The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-05-08
until that hour.
SECOND DAY.
4. TrpcD.y NJ,

TUESDAY, May /, 1860.
The Convention rc-assembled at Military
Hall. Wentworth-strcet, between twelve and
one o'clock, and was called to order by Hon.
John S. Preston, President pro tenn.
Some discussion of an uniinportant charac-
ter occurred in regard to the place of meet
ing.
MAJOR Wood of New York, desired, in be-
half OF the New York Delegation, to offer
few remarks. Upon consultation, bis Delega-
tion doubted very much the propriety of their
participating in this seeding body. 1t was
only after repeated persona! applications to
himself that the New York Delegation had
consented to repair tc the Convention in ses-
sion at St. Andrews Hail. They had been
well received, and had understood that the
meeting was compoecd Of seeding delegations,
and such other delegations as deemed them
selves entitled to seats at the Institute Hall.
Now, lis delegation not only believed them
selves entitled to seats in that Convention, but
they knew they were, as the only gentlemen
who represented the several Congressional dis
tricts of their State But upon very careful
reflection, they had concluded this Convention
should be composed entirely ofscccding dele
cations. With this view of the subject, ,lthe
delegates from New York felt that they should
no longer participate in the deliberations of
this Convention. until they were here by some
official action of the Convention itself. They
desired to say further, that none of these gen
tlcmen who had seeded from the Convcption
were more earnestly in favor of the great prin-
ciplcs for which they contended, than were
the delegates from New York, and iflthey had
been admitted as they should have been, New
York would have cast her whole 35 votes on
every question as the South had done. (Checrs.)
Under all the circumstances of the question,
however, they thought it best to withdraw
from the Convention as the representatives of
the great State Of New York. -.
Mr.. Yancey said that when it was announced
that the seeding delegates would meet at St.
Andrews Hall, there was great desire mani
tested to meet there the delegates from New
York, and without much consideration, he, in
company win his brother delegate from Ala
bama, Mr.. Brooks, had called on the delega-
tion from New York with personal request
that they would attend that meeting. He
confessed he lad not reflected much at that
time upon the subject, and whilst he regretted
that the character Of the assembly was such as
to compel the New York delegation to with
draw, he recognised the propriety Of their
course, In conclusion, Mr. Yancey expressed
the hope that fitting greeting would be ac-
corded to those. delegates from Illinois who
were present, and had been refused admission
to the other Convention. (Checrs.)
DR.. james Macauley, of the Clarendon BIn-
ner. and Chairman Of the South Carolina Press,
who had been delegated by the Illinois dele
gntion to represent them in their absence, came
forward, and, in some appropriate remarks, re-
turned thanks for the warm reception given to
the National Democratic delegation of Illinois,,
from.the Convention, and gave the following
greeting as the sembo odir5ept Of the sentiments
of begged feaye 70 With,