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Show A POLITICAL TEXT -UOC•K FOR 1860. • r f 1 After t:tlktnrr 10l' our ( ays, t 1t e .e<:l l'C., e Jet·:-·. ' CJ o. n- 1 husiues~ as they now collle up for con~i<lcmtion before 1 • ' b . 1'. I d VI'' y on. \·ention adjourned to tucet 111 \.IC ttiiOll ' ··1 Prio r t.o the fLdj .,urument of the C_onvent.lon, twn pr!ncl- . ·. 011 1 he secontl i\lontlay in J nne. Dclc- 1 pal snhj c<·ts of tLction were befo re tt. Oue, the atlopt!on gull.l, ' f I . ~ llo vincr Stn.te . of the doctrinalrcsollltions COIISlitllting tit platform or gate. were pn•sent 1'0111 L )C. 0 > 0 . ·•.. . tlte Conventior~ ; the other, V<•ting upon tl_le que~tiOil or Alabama, T •xas, Arkan::;ns, Mt~SOUtl, LOUISI.~Iln., the n onlination of n. candidate fo r the Prestd t< n <·y. Mi~. is~ippi Florida, Georgia, outh Carolma, In the courRe of th<: discussion on the :ulopLion of a : · · r) 1 phtform the Couventwn :ulo p te<l a vote, the df~c·t of Vtrg1111a, c aware. wllich w:Ls to ~Lmencl the r eport of the rn njority of the 1'JIE EUEDERS AT InCIBIOND. According to adjournment, the Seceding d e lecratcs m et at Hichmond, Va., on the 11th Jun~ D c l<'rratcs w e re present from Alal.H1.ma, Arbnsas 'l'~"<as, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, South Cn.'rolina Florida, 2d Congressional Distric t of Tcnncs 'ee, nnd tho 7th El.ectoral District of Vir·rrinin. 1'hc lion. John Erwm, of Alabama, was c.h.... osen Pres ident, with severn1 v·tc c-I., re ·1 - d e nts and Secretaries. The Convention ndoptcd the following r esolutions, nnd on the 12th, at 12 o'clock, adjoumed: Resolved 'l'hnt ns the delegation from St.atcs r epre· !lentcd iu tl~is Convention nre assembled upon tl1e basis oft he plat form reeommcr111e11 by a rnnjority of the States at Charleston, which we indorst•, we deem it unnecessary to take any funh l!r :tction on tile suhject at the present t.illl l'. llt~wloed, 'l'hnt when this Onnvl'ntron adjourn it ntlj •111'11 to nl cet In th is city on 'l'lo ur:<rl :ty, the 21st inst.; prO\ ulcd that the L're·<ident of Lltl11 Convention may call it t ol{e tlot~ r ut an earlier o r :L later tlay, if it he do:emccl 'l'hl' Convention r e a ssembled on the ~1 t; but, without doing any busiuc~s, rtdjoume d to thC' following da.y, and so continued to m eet and adjourn, awaiting the action of the UonYe ntion n.t Halt imo rc, till after the nominatio n o f llreckimidge and Ln.no ; when s u c h of the De!C'g:ttes :-~.c; had not join.e d the SecetlCI'S in lhltimore, adopted the c andidates and pln.tform of the l3rcc kindt.lge party, n.nd :uljoumed :;inc die. THB ~AT£0~AL DBMO RA'l'TC CO~YEN' l'lOX AI' TIALTDIORE. In acco rdance with the adjournment ttt Charleston, the .National Dcmoera i ic Uonvention rea~o;somu lcd a.t BaltinlOJ't', on Mo nday the 18th JnuC', nnd h e ld their se;o;:-:ions in the Front :-;tt·cct the atre. At eleven o'clock, Prcsillcnt Cn-hing who ''l'l'l'arcd on the pllltf1Jl'lll 1 but d id 110t ta.ke t!oe l'ioair, dirct· t~d theSecretary to call the roll of Stalcs in o rder tu ascertain if the rlt:ll·l{att:s were present. On thc calling of the roll, the f•tll,wing ~litlt·~ wt· re found to he fully re prese nt ed: Maine, N~w-lla1up"hire Vennout, l\fa ssachn~ett~, Hl1orle !