The mountain Democrat., 1864-03-26

the committee; and in proof Of his denia
stated that be had proposed to Mr.. Ham
ilton, before either of them knew the
complexion of the Convection, to alloW
the townships to select Eheir own Dels-
gates. Mr.. Patterson was in favor Of the
amendment. He didn't belong to the
"WickS Burnham 4 Co. faction, nor
the Swan. Hamilton faction. He came
here as a Union man, and The Presi-
dent struck with the palpable aosurdity
of Union men being in such Convention,
sharply interrupted and called Mr.. p. to
order. Mr.. P.-"I am not Swan man
nor WickS man, but Union man. -
The PreSident-"I will not permit fur.
( ther personalities" Mr.. P" am dis.
cuSsing the amendment, and | want the
/ Convention to understand that | am
Union" The President" The gen
tleman is out of order" Mr.. p" am
speaking to the amendment and" The
President -" The gentleman is out OF or
der and must take his seat" The Presi-
dent ruled the minority with arrd of iron,
while he allowed his friends the widest
latitude. The amendment was rejected,
Of course.
| On motion of Mr.. McCnlun, the report
! Of the committee, with regard to the ap'
pointment of a Central Committee, was
amended so as to give the Delegates of
the townships the power to select mem
Der Of the Committee; but, notwithStand-
ing the adoption Of the amendment, the
President, regardless of the action Of the
Convention, announced that he had -ap
pointed a commttee-naming them--to
select a Central Committee. This was
carrying the joke little too far, and Mr..
McCallum, with some warmth, informed
the President that the Convention had
deprived him Of the authority to appoint
such committee. With i'll concealed dis.
appointment the President Acknowledged
his error.
MawkShly loyal resolutions were re-.
ported and read by the committee ap-
pointed for that purpose, and they were
received with Indifference. The President
waited some minutes impaticntly for some
slight token of approval. usual on such
! ooon,.0n. H,k ;,, 4 looI 81
ensued. Amazed and provoked, the Pres.
ident jumped up, advanced to the foot,
lights and plaintiveiy inquired" Won't
some member move to adopt the resolu
tons ?" Mr.. McCallum moved their
adoption and his motion received few
votes. 1t was the intention Of the major.
ity, an old liner informs us, to pass reSo.
lutons approbatory of the course Of Mr..
Conness, but for some cause his friends
weakened.
The Committee appointed to select Del.
egates to the State Convention next re.
ported, and how unfairly and ungenerous
ly (rascally, the old liners called it) the
F majority acted, a few facts will explain -
There were six Delegates present from
Greenwood township; five of them re-
commended Mr.. Rhoades, an old liner
one of them Mr.. Curtis, ConneSsite. -
Curtis was elected in spite Of the proteS,
Of the Delegates from his township. The
Delegates from Placervile township re
commended McsSrs. Bee, Hamilton, Burn,
and Taylor; one of them, without consult
ing the delegation and in opposition tc
their wishes, according to the statement
, Of Mr. Boop in open Convention, subSti.
tuted the names Of Alex. Hunter and W.
Cooper for those of Messrs. Burns and
Taylor. When the committeeman read
the names of the Delegates he had report
ed, Mr.. Boop vehemently exclaimed that
he did not come here to blk any person
or be biked," and moved to strike out
the name Of Alex. Hunter and insert that
Of VIM. S. Burns. The motion did moi
prevail. A Delegate moved TO strike oul
the name of Mr.. Cooper, with like result
Courtesy, fairness, policy, were all ig
nored by the majority in their soli"itude
to elect Conness Delegates to the State
Convention. BY treating contemptnouSly
the old liners and their suggestions they
could best manifest their devotion to Con.
ness and secure his approval With thi,
impression they conducted the proceed.
ingS of the Convention, and mortified ,hu
INFLATED and aggrieved men who submit
ted to the outragenbut who will not forget
or forgive it. The harmony Of the party
is disturbed and its unity destroyed, and
its dissolution must swiftly follow.
The Convention was weak in numbers,
weaker in enthusiasm, weakest in intclli-
gence. 1t was only relieved from absolute
stupidity by the presence of a few inteli.
gent Delegates. If by accident they had
been detained at home it would have been
forced to adjourn without transacting any
business. A jury Of its own party ,as one
of its members remarked, with more
acerbity than politencss, would not have
convicted it of propricty or intelligence.
1t was innocent of either.
DOES NOT ANSWER. R.-The Administra.
ton system Of managing the negroes does
not answer in Louisiana, and the New
Orleans Era, Gen. Banks organ. says that
if some different method is not adopted,
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