Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-29

committee with instructions to report in an hour.
! Richardson denounced the motion out of order.
The chair decided Bigler's motion in order, who
demanded the previous question.
| Florida demanded a vote by States The excite
ment was intense.
| The motion was decided by ayes SO9, nays l.
| So the main question was ordered.
Telegaphed to the Louisville Papers.
| CHARLESTON, April 27.-The Tennessee platform,
! which the Pennsylvania delegation have recon-
mended is as follows
RESOLVED, That the Fedora. Government has no
mower to interfere with slavery in the States or to
exclude it from the Territories and no duties 10
perform in relation thereto, but protect the rights
of the owner from wrong and restore fugltlVes
from labor; these duties it cannot withhold without
a violation of the constitution.
Mr.. Avery said, although the majority platform
report represents fifteen slave and two free states
he denies that any feeling OF sectonalsm influenced
Mr., Clark. of Missouri ,said. although he signed
the majority report, he did not and would not vote
| for the third resolution which Is:
ResolUed Tha. it is the duty Of the Federal Gov
eminent to protect, when necessary, the rights OF
| persons and property the high seas, and IN the
Territories and wherever It's constitutional author
! ity extends
Mr. Avery called attention to the fact that the ma
iOritv report represents Ia certain Democratic
electoral votes while the minority does not repre-
sent one eectora. vote that can be claimed as GER
tain. lie regards Squatter Sovereignty as subyer-
sve of the rights of the South congressional IN
PREVENTION would be. He Classed it with the Viii
mot Proviso being equally subverslve Of Southern
rights.
Mr.. King of Missouri, presented a series of reso-
buttons fayorng the admission Of the delegates from
Kansas who claimed seats on the ground that she
would be admitted into the Union before the cleo
ton. Referred to the committee on National COM
mittse.
An announcement was made at 1880 that the
! Committee on Platform would not report for an
hour, and a temporary recess or promenade was
taken for that time, the floor being occupied by
ladies' as well as the western galleries There was
| a great deal of merriment and laughter going on
that was in strong antagOnism to the suspended eX-
citement of the convention.
After the recess, printed copies Of the majority
platorm report were scattered over the convention.
! One of the minority reports was signed by Is. +.
Butler in behalf of the minority, which merely re-
afirms the Cincinnati platform, and declaring DEM
| ocratic principles Interchangeable IN their nature
when applied to the same subject matter and only
recommends in addition to the Cincinnati Platform.
| a resolution recommending the protection OF all the
! citizens whether native or naturazed. Inc PTlncl-
| nal minority report however. is signed by Maine,
| New Hampshire. Vermont, Rhode Island, Connectl-
cut New Jersey. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
| Iowa, Minnesota New York and Pennsylvania.
The New York delegation have rejected the plat
| form bv a large majority; all but RidOns Fowler,
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| ity report for which John Cochrane voted.
! A committee was appointed to prepare New
| York platform to be submitted a substitute.
PENNSYLVANIA and New Jersey did not sign the mi
nOrity report. They are preparing substitute.
| The following resolution of Mr.. COchrane, OF New
| York has lust been circulated, and which he pro-
noses to offer as substitute for all the other prOpO-
! sitions in addition to the Cincinnati platform:
ResolUed That the several States Of the Union are
! under the constitution, equal and that the people
] IL, 10 frna md
| sion and enjoyment of their rights OF person and
property in the Territories, and that an at
! tempt by Congress or Territorial Legislature to
| aunul, abrIdge or discriminate against any such
equality or rights. would be unwise in policy and
repugnant to the constitution and thatlt is the duty
| of the Federal Government, whenever such rights
are violated, to afford the necessary, proper and
constitutional remedies for such violation
The majority report was read by Mr.. Avery, who
was instructed to say that entire unanimty did not
| prevail on portion of the resolutions.
