East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-08-02

''Nn NSa proposed py' MIR. Russell, CHAIR
man Of the Virginia delegation, and
unanimously adopted, in these words:
"Resolred That when this convention adjourns
today u adjourn 10 ro-assemble nj Baltimore, Nd
on Monday, the lSh day Of June; and that II be
specially recommended % the Democratic party Of
tho several States % make provision for supplying
Al vacancies in their respective delegations 10 this
convention when il shall reassenble"
1t is impossible to misconstrue this
resolution. There was no vacancy what.
socyer in the convention, except such as
had been caused by the accession of GER
tain delegates; and unless the States OF
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida,
Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, and
Arkansas were thereby invited TO elect
new delegates, the State Of Virginia,
and all the other States which remain ed
IN the convention at Charleston, deliber-
'ate,y stnltlied themselves.+ That the
Beats OF the seceders were understood 10
DC vacant at Charleston appears also
from the decision Of General Cushing,
sustained on appeal, that the minority of
the Georgia delegation could not vote in
the convention after the inajoritysAad
seeded. That the seceders intended TO
resign all claims of membership is evident
from their speeches and protests at the
time Of secession. No language could
have been employed to express more
plainly the determination of those dele
gates to retire from the convention at
once and forever.
CONVENTION OF THE sEczpERs AT CHARLESTON
Having thus separated themselves from
The democratic party ut Charleston, the
seceders forthwith organized party of
their own assembling in regular oonven.
tion at st. Andrews Hall on the 30th of
April, electing permanent officers, adopt.
ing rules, and appointing a committee
upon organization and committee upon
resolutions. The latter committee re-
ported, on the second of May, certain
resolutions (the second majority report)
which had been rejected by thedemocratic
convention; pending which, as their jour
nal inform us,
"Mr. Yancey, Of Alabama, moved that
the report be amended so as to strike out
the words of the United States after the
word democracy, and insert 'constitu.
tionaP before the same word as often as
it occurs in the report"
Can there be any doubt as to the tenn.
per of such proceedings? Mr. Yancey
desired to adopt even new name as well
rs separate organization and it is no.
torious that he was the master-spirit of
the whole secession movement. Others,
1t would seem, were not quito so bold,
and, therefore, after some debate, his
amendment was withdrawn.
Several days of hesitation, doubt and
controversy among themselves ensued;
but at length, ascertaining that the demo-
cratic convention had adjourned to meet
at Baltimore on the 18th of June, and
the seceders were compelled to adopt some
definite course, Mr.. Jackson, of Geor-
gia, then proposed this resolution, and it
was adopted
"Resolred, That the democratic party of the Uni
tod States whoarc opposed TO the doctrine Of sauater
sovereignty and in favor of the platform of princi-
pies recommended by majority of the States in the
Charleston convention and unanimously adopted bv
the delegates Of eight Withdrawing States be invited
20 send delegates 20 convention to be held in Rich
mond, Virginia, on The 2d Monday of June; and in
order TO secure concert Of action that the basis Of
representation be the same that upon which the
ycntion."
Another quotation from their journals
IS somewhat significant:
"on motion of Mr.. Barry of Mississippi the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
"Rcsored That tho delegates from South Carolina
be requested to publish the proceedings Of this con-
vention, and to incorporate them in pamphlet con-
tanning much Of the proceedings Of the conven
ton from which this convention withdrew as explains
tho causes OF our separation from ii.
"On motion il was
"Resolred, That The South Carolina delegation be
appointed committee to make arrangements fol
the convention to BIO held at Richmond"
We pause hero to ask, in all candor,
how these gentlemen could any longer
claim to be members of the party whose
convention had adjourned to Baltimore,
and, especially, to be members of that
convention?
SUBSEQUENT ACTION OF THE sEcEDERs.
The Richmond convention proved @
miserable failure. None of the northern
States, and no southern States, except
South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi
Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas
and Georgia, ever appointed a delegate
to attend it, Tho seceders returned t.
their constituents from Charleston, anc
ali Of them distinctly surrendered, al
home, their commission in the convention
which had adjourned to Baltimore. A
brief recital Of what transpircd in eacl
State becomes now essential.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Tho delegates who represented thi
State in the Charleston convention de
clined further service; wheroupon new
delegation was was appointed in Stat,
convention, at Columbia, May 30, ant
accredited to Richmond only. The fore
most of these new delegates, Hon. II
Barnwell Rhett, had been for many year.
jealous opponent of the democrati,
party. and, as appears by his letter o
May 10, 1860, only attended the Rich
mond convention in that character. On
paragraph from the letter will be suffi
cient:
" You say, Have we not heretofor
opposed national party conventions, and j
not the Richmond convention a nationa
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