, 1860-04-30
BY TELEGRAPH.
The Charleston Convention.


Charleston, April a7.-Ar. Pngh concluded
bis remarks By saying 10 The South that they
wanted no muiiny on board the ship; but if the
South chooee to 20 out Of it they will ieg'et
their departure, but part they must.
Mr. Cocbrane Of New York then took the
floor aud proposed hi* resolution as aaubs,itnte
for The majority report, but it was declared out
Of order
Mr.. bishop of Connecticut moved the pre-
vious que stiou on the platform, which caused
tremendous uproar and excitement, dozen |
members being on the floor at once shouting at
the top Of their voices. hesouthern members
demanded that the Convention should adjourn
aud take vote Oh the platform ut noon to-nor. |
row. 4 vote Of States IVES demanded On mo-
ton to adjourn. During the call Of the roll the
noise and confusion was unprecedented; The
CuAnLtsroS, April os.-The Copvention re-
assemLlrd ut 10 o'clrck. Mr. Maffatt OF Va. |
apd Josinh Randall bath cla'med tue Hoor,
which was given to alr. Diglcr. Of Pa, whopto-
ceeded to address the Cunr. nsion 10 iaEor Ut |
and harmony and preserving tEe integrity Of
the Democratic party. lie was interrupted by |
Mr. bishop, Of Connecticut who clained the |
avor on tie ground that he moved the previous |
Question ut the time OF the adjonrnneLt. The |
Chair decided that the motion for the previous
question last night YVES not seconded,
therefore Mr. BlsIer WAS entitled to the
door. Mr. BiE1er then introduced the
B,vard resolutions, hoping that they might be
the tueaus Of conciliation. lie moved as means
of testing the scnse Of the Convention, that
they be referred buck to the committee. with
instructions to report the Bayard resolutions 10
the convention in one hour.
Mr. Richardson Of Ills. denounced the mo-
tian as out Of order.
Half au hour was then spent in discussing
points Of order. The Chair decided Nr. Bger
IN order, who demanded the previous question.
Mr. Montgomery mused thK. the motion be
laid on the tnble.
Mr, Phillips Of Penn. inquired whether the
motion would not cover the whole subject, res
ulutions and all with it?
| Mr.. stuart Of Michigan Objected to the IN
! ou!ry, saving we will ascertain that when the
| vote is taken.
After further debate The Chair stated that
! the motion to lar On the table the previous
| question carries with it the several platforms.
Mr. Montgomery then withdrc" the motion
III, Miles OF Maryland wanted to know what
I would be the effect Of the previous question.
! 2e.rtsentiur the principal slave district Of
Mazylaud-Ae wanted the opportunity to reply
TO the remarks made here by h1s colleague.
/ fJohnson,) whom be charged with u,lsrepresent-
lug his constituents ut bone, aud stultitTing his
| own previously expressed opinions Cries Of
| "the urevious question" and it WAS seconded |
At II o'clock, -, Of Fin, demanded vote BY
States, amid g'eat excitement throughout tbe
Lall.
Here the minority Of the Georgia delegation
read resolution OF ,lle Georgia Convention, re-
| questing, hut, they contended, not ins'rucs'ng
| their delegates TO vote n a unit Without my
decision on that poiut, the vote WAS proceeded
with, resulting as fellows: Ayes 3o2-nays !,
from Maryland. So the nn'n question was or
dered.
The question then recurred on the motion OF
Nr. DisEer to recommit tho whole subject to
the committee. They aTe US follows: lss. Af:
firming the Cincinusti platform. %. That I'll
citizens have rig to settle in the territories.
without their rights of person or property be-
ing impaired, either By Congressional or Terri
torial Legislation. sd. That the Democratic
uarty stands pledged to tile doctrine that it ia
Inc duly Of the government to maintain all con
sti.usional rights Of property Of whatever kind
in the serritor es, and 70 enforce the decisions
Of the Supreme Court in reference thereto
4th 5th and 9Th If those reported By III. ua
ioritr, The vote Has demanded, as follows
auald great excitement: yeas. 152; nays. l5l
| Motion carried.
The nays we're. maine s, New Hampshire !;
Vermont s. Aassacnu+ettB s. Rhode Island !
Connecticut Af, Nrw York IS, New jersey 5
pennsylyania ii, Maryland ct, Virginia !, Mis-
souri, 4, Illinois II, Tennessee /, Ohio %, lnd1
ana l3. Michigan G, Wisconsin s, lowa !, Min
ncsota 5. AL the balaace, l5e, were in the al
| H. matire.
! Douglass strength, whilst the platf rm whic'
will prouub}y lie adopted is Anti SQuatter Sor
prrisuty. on which Mr. Douglas cannot stand
The President d. cided tint the vote did no
CARY the instructions to report within % hour
ano that the vote would now rccuf On ah's par
of Mr. Bigler's mo,inn.
