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Show 3t A POLITICAL TEXT-DOOK FOR 1860. I , . g ns Chairman of his Delegation, and now pr• Oovtrntl'<'ttt or the Um•t ecl States !!1lO U ld not force the\ t~.e 1netni nngc .tmhe majority report nnnounc.~ · d.. ,l)St ·l t lll 1r -.:t111,"r" UI>On the people either or the \ .. ,.., 111 C·Lroliu ·1 tril e:> ten vote for the Plutform, o.n<l ,nil ( ~ "" J '\I ( t} p )0- nOr ._ ' t' . . , "-' , , , ~. n •1'en itoJ i•· 'or of th , :::tate~ ngalnst the WI o It:, c •ill give ten th ou~ anll nlflJOI'IIY 111 ., ovctnve~. pie thuuc;h 111y vo:ce could bring auont that rc:~ult. I,.. 111 hi!l ll!ltcr of an:cptance, l\lr. JluC'hanan,, ln nn em- ' 1 · n 1 ·ll'ar ll t'ltlucr thu!! expre.'lscll l11~ vielfS of }' OM A qpl\t Cll Or VtC~·rllH\IDHiiT IJln:CK I NJlll)O~. ! p 1at1C II I C . • ' t H • , • , •1. 1 ·e thi:! l'la tfut·m . , .. llut tho~e wloo hol•l that the 'l'e ntorll~l Leg '1 11 1 Ill .. The 1 ctcnt l egi:-.lation of Congre!.S r eopec .ng' ? t:lefl· cnntwl pa~, a law pn•lllhiting l'lavcry, ad11~ 1 1 that, ,u.n.le~8 1 tic l:-llavl't y, d •. il'l:cl, aK it bas hce!••. f ro111 tilt' Ul'lf\lll~ll 11 • '\' ·rritnna l l. l')! ~ lutu re pass tall~< for It ~ Jl l .ot~:dl0 1 .• In d pun· ttHIIIIIIill of legitimate p ollt1cal (1011\'1', tht: Will ~11.c 1 . . '1.1• 11 11 1101 j.:'O tbcre. 'l'licrcfn c, prnc t1cally,, ,t 1 1f 1 111 , 111 .1;·ont'' 1, 1 01ui~e~, c•e lo u g , to allay lit e 1.1;\tlgcr· • ·' c 1 · t1 e 'I' ern t or1·1 ° c • "' · 1 • · f · 1 11 1 • · 111•1jn it 1. ol 11,1. 1wuplc rPJII' ·~eutt•o 111 1 'l 0 IS cxcitetueut.. Thb legit\ a don 1:> nun•H'< 11 Jlllll'l· ll' j4i•la i 11 r,• okridt•, the que:-~t . on. Wlicthcr thl'Y dec\' e ~ ~~~s ~~~ancient a" .1!'1 ce govcrnlllCllt it l>elf, am\ iu at:t:OI .d· i; 11 ,: I' nllib r1n.g it. accordinA" to the on· doct .. lne, or 1Y :.n ~e witlt Llielll ha~ si nq •lY tlcclarcll tha t l/11 }11 OJ!It• 1!( u ,t.>f,;,.,i ug l•l 1,11,, la11:-1 111 (lt:ntcct,,it, as ~ot~teu<le•l f~r ~~~ Territory, lt k iJ tlt ot< 11; 1t .....,·tate, 8h flll dt{• llii'JIIr 1~111~1- tll t' ntlll' l' llill'l \' i' ollll1l:llt:rwl I he liiiiJOilty of the pe.ot l ltl(' ~ •whelht'l' Slavc•, yxludl OJ' ,,flail n o/ tct l.~t 1Utlot11 p k hy the a r· t'i n u of t 11 e 'J' ern•t ol:·w I 1• t ·."., i•~ .h: ture ' , \I'l,l .t~/,u i · • 1· limitN." . det''idt· til•· ,,uc~ti on , and Hllmust al.>11le the llcc1~ion \lh~u l\lr. L'Uy lle liatl pxtrac\1:1 .n:t IH.:II'Ii~l ~ f ~Jl ei'L' hc~ frt~m ~...n..d "~'" "~'.' c· p 1lC I l"~. ofu"-··o .•...• ia ' one oft hL'III O~.t diS.i tllgrtl lI:. li cdN. ate:o- FllOM 1'IIK SA;\IH. nlCII of the ~Outl!-frOtll ~l r. ll ~ l.IJIIIlllll, 0 ·l>ll Slalla- "1:ut if non intervention hy Conf{rcss he the princiyl.e that undt~rlit•s the Comproml:>c of ISflO, th~n t.he prolnlll· t ' on of 1::-'LO, being l llCim~i~t cJit with t ha~ prlnclple, sh.o~lll be remoH<I, antl perfect non-i u terveutwn thus l>e e:;\,\h· lishetlby law. . . "Among many mis.rcprcsentat.IOn~ sent to the c.ount 1 Y hy some of the eneanae~ of tins 1.