The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-28

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ment, that he comes here, and that
his passage is paid by Democratic
money to keep this division in our
State. We are here representing
the Union Republican party of Cali
fornia We polled 10000 votes in
that State at the last election ap-
plause land the sinking, crawling
split. which this man represents,
only polled 1000, and out of that
1000, in our last Convention, they
could not find in all the State of Cal
ifornia ten men who would accept
this position which he occupies.
They.selected men who had former
ly lived in California. Two of them
are in your city, and came into our
rooms last night and repudiated the
entire proceeding, and said they
were for US. We ask this Conven
ton to give US our seats, as they OF
right belong to us, and not cast a
stain upon us, and raise this man to
the dignity ola contestant. Laugh
ter and applause. 1 can not un.
derstand why the committee has
recognized him in the slightest de
gree, unless he, crawling copper
head, like the serpent did to Eve,
has deceived them with his oily
tongue. Laughter and applause.
Now sir, there is no contest in Cal,
ifornia, and I have none. simply
ask this Convention not to dignity
him or the little squad to which he
belongs, and cast a stain upon us
by compelling US to go before this
Committee on Credentials with a
contest when there is none.
. B. R. Nicherson, of California
(contestant) IL wish to ask whether
this Convention is prepared to hear,
in open Convention, the question
which we are prepared to submit
where we suppose it belongs, name
ly: in the committee on Credentials
Several delegates urged that this
debate was out Of place, that the
case should go to the committe or
Credentials, and it was so referred.
The Secretary proceeded with
the call of the States, but omitted
all the States unrepresented in Con
gress. --- -. -. -.
A delegate made a point of order
that the States were to be called al
phabetically.
The President-s'That is JUS
what we are doing 49, ...--
The Observation-Disclosures, Ala
bama and Georgia have not beer
called. Why are they not called
when harmonizing the wishes Of the
Convention? ..-.
The President-ssThe call Of the
National Committee did not include
those States. They were not in
vited to be represented here. Il
was to be left to the Convention
when assembled, to decide upon
what their standing is. -....
The delegate-"The point of or
der l make is that the order of the
Convention to call the States in
their alphabetical order is not com
piled with. We would like to know
why the names of Arkansas. Ala
bama and Georgia have not thus fal
been called.
Another delegate moved that all
the Southern States be called, which
was agreed to.
A delegate-As Colorado is only
out by the veto Of Andrew John
son, and as she will undoubtedly be
in in time for the Presidential cleo
ton, l move that Colorado be
called.
A delegate-Evor since the close
of the war the Congress of the Uni
ted States has practically controlled
the Southern States as territories.
Upon that basis the whole theory
of reconstruction rests. If it is not
correct then they have been wrong
ed from the first, and Andrew John
son and the men who have adhered
to him have been right in their po-
sition. The State of Colorado does
not occupy her position on the roll
of States. I hold that she is where
she properly belongs as territory,
unless she comes in by Congression
al action, full and complete, over
the Presidents veto. There is no
half way place in the making Of
States. They are admitted or they
are not admitted, and in the case OF
the Southern States l voted aye
with the majority, because I wanted
to move to reconsider the vote OF
admitting them here. I saw it was
taken without reflection. These
Southern States occupy in the Fed
eral Union to-day. SO far as Con
gressional action is concerned, pre-
cisely the position which the State
of Colorado occupies. Arkansas
is asking admission, and I trust her
delegates will be admitted on this
floor. Coming myself from Dor
der State, [ know what border mel
have had to contend with, during
the last five years, and I shall be
the last man, directly or indirectly
to throw anything IN the way or on
the character of a man coming here
from the border States, and I dc
not wish this Convention, by its
action, seemingly to cast a reflection
upon the character of its Represen
tatives in Congress, during the las
three years. m
Mr.. Spalding, of Ohio-If I VOTE
for the admission of Colorado to {
vote in this Convention, l shall vote
for the admission Of the other terri
tories in the same way. They are
entitled to be States. but are not vo
ting members. All ask is that VIZ
treat the territories alike. If W.
vote to receive Colorado, let us vot'
to receive the others. 1 am for th'
largest liberty. euure .
Mr.. McClure-There is a differ