~l aud , N1·w-York, New~ Jc 1::.~·y, ;\~:Lrylaw!, \ :ir:.dnia. North Uarolinn, Missn ur i, 011101 ln 1~1a.na, lllln cHs, 1\Iichigan, WiHconsiu, Jnwa, ;\1 111 . n e,ota, Cal1fnrr11u, Ort:I{O il. _Connecticut _was reprc~t·ntet1 in part, tli t~re IH·in~-: ~orne mtHundc:rtitarHling as to the laour of llll·etin g , wbich J1ad been fixed at. I 0 o'clock. 'J'w () d dc~;ate~ wen· pre~~~nt. from DP!a 1v:\r{'. . Wlacn the:: State of ~o ulh Carolln:L wa, c·sLlkd the Chair tltr:cted that oz~ly those Btate.~ he ca11 1·1! w'tlich w~n· prcsellt. a t the !ldJ•Jurnlllentol the Ounvl.'nlinn at Cloarle:! t.or_l, co~lSL'qltcn~ly So ut_h . C:1rnlina, Ocorl{ia, Flol'ida Alablun,t, Lo u!.~la n:L, l\IiSSJS~ Ipp i Arkansas -111 t1 'J' ·x·t . were not CILII cd. • ' o:. · s, pIn ,con ~equc n ce of a mlsa pprt>licn~i()n a~ to the tim e, the ,r~sl~ent ilclayctl ca l11ng the Conve11t ion to onlcr tilll2 o cock, whe11 he t.ook the:: cli:Li r and ~uid: GEN1'L~' Mb:N 0 c In e t . , F THE ONVgl\1'tON: Permit me, in tl~t- firs t ~ c f ~ cong:atulate you upon your being reassembled t::r~. 0 ' the diSCharge of y ou r import:tnt duties In the nt3 : ~s 0f the Democratic Pttrty of the United St:ttes · ~~e Cone:C.~~f:~· ;t the second place! to communicate~~ te state of the vanous branches or its Committee on l'latfo rm by s ub~ titutin~ the n p ort of the minority of that Committ~c; and aft. .. r lh ~ 11d_o pt lon of that motion, n.ncl the scb!'ltltutiou of the llllll ont.v for the majority report, a division was callctl fo r upon the severn! resolutions constituting tlnLt platform, being five in number. The 1st, 3d, 4th and Oth of tlh>::le r e:-~olu tlons wcrendoptcd by the Convl•ntion, !LIItl the 2d w n~ n•jo ·d ~d. Aftct· the v ote 0 :1 the tLd opl ion of the 1st., 8d, 4 t It n nd Gth or thost! resolutions, a motion was nHulc in each cnsc to recon~:~idcr the vote, and to luy that mot ion of r ccon~hl· eration upon the tal>lc. llut n either of those motions to reconsider o r to lay on the ta.hle was put, the putting or those motions having been prevented by the In tervention of questions of privilege, and the ultlnlat c Yote competent in such ca c, to wit, on the adoption of the r eport of the majority as amended by the r ·port of the minority, had not been act ctl upon by the Convention. So that ut the time when the Convention suljournc1l there remained p ending before it tl1ese motion~, to wit: To r econshlathc r esolutions constituting 1 he plat for01, and tl1e ult erior question of ~tclopting the maj ority ns ame nded by the sub'titut.i on ofth11 minority report.. 'l'hose qu estion~ , nnd thoRe only, ns the Ch:tir unders t ootl the lllnLi o n~ bdore the Convention, werc not act ed upon prio r to the adjourn· ment. After the ui~position of the Intervening qn c~ tl o ns of privilege, a. motion wa~ made by Mr. l\l cCook , of Ohio, to procl.'ed to v ote for candidnt.c · for l' re~ id e nt a tHI Vice· Presid ent. Up(•n that motio n, the Co nvention instr_uctcd the Chair (not, as bas been c rr one~nt~ ly supp<~sed, 111 the n :cess of the Convention, the Clm11· d ·termtnlliJ! for the