Mr. Stewurt Of Michigan moved that yot
be taken on each of tue resolutions. {Sensatjon.
/. Nearly one hour more was spent IN discuss1n
i | questions Of or1er-Ssnatar Basart, in IL
), meantime. cudeavoring to a'lay 1hu G 1c't"men
y At balfpast p the i'retlaent dce'tcd Ina; th
= motion TO lar the b-lnnce Of Mr. Bser's prf
positions on the table was in order. II it is lal
= 90 the table, tho thrse plat Tor MS. without il
ssructlons ~ to maftrr or tinle, will 20 10 tn
= Committee with Mr. B.eier's proposit'cns.
. When Georgia was called, the minority Of I'll
State being given as a unit. on the ground til;
iley were rcquested-not instructcd-to vol
rs q unit.
"a ,Ask4te D. tlis pe:nt snsueds - which slsess
u | o'clock the President drcidcd thnt the aou,hel
States being requested to vote as unit
10 ! equivalent 10 IN instruction, aud that Gf0rg
- most yole as an:t-being loss Of two Dou
N t las rofcF.
= The vo1e was then announced as io'lov
j ayes, a42; nays, ii. So the platforms "cre :
referred back to the committee, without instru
! lions.
!. 4 motion next came up to instruct the cor
0. mittee to report at O'clock this AFTERNOON.
Nu VI ~%-AA", AAAo'~~ ~ ~'1e~A~A
* AGeorgia delegate move. to adjourn till
o'clock Mcnday. The motions were, howsve
w.thdrawn md the question recurrsd on II
motion to instsuc: the committee to renort at
E o'clock, wlct was adopted. and at 81 o'clock Il
- ! Convention adjourned TIL o'clock.
J. AFTERNOON SESSION.
er The Convention reasse,nbled at ?. II. II
!. Committee On Platform said they would not
~ ~ ready to report at haff past s o'clock. n
e. Avery of North Carolina, reported from Il
y MINORITY Of the Committee, and IL doing
to recoccl that the slures who now grow &C
ton in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia, a
'. the children of slaves who were formerly tlay
in their OWN states. The report Of the tnajpr'
q, is combination Of Slessrs. Davard Of Deiawa,
be Cochrane Of New York, and Digler Of Peuns,
At wanna.
;h 13 Mr. Samue1s Of iowa presented lninori
il. | report, eschewing Congressional lctcrycnti
eV and declaring that whether Congress or t
IL Territorial Legislatures bare the power to init
- vene depends upon the decision of the Supret
IN Court OF the United States, which decision III
~ sI pledge tho Democratic party TO sustain Il
ys abide by. Tie proceeded at some length to a
.- | dress Southern members, appealing to the
~ ~ not to pcrsist in demanding 40 abstraction til
- will drive one lalf Of the Democracy Of I
III North into the arms OF tue Black Republican
-, His speech waa n powerful, earnest and eli
ys ys 're appeal, free from all bitterness, and II
u. listened to with the most narkea interest i
af attention Ly tic Southern members. Wh
IA IA Nj. Samuels had concluded,
Mr.. Butler of ofNass4chusetts presented anoth
rr- minority report, signed by the de1eSatians fri
Il Illinois, Sfinnesota, Massachusetts and fndial
VIZ consisting Of the Cincinnati Platform, pure Il
nm simple, which be offered as substitute for bp
t. The majority and minority reports.
~ Mr. Stevens, Of Oregon, then obtain
NIX the floor amid struggle Of q hun dred contc
h- ants. nud proceeded to give his reasons for ST.
N ! taiuing the repnrt Of the majority.
ket Riclard J. Brett, oi No., took The grou
IT, that alihoueh lie was opposed to Squatter Sos
Eeignty, he must still, US Il matter Of poll,
"a, sustain the position OF non-in:ervention. Fo
years ago the South dem8nded this principle
net noa-interrention, and why do they come ht
&C.: C.: mud demand this surrender Of prlncip1.?
Ine cautioned them upon the result OF their, {
Ihc | treme views; they could lead to nothing
| the lection Of Black Republican Preside
~ and Congress-. .
ye. Mr. Burrows Of Arkansas followed in a spec
e.t on the Southern side of the question, cou.Ml
'Yes YSs cling at 20 minutes TO o'clock. He ralnta
N"' ed that the Santh had upheld The Democra
party iron the beginning Of the government
81. tbe present day. Tbat the South had been 70
most in fighting the battles Of the country, a
,; that in fact the Democratic party owes eve!
thing 10 the south. The South has extend
the boundaries Of the country md has turn j
~, ell the means At nil times Of paying the del
w. Of the country. His remarks were Of the nj
,cr. | violent aud infRmmatory character, aud I
TO-; impaticuce 10 cone to rote, the noise and C.