The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-27

THE DRED SCOTT DECISION.

THE DRED SCOTT DECISION
CHARLESTON, April 2G.-The Convention re- as
/ sembed at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Fitzhugh, of Virginia, presented series of
resolutions in favor of the enforcement of the fugi-
tive slave law, which referred to the Commit
| tee on the Platform.
Mr.. Hughes, of Pennsylvania, presented reso-
luton recognizing the fact that while the Govern
ment has power to protect slave property in the
Territories, it should provide power to its officers
to enforce existing laws, and protect existing rights.
| This also was referred to the Committee on the
| Platform.
| The Committee on the Platform are still out, and
it is said they are wholly unable to agree-that
three separate platforms will be presented.
Mr.; Brown, of Pennsylvania, presented resolu-
tion declaring that emigrants to the Territories,
carrying with them slave property, entitled to
| protection to such property.
Mr.. Walker, of Mississippi, offered an amend
ment declaring it to be the duty of Government to
afford legal protection to all classes of property,
| slave or otherwise, in the Territories or on the
high seas. The amendment being accepted, both
| were referred to the Committee the Platform.
The Tennessee platform was then read and referred.
A dozen resolutions, with regard to
slaves in the Territories, were presented from va
| rious delegates and referred as above.
| A number of resolutions relative to railroads to
| the Pacific were also presented and referred
| Mr.. Seward, of Georgia, presented resolution
on the rights of Shareholders, describing suitable
| platform, and declaring James Guthrie as the
proper man to nominate for the Presidency.
A resolution on the tariff being presented Isaiah
| Rynders proposed an amendment to include Mon
| ongahela whiskev in the articles to be protected.
| Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, hoped the Convention
| would not be made to appear ridiculous before the
| country by these resolutions, and that they be re-
! ferred without reading.
| Mr.. Rynders said he desired by his amendment
to put stop to them, and had succeeded
The subject referred to the Committee.
| The following resolution, presented By Louisi-
ana delegate, is said to come from Senator Slidel:
oTraJT Thotfb hnln IN thp
States property and not to individual citizens
thereof That the Federal Constitution recognizes proper
ty in slaves and such the thereof is entitled to
carry his slaves into any Territory of the United States
and hold them there as property And in case the peo
pie of the Territories by indication of unriendy egiSa
ton or otherwise hoad endanger the tenure of such
property discriminate against it by Withholding that
protection given to other descriptions of property in the
Territories, it is the duty Of the General Government to
nterpose by active eXerton of its Constitutional
ers to secure the rights of Shareholders
The resolution referred.
| The Convention then, at quarter to II O'Clock,
| adjourned to o'clock, P M.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Convention met again at o'clock, but the
| Committee on the Platform still not ready to
! report.
| Mr.. Sales, of Rhode Island, offered resolution
| instructng the Committee on the Platform with
the following additional resolutions:
Resolved That recognize to the fullest extent the
principle that preserve the Union the equality of the
States must be maintained the decision Of the Courts
and that every branch of the Federal Govern
shall all its the
protection of persons and property both in the States
and the Territories
An exciting scene arose on the presentation of
this resolution, and it finally ruled out of
| der, as coming under the platform rule, and
decided that it must be referred to that Commit
| tee.
Several other resolutions were offered, and it
was repeatedly asserted that the Platform Com
mttee would be unable to report at all.
| A resolution was then offered, inslructing them
to report what progress they had made at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, pending which the Conven-
| tiOn adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The excitement is evidently increasing.
SECOND DISPATCH.
| CHARLESTON, April 2G-7 P. M.-There is ia great
sectional excitement among the delegates tonight.
The delegates from the Southern Cotton States are
! rampant and threaten to withdraw from the Con-
venton and nominate jeff. Davis and Fernando
! Wood if the platform adopted does not repudiate
| Suuatter Sovereigntv.
Mr.. Douglas has telegraphed to his friends here
| to accept the Cincinnati platform and the Dred
Scott decision but not to go one step beyond this.
The Committee on the Platform met again at I
| o'clock this evening. Each member is instructed
| by his delegation
| IL is said that Mississippi Texas Louisiana
| Florida and Alabama will leave the Convention
| in case of a ''hare up, and probably Georgia and
| South Carolina.
Tomorrow will doubtless be an exciting day
| Mr.. Yancey is evidently prepared for great strug
| gle. and the "fre-eaters' generally in great
| excitement.
