Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-04


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"A vention in behalf of the minority report. II
10 did not, desire any personal victory, III
Democracy of the North have stood byS th,
South in good faith. There meyer had beel
but one construction put upon. slavery = Mr.
;~l Payne re I'd to the convention the opihiol
, Of Secretary Toucey and vice: Presiden
yq Breckinridgo against any measure to Iegs
late slavery into the, territories. and that III
|. people of each territory shall settle Htht
matter themselves and be admit EeJ into In
Union with or without slavery, as they inay
determine, and said that he could show ths
very distinguished Southern statesman
E since 1850, had planted himself on the
J Squatter Sovereignty. Platform Of non infer
vention' by Congress. He quoted, also, from
J Hunter, Toombs, Mason, and other Southefi
) Democratic statesmen, maintaining the SAM
grounds Of non tervention, and concluded
, By. saying we cannot recede from the doctrin,
without personal dishonor, and, 80 help u
} God, we never will abandon this iprincipls
! If the majority report is adopted, you canno
exert one Northern electoral vote, orr son,
sympatbizng member Of Congress from til,
free States. lo VI, - 80 d" yio'S =. 2
The following resolution of MI. Cochrane
of New York, has just been circulated, and
which he proposes to offer as substitute fol
all the other propositions in addition, to the
Cincinnati Platform: ,-Gsif@ ~ s59a&'1 III
I Reso!vsd, That the several States 81 the
Union are, under the Constitution, equal, and
that the people thereof are entitled to free and
undisturbed possession and enjoyment Of
their rights Of person and property in the
common Territories, and that any attempt, BY
Congress or a Territorial Legislature, to
annul, abridge, or discriminate against any
such equality of rights, would be unwise in
policy, and repugnant to the Constitution
and it is the duty of the Federal Government,
whenever such rights are violated to afford
the necessary, proper remedy, Tor such
Mr.. Payne's concluding appeal to the South
was very powerful, and was listened to with
great attention, He urged them not to
destroy. the Democratic party for mere
aberi alton. V +'.' l'-'s1r .G'st
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, who reported
the Cincinnati Platform, pure and Simple,
addressed the Convention, in view of his
position in his inability to agree with either
the minority or majority on the clause relative
to the protection Of slave property on the high
seas. He cautioned them that this would be !
regarded by their opponents as an attempt to
revive the slave trade. Mr.. Butler, in alluding
to the remarks Of Mr.. johnson, Of Maryland,
with regard to the non Democratic States, |
said it was like the kettle calling the pot black.
Mr.. j. replied that Maryland had never
countenanced and encouraged opposition to
the Fugitive Slave Law, and had maintained |
a national position in the Union Mr.. Butler
would say that Massachusetts, had never been |
under rule that prevented man from voting
his sentiments, for fear of the bludgeon or
the bullet. Mr.. johnson desired to reply, but |
Mr.. Butler would not yied, saying, however,
that he did not blame the Democratic party
for this condit on of affairs. He knew they
did all they could to resist it. Mr.. Butler |
concluded with an appeal to let well enough I
alone. 81. a5 ~
The Convention took a recess till 4 o'clock.
The Convention reassembed at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware. presented another
series Of resolutions, as follows: o. .1'.
l. Afirms the Cincinnati Platform. -T
2. Declares that territorial governments are
provisional and temporary, and that, during
their existence, all citizens of the United
States have an equal right to settle in the
Territories, without their rights of either
person or property being destroyed or injured.
8. Declares that it is the duty of the Gov
enment to protect the rights of persons and
property on the high seas, in the Territories,
or wherever else its constitutional authority i
extends. '"'.
4. Declares that, when the settlers in a
Territory have adequate population to form
State Constitution, the rights of sovereignty
and commerce being consummated BY their
admission into the Union, they stand upon an
equal footing with the citizens of other States,
and that State thus organized is to be
admitted into the Union, slavery or no slavery
Mr.. Barksdale proceeded with violent but
eloquent Southern speech. He declared that,
when the Democratic party dies, the Consti-
tuition will die with it.
Gov. King, of Missouri, addressed the
Convention in favor of harmony Delegates
came here instructed to do the best that could
be done for the Democratic party The
majority report had sting of death in it. He
would vote for the minority report as sub.
stitute. All the people want is the Cincinnati
Platform, without any tail to it. He spoke
of the Black Republicans as men who are
about as sharp as men usually get; said they
would ridicule their majority platform as
So far as Missouri is con-
cerned, they can carry it, even clogged with
this deadly sting, as she always goes it blind !
for the Democratic nominee; but he could s
plainly see that his border neighbors would
be destroyed by its venom. Mr.. King alluded, {
in the course of his argument, to the statesman
of Illinois, and each time was greeted with t
applause. The Northern Democracy
have been stricken down because they stood
by the South, and now they have the taunt
thrown at them that they cannot promise {
their electoral vote to the nominee with any
certainty. This majority platform would
nominate Seward and make him President.
II few Southern States abandon this Con-
vention, its nominee will gain State for State
from the North for their nominee They
would regret that they should leave, but they
must stand by the ship to the last. The
Democrats would feel that they were whipped
before the battle If you force this platform
upon them.
Mr.. Yancey, of Alabama, took the floor,
amid much applause and cheering, and pro-
ceeded to reply to Mr.. King styling his speech
remarkable and unnatural as coming from a
Southern man. He pronounced the charge
that there was any dissension or disruption IN
the Alabama delegation false. He spoke
nearly two hours. His extreme doctrines
were very weakly applauded even by the
gallery. He was very severe on Douglas in
connection with the Kansas affair. The acts
Of the North, he said, had made many persons
at the South believe that the South and her
institutions were no longer safe in the limits
of the Union He denied that Alabama had
attempted to dictate to this Convention. The
instructions to her delegates were merely for
their guidance. Had it not been for the
omnipotent and finding out press, no one but
ence.
Mr.. Yancy's speech was most able, e'o.
quent and powerful. he contended that the
Democratic party must accept defeat with
cheerfulness on principle, rather than seek
success with its violation, and look to the