The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-25
TIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
AT FRONT STREET THEATRE.
SIXTH DAY.
THE CONVENTION DIVIDED
FURTaER EssToN.
THE PRESIDENT TiCATES THE CHAIR.
GREAT CONFUSION.
BALLOTS FOR THE PRESIDENCY,
STEPHEN a. DOUGLAS
NOMINATED BY RESOLUTION
Thu IRO-THIBN RULE RESCINDED.
Major FiTZP PATRICK
NOMINATED FOR VICE PRESIDENT
ANOTHER PLANK IN THE PLATFORM.
Letter from Douglas.
ANIECEDENTS OF THE CANDIDATES
THU IWO-THIRDS RULE RESCINDID.
s e TOR FfTZ PATRICK
ANTECEDENTS or THE CANDIDATES
& C., &c, &C, &c.


DC, &C., &c, &c.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment at te
o'clock NJ, and called to order by the Presiden
at % minutes past ten O'Clock.
Prayer was then offered by the Rev. DIR. CUMMINs a
follows:
PRAYER.
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who aon
canst order the unruy wills and affections of snfu
men, grant unto these Thy servants wisdom from OF
hgh that they may both perceive and know what thing
they ought do and may Thy grace and power then
to fulfil the through Jesus Christ Lord Direc
them, Lord in all their dongs, with Thy gracious
favor and further them with Thy continual help, that il
all their works, begun, continued and ended, they may
glorfy Thy holy Name; and finally, be Thou mercifu
and lead them t everlasting life
God, Thou who art the lover of peace and concord
who alone maketh men to be of one mind in house. W.
beseech Thee be present with these Thy
bcd in this Con venon saving them all errors
norance, pride and prejudice directing and propering
their consultations to the advan emen of Thy glory thu
good of Thy church. the safety honor and welfare of Thy
people, that peace and happiness truth and justice rel
gion and pety may be established among for all gen
eratons; and to Thy holy Name Father Son and Hol,
Ghost shall be ascribed all the glory and foreve
Amen
Ar DODGE, of IowaI move to dispense with the read
ing of the journal of yesterday.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. GENNETT, Of Alabama desire to have the names
of the delegates from Alabama corrected upon the journal
and ask the Secretary to announce the which
were presented this morning.
The SECRETARY then read the list
Mr.. GARNETT-Thatis correct sir, and now wish to
announce on the part of delegation that have cho
Monroe for Vice President and De Witt Jon es
for Secretary on behalf of delegation.
The PREsDENT-The Secretary will enter the names.
THE POSITION OF KENTUCKY.
Mr.. Caldwell, of Kentucky-Mr. President after the
withdrawal of Kentucky delegation last evening,
held hurried consultation and under the circumstances
fastened back to the hall for the purpose of announcing
determination, but adjournment interviewed before
could succeed in getting the floor 1t proper should
state that after the meeting which had last evening
ahlSht having lntervened, and which necessarily
hurried consultation, there slight changes in
the opinions of some of delegation and it my duty
10 report TO the convention the determination at present
arrived at. The circumstances in which are placed
Mr. President, are exceedingly embarrassing, and we
have not, therefore, been enabled an entirely
harmonious conclusion The result is that nine the
Kentucky delegation remain in the Convention Zap.
p!auSe)
There ten of the delegates who withdraw from the
Convention The exact character Of their withdrawal
set forth in single paragraph with their append
ca snail desire before sit down. the clerk read that
statement There five others who for the pre-
sent TO suspend their connection with the of this
convention need not go into any reasons regarding
inns matter because from the remarks made last
ing our views will have been understood l will add
here that there may be misunderstanding, that my
sell am one OF those i've and we have signed short pa
per, which shall also ask the clerk to the Con
vention. In withdrawing rather in suspendng our
action with the Convention 1t is with the hope that there
yet may arise state of things that may our
action in this body, and with that view will claim
the right to retain our seats whilst action with the
Convention is suspended, and we will claim the right
cooperate with the Convention at any future period
in the view of the circumstances it should be expedent
ana proper III our judgment to do
Mr.. President, am requested by those who with
drew from the Convention and by those who suspe
their action is their wish that their in this
convention shall not be filled occup by any Others
and that shall claim the right their votes
DO not know that will desire to do it, do
know what will be the determination of the Convention
upon that question We desire simply TO enter pro-
test against the being by any others remaining
in the Convention by any others who may assume TO
fill our places. This action part, Mr.. President,
has been spoken of in spirit of anger but in deep
feeling of sorrow. We part reluctantly from the Conven-
-
and low desire to say, in the action which have
taken that they have avoided casting anywhere
IL not for the action of the representa-
tives of independent sovereign States. Casting
sure upon any one but deeming it duty of patriotism
take the have, will return to con.
sttuents lay the facts before them and by their Judgment
abide. There may under the existing circumstances
than Democratic candidate in the field. If So
each individual worker in the commonwealth of Kentucky
must act and determine for himself the attitude which
will occupy.
Not desiring the Convention longer it remains
simply for say that, having had the opportunity to
place in nomination before this Convention the disn
gushed and avore of Kentucky for the Presidency
beingactuated in withdrawal by circumstances that
compel think is duty retire the present
also deem my duty, in justice to that distinguished
patriotic and national Democrat, withdraw his name
from before the Convention for the Presidency, which
do.
The SECRETARY then read paper, signed by Mr..
Leach, Of kentucky, as follows:
MR. LEACu's CARD.
