Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-05

A dozen or more resolutions, with re.
gard to slaves in the Territories, were pre-
sented from various delegates and referred
to the Platform Committee.
A number of resolutions, relative to rail-
roads to the Pacific, were also presented
and referred.
Mr.. Seward, of Georgia, presented
resolution on the right of shareholders, de.
scribing a suitable platform, and declaring
James Guthrie as the proper man to nomi-
nate for the Presidency
a resolution on the Tariff being pre-
scntcd,
Isaiah Rynders, of New York, proposed
to include Monongahela whiskey in the ar
tices to be protected.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, hoped the
Convention would not be made to appear
ridiculous before the country by these rcso
lutions, and moved that they be referred
without reading,
Mr. Rynders said he desired by his
amendment to put stop to them, and had
succeeded.
The Committee on the Platform not be-
ing ready to report, a motion was made
that the Convention adjourn till q o'clock
p. NJ.
The motion was withdrawn, to enable
Mr.. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, an op-
portunity to present resolution to instruct
/ the special committee not to report Ma
! tional Committee until the nominations are
made.
The subject was referred to the Com
mttcc.
The following resolution was presented
by Mr., Morton, Of Louisiana. 1t is said tc
come from Senator Slidell.
! RcSoivcd, That the Territories belong
to the several States as common property
and not to the individual citizens thereof
that the Federal Constitution recognize:
? property in slaves, and, as such, the owner
thereof is entitled to carry his slaves into
any Territory of the United States, and
hold them there as property. And in cast
, the people of the Territories by inaction oil
untricndly legislation or otherwise, shoulC
endanger the tenure of such property o.
di elimination against it by Withholding
! that protection given to other parties own
7. ing property in the Territories, it is thu
law of the general government to interpose
, by an active excrtion of its constitutions
powers, to secure the ri ghts of Shareholders
At a quarter of II, the Convention ad
iourncd till clock
, AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at 4 o
f clock
The Chairman of the Committee on tn
: Platform stated that the Committee wer
not yet ready to report.
Mr. W. b. Sayles, of Rhode Island
G offered Il resolution instructing the Com
= mittee on the Platform with the folloNin
: resolutions Z:
RtSo'oe|, That we recognize to the fu
# lest extent the principle that to presery
: the Union, the equality of the States mu
y be maintained, the decision OF the Court
: enforced, and that every branch Of tt
4 Federal Government shall exercise all i
o Constitutional powers in the protection
3 persons and property, both III the Stat
and the Territories.
/ An exciting scene arose on the present
, ton of this resolution, and it was final
ruled out of order, as coming under Il
platform rule, and must be referred to th
- Committee.
~ Several other resolutions were offerc
u 1t was repeatedly asserted that the Pla
~ form Committee would be unable to repo
II at all. 1t is understood that three sep
Il rate platforms will have to be presented
they make a report.
\ resolution was then offered, instruc
:. ing the Committee to report what progre
~ they had made at 10 o'clock to-morro
n morning.
i i Pending the consideration of this resol
v ton, the Convention adjourned till 10 c
- clock tomorrow morning. The excit
+ ment is increasing.