The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-05-08

Delegates from the States ofDclawarc, Louisi-
ana, Arkansas and Florida, also withdrew from
the Convention.
The several States presented protests against
the action of the Convention, giving the raa-
sons for tlIcir withdrawal. The communications
were read, and ordered to be placed upon the
minutes, and then the Convention adjourned
till 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The protests of the States arc as follows:
To the Hon. Caleb Cushing President OF The
Democratic National Conuention, noO in
Session in the City Of Charleston, SouM
Carolina:
The undersigned Delegates, representing the
State of Alabama in this Convention, respect
fully beg leave to lay before your honorable
body, the following statement OF facts:
On the eleventh day Of January, 1860, the
Democratic party Of the State Of Alabama met
in Convention, in the City of Montgomery, and
adopted, with singular unanmity, series OF
resolutions herewith submitted.
[TheA follows the Resolutions of the Demo
cratic State Convention of Ala, which we
omit.
The two majority Reports are also inserted
in the protest, of the Alabama delegation, but
we omit them here, and continue the language
of the protest.
These Reports received the endorsement, in
the Committee on Resolutions, of every South
ern State, and had either of them been adopted
as the Platform of principles Of the Democratic
party, although, possibly, in some respects sub
ect to criticism, we should not have felt our
selves in duty bound to withhold our acqnies-
cence. -
But it has been the cplcasurc Of this Conven'
ton, by an almost exclusive sectional vote, not
representing majority of the States, nor
majority of the Democratic electoral votes, to
adopt Platform which does not, in our opin-
ion nor in the opinion of those who urge it,
embody in substance the principles of the
Alabama Resolutions
The points of difference between the North
ern and Southern Democracy are:
F 1st. As regards the statas7 Of slavery, as
political institution, in the Territories, whilst
they remain in the Territories, and the power
of the people of Il Territory to exclude it by
unfriendly legislation.
And I'd. As regards thc duty Of the Federal
Government to protect the owner of slaves In
the enjoyment ofLis property in the Territories,
so loag as they remain such.
This Convention has refused, by the Platform
adopted, to settle either of these propositions in
favor of the South. We. deny to the people Of
a Territory any power to legislate against the
institution of slavery and we assert that it is
the duty Of the Federal Government, in all its
departments to protect the. owner of slaves in
the enjoyment of his property IN the Territories.
These principles, as we state them, arc embodied
in the Alabama Platform. 8
Here, then, is plan, explicit, and direct
issue between this Convention and the consti-
tuency which we have the honor to represent
in this body.
Instructed, as we are, not to waive this issue,
the contingency, therefore, has arisen when, in
our opinion, it becomes ur-duty to withdraw
from this Convention: -: -:
"a We beg Sir, to COMMUNICATE this fact through
ron, and to assure. the Convention Chs. 7e do
50 iriSsa spirit Inn u e;
imperative o5Figation- pGrly' approaching
its responsibilities, and chccrfuly submitting to
its consequences.
(Signed, L. p. Walker, Chairman, and all
the Delegates from the State.
Judge Meek offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted
Resolyed, That in the event the Alabama
Delegation should withdraw from the Conven-
ton, no Delegate or any other person shall
thcnceforward have any authority to represent
Alabama upon the floor Of the Convention, or
to cast the vote of Alabama therein; and that
our Chairman be instructed so, to inform said
Convention.
Then follows the protest Of Mississippi, which
contains substantially the same sentiments as
those announced in.that of Alabama, and is
sigucd by D. c. Glen, Chairman the Mississip-
pi delegation and all the members of the same.
To the Hon. Caieb Gushing, President of the
: Democratic National Conpcnfon:
The undersigned Democratic Delegates from
the State of Florida enter tliis. their solemn
protest, against the action Of the Convention
in voting down the Platform Of the majority.
Florida, with her Southern sisters, is entitled
to clear and unambiguous recognition Of her
rights in the Territories, and this being refused
by the rejection of the majority report, we
protest against receiving the Cincinnati Plat
form with the Interpretation that it fayors the
doctrine of Squattcr Sovereignty in the Terrific.
ries, which doctrine, III the name OF the people
represented by us, We repudiatc.
r. j. EPPES,
B.F WARDLAW.
JOHN MILTON,
J. B. OWENS,
G. F, DYKE,
Delegates from Florida.
The Delegates from Florida, before retiring,
have adopted the following resolution:
Resolvrd, That no person not regularly
appointed Delegate has right to cast the vote
of the State of Florida in this Convention.