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Show A POLITICAL TEXT·DOOK FOR 1860. flllllD BALLOT· Stttlr~. -.o.. ..; o! .;:, ~ 0: (J. r::o Maine ... . .... .. 10 INcw-IIarnpshirc. l Vcrrnout. ... .... - Mnssn.chusetts .... S Rhode I~lnn<l .... 1 Connecticut ..... 1 4 New-York.. . . .70 New- Jcr~cy ..... . 5 PcnnsylY!tni:L . .. - ~1:1 ryland. . . . . . . 2 Delllwllrc ... .. .. - Vir~inia .... . ... 8 Kt:ntucky ...... (l Ohio .. . ...... .. . - lndi:rn:l. ......... - Missouri ... .... - Michigan ....... 12 lllinois .......... - 'l'exas ........... 6 Wi~con si n .. . . ... 10 Iowa ............ 2 C:Liiforni:L ...... S M inne~o ta ...... 8 Oregon . ....... 1 Tt ,., ito1 i~s. Knn~as ......... G Nebra~ka ... , .. 8 Dist. or Columbia 2 18 180 22 ~ o; e 1 2 4 1.'> i 2 ::: 0 CJ -(j 9 10 1 5 4 :>2 9 6 14 18 29 26 22 t>; 4 1 2-l; 23li ;c· ~ ~ ~ ::: ~ ~.... '-' G< c.; ~ t:; .. 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 This gave Lincoln 23q votes, or within 2~ of a non1irmtion. Before the result was nnnounc<'d, lfr. Cartter, of Ol1io, said-I ri~e, :Mr. hait'lllan, to announce the chnngc of fom vote, from Ohio. f1·om ~Jr. Clta e to A bmha m Lincoln . ~' hi~ nm10uncenlcnt, giving Mr·. Lincoln n maJOt'tty, was greotcd by the audience with the mo~t entlrnsia ·tic nnd thundering upplau~e. Mr. McCrill·is, of Maine, maldn~ lrin1self heard, Baitl that the young rrinut Of the \V CSt j IIOW of nge. Maine casts for him her 1 G votes. .Mr . .Andrew, of i\1as achusett~, clrn.nrreu th(' vole of that tale, giving 18 to Mr. Lincoln and 8 to ~1 r. Seward. Mr. B. Gratz llrown, of MiR Olll'i, de.~in•cl to change the 18 votesofi\fissout'i to tht> g:rllant~on of the West, .Aurah:tm Lincoln. Jown Uonucctieut, Kentucky, and lfinn('. ota al:-:o ch1atrrrNI their ' 'Ott· . 'l'he reRult of the third ballot ~as RllllOllllCC(}: Whole nunrl H• t· ofvotes cast ... .• 4(i(i N cccs. a ry to u. choice .•.......... 2a4 Abraham Lincoln hn.d r·cceivcd 85.J llll<l wa.s dctlar d duly nominated. ' On motion of \\'m. ~L Evn1·ts, of 1\cw-York scco~rde<_l by Mr. Audr·ew, of }1as:->achusctts, tlr~ DOIHtlllltron was then made unnnimouR. Ou JIIOt.ion of ?th·. Evarts, of New-Yol'l• the C~ n ''<' ". L.t on. now too 1c ~ rece~s till 5 o'clo(''k , to afJord t11nc for eonsultatiou as to Vicc-Pr<·sidcnt . At 5 o'clock the Convention reas, etnblcd ltl'tcned to uominationA, a.ud theu proceeded t~ bn.llot. _The following is a t'CCOI'd of the bitllotinrrs for V tee-Prc~-;itlcn t : 0 [NoTJ:. - Col.Fremont had sent n letter uy OJ!(' o~ the dPl.<•gates from Califomia, witltdr;twi 11 rr Idll S uam1c'1 I. rom the li t of candiuateR, fo r p r. 1".~1~ ellt.. 118 letter was published before tlJt· nwctln,g of the Convention.l FIRST h Swt ... 0: c::: i. ;:;; ,!.( c": c.; ~ &U.LOT, ... c d 4> E ~ .!<: ""'' -~ ~ ~ e ..".'. ...... Mninc....... . 16 Nt:w-llarnpsliirc ... - 10 Vl'l"IIIOIIt. ......... - 111 Mn~sachu~cttM .... - 20 1 1 !thode bland .... - 8 Cnrrlll'Cticnt ....... 2 1 2 5 .!..!. ol c ~ e= 4> ~ ti New-York ........ 9 4 2 1l 31> 1 8 c .£ I>-. <II c. N ·w-Jcrticy .. . .... 1 7 6 l'cnnsylvanin ... . 4t 2i 21 7 11 8 ~I trrylarrd ........ , 2 1 8 Delaware ......... 8 1 2 \'irgiuia.. . . .. .. . 