>111, pcrhups none ts .morc 1lagrant , tlaan the charge that it Jll'~pos_cs to l~gt s l~•te !'hlv!•ry into Nt!lmlska and Kan~ns. 1.-'~r, 1f the IJ1ll ~~nt: tineu such a feature it would not r ec~1ve 1~1y vote. 1 h.e right to estaiJ iislt involves the correllttiVC nght t~ prolnb. t., and, dcnylug both, l would vote for neither. FROl4 Tlll: SAMK. "Upon the di~trncting question of domestic Sbvery, their position is clear. 'l'he whole power of the D e m~crntic organization i~ 1>lt:dged to the following p~opost· t ion ·: That Cun~-t. c::.s ~ha ll not lnterpo.sc upon .t111~ subj ect in the 8lat~.:s, in the 'J'crritoril's1 ,or t.n the lhstnct o~ <Jolumhia; that the pCOJllc of each l erntory sh~ll d~t.etmlne Ute ltll C~ ti <lll for thcm~elves , ant.! be a~mttt~d mto the Union upon a foo~ing of )Jcrft•ct e•tualtty wtlh the original State;;, without di~crimin:lt ion on account of the 11.1\owance or vrohibition of ~lavery." fltO:.I A Sl'~:t• {'ll UY lliiN. J .UH~'> 1.. OHR, Ol' !'. C. "Now I admit t.hat there is a di!ft•rence of ovlnion amongst' Democrats :\s to w!Jcther tl1is feature of ::lqu:IL- 1er Sovereignty be in the bill or n ot. But. the great I! Oillt upon which tlie Democratic }JI\rty aL Ciuciuuati rested was, thaL the gon:mmcnt of the 'l' cl'l. it orie~ l1ad b ~e.n tran~Sfe rrell from <..:on~-;res.~ , an•l, carrymg out the spmt unci gcuius of our iu~StJtution~, hall beeu given to the JH:ople of the 'l'e. rilori e~." FROM A SJ'Y.I<.(.'JI DY IIO:S . .A. ll. SThl'llhNS, U}' O~:O HGIA. "The whole quc~tion of ::-lavery or ~ o Slavery was to he left to the people of tl1e Tcrritor ics, whetht:r North or "outh of3G• 30, or any ot her line. 'l'he question wat~ \o lJe taken out of Congrc!l::~, 1\ here it h:ul li1·<•n improperly \hrust from the IJcginuing, and to l,e left to the 11euple COI1Cel'llCI1 in the lllat\er tO deC;((!' for tl le iii~C)\'t'S. 'l'his, I say, was the po~\tion originally h ~ hl hy the ·outh when the !'It is ouri Ht!'Striction wail at lir~t propo~e1l. 'l'lte princij)\e upou wl lich that po~i tion re:-1 ~:~ , li cl:! at Lh~: Yery f0uudat.ion of all our Hcpuhlican in!!titutious: it is \hat. the citi1.Cili! of evl·ry 01 tiuct and ~cparate eommunity or Rtate "hould have the right to govern th en1sdves in their domestic 111alt1! 1~ a !l ll1cy ple~L~c. nnd that they ~hould be free from i ut cn n~oltlling r e:-.tr:ct ion aut! at bitrary dictation on sm·h lllatter~, from any otlte:· l'ower or Governmeut, in ·• hich they h;1ve no vo!ce." 1tl r. Payne coutiuuctl. }jut lor commmiug titne, he could read fo r half au hour, to show that every c tnuH:nt Southern man had hdtl the sa111c opinion on the doct1 ine of JlOpular sovereignty. Mr. Payne would r el>d r. orn the Cincinnati l'latform to show what it laid down. All should ue !am.l.ar with it: "'l'he American Democracy recognize nnrl adopt the principles contained iu tile organic laws, establishing the Tct'l'itorles of l<.nu!!as and N ebrai!ka as embodying the only sound and safe solution of the ' Hhwery Question' ttpon which the great N atloual idea of the People of this "hole country can repose in its determinctl conservatism of the Union- non-interference by Congret!s with Slavery ln State nnu •rerritory, or in the J)JIItrict or Columbia." They nominated Mr. Duchnnnn on that Platform, agreed on by the representatives or every St~tte iu the Union, M the ollicial recorcl would show There W:\6 not one dlss ntlng voice in the whole list of States. 