Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-28
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THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION,

CHARLESTON, Apni Z!.-At halfpast clever
the convention re-assembcd. The maiorit,
report on the platform was read by Mr.. Avery
of Maryland, who was instructed TO saw tai
entire unanimity lid not prevail on a portion
of the resolutions The first and thirt reso
buttons in relation to slavery in the territories
and the duties OF the general government To
protect the right OF persons, Sc, were adopted
by Il large portion of the committee. The
second resolution IN relation to the fugitive
slave law, and the fourth, in relation to natur-
allied citizens, were adopted unanimously.
and the fifth, in favor of the ACQUISITION of
Cuba, was adopted without division
The two minority reports were presented by
Butter OF Massachusetts and Payne Of Ohio
the latter stating that his report although a
minority one, represents l72 electoral votes,
while the majority report represented ~ cleo
torai votes.
JOHNSON of Maryland, enquircd how many
OF the electoral votes represented by the ma
Jorlty reports can be depended upon for the
democratic nominee. daughter and applause. J
Mr.. PAYNE could not say, nor could he speak
for Maryland which goes with the majority.
lie Offered his platform as substitute tor the
whole, and the Massachusetts delegates pro-
posed another set.
The reports having been presented, Mr..
Avery addressed the convention claiming that
he represented the several democratic states OF
the Union. He alluded to the tact that MeXi.
GO and Cuba would inevitably with. Central
2 America, form part OF the Union, and with
popular Sovereignty doctrine as proclaimed in
the minority report, no Shareholder would
dare enter any of this new territory with his
slaves. 1t was said northern men did not like
to be thrown into association with slavehOid.
ers, and he appealed to gentlemen to correct
lpf 4rpnr md ia In. IA hat La.
democratic party Of the north entertain no
such sentiments There is distrust among the
masses OF the people OF their northern allies.
owe sympathiSe with you when you are call
ed douglltaces at the north and we ask YOU
to give us evidence that our sympathy is well
placed"
Mr. Payne of Ohio addressed the conven-
ton in behalf of the minority report. He did
not desire any personal victory, but those he
represented believed that in the harmonious
settlement OF these difficulties depends the cX
istence of the democratic party, and the pros
perity and perpetuity OF the Union. The de-
mocracy of the north have stood by the south
in good faith. There never had been but
one construction put upon the slavery clauses
of the Cincinnati platform, and he challenged
any man to show that it ever had been differ
emily construed, even on the floor OF Congress.
Mr.. Payne read the opinions of Secretary Tou
cey and Vice President Breckenridge against
any measure to legslate slavery into the terri
tories, and that the people Of each territory
shall settle the matter for themselves, and be
admitted into the Union, with or without
slavery, as they may determine, and said he
could show that every distinguished gentle
man since 1850 has planted himself on the
squatter sovereignty platform of non-ntcrven-
ton by Congress. He quoted also from Hun
ter, TO0mbs, Mason, and other southern dem
ocratic statesmen, maintaining the same ground
OF n0n-interVentiOn, and concluded by saying:
owe cannot recede from this doctrine without
personal dishonor, and, so help us God, we
never will abandon this principle. lSensa-
tion.) Ii the majority report is adopted you
cannot expect one northern electoral vote nor
one sympatlizing member Of Congress from
the free states"
The following resolution of Mr.. Cochrane of
New York was just circulated, which he pro
posed to offer as Il substitute for all other prop
0SitionS in addition to the Cincinnati plat
form -
Resolved, That the several states Of the
Union are, under the constitution, equal, and
that the people thereof are entitled to free and
undisturbed possession and enjoyment Of their
rights Of person and property in the common
territories, and any attempt by Congress or
the territorial legislature to annul or abrdge or
discriminate against any such equality or
rights would be unwise in policy and repug-
nant to the constitution, and that it is the duty
of the federal government, whenever such
rights are violated, to afford necessary proper
and constitutional remedies for such viola
tons"
Payne's concluding appeal to the south was
very powerful, and was listened TO with great
attention. He urged them not To destroy the
democratic party for mere abstraction.
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, who reported
the Cincinnati platform pure and simple, ad'
dressed the convention, in view OF his posi-
ton and his inability to agree with either mi
noritv or majority. The clause relating to the
protection OF slave property and ON the seas,
he cautioned them, would be regarded by their
opponents as an attempt to reopen the slave
trade. Mr. Butler, in abiding to the remarks
OF johnson OF Maryland, with regard to the
states now democratic, said it was like kettle
calling pct black.
Johnson replied that Maryland had never
countlnauced and encouraged resistance TO the
fugitive slave law, and had maintained her ma
tional position in the Union.
Butler would say that Massachusetts had
never been uader Il rule that prevented man
from voting his sentiments from fear of blud
ge0n or bullet. Loud and prolonged applause.
johnson desired TO reply, but Butler would
not yield, saying, however, he did not blame
the democratic party for this condition Of at
fairs. He knew they did all they could to re-
sist it. Butler concluded with an appeal TO
them to let well enough alone, and the con
vention took a recess until four o'clock
The convention met at p. NJ.
Mr. Bayard of Delaware presented another
series OF resolutions, as follows The hrst al
firms the Cincinnati platform the second de-
clares that territorial governments are provls
ional and temporary, and that during their eN'
istence all citizens Of the United States have
equal right to settle i'll the territories without
their rights Of either person or property beng
destroyed or impaired by congressional or ter
rltorial legislation the third declares it is the
duty of the government to protect the rights
of persons or property on the high seas, i'll ter
ritories. or wherever else its constitutional au'
fhnrtv extends: the fourth declares that when
settlers in territories have adequate population
IN form a state constitution, the right OF sOver-
eighty commences, and being consummated by
their admission into the Union, they stand
upon equal footing with citizens of other
states and that state thus organized is to
admitted into the Union, slavery or no slavery
Mr.. Barksdale OF Mississippi proceeded with
violent but eloquent southern speech ne
declared that when the democratic party dles
the constitution will die with it that if the
party failed in its duty now 1t would be more
dead than if defeated at the polls
Governor King of Missouri, addressed the
convention in favor Of harmony and concllla'
ton. Delegates came here instructed to 40
the best that could be done for the democratic
party. The majority report has the sting OF
death in it. He would vote for the minority
report as a substitute. All the people want is
the Cincinnati platform, without any tail to 1t.
He spoke of black republicans as men VINO are
about as sharp as men usually get, and SAID