Convention, but the Couve tHi on iustructing the Chair) to make no d eclnra.tion of a nomination except upon a vot ~ equi valent to two-thirds in the I<: lectoral College of the United Slates, and upon that balloting, no such votl' lle· ing given, that order wa~, upon the motion of the gentlt· man from Virginia. (l\Tr. Jtus~dl), lai tl on tloe tahlc, for the purpose of enahling him to p:·opMe a mo ti on, which he subsequently ditl, that the Conven1iou adj oum f1·om the city o l Charlest on to tl1e city of l3i~ltitnor e, an1l with n provi sion cooceruing the filling of va cancies Clllhraced in the Sltme resolution, which rc~olution the Sec r etary will please rend. The 'ecretary rend ~h e resolution as foll ows : " R,,.....,lvNl, 'fh1tl whl'n th!R Convention adjourns to-day, It n.djoum lo r,·a~s<· mbh~ tlt Hnll!mort•, llld., on Mondny, the 18th u:ty of J nne, :tnd tb1.1t ll lH' n•spcclfu lly recommend ell to the Dt•mor1·at1c \)arty of the ~1'\'l'rnl ~t;Lk!l, to mako provision for ~<npplyiiH{ n I \'II C<\ndl'l! in llwir· rcspecU\•e delegates to thb 'on\' t'ntion wht'n It ~halln·n~fit'm b lc. ' 'fhe Pre5ident.-'l'he Convent ion will thus perceive thnt the order !Hioptcd hy it provirl ·d, nrnong other thing•, that it is reRp·ctfully recommcrHied to the Democra1 ic party of the seveml ~tatcg to make pro visions for sup· plying all vacancies in t.hcit· re~pet t ives ilch:gati nn to tide Convention when it shall r ertRRelllhle. What is the con• struction of that rcsoluLion ?- what is the scope of its ap· plication P- is n qneRtion not for the Ohair to dl!lel'lnine ot· to 1mgge~ t. to the Conve ntion, but fo r the Cvn vention itself to ddcrnlinc. H owever that ln ;ty he, in the JWep:Lratory arrangements for· the preRcntnR~ctnhlin~ of tlli!l Convention, there were nddr ·see1l to the Chair the c r·edential~ of lli C inhcr~ l.'lcctt•d, or purporting to he elec ted, affirmed and con!inncd by the ori~i11al CoiiVI.'ntions unci :Lccrediterl to this Convcn· Lion. In tior •e of th o ~e ctt~es , o r perhup~ four, the cr~· dential~ were authe ntic and ('Omplr'le, pr e~cn· ing no ques tlo11 of contro v~rtin[r d • l egatl·~. ! 11 four ()then·, to wit- the St:.tre:i of Georgia, Al;dmllla, Lo ui ~ iann and DclewarP- therc were co11 t e~ tin g nppli c .tti 111~. Upon tllo.e applications the Chait· w;ts c:allecl to d ·t.t-t'niiiiU whether it p us."e"''r'l any JWwet· to d elt'nninc pri1na jlte'ie mcm· bcr~hipof this lJoiiVI.'IlliO II, That qu ~Li o n wa,; prcst•nttd 'n it ~ mo% lthRolute and complete: form in the cn ~c of l\li s~ i~s1 ppl, \l"h1·re there wa~ no contest. e1tl1cr tl l rou~h irregul arity of form cor of t'O IIIpc t inl{ dekgatwnq, anrl ~o :th·O in ti lt' eases of l<'loridn , 'l'exaR a11d Arl<llll'IL• .. ,ln tloo.,e four ~t:Lt e~, tli t" rt.t be 111g :u1 appar1•nt nu t.ln.!nti<'IIY of con\lllisMio n, the Chair wa.:~ call ed upon trl t l l·ttmnlu~ the uakcd, ubstrnct question whc:ther lie had pmn:r, per· cmptorily aud preliminarily, to determine tho pri1Mt ~~-~·u tnemhership of 141leged members of this Cllnnnlion. 1he Chair wot&ld gladly have satisfied himself thn~ he 111.<1 th il power, but ur>on examining the source of his p o w~r, IO NATIONAL CO~VE~TIOXS A~D PL.