The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-05-01

my constant endeavor, faithfully and impartial
", to offieidse5hete as your snhinisterssud mos
hpmbiy to reflect your will. Ina great delihcr
atiye essantly like this it is not tic prcsi3in!
officer in .wliom the strength resides. It's no
his stsspgtl,bat yours your intelligence, yol
sense of7order, your instincts Of sc!;-rcsp*ct.
trelv, gei,te,nen, confidently Upon you, not npoi
myself, for the prompt and parliamentary dcs
patch OF the business OF. this Convention:
| 4 Gentlemen, Won have come here from I'll,
green hills Of the Eastern States, from the licl
Estates Of the imperial centre, from, the sun
lighted plans Of tIie' South, from the fertile
States OF the mighty basin Of the Mississippi
from the golden shores of tie distant Oregon
and California. (Appause) You lave como
:tpgethcr i,l,le, exelcise q the llgcslln
ofafree people, to- participate, 'o,aid IN th'
selection OF the future r!crs of the Rrpuhlic
You do this as tie REPRESENTATIVES %! tlit
Democratic party-6f:tI.a great party OF the
Uuion whose proud mission it has heeH who's,
f1proad misSionait isvvto lnaintaiI the public
liberties TO; reconcile popular freedom with
constituted order. to maintain tn" sacred
reservedrghts ofthe sovereign Statcsiapp
Eto3stana,s asword,, .theperpetual sentine!sGpo
tile oatposts .yof, the. Constitution. (htnewc,
tapphnse.) Ours, genflemen,is the mottGi
serbed on that scroll in thcllallds of the nonn
mentallstatues softhesgrcat statesman of Soutl,
arolina--sTrlth, Justiceaud thee Constitution
Tremendous applaiisc) Opposed to US are
tlhi6sc who labor to overthrow the Constitution,
under 1bes. false and insidious pretcnce of sup
portiig IT. those iyliosare aiming to- oprodilcr
in this country permanent sectional colisp1r;''
scy---a permanent, q traitcrons sectional con-
spiracy sofs soneslalf of, the States Of the Union
agairst| tllesotlierhalf Applause those who,
impelJea by stupid and half insane spirit OF
fiction aud tanaticisn, would hurry our land
on ltorcvodtion and civil war. Those, gentle
mon, those the banded enemies of the Constitn-
ton, it's the part, it is the high and noble part
of the Democratic party Of the Union to with
stand, ,tostrike down and conquer. (Appause.)
,Ay, that's our part, and we will do it. Gap
splausc lstllename of our dear country, with
the ghelp fslsod, weMal do it.E{ Renewed
:applause.) Az, We viii do:it; for, gcnttcmen,
We will mot distrnsts oursclves-wc- will not
despair, Of the genius Of our country-wc will
continue to repose With undoubting faith in
the good Providence Of Alnighty God. Great
applause3 55s3i5 80 * iF,aG rei
The Nice Presidents: and Secretaries, elect
satnes forward, took stbeirscats on the platform,
and. tue Convention took ali Informal recess Tor
about ten istiunltes, toJehable the officers to
make arrangements fofsProceeahig with busi,
ness S ess $50 Il ,:;s5ss..;z $50
"a After tie conclusion of tile Presidents ad-
dress, several matters We're discussed wheIi<a a
vote was taken tustril1e out tile latterportion
ofthe report Of tie Committee on Peunailent
9reanizasios which. ssas .decideGin in, the mega
tive; yeas lol, bays 1913. South Carolina
voted yeas. ~
" The vote was then announced, :ls above re-
corded, ,Sfii the question rerurred onstLc adop-
ton OF the latter portion of the report as it
Came from the Committee
V Tie report wissa,iopted.. sti,.... a sssss;,
H TheA following are the rules oftprlner isyll!-.
Yeatlons adopted by the. above sote5::e Z, =
Ea5ss st I tn! /; ss la;isnHt sT.-;
government Oft the Convention, bc adopted rs
the rules OF this Convention. e
2. Remiord, That two-tir,ls OF the whole
nnmher of votes given :slM,ll te. necessary 10 Il
nominations of candidates for President aii.!
Vice President of the United States by this
Convention. y. -.
8. Rrsaloe1, That, in voting upon amy qres-
ton which may arise i'll tile proceedings otth:s
Contention, the votes shall bt taken Ly States.
ut the request of any one State, each State 10
be entitled to the number of votes TO Which
said State is entitled in the next electoral col
lpge, without regard to the uunlhcr OF dele,
gates in attendance, the manlicr III .wiiic:; said
vote is.to be cast TO be decided by the jr!cta
ton OF each State for itself.
3 Mr.. Payne, of Ohio called up tll, resolution
submitted by him before the adionri.menl yes
terday ltwas real as follows: : @s.,,
Resoieel, That i gommittec.of ote. teieg&5c
from each State, 10 b" selected 10y The delegates
thereof, be appointed to report resolutions, ard
that all resolutions in relation to the platform
OF the Democratic party, he referred TO said
committee on presentation without debate. .
The previous question was seconded. and
the mtin question ordered to be put
The resolution was then adopted. .
Mr.. Bnnow, OF arkansas, offered the ;oi',E' :
ing resolution:
. "R >oio d, That this Convention will tot
proceed to ballot for acan,lidatc for the l'resl-
dencv until the platform shall have been adopt
cd"
The President The Chair desires to state
that the Convention needs first to appoint It's
committee Oh resolutions.
The Clerk then proceeded to call the States,
and the following named gentlemen were
presented ;ls the Committee on Resolutions.
Amos NJ. Roberts. Maine; w. Burns, New
Hampshire; K. NJ. Brown, Vermont; Benz. Is.
Butler, Massachusetts; G. S. Bradley, Rhode
Island; A. G. Hazard, Connecticut; Edwin
Croswcll, New York; BENZ. Williamson, New
Jersey II. b. Wright, Pennsylvania, JAS a.
Bavard, Delaware; Brady S. Johnson, Mary
land; James Barbour, Virginia; W. w. Avery,
North Carolina John s. Preston, South Caro-
lima; Junius WinsfeId, Georgia; J. b. Owens,
Florida; John Erwin, Alabama; r. A. llrn-
ter, Louisiana; f. Barksda!e, M;ssissippi; 1 s.
Stock dale, Texas; n. b. Bnrrow, Arkansas
Missouri; Sam. Milligar, Tennessee
r. K. Williams, Kentucky; II. b. Payne, Ohio;
Pan. C.. Dunning Indiana; Orlando b. Fielding,
Illinois 6. " y. Lanthrop, Michigan; a, S.
IaIlncr, WISCONSIN, ID. vi oaiHuc', l""h ""H
NJ. Cavanangll, Minnesota; Austin Z. Smith,
California ;IsaacJ. Stevens, Oregon.
Mr.. Bishop, Of Connecticut, demanded the
previous question upon the resolution OF the
gentleman from Arkansas.
The previous question was seconded
Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland, moved to lay
the resolution upon the table
Mr.. Fisher. of Virginia, asked that the vote
b. taken hv States.
-1,hn 1.nnstinn wns thrn tnlcn and Ii WIS dc.