Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-07


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The HaDpy Family.
The Boiling invention at Charleston, which
was, par srecienee, the convention Of Demo
cratic ehivalry, adjourned on Friday, The
record Of It's dOings win be short, as was that
Of its larger nsighbOr The President made
an sfieoting speech just before the adjournment
-"noW he was with then. and then sgain he
was n't"-and, finally adopting the latter posi-
ton, he resigned his office, and left the hall
The unhappy delegates, after adopting reSoN
luton to meet again on the second Monday IN
June, followed the example of their predeees-
sors, and adjourned.
The Washington lettels of Saturday say that
the mass Of opinion, in relation to the adjourn
ment te Baltimore Of the Convention, though
carried mainly BY the friends Of Douglas to
save him from immediate defeat, has only put
off the evil day, and that the Convention on
rs-assembling it does re assemble, of which
some serious doubts are expressed-will in no
event make a nomination so entirely distasteful
b a large portion of the Democratic party
Douglas himself keeps a stifT upper lip, and is
far from abandoning ali hope BE will fight
desperately to secure the election in the South
em States Of delegates devoted TO himself,
from those Districts which have been left
unrepresented by the withdrawal Of the deles
gates.
"The scheme Is full Of danger, as il will IN
crease the enmity wi.h which the South now
regards him. The most conservative men Of
the North who have heretofore been friendly to
his pretsnsions, will now abandon him on the
score Of funavailability, and wall look around for
some one who will unite all factions Of the
party, and stand a fair chance Of success.
Democrats are now looking with good deal
OF anxiety 70 the result Of the Constitutional
Onion Convention, and will strive to turn
its action to their own benefit So you may
look out for some sharp political management
during the coming month, The Constitution
Of to-day boots at the idea that the Democracy
will longer suffer themselves to be distracted
by the ambitious intrigues Of one man, and in.
dieates that he must be thrown overheard"
The slavery Question in the NJ. E. Church.
Tho following are the positions of the vari-
ous Conferences now represented at tho Gene
raj Conference at Buffalo, on the question Of
alteration of the rule in relation to Slavery
The present discipline of the Church only for
bids the "buyiRg Gad selling" of men, women
and children, with the intention OF holding
them as slaves Under this rule portion of
the Church have claimed that the right to hold
slaves is not inconsistent with the discipline.
The different propositions were substantially as
follows
ia The Erie proposition asks for a change of
the rule so as to forbid slaps AOldig, or such an
interpretation declared upon the present rule,
as shall fully carry out this design.
The Providence proposition asks for such a
change as shall declare the "buying and selling
of men, women and children ,Oith The intention
10 saslans-sI-- iHnsnsistent with Christianity" i"
The Cincinnati proposition asks for change
IN favor of nOn-slaveholding with this addition,
that non-slaveholding shall not be considered a
condition ofmembership.
The vote on the propositions in tae various
Annual Conferences has been received and will
shortly be laid before the General Conference
1t is understood to stand as follows
FoR THE ERIE RULE.
Erie, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio,
upper lOwa' west "isoOnAin' "yO"ng'
RoA thh AoslD1N'N Wv ro-.
1ro.l I,.G 1ence, NGlsu TI: on'O' 4 4.ac1 nItoI,
Oneids
FoR THE CrNc1NN1Tt RUIZ
Cincinnati, Maine, New York,
Troy.
Strong Anti-sIavsry, but not expressing any
preference.
Detroit Kansas and Nebraska
No.,b1a.t e| 1ol4 fo5;s, L-5f.' ,a PS1r;s ''-''1'
Southeast Indiana, South Illinois,
The following Conferences voted against any
change of the rule but those in Italie are
strong anti slavery, and regard the present rule
as sufficient
Arkansas, Newark,
5alanore' 91,.l' Hew 0o Jersey
If- Iiinois Pittsburgh,
East Baltimore, Philsdel phis,
KsntiIeEy, Virginia,
missouri souri, Gs''esS. -.
SOne Ol 'he OOnlSr el0e' H1'o oHOOi's wv
or more of the propositions at different times ;
ostion while most Of those not endorsing
either passed radical resolutions on the SUBJ
ject, desiring to sever all connection with lave
holders.
-Four Conferences, viz: Delaware, Rock Riv-
or Wisoonqin saud Vermont have not been