The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-02

Mr.. Moffste Of Va, and Josiah Randall
both claimed the floor, which was given to
Mr.. Bigler, OF Pa, who proceeded to address
the Convention In favor OF reconciliDg the
differences, and producing union and hsr.
mony, and preserving the integrity OF the
Democratic party. He was interrupted by
Mr.. Bishop, Of Conn, who claimed the floor
on the ground that he moved the previous
question at the time of the adjournment.
The Chair decided that the motion for the
previous question was not seconded; there.
fore Mr.. Bieler was entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Bigler then introduced the Bayard
resolutions, hoping that they may be the
means Of concilatiDg. He moved as
means Of testing the sense OF the Conven.
tion that they be referred back to the Com.
mittee with instructions 10 report the Bay.
ard resolutions to the Convention in one
hour.
Mr.. Richardson, of Ill.,, denounced the
motion as out Of order.
Halt an hour was then spent in discussing
the points OF order.
The Chair decided Mr.. Bigler in order
who demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Montgomery moved that the motion
be laid on the table.
Mr.. Philips, of Pa, inquired whether the
motion would not carry the whole subject,
resolutions and all, with it.
Mr.. Stewart, of Mich, objected 10 the in.
quiry saying, we will ascertain that when
the vote is taken.
After further debate the Chair stated that
the motion to lay on the table the previous
question carries with it several platforms.
Mr.. Montgomery then withdrew the mo.
tion to lay on the table.
Mr.. Miles of, Mary land wanted to know
what would be the effect of the previous
question. Representing the principal slave
district Of Maryland, he wanted to reply to
the remarks made here by his colleague,
Johnson. whom he charged with misrepre.
senting his constituents and stultifying his
own previously expressed opinions.
Cries Of The previous question" and it
was seconded at IL o'clock.
Florida demanded q vote by State amid
great excitement throughout the hall.
Here the minority Of the Georgia delega'
ton read a resolution OF the Georgia Con
vention, requesting, but they contended mol
instructiDg their delegates to vote as unit
Without any decision of the point, the vote,
as proceeded with resulted as follows: ayes
800, nays from Maryland; so the main
question was ordered.
The question then recurred on the motion
of Mr.. Bigler to recomit the whole subject
to the Committee. They are as follows:
l. Approving the Cincinnati platform.
2. That all citizens have q right to set.
tie in the Territories without the rights o
person or property being impaired either BY
Sd. That the Democratic party stands
pledged TO the doctrine that it is the duty o
of the government to maintain all Constitu
tional rights Of property of whatever kind il
the Territories, and to enforce the decision
OF the Supreme Court in reference thereto.
The 4th, 9th, 9th and 9th resolutions are
the Sd, 4th, 9th and 9th of those reported BY
the majority.
The vote was announced as follows annie
great excitement: Ayes l52, nays l5i.-
Motion carried.
The nays were, Muine 5, New Hamp
shire 5, Vermont 5, Massac achusetts 5, Rhode
leland 4, Connecticut a, New York a5
New Jersey 8, Pennsylvania II, Maryland
II, Virginia, l. Missouri 5, Tennessee
Ohio %, Indiana l3, Michigan 5, Wiscon
sin 5, Iowa 4, Minnesota 8. All the bal
lance, l52, were in the affirmative.
The minority is claimed as the first tes
Of Douglas strength, whilst the plat form
which will probably be adopted, is Anti
Squatter Sovereignty, on which Mr.. Doug
las cannot stand. The President decided
that the vote did not carry the instruction
TO report within on hour, aud that the vote
would not recur on this part OF Mr.. Bigler''
motion.
Mr.. Stewart, Of Mich, moved that vot,
be taken on each OF the resolutions. (Sen
sation) Nearly on hour more was spent il
discussing questions of order, Senator Big
ler in the mean time endeavoring to ALA,
the excitement. At halt past IL the Presi
dent decided that the motion to lay the bal
lance of Mr.. Bigler's proposition on the ta
BILE, was in order.
If it is laid on the table the three plat
forms, without instructions as to matter o
sense, will 60 TO the Committee with MI
Bieler's proposition.
When Georgia was called, the minorit
of the delegation protested against the vot
of the States being given as a unit, on th
ground that they were requested, not in
this point ensued, which checked the pro
gress of the vote, and at balf.past th
President decided that a request 10 tn
States was equivalent TO an instruction, an
that they must vote as unit, being los
Of two Douglas votes.
The vote was then announced as follows
Ayes 242, nays Al.
So the platforms were oil referred bac
to the Committee without instructions.
A motion next came up to instruct tn
Committee to report at o'clock this P. N
Mr.. Philips, of Pa, moved 10 adjourn ii
10 O'Clock Monday.
The motion was, however, withdraw
and the question recurred on the motion I
instruct the Committee to report OF O'CLOCK
which was adopted, and at quarter Of 2 lh
Convention adjourned till 4 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-1'he Conventio
re'assembled at 1 O'Clock. P. M.
The Committee on Platforms said the
would not be ready to report until hal
past 5.
mr. avery, OF ~. y. reported from th
majority OF the Committee, and in doing 81
urged upon the delegates of the Norther
States to recollect that the slaves who no
grow Gotten in Alabama, Mississippi an
Georgia are the children of slaves who wei
formerly slaves 10 their own States.
The report OF the majority is combin,
ton of those Of Messrs. Bayard, Of Del,
ware, Cochrane, OF New York, and Biple
OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Samuels, of Iowa, opposed it, e
chewing Congressional Intervention, ar