Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-21
TUE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.

TUE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
The committee on oredentinl- expect to be able
to report upon the assembling ii the Convention
this morning. Al n late hour last night they hal
considered the case of Alabama and had heard
the statements in regard to Mississippi, Florida,
Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, Georgia, aud
some individual contested seats remained to be
considered. There will be majority and minority
reports, the former. it is said wll propose to nd
init most of tho contestants from the sec edinc
States.
The Committee resolved thu, the rules Of the
Convention, 50 far rs applicable, shall Lc tie
rules for the government Of tho Committee mud far
ther resolved that the contestants 'hall first have Is
minutes allowed to snte their claims, and their
opponents the same in reply. Members Of the
COMMITTEE were to be confined Ia live minutes
each. They also resolved that no case should he
decided upon until The credentials If all the States
were examined They agreed L. take up tn" eases
IN the following order Il .Mis-i,eipp'; . Florida;
3, Texas: t. Arkansas; 5, Louisiana; 6. Alabama;
!. 0corsin; \. Delaware Afterwards States whore
individual delegates nre contested will be pre-
sented
In the ease of Mississippi n letter was received
from the Charleston seceding delegates asking nd
u,ittance M contestants appeared.
Mcs-rs Barry and Barksdnle appeared and
! and claimed scats, being delegated To Baltimore
and hayin: come here in good faith, and DESTROYS
| the Democratic party.
! Inquiry having been mnds under what nuthor-
! ity the Convention met which elected the della
/ gates from Mississippi, Mr.. Barry replied that
] the Chairman Of the State Executive Commiitce
1 the only oowcr possessing the right to call Con-
ventions. Issued the call.
A question wns asked, what course the dele
gates were instructed to pursue in case tho maj
| GRITTY report should now be adopted?
| Mr.. Barry replied they had no instructions up.
! on that point, the delegates came here with the
| h,pe that contingency would arise to cause
them to 60 t, Richmond. They will expect to
| make n nomination here.
Mr.. Houston said they were accredited here by
the only Convention which has been held in their
| State; that not even n mass meeting had been
held in opposition to their views, aud they reprc-
sent the only true Democracy OF Mississippi.
Mississippi. closed under the rule will not be
| decided upon until all the are ard Dele.
| gates from this State W. s. Barry, Charles
Clark, +. Barksdale, W. S. Wilton, A. NJ. clay.
! ton, II. Mathews, Beverly Matthews, O. +. Lii.
dell, c. G. Armstead, W. S. Feathcrston. G. r.
! Davis. g. II. Gordon, II. Chamhes. Writ Adams,
The other States were then taken up in the Or
dernamed. and all examined into. and it was UNI
dersteod that the Alabama seeding delegates re-
| fused to appear in person, merely sending their
duly authenticated credentials for the inspection
| of the Committee. The Douglas contestants
| however, we present, and urged their claims.
The afternoon and evening session of the Com
mittee was held with closed doors and we are un
allie to ascertain. only from outside statemen ts
what conclusion they had come to- 1t was rep,rt
cd last evening that they bad resolved to report in
favor of admitting Mississippi, whose delegate,
come regularly delegated to Baltimore. withou,
contestants; and to reject the delegates from Flo
rda and Texas. The delegates from Florida wer,
sent to Richmond, but were not authorized t,
come to Baltimore. and were without credentials
10 the case of Texas there had been no Conyen
ton held since the adjournment oil the Charleston
, Convention, hence the delegates were regarded n
having no authority to come as delegates to Balti
more.
s FIGHT IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM
! The Arkansas case was taken up and prcsen'e
= ~ Colonel Hindman, Of Helena, Ark. from tn
. cha,ieat"n seeding delegates. and by MIR. Hopper
y Oh Madison from the contestants.
"a During Col. Iiindman's remarks ne designate
y .ne Conven,ion held at Madison, where the cor
'es'ants were appointed. asa mass meeting, an