The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-11

done, each plank In the platform being re-
celved with applause. The ''one-term" Elank
was especially we'll received. call lot three
cheers at the close elclted partial response.
Mr. Burr explained that the resolutions were
the Cincinnati platform exactly; nothing added
and nothing excluded. This platform was
adopted In the committee by all the States eX-
cept Delaware, Mississippi and Oregon. He
moved the adoption of the report, and upon
that moved The previous question.
Senator Bayard, OF Delaware, inquired
whether the previous question, another name
for the gag-law, had became the law of a
Democratic convention, Without notice to the
delegates. The chair said the convention had
adopted the rules of the House Of Representa-
tives; 30 the moliop Of Mr.. Burr was in order,
and not open to debate. Various gentlemen
appealed for withdrawal of the motion, In
order to allow short debate. Burr said he
felt compelled to decline. A scene Of great
confusion followed. Calls of "question," "de-
bate" added TO the din. On the motion to sus-
tain the previous question the call of States
was ordered, and, being taken, resulted yeas
$50. nays rs. Governor Hoffman In casting
bis united vote of New York In The affirma.
tive, said that some Of the delegates, himself
among the number, were opposed to pre-.
| vious question. Hanck, OF Ohio denied the
right of his delegation to cast the vote as a
unit, and asked to have his vote recorded.
The chair announced that Mr.. Burr, of Con-
nectlcut, was now entitled to one hour to de-
| bale the resolutions; aleo that the gentleman
from Delaware, Mr.. Bayard, appealed for ten
minutes. Burr conceded this request, as
Bsyard Is q member of the committee on reso-
| lutlons.
Bsyard took the platform, and said that
while there was no disposition to carp at, and
oppose, men because of former political opin-
Ions, be hoped the great Democratic organiza-
ton would be allowed to have an Independent
expression of Its own honest sentiments.
[Cheers.l Why take, cut-and dried, the reso-
lutions Of another organization [Applause.l
Why have the opinions of other men, not
chosen BY us, forced down our throats as our
expression? It Is proposed here that we shall
90 before the country, for the first time, with.
out our own Independent expression Of princi-
ples. 1t is not just or wise 10 ask us to 60
Into this campaign under the clothing OF
minority. [Calls OF Time. Time.] The chair
announced that Mr.. Burr, out OF re-.
spect for the minority, consented to
give Bayard ten minutes more. An-
other Connecticut delegate objected to
any mans occupying the time Of the con-
venlion in this way. [Applanse and hlsses. ]
The chair called the convention to order, and
reminded the delegates that "this is delioe.
ratiye assembly," aud urged a respectful hear
Ing of any one who occupied the floor, wheth-
er they approved his sentiments or not. Bay.
ard finally resumed, arguing the necessity Tor
some expression of opinion upon the question
of the exercise of Federal military power,
under the color of legislation. to enforce the
fourteenth and fifteenth constitutional amend
ments If the convention failed In this there
would be q serious disappointment. 10 con-
clusion, he entered his protest against the
pending motion to adopt the report as
whole, and asked for separate vote on the
several distinct propositions pending.
speeoh or tho Hon. M. p. O'Connor.
Mr.. NJ. P. OConnor, of South Carolina, re-
pretted that there should have been any dlf-
ference of opinion here. All other issues
should be merged in the single one Of defeat
Ing the reelection Of the present national ad-
20 nislration. He said that the reconstruction
acts and the thirteenth, fourteenth and fit-
teenth constitutional amendments had been
accepted. Public opinion was higher than
governments, and superior to any declara-
tions of a convention. [Applause.l There
was nothing LETT as an Issue now, but TO save
the naliou from destruction by corruption.
| He reviewed and criticised the foreign policy
| of the administration, and urged union oftne
! whole natior to defeat the unhallowed pur-
poses and 81 .tlsss policy of the present gov
ernment. IAN alusion 10 the prospective
election of Greeley was received with great
soplause.1 AS to the fifteenth amendment,
he said he would be the last .man to attempt
TO wrest from the four millions of freedmen
the right of suffrage. fGreat applause.l
The Vote on the Platform.
Judge Regan, of Texas, followed, and said
it was supposed among his people that the
Democratic party could not succeed at this
election with distinct Democratic party;
therefore they had come here to unite with
their brethren from the whole country IN
effsctlng such an arrangement as will unite
the Democrats with all rthe honest opponents
of the administration. 1t was wisdom, there
fore, to take the Cincinnati platform. Why
refuse to accept the situation, and make the
| best of 1t, Mr.. Barksdale, of Mississippi,
asked II 1t was admissible to take separate
| vote on each resolution? The chair answered
no. as the previous question has been ordered.
! Barksdale then said: II ask for the unanl-
nous consent of the convention to division
of the vote" [Crles of No No McRae, o.
Tennessee, made frantic efforts to obtain the
floor, and was finally recognized by the chair,
and proceeded with an excited protest against
the cutting off of debate. [Cries of ''Slt
down p "Call the roll !" ''Call the roll !"1 The
roll Of the States was called on the main ques-
tlon, the adoption of the platform, which re-
sulted-yeas 662, nays 70.
The Cincinnati and Baltimore Platform
We, the Democratic electors of the United
States, In National Convention assembled,
present the following principles. already pro-