Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-12


- stand upoa . eonservasise platform. We de
Il sire % ssks u Coastftesion guids and VI
SAY thnt when You rspudiate the Supreme Cour
Of the United States and is decisions. ne n
see. and We nay As we'll adjourn and 90 home To
our constituents.
casion aud having risen merely for the purpose oi
endorsing the resolution Of my friend over tht
vay feel bound 20 say that the State IL Wary
| land is not prepared to 20 into nomination n
the present moment She axis for time, she will
be willing tomorrow morning To d. - after she
has had Opportunity 10 Interchange views VITA
her brethren North and South and am satisfet
from tho indications given here today thai We
shall lie able 10 present a man without u plat.
torm-a man we can trust uoon his antecedsn'-,
and upon the position he occupies before the
coun,ry We shall I've able to make u nnn''ns-
ton, which will bring back to spirit ct this
| Government whcl. has been defariei IRON Nv
hose now in power. and which will give conf
dence to cur distracted country. North, SOUTH
| East and West. Great applause
| The President The Chair desires 10 interrupt
! the proceedings OF the Convention, to announce
that the delegation from Texas Is at the door ask
| inc for admission (vocilerous cheers, and cries
| OF "let them come in"
! The Delegation was admitted amid the cheers
| Of the Convention. and the names 81 the delegates
were handed tn the Secretary. Among tie dele
| CATION was A. b. Norton, 81 Texas.
Mr. Combs, Of Kentucky MIR. President Ms
the delegation from Texas has been rather late ia
coming in, | beg leave to present one OF them.
Mr.. Norton, with hair upon hi. head and iaceand
to state that twelve fifteen years ago he made
VOW that he would not cut his hair or shave his
beard until Henry Clay was elected PresIieht.
Laughter and applause.
Mr.. Switzler, OF Missouri. desire, sir. that
one Of the States the other aide Of the ather OF
/ waters, one Of the States which for twenty-five
l. md ~ Ian ,y las
national demagogues shall be heard moment
IN reference 10 this question. because, rs under.
stand it, this is neither more nor less than de-
cision upon the question whether this Convention
intend. TO have platform or NOT. >, resard'n.
it. and looking upon it NJ IL decisive vo'e nlcn
that proposition-that IL to say II we now resolve
upon the motion OF tho gentleman from Mls'ssp-
nj that on Tomorrow at 10 o'clock viii pro.
coed To vote for u candidate fer President,
thereby decide to have no platform desire I"
state for tho delegation from Missouri, thht few
votes out VI fourteen delegates present. voted fra
platform.
We in common with those who have hcrotof re
spoken in reference to this question, look nfhr
candidate rather than 10 the platform, - lar
success in the campaign j. concerned We war'
M better platform in Missouri, IA order 10 niai,e
against the pirates and tho rinnIa-ers At
Washington than the Constitution oi tLe ihitsl
States. Cheers
Mr.. President, understand IT, | Irsir" tl1t
Missouri should be understood upon tins oeta.teu
as wanting no platform q her than the ton,titu-
ion Of the Initod Sta,es, aud. one gentleman
has 40 happily expressed II. the | MON under A.
now AMI forever, one and n difi.hc Applause
hat OF this whole question { platforms? an
not afraid to let the people Il The United Stafc'
know what ,stins ttSe opinions ara entertained ly
respectful le body NJ this. ! an npt AFRAID. IL
committee II the Whole. li aul olhyr shap",
that we should consider Tia" !, at question ot en-
si'utional interpretation. n, vii ~ lhe io urs L.
policy tina; will mark tho incomtu3 n ADMINISTRATION,
which trust this ia The hesnnne of
But this whole question vi rla,l, rms j. thr
qGes, Of all others whiah ms dissracHd AMI a.
bauchcd the Democracy. Every party ana ever
section re lard them oniy rs huribag- mud uhp-tn
catch votes; As compromises rh' e before election
h be ltpkeu after the Inauguration III the putty
into Office. The prmocra,c platform Mt tlneIn
natl what sit? is it not u sp.t of gutrn prrthu,
ehp.acti0n humbug, Designed IN the first a,,
10 delude and cnrap the pcoi lc, anl se;oldiy IA
containing principles about which the makers
themselves in no two States cnn agree? Ia,
whole natter Of platforms is disgrace to ta
whole of the Amer can people.
Whatever platform you may adopt, wheth y j
regulates squatter severe guy. OF not, whrthel
declares this or that policy in f''er.nce 10 slavery
in the Territory, or slavery ia the States or Ut
whatever il be for direct er incidental projections
government or against it. Whether it he CIR tie
Pacific railroad against 1t, after all, the stafd
ard bearer n this contest will o.c.ri1e the plat
form. AMI the people will look L, la, record instead
Of tho platform as the guldiua star IN the ncNt
campaign.
II you do not iramme us with platforms. if vnu
let Va 20 forward under the broad aesis OF tho
Constitution and the laws. expect To rout tho
Democracy in the next election. and YOU ol the
North aud you of tho Northwest Will raise mn ox
ulian shout with Missouri whcn the Democratic.
star, which has nevrr set. is disenthralicd through
tho agency and efficiency of party which has
a platform--th the Constitution ~ Washing ton mlla
Mr.. Hopkins. Of Georgia. a, great deal has
been said about platforms. an a, the hour late
| beg, respectfully. to suggest one which | will
explain in sing word /: + very leghe AM
casily un lcrstood by every Amar,,an citizen. As
soon us have suggested that la;lorm, will mo-
talk any more, for this is place ilr talking. Oar
talking should be before the people. | rcprc>cnt
tho Savannah district Of Georgia, and ! came
hcre instructed by private conversation and other
wise, to do what suppose will no best tor th,
American people, and for the United States, aud
had no doubt that what did here, Representing,
that particular district, would hr endorsed by the
district and by the State with all its strength, Al
ter having sounded public opinion in Georgia,
| | travelled through it: after having sounded pub
lie opinion in other States in my Journey hither |
think there DO difficulty whatever in g,
ing the Southern people and the Northcrn pcnpl,
u platform upon which three million of people cal,
| stand.
"A member. thirty millions.
Three millions, because it embraces one grea
State and three territories in contemplation
That ia the platform l like, anl the man VIII.
shall stand upon that platform is tho hero o
San Jacinto, applause the brave and intrepiJ
Sam Houston; lgreat applau>e). love those
| gallant old Romans: love those staunch mon
/ which stood by US in North Carolina, in Viz
/ gina, Kentucky, and several other States Bu
1 follow. citizens. they are The REPRESENTATIVES %