The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-02
THE ADOPTION or THE P1Ar,o,~
DRAXAL or

| " "AH w STATER, MONDAY.
| 70" iuii report Of the proceedings of tn
contention, Monday, we make an extrac
""'en Will render the repor publis he'd to ID,
more infeiilgible After the minority pla,
iorm tDo"eias) had been adopted rs a su bs ii
au.e TOT me majority platform, the forme
| came up for consideration and passage whe
| the following proceedings occurred
Mf Ashe. OF North Carolina. said il thes
! minority resolutions are adorted he wnuId h
com 's''ea 10 ABANDON the Convention and dis
connect himself from the Democratic partv
! lCheers from the Southern members
| Mf SauIs bury, OF Delaware con tended tba
| tne preamble to the minority resolutions con
lovers the Cincinnati platform. Cries o
| order" gentlemen talking at the ton of thai
| voice until each was drowned in an unroar
| Mr. Butler demanded that the question h
nast taken on the first part of the resolutio,
'nnirming the Cincinnati platform separately
Adopted-ayes 233; noes 90
When Mississippi was called, Mr. Glen,
arose and voted NO." declaring that Mi. ais
slppl believed the Cincinnati platform. as ex
pIaihed NorIh and South, to be an UNQUALIFIED
swindle. His voice was drowned in cries o
"order',1 " Tvs
Inc next half hour up to o'clock was spen
IN discussing the right Of the Georgia deiega
ton to vote by districts.
Inc PRESIDENT having repeated his decision
thtt the Word request, in the case of Georgia
Is equivalent to provision or infimation I,
vote as unit, Mr.. Seward appealed from tn,
decision, but whilst the vote was being iaker
he withdrew the appeal
MIR. Briggs, of New York, said now that tn,
Cincinnati platform was adopted, he woulC
move that all the balance of the resolu tions
be laid on the table.
Mr.: Cuttings, of Maryland, rose to know
ly because he came from slave State [Cries
OF order" and great confusioul
The Chair stated that he had not, to his
knowledge, called the gentleman to order, ex.
cept when he was clearly ont of order
MIR. Cuttings replied, perhaps so and then
added that he had not had the honor of meet
ing the President since 1916, when he made
the most violent Wing speech he had ever
heard [Cries of "order."l
MIR. Stewart raised the point of order tha
the motion TO lay on the able would carry the
whole subject with it.
The President stated that it would not carry
TO the table the Cincinnati platform Just
adopted.
MIR. Cuttings rose to a personal explanation.
lie ana not mean any insult or offence to the
Chair by the remark that he had first seen him
at a wing meeting, making Wing speech He
honored such men. He hOnOred any man who
dared to be Il Democrat in Massachusetts.
MIR. Iancey, of Alabama said the motion to
lay the balance of the minority report on the
table is out of order, as it is equivalent to I.
motion to strike out all but the first resolu-
lon, which would be clearly out of order
The President declared that the motion to
lay on the table was in order
THREE SOUTHERN STATES REFUSE TO VOTE
After the vote had commenced the Ala
bama, Mississippi and Florida delegates de-.
sired to Withdraw their votes, and Arkansas
Withdrew three of its votes-aII refusing to
vote on the subject.
The result was then announced. Ayes 81,
noes Ios, so the Convention refused to lay the
balance OF the platform on the table
1he Convention then proceeded TO vote .epa.
ra'ely on the resolutions.
Mr. Brown, OF North Carolina, warned gen.
inT on ttslft fh.,s, nd
the Democratic party would cease to exist as
Mr.. Stewart, OF Mich gam rose TO a question
of order. [Cries of down." by the Southern
members
Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois, also rose and de-
sired TO address the Convention.
Great excitement ensued and the Southern
members demanded a decision of the point of
order, refusing to hear MIR. Richardson and
crying him down.
MIR. Richardson Maintained h is position. and
great anxiety was manifested to hear him He
made several attempts to speak, but was called
to order by the Mississippi and Alabama dele
cations.
Judge Meek. of Alabama, demanded that the
Convention proceed to vote, and that no other
business be allowed.
Mr.. Coch rane, Of New York, asked a sus-
pension of the rules, to allow Mr. Richardson
to speak.
Ine motion was declared out Of order. and
another half-hOur was spent in discussin
points OF order and privileged ques tions, when
The vote was taken on The motion to strike
out the pream ble and frs, resolution, relating
to the decision of the Supreme Court relative
to slavery, which read as follows:
LIST. ReSoired. That inasmuch as differences of
opinion exist IN the Democratic party as to the
nature and extent of the powers of territorial
legislation. and rs to the powers and duties of Con
sress under the Constitution OF the United States
'Vtr the Institution oil slavery within the Terri
.ories-
"a Resolred, That the Democratic party will
nj 40 S;,n ,.n,r ti,.
n,ted States over the institution of slavery with
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Florida
declined 10 vote, aud the delegations generally
went ont to consult.
THE DOUGLAS PLANK STRICKEN OUT.
The vote was finally announced as follows.
Ayes 2'o, noes 40. The only noes were: New
Hampshire l, Massachusetts 101s, Rhode ISL
and l, Connecticut 1, Pennsylvania . Mary
land 29, Missouri ), Kentucky !.
This was regarded as yielding to the South
The President then announced that the pre-
able, with the first resolution, was rejected
[The dispatch here is somewhat contradic-
.ory aud confused. We translate it, however
. mean that the two resolutions relating to
,he Protection of slavery in the Territories,
We're rejected, leaving the platform altogether
silent upon the subject.l
Mr.. Butler proposed that the balance of the
platform be voted upon without a division
Mr.. Stewart, of Michigan, demanded sena.
ate vote on each resolution.
The vote was then taken on the resolution
o protect foreign-born citizens in foreign
,Ouu tries.
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida and
Alabama declined to vote.
The resolution was adopted unanimously
The vote was then taken on the Pacific Rail-
road resOlu ton, which was likewise adopted
he same States refusing to vote. Only ~
votes were given in the negative
Mr.. Cook gave notice OF a motion to recon-
'ider this vote with the object of checking
California in joining the Alabama movement
The remaining resolutions were then voted
IN successfully, the same Etates declining TO
iote. and Arkansas casting but three votes
All OF these resolutions were nearly unani-
nously adopted--ayes 272.
Mr. Stewart, Of Michiga obtained the floor
)n the motion to reconsider the vste on the
esolutions, and proceeded to address the Con.
'ention, complaining that whilst those on his
ide had given respectful hearing to the
TIA, that they had not been allowed to say
me word. He, and those who &C ted with him.
lad agreed never to agiate the subject OF
iavery in or out of Congress, and they had
Iept the agreement. lie was ready to yield
money or property for peace aud harmony but
ould never consent to yield honor, as de-
handed of him by the South.
MIR. Yancey replied at some length declar.
ng that Congress has the right to protect the
OF shareholders against the encroach-
nents OF Territorial legislation, wherever it
nay occur.
DISRUPTION OF THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Stewart. when he had Concluded, moved
o lay the motion TO reconsider on the table.
nd called the previous ques tion.
ALABAMA wITHDRAWs.
Mr.. Walker, chairman of the Alabama dele
alton, then rose and announced that he had
communication from that delegation 10
1ake to the Convention. He then proceeded
D read statement and protest giving their
eason for withdrawing from the Conven ntion |
Le also read resolution declaring that in |
ase the delegates Of Alabama should with.
raw, as adopted by the Convent ton of that |
tate, no other persons should represent that |
tate in this Convention. I
The Alabama delegation then rose to depart
nd as they did 30