2:1 K~rrtu c ky..... ..23 Ohio ............. - 48 Indiana .... ...... 18 8 Missouri ...... ... - 9 9 1\liclri~nn ......... 4 8 Illin oi::1 .......... 2 16 2 2 'l'cxns ............ - Wbcousiu ........ 6 lnwa .. . ......... - 1 California ... ... .. - ~liuncsota ...... .. 1 Ore~on ........... - 1 Te• , ito, it.<. JUursa~ ........... - Nebraska ......... 1 Dist. of Culurnhi<L .. 2 5 1 It 8 1 6 3 1 6 5 j a 0 -- 6 Total.... . .1UH 13c; [,1 &8 194 1 8 8 • Tot a I 46 t. N ~~;e~~ ary Lo n choice, 232. THE SRCOND DALLOT, Stale&. II~tmlin. Clay. llicl[miUJ. !If nine . ......... . ..... .. .. . .. 16 New-Hampshire .......... .. . .. 10 Vermont ................... 10 Massachusetts .......... .. ..... . 26 Hhc.de Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 New-York ..... .... . .. .......... 70 N cw-J crsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Pennsylvania ................. M l\1 aryl and .... .. .... . ........... . 10 1Jelaw1He..... ....... ..... ..... 6 Virginia. ..... . ......... ........ . Kentucky .................. .. Ohio . .. . . ... .. ..... .. ......... 46 lndi&na ..... .................. 12 Misso uri. .......... .. .... ... . 18 f\lichigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 lllinoi!:! 20 Texas ...... ::::.::: · ::.:::::: Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Iowa.... .... . .. .. . .. .... .. 3 California..... .. .. .. . .. . .. .. 7 Miurrcsota.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . 7 Oregon ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 'Ji-., r if,)l 1·,.,. Knn!laA.... ............ . ... . . . . 2 Nebraska ..... .. ........ .. .... . District of Columbia... .. ..... .. 2 Total .... .......... .. 86T 1 28 28 14 5 4 2 6 6 1 1 2 2 1 s 6 86 Mu!'!'nchusett~ withdrew tl1e name of Mr. Bunks, an<l ca~t :W votrs for ,\h·. Jla1111in. Pennsylvania withdrew the uarne of Gov. Reeder, and cast IH vot e:~ for U1·. Hamlin. 01~ m?tion of Mr. lllakey, of Kentucky, the non1rnntton was made unnnimous. Mr·. J. R Gi<ldin~~. of Ohio, oiTercd and the Convention a<lopted t.lrc following: RPROlvul, That we deeply sympathize with those men who have bt·en driven,~;omc from their· nntiveRtatesand ollren; f om the States of their acloptiorr and nrc now exilt:d from their homes on account of u'1cir opinions ; and we. hold the Democratic party rc ponsil.>le for the g OS!I vrolat ions of that clause of the Constitution which d eclar·et~ that cit.i:r.ens of each State shnll he en tit led to all the privileges and ilnmuuitie:s of citizens of tbe severn] ~tates. NATIONAL COKVENTIONS AND PLATFORMS. 29 Mr. A~l.rnun made a brief speech, n.nd the I Resotved, That I~ Is both t_hf! part ~r patriotism and IJou ve n tion adj ourncd ~ine die with nine b ea rty of duty to ?'eco(Ptlze no polrtical prrnc1ple other than r h CCI'S fOI' the tiCket. STATES AND Till( I<~NFOIICt:~H:NT 0 1' Till( JJAW~, and that, . . . ' I TOK CONSTITUTION 01' TIIP: COUNTHY, Tllt: U~ION Ot' TUII NA.TlON'AL REPUDLICA.N COMMITTEE. The Convention previous to its adjournm<:'nt made choice of the following gentlemen as the Nat.ional ConJJilittee for tire next four years: .J/aine-CHAJtt.r•:fl J. Gl!.