Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-27
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION

IN.
CHARLESTON, April 26.-The convention
re.assembcd this morning, and was opened
with prayer by Rev. DIR, Forrest, Scotch Pres.
byterian.
The reading of the proceedings of yesterday
was dispensed with.
The resolution pending at the adjournment
yesterday was passed over for the present
Mr.. FitZhugh of Virginia offered a rrSnIu
ton, which WAS read and referred, relating to
protection of slavery and the refusal Of govern
Ors of different states to surrender fugitives
from justice.
A resolution, offered by Mr. Waterbury of
New York, returning the thanks of the con
venton to three different associations that had
extended invitations to the delegates was
adopted.
Mr.. n. b. Brown of Pennsylvania offered
resolution declaring that the exercise of any
power by territorial legislatures to destroy the
right OF property in slaves is unconstitutional
Referred
Mr.. Walker of Alabama prepared the
amendment to Mr. Browns resolution, refer
red to in last nights Dispatch
MIR. Wall of Tennessee moved to reaffirm the
Cincinnati platform and the bred Scott decis-
ION, and to declare that all of the states now in
the coniederacy have equal rights that each
state has the right to determine for itself
its borders that the federal government has
no power to interfere with slavery in the
states, or introduce or exclude it from the ter
ritories that the republican party is section
81 and that the "irrepressbe conflict" of
was an outrage upon the South.
Referred.
Mr.. Seward of Georgia. offered resolution
on tue rights of shareholders, describing suit
able platform and declaring James Guthrie the
nominee for the Presidency A resolution on
the tariff being proposed, Isaiah Rynders pro-
posed mOnOngahela whskey to be included in
protected articles. d..
Mr.. Bayard of Delaware, hoped that the
convention would not be made ridiculous be.
fore the country, by these resolutions, and
moved that they be referred without reading.
Mr.. Rynders SAID he designed by his amend
ment, to put stop to such resolutions and
had succeeded.
Mr.. Montgomery OF Pennsylvania, present.
ed resolution to instruct the committee not
to report national committee until the nomi-
nations are made. The subject was referred
to the committee.
The following resolution was presented by
Mr.. MOulton OF Louisiana, and is said to come
from Slidell -" Resolved, That the territories
belong to the several states, as common prop
erty, and not to individual citizens; therefore
that he federal constitution recognizes prop
erty IN slaves, aud us such the owner thereof
is entitled to carry his slaves into any tie rito-
ry OF the United States, and to hold them
there as property; and in case the people of
the territories by an acl OF unfrendly egiSla-
ton, or otherwise, should eudanger the tenure
OF such property, or discriminate against it bv
Withholding that protection given to other
property in the territories it is the duty of the
general government to interp0se by an active
exertion OF its constitutional powers to secure
the rights OF shareholders.
At quarter Of II, the convention adiour
ed till 4
AFTERNOON.
The convention met ut o o'clock The COM
mlttee on the platform was not tady to re-
port
Mr.. Sayles of Rhode Island offered rcsou-
ton instructing the committee, with the fol.
lowing additional resolution -
Resolved, That we recognize to the fullest
extent the principle, that, to preserve the
Union, the equality of the states must be main
tanned, and the decision OF the courts enforced,
and that every branch of the federal govern
ment shall exercise its constitutional powers
in the protection Of persons and property, both
i'll the states and territories"
An exciting scene arose on the presentation
Of this resolution, and it was finally ruled out
OF ORDER coming under the platform rule
and that it NEST be referred to that committee
Several resolutions were offered, and it was
repeatedly asserted that the platform commit
tee would be unable TO report at all. A reso-
luton was then offered, ustructng the plat
form committee to report what progress they
had made, at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
pending which the convention adjourned Till
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, with the ex-
element increasing.