Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-04-29
EDITORIAL ooHuESFOvDENoE'

EDITORIAL CDHm
CHARLESTON, April 26, 1850.
EDrroRs APFEAL: TIE contest between The
New York delegations has been settled, BY
receiving the Csgger delegation, who were
appofn.ed (as appears from the majority re-
port O. the committes on orsdsntsls) under
REGULAR parry usage. There was a minority
report made bF Nr. Brooks, Of Alabama, the
purpsrt and intent Of which was to admit one
half NJ each delegation, whiei report proposed
10 IssFe Il with TIE deisgItioas 10 select their
representatives. The object contemplated by
the minority was las stated bytaem,) TO heal
the dissensious that exis si among the New
York Democracy. and 10 effect a reconciIia-
tfon, 80 that be nomin-e Of this convention
would eommsnd the support OF every wing o.
DE party in that STATE. II this had besn
believed to Be the O6je=t Of the minority, their
report would have been received, and tia; Of
the msi1ry rejected but circumstances lea
She suspicious Of The couvsution behind tie
face Of The minority report, and induced then
10 reject It BY an overwhelming vote. The
division IN fhs committee vas -twenty-three
for the rsgular jeiesatrs. and seven agsins
them. ne fart that tie intention Of the
Csggsr delegates was and is 10 vote Tor Doug
Iss, To- the event Of their a mission, caused al
the delay and trouble Alabama, Mississippi
and Texas took the lead On opposing the
minority report. Considerable excitement
prevailed during the discussion OF the rersp-
tioa and adoption Of the reports.
Tie committee on resolutions viii report
this morning up'n the assembling o. The con
T~snti1u, and under a resolution passed b. the
COW ution. cache delegate will Be furnished
with q printed copy before it is read. The
discus ioR on the resolutions viii be greatly
cu-tsiIsd by a reso'u'ion which was adopted,
that no uenbsr shall Be- allowed 10 SPEAK bu.
fifteen minutes on any question. And here
let ne say, shat The anticipated troubles in
reference to ths platform, have nearly an
p7ssed away, and the conservative men Of tie
convention, ard Of ihs entire Union, have
ample reason 70 hope To- q restoration Of har-.
m1nv -and the institution Of an "era o.
rood feeIrgs Ala ling delegate from tbs
North said in convention that he came to The
CONVENTION 70 sl-er the Pls form if THE South 90
desired. which declaration acted az Oh upon De
waves Or perry strife. Nothing that ssvo-s
q uTtraism will be found IN the rlstforn ;
hut everything wifi be in Il which viii tend 20
parslize lie ain Of sectonalism, and give
more pe-mansncy 10 the national element in
our party. TIE impression here in references
% the nomination still continues in favor OF
Douglas; ard the irrepressibls opposition 90
I'LL e. anuhn-u nuH
Mississippi; BIT al must admit that
the Delegates from those States con
time to preserve their reputation for
naulinsss % tongue and courtesy o. design
nent. Mr. Barry, Of Mississippi commanded
tire admiration Of lie whole convention By the
manifestation Of a high sense OF homer. and
the exercise o. great siriIity toward NJ.
NcCook, f Ohio, and other gentlemen during
the excl susnt on he adoption Of the report
Of the Cimmittse on Credsatisls.
The convention 6uriagisseuion this morn
inz " principally snragrd On receiving resp
lutions from TIE several States, Of vhieh there
were a large nunber and almost endless varis-
II. SIN tie most OF tbem had rsfrrenest 70 the
slavery question, and al Of dis class looked
Aho'fionism full IN the face and pls5csd all.
the Constitutional powers o. TIE Federal Gov
eminent 20 protect The rights Of tbe States IS
sell as the personal and property rights o.
our c1mmon country These resolutions were
confined 10 no section, INT came from the
North, s,u.h. East and Wet Any one CT
then would f-nish ample protection 70 the
people o. the South.
Tie T~lstform has rot come from thr con-.
nftse. V was looked for in some shape this
morning, but ] suppose was not reported oW-
irE e z diversity Of opinion which is said to
prevail iH the conmlttse. L is understood
thai several repors viii Be- presented, and The
general impression, and 7 believe, desire Of the
convention is &c .sdopi The Cincinnati platform
with an sddtioasI article fn nur creed s5op-
tng and sssn7ing bT fhe Dre' Scott decision.
Ian inclined 70 th X that al the tnoube
wi0 occur on the -dopfion Of tn platform. and
sfgr that shall have been passed the Utmost
hs-monv WIZ prevail t~hrcugbout the doiibeTa-
ti1us - fhis body.
T. g. sid thar View York. being rrqfirei 80
woe a. a unit. FilI east On the frst ballot hcr
whole sTFng b FOR Douglas, and, f~urthrrmore,
that W. % -hP Grst ballot Ee' a vote reach
ing or sppr0Eimsti1z a maisntT. Wben De-
shall receive = majority, 7 feel carf5ent tia.
it viii Be- iifruit, II not Impossible, 70 rre-
vent his nemi1ationb by an orershelming vote
ID.