The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-01

preserving she integrity OF Democratfc party.
He Was interrupted by Bishop of Conn.,, who
claimed the floor on the ground that he
moved the previous question at the time OF
the adjournment.
The chair decided that the motion for the
previous question las. night was not second
ed, therefore Mr.. Bigler was entitled to the
floor.
Bigler then introduced the Bayard resolu-
tions, hoping they would be the means OF
Cancellation. He moved, 10 means OF test
ing the sense OF the convention, that they be
referred back to the committee, with inssruc-
tons to report the Bayard resolutions TO the
convention in one hour.
Richardson Of iii. denounced the motion
"a out OF order.
Half IN hour was spent in discussing points
OF order.
The chair decided Bigler in order, who
demanded the previous question.
MIR. Montgomery moved that she motion be
tabled.
Phillips Of Pa, asked If the motion would
not carry the whole subjscs-resolu tons and
all-with it.
Stuart Of Mich. objected to the enquiry,
saying We will ascertain that when the vote
10 taken.
ntscE luEtucE dcD0tGs WIG Cu0iI btAkcQ tUut
the motion to lay ON the table the previous
question carries with il these several plat
forms.
Montgomery then withdrew the motion to
lay on the table.
be the effect OF the previous question. Rep
Stntc, he wanted an opportunity to reply to
ran ayks nan IA hnro hv hsa nc1laauna Iahn.
sonl, who he charged with misrepresenting
his constituents q. home, and of stulsify-
ing his own previously expressed opinions.
lCries OF previous question, and it ~as Sec
onded.)
At III O'Clock Florida demanded vote BY
States, amid great excitement throughout the
Hall. Here the minority Of the Georgia
delegation read . resolution Of the Georgia
convention requesting [but, they contended,
not instructing1 their delegates to vote as
unit. Without decision on that point, the
vote was taken, resulting as follows: Ayes
302; nays /, from Md. So the main question
Was ordered.
The question then REQUIRED on the motion
Of Bigler, to rs-commit the whole subject to
the committee. The Bayard resolutions are
~ follows:
lst. Afirms the Cincinnati Platform.
I'd. That oil citizens have right to settle
in the territories without their rights OF per-
SON and property being impaired, by either
Congressional or territorial legislation.
Sd. The Democratic party stands pledged
TO the doctrine thst ii 10 the duty OF the
Government to maintain all constitutional
rights OF property, of whatever kind, in the
territories, and to enforce the decision OF the
Supreme Court in reference thereto.
4th, 5th, 9th and 7th resolutions are the
Sd, 4th. 5th and 9th OF those reported by the
majority.
The question was divided and frat taken
on the motion to re commit, and carried
l52 to Isl.
The nays were-Maine 5, N. III. 5, YER
mont 5, Mass. S, r. |. 4, Conn. 4, N. Y. IS,
N. j. 3, Penn. IL, Md. 81, Va. ], Mo. 4,
Tenn. L, Ohio %, Ind. Is, Mich. 6, Wis. 5,
Iowa 4, Mimi. 3. All the balance, l52, were
in affirmative. The minority 10 claimed as
the first test OF Douglas strength, whilst the
platform, which will probably be adopted, is
antl-squatter sovereignty, which MIR. Doug
las cannot stand ON.
The President decided the vote did not
carry the instructions to report within an
hour, and thKt the vote would now recur ON
this part Of Mr.. Bigler's motion.
Mr.. Stewart, of Mich, moved vote be Ia
ken on each resolution. Sensation Near
ly On hour spent in discussing questions of or
der, Senator BayArd in the meantime en-
deavoring to allay the excitement. At half
past twelve, the President decided the mo-
ton to lay the balance of Mr.. Bigler's prop
osition on the table in order. III it 10 laid
on the table, the three platforms, without in
structlons as to matter or time, will go to the
committee with Mr.. Bigler's proposition.
When Georgia was called, the minority Of
the delegation protested against the vote OF
the State being given as a unit, on the ground
that they we're requested, not instructed, TO
vote a. unit.
debate on this point ensusd, and at half
past one the President decided that in the
Southern States, being requested to vote rs
| Q unit is equivalent to an instruction, and
Georgia must vote Is unit, being q loss OF
Douglas votes. The vote was then an.
| nounced-- ayes 242, nays At. So the plat
| forms were referred back to the committee
| without instructions.
| motion next came up to instruct the CON-
mittee to report at A this r. n.
Mr.. Phillips, OF Penn, moved to adjourn
| to A O'Clock.
A Georgia delegate moved to adjourn till
10 O'Clock ON Monday.
The motions were, however, withdrawn
and the question REQUIRED on the motion to
instruct the committee to report at 4 o'cloci
which was adopted, and at quarter to thu
convention adjourned till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-At 4 O'Clock r. n.
the comwittee on platform said they would
not be ready to report until half past Eve.
At half past five Mr. Avery of North Oar
DINA, reported from the majority of the com.
mistee, and in doing so urged upon delegate,
OF Northern States to recollect that the slave,
who now grow cotton in Alabama, MISSISSIPPI
pi and Georgia are the children of slaves wht
were formerly slaves in their own States
The report Of tho majority il combination
OF Bayard, OF DEL, Cochrane, Of N. Y, ant
Bigler of Pa.
! NJ S.--el=, :. .c=s, presented me re-
port OF the minority eschewing congressions
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