\.TFOU\IS. wlt-thc rul c_s of the ll ou. E' of Reprc:!Cuta ti \'cs-he wa~ I Mr. Hlchanlson, of Ill., doubt eel the anr.ouncemc nt, u11:~hlc to c_IH!I:ern that he hacl any authority, even and asked that the vote be takcu hy ::l~ates, wldch waa prtm.<t fame, to Hcrutlnlzu u.nd canva~s crl·li en tial•, ordered. altlto u~o:h they we re ~ ncl1 a~ •. upon t heir face, we r t: free I _l\lr. Brodhead, of Pa., slnte<l that Mr. Chut'\'h Wllll fr o111 cuni<'SI •lr co ntru vt· r~y e1ther offnrm or of ::nth~tliiH'l', willing to withdraw h i::! call fo r the preduu:~ <t uc:;tion. a nd tll er~:fnrc he deeno~d i\ h ili uury to rcl'lcrve the d •ter- The Chai r uecided th:•t it waH loo late. miuatiun of tli:Lt quc:c~ t io n to he illlhndtt cd to tile Oun ven- i\lr. ~:lllll:lbury of Delaware moved u. recess to 4 F. M.. tion. An<: in due ti111e the Chair will pre:!ent that ques- Lost: 7HI to 17~L ' tion as one of pn vilq.;-c to tid:~ body. 1\1 r. Howard, of 'J'emwHsce.- J hold in ruy hand IL reaped· Uentlclllcn, the Cunvcutlou il:l n ow in ord er for the ful communication fron1 one of th • ::;t nll'~ of t11b ' nion transa ctiou uf buslnel!::l. l\l l:sl'lil:I>Jippi, not uow reprcHt'Hled upon this tloor, nddressccl The Addres~ of the President was dcliYe r c d In a clear, loutl voice, with much e mphnRis, and was listen e d to with close attention. 'l'he stat·rncnt of the position in which tlte bu incss wa~ l e ft at the time of the adjournment at CharlcHton, created au evide nt sen s atio n, inasmuch us it indicated that, nccording to the opinion o f the Chair, the platform question, as w e lt n.s the n·solution declaring that a vote equal to two-tltirdH of the full e lectorn.l college to be n ece~Ra1·y to the nominatiou of a candidate for the PreRidency, w e r e each in a position to l.>e n g ain brought up for the action of tlte Convention. ADMISSION OJ<' DJ<:Ll.:OATES. to tile J're:;ith·Ht of tldi:! Couvention. 1 desire that it Vc r ead forth • information of tl1e Convention. 'J'hc Prcsirlent .. - 1 t can ouly he done hy common consent as the secou(1ing the deuumcl for the previous qu estion I~ now p ezHiing. Cl'ies of "obj ect,"" ohjeet," from var·ious quarters. 'J'hc Pl·csid e nL--Ohjecti()n IJl'ing made to r eading this cotnmunicution, the Secretary will proceed to cnll the roll of States upou the !lecondiug the r.lt:u 1aud for the previous qut·stion. . 'l'hu question h e ing then t a l-. l'n hy ~tales upon scconcJ. mg the demand fo r the previoul:l <1ue:,lion, it wus no~ ugreed to. Y~:AH.-Malne, G; Ne w-J·Iampsblre, 5; Yermont, 41 ; Massa c huse tts, 4; Conueeticu t, tlj; New-J crRey, 2i ; l'<:nn· ~~· l vanla, !l§; .l\laryhmd, 2; l\1 1:-sourl, 2l; 'l'elllll'Ssre, 3 ; h.cntu cky, I l; Ollio, 23; l ncliana, 13; Jl lin oi~, 11 ; l\lidoi· gan, (i; \\' bconHin, 5; Jowa, 4; .l\l inlll'Sota, 2i-10 ~- Mr. llowa.rd, of 1'cnucssee, offered the resolutio n : N.-\Yl'l.--Maine, 2; Ye n uont, j ; l\lltst>achus ·tls, 1; Hhode Island, 4; Connecticut ~-one absent· r\ e w-York followin;; o"".