Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-02
Pfeceeaings Continued from Yestcr
days Report.


m TUESDAY, August 80.
THE scene which followed the introduction oil
the platform battles all description When the
Secretary commenced the reading Of the report
every ear in the house inclined to catch the
words ss they came from his hips The deep. al
most breathless attention Of he vast audience
vac ubbroken to the middle of the se9ond reso-
luton, when the popular appreciation found vent
Ia cheers which rendered the latter portion of the
resolution unintelligible-the voice Of the Secre-
tart being totally drowned in the deep volume
swelling up around from the lips of thousands.
Order being restored. the resolution was again
real, and Was listened to in silence until its
close. when the audience again surrendered itself
to the widest enthusiasm. which died away and
WAS renex ed o half dozen times before the third
resolution could be received The reading oil
this resolution called forth applause more tumul-
tuous and deafenng than that OF the preceding
Tho other resolutions were also received with ap-
plause.
When at last the resolutions were adopted
whea the people realized that the breakers had
been passed. and that platform, broad enough
and strong enough for all, had been adopted
with scarcely dissenting voice, they we're fairly
beside themselves with Joy. Men jumped upon
seats and chairs and swung their hats. ladies
waved their handkerchiefs, every one shouted
and screamed half frantic in their exhibitions OF
approval AS often as the enthusiasm would
subside in one portion Of the audience il would
swell up in another portion, until every one OF
the thousands present joined once in the
joyful refrain. When the vast audience wa:
hoarse and exhausted. order gradually re
stored, and the business of the Convention was
proceeded with.
Mr. Irwin, of Pennsylvana-Mr President.
move that the resolutions presented be adopted
Tue Observation-Disclosures of the Convention
you have heard the resolutions The question il
nov on their adoption.
Mr.. Alexander Long, Of Ohio will offer. q,
an amendment to the resolutions just offered, the
first Kentucky resolution drafted by the pen Of
Thomas Jefferson-a resolution. sir, that from
the organization Of the Democratic party unit
the present hour, has always been adopted al
everr Democratic convention that has ever me
to put in nomination President for the Unitet
States. | offer that, sir. as an amendment t,
-Sme in after the first resolution And trust
sir, that this Convention will not ignore the grea
fundamental doctrine, the very corner stone. th,
foundation upon which the Democratic party
rests, hope, sir. that the creed of the part,
that has made il what it is; that has made i
great and glorious, as il is ard always will be-
will not be ignored by this Cow ention i'm th,
hour of its peril-s time above all othes. since
its organization, when the funda mental princi
Piles upon which il is established should be re
affirmed and readopted by this Convention. nov
here assembled. l offer that resolution. and ash
that the Secretary may read il to the Conven
ton, 10 come in after the first resolution.
The Secretary then read the following resolu
ton. presented by Nj. Long. of Ohio:
Resolved, That the several States composing
the United States of America are not united
upon the principle of unlimited submission to tn,
General Government. but that, by the compact
under the style and title of Constitution fo
the United States and the amendments thereto,
they constituted General Government for spe-
cial purposes. delegated to that Government Ger
tain definite power, reserving each State 10 itsel
the residuary mass of right 10 their self
government; and that whenever the Genera
Government assumes undelegaied power its act
are imperative void. and of no force: and 20 thi
compact each State acceeded State and a,
an integral party: and its co States, forming a
To itself the party; and the Government creates
BY this compact ID not the exclusive and hna
Judge Of the powers delegated to ITSELF sine
that would have made its discretion, and no
the Constitution, the measure Of its power, but
as in all other acts of compact among partie
having no common judge. each party has 81
equal right to Judge for itself, as we'll of the in
fraction as in the mode and manner Of redress.
Mr. W. II. Miller. of Pennsylvana-In viev
OF the motion that have msde move that th
resolution be laid on the table.
The Presdent-Under the rules Of this con
vention. adopted this morning, the resolution vii
90 to the Committee on Resolutions
Mr. Cox, of Ohio-I move the previous ques
ton on the adoption of the platform "a reported
by the convention.
Mr. Long. Of Ohio hope my colleague vii
Withdraw his motion for one moment. (Cries o
"no-r) I desire to offer an additional amend
ment | did not suppose. sir. l did not suppos
hat aft the al Ia reDOrtlnt
the platform in full had been received when Al
amendment was offered to il. that IL would be re
ferred to the Committee Resolutions. / hop
nv colleague will permi, me TO offer anothe
amendment. even il il has t0 take the sam
course a. did the lasi | will state TO him il j
an amendment in plain snd unequivscsl term
for peace | leave il without effort: without ex
ertior; | leave il in plain. unvsrnished terms
demanding peace, and understand the peopl
ask IL | am not here TO be cheated and de
ceived by the phraseology of languarge ingeni
ousy employed to mean one thing aud be inter
preted one way by one person of this convention
and by another in entirely different way.
The President-will the gentleman wait
momentf The chair holds the gentleman is nov
out OF order When the gentleman rose. hear
him for the purpose of bearing what he had q
saw 40 TO the ruling Of the chair As 20 the res
olution he offered. under the resolution here IN
uoduced aud adopted the resolution proper
~ ruled TO belong to the Committee on Resolu
lions. The proposition j. one distinctly differin:
from the resolutions offered by the Committee
90 the chair has decided that IL has to be referred
feel now that the gentleman is going beyon,
the latitude the chair can give him under the res
olution the convention has adopted for it, owl
government Applause The question il up
on the adoption Of the resolutions reported b,
the Committee. Those who in favor of thei
adoption will say aye" The affirmative vot,
vas given by the delegates in one unAnimou
shout. Those opposed will say nav ION,
or two voices arose with negative voices from
the body Of the hall
So the resel utions were adopted. when ap
plause arose. cheer upon cheer. of repeated from
the aoor and galleries alike.