The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

, sired to say that circDmstances have arisen
. which make il doubtful in the minds Of the
delegation whether they can consent to con.
tinue with this body. They had come here
to nominate q candidate acceptable to all the
Union. This appeared now to be doubtful
} In view of the process OF disintegration
J which had been going on, they did not wish
to retire from the convention on any techni.
cal grounds, but did not wish to participate
In making new motions, for . candidate not
acceptable to oil parts of the Union. They
were not yet prepared to withdraw from the
convention, but asked leave to retire for
consultation. Leave was granted.
At this point the Soule delegation from
Louisiana, entered the Hall amid applause,
and took seats.
Johnson, of Maryland, on the part OF six
delegates from Maryland, did not desire to
act with convention that preferred a man
to principle. loud cries Of "Order.O-I
States had been disfranchised by the adop-
tion of the unit rule, till il becomes uncon.
sistent with honor to remain. Cherishing,
with warm remembrances, the good deeds
the Democracy had done for the South, they
bid them farewell with regret.
Glass, Of Va, had not agreed with his col.
leagues in their secession, but desired, nev.
ertheless, to decline further action with the
convention without joining any seeding
body.
Jones, of Tenn, followed, chsrging that
while the South had originally intended to
bolt on the platform, they had no sooner
gone out than they offered to unite on con
didate, provided one man was not nominated;
so it was no fight for principle, but a pro-
spective fight against an individual. He
boasted in the course of his remarks that he
had been Democrat from the time he drew
milk from his mothers breast. Laughter.
He should never desert the Democratic par.
ty.
A. Smith, OF California took the foor.-
While he could not say his Democracy dated
back 10 n time Of which he had no recollec.
, lion, he could boast that it was as pure as
the canopy of heaven. California stood
here with q bleeding heart to see the down.
fall of the Democratic party. Loud laugh
ter. Yes, he repeated, the downfall of the
X Democratic party, for it had been stabbed
by an assassin now grinning on this floor.
j. Loud cries of order and much excitement
o during which Smith continued standing on
l. q settee, from which he was speaking
"
the Hall, and Smith, with his arms folded
" stood surveying them and sneering contemp.
?, tuously.
'f After much confusion the President stated
that the remarks OF the gentleman were
@ only made by the indulgence of the conven
d tion, and the Chair hoped he would proceed
l. in order.
e Smith, when silence was restored, sud il
o was the most extraordinary thing possible
l. that every delegate should undertake to die.
tate to him how he should speak. He
d should express himself as he thought proper,
2 and while he was no brogadocio he desired
n to say in all seriousness that any person
I who might object to what he should say,
knew well his remedy. He did not know
: what was the use of language if it was not
used plainly, unless it should only be, as
s some writer had expressed it TO conceal
what person means. For himself he was
: in the habit Of using it to express his ideas.
II he spoke of the company in the boxes, he
should coll them the fair sex if he spoke Of
The gas lamps, he should call them by their
names. He was accustomed to use lam
guage such as he thought appropriate to the
thing spoken of.
This convention had properly been held
in Theatre, and the comedy of errors in the
performance in which it he'd been engaged
would end in tragedy Of blood. This &C
ting of an irregular Convention derisive
! laughter] he said, irregular Convention. be.
cause every Issue that had been carried by
a rule which one of the Illinois delegation
had confessed to him was trick. Cries
Of order
Taylor Of Rhode Island, rose to point OF
order.
The gentleman who is speaking by the
indulgence Of the convention had no right
to indulge in offensive remarks. Gap
plause.)
! Merrick desired to know the name Of the
delegate from Illinois against whom the
charge had been made by the delegates from
/ Caliornia,
Smth-We shall get that in time.
Merrick-I demand to know his name
now.
There was great excitement and confus.
ion, during which Smith endeavored to peak.
He kept the floor, however, and gave more
offensive language in manner, as the con-
vention refused TO hear.
The President, after ropping for order,
requested Smith TO proceed in order.
Claribone Of Mane-If the President OF
the convention will not protect US from the !
insult of this delegate, desire that he shall
not prevent US from holding him 10 account
ourselves. Loud Appluuse.]
Merrick appealed to all parties to remem.
Der that they were in a National Conven-
lion, and in the presence of ladies'. He
hoped all would preserve order and decorum.
The gentleman from California has made
charge Of personal character against the
whole delegation from Illinois. I desire
he should name the individual delegate here
in order that he may take all the RESPONSE
bility on himself.
Smith attempted to speak but was inter.
rupted by loud cries of order.
Iowa hoped the gentleman would be per-
mtted to proceed in order.
Smith, intend to be heard. must say
that the convention is acting like a sick I
child, who shows great reluctance to take '
pbysic. He repeated that the resolutions v
known as the unit rule, which has been ad-
opted by the convention, has been designed J
to him by an Illinois delegate as an in terna. !
tional designed trick and fraud upon the
convention. Loud cries of "order." snG 7
much indignant excitement. Q
The President called Smith to order G
The words he was speaking was out of the c
convention was extended to the speaker as
a courtesy. !
Another point Of order was that the gen. c
tleman's allotted time had expired. n
A. Smith-But have been interrupte d '
and will not allow that to be deducted