, 1860-05-18

from the Republican party. She stands cSS1n a
Territory, because she would not .bsre. or ac.
capt. The spo!ls OF the Democratic party. She
has slisnatsd herself, from every thing, 10 idsn-
tlty srpeople and destiny with the cause of thu
National Republican party: and now don't
think tue tlms has come when the Republicans
can party: Loud Checrs 10 rot wish tn
consume The time Of this Coove.,lon ~ urgpg
this point. do not tt: I :e .-ntiems u ot tins
Convention will desta.d Il: ha,.-cs shall be
excluded. She has CONS .,ere to Ra: # >he have
preferences, AUG will exercise those preferences
or Leave this hall. Kansas believes iu the right.
which has Carried her through many dark
hour; and she believes thut it is principle alone
which will carry the Republican cause through
in triumph. =
Mr. WIIMoT, of Pennsylvania-1 regret OK
ceedingly that was misunderstood by the zen.
tlsu,en who hare responded to me in behalf of
the Stutcs Of Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky.
made no proposition to exclude those gentle
| men from q fair representation upon this floor
[applause1-noua ut ali. I proposed that GER
tain States be referred back to the Committee
for the purpose Of m Investigation. to see what
| vote thar are entitled to upon this foor
Dir. DLAkEY-l was not present when the
proposition was made
Mr. WIl.MOT-1n the caurze Of my argu-
reut presented certain considerations that
seemed to me to he entitled 10 weight, to wit:
that gentlemen who come up here representing
| no party-hayipg no OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not
entitled to vote Tor their States upon this floor.
That WIS the simple proposition that I made.
Now, desire that the facts be inquired into.
Will it be pretended that thirty gentlemen,
meeting ut the city Of Baltimore, not delegates
from the Counties Of the State, but gentlemen
assembling togsneEMhase ds.hs.s right to represent
Mr.. ARM0UR-Wily you allow me to correct
your
Mr. W1LMOT-Certainly.
| Mr.. ARM0UR-There has existed in Balti-
more City, for number Of years, 4 Republican
Association. That Association. in obedience to
issued calls for the Republicans Of Maryland to
meet in Baltimore, ut such time specified in
the cali, for the purpose Of nominating m elec-
toraf ticket and sending delegates to this Con.
| yention. When that Convention met, every
Congressional district in the State of MARYLAND
| was represented. [Applause.] There were
gentlemen from the Eastern Shore and the
Western Shore-from the extreme East to the
extreme West. There were perhaps only thirty
five or forty delegates; but there were at least
$50 or 200 Republicans in the Convention. Bal
,imore City sent only. eleven delegates: and
therefore she WIS entitled to only eleven votes,
yet the hall sFas full of Republicans. Ny town
is full pf Republicans; and wish to say. iu re-
Ply to the remark Of the Judge that We huve no
party iu Maryland, I have the assurance Of a
gcntlemun, aud kn6w it to be true, that in my
fown-which polls only about 800 votes-we
eau poll 800 votes at the next election, nearly
half The votes Of the town-not of the district.
This is all have to say.
Ma. WILMOT-The explanation that the gen.
tlenan has made, if it does anything. would en-
force the propriety Of my motion. What 1bave
desired is4that the committee should investigate
tllis subject, and should report the facts in re-
spect to these Statea. Thnt is what have de-
sired. Il Maryland be properly represented
here; if there be party in Maryland, whether
groat, large o. small, that stands as an organ.
lied party in the field, that is the point not
that there may be republicans fcattered over
tie St4te. There may be minority in the town
III which the gentleman lives. There may be
individual republicans scattered over that State
in every county, but hsve they combined TO-
gether in political organization, and do they
come here representing an organized rarty7
That il the question l oesiie this committee 10
euquire into, aud that is the very object Of the
motion. The committee might report that Ma
ryland was entitled to her senatorial votes on
from such aud such district. If they so re-
ported upon the facts before them I shall
be willing to accept that report. So too
as to Virginia, if the committee reported
that certain districts in Virginia took
regular action az an organized party and
many votes, should be willing to accept that
report, and in addition, should stand ready to
g,ye them the two electoral votes of their Stale
So in respect to Texas. But what arc the facts
about her, gentlemen. SPEAK Of it upon no.
thing but runor and as a rumor-I don't assert
the TACT for know nothing about it-but l am
told that the gentlemen who are here from
Texas, or majority Of them are not residents
Of the State at all, aud that they have no Re-
publican organization iu that State. It may be
asked of me why do not speak Of Oregon.
But We know that Oregon has formidable
party; We know that they held regular State
Convention aud tbat they elected their dele
gatss directly, and tbat these gentlemen are
entitled to their seats; so if Texas has held a
and they find il iuconvenient to attend as dele-
gates, then gentlemen they are entitled 10 seats
On this floor But If there has been no conven-
tioa-po movement in Texas. if nothing having
The senlblance Of a party has taken action 10
the State of Texas, and certain gentlemen are
here for the purpose Of controlling this result.
tLen suy it is mischievous, it is demoralizinr:
Will the distinguished gentleman from New.
York, candidate before this Convention, or
ru.her his friends, consent that they shall be
ovrrslaurhed cr defeated by the votes OF
rentlem an represeptiuc no party. by gentlemen
hayinv M co,,stitueatss Willth fTiends of tha
candidate which Pennsylvania will present sub.
NIT to suchia proceduree II they do, it would
be extremely hard-it would be difficult to en-
force submission. This was the object Of nv
proposition. / wish gentlemen instead Of H.
duisin- in defamation and rhetorical dourishes,
in appeals TO the ashes Of Washington, had
consented to 1eave the question fairly 10 ar-
cunent raised no question with the guide
man from MARYLAND ~ to who has dared more
or suffered more in this cause. concede to
lin and his associates the palm Of victory in
that. Hut If every Republican who has suffer
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