The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-29

IT, its action, but leave both at full liberty to &C
re as future circumstances may dictate p (signet
Re by G. A. Caldwell, W. w. Williams, W
Of Bradley, Samuel B. Field, and Thos. j
al Young.)
ir Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware, announced il
n behalf Of the six delegates from his State wht
is remained in the Convention, but refused tt
vote, that Sin future they should decline Il
Vote, reserving to themselves the right to ac
hereafter as they deemed proper"
n The seven delegates from Missouri gave
e notice that they would remain in the Conven-
vention, but would take no part in its deliber-
atoms. And these are the votes upon which
e this committee base their two-thirds vote for
l. Mr.. Douglas.
I NO OPPORTUNITY GIVEN To DISSENT FROM THE
E RESOLUTION NOMINATING MR.. DOUGLAS.
d But even admitting that the President did
$ give notice that those who did not object
should be counted in favor of the resolution ;
: even admitting the proposition that his mere
ipse dlrit had the power to bind the delegates
who did not dissent, even in the face of their
declarations that they would not vote, we
now proceed to show that no opportunity was
afforded toany delegate to object to the passage
of the resolution. The extract of the pro-
: ceedings which we have heretofore quoted,
shows that debate upon this resolution was
decided to be out of order and under this
ruling, Mr.. Jones of Pennsylvania, who rose
to enter his dissent was unceremoniously
gagged. Having thus closed their mouths
this committee contends that because they
did not then speak they must be counted as
having voted for the resolution.
BY no rule of justice or of right can the
14A votes given for Mr.. Breckinridre and
Mr.. Guthrie be counted as having been cast
for the resolution declaring Mr. Douglas the
nominee. Having steadily, through repeated
ballots, voted against Mr.. Douglas, they were
not allowed to object to the resolution when
it was offered nor even given the opportuni-
ty of voting against it. Here are the proceed
ings at this stage:
"Mr. Clarke then moved to declare Stephen
A. Douglas the Democratic nominee for the |
Presidency. [Applause.1
Mr.. Hodge, of Virginia, offered resolution |
| to that effect, which was read.
The resolution declaring S. A. Douglas the
unanimous choice of the Convention for the
Presidency was adopted by a shout of ayes
and cheers, which lasted considerable time.
The band of the keystone Club appeared
in the gallery and struck up tune, which
was greeted with renewed cheers.
The President (Col. Todd) declared Steph-
en- A. Douglas, of Illinois, the unanimous
choice of the Democracy of the United States
as their candidate for the Presidency. Lou1
cheers"
The vote an favor of the resolution toas alone
taken The negative U0te acas not put to the
Convention Il
But, as if still further to demonstrate that
the eighteen delegates from Kentucky, Della
ware, and Missouri, took no part at all in the t
proceedings, we call attention to the vote for t
Vice President, achen they again refused to c
vote G
But the nine votes counted for the Is dele S
gates who refused to vote, with the IA s votes
to the ISL = given for Mr.. Douglas, gives f
only total of POS, seven less than the vote t
claimed by this Committee. Where do they g
get the remaining seven votes From Geor- a
gia and Arkansas. The State of Georgia was G
entitled to 10 votes in the Convention, to be
cast by 20 delegates. The Democracy of C
Georgia, however appointed 40 delegates to v
EAST the 10 votes, aud instructed them to vote ii
Is a unit, the majority to determine the action 81
If the State Eleven of the delegates re- Il
NAMED m the Convention, but the majority b
who seeded protested against these eleven IL
icing being allowed to vote, and the Conven- fr
ion decided by vote of 148 to 100 that Ii
hose remaining from that State were not, I'M IL
Ter the unit rule, entitled to vote. L
At Baltimore, the seeding delegates from h;
1eorria re- Amounted Inv tho Stota Gonyont;n, a.'
