The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-06
William II. Ludlow, of New York.
j. I. Seward, of Georgia. arssss.S
]. T., Dawson, Of Pennsylvania. !.
Robert G. Wicklife, Of Louisiana.
Nv. A: German, of Minnesota. r
7. V. Flournoy, of Arkansas.
A. A. King, of Missouri
Bi0n Bradbury, of Maine. 81.
r. p. Dick. of North Carolina.

!. V. FlournOy, of Arkansas.
A. A. King, of Missouri
Bion Bradbury, of Maine. 1. ~
R. P. Dick, Of North Carolina.
PLATFORM RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Payne, of Ohio. It is generally un-
derstood that the platform was adopted at
Charleston. I understand distinguished
member from Louisiana (Mr. Wicklife) de-
sires to present q resolution relating to the
platform, and hope he will be allowed to
do so. b.
q Gov. Wickliffe, of Louisiana. In behalf
of the Committee on Resolutions, I beg leave
to present the following. The adoption of
it will give to Stephen A. Douglas, forty
thousand votes in two of the Southern
States of this Union: Z ..--'.i d. ...
= RESOLVED, That it is in accordance with the
Interpretation of the Cincinnati platform, that
during the existence of the Territorial Govern.
ments the measure of restriction, whatever it
may be, imposed by the Federal Constitution
on the power of the Territorial Legislature over
the subject of the domestic relations, as the
same has been or shall hereafter be finally de-
termined by the Supreme Court of the United
States, should be respected by all good citizens
and enforced with promptness and fidelity by
The resolution was received with loud ex-
pressions of appreciation. .-.
Mr.. Payne. Mr.. President, undertake
to say that no fair minded man, North or
South, can find fault with one word of that
resolution. Several voices, mot word"
Now, with the permission of the chair,
will read it again in the hearing of this part
of the house.
The Gentleman read the resolution from
his seat, and moved the previous question.
The previous question was then seconded
and the Convention ordered that it be now
taken. 9T
The resolution was adopted with one or
two dissenting voices.
Mr.. Price, of Louisiana, moved to recon-
slider the vote on its adoption, and to lay
that motion on the table, which was agreed
to.
SPEECH OF COLONEL ICHARDSON-LETTEB
FROM MR.. DOUGLAS.
Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois-Mr. Chair
man, the labors of this Convention, arduous
as they have been, are now drawing to a
close. Arduous duties lie before us in the
canvass that is to come, consequent upon
the nomination that we have made here to-
day. To the Convention, to those who
have been our friends, for their support on
behalf of our nominee for the Presidency,
and on behalf of his State, and also to this
entire Convention, l return my profound
thanks. We have been involved in seeming
difficulties, great and perilous during the
time that we have been celebrating here
But the Democratic party have passed
through greater difficulties than these, and
come from the contest with their banner
uniform and with triumph perched upon it.
Applause.
1 have no complaint to make against those
who have seeded from this Convention.
But I desire to say, before 1 leave, that l
wish them to go to their constituents with
all the responsibility of that act resting
upon them if the Democratic party is
broken down and destroyed. As for US, we
have nothing to do but with our nomina-
tions to go forth to fight this battle for the
success of the Democratic party and the
perpetuity of this Government. And if
those gentlemen who have seeded from US
bring this government into peril, the re-
sponsibility Of the act will rest upon them,
and not upon us. Applause.
Sir, what spectacle do we present. Day
after day during this discussion 1 have
heard it said that this whole discussion was
to secure the nomination of particular
man. My lips were sealed. When gentle
men have charged that all this effort on our
part hos been to nominate single man,
Mr.. President, the time has arrived when l
can put the denial straight, fiat upon that
statement, and produce the proof that will
put them to blush whenever they repeat
it again. [Applause.] will not repeat
the transactions that occurred at Charles
ton or here, 1 will refer to them only for the
purpose of calling attention to another thing.
At Charleston we were told by the seceders
that they went off on account of the plat.
form. How do they stand before the coun,
try to.day? They come back here on that
platform precisely as they left it at Charles
ton. Applause. They sought admission
into your convention, and the convention
acted upon their application. Then anoth-
er set of gentlemen, who were in here and
had pledged themselves to stand by the
nominees, if they could get 202 votes in the
nomination-these other gentlemen told you
that unless you admitted those seceders,
they would go out, too. They made an is
sue, not upon the candidate, not upon the
platform, but upon the contest over the seats
which the seceders claimed here. TAP.
plause. b .f" ~
1 attribute none but patriotic motives to
every gentleman. But must say, do not
know how elevated that patriotism is that
leads men to go out Of National Demo-
cratic Convention, and seek to break up the
party, because you will not let this man or
that man or the other man sit here in this
convention. [Applause.] So help me
God if l was influenced by such considera-
lions, I would go home and seek the most
insignificant town in my State and remain
there the balance of my life, for 1 should not
want to be seen by many people. Great
applause.
Now, Mr.. President, am going to make
an announcement that will account for the
currency of a rumor prevalent here the 9TH
er day, Judge Douglas will accept the
nomination. Loud cheers and applause. |
But Judge Douglas was prepared, for the
harmony of the party, for the success of the
party, for the preservation of the govern
ment, always and at all times, to withdraw
his name from the convention. IApplause.
mean those gentlemen shall meet that very
issue when they 60 home. qI have had in
my possession, since the session of this con.