Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-27
Last NIGHTS Report.
NATIONAL DEmoORATIo CONVENTION.
OaEGLErToE, 8. c., April 20.
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FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS
The Convention assembled at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Fit1hugh Of Va, presented a series Of
resolutions in favor Of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Rsf,TEed to the Com. on Platform.
Mr., Hugh Of Pa recognizing as a fact thai
while the Government has no power to protect
slave property in the Territories, it should pro-
vide for the enforcement Of existing laws and
protect exciting rights. Referred 70 COm. OF
Platform.
The Com. on Platform is still out, and it i
understood they are wholly unable to agree and
that three separate Platforms will be present
cd.
Mr. Brown Of Pa, presented resolution de,
claring that smigrants 10 the Territories, carry
ing with them slave property, are entitled 70
protection Of such property.
Mr.. Walker Of Miss, offered an amendment
declaring 1t the duty Of the Government to af
ford legal protection 70 all classes Of property,
slave or otherwise, in the Territories OF on the
high sea.
The amendment was accepted, and the reso
luton, as amended, referred to the Com. on
Platform. The same platform was then read
and referred
A dozen or more resolutions, with regard to
slaves in the Territories, were presented by Va
rious delegates, and referred to the Platform
Com.
A number Of resolutions relative to Railroads
to the Pacific, were presented and referred.
Mr.. Seward Of Ga, presented a resolution on
the rights Of shareholders. describing suitable
platform, and declaring James Guthrie Of Ky,
as the proper man to nominate for the Presi-
dency.
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Capt. Isaiah Rynders proposed to include Nos
nongahsla whiskey in the articles to be pro-
tected
Ryan OF Del, hoped the Convention would
not be made to appear ridiculous before the
country by these resolutions, and moved that
they be referred without reading.
Capt Rynders said he desired by his amend
ment to put a stop to them, and he succeeded
The Committee on Platform not being ready
to report, the Convention adjourned until four
O'Clock.
LATBR
The Convention did not adjourn a. was sup
Pused the motion being ruled out of order to
enable Mr.. Montgomery, Of Pa, to present
resolution TO instruct the Committee not to re-
port National COMMITTEES until the Domina
tions are made. The subject was referred to
the Committee.
The following resolution was presented by
Mr.. Morton, of La, aad is said to come from
Senator Slidsll
ResoESsd, That the Territories belong to the
several States as common property, and not to
the individual citizens thereof; that the federal
constitution recognizes property in slaves, and
ss such, the owner thereof is entitled to carry
his slaves into any territory Of the United
States, and hold them there a. property; and,
in case the people Of the territory, by enacting
unfriendly legislation, or otherwise, should en-
danger the tenure of such property, or dis
oriminGts against, 1t by Withholding that protCc-
tion given to other property in the territories,
Il is the duty of the general government to in
ter pose by an active execution Of its cOnstitu-
tioaNl power, to secure the rights Of sIavehold-
sFS.
At . quarter to Il o'clock the Convention
adjourned till four o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 4 o'clock.
The Com. on Platform were not ready to
report.
Mr.. Sales, Of r. l., offered resolution in
structinR the Com. on Platform to the following
additional resolutions:
Resolued, That We recognise TO the fullest
extent the principle that to preSsrFs the Union,
the equality of the States must be maiRtained,
and the decision Of the Courts snfOsseS, and
that every branch Of the Federal Government.
shall exercise all It's constitutional powers for
tha ,araSs-Sss-sf IyszsOlIa- auu properly JUL III
the states and Territories
An exciting scene Arose on the present. tion
of this resolution, and it was finally ruled out
Of order, as under the platform rule, 1t must
be referred to that Committee.
Several other resolutions were offered, and 1t
was repeatedly asserted that the Platform
Committee would be unable to report at all.
A resolution was then offered instrueting
them to report what progress they had made at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Pending which the Convention adjourned
till 10 A. n. tomorrow.
The excitement is increasing.