The first and third resolutions relating to slavery
in the Territories and the duty Of the General Gov
eminent to protect the rights Of persons, were
adoDted by q large majority of the convention. The
second resolution relating to the fugitive slave law,
and fourth in relation to naturazed citizens, were
adopted unanimously. The fifth, in favor of the
ACQUISITION of Cuba. was adopted by a division.
The two minority reports were presented by Mr..
Buler. of Massachusetts, and Mr.. Payne, of Ohio,
the latter stating that his report although minor
itv one represented l72 electoral votes whilst the
majority report represents but III electoral votes
Mr.. johnson, of Maryland, inquired how many OF
the electoral votes represented Gy the minority re-
ports could be relied upon for the Democratic NOM
inee. [LaughterI
Mr.. Payne could not say, nor could he speak for
Maryland, which goes with majority. Mr.. Payne
offered his platform as substitute for the whole
and the Massachusetts delegates offered another
set.
All the reports having been presented, Mr.. Avery
addressed the Convention, claiming that he repre-
scented II Democratic States of the Union lie al
luded TO the fact that Mexico and Cuba, inevitably
with Central America. would form part of the I'm
! ion and with popular sovereignty, certainly, as
proclaimed in the minority report, no Shareholder
would dare to enter these Territories with his
slaves 1t was said Northern men did not like to be
thrown into association with shareholders, and he
appealed to gentlemen to correct that error and tC
prove to the South thatthe Democratic party North
entertained no such sentiments There is distrus
among the masses of the people OF their Northern
allies We sympathize with you when you are
called dough faces y at the North and we ask you
to give us the evidences that our sympathy IS wei
placed.
Mr.. PAYNE. of Ohio addressed the convention ii
n ! favor of the minority report He did not desire
any personal victory, but these he represented be
Iieved that in the harmonious settlement OF these
difficulties depends the existence Of the Democratic
e party and the perpetulty Of the Union. Inc De
inocracy of the North have stood by the South II
GOOD faith There never had been but one construc
E ton put upon the slavery clause Of the Cincinnati
platform and challenged any man to show that l
had ever been differently construed even on th'
floors of Congress. He read to the contention th'
! oDinion of Secretary TOucey and Vice PresIden
+ Brackinridge against any measure to leglslat
slavery into the territories, and that the people
e each Territory shall settle the matter for them
selves and be admitted into the Union with or with
= out slavery they may determine and SAID that n
conId show that every distinguished Southern states
man since 1850 had planted himself on the Squatte
n Sovereignty platform of nOn-interyentlOn by Con
. gress. ~
: | and other Southern Democratic statesmen, maiI
tanning the same ground Of non Intervention, an
concluded by saying: We cannot recede from thi
70 doctrine without personal dishOnor, and, so help
W God we never will abandon this principle. TSeT
10 staon1 If the majority report is adopted you car
ir not expect one Northern electoral vote syn
e pathizng member OF Congress from the free States
Mr. Payne concluding appeal to the South wa
very powerful, and was listened to with great a
tention He urged them not to destroy the Demo
cratic party for mere abstraction.
Mr. Butler, Of Mass, who reported the Ciacinna
ss platform, pure and simple addressed the Convex
ton in view of his position and his inability to agre
with the minority or majority on the clause rela
tive to the protection of slave property, and on tn
seas He cautioned them that they would be 70
garded by their opponents attempting to re-ope
the slave-trade.
Mr.. Butler in abiding to the remarks of Mr.. JohI
<, son, of Maryland with regard 20 new Democrau
or States, said it like the kettle calling lne P1
al black
n Mr.. johnson replied that Maryland had never eI
lie couraged resistance to the fugitive slave law an
had maintained a national position IN the Oll ,,
- Mr.. Butler would say that Massachusetts no
never been under rule that prevented man Irol
lie voting his sentiments for fear OF the oiuogeoh
Zoe bullet loud prolonged appluase.l
rs Mr.. johnson desired to reply put MI DUue
would not Weld saying, however, that ne DID NJ
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