Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-05-06

Eighih DST--Tuesday, May /.

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Eighth DSY--Tuesday, May /.
AFTEExooS PROCEEDINGS CONTINUED.
The proposition Of lir Howard declaring tkat Z
the President would ng declare any candidate elect
ed who did not recelse two-trds q me fele q le Fl
electoral college was then Drought rWafo q d
question Of privilege III
? IN. HOWARD said be would use no argument TO
enforce this ont congendon but would leaVe 4 az
once 70 a decision Of the Chair.
The CHAIR was of opinion that tlns PROPOSE
ior III the state of Tennessee, involving the ques-
fion as to how the Chair viii decide the vote on the
election Of the candidate for the Presidency Is IN
order. ., 60.
the decision Of the Chair and can for the vote by
After some discussion, Mr. Richardson with
drew his appeal, and moved to lay the resolution
Of the gentleman from Tennessee tMr. HoWara) on
The vote was taken by States, and the motion to
lay on the table was lost:
Feas-Maine g. New Hampshire 5, Vermont ., |
Massachusetts, A. Rhode Island 4, COnnecueut 80 1
New Jersey II, Pennsylvania ~, MaryAana z; MIS-
souri, Az Tennessee J. Ohio % Indiana 10 LIMOS
II, Michigan 6, Wisconsin 8, Iowa = Minnesota =
T5eIs-Maine 5. Massachusetts s., Connecticut p,
New York IS. New Jersey 81, Pennsylvania l63,
Delaware ?, Mary q virginia l 10, NORTH O1roli
ma 10. Arkansas 4 Missouri q, Tennessee II, Ken
/ lucky p Minnesota y, California T. Oregon .
-l4l.
The question then being on Mr.. Towards resOlu-
ton Mr. Stuart Of Michigan raised the point OF or
der thatthe effect Of the resolution was to change the
rule of the convention must lie over. he read the
rule which was that tl50-lrds Of the U0tes gtUen
should be necessary to nominate. lie declared the
! language could not be more explicit II was
the only rule provided. lie asked If there was any
peTsOu here who would Justify rule that should
I prevent a nomination at all if factious majority
should refuse to vote at ALL The statement Of the
| question its argument.
/ Mr.. BIGLER rose to a question OF order Inc
gentleman was making an argument without stating
The president. The gentleman from Michigan
has stated clearly his poinq Of order, and Is IN
Mr. STUART desired only to leave the distinct Ian
guage of the rule before the Convention. 1t would
not be misunderstood.
Mr.. PHILIPS submitted that the point Of order
came to late the resolution having been entertain
ed BY unanimous consent
Mr. HOWARD said a case in point had arisen IN
1874 when the New York Delegates were exclCded
from the Convention. The decision then was that
il required twOthrds of the electoral vote to elect
) The PRESIDENT said the rule Of the Convention
of 1852 was in substance as the gentleman had stat
ed It was true a rigid construction Of the rule
voud seem 10 be that it alluded to the votes cast on
the ballot in this Convention. But the words are
"Two-thirds os the votes given in this Convention
The resolution Of the gentleman from Tennessee Is
Z IN order
Mr.. STUART, of Michigan, appealed from the
decision of the Chair.
= The vote was taken by States, and the decision o
It the Chair was sustained, ayes IA, noes los
. Mr.. STUART moved to amend the resolution by
adding And that every person who casts yot'
II binds himself hereby to vote for the candlda'
y nominated.
o M. HOWARD. 1 ask by what right the gentle
: man makes himself keeper Of the conclences o
!. his peers.
D of order that the amendment not germane t
T. the original resolution. lie moved the DreYlou
question
Mr. Russell. of Virginia, said that if Virgins
remained in a Convention, her honor bound her
abide by its decisions. [Applausel
le After further discussion, the Chair decided ha
N the amendment of Mr.. Stuart was not germane
the original resolution, and hence was not in orde
The previous question was then ordered, and tn
40 vote being called by States Mr.. Towards resoluto
IS was adopted by the following vote
. Yeas-Maine 3, Massachusetts -, Connecucu
- , r. New York IS, New Jersey 5 II, Pennsylva
MIA II - Delaware 2, Maryland G. Virginia l,
20 North Carolina TO- South Carolina l. Missouri Il
Tennessee II. kentucky II, Minnesota l H. Cal
81 fornia 4, Oregon S-l4l.
Nqys-Malne5 New Hampshire 5, Vermont
Ie Massachusetts r. Rhode Island 4. COnnechcI
70 3I-2 New Jersey IL Pennsylvania IL, Mar.
- land 2 Arkansas I, Missouri II, Tennessee
Kentucky l, Ohio %, Indiana -, limos H. Mleh
ls gan 6, Wisconsin D. Iowa 4. Minnesota LIE.
O2 Mr.. BIGLER moved to reconsider the vote, AZ
~ that the motion be laid on the table Loud al
plausel
o5 Mr.. McCOOK Of Ohio. The Convention havir
80 adopted the resolution that it would now proceed
- ballot now call for the execution of that resOl
30 ton and for the calling of the roll Of States
Il. Mr. KING, Of Missouri Are nominations now
We orderg | put in nomination before this COnvento
for the Office Of President Of the United Stat
Stephen A. Douglas [Applausel
The PRESIDENT admonished the galleries to Of
serve order.
lg Mr. PATRICK Is it in order to make nomin
ly tons?
Mr.. CALDWELL, of Kentucky, said his recOlle
ton Of the Cincinnati Convention was that nOmin
c tons were made there. Kentucky therefore, desl
ne ed to present to the Convention her favorlte SC
+, and incOrruptible statesman, James Guthrie. IA
- plause.l
RI Mr. PATRICK, of California. The Delegates fro
the State of California were sent here TO represe
their own views. [Cries of Nominate! !" NOml
nd ate!''l He was not going to make speech, but d
nor sired to put in nomination gentleman whose nan
is the first choice Of the Pacific State the honor
PIT bic statesman Daniel S. Dickinson, of New lor
[Applause.l
use Mr. RUSSELL, of Virginia. am desired by t
Delegates of the State Of Virginia to offer the mar
u of the Hon Robert N. T. Hunter, OF Virginia IA
G. Mr.. EWING. Of Tennessee. The Democracy
Tennessee have requested their Delegates to
of in nomination the Hon. Andrew Johnson, OF IC
nv nessee.
VI Mr.. STEVENS Of Oregon. desire to place
en- fore the Convention the name of Gen Joe Lane,
at Oregon.
md The Convention then proceeded to ballot and
o-s several ballots were declared as follows;