Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-08-31

% A St., Washington City, July, 1860. !
lcoNcLUDED.
SEVEN VOTES FROM GEORGIA AND AR
| KANSAS COUNTED IN DEFIANCE OF
THE UNIT RULE.
| GEORGIA
But the nine votes counted for the Is
delegates who refused to vote, with the
145 votes cast for Messrs. Breckenridge
and Lane, added to the 1917 given for
Mr.. Douglas, gives only total of 205,
seven less than the vote claimed by this
committee. Where 60 they get the re-
naming seven votes? From Georgia
and Arkansas. The State of Georgia
was entitled to 10 votes in .he Conven-
ton, to be cast by 20 delegates. The
Democracy of Georgia, however, ap-
pointed 40 delegates to cast the 10 votes,
and instructed them to vote as a unit, the
majority to determine the action of the
State Eleven of the delegates remain
ed in the Convention, but the majority
who seeded protested against these elev-
en- being allowed to vote, and the Con
vention decided, by a vote of l48 to 100
that those remaining from that State were
not under the unit rule, entitled to vote
At Baltimore, the seeding delegates
from Georgia, reappointed by the STATE
Convention, refused to take their seats
but one of them, (Mr. Gaulden, how
ever, came into the Convention, but die
not pretend to vote, because, under thu
decision of the Convention, he was no
entitled to vote, as the majority had de
termined not to take their seats in tn,
Convention.
And yet these are the persons decided
by the Convention to be spectators, ano
not delegates, who had no right to vote
and never Gid vote in the Convention
who are now represented as delegates b,
the Douglas Committee, and pressed int
the service, for the purpose of manufac
turing a two-third vote for Mr.. Douglas
Arkansas.
Under the decision of the Convention
the two delegates, Messrs. Flournoy an
Stirman, who remained in the COnven
ton at Charleston, were allowed to cas-
one vote the three bogus delegates fror
the first Congressional district, one vote
and the Withdrawing delegates who wcr
reaccredited to Baltimore, two votes
The latter declined to take their seats
and Mr.. Stirman withdrew.
He is thus reported:
"Mr. Stirman of Arkansas, when his Stat
was called, said, in justice to himself, an
with sorrow, he parted with the Convention
G he could not longer remain after what ha
been DONE
Thus majority of the delegates actu
ally admitted to the Convention had with
drawn or refused to take their seats, and
t under the unit rule, the minority had n
right to vote. Yet the committee hav
counted both the J vote of Mr. Stirmau
who had withdrawn, increased the on
vote awarded by the convention to til
bogus three, to vote and half, an
e thus secured an additional vote from Al
A kansas in favor Of the resolution. i
this way the Douglas Committee got 81
additional votes from Georgia, and on
from Arkansas in favor of the resolution
: thus increasing their figures from 205
1 2l2 votes.
I ACTUAL VOTE CAST FOR Mr.. DOUGLAS
, We propose to show, beyond cavi
that even the vote 181l) given by til
. Douglas Executive Committee, in tn
5 foregoing table. as having been cast f.
] Mr.. Douglas, is based ON error. Let L
examine the matter.
Massachusetts is put down at 10 vote
= for Mr.. Douglas, when they we're onl
$ ten delegates entitled to cast five vote
. remaining in the Convention from tha
State. Massachusetts hod thirteen votes
represented by 26 delegates sixteen {
these delegates withdrew, and joined th
Breckenridge and Lane Convention, leav
ing, We repeat, but ten delegates to cas-
five votes.
Vermont was represented by 10 del
egates, with the right to cast five votes
She is reported as having given the Who'll
e five to Mr.. Douglas, instead of a, on
r of the delegates (Mr. Stoughton) bavin,
withdrawn, and joined the other Conven
ton.
Minnesota is recorded as having cas-
her fuH vote for Mr., Douglas, when tire
Of her delegates entitled to | votes, re
! fused to vote for him, and withdrew iron
the Convention:
"Mr Becker, Of Minnesota said he and tw
Of his colleagues desired to announce the con
cluson 40 which they had arrived they wen
, TO Charleston, and came TO Baltimore actua
ted only by a desire to promote the harmony
, union, and integrity Of the Democratic party
but unfortunately for thea and the country
their desires and efforts had failed they ha
been ready for any exertions and sacrifices Z
promote their object, and they now took thi
step, in view Of the responsibilities restiD
upon them before the people. In conclusion
: he announced their determination 20 yacat
their seats, taking with them the credential
which accredited them to the National Demo
| cratic Convention"
Pennsylvania is put down os having
given twenty two-and-a-half votes, whel
IL Of her delegates entitled TO six vote
withdrew and joined the other Conven
ton. AS Pennsylvania is only entitled
10 27, she cast one and one-half mor'
votes for Mr.. Douglas than her delega.
tioa were entitled to-
Virginia appears to have given 3 vote
for Mr.. Douglas, when only FIVE Of hel