1 n casttog the fOte of North Curoliu11, his !rieuu, ~~ ~. Ave·y, .1\l 'l 'Oil of \ ' irgiuill- IIIOI'e qunllhcll, IIC t\!llll tlcd, lout sti\t c1~1phalic. 'J'he !'enator ! rolla l> el.a 1\ ar<·, t;•o, ~I r. Jlaynrd, had fully indor:~cd the docttlllC of l npul.u ~ovcreignty. . "" ~0 had 1\tr. Hndgcr, of North aro l na, .an.d. Jud,.:c J3utlcr of ::::outh ():uolina. Mr. llu u ter of \ ll ;,lllt.a, n :r· 1 a inly one of the wisest :md purest stalc!!lliCll llln.rh tl1t: l>cmocri\CY now numlJers nmougst h er kadl'h 111 .tl.c: I 1 I ., 'li"O S'\"S tlu\\. tl.c pcuple ~>hall l lavc the r1glt1 taon < d-eci"d·•e ' o ' • " • I . I • 011 nil quc~tions rclat111g tu t 1e1r 1 o ua,· s o~c lnstiLUtiom1• In his ~peccli, he mH;d .th e:-..c 11 or •b, atlu ,o"t identical with the l'latform of tl1e .mmonty: , '''!'he bill provide:; tl,;\t the I.eg1 · tatult·~ o f t hchc 1l"'· ritories !\hull ha\ve power I t> I ·gis latc over all r !llllful subjects of 1 •gi sl:~ti on cou~:~i~tently w1th t l1c Co11 ~ tltut <lao. And if they ~-oh o ulli a~ s11me p ower:~ 11 lurli are I bought t~1 IJe it~consistent. with the lout~.t,tutiun, the ()out t.~. \1 .11 d~· cide that quc11tion whenever 1t may.IJc ra s•·• l.. lltc1 l' 1! a di!fcreuce of opinion nmong the fa1et11b nf IIi.•,; llh: l\~~~r~ as to the extent of the limits w~1ich the <Jo.'~:.~l\ut. o ll tw · poses upon the Territorial l.e~l s la tun~s. tl,' t ~ 11111 y ,,. poses to leave U1c~e diUerence:; ~o. the d e\:l~Jo n .••I 11 e Co urt.~. To th:tt triliunall ;uu wtlhng to ll'al · tht~ d··d· sion us it wns once before prnpo8ec.l to he h·f~ hy ti.Je celebral c11 Comp1 oml::1c of the ::5en!nor f om Lll:lawat c.' lie also read an cxtrad of a sin11 lar charnct •·r f101111\ 11peech hy J\lr. 'l'oombs o! Georgia, one of t.lic IJold~~t n1en on the fl oor of lhe 1 American ~enatc, tal..Ja .t; ground In favor or u ou-interveutiou by Con gr e::.:;. Need he accumulate t.hese extract.:! to :;how that not a s 'n gle !;~ates n.an who has figur cu iu Congress, of Ia~ years but has taken this l1\gh ground? .M:. Snmucl~ of Iowa, present1'd t h e follow· ing r e port on' ochall' of the 111inority of dtc Platform CommiLt<'e: ]. Rl\Wlloecl, 'l'h;\t we, the Democracy of tll~ Union, in Convention aH c1ubl ·d, hert:by d eclare our nlhrmance or Ute re!!olutillll::l ull nniruously adopted and declare? as a \)latform of l>rin d ples by th.e Dea.uo~ratir Couv,cntlon ~~ Cinc:nnati, in the year lb5G, beltevwg tha t Ucmocrattc vrin cipl c!:! are uuchangeable in their untur<', wh~nap· plied to tl1e ~a me sul1ject matters; and ~\ e reconuuetl.d as \h • only further resolutions t~~ follo":· w~ : . lna~HIIIch a~ ditl'erences of opunon cxt~l 111 the Demo crati · }'art\' a:c~ t I) the 11ature anu extent of the powers of a 'J'c JI'it(u·ial l.cgi ~:~latur e and as to the }lOwers nnd dutit:s of <..:onl-(rt.."