Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-05-01

property in States Territories, arising under the Corsuton
Of the United s judicial In their character and the De-
such detemnso1 Of these questions IS has been CT may
made b TIE Supreme Court Of the United States.
ample and cepleo protection 81 is citizens whether
home sr aeToa and whether native or foreign born.
= Hececd aat one or ne necessities Of the age IN NH
tay, ooefeal, and postal point Of view speedy sommuni
cation between the Atartc and Pacific States; and he Demo
insure the construction o railroad 70 the Pacific coast e the
earliest practicable period
acquisition 81 the Island Of Cuba, such terms shall be hon
oranie . ourselves and just to Spain
g. Res0iUe6 That tie Of State Legislatures
feat the faithful execution the Fugitive Slave Law are hostile
in character ubyerve Of the Constitution and revolutionary
their effect.
He should further state that while the minority
had adopted the Pacific Rail Road resolutions vet 1t
did not in their Judgment, come quite up to the
mark. At the proper tine, or now, if it was the
proper time, he should move those resolutions as
substitute for the resolutions reported BY the major
ity of the committee.
Mr. B. F. BUTLER desired now to present the
following minority report, signed by himself. as a
substitute for the amendment proposed by the gen
tleman from Ohio
ssolDed We the Democracy OF the Urion in Convsn.
ton assembled hereby declare our amancs Of the Democratic
Resolutions unanimously adopted declared az Platoa Of
alteration, believing Democratic principles are nbsns.
bic IN nature, when applied to the subject aer
ResoIrsd That is tie duty United states t. etsBd is
profession alike ALI citizens whether native o. natu-
minority Of your Committee have agreed to
astns sole resolutions rpon the subject Of the principles Of
In behalf Of the minorety o. The Committee B. F. BUrtss
| Mr.. COCHRANE. Of New York understood the
position Of the question to be that the majority re-
port presented to the convention and the minor.
( ity report offered BY Mr. Payne was moved as
an amendment. He now desired to know if a reso-
luton which he held in his hand and which he de-
sired to offer was in order amendment to the
amendment?
! The PRESIDENT The Chair viii state the condi-
ton of the question for the purpose Of determining
the question Of order The report Of the committee
presented BY Mr.. Avery, of North Carolina, is the
fest question before the convention To the resOu-
tons presented by the gentleman from North Caro-
lima, Mr.. Payne of Ohio, Cfers a series of resolu-
tons as a substitute or as an amendment in gross
The gentleman IRON Massachusetts Mr. Butler)
| moves an amendment to the amendment In the
| opinion Of the Char amendments can 20 no further
! the proposition of the gentleman from New York
being an amendment in the third degree.
| Mr.. COCHRANE. Then give notice that as sO0r
as one amendment IS out Of the way, l shall Ofel
| the following:
Res0ggsd, That the Of this Union are unde
the Constitution, equal and that the people thereof
to the free and unduroed POSSESSION and enjoyment Of e
rights Ofperson and property in the Territories tia
any aemptby Congress Territorial Legislature annul
a0ridg or discriminate against any such equality or right
wo1d be unWse IN policy and rpugnant 10 the Constuton
and that the duyof the Federal Governments whenever
rights are violated 70 AFFORD the necessary proper and cnstu
| tiOnal remedies for such violations
ReSOLced, That the Platform OF Principles adopted By tn
Convention held in CT nnat in 1856 and the foregoing
uions are hereby declared to be the Platform OF the Democrats
/ Party.
Mr.. WHITNEY, of Massachusetts,, inquired if til,
majority resolutions were divisibe! If so, he de
sired to offer amendment TO the third resolution
Mr.. AVERY insisted on his right to the floor; no
out of any discOurtesy but because if every prOpo
sitiOn was to be crowded on the House at once, i
would be impossible to get through with the busi
ness of the convention.
Mr.. WHITNEY simply desired to give notice I,
the convention that he should move to strike out
the third resolution Of the majority all after thu
words "high seas"
The PRESIDENT It viii not now be in order
and the gentleman from North Carolina has the floor
Mr.. AVERY. of North Carolina. On behalf O
the majority Of the Committee on Resolutions he wa
instructed to express their regret that they wer
compelled to appear before the convention and pre-
sent report that had not been agreed on by the en-
tire committee He asked thegentleman from Ohio
if the report Of the minority of the committee rep
resents a greater number of States than he fOunl
appended thereto IN the printed copy Of the resou
lions.
Mr.. PAYNE. 1t represents also the States of New
York and Pennsylvania, which have been added thi
morning.
Mr.. AVERY. He said that it was source of re
greet that the report he had presented had failed
receive the assent Of the entire committee; but Ii
had no apology to make, for the report represente
the seventeen banner Democratic States of the Union
He stood there representing what is regarded b,
those States as great vital and fundamental prin
ciple-the principle Of perfect, unqualified equality
of every State, and of the citizens of every State
the Territories acquired by the blood and reasur,
Of the whole people Of the United States.
4 Gro BE C0STlNUEDO