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I ~THE r IND EP 3 NIENT PRESS.
THE DEMooRATscc coNyEsrIon,,

4 Met in Columbia. en- Monday, the 10th inst
in,tlre Hall of The House of Represent tatives.
On Motion of Hon. B. F. Perry, fCol. B. Il
Wilson. of Gsorgetown, Wascaiied 10 the Chai
and Henry BGist Esq. of Charleston sppointe,
'on motion of T. -Y.Ssimons, Esq..,a Commit
Etee OF two from each Congressional Di,tfic
i was appointed to nominate the permanent off
GERS q The Convention, and report Foies for IT
Alter .sonsulta,ion the Committee submitted
Tie following nominations. which were mani
mously confirmed.
! PREsIDESr-HON. J. l.. ORR.
;, VICE PRLslDENrs-M.ssrs Cannon, G. N
Brown. ee'
', ShcRETARrEs-Messr.. Ramsy, Norwood, Nc.
Bee, Meetze, McAlastcr and Ryan.
On taking the Chair, the President made an
address to the Conventions congratulatine
them upon the large number present, and dwell
ling upon the propristy and duty Of the peo
PIE OF this State to meet tho delegates from Tho
| other States
IIs enIars ed upon the necessity of coopera
ting cordinlly with the, Democratic party, ir
order to dcfeut The Black Republicans Hi.
remarks were listened to with great attention
and received with applause.
MIR. Perrin 'ffered n resolution, which was
adopted. TINT n committee be appointed to rre
pare resolutions for the action Of the Conven
S' Ane oh'MihS COMPOSE that committee
Messrs. Perrin, Thompson, Farrow, PcttIcrew,
Pope Witherspoon, Charles Ryan, Bellinger
| McAIiley and Hampton.
This Commute reported the following resolu.
tions which were adopted:
Rcsotvcd. That, in the judgmentof this Con.
vention, the principles laid down in. the Balti.
more and Cincinnati platforms: by the Demo.
cratic party, are sound and maintainnJle, and
they are hereby rcatfrmed as the principles of
this Convention. -.
Rcsoircd. That this Convention recognizes
the right of the people of all the Territories!
acting through the legally and fairly, ,expressed
VIII OF majority of actual reaidehts, and
whenever the numper Of their inhabitants en-.
titles them to Federal representation, and not
before. 10 form Constitution with or,switfiont
domestic slavery, and be admitted iuto the
Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other States. That prior to the formation of
such Constitution. a Territorial Government
hnve not the power to abolish or exclude slave.
ry, either by direct or unfriendly legislation
Resolrcd, That this Convention approves of
the decision Of the Dred Scott caer, and the
principles therein enunciatcI by the Supreme
Court, and adopt it. together with the fore.
going resolutions. rs the platform of the Dem
oeratic party upon which we are willing to
stand. -.
Reso,rei. That If in the Judgment Of our
delegates TO the Charleston Convention they
should at any time deem it prudent TO present
the name of the Hon. Jas. l.. Orr as q nomi.
nee for the Presidency, It will meet our hearty
approval MS he has by his BRILLIANT career in
Congress- and steady adherence 10 the princi.
pies Of the States Rights Democratic school.
entitled himself to the warrest considerations
OF his countrymen. :
The following delegates to the Charleston
Convention were elected: se
State at Ldrge-Hon. James Simons alter.
nate. Col. II. Buist; Hon. B. III. Wilson, alter.
nate, Hon. Thos. E. Powe. Gen. S. McGowan,
alternate, Hon. G. Cannon; Col. r. b. Bowl.
ston, alternate, Col. 7. n. Dawkins. 80
First Congressional District y. II. Wither.
spoon, alternate, B. u. Townsend; E. W.
Charles. alternate. A. w. Belhea.
Second Congressional Diarict.-G. N. Rev
nolds, jr., alternate, w. S. Hastie; Thomas Y
Simmons. altrrnate. A. A. Allemong.
= Third Congressional DistrieL-Hon. James.
Patterson, alternate. j. A. Bellinger; Col. B.
L. Brown, alternate, p. X. Molony.
Fourth Congressional District-Col. A. Sim.
kins, altern: t., j. A. Mctts l.. Bovzcr, alter
nate. Col b. u. Ilcrndon. ~s.r
Fifth Congressional District-Ion. B. F.
Perry, alternate, Gen. O. F. Edwards; Col. J.
J.. Reed. alternate, j. L. Shanklin.
Sizth Congressional District.-IIon. John S.
Preston, alternate, Samuel Ramey.