The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-06-27
testing delegates from Alabama was then adop.

testing delegates from Alabama was then adOp
ted.
i Mr.. Cessna moved to reconsider and lay thai
resolution on the tstle. LAID over.
The question being on the ninth and last res.
oluton 1.-THE majority report admitting both
delegations from Georgia, and dividing the vote
oi the State between lhem with the provisions
that If either refused to take their seats the re-
manning delegates should cast the whole vote o
The state, division Of the question was called
Tor so as to take vote on each proposition sep.
srstely, and long discussion ensued before the
| vote was taken.
Mr. Gardner presented letter from the Ma
tional Democratic delegates from Georgia, and
asked that it be read (Cries Of read, read" {"
mo, no"l
Mr.. Butterworth Of N. Y, objected.
Mr.. Clancy, OF N. Y.,inquired ifone objection
would prevent the reading.
The President-It will at this stage of the
proceedings.
Mr. ClancY--The gentleman from Georgia
can rise to question of privilege and read the
communication and the Chair will then decide
whether he is in order.
| The call Tor division OF the resolution was
then withdrawn and the resolution was lost
| 1867 ayes 10 145 nays. New York voted in
the negative.
The whole majority report was adopted ex-
cept the last resolution dividing the State Of
Georgia between the con estants.
| MIR, Church of New York took the floor
lie SAID the Few York delegates had no oppor-
tunity to vote on the case of Georgia as they
deemed justice to the Democracy of that State
| requires. Coming here with an earnest desire
to harmonize the Democracy of the Union and
act in a manner which will meet the approba.
| tion Of Democrats all over the Nation, New
| York desires to move that the original delega.
ton from Georgia be admitted. he called Tor
the previous question.
| Mr. Seward, of Georgia, raised point ofor-
der, that the motion in order was on the adop-
ticA Of the resolutions adopted as a whole.
| The President decided that the previous
question was executed, and no vote on the
adoption OF the resolutions as a whole is neces.
sary.
Mr.. Hallett of Mass, rose to address the
Convention.
| Mr.. Stuart of Mich, raised point Of order,
that Mr.. Hallett was not me mber oi the Con
yention.
| MIR. Hallett-"A motion to reconsider the
vote respecting me, was made by the gentleman
from Michigan The President has ruled that
the resolutions already adopted were under the
operation Of motions to reconsider and lay on
the table.
The Chair could not know whether the Con-
vegion would lay the motion to reconsider on
the table. He did not, therefore, consider the
gentleman from Massachusetts yet excluded
from the Convention.
| Mr. Church raised point Of order, that he
he'd called for the previous question, and, there
| fore, no debate was IN order.
| The President SO decided.
Mr. lIaliett appealed to Mr., Church to with
draw his call for the previous question.
| Mr. Avery, of N. C.,--"The author of the
Cincinnati Platform is surely entitled to be
heard in this Convention" daughter and ap-
llause)
Mr. Hallett-"Sir have fought enough for
New York to entitle me to this courtesy. The
soldier Of hundred battles ought to retire
with the hoRors Of war"
| Mr. Cessna, of Pal raise the point Of or
der that the Congress OF the United States retu
sed ia copyright the Cincinnati Platurm, and
the gentleman is therefore not entitled to con-
sderation on that account" (Laughter.)
| Mr. Church, not Withdrawing his demand for
the previous question, it was ordered, and the
resolution admitting the Charleston delegates
| from Georgia, was adnptad.
! Mr. Hallett then took the floor: he moved to
reconsider the 7th resolution.
! number of points Of order were raieed,
and warm skirmish took place.
| Mr. Smith, of Wis, raised the point OF order
that Hallett had never been a delegate in the
| Conven ion. Mr.. Chafee was the delegate rec
ogn'zed and admitted at Charleston, AMI Hal
letrS name does not appear on the record.
llallett raised the point of order, that he was
regularly appointed and being detan ID by sick
ness in his family had requested Cha'ee, AS his
substitute, to attend He had prepared papers
for that pulpIse in the sick chamber of his
wife, without 'rouble to Mr.. Chafee, and proba
bly, without his being able to understand them.
Mr.. Stuart and others oalled Hallatt to order,
and considerable confusion existed until the
Chair awarded the floor to Mr.. Hallett.
Stuart, of Michigan, moved to lay the vote to
reconsider on the table.
| motion for a recess was lost.
| Cessna called for the consideration Of the mo
tions to reconsider the several propositions
adopted, and to lay these motions on the
table.
Vandeford, of Maryland, moved that when
the Convention adjourn, it be sins die. Deca.
red out of order.
| The question was then put first on the mo-
ton to lay on the table the motion to reconSid-
er the vote by which the minority report of
Stevens was rejected, and the Convention reh,-
sed to Ivy the motion of reconsideration on the
table, by a vote of l13Ia to 1881 New York
voting no.
Amidst most intense excitemen', Cochrane
then rapidly put the motion for recess till Z
o'clock, which was carried, amidst the conster
nation Of the Northwestern men, and the revi
wing hopes Of the South.
EAENING SESSION.
| The Convention re-a>sembl d at o'clock
with crowded audience.
| Much interest WIS excited by the proceedings
and increased bv the prevalence of rumor
that Douglas hal telegraphed to withdraw his
name, which was known only by a few.
| AS soon as the Convention was called to or
der quite congressional struggle Tor the floor
took place, Me,srs salisbury OF Del, Cessns of
Pa, and German of Minnesota. all rising sim
ultaneously.
The Apor was given to Salisbury who cor.
rected the vote of Delaware a. reported in The
evening papers. They Represented her as vo-
t ng for tue admiSsinn OF the Soue delegation
from La. They did not so vote, dut vo'ed for
the admission OF the original delegates.
| Cessna next obtained the floor and moved
the preVlonS question on the motion pending
which was to reconsider the vote by which
the Convention rejected the minority report Of
Stevens of Oregon.
The Convention ordered the previous ques-
tion and the motion to reconsider was lost l03
to l49, New York voting in the negative. (i.n-
mense applausp.)
The motion to reconsider the several resolu-
tons adopted at the morning session was then
laid on the table.
Cessna moved to proceed to ballot for cand-
d,toc Cnr ond oE A.