The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-30
Charleston C0nvenla0n ---FrldaysM
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Proceedings.
CHARLEsroF, April 27.
The Committee on Platform reported a.
follows;
Resolved, That the Platform adopted at
Cincinnati be reA&rmed, with the following
additional resolutions
Resolved, That the National Democracy
of the United States hold these cardinal
principles on the subject OF slavery In the
Territories Let, That Congress has no pow
or TO abolish Slavery in the Territories. I'd.
That the Territorial Legislature has NO pow
or to abolish Slavery in the Territories, nor
TO prohibit the Introduction OF slavery there.
10, nor any power TO destroy Slavery by any
legislation whatever.
Resolved, That il is the duty of the Fed
eral Government 10 protect, whom necessary,
the rights OF parsons and property on the
high seas, in the Territories, or wherever its
constitutional Jurisdiction extends.
| This Was frat agreed to by LIZ Of the nom
mite, Is against it. Croswell changed his
vote 90 the negative, making the actual re-
suit IT to l6.
Two minority reports were presented, one
by Butlur OF Mass, and one by Payne OF
Ohio.
The report submitted by Payne of Ohio, is
signed BY Maine, N. H., VT, R. L., Conn.,,
N. u, Ohio, Ind, H., Wis, Iowa, Mimi,
N. j., and Penn. The points are:
|. Affirming the Cincinnati Platform.
2. That all rights of property are judicial
in character, and the Dem ocracy pledge them
selves to the decisions Of the Supreme Court
on the subject
8. Ample protection to the citizens, native
or naturalised, at home or abroad.
| 4. Pledges Government aid to the Pacific
| Rail Road.
S. Favors the acquisition OF Cuba, on
| terms honorable to ourselves and just to
Spain.
6. That oil State resistance to the fugitive
slave Law is revolutionary and subversiye OF
| the Constitution.
| toral votes, whilst the majority report repre-
sented 90.
MIR. johnson Of Maryland inquired how
many of the electoral votes represented by
the minority reports can be depended on for
the Democratic nominees. daughter and
applauss.)
Mr.. Payne could not say, nor could he
speak for Maryland, which goes with the ma
jority. MIR. Payne offered his platform as .
substitute for the whole, and q Massachusetts
delegate proposed another set.
MIR. Payne made . long speech, and his
concluding appeal to the South was very
powerful and listened to assentively. He
urged them not to destroy the Democratic
party for mere abstraction.
| MIR. Butler, of Mass, who reported the
Cincinnati platform pure and simple, nd
dressed the Convention, in view OF bis posi-
ton in his inability to agree with minority
or majority. The clause relative to protec-
ton Of slaves on the seas he cautioned them
would be regarded by their opponents as at
tempts to reopen the slave trade.
Mr.. Butler, in alluding to the remarks OF
johnson Of Maryland, with regard to non.
Democrat States said it was like the kettle
calling the pot black. MIR. j. replied, Mary
land had never countenanced or encouraged
resistance to jhe fugitive slave law, and bad
maintained q natiouai position in the Union.
Mr.. Butterworth said Massachusetts had
never been under q rule preventing . man
from voting his sentiment from fear of bull.
lets. Cloud Applause.)
MIR. johnson desired to reply, but Mr.. But
Ter would not yield, saying be did not blame
tine Dean party for this state OF affairs, say
ing be knew they did oil they could to resis,
it. Mr.. B. concluded with an appeal to lei
well enough alone.
Ine convention took recess sill r. u.
AT p. m. the Convention assembled
and Bayard OF Del. offered q set Of reaoln
tions asserting protection OF slave property
10 the territories, 30.
Gov. King OF Mo. made powerful speech
an favor Of the minority report. Said al
the people want is the cincinnati platform
without any tail to it, and that the Missouri
Democracy would 90 it blind for the nom
l h.st L -. IL h.-l a.,
neighbors would be destroyed by tho venom
OF the majority report.
lie alluded in his argument to the distin
guished statesman OF Illinois, and was eac
time greeted with deafening applause. Th
Northern Democracy have been stricke
down because it stood by the South, and no,
they have the taunt thrown at them that the
cannot promise their electoral vote to tn
nominee with any certainty.
Facts and Rum ors.