Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-06-27
The Baltimore Convention.

city of Baltimore on the 18th inst at 10 o.
clock A. NJ. in pursuance of the resolution of
adjournment at Charleston.
The Convention was called to order by
Caleb Cushing its President. The struggle
then Immediately commenced. The friends
OF Douglas having determined that be should
be "put through" at all hazards, had secured
the attendance of full bogus delegation from
the states which seeded at Charleston. Al
though the seeding delegates appeared and
claimed their seats, they were excluded and
denied vote on the question as to who were
vention The whole matter was finally SUBJ
mitted to the committee on credentials.
The committee consumed several days in
celebrating and consulting ere they reported.
But the Douglas men of course, under the
circumstances controlled the Committee, and
reported in favor of admitting the bogus Gel
egates who were present. The debate which
followed is briefly reported in the following,
which we clip from the Philadelphia Inqui-
rer.
BALTIMORE, June 22.-The Front Street
Theatre was crowded to the utmost this NOR
ming
The Convention was called to order at half
past ten o'clock this morning, and the pro-
ceedings opened by prayer from the Rev.
| Dr. Schwartz.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
! with, but the President stated briefly the po-
sItion of the business. He stated that the
| fret ha al- tba a of
Mr. Gitting's report, which was the same as
the majority report, with the exception of that
part referring TO the Alabama delegation
Mr.. Cuttings being in favor of the admission
of the Yancy Alabama delegates.
Alter great deal of angry squabbling
among the members of the Convention, Mr..
Gettings withdrew his report entirely, by gen
eral consent.
The vote was then taken on the minority
report of Mr.. Stevens, of Oregon.
The motion to substitute Mr. Stevens re-
port for the report Of the majority of the COM
nittee on Credentials was lost. Yeas 100J;
nays $50
The report of the majority then came up,
and division of the question on each resolu-
ton was ordered.
The resolution admitting the old M1ssissip-
pi delegates was carried nearly unanimously
A motion was then made to admit immedI.
ately the Mississippi delegates to seats. but
was decided by the chair to be out of order.
The second resolution, admitting the S0ule
Douglas delegates from louisiana, was theI
passed by vote of 153 yeas to 90 nays.
The vote was next taken on the third reso
luton, admitting both the Arkansas delega
tions, under restrictions.
A division of the resolution was called for,
IL L
The question then taken on the three
, following propositions
LIST. The admission of the Hindman dele
cation with two votes.
ID. The admission of the Hooper delegate
with one vote
t Sd. Ifeither set of the delegates refuses t
accept seats under this arrangement, then tn
remaining delegates to be entitled to cast tn
entire vote of the State.
All these resolutions were adopted
4 The fourth resolution, admitting the origi
: nal Texas delegation was passed, there BEN,
only 81 votes in the negative.
The sixth resolution, admitting Bayard ant
WhiteIey, was adopted without division.
The tenth resolution, giving r. L. Chat
fee his seat in the Massachusetts, delegation
instead of Mr.. Hallett, was passed-yeas 13
nays 1111.
The seventh resolution, declaring ] o.
: Fallen entitled to the seat claimed by j.
= Hardee was passed. Yeas 1884, nays 1I2.
+. The eight resolution, admitting the conte:
: iLg delegates from Alabama, was now adopt
e ed Yeas 14S3, nays 1013.
{ The vote was next taken on the ninth res
t olution. admitting both delegations from Geo
n gia, dividing the vote of the State equally be
o tween them, and if either side refused to az
J cept admission on these terms, then the re
e manning delegates to be empowered to ca.
It the full vote of the State.
q An exciting discussion now arose. and e1
IS plantations were made on all sides; motto
g to divide the resolution was offered, but witt
drawen, and the resolution lost-yeas, 1861
IT nays, 145, New York voting in the negativ,
C A motion was made to adopt the eight re-
a oution already agreed to as whole, but th
II President decided that the motion was vi
: necessary.
IT The motion to admit Georgia delegates
l. the Charleston Convention then passed.
IS After violent s4uabbling on points of ord'
l. Mr. Cessna moved for a consideration of Il
d motions to reconsider the action of the Coz
y vention on the minority and majority report
d and to lay that motion on the table.
u The first taken On the motion to lay on Il
y table, the motion to reconsider the vote
: which the minority report had been rejectet
|, and to lay the motion to reconsider On the
d ble
n The Convention refused to lay the mott,
g for reconsideration on the table by vote
1133 yeas TO 1881 nays, New York votiI
l. nay, amid the most violent applause
a The vote showing clearly that the Dougl
ot men were not disposed to do anything for t
at sake of Union and harmony, almost the e
% % tire delegation from Virginia withdrew I