efused to take their seats /: but one of them :,
Mr.. GauldiD.1 however. came into the Con. ~
ention Int did not prptend n vote hocouso
Inder the decision of the Convention he WAS
lot entitled to vote nc the majority had Ia
ermed not to tale tba;r eaots N tbo Co.., e.
ion - '--~'-
And vet these are the narSons doc;do5 h.,
be Contention r. ho ,oro to-.. - -. tn
elooratss xvbn bad -, ~ 10 anu nv. BY
ia Vote in tb Convent, '|,,, pc
eSented as JaIagatas bv tbe Don @ios Co,,,,, til
40 and nrossad mt 10 so.,,oo e. a. ne
ose of manns,ctnr;n t,vntbir5 v s,e pS S dr
lr. Douglas m
ARKANSAS. III
Under the decision of the Convention the Pc
wo delegates Messrs Flonrnov and St;r,nan III
rho remained in the Convent;on NJ ChorIes' W
On, were allowed to cast one vote the three - =
ogus delegates from the first Congressional ioi
istrict, one vote; and the withdrawing dele re re
ates who were re accredited to Baltimore "
wo votes. The latter declined to take their an an
eats, and Mr.. Stirman withdrew. o.
He is thus reported: %! oe
"Mr. Stirman, of Arkansas, when his State ~
vas called, said, in Justice to himself and with IN
orrow, he parted with the Convant;on - WI
ould not longer remain after what had been 20
one" tel
Thus majority of the delegates actually tn
Omitted to the Convention had withdrawn or es'
efused to take their seats, and, under the SCI SCI
nit rule the minority had no right to vote III y
let the committee have counted both the X az
ote of Mr.. Stirman, who had withdrawn. WI
lcreased the one vote awarded by the Con.
ention to the bogus three, to a vote and n IeS
ote and half and thus secured an additional 1n l
ote from Arkansas in favor of the resoIu- s gu
on. In this way the Douglas Committee ~. ul
ot six additional votes from Georgia, and one oh
ON Arkansas in favor of the resolution, thus an
lcreaslnS their figures from 2o5 to 212 votes. 10
ACTUAL VOTE CAST FOB MR.. DOUGLAS. -,
We now propose to show hevond c,v;, .h.. on,
ven the vote d8I151 oiven nv tho Do,,aI"s dn
Executive Committee. in the forego;ns toll de,
having been cast for Mr.. Douples e baSed rio
error Let us examine the matter RE
Massachusetts is put down at 10 votes for tbo
II. Douglas. when they were opIv Ia doio- tut
ties entitled to cast five votes rema;,;no !, ere
,e Convention from that st.to NJ. ~ 80
its had th;rteen votes Ia oe -
slegates sixteen of these deleeates y;t - ~,
rew. and Joined the Breck;nr;dge al - orc
leaving We rena.t he l4ano e.
ties to cast five $500 Ne'o 0Cc
Vermont was represented bv 10 do,o,otos too
18th the right to cast five votes sba 3 - Re-,
,rted as bayinp given The rhoio no = me- re- ~
ouplas instead Of AZ ono 81 tbo "' 49,, ~ III
ar Stougbton1 having w;,h nv NC u1i. as OH,
med the other Convention am sty,
Minnesota i recorded nc b,v;n,. o.s. TO- .ha
vote for Mr. Douolas When .b,o s ~ he e mo,
Iegates entitled tn Z votes roc,aoJ ~ &c
him and w;thdre,v 49, a. aot1seu 70 so'e "
"Mr Becker IF Mnnno Sno Oo o;n pei
70 of his coIeagnes das;rad 70 Sa'u ne anu Oi III
ncJus;on a. - tIa" " announce Inc PIC
ont 10 Cbar,as.a sA ..,ey nau arrived they Ilfs
mated onlv bv dos;r. a'.,o - Daili'i,ore
INV nn;on and n sose y pl9lho1e .ne mar sal
rty. bnt unfartnnsta1, o. 'ne ncllocra.lc s ,ora
pntry the;r -. .g. .iio,l anu tne