>' ; N ew-. J Ct'St',Y, 4§; J'ellll>'.) ' lntnia, Hij; J)I elawart- 2 ·' l\l a r,rland, 6; \ ' irgi n ia, 15; North Caroltnn, 10; Ark;ll;t>1Ul: R esobve<l, that the Prefli<lcnt of this Convention di rect the, ergean t- at-Ar~ to issue tickets of adulisRion to the d elegates o f the Convention as originally coustituteu a.ud o rganized at Charleston. Mr. Cavanaugh, of l\l inncsotn, moved to luy the r esolution on the table, and upon that motion call ed for a v ote by Rtntes; but by request wi!hdrew hil:l motio11 to JWrmit l\Ir. Sanford K Church, of N. Y., to oll'er the fol· lowing, which was read for the information of th e Convention and cr eated much excitement: R eMlvecl, 'l'lla.t the c r edentials of all persons claiming scats in th is Convention made vacant by the sccc::~;,tiou of delegates at Cha.rlcston be r e ferr ed to t he Committee ou <.:red c ntial~, n.nd said Comtnittee ls h ereby lnstructetl as soon as practicable, to examine the same nud r eport the names of p ersons entitled to such scats, wi th the district-undcrHLanding, howcv r, that e ve ry p e r·Hon accepting a seat in this Convention is b ound in honor aud good faith to ahitlc l>y the action of this Convention and support its nominalious. After n. running debate on que ti o n s of oJ·de r, in which Mes rs. Cochrane, of N. Y., aulsl>my, of D e l., C la.rk, of l\1o., Montgom •J·_v, of Pa. , Cttvanaug h, of Min., :w<l the Chair participated. l\lr. Church movctl his r e olution as an amcnd111cnt to that oO'cred by Mr. Howard, and upou that he culle t.l for the previous question. 1\lcss rs. Gilmo r and Ra11dall rose to debate the question, but the Chair ruletl u ebn.te not in order. Mr. Avery, of Nort,lt Om·olina.-1 call for 11. division of the question, so that the first question shall be upon referdng those c r cclcntials to the Committ.ce, aud the second question upon the proposition to initial u tc::~toaths in the Democratic Convention. (Applause.J The Chair coulll n ot entertain such a pro pos tt.ion at th:.1.t time, as the lJrevio us question had been dl.'manded. '!'he ques tion "'as-Would the Convention second the demand for the pre vlou::~ question? Mr. Rus ell, of Va.-1 ask that thls Convention will allow me to make a friendly, candid und sincere appeal to the gentlem:Ln who nuule the call for the previous question (;\lr. Church, of New-York) to withdraw his call. The Presic.lcnt.-Tbe Chair has no authority over tbat question. l\Ir. Russell. - ! ask the Chair to appeal to the gentle· man to allow fa ir· play in t.his Convention. Mr. Stuart, of Mich. - 1 Insist that the Chair pr c::~crve order. 'l'he President. - The gentleman from Virginia {1\Ir. Ru~sell ) is not in order. Mr. ltussell. - lf we arc to be constrain ert t o silen ce, I beg gentlemen to considcr· the !!lienee of Virginm 111:1 t omewhat ominous. (Applau:le and hl.:.ses.) 'fhe qu• stlon was st.ated to be upon seconding the demand for the previous que:ltion. Being taken 7-'i'Va voce, The Prrsldcnt stated tbut the uoed appeared to ha,·e it. I ; ~li sso uri, Ht; 'J'e nn~'l:l8ee , ; 1\.e utucky, lOJ ; J\Jinnol: iOln, J t; California, 4; Oreg-on, 3-141)1. On calling IIIC roll, the ' ew- i'ork dd •galion ask~! permiHsion to rd ire f,,r cousultation, and durlllJ.{ the interim there wns an eutire ces:-~atil)n of ltuHines.'!. 