, 1860-05-18

So the majority report was amended By the
substitution If the minority report.
While the vote was taking, Pennsylvania
having been called three times,
Mr. GOODRICH, Of S1innesota-I move that
the representatives of the Peoples party Of
Peunsy lvania be excused from Tosing upon
their own proposition. Hi.ses and confu.
III. REEDER-Is it in order for the State of
Peunsy syivania to vote?
The ePRES1DENT-1fs she has not voted, it is.
Mr. neutrality-suspicious. could not vote
without retiring to another room to consult her
large delegation. Did underAt.nd u gentle
man just now 10 intimate that Pennsylvania
Was not entitled to Il vutc upon this i3oor: If
he did, should lie glad to know who he is,
and where be comes from. Immense applause
aud cries Of" Goodrich.
Mr. GOODRICH. rise Mr. Pres:dsnt-icries
Of "sit lo.n:" snd hi.sss], will.
Mr. GOODRICH. Mr. Preeident-(cr;es Of
"sis down" and hisses.} l will not sit down.
(coufusion-)
The PRESIDENT. The gentleman upon my
right is desirous Of explaining to the gentle
man from Pennsylvanla SO that there may be
no i'll blood in the Convention, even for mo-
meut. Will you allow him to do it. Let us uct,
gentlemen, il a friendly epirit. and II men make
remarks that are not exactly correct, let them
he forgotten On the moment. would "a! to
the gentleman from Pennsylvania that the e1-
pvv~>"n was promptly rebnked By the chair
tle,nar ~ ho desired 10 know who it wns that
llat -, :.-stcd that Pennsylvania had not
si:t' /" v.te here. propose to respond to that
ir:.rsa. story. | made no such remark.
Il hers. and erica Of It 'torder-"l When the
nil MS called. Pennsylvania was called for q
th.t+i time. vile" :. gentleman answered. who
tknrt t&.$sr fnrp panr
sst7a,.,a, ,ha; she aLuudoned her proposition.
1ts. r.aiorily Ee;rt. ..tt then. a. an act OF br-
rua",t,, | nin- cd sEa: *h.. be excused from ex:
pressing l,..r v,ins,u. li,+ngb1er, and cries Of
''s't tfo~n-"t
The repcrt as su,erIed Was then adopted
ueu1. cor.
TIE EEFrELsc*S rLa1THEN.
The PRESIDEEr-Ihc Char is informed
that the Cou,rl,11-.n Resolutions and Platform
is ready TO fencrt. Isuasenee Antau.e.j
Mr.. JESSEP. Of psuu.siyaa,a. The Com
mittee on Platform and Resolutions hare d.
rected me to say 10 tic Co':r that these
resolutions have been adopted With great unan-
iEuity, there being upon Que or t40 OF the reso-
lutions aone disscnt'ng voices on the Commit
tee The greater portion Of the resolutions
we're sdopted with entire unaaimity in the Com
mittee.
The Platform.
Rtsctrtd, That,We, the delegated repretenta-
tives Of the Republican electors OF sht United
States, in Convention assembled, in discharge
Of the duty We owe TO our constituents and our
country, unite in tbs following declarations:
1.That tbs history Of the na;inn during the
last four years, has fully established tne pro-
rrlety and necessity Of the organization and
perpetuttion Of the Republican party, and
that the causes which called it into existence
.reperuianeut in their nature, aud now, more
than ever before. demand its peaceful and con-
stitutional triumph.
2. That the maintenance Of the principles
promulgated in the Declaration Of fndepeud.
euce and embodied in the Federal Constitution,
is essential to the preservation Of our RepubIi
can institutions; nnd that the Federal Constitn-
ton, the Rights Of the States, and tbs ruiou
Of The States must and shall be preserved
>. That to the Union Of the States this nation
owes its unprecedented increase in population,
its surprising Development Of material re-