~IAN, llrunswick. Ne1o-!Jom j)Nhl,·c-0 1:onoK 0 .. Fooo, Cvncor<l. Vcwmont-J. \ Wlt~CSCJ\ B1u INA no, St. Albans. .J~~,.~.Y<t<·hu8Ctf8-.lous I. Ooonmcn, Stockbrlrtg~. Jthode hl<llld-'I'IIO)fl•':l (1-. TUllNlm, Proviucnce. Uo nnec-tic ut--( l1rn:oN W Jo:I.LICII, Hartford. }l<!•w- l'ork-Ji:uwrN D. !\IonGAN, Alhany. N~w-,/el\\ l'y- I>WI\NINO DuEn, N. Y. City. l'e'i '!8yloan ia--J<:uw A rw 1\h.:PmmsoN, Gettysburg J)e/(/ IQ(/I't-N \TII .INII-:1. B. s~IITIIf;ns, Dover. .Aiw·yla.. nd- .l l~t..:s Ji'. WAC:N~r.n, llaltlmore. V'i,·oln ia-AJ.nuw C .ILDWKLI., Wheeling. ()hio-'l'HOit ~ ~ ::-li'OON~;n, Reacting, Hamilton Co. bui ian<t--~Ol.OitON M b:Jt!i.OI1'H, Ccntervlllc. Jllinoi.~-No n~t IN ll. Juno, Chicago. Nivhi.{;<t n-AU'ciTIN BLAIR, Jackson. WiRcOIIIJi 11-0,1 nr. Sen unz, Milwaukee. I owct--A Nurtr'w J. f'Tt·:v t:NR, l>cs Moines. JJ(inn e.~ola-.JmtN 1\l c l\u~IC K, Stillwater. Nili.wml'i-A':u ~- JoNJ'S St. Louis. K elltud,·!f-UM;:;IU'd 1\J. CLAY, Wllltchnll. ~~Llijt)l'?l ia-1>. W. CHJ,I(S~fAN, Oroville. Ore{/on--\V. ' ''lt.\NK JOIIN:!ON, Oregon City. Kanxu x- W II.LtA;~<t A. PuH.Ltt'S, Lawrence. Ne..l"·a8ka-O. II. l1osu, Nchraska. City. Dil;t. of Uolt£1nbia, Josrwu 0KIUIARDT, Washington. At a rtl t>ctinnrr held in Clricarro May 18th 0 ' ' 1 StiO, t..lre Uon11nittce organi:.~ed by choosing the U\111. E. D .. \I orga.n, of New-Yo ric, Chnin11an, tllld tl-corg t' U. Fogg, ot' Kew-llampshirc, Sccrct.' l.r_v. Stt<>:•eqll<' lltly, tlte following person!; were ~:.ou,.;titl!Lcll tilt! Executive Committee: .K D. MOIWAN, of New-York. 0 tuEON W r·: r.t.~o:s, of Connecticut. N. B . . Jnun, of Illinois. C. .u tL l::lcrrt•a:r., of Wisconsin. JoliN 1.. Uoooarc.;u, of 1\Jassachusctts. l>r•:NNI'IU J> urm, of New-Jersey. <Jr>o. 11. Ji'uuG, of New-Hampshire. COXSTITUT!OXAL UNIO~ COXVENTION- 1 860. A Convention of' Dclc~rates cominrr frc,m <J ' I') tw(•nty Stat :-;, and claiming to represent the "Con!-ititutional Union Party," met at Baltimore ou th<' 9th of ~1ay, and non1inatcd for President Jol1n Bell, or 'l't•ntll'"Aee, and for Vice-Presid •nt .Euwa1·d E,· •r£•t.t.., or ~las~achusetts. 'l'hc ballotiug. ., for PrelliUl' llt resulted as follows: lsr. 2d. 1~1. 2<1. John nell, .... ... (H. lH I Edwl\r<l Ev-::rctt, .. 26 !I§ Sam. llf'Wllon, . . {)7 6!1 1 Wm. L. Goggin, . .. 8 John M. Llott;c, . . . Hr 71 Wm. A. Oralrum, .. 22 18 John ~~cL cn n , . . . . 21, 1 Wm. L. l::lharkey, .. 7 r J. J. Cntteuucn, .. 2::; 1 Wm. C. Hive:>, ... 18 ~~·cl·s,.;ary to a choiec, Lit b.dlot, 12 ; sceond hal lo t, Iii. The JrO IIlirlatiOil of Mr. Bell was thereupon nt;tde llll allillloll:'. ~lr-. J<:,.,.l't'l t was unnuimously nominatctl for ·,ril·t·-P t·t•si t k t1 t .. Tilt! l'or1 '' t'tll ion a<loptcd the following as their I'J.ATF'OHM. 11 7t t~ rea .,, ~:xpe icnce has demonstrated that Platfortu' adr1p~ctl I1,Y 1 he partisan Con vcntious of the r.nurrl r.r I rave ll;lcl tire cn·cct to mislead null dccl'ive the 1 ·~~'~1'!''- :jp.l .,, •!! .. ~au:t• ~ 1 :.!1(.' ' ·" w:cJcn t.he political drv b10 1~~ Ot Lilt' <:tllllltr,r, )Jy tl1_c crt'!\tion UWU ent'OUI'Iige' I•l':JI o t g-•·u.;r.tp!' ,·.II and ~ccLIOual partilltl · tlll)rdore, 3.!:! representati ves of the Constitutional Union mtn of the country in National ConvenLion asscml.