<H, under th'e ConRtitutio~ o~ the ~~itc~ ~tate~, over the iu ~titution of Blavery nuh.n the rem· tories: . 2. Jtexol'IJed, '!'h at the Democratic Party '~ I ll al)l?e by the deei:-~iom1 of tl1e ~up rc m e Court of tlle Un1ted Still~ on the ques tions 11f 'oustitutiouallaw. . . S 3. Jle.•uhll:li That lL is t l1c duty of the Un led. ta~f to 3tf011l au'l''tc •~n1l complete prot ection to all 1t..s ctt · zeus, whether at liutnc or abroac.l, aud wheLI1er uattVI! or !orci~n . ln 4. HesolfJed, 'l'l1at one of the necessili~-s of the •. nge, is a milHary commercial and J)OI:II al poult of 'tew,, s' peedy com' muuication b' etween the A t 1< \nt· tc:t t1 d Paci. fic States ; and the l>em.ocrati~ l':uty }'ledge ::;uch. l'~~stl~ tional Government aulas w1ll msur~: the ?On::.tt.uc.tl.~n a rallroali to the l'acific coa!:!t, at the earllc,~t lll actlcllll 18 period. · f r 1>. Jle8olrted, That the Democratic j)t\l'ty urc tn av(, of the acqui!litiou of tlie I sland of <Jul>a, 011 bUCh .terlllll as shall be honoral>l l! to ourselvt."S and jul:!t to ::-lpam. 6 Jle•·ol1•e<l Thl\t the enactments of ::ltate t. c~~:~ latures to d· efea" t the •r a 1thful execution of the .1<· ugu· ave.; :ilavtie- Law, nre hostile in character, sulivenuvc or the Cons tution, 110.:1 revolutiounry in their eil'ecL. .en. Butler, of !b~Aacltus\!tl~\ again n·porlt~d .. NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND PLATFORMS. 33 (as a titinorit.y) tile Uincir1nati rl:tt fol'ltl wir.hout / or the original resolution proposed by the gentleroi\.J rtltc nuion. from North Carolina. It was evident, even hcfore the rrport I Mt:- Bu ~kr's f' latl'onu atnr~us t.h e Ci11einnnti of the majority w:u; pt·cRcnted, that it would I ~latfot:m_, .HIId adds a t<'~olutwn for tht> pr·otecnot lH' RWstain<'d by t.ltt' Convention, though the llon of ctrrzt>ns ab r oad. Free -State lll:tjol'ity evinced not only willing· 'J'he vote waR thc·n ta ken hy 1-ltates on 1\I r. Outler's n ess hut a 11 xiet)· to concili:tte the ir ,'outh t·n amen1lment, with the folluwiug re~ult; yeas 105, nays ]!) : brcthr·c11 llt :wy ·acri{h:c not a bsol utely ruinous. Yen~-Maine, R i ta.~~arhuHc•tt~, S; Connecticut, 2! ; 'l'hc llllljOrit.y of the ConvcnttOil, confident of' New-.J c rsey, fl ; l'enn~.v l v;uila, llid i Uelawar', 3; ~[lli'Y· thcit· power to r eject the majo rity r <'po r t, w er<' huH!, l)j; \'i r~-:ini a, 12t; Nort.h <Ja. ro lin n, 10; Oeorl-\ia, lfl; ~nxious fot· a voLe ; but the 111inor it.y Rccme<I 1M1i;~ sOourrelg, o·InI,; 11 'l'• ·1l0ln,-<'"sec, 11; K ·tttucky, 9; 1\l i n ne~o La, 1 . d ctcrtnineJ to ta.ve olr d e finite action for that Nay.•-1\l ain ·, u; 1\'e" .J I:unpsldre, 5; Vermont, 5; day, an<l can·ipt} the ir point by a system CUI'- .1\l assa chusett~, 0; IUwclo· !~land, 4; Connecticut, 8j; d · · · '' 1 · l 11 1 New-Yo rk, 35; cw-.lc rs<:y, 2; l'en nRylvania, lOt; .1\fary-r c