 13s.
jtr. Flournoyasked permission to make n per
sonal explana ioz, declaring himself for Doug
las, and unwilling to obey the instructions Il
leave the Convention in case tue minority re-
| puEk WIS A0optEA.
The question: then REQUIRED on tile adoption
| Of the majority platform.
| Mr.. Ashe OF North Carolina stated that if the
minority resolutions are adopted he would bs
compelled to ahaadon the Convention and dis
connect himself from the Democratic party
| }Cheers from the Soutb.l
Mr. Salisbury Of Delaware commended thai
the preamble to the minority resolutions con
trorerts the Cincinnati platform. [Cries Of or
der, and the gentleman talking at the top @
his voice until drowned in the uproar.
yr. Butler demanded that tho queation b
first taken on the FIRST part OF the resolution af
tirming the Cincinnati platform. Separated,
it was adopted. Ayes 1s3, nays -.
Mr.. Glenn voted no, declaring that be believes
the Cincinnati Platform, US explained at tn
North and South, m unqualified swindle. [lli
voice WIS dro~red ia cries Of order.]
The lust ha}f-hour, up to one v'clncS. WI.
spent in discussing the right Of tue Gcarsi'
delegation to vote BY 'istrlcts-tbc pTcsiten
| taE1nc repeated his decision that the word ere
quest" ID the case oil Georgia, is equivalent to
provision or instruction 10 rote as II uri:.
Mr. Seward appealed, aud Willie The vote wa
being taken be withdrew his appeal
Mr. Briggs qf New Yura-now rhut the Gin
ciona,i Piaterh was adopted-u,oved that Al
the balance Of The resolutions be laid On til
t'sIe: We. eit.inss Of MARYLAND ross to kno,,