Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-04-27
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The Convention was caIled to order by
Hon. DAVID A. SNALLEY, of Vermont, Chair
man of The Democratic National Committee /;
add on motion Of H. R. JACKSON, Of Ga,
THOMPSON b. FLnCKNoY, Of Arkansas, was
appointtd PRECEDENT pro tesA. WV. F. RTTcHIE,
of Va, was appointed temporary Secretary
After prayer by Rev. DR.. HANCKEL, OF
Charleston, Mr.. FISHER, of Virginia, proposed
to have read to the Convention Letter from
the Chairman and Secretaries Of the contest
ing Delegation from New York, intending to
follow it up with a resolution. The letter,
which was not read, was as follows
ST. AxDREw's HALL,
CHARLESTON, April 20, 1860.
To HE Chairman 2f The National Contention:
S1:-Tbe undersigned, Chairman and Sec
refaries OF the Delegation from the State oi
New York, representing the regular organi-
cation of the Democratic party in said State,
have been directed by the Delegation 10 rep
resent TO the Convention over which you pre-
ride, that, by the action Of hr. Smalley.
Chairman of the late National Convention,
they have been excluded from the Hall in
which the Convention has assembled, and
persons in no way entitled have been allowed
TO OCCUPY their place.
Therefore. IN behalf of the Delegation from
the State of New York, we protest against
this exclusion. whilst the persons referred to,
who appear here as contestants to our rights,
are permitted to occupy our seats in advance
of an investigation by the Convention, and
while We claim no adv antage over our oppo-
nents shall not submit to any 0dCdIadgt
trToIqJUily CJtdintd Orer US.
Very respectfully. your Obedient servant.
FERNANDO WOOD, Chairman.
F. 3. FoLIkar' Secretaries.
\ scene of considerable confusion ensuedi
pending which Mr.. Fisher tried to read the
letter. The Chair decided the communication
to be out of order, and upon announcing this
decision another scene of confusion followed
The decision of the Chair was finally sus-
TUNED.
Mr.. McCook, of Ohio, offered the following
resolution
Resided, That committee of one, from
each State, be selected by the respective del
egaiions whose duty it shall be to select per-
manent officers OF the Convention.
For which Mr. BARKsDALE, of Miss, pro-
posed a substitute as follows
Re,olUed, That Committee of Credentials
be appointed by the severals Delegations re-
spectively. to be composed of one from each
state, in which there is no disputed Delega-
tiOu, whose duty il hall be TO report TO the
Convention the Delegates that are entitled
to seats on this floor.
After some discussion, Mr.. CESSNA, OF Penn
sylvania, proposed the following in place of
the original resolution and substitute
ResolUed, That there now shall be appoint
ed two committees; each TO consist Of one
member from each State, to be selected by
the respective Delegations thereof; one COM
mitlee on Permanent Organization, and the
other on Credentials; and that in determining
the controversy III regard to the dispute
seats of the Illinois Delegation the members
of the Committee on Credentials OF that
Slate snail not be permitted to vote thereon,
and III determining the controversy from the
Stale of New York the members OF the Com
mittee on Credentials from that State shall
not be pei mitted TO vote.
Mr.. Cessna moved the previous question,
which being ordered the vote was taken upon
the above substitute by States, and the same
was adopted, as follows: