New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-02
DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION
SECOND DAY.
From Om Own Correspondent


From Ou Own Correspondent
ALB,SY, Friday, Feb. /, 1861
The Convention had adjourned to 81 but 10 O'Clock
arrived before order was duly instituted. Something
was evidently wrong with the Committee on Resolu-
lions that DELAYED their report and the Convention
proposed to entertain itself in other way. Dele
gate suicIn Of Pocklaud moved tha; 70 much of Mr.
seward spset Of yesterday hal been published in
Tie Argus, be read by the Secretary. This novel
proposition in a Democratic Convention, was quite
re i.hed by the delegates, and jump Yves made from
Seward % Treman, who was called Hpon 70 speak.
and responded with aacrity. lie st.rted with the
declaration that in his view this no, party Con
venticn but before he had spoken ten minutes, wa
fully launched into an aTraignmert OF Republicans
generally which was the main burden Of his speech
throaghout. He would, however, except a large Tor
ton Of the rank and file. II was the Leaders who
Lad possession Of the party and %is sai
scented the macs Of the party. But he tsanked
God that here and there was bright exception Lu-
cius Robinson Of Chemupg great cheerngl nd early
introduced measure Of compromise, and mhluuy
sustained it, in spite of c8uCus dica'lon hnd tneIe
was one othere man who had contributed more than
any other one hundred men 10 defeat the Democratic
paity who furnished tueefourths Of the intellect and
brains Of the Republican party mean Ih7rlow
Weed ltremetdous cheering aud continued applause r.
who Iiser above bis party and stood with uo Tor
concatiOn ind cOUpIomife. Here he began 70 warm
up and let little steam. He wanted something OF
The RCput.I party. lie wanted Chance 10 get
the Toope and asked he demanded emphaticaliy
and mpe5l1rsly demanded, that the question OF the
solution Of this5ifcuty should be submitted 70 ihe
people. lie would have it, whether no. For one,
zion be enforced against the seeding States and he
believed that the Democracy Of this State would never
consent that, by the action of this party in power,
seeding bbte should directly OF indirectly be com
RELIED To- semain in the Union. The enthusiastic and
prolonged cheering that greeted this revolutionary
sentiment encouraged him TO 20 further and offer the
I1uipn already di-SDlVed III
only salvation depended upon the enforcement OF the
lave of the United States within the slaveholdng
States and for one, he believed that, in view Of the
change n the position Of public aaiIs, they had
abWdaat reason for their coarse and never, never
would BE consent to quietly submit and see the power
OF this State used TO cOerce them 10 submit 10 IT,.
Wud enthusiasm throwing Of hats, and loud yelling
" II that is treason, make the moot Of 1t, sid Mr..
TTeman.
lie was followed by James s. Thayer wbo en-
couIeged by the applause that greeted lTemans bold
stops started at in advance, and boldly dived
into :he madness of revolution, and, foretod by
Mcleod Murphy III his speech in the Senate, did not
hesitate to imagine and talk treason although net
daring to give it full scope. lie took the same ground
as Seymour and Treman had taken, demanding Con-
vea.ion, authorized by the Legislature, and if not
granted, then should teach these Black Republicans
shs there two sides 10 this question; and if evil
war for the enforcement Of the laws inaugu-
rated revelation would not be confined 10 the
Save States. We would 90 directly TO the
people, aud Convention authorized by the peo-
pie, would take the question into its own
hands and never should the power of this State
be used TO imbrue the arms Of the nation with the
blood Of our BRETHREN should il moisten the soil OF
plantations. And nc would give notice 10 the PARTY
in power that the first drop Of American blood shed by
tho General Government, and we, the Democracy,
would show them the French Revolution, with It's
policy reversed; and if the guilotine Of coercion should
beereced the first blood that flowed from il should be
tha. Of the authors Of that policy. Renewed cheer.
ing The people are the real fovereigns, and there
could be treason where the people The actors.
Az he asked Of the Republican Legislature, wac 10 get
oat Of the way. DiOgenes had but one request of
Aezander-tO stand from between him and the Gun.
Let Inc Alexander of tie N0Fthlhe Republican party
get from between us ami the people. Mem. by
RepOrer-ilad we not better wait and hear
what the people say 70 that arrangement y
lie would ask the Southern States TO stay in the Union
and stand by the Democratic party, relying Oh the
justice that the future would g;e them. lie forgot
that, Ike the hishman, it wac inst that same they
were sfrad Of. He would ask them TO stay and rely
on the National Democracy Of a1e North" TO adjust
heir difficulties within the Union But if they could
not, by any and every concession IL persuaded TO
main under Republican rule, then they must 20
peaceaby Not only viii the Denloo acy refuse TO be
err onsbe for IL, but they will not allow forcble
detention Of any State II it Gomez % this, then
vii show that revolution can comtpooce az home |
Another burst Of applause.l II wos0h not be the |
Democratic party alone that would carry this move |
ncih' Patriotic men, who yo.ed for M. Lincoln, |
were ready 70 act with them. In addition 10 those
honorable names before alluded TO was that Of Simon
cameron loud cheersl who had rot only TIsen from
he valley Of party TO the level Of patriotism, but had
dyanced 10 the nights where LIE LSw stood aide by
de with CIitterden and Douglas
Al inc close o. MI. 1hayere revolutionary orajon, |
70 Committee on Resolutions reported. From The
evolutionary tendency OF at least two of tie speeches.
I'd the hearty response that the most laaless sug |
sstiOns received flOm the Convention must confess
at was not prepared for the tone that peryades the
solutions, although / might have been had re-
eted that Seymour, Ludlow, and other cool saga-
Dus heads were on that Committee. As il was the
solutions were twice printed for presentation TO the
invention, and thrice altered before finally reported
must congratulate those gentlemen and the whole I
invention tha: they have 70 well succeeded in pre-. t
ming from goiny record true and faithful tran
ipt Of the spirit tat seemed TO animate the Conven-
n The resolutions were in several particulars | v
ended from the report md the attempt made in some
er Instances, which were unsaccessful This was
naliy the case with prop, >sed amendment 70 strike
hat part Of the resolution tst relates " bf Crit