The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-06-17
The Baltimore Convention /!

lhe COmmltlee on Business repor
ted. and after amendments; the re.
= port was aloptet
Mr. King, Of New York, Chairman
ofthe Committee on Credentials. made
: a majority report that the Missouri
Radicals be admitted, that Arkansas
delegates be admitted to seats, with.
out the right to vote; that South Car.
olina delegates be not admitted. and
!. delegates from the Distriet of CcIum.
' 'bia be admitted TO seats without votes
The minority made report, which
concurred with that of the majority
except the exclusion of delegates from
Virginia, Arkansas and the Terrific.
ries OF fColorado, Nevada and Nebras-
lSa from the right OF voting. That
part OF the majority report that rcla.
tel to nnconteSted delegations was
adopted.
Several amendments regarding the
manner of admission Of the Missouri
delegates were rejected The q1es.
! ton then recurred on the adoption of
the majority report. A call for the
vote by States was made, aud resul.
ted In the unanimous adoption of the
majority report. admitting the radi.
cal delegation from Missouri. Yeas,
40; nays, 1.
After the admission oft the Missouri
delegates proposition was offered a.
an amendment by Mr. King that the
delegates from Tennessee Virginia,
Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas. and all
the Territories which the majority re-
port proposed TO admit to seats, with
ont the right to vote, should have the
right to vote was put To the Conven-
ton. Mr.. Lane asked for Il division
of the question, 10 vote as to the States
first and then on the Territories. A
second division was called for, and
) the house asked 10 vote first as to Ten
nessee having the right to vote A
call for vore by States was made,
and the Houte stood ayes $40, nays
1873.
The Convention next voted as to
the admission ot Arkansas and Lou
lsiana, with the right to vote. The
result announced, ayes 307, nave l67.
The report of the Committee on
Credentials was then adopted, as
amended.
Mr. Raymond, Of New York, from
the Committee on Resolutions, reDor.
ted the following resolutions.
| PLATFORM.
Resolved, That it is the highest lu.
ty of every American Cit. zen, to mln-
tain n glinst all their enemies, the in
tegrity OF the Uuioa and the para.
moant authority OF the Constitution
sn Laws OF the Unitel States, and
that we pledge ourselves rs Union
men, animltel by common senti-
nent AMI aiming ut cnmmJ1 object
Co 4, every thing in our power to aid
the Government in quelling by force
Of arms the rebellion now raging
against its authority, and in bringing
to punishment, due to their crimes
the rebels AMI traitors arraycl against
1t. Prolonged applause.
terniS9Soah RiiHISca TppEAt We pgP4gra2GGe tbe ds
United Suites II Ut to compfonise viii
rebels, or 10 offer any terms OF peace,
except such as may be hasel upon
an ulcon litiontl srrrcn llr Of their
no stilitv an TO return t0 ticir ale
rilncr to,the Constitution anl laws of
the United States; AMI that we call
upon the Go;crume eat to maintain this
position, anl to prosecute the war
with the utmost possible yi-3' to the
complete suppression oftic rebelliol,
in full reliance upon the self sacrifices
the patriotism the heroic valor md
the univinG devotion ofthe American
people to their country and its fee in
stitutions Applause
Resolved, That ns slnTerv was the
cause, AMI now constitutes the
strength of tue rebellion, anl as it
,nnst i,e always and everywhere hos
tile to the principles OF the Rcprbli-
can G ,vernncnt, justice. AL the m.
tional slIetv demand its utter and
C IN Dleta cStirpltion from the soil Of
the repibic Iapplaus' All that we
uphold aal nartIin the acts an proc
lamation b. which the Government,
lii its oyh l,f.l,,, ht1 caused death
dow 1t WIS ~ CFAi' W W U
in favor, furthermore OF such an
amendment to the Conatitution, to
he M |, by the people in conformity
with it's provisions, "a shall terminate
and forever prohibit the existence Of
slavery within the limits, or jurisdic-
tion of che United States Applause
Resolved, That the thanks OF the
American people are due to the sol
dicrs an sailors Of the army and nl-
I ivy, Tppplause, who have periled
their lives in defense Of their country
and in vim lication Of the honor OF the
aag; that the nation owes To them
some pernan mt recognition OF their
patriotism M their yllor, AMI ample
and pernll,lt pDrisol for thoso
OF their Survivors who have received
! disabling AMI honorable wounds in
the service oc the country, and that
the memories OF those who have fallen
!, in its dete lse, shalt he h,l | in CRATE
mi anl cyerla7tin1 remembrance.
IILoul applause
Resolved. That we approve and
APPLAUD the practical wisdom, the un-
selfish pntriotisn. anl answering IT,
deity to the Constitution and the
principles Of American liberty with
.t,ll A o..,La,., T ;,noln n - Il ianh n ~ .