Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-05


peal from the decision of the Chair.
A vote by States was demanded, which
resulted-yeas 145, nays. The decision
was, therefore, reversed.
After nearly an hour spent in discus
sing points of order and various parlia.
mentary movements, to prevent the Con-
vention from reaching the main question.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to
lay the whole subject on the table and
proceed to vote for President,
[Cries of agreed No no etc.
Mr.. Winthrop, of Alabama, contended
that the motion of Mr.. Butler was out of
order, and that the vote on the Platfrom
must now be taken.
Mr. Clarke, of Missouri, was unwilling
to reach a result by subterfuge, that we
cannot reach by plain dealing.
Mr., Cuttings, of Maryland, attempted
to address the Chair, but he was called to
order.
Mr.. Butler Withdrew his motion to lay
ON the table and proceed to balloting.
Mr.. Cuttings, of Maryland, renewed the
motion to lay on the table.
The President was about stating the
question.
When a voice cried out 60 Mr.. PreSi.
dent, mistake / didn't second that
mans motion down there
Mr.. Cuttings rose to demand an ex-
PLANTATION. He would like to know who
it was that spoke so disrespectful of him.
He claimed to be delegate from Mary
land
Mr. Hooper rose and said he did not
intend anything disrcspcctful to the gen
tleman. But his name was Tom. Hooper
Of Alabama.
Mr.. Gittings-If no insult was intended q,
the gentleman will call at my room and
take drink.
The question was then taken on adopt
ing the minority report as a substitute for
the majority report,
The minority report was adopted-ycas
1865, nays 13S.
Mr.. Fiourney asked permission to make
personal explanation, declaring himself
for Mr. Douglas, and unwilling to obey
the instructions of his State to leave the
Convention in case the minority report was
adopted.
The vote then recurred on the majority
platform as amended, being the resolutions
of the minority.
Mr.. Ashe, of North Carolina, stated
that ii these minority resolutions are adop
ted, he would be compelled to abandon the
Convention and dsconnect himself fron
the Democracy. Cheers from the South.
+, Mr., salisbury, OF Delaware, contendoc
that the preamble to the minority rc,olu
tons controycrts the Cincinnati platform
Cries of order
Several gentlemen attempted to speak a
the top Of their voices until drowned i'll th'
: upiolr.
Mr.. Butlcr demanded that the question
should be first taken on the first part otth
resolution, affirming the Cincinnati Plat
, form.
, This was agreed to, and the Cincinnati
Platform, separately, was adopted-yca1
433; nays, 10,
When Mississippi was called, Mr.
c Glenn arose and voted no, declaring thu
t.. Missi .sippi believed the Cincinnati Plat
form, as explained North and South, wa
an unqualified swindle. His voice wa
drowned in cries of order.
The remaining half hour up to one 0 c.oc
: was spent in discussing the right of til
{ Georgia delegation to vote by districts.
: The President having repeated his dc
@ cision that the word = request in the ca,
e of Georgia is equivalent to provision .
+ intmation to vote as Il unit.
e Mr.. Seward, Of Georgia, appealed iroi
), the decision, and, whilst vote was bcin
+ taken, withdrew lis appeal,
Mr.. Briggs, OF New York, now that tn
# Cincinnati platform Wa, adopted, move
: that all the balance of the resolutions b
f laid Oh the table.
c Mr.. Cuttings, of Maryland, rose to il
e qure whether he had been ruled out c
c order simply because he came from
:, slave State. Cries of order and grca
confusion
y Mr.. Cuttings continued to proclaim him
e self from border State.
= The Chair stated that he had not, t
8. his knowledge, called the gentleman t
If order, except when he was clearly out {
d order.
IS Mr.. Cuttings replied, perhaps so; an
+ then added that he had not had the homo
of meeting the President before, or sine
: 1910, when he made the most violer
: Wing speech he had ever heard. [Cri,
y of orderl.
d Mr. Stewart raised the point of order
y that the motion to lay on the table woul
d carry the whole subject with it.
l. The President decided that it woul
st not carry the Cincinnati Platform, whic
has just been adopted.
&c Mr.. Cuttings rose to personal expl;
&c nation. He did not mean any insult c
'e offence to the Chair by the remark that b
had first seen him at Wing meeting ms
Is king Wing speech. lie honored sue
IL men. He honored any man that dared t
&c be Democrat in Massachusetts,.
!. ~ Mr.. Iancey of Alabama, said thai III
u motion To Law the balance of tho ,,,;nor;,