Year: 1860

terms, he might say a few words on the
question. Virginia was emphatically here
as she had been at Charleston, to harmonic
the action of the Democracy. She had seen
a rule adopted empowering votes to be cas-
in manner which she considered unfair tc
delegations; she had seen a platform voted
down which her people desired, and one
adopted to which they were decidedly op-
posed; while eight States of the South had
gone out of the Convention, she had remain
ed present. Could she give better proof OF
her devotion to the Democracy north But
she desires to say now that she was equally
devoted to the desires of the South. II
true to the North, should she not also be
true to the remaining point? United as
she was to her sister Southern States, she
meant to see fair play both to the North and
South. What was fair play in the opinion
of Virginia? 1t was that all the delegates
accredited to the Charleston Convention
should be admitted to the floor but he did
not desire to press this upon the Convention.
At least the delegations not contested at all
should be admitted at once, without any
delay, and the contested delegates should
then be referred to a committee.


He called the attention of the gentleman
from Illinois Who had made the objection
to the admission of the delegates whose seats
were uncontested to the fact that at Charles
ton the Illinois delegation themselves were
admitted, although their seats were contest
ed by other delegates. He was in favor of
admitting all uncOntested seats to the con-
vention. As to imposing restrictions or
pledges upon the delegates, he deemed all
here were men Of honor and bound by all
such pledges as honor places upon them.
Applause.


Mr.. West of Conn. said TIE Democrats of
his State had been attacked at Charleston
as little better than Black Republicans, and
had been unable to defend themselves be-
cause they had not been recognized and
awarded the floor. He denounced the man
who would deno4nce the State of Connecti-
cut. 1t had been 3aid that Virginia had set
in the Convention and heard things that
grated on her ears. Well, Connecticut had
been compelled to hear things that had
grated harshly on her ears, and one of those
things was the assertion by a delegate
from Mass. to-day, that the Seceders had
been driven from the Convention.


He read from the protest of the Mississip-
pi delegation, to prove that the withdrawal
of the Seceders was their voluntary act and
that they had not been driven away from
the Convention. He reviewed the position
of the Northern Democracy, and asserted
their right to demand the same platform
that had been forced upon them four years
ago. They wanted nothing but right, and,
SO help them God, they would not submit to
anything that was wrong. The North has
its rights as well as the South, and must
maintain them as well. He continued to
argue forcibly in support of the position of
the majority of the Convention, and against
the admission of any unaccredited delega-
ton, or any delegates who would not pledge
themselves 10 abide by the action of the
Convention.


Mr.. Hunter of Mo. was astonished to
hear the remarks of his colleague who had
said he would not give his vote for the ad-
mission of the South to the conven tom
He asked him how long it was since he
cast the last Democratic vote. He reviewed
what he represented to have been the polit-
ical action of his colleague in the recent
elections. He charged that Gov King was
disregarding the wishes of his constituents
in his present action.


Mr. King. I deny it.


Mr.. Hunter was not lawyer, and he did
not desire to argue, but only to state few
facts.


Capt. Bynders. Go on A speech from
an honest man is better than one from Il
lawyer. Laughter.


Mr.. Hunter had heard with heartfelt
pleasure the remarks of the gentleman from
Mass, and when he had asked who it was,
and heard it was Judge Loring, his heart
beat with pride. Loud laughter, aud cries
it is not Judge, Loring, it is doctor


Mr.. Hunter. Well his name is Loring
and he is from Massachusetts.


Mr.. King. Well, his name is Loring and
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him that it was proper to let in the Seceders
and he was glad they were prepared to come
here and acknowledge the error of their
way. He had lived for so years in Missou-
ri, and had only cast one vote not Demo-
cratic in his life, and thai one was the vote
that put Thos II. Benton out OF the Senate


Mr.. Avery of n. c. desired to indulge in
no sectional or personal illusions, but would
say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania
that if the speech lie had made is an indi-
cation of the sentiments of his heart, he
Avery would not entertain such senti-
ment to be made President Of the United
States. He would say also to the gentle
man from Illinois as well as the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, that such.speeches as they
both had made were not calculated to elect
their candidate.


lie could not resist the impression that
these remarks were designed TO drive the
South in body from the Union, but he
would say that no person had the power to
drive him from the National Democratic
convention. He alluded to the former action
of the Democratic convention, when one
man had been permitted to cast the vote of
Il State rather than that State should have
no representative. He held that the dele
gates from the Southern States had every
right under their original commission to re-
claim their seats, and the Northwestern
delegates had been the seceders instead of
the South. He would have extended to
them cordial welcome back, that peace,
harmony, and unity might be restored. If


it is the purpose of a majority of this con-
ventiOn to disfrancbise the Southern States,
right or wrong, he had nothing to say. He
was opposed TO the New York resolution,
which prescribed the Southern delegates
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