>led, wo hereby plcclge ourselves to maiulain, protect and defend, separately and unitedly, th ese great principii'!! or public liberty and nntlonal safety, n~ainst nil enemies at home antl abroad, believing that then:h.v peace may once more be restored to tire country, the rights of the People nntl of the ta~es rccstnblisht!l, and tire Oovcm rnent again placed iu that condition, or justic<', fraternity and equality, whlcll, under the example :rn!l (;onstltut,ion of our fath ers, has solemly bound evNy citizen of t.he United States t.o maintain n more p<'rfcct union, eslll.blit~ h justice, Insure domestic t ranqui ll ity, provide for the common defenRe, promote the general welfare, and secure tire blessings of Uberty to our:>clves and our p"sterlty. DEMOCRATIC COXVEXTIOX-1 CO . .A Democratic National ConvPntion as!'cn.bled at Charleston, S. C., on the 23ll of .April, l GO, with full delegations present from cv ry State in the Uuion, nnd double d 'l<'ga.tiOIIS from Illinois nnd New-York. One of' tlrc New-York clclcgn.tion8 wns clcctcu by the, 'Late Norrrinn.ting Convention which met at Syra.cu c tl1c prect•ding autumn; while its rival was e lected by districts, and led by Feruantlo Wood, Mayor or· the commercial emporium. l!'rom Illinois, ono of the delegations was favorable to , enator Dought~, aud the other oppo:-;ed to that gentleman. 'fickets of admission were givcu by the National Comn1ittee to the former or "SofL" Delegation from N cw York, th u deciding-, o far as their power extended, arrainst the \Vood or" Hard'' conte~tant , who ~vcre understood to be oppoacd to the nominn.tion of Douglas. Francis B. .Flournoy, of .Arkan n.R, was chosen temporary chairmnn, nnd the Couvcution opened with an angry n.nd stormy uebate on the question of the disputed scats. Mr. :Fisher, of V a.., pt·e~ented a prot<:'st from Mayor Wood, ou behalf of his delegation, arraiust their exclusion from the H tlll, 'l'he rc~ding of the protest was ruled out of ortlcr, aut!, after a wrangling debate, committees were appointed on P ermanent Orgttuization HlHl Cretlcntials. und the commuuication of M;tYor \Voou wa.s referretl without reading to the ·latter. On the following tiny, the Uon1111i ttec on Organization reportctl the n:une or Ualcu Cushing, of Ma:-;s., for !'resident, \\'ith 011' VicePresident n.uu one ~ecrctan. · from each State, which report waR adopted. Tir ey al:-o r 'ported a rule "thn.t in any State in whid1 it has 110t ''been provided or directed by its State Con" vcution how its vote may be r•i\•en, the '' Convention will re cogu i;~;e the right of eaeh ·'delegate to cast his indi\'idual vole." Which was al o adopteu. A Uon1mi ttcc on Resolutions nud Platfo1·rn waR now ltppointcd; nntl it was voted that no ballot for Presidcut and Vicc-PrcsiJcnt 11hould be taken till after the adoption of a }l[a tfonn. AdjOUI'IICU. On the following day, the only progress made by the Convention was the .ettlernent of the question of contested sent~, by conlirmin~ the sittin~ delegates; tlrut iR, the " oft!'!" from New-York, und the Douglrls uwn frolll lllinoiR. Uc the 21)th, no pro g re~F: was rrt:Hh·, though th~re w: L~ ruueb angry debate and lltauy threalP |