Hon. Caleb CaSba8g, President of the Con, eptiOn
The undersigned begs leave to state to the Conv
through you that the majority of this Convention while
three others partially represented leaving seven States
without Convention voted to reject the
regular Democra c delegations from the sovereign
of Alabama and Lousiana-o admit in this Con-
Yenton as members thereof pretended delegates from
kansas who were chosen accredited this
Venton by the democracy of that State and
Of the regular delegates from the 9Th Congressional dis
trct in and the Sth Congressional district
in Mssourhus disegarding all the established usages
of the Democratic party, violating every principle jus
tce and fairness and destroying the equality of the States
in their right to set their delegates represent
them in their Nation Conventions Since the Conven
on has by this extraordinary proceeding suppressed the
voice Of the Democracy of large portion most
able and certain Democratic States, in view of what
they regarded as an noerabe wrong ten ortwelve other
States have either withdrawn from refused longer
participate in the proceedioc of the Convention
While the undersigned depores the necessity which
impes him to the step he is about to take cannot re
frain from saying that it is useless to attempt disguise
the fact that this body can no longer be Ma
tional Convention of the Democratic party
Nearly twothrds of the thirty y-three States of the
Union unrepresened by the regularly author
lied delegates of those States
The undersigned attended this Con vention with deter.
minaon to abide the choice of the National Democ-
racy when made according to the established usages and
rules OF our National Convention and in this determine
tn he believes he represents Democracy of s State
bu since tls convention has ceased to maintain its
national character the undersigned cannot resist the
conviction that it is longer the Convention To which
he was accredited as delegate In view the forego
ing fact the undersigned as one of the Kentucky dele
gation feels constrained decline further parcipa.
on in the proceedings of this socalled Democratic Na
tonal Convention, intending by this movement to dc
nothing more than protest against committing eithe
himself his constituents against its
JAMES G. LEACH,
BALTIMORE, June 23, 1860.
Mr.. PAYNE, of 0ho-I move that the comm ncation be
referred back to the gentleman who offered an
insult to this body and, for member am not willing
to extend privilege to gentlemen which shall be thus
abused. say that this communication is insulting tC
this body, and give notice that as a member of hi.
body, will object to any communication that tends to
cast reflections upon the action of this body.
Delegate from Massachusetts to point of order
that the motion made blythe gentleman from Ohio
not in order.
The PREsDENT.-The Chair supposes that the acts in
which the Convention is engaged are acts done
either as pertaining oqueston OF privilege done
unanimous consent upon either of these hvpotbeses
the Chair presumes that the Convention has the power
either to receive refuse to receive any document which
may be rendered to it under these circumstances and
therefore, in submission to the hypothesis under
which all this debate has proceeded the Chair will rule
that the gentleman from Ohio Mr. Payne has right to
speak to the Convention the question whether
it will or will not receive this paper
Mr. kRUM, of Missouri hoped the gentleman from Ohio
would withdraw his objection loud cries of 'no.n)
Mr.. PAYNE.-l was willing to go far any one, in
courtesy to those gentleman who retire from
this Convention but the gentleman from Kentucky
nounced at ms purpose was to have two documents reat
by the Secretary; one signed by ten gentlemen and
another by five Now here was document of which ht
did not give notice
Mr. CALDWELL stated that the paper Just read had beer
handed to him while the floor ani he did not read i
before presenting it, although he did name among the
papers he offered
Mr. SAYLEs, of Rhode Island, trusted the motion o
the gentleman from Ohio would prevail. He wa
by the chairman of the delegation from Kentucky. HI
satisfied from the whole tone of his remarks befor
the Convention and from the udicous manner in whicl
he presented these papers to the Convention that the gen
teman from Kentucky (Mr. Caldwell would not hav
presented to the Convention the letter just read had h
first given his attention to reading it, He was desi
before other paper received from Kentucky
that that paper should be referred back the gentleman
who presented to the Convention He had seen thi
like this from school masters in lectures to children bu
here paper presented to the Convention which
only reflected upon the action of majority OF the Con
Eenuon but adirect and papabe insult to men VIII
had been admitted to upon this floor by over
npeu mat the papers might be Immediately separated
% tie other papers presented by the gentleman from
ihentueky and that by common consent the gentleman
nave leave to Withdraw IT,
Mr.. hRUM, of Missouri annoo,od - or ,I,r,o or f.on
NH" W ",huraw ms motion, He desired that all gentle
men VINO had participated the action of This
oh, anu VINO had felt it their duty AT anv stage tn with
Draw from its deliberations sbould have IN
PrtIese ~ ~ pns on tne record the grounds of thei
fend the action Of this Convention in r. ha, 10 ue
he wanted to have in his hands a record ~ n'
know the grounds upon which the gentlemen actd " n y
tone of that paper, its terms and language wera ~
argument against the action the pentl, '0i
Mr. RICHARDSON, of Illinois, hoped his fri and s q,
would allow the paper to be read and he had no dot
the Convention would give leave have the eommnn
cation which had been read the gentleman
The CHAIR stated that he thought it would be better
read the balance of the papers, and then the motion of
Payne could be attended to- but the gentleman from
insisted on his motion being put at once.
Mr.. LEACH, of Kentucky asked, ersonal privieg
to make brief reply to of the suggestions whic
had been made in regard the motion of the gentema
from Ohio He wanted it distn.y understood by ii
Convention that he intended insult disrespect
any who might differ from him in regard to his concl
in NTH hat