The mountain Democrat., 1865-07-22

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Resolved. That We cordially endorse the pol.
icy Of The administration Of ABdrsW JohnSon,
President Of the United Statss. e. nhadOWOd
forth 10 its Sets and proelamations.
Resolved, That We will froWn down and OPP
pose TO the extent Of our ability, the efforts Of
any man % set Of men 10 create sshism or
division In the ranks Of the Union party, and
that euoh msa ere unworthy the support OF
confidence Of Union men.
Resolved, That each person who SubmtD his
name - . candidate before this Convention be
required to subscribe 70 these resolutions and
pledge himself to support the nominees OF this
C0nVsDtiOA.
Mr.. EnsminEer remarked that he no.
tlced the last resolution said "that each
person who submits his name as . can.
didate before this Convention be required
to subscribe to these resolutions, and
pledge himself to support the nominees
Of this Convention :" aud he inquired Of
the Chair il the word "subseribe"
meant to sign them. The Chair nodded
assent. Mr.. E. said be liked the resolu.
tons, but that they did not 60 far enough.
He not only wanted the candidates to
subscribe to them but every member Of
the Convention. He wanted ell to sign
them. He had been . member Of Con-
ventions before and he had been the NOM
inee Of Conventions, and, in riding round
electioneering, it had been thrown in his
face that delegates that had been mem.
bers Of the Convention that nominated
him had openly declared they wouldn't
support that old gut This remark con-
vulsed the Convention carried it by
storm. It was some time before order
could be restored. The plain spoken,
impetuous Sam continued, -" There is no
justice, no christianity in such treach-
cry" Another outburst OF applause fol-
lowed, amid which Sam smilingly took
his seat. Mr.. McCallum contended that
the resolutions were sufficiently stringent
and equally binding on delegates and
candidates. Mr.. Strout insisted on add
ing another resolution embodying Mr..
Ensminger's ideas, but no attention was
paid to his remarks. Mr. Bell offered q
resolution, which the President glanced
over, and ruled out Of order. Mr.. Bell
called for the reading Of his resolution.
The PreSident-If there be no objections
the resolution will be read. Cries from
different parts Of the house-Object, OBJ
jectl Mr.. Bell move to adjourn. Mr..
Ensminger Before that motion is put,
Mr.. President, | wish Mr.. Bell
call the gentleman to order . motion to
adjourn is not dcbatab!e. The President
so decides. Mr.. Tracy, move that when
the Convention adjourns it adjourns for
On hour and . half Mr. Ensminger-
Mr.. PRESIDENT wish to state Mr..
Bell call the gentleman to order;
motion to adjourn is not debatable. Mr..
PRESIDENT have So Mr.. Mccall
lum--The President is mistaken. A mo-
ton to adjourn is not debatable, but the
time to which it adjourns, is. The Pres
ident stands corrected. All who are in
favor Of Mr.. Cracy's motion say aye;
the contrary by the Same sign The
Convention stands adjourned ill to.mor.
row morning at 10 o'clock.
At 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning
the President called the Convention to
order. Immediately after Mr.. Tracy Of
fered "a more stringent resolution"
binding the delegates to support the NOM
inees, and without permitting any debate
on it in hot haste" it was rushed
through. The ayes and noes were called
on its passage, and it was adopted by s5
to %. Mr.. Bell, Douglas Democrat, sup
posing now that he would be treated with
equal courtesy again offered his resolu'
ton. 1t is as follows:
Resolved, That we are in favor Of the pro-
posed Constitutional amendment prohibiting
slavery throughout the United States and Ter
ritOTies but that We recognize Q governing
race and will oppose the extension Of the cleo
tive franchise to the emancipated and inferior
races.
Instantly after the Secretary finished
the reading Of the resolution, the consis-
tent McCalIum jumped up and with
charming GOODNESS said-Mr. President,
I thought the Convention had decided
that all resolutions were to be referred
to the Committee on resolutions. move
you, sir, that the resolution be referred
to the committee on resolutions. He
know that the Convention mad made no
such decision-k that the question
bad not been broached in the Convention
knew, that but . minute before, he had
voted on the resolution offered by Mr..
Tracy, without its having been referred
to the committee; and yet be had the
impudence, sublime in its brazenness, to
state that the Convention had decided to
refer all resolutions to the committee on
resolutionsi His motion, Of course, pre-
vailed. Mr.. Bell moved to adjourn for
one hour in order to give the committee
on resolutions time to report on his
resolution. Mr.. A. Bell, Republican,
moved to amend, that the committee re.
port tomorrow morning at one o'clock
Billy Patterson, reflectively, "tO morrow
morning at one o'clock when is that ?"
Mr.. McCallum-As chairman Of the com.
mittee on resolutions, and as bargains are
the order Of the day, ~ will make .
bargain" with the gentleman who offered
the resolution; If be will in good faith