The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-01
rHn NATIONAL DHMoCKATIc
CONVENTION.


secessisn ef Eight asnthern 4tates-vir.
Siaia nj aansns thtm- Cauenn Of The Sc
eedees-vireinia, Kensucky and North
Carsllna In Deliberatien, kc.. Re.
L CHARLESTON, April 3o-The Convention
met at 10 O'Clock.
The first business was a,vote ON the main
question that IL, on the substitute offered lor
the majority by Mr. Butler in behalf OF Mas
| sachuselts, Minnesota, Indiana and New Jer-
sey. 1t Is the Cincinnati platform win an
additional resolution for the protection OF citi.
Gems Of foreign birth.
The vote rcsulted-ayes 1O5 noes 1893
When New Jersey was called, delegate
stated that the Convention appointing the
delegates from that State had recommended
| them to vote as unit and the President de-
| lent to instruction.
The delegate appealed from the decision OF
! the Chair
| lost-ayes $50, noes 1876.
| The Question then required on the appeal,
| and vote by States resulted in ayes l45-thus
| reversing the decision of the CHAIR.
| This result is a gain of two votes for Dou-
| glas in New Jersey, and it is stated that Geor-
gia will claim the right to do the same by pre-
| cedent, thus giving Douglas two more.
I The next vote will be on the adoption OF the
| minority report, when Alabama, Mississippi
| and Arkansas, in whole or in part. will pre-
sent a protest and Withdraw from the Con-
| veniion.
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points of order and various parliamentary
movements. to prevent reaching the main
| question, Mr.. Bntler of Mass, moved to lay
the whole subject on the table and proceed to
| vote for President.
! Itwas contended that this resolution was
| out Of order, and that vote on the platform
must now be taken.
| After further noisy and exciting demOnstra-
| tons the question was taken on substituting
the minority report for the majority report.
and decided in the affirmative, as follows ::
| Ayes 1865; noes l}S.
| Mr. FIournoy, of Ark, asked leave to make
| a personal explanation, declaring himself for
| Douglas and unwilling to leave the Conven-
ton in case the minority report was adopted
| The question now required on the adoption
| of the minority platform as amended.
| Mr. Butler, Of Massachusetts, demanded
that the question be first taken on the first
| part of the resolutions, re-affirnlng the Cln-
| cinnati platform, separately. The request
| was agreed to, and the vote on the Cincinnati
| platform sui ted-ayes 2E', noes 20.
When Mississippi was called, MI Glenn
| voted no, declaring that Mississippi believed
| the Cincinnati platform, rs explained North
| and South, was an unqualified sWindle
His voice was frequently drowned by cries
of "Order, order"
| Mr. Briggs of New York said that now the
| Cincinnati platform was adopted, he would
| move that the remainder OF the resolutions be
! laid on the table.
| Mr.. Brown, of North Carolina, warned gem
| tlemen that ii they adopted these resolutions
| the Democratic party ceases to exist rs Ma
| tional party.
Much excitement prevailed here.
| The vote was taken separately on each OF
the minority resolutions, which were carried
| by large majOrities. Alabama, Arkansas ana
| Florida refusing to vote.
| Mr.. Cook gave notice that he should move
| to reconsider the vote on the Pacific Railroad
| HIGHLY IMPORTANT SECESSION OF EIGHT
| STATES.
| CHARLESTON, April 30-The delegates from
| South Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louis
| lana Texas, Florida and Georgia have LETT the
Convention.
1t is thought that Delaware, and perhaps
| Virginia and Tennessee, will fellow.
[sECOND DIsrATCH
| CHARLESTON, April 3O-l2 MfdHtsht-TWo
delegates from Delaware have seeded.
MT Russell OF Va, spoke for Virginia. He
said she sympathized deeply with the South
| ern States, aud asked an adjournment to allow
| consultation.
| Subsequently tie Convention adjourned I'M
| til morning, after eight hours session.
The excitement in the city is very great.
| A salute is preparing in honor Of the seces-
sionists, who meet at ST. Andrews Hail to-
night, when they will probably nominate
| Dickinson Of N. Y, for President, and Ste
phens, OF Ga. for Vice President.
Considerable feeling exists against the three
| cede.
North Carolina did not go out, but stands
| firm; so also does Maryland
Virginia and Georgia are discussing, and
/
Kentucky is also consulting.
Douglas will be nominated tomorrow on
| the first ballot, but the Convention will have
| some difficulty TO obtain Southern candidate
| for Vice President.
| NEW YORK, April 30-A dispatch from
| Charleston says that the minority report,
meaning the Douglas platform, has been car
| ried by - majority.
| WAsHINGTON, April 3O.-The same dispatch,
| relative to the adoption OF the Douglas plat
/ form &c VroAh nd hol
| The following is copy of the minority re-
| port which has been adopted and caused the
| accession:
| l. RESOLVED. That We, the Democracy of the
Union IN Convention assembled. hereby declare
adopted and declared as a platform of its primer.
pies by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati
! in 1856. believing that Democratic principles
unchane cable their nature, when applied to the
| same subject master, and we recommend as the
| 2. lnasmuch as differences of opinion exist in
the DEMOCRATIC party, as to the nature and extent
to the and Of Congress- Under the
Constitution of the United States. over the lnst-
| Resoired That the Democratic party will abide
by the decision OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States over the institution OF slavery within the
| 3. Rssolrsd, That it is the duty of the United
States: to afford ample and complete projection to
| whether native Or foreign born. ;.;s.,
age in a military, commercial and postal point of
| view, is spreading communication between the At
lantic and Pacific States and that the Democratic
party pledge such Constitutional government as
! will ensure the construction of a railroad to the
| 5 ReSOirsd, That the Democratic party are IN
favor Of the acquisition of the Island OF Cuba.
| such terms as shall be honorable 10 ourselves and
6. Resolved, That the enactments of State Lee
gslatuTes to defeat the faithful exection OF the
Of the Constitution. and Revolutionary IN
| their effect.
The Charleston correspondent of the New
York Herald, telegraphing Saturday night,
says:
Before the adjournment, however, tonight
1t was agreed that vote would be taken on
| the majority platform on Monday, at ~ o'clk.
1t is almost certain to be rejected, and IL is
equally certain that ascension Of from five to
niue Southern delegations will then take
place.
The vote this forenoon, of one hundred and
flfty-one to recommit the resolutions, shows
| that Douglas has not majority and even
| from one hundred and fifty-oDe must be de-
Quoted six votes, which will be changed in
the case of Pennsylvania. This has rather
discouraged the Douglas men.
In the committee there was row, and Mr..
Baker, Collector of Philadelphia struck Mr..
Wright of Pennsylvania, chairman OF the
committee. The most bitter feeling and the
most intense excitement prevails.
Cobb and Iverson have telegraphed from
Washington to the Georgia delegation to Sc
cede unless the majority resolutions are
carried. The Kentucky delegation will, it is
said, also secede
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