'J'he vote of the ::!tate as a tlUit w a~ finally r endered against the cu 11 for the previous qucs tiou. 'J'he qu e~;ti o n was tlwn btated to be upon l ite amen dment to the atuendmcnt. .l\lr. Oilmor, of Jlennt'ylv a nla, offered the following amcndmeu t to l\lr. Church's r ef!olution : R exolr elf, '!'hat the l'rcHid ·nt of Lho 'ouvcnllon be di.n ·cted to i;;su · tickets of ndmlsslou to scats in tile <.Jooventlnu, to the de legates from the ~t ales of 'l'exns .Flo1·ida 1\lls~o.h;:,sippl, and Arkansas, in which ~tales thcr~e are ~ contt•stlng d e legat.ions. Witho u t taking a v ote on 1\rr. (lilmor'l:l resolu tion t.he Conventilln, on motion of J\Jr. Handall, of l'a. , took ~~ receHH till () 1'. M. When the Convcution rcas~clllhlc d, the Pre~itlt' llt said: i\lr. Handall, of Pennsy lvania, has the tlonr upon an alncndmcnt moved hy .l\l r. Gilmor, of P ennsyh·ania. Before pro(·t•cdilll( in the (JehntP, the <'hair IJr~H lea,·c to s tat 1• to the ('o11vc111.inn that lie lla~; had plan•d in his hands the Crl.' dt:utiuls of g-t·ntlcmen dailuiu~ ~Scat" in tht• Conn~ntioll, fr0111 the ."ta les of Delawa re, (; ._:org i<L, Alabama, .Florida, i\lh•si,.:<ippi, l.oni"iana, Tn: a~ . aucl Ark n ma~, illcluding iu lhut r' ll\lfiH'ratiun the ldtcr pn ·~t' ll t o· d tn the l..'onve nlion , In IIi,; plate, loy l\l r. lloward, uf 'l 't·n ll t·>'~l'l', in he· half of tlo t· lfCI Itlcmcn claiming Ht·uts fror11 tl.c ~lhte of 1\l i::;~!:;,lppi, and in addition to th a t, tlot•rc hilt; hcell nrl· flrt·f:!>~et.l to Lhe Cl ~;oir, a CO!lllllllllir:Ltion fr0111 1\lr. ChafT'ee, claillllng a seat from the Stat.c of l\lns;.aclouse t t8. The Chair dec111s IL hit> duty to cOllllnunkal!• I he fact to the o tWell~ LiOII lh l\t thORC sevcmJ clO('lllllt:llts loa\ C h t:t'll placed ln hi::! llllnds, to he fH·rsenll'cl Ht the proper til llc to lhtt consh.Jcn~.tion of the C:oll\'CUtion . 1\l r. <:ihnor, of Penm-yh·a nin.- 1 ktvt• llllllle a :<mall addition to the amcndrnl'ut 1 olfe 1· ·cl this lllOI'Ilin~ to the anH•ndlllcllt of the gent! em an frO tiL ~ l'W- r ork t l\1 1'. Chu rch), for the purpo~e of coHring the ca:.eti 111e1Jtioned hy tho Chair ju:;t 11ow. 'l'he :tllleHthnent, ns modifierl, was ,. •;HI us fo liO\\ s: R fxulved , '!'hat the l'lt:Sident of the C'om c11t ion he nuthol'ir. ed to is~u c tickets of atlmis:-lon to St'ats in this Convention, to the delegates from the ~:'tales of Arl,anl:luS, '1\ •xaf!, Jo'lorlcla, anu M i~:,issl ppl, in wliit:h :-<tat l'H th~rc a I'C no cont.t·~tlng d e legations, ami that in t hoHe taks, to wit: Delaware, o~· o rgia, Alahnma, nnd Lou i!siHna, wht•l'e th e l~ art• cont e::tt ing d elegations, r. Connnlttce on Creden tials shall he nppointed, by tl1e several dclegatious, to r eport upon said :-<tatt•B. Aftt•r dlst·us:;ing p oints of onler, Mr. Clark, of i\lissouri, offered fL RUbstitutc ror Mr. G: ll!l0!'1ti UIIH'lll lllll'llt, whi ·h \1 a~ read for the lnfon.udlon of the Com· •11tion, as fol lows : Strike o11t the proviso to the nmendmcnt of !Hr. Church, of New-York, and add the following: He.~ol!ved, That the cit.izens of lhe s evt'!'nl ~~n tcR of the r nlun hn ve an equal rl~ht to settle aud rcruab lv \'lie Tcr |