From the Special Despatch of the Philadelphia Press
CHARLESTON, April 25.-The contest for the NOM
natiOn is rapidly narrowing down between
Douglas and Guthrie. Breckinridgeis considered out
of the ring The friends of Douglas consider that he
will certainly receive hundred and thirty votes
on the first ballot, and possibly majority. 1t is
believed there will be large number OF ballots be-
| fore nomination is made.
The Southern extremists, who have been threat
ening they would bolt if the platform not
ceptable to them, are disposed to think the
Doug men desire them to do so, and will there
fore not withdraw, matter how Objectionable the
platform NAV be. Even the Alabama delegates, it
is said, will not obey their positive instructions to
withdraw if slave-code plank is not inserted.
When the ballottings commence, the friends of
Douglas expect to gain steadily, looking for addi-
tional strength from Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee,
North Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, and Missouri.
! They pursuing judicious and cOnciliatory
| course throughout
SECOND DESPATCH.
| Tonight the Douglas men claim that they have
J gradually been drawing nearer and nearer to a
/ final victory. Their opponents, however, contend
that the large vote thrown in favor of the admission
of the Cagger delegation from New York shows
that it has been deceiving some of the candidates,
and cannot, therefore, be relied on for Douglas.
! 1t is believed, however, to consist of forty of his
friends and thirty of his opponents, and that this
majority will secure its vote as a unit in his ia
vor. Guthrie has number of active friends in
the delegation, and they are hard at work.
! Notwithstanding the general current in favor of
|
gard his nomination certain, for the most favor
| able estimates made only count one hundred and
ninety-seven votes in his favor, which not sut-
cient to nominate him unless Alabama wthdraws
| from the Convention. There are indications, how
ever, that if his vote largely exceeds a majority,
his opponents will acquiesce in his nomination.
The friends of Douglas will agree to endorse
| the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred
| Scott case, but will never yield up the principle
| of Popular Sovereignty. The South had ma
jority of two in the Committee on Platform, be
cause California and Oregon united with them, but
Popular Sovereignty will finally triumph in the
| Convention.
If the Alabama delegation withdraws, the Dou-
gas connected with it protest they will arise
| in their seats and declare that he carry the
State by as large majority as any other man who
| can be nominated.
I From the Special Despatch Of the N. T TriJane
CHARLESTON, April 25, 1860-Leading Douglas
| men willing to make almost any concession for
| the nomination, but the rural districts in Ohio and
| elsewhere resist the Slave Code as more than they
can carry. Several delegations had conference
to that point last night and to-day, with little
| harmony.
The candidates are submerged for the moment in
| the struggle the platform, which is to shape
the contest. Ultimately, if the South gets all that
! is asked, she may magnanmously yield what is
| left.
The Douglas men, since the accession of strength
from the contested States, declare their purpose to
vote the platform down if offensive, and re-atirm
the Cincinnati Platform. They desire the extreme
| North to recede
From Special Despatch of Philadslphia Inqs1rerl
| CHARLESTON, April 25-Mdnight.-The Douglas
men had a very bosterous meeting tonight in
| front of the Mills House. Several speeches were
| made. His friends are very sanguine. A large
crowd of outsiders waited upon the New York
| delegation after the adjournment of the Conven-
| ton this evening, for the purpose of influencing
them in favor Of Douglas. Much anxiety is mani
| tested to know how New York will cast her vote,
as she is instructed to vote unit. Douglas
| claims New York. If the South stands firm, Doug
| las nomination is impossible. The general talk is
| that if he should be nominated, Mississippi Ala
| bama Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and probably,
! South Carolina will repudiate the nomination On
| the other hand, Douglas threatens if he be not
nominated that several Northern States will leave
the Convention Little attention, however, is paid
| to this threat, as of these States could give
| electoral votes for the Democratic party, whether
| Douglas was nominated or not.
From Special Despatch Of NeD York Herald.l
| CHARLESTON, April 25th.-lt is asserted by Dick
inson's friends on the delegation that they have
secured majority for him, and will give him
! the vote of New York, which must be cast a
unit. This unit arrangement was made by the
Albany Regency to give them the control of the
/ whole thirty-five votes; but it is turned
against them. The two strongest men now appear
| to be Dickinson and Douglas, and the probability
| is that one of them will be nominated. The North
ern delegations will, perhaps, be induced to take
Dickinson in preference to Douglas, to prevent the
contemplated bolt of the South; but if the South
| bolt on the platform, which is probable enough,
| then Douglas will have the best chance. New
| York holds the balance of power, and whenever 1t