Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-05-03

o'clock and he would make that motion. Cries Of
No. no.')
Mr.. SMALLY, Of Vermont, stated that the COM J
nittee was ready t0-report
Mr.. AVERY, of North Carolina Mr.. President, {
beg leave OF behalf Of the committee on Resolu- |
lions to make report and will take occasion to
avail myself Of the opportunity before reading It,
to make a single remark
These resolutions meet the appreciation Of ma
iority Of the States represented upon that commit
tee win state further, that the committee under
stood that this report embodies in substance the
Bayard resolutions and in substance the resolutions
of the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Ar. Bigler)
and in substance the resolutions offered by the gen
tleman from New York (Mr. Cochrane), being modi-
fed in such shape the committee think viii meet
the appreciation of the Convention. (Applause)
ReolBed, That TIE platform adopted By the Democratic
party Cincinnati be affirmed, With the following exp
resolutions;
Congress- provisional and temporary and during ie
existence, all citizens Of the United States have an equal Ig
settle With her property in the Territory without their rights
eane q Po ar q rs P,G5J' le s
Second the duty Of the Federal 0ogernment N
all departments protect whsa the rights
persons and property in the Territories and wherever else us
Third That when the settlers in Territory having ade
quae population form State Constitution, the right d soys
eighty commences, and being communities by admission ante
the Union they stand equal footing with re people o. m
other States and the State thus organized ought e
Federal Union whether its Constitution prohibits or
recognizes the institution Of slavery. 80, 49,.
QUESTION Of Cuba, such terms shall be hon
orabe ourselves and just to spain at the earliest practicable
FiTi That the enacmens Of STATE Legislatures defeat
faithful execution Of the Fugitive slave Law are hostile IN
character subyerve Of the Constitution and revolutionary IN
ST. ha the Democracy OF the United States recognize it
imperative duty OF this Government protect The
citizen all his rights whether home or in foreign ano'
of the greatest necessities Of the age in Po
cal, commercial postal and military point Of view Is $780,
communication between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts An
BISa THAT the Democratic party do hereby pledge them
passage
Of some b the extent Of the constitutional anthony ~
Congress for construction Pacific Rsiroad from t1e
Mississippi River to the Pacific the earliest prac'0e
moment.
It Is proper Mr. President thatI should state thar
the Bayard resolutions have been amended hrst Oy
inserting in the first resolution, after the word set
tie" the words with their property by insert
ing in the second resolution after the words red
eral Government" the words =" IN all It's depart
ments !" after the word protect, the words WIeh
necessary :" by striking out in the same resolu-
| ton the words on the high seas as they seem to
have led some to misapprehenslon IN regard 70 the
views entertained by the committee IN inserting that
/ amendment In the resolution relating 70 pOstal
! and military road to California, the words TO the
extent of the constitutional authority OF congress
! are inserted after the word bill"
would further state that the second resolution IS
amended in this particular As originally drafted II
read 1.-THE rights of persons and property on the hgh
seas in the Territories wherever else It's coDsttu
| tutional authority extends" The committee have
stricken out the words high seas, and after the
! word TERRITORY" they have stricken out the word
cor" so that the resolution now reads
- That it is the duty of the Federal Govern
ment in all its departments to protect when necessa-
~ the rights of persons AMI property IN the Terri
tories and wherever else its constitutional authority
! extends"
Mr. President l have on behalf Of the commit
! tee one or two further remarks to make, ana L
| make them addressing myself to our Northern
| brethren here assembled. i ask them to bear III
mind that at the adoption Of the Federal Consutu-
ton there was no such doctrine as popular soyer-
eighty At the period of the adoption Of the Const-
tuition there were Notwithstanding States IN this
Union and only one free State. Tennessee and ken
| lucky. Alabama and Mississippi were Territories.
