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Southern Democratic Convention. We give below the closing deliberations of this body.
 The President (Hon. MT. Bayard of Delaware,) having called to the Char MT. Scott, of Alabama, one of the Vice Presidents, then addressed the Conven- ton for nearly two hours, giving his views at length upon the questions which had led to the withdrawal from the other Con- vention of the delegates now assembled here in Convention. He sad lt he were a representative of Alabama South Caro- ina Louisiana, Mississippi, or any State whose whole delegation had withdrawn, he would, with the little confidence he had in the adjourned Convention, sanction the resolution which had been here proposed. Beng in a minority of his delegation, he felt it due to them and to his constituents, whom he did not wish to embarrass by any action he might take here, to resign his position as presiding officer of this body. He should go home, present bis reasons to his constituents for the action he had taken here, he had no doubt but he would be sustained
 On motion, the present incumbent of the Chair { MT. Scott, of Alabama, was unanimously elected as President.
 The President stated the first business in order to be the consideration of Judge Meek's resolution for an address to the people of the whole Union, explanatory of the reasons and in vindicalion of the action which had led to their separation from the other Convention.
 After some little discussion, Judge Meek withdrew his resolution.
 MT. Jackson, of Georgla, offered the following resolution:
 RESOLVED, That the Democratic party of the United States, who are opposed to the doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty, and in favor of the platform of principles recommended by majority of the States in the Charleston Convention, and unanimously adopted by the delegates of eight withdrawing States. be in- vited to seld delegates to a Convention to be held in Richmond, Virginia, on the second Monday in June; and in order to secure con- cert of action that the basis of representa- tion be the same as that upon which the States have been representedin the Charleston Convention
 MT. Gaillard, of South Carolina, pro- posed to amend by inserting Territorial Sovereignty"
 A delegate said that the masses knew what "Squatter Sovereignty meant, but they would not know what Territorial Sovereignty meant.
 Alter various suggestions, Mir Jackson finally modified his proposition, so that it would read:
 "REsoLvED, That the Democratic party of the United States, who are in favor of the platform of principles recommended by the majority of the States in the Charleston Con- vention be invited to send delegates to Con- vention to be held in Richmond on the second 1 Monday in June next, and that the basis of | representation be the same as that upon which the States have been represented in the l Charleston Conyention.o
 On motion of Mir Barry, of Missis- slppl, the following resolution was adopt
 RESOLVED, That the delegates from South Carolina be requested to publish the proceedings of this Convention, and to incor- porate them in d pamphlet containing so much of the proceedings of the Convention from which this Convention withdrdew, as ex- plains the causes of opr separation from it.'
 On motion, It was resolved that the South Carolina delegation be appointed q committee to make arrangements for the Convention to be held at Richmond.
 On motion, it was resolved, that the thanks of this body be rendered to the Presiding Officer; the Secretary, for the discharge of their respective duties; and 10 the citizens of Charleston, for the hos pitalilies which has been so kindly ex- tended to the members of the Convention
 A motion being made to adjourn, be- fore Il was put,
 The President MT Scott of Alabama, ) said that il was the easiest thing under the sun to resolve. They had adopted resolutions here for their action, and he hoped they would follow them up by deeds, (Applause.) He should go to his home in South Alabama. and by night and by day, in time and out of time, he should labor with his people. He should carry with him that noble platform con ained in the speech of MT. Yancey by which to shape his actions. He entreat- ed his countrymen to go to work and victory would perch upon their banner. (Applause
 On motion, the Convention then ad- ourned to meet at Richmond on the sec- ond Monday in June
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