The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-08-01

1t will be observed frcm this vote, that
thirteen States-M0ine, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer.ey,
Delaware, South Caroline, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wiz itconsin, snd Iowa
had not one delegate present. These States
may be OF no consequence in Mr. Breckin-
ridges estimation; but, SO fur as nationality
is concerned, the black republican Conven-
ton at Chicago made better exhibition.
1t will be Cbeerved, also, that Virginia
cast but eleven and a hult votes cut of fit
teen. Mr. Glass, whose name appears
among the delegates, Though he retired
from the Convention, did not os his recent
address states, unite with the secesaionisls
Georgia was represented by thirty delega ties,
although tht State has but ten votee !;
California by q majority of proxies, and
Maryland by bare majority of the deega-
tion. Twelve individuals appear to have
been present from Pennsy ylvania but only
four votes were cast, which shows that, in
fact there were but eight seceders in that
deles alton. North CtroIiEa and Tennes-
see were represented by majorites of their
respective delegations; but Kentucky, Mr.
Breckinridge's own State, gave him only
four and half votes of the twelve to which
that State is entitled in the National Con-
vention. Florida was repre-, ented, and her
three votes cast, by delegation which was
accredited My TO the Seceders' Convention
at Richmond and which, BY letter addres-
sed to the regular Convention at Baltimore,
refused TO ask admission, or to recognise
| that body in any way. Louisana and AL
ALBANIA each appeared by delegations, which
had been reiused, as we have already
shown, admission to the National Con-
venton of the democrocy-the latter hav.
ing twenty eight delegates 10 cast nine
votes. Missouri entitled 10 nine votes, was
represented by single vote. And yet
nomination, made by fragments of deie-
cations from some States, pretended dele
cations from other States-as Alabama,
Florida and Louisiana-snd by not sin
gle delegate from thirteen States, is nation
al. Thus California, with majority ofI
proxies, Georgia, Mississippi, Ore gon and
Texas, entitled in all to twenty eight votes, |
are the only States which it can be alleged,
with shadow of evidence or truth, were in
the Seceders' Convention with full or an
untainted delegation.
The apparent vote by which Breckin-
ridge and Lane were nominated is lO5, from
which, however concedng thut which we do
not concede-that all the votes which they
received were regular-must be deducted,
tor reasons which we shall give two votes
from New York, one half OF one vote from
Vermont, one and hall votes from North
Caroline, one and half votes from Arkan
sas, and one hall OF one vote from Minnrso.
ia, in all Six votes, which makes the vote
in the Seceders' Convention Dinety-nine, or
two less than one third of the whole number
in the National Convention.
First as to New York. Mr.. Augustus
Schell and Mr.. Bartlett represented that
State as seceders, and cast two votes.
Their right to speak for New York, the &C.
ton OF the State Convention, by which the {
delegation to Charleston was commissioned,
will determine. The following resolution
was unanimously adopted by the Democra.
tic State Conventon:-
Resolved, That the delegation to the Democratic
National Convention, to be appointed, is hereby in.
strucied 10 enter that Convention as unit, and act
and vote US unit, in accordance with the will of
mS1oity Of the members thereof. And in case any of
otns1 members shall be appointed delegates by any
% Srganization, and shall not forthwith, in writ
sns, uocNae such appointment his seat shall be re-
@ as seated and the delegation shall prot eed to
.ani ae hy Is hereby empowered to supply ali
wise. " ''A''
Messrs. SChell and Bartlett were delega-
tes only so long as they acted under the
foregoing resolution, which ,he Convention
ut Charleston unanimously Recognized az
binding. Whence then, came there GRE.
dentals? They merely represented their
own individual opinions which they entered
the seceders' hall.
Vermont-Mr. Stoughton, who Gust the
half Of one vote from Vermont, is in the
same category with Messrs. Schell and
Bartlett, from New York. His State voted