YOu will remember that the slaves of the Northern
States were sold to the Southern people, ana were
carried by your people to the Territories OF Ten
uessee Kentucky, Alabama, and Mississippi You
will bear in mind that your slaves were sold to
Southern men, and carried to the Territories now
CONFUSING States and that the descendants OF those
slaves which your people sold to the people OF those
Territories are now culuvating the cotton which
Is snun at the North. | ask you to bear IN mind
when YOU come to denounce Alabama and Mlssls-
srDi the strongest cotton slavehOlding States, for
the excitement they manifest upon TINS suOyec"
tha5 these States have been settled by slaves from
States north of Mason and DiXOns line that your
slaves were sold and have been carried to the MID
die and Southwestern States Our Northern friends,
therefore should not complain II there Is some htte
excitement on the part of friends IN those states
if the effort should now be made to apply to them
doctrine which would not apply at the origin OF gov
| ernment when they were Territories.
| Mr. STEVENS, of Oregon Mr.. President, It be-
came my duty as member of the Committee on
resolutions in the exercise Of the honest convic-
lions of nv Judgment, &c concur in the report OF
the majority. l have obtained the floor IN order to
present very briefly few thoughts On the reso-
luton relative to the rights Of persons ana prop
erty in the Territories Of the Union. WOuu
| state that these resolutions meet with my hear
| tv concurrence. We Contederacy OF equal
States and It does appear TO me that the great
Democratic family should agree that these states
should each have the same rlghtto sete IN the Ier
rtOries.
Mr.. AVERY. Ny friend from Oregon interrupted
| me | supposed for explanation.
The PRESIDENT The gentleman from North
! Carolina has the floor as he only yielded II 10
the gentleman from Oregon for the purpose OF an
| explanation.
Nr. STEVENS. [ will respectfully ask the gentle
man from North Carolina TO allow me few MIN
utes to present the thoughts desire
! Mr. AVERY. desire simply to say one WORD
f,,Tfbp4. and then Will Weld the floor TO the gen
tleman. [ simply desire to remark that IN what
said in reference to Alabama and Mississippi II was
in no sense to take up their cause but standing DC
! tween the Northern States and the Southwestern
States, thought might come forward IN thelf De
half and ask our Northern brethren to look at inc
action Of the past and trace the history OF ou'
fathers with the course we now intend 10 pursue.
Mr.. STEVENS, Of Oregon was proceeding win his
]
A DELEGATE inquired what was the question
| before the Convention.
The PRESIDENT. The question is now upon tn
resolutions offered by the gentleman from Nortl
Carolina. being the report OF the majority OF lh
Committee on Resolutions.
Mr.. SANUELS Of Iowa. I rise for the purpos
of stating that have been depu:ed by the minority
of the Committee to offer minority report Tor TN
consideration of this Convention, which report
will present at any time that suits the pleasure o
! the Convention. (Cries of 'nOW." now
The PRESIDENT. The Chair begs leave to stat
| that the gentleman from North Carolina haVln'
taken his seat that the gentleman from Oregon onl.
| is entitled 70 the floor.
A DELEGATE. 1 rise to question Of order
that the gentleman from Oregon cannot discuss thes
questions until the whole question Is before the Con
ventiOn. - ",
! Carolina had Welded the floor before he hid spoH
fine second time, and it had been assigned to TIT
gentleman from Oregon.
The PRESIDENT suggested to the gentleman from
Oregon that he suspend his remarks for the pres
ont in order that the reports of the minority nigh
he read. as the Convention were somewhat lmpatl
| Cnt to hear them. -
Mr. STEVENS. of Massachusetts,. l wish to in
miro whether it is the intention of the gentleman
from Oregon. after finishing his remarks to NOV
! the DreviOus question. (Cries Of order, order.)
Mr.. AVERY. of North Carolina. l will say Il
the gentleman from Massachusetts, that there Is NJ
purDose upon my part or that Of any other persol
! connected WIZ lnG uldJUElI1 ISpOAl, "
1,1ovious ouestion until every man shall have sal,
what he desires to say upon this subject. My rea
SON for making this statement is that thought iron
the intimatOG Of the gentleman, he was OF the opm
ion that there was some understanding OetWeel
members of the Committee, that the previous cues
ton should be moved | regret that we SHOULD
have been suspected Of any such Intention ana
yyould saw TO the gentleman, that 1t was understood
in Committee that all the reports should be pre-
scented and thea the House might make such deter
mIpation ofthem as they chose.
Mr. STEVENS expressed himself satisfied witt
the explanation.
? Mr. BUTLER of Massachusetts, 1 desire to sa,
} that have a report to offer from the minority 0
the Committee, which am instructed to present
and TO move its substitution an amendment, 10
the reporte OF the gentleman from Iowa (ir. SAM
UELS5 who represents the larger minority OF tn
Committee.
have also the happiness to state that have al
addition to my thirty-two companions of yesterday
AT such time as it will suit the pleasure Of rh
Convention l will offer my amendment, which IS tn,
81 and rrnfIn { An