The North-Carolinian., 1860-05-05
FAYETTEVILLE, n c., HATURDAY, MAY s. 1860
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

R7SDEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
fIHARLEsroS, April 6--FoREooS.-The Conven-
q assembled at 10 O'clock A. NJ Mr.. Fitzhugh,
a., presented series of resolutions in favor of
e enforcement of The Fugitive Slave Law which
sre referred to the platform Committee Mr.. HUI
es, OF Pa, presented resolution providing that
government should have the power to enforce
sting laws in relation to the protection of slave
pperty in the Territories Referred.
Air. Seward, Of Ga., presented resolution on the
hts Of slav ehcIGers, describing suitable platform
IA declaring that Mr.. Guthrie was proper man
be the nominee for President. A resolution on
Tarf was referred without being read. Several
Der resolutions relating to slavery and the protcc
of slave property introduced and
erred.
he Platform Committee still out, and it is
erstood that three speparate platforms will DE
sented.
y motion to adjourn was withdrawn to enable the
entation of a resolution to instruct the National
mitte not to report till the nominations were
xs r.ouI IA sr,rsunrrd seso1utron
saaieyed TO have emanated from Senator Slidel
for the protection of slave property in the Terrific
Iies, ,Nand declaring that it was the duty of the
Federal pGoveInment to secure the rights of slave
: ThesConveution then adjourned to 4 o'clock in
the af4noon
fsEcoNr DESPATCH.
heFonvcntion re-assembed at o'clock, p M.
Several unnportant resolutions introduced
and reSrred 1t having been repeatedly affirmed
that til platform Committee would be unable to
report 1t all, resolution offered lnstructlng
that 0nmittee to report progress at 10 O'Clock
to-morpw, pending the consideration of which the
Convection adjourned to that hour.
THIRD DESPATCH.
CnA5 EsroN, April 26th 2. M-There is great
excite1Ient here at present. The Southern Cotton
States threaten that if Squatter Sovereignty IS IN
troducE in the platform they will nominate jeff.
Davic nd Ear do telepraDlS
his frie ids to accept the Cincinnati platform and the
Dred SPIT descsion but to go no further. To-nor-
row viii be exciting day.
SPECIAL DESPATCH
Chan jEsToN, April 26th, A. M.-The Dean
Richmosd New York Delegation admitted to
seats the Convention yesterday, by vote OF 255
Everything is working well for Douglas, and there
is no dop)t of bis nomination
The Virginia delegation determined yesterday not
to be satisfied with the Cincinnati Platform. There
are eviddces of much feeling.
The Nuglas men confident and firm.


CHARLESTON, April 27th
The Ctnvcntion met at 10 O'clock. Sundry reso-
luton wSe introduced and referred but announ-
cling thatthe Committee the Platform would not
be ready report for an hour the Convention took
a recess 20 that time
During the recess printed copies OF the majority
report on the Platform and resolutions were scatter
ed in tie hall also Of the minority reports,
Platform but recommending in addition,
resolution for the protection of naturalized cltl-
zens.
The principal minority report re-affirms the Gin
cinnati Platform and adds the protection and rights
of persons and property, and pledging the Democ-
rscy to carry out all decisions of the Supreme
and abroad aiding y the iaoc ra~ay ns'S , se
of Cuba; denOuncing the resistance of
the Fugitive Slave Law
The Committee on the Platform have adopted the
l1o.
That Congress and Territorial legislations have
no power to legisate Slavery in out of the
Territories, to impair the rights of slave prop
erty.
American persons and property the high SEAS
and elsewhere, well the II ghts of noturalzed
citizens in Foreign countries: tavoring the acquls-
ton of Cuba denouncing the interference OF State
Legislatures with the Federal Laws.
Athalf-past 1 o'clock, the Convention reassem-
bled.
The majority report was read by Mr.. Avery, who
state that the Committee were not entirely unani-
nous on portion of the resolutions, but the first
resolutions regarding Slavery in the Territories and
the duties of the Government protect persons and
pro- erty were adopted in Committee by large
majority.
law and to naturalzed citizens were adopted by the
unanimously.
The acquisition of Cuba was adopted without di-
vision.
Several interrogatories asked and answered
SECOND DIsPATCH.
Avery made strong speech on presenl ing the
majority resolutions and concluded by saying if
Sonatter Sovereignty wasintroduced III the Platform,
no Shareholders would venture to remove his property
iuto any new Southern Territory, and that Denoc-
racy could not advance beyond its ancient landmarks
nor abandon its principles
Mr. Payne on presenting the principle minority
report, quoted the most eminent living Southern
to show that they recognized Squatter
Sovereignty. He said the South would lose all the
sympathy and support of the Northern Democracy
if-his Platform is rejected and concludedby saying
80 help US God, if he would abandon this
principle. If the majority report is adopted you
cannot expect one Northern electoral vote or one
member of Congress from the Free
States.''
THIRD DISPATCH.
John Cochrane of New Y York, proposes to offer the
resolution substitute for the platform
Resotced, That the several States Of this Union
under the Constitution, equal and that the people
thereof entitled to free and undisturbed posses
sion OF their rights of person and property in the
common territories, and any attempt by Congress
or territorial legislatures to annu abridge dis
cr1mlnate against any such equality right, would
be unwse and repugnant to the constitution; ane
that 1t is the duty of the federal government when
ever such rights violated afford the necessary
proper and constitutional remedies for such viola
tions.
PREVIOUS to the resolution being discussed, the
convention took a recess ill O'Clock, F. NJ
MI Fugh took the floor at half-paSt l