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Two OF the eight delegates from this State dd nov Sc
al Charleston, and State Convention was ai.er
ever two bad been called the deegas to
which had been all appointed prior u the meeting the
hareson Convention and OF course without reie ence
conventions assumed the authority TO appoint dele
gates 70 the Baltimore Convention.
national mocracy called by advertising in the pa
pers published In the district and others out Of having
Whch w, unusual unanm.y Appointed four gentle
Of character and distinction 10 represent that District
in the Baltimore Convention Three OF them attended,,
and were permitted BY the Commsee on Credentials to
The second Congressional district, having called no
pointed by the cousSessonsi Convention, together with
the seceders and sppontees Of tho First Congressional
70 cast two votes leaving one vote 70 be cast
by nsither party they having never So
coded Mr. strmaa, however, declined to vote after the
ern delegations which left but one and half votes cast
by Arkansas for Mr. Douglas II must be conceded that
the the Quantities upon Credentials was so liberal
and concAtory towards the seceders and their friends
be hardly just to the representatives OF the national
democracy from this State
In this State after the Char ston secession regular
State Convention was called at MiliedgeyiiIe, and
all the s bs we h0Se we're wa0
ed as delegates from Georgia to the Democratic Ma
tiona Convention at Baltimore and also appointed az de-
ty OF this Convention protested against the act accred
ing delegates Richmond, declaring that act Of hos
lily toward the national organization OF the democratic
party aui refusing engage in any such scheme This
minority Withdrew rom the Convention, and. uniting
with the representatives Of several counties who bad re-
fused 10 participate In it, organized separate Conven-
ton and appointed full delegation accredited TO Biti
more only.
The National Convention at Baltimore with cxtrava
gance of berality, rather than sense of justice ex
cuded the delegation thus accredited TO Itself alone and
admitted the delegation accredited as well to Richmond
m
II appears from what have said, that all the dele
gates 10 the Richmond Convention except from the four
States OF South Carolina, Forda Louisiana and Alabama,
were actually admitted, delegates in the National Con
venon at Baltimore; that Convention, sacrificing the
ases Of the party and even ss we
South Carolina and Florida did not apply for admission;
and therefore, II cannot be said that any injustice was
inflicted upon them.
In the cases Of Louisiana and Alabama, the dele
cations admitted and those who represented the
two cases. therefore, mus, constitute the sole pretext for
the secession at Baltimore.
by the majority Of the Committee Credentials, and by
the majority Of the Convention and although confident in
opinion that the Convention erred in admitting sim
gle delegate accredited to the rival Convention at Rich
mond we, nevertheless submit to you fellow citizens,
whether decision between two delegations from Lous
and Alabama (even treating the decision erroneous
constituted any sufficient to those delegates from
Virginia. Mary land North Carolina Kentucky, Tennessee
California Oregon other States, who seeded there
upon at Baltimore Was it not pretsxt industriously
sought and at the instigaton Of men-Cabne officers,
Senators anu ~ :. s ne W
cohtractors o Mr. ~I sn us u &C.
mocracy OF tnen own ea.es su no. te u.y VI
seectng our cano,ua'es iSr rs su ~
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anu we oenounce sucn "s a.
attempt 70 usurp tne conro o. tne anu
even 70 uctae i.s nonees, y! .ose " no. '.o Roie
have been far deceived az to become an instrument OF
THIS conspiracy against popular rehts against
principles ana Poncy ana usages We 90 exceeoingy re
greet out the whole case now before you, ana II Tor
tne WISDOM ana virtue OF tne people, IN every s'ae
aress an outrage 30 unparaheieo.
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