Nebraska advertiser., 1860-05-10
Proceedings OF the Charleston
Convention.

"
Tuesday ill the adjournment:
Mr.. Bolden, of Virginia, spoke at some
length. He intended TO hold onto the
Northern Democracy I'LL the last horn
blows. He loved the UnloH aud was de-
tprmined 10 stand Ey il 10 the end. He
spoke much longer ins similar strain be
said he believed slave traders W BIZ the
nJblest philanthropIsts on earth the
most Christian people IN the world; be
had negroes CA his plantation, direct from
Africa. aud thu ", re "she noblest Ro-
mans of tn, III ALL"
Remarks were then made by the dele
CATIONS from California and New Jersey.
MI. Seward. OF Georgia. contend, d
that the South demanded no more of the
North than was stipulated In the con-
tract, aud the seeding d,LrgaIes have to
decide on that ground
Mr.. Holden of South Carolina wa OPP
posed 10 Squalter Sovereignty. tut was
willing To take the Cincinnati Platform
and the bred Scott decision.
Mr.. Richardson. Of Illinois, endorsed
the statement of facts made Hy Mr.. Sew
ard, of a contract between 'he North
and the South at the time Of the passage
of the Kansas bill. ASK for our pr p
prty and our lives" laid he. land We are
ready to l.y tn, M down; Lut do not de-
mand Of US our HONOR"
Mr.. Berry. of South Carolina one Of
the three from that State who r. manned
in the Convention. ar 'se. (HIssing from
the galIeries-rrieS Oh the floor, Of clear
the galleries.
He proclaimed himself a Union Drm-
ocrat. This great and glorious Union
should be preserved if possible. He
would say to gentlemen If they will now
endorse the Dred Scott decision. they wills
be able TO Lrlrg the Southern Stat, into
union and harmony.
Mr.. Russell. OF Virginia. presented
the results of the consultation Of the del
egates from that State. The endorse
the course taken fy Tennessee and if
The resolutions presented hy the Tennes-
see delegation are not adopted, he is au-
iborizrd not to cast the vote Of the State
on any subject.
Mr.. Colwell of entucky, endorsed
the ground taken by Tennessee aud Yir-
ginia. They would ali ael 1sgeiher.
The following are The TEnA See reso-
fIuiions:
Resolved, That all citizens of the Uni
It'd States have Equal right TO settle with
their properly in the Territories Of the
United States and that under the de-
cision of the Supreme Court, which we
recognize as a correct exPOnIder o. con-
s%li'utional liberty. the rights of neilher
person nor properly Tar be destroyed by
Congressional or TrrrilOrial. legislation.
Resolved, that two-thirds of the I'll c.
ioraI votes Of the United States shall be
required for the nominations.
lTwo-thirds OF all the electoral votes,
including the seceders, are 202. This
resolution was drawn up TO prevent the
nomination Of Douglas
In the Evening Session, after some
discussion aud wranglIng, the Tennessee
resolutions were. in substance. passed.
Mr.. Stuart moved loampnd them so as
to require all who vo:e for nomination.
shall be- bound to support the nominee.
hut this was rul. d out Of order.
The convention then proceeded to bal-
lot for candidate for President.
First Ballot Douglas. las 2; Gu,b-
RE, Sc 10; Dick nSon. 4; Lane. g.:
Hunter, 40; Davis; Toucy. 2 l-2; p. rec
l; Johnson, l. New YO K. Ohio, Iuli-
ana. Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin. Iowa.
aud Minnesota, voted entire for Stephen
a. DJugIas.
Seroud Ballot Douglas, I47: Gulh-
RE, S6 l.2. Dickinson, 61.2; Hunter.
Al l-2; Lane 6; Davis, /; johnson;
TOucy = l-2.
Over fifty ballots were taken with but
little variation in the result. The high
est number of votes which Douglas re-
crived was l52 1-2, on the thluy-fuurrh
%lalIOt. This was one vote more than a
majority Of the Electoral votes.
On the murning of May third The COLI
veniion again asst mtltd.
A motion was made to suspend the or
der for taIlOting aud csrTied-ayes, I99
nays 81.
Mr.. Russell offered the following res
%oIuiinn
Resolved. That when the Convention
adjourns to-day. it will be TO meet at the
city of Baltimore on the 18Th day of June
next, In order to afford States uLat are
not represented al. opportunity TO fill up
their delegations.
A delegate from Tennessee moved TO
strike out BALTIMORE aud insert Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. Randolph moved 70 inserp PhlIa-
dPlphIa and the 4th Of July.
Dir. Ludlow moved to insert New
York. Motions lost.
The resolution to meet in Baltimore
was adopted. Ayes l95. nays SIS.
After 4 few ~unimPorianl speeches aud
mosi0ns the Convention adjourned.
The ad tournament was effected ~ the
Douglas party. under instructions from
Washington.
We have not rOvm To Pablish the pro-
ceedings Of the Seceeders. They could
agree among themselves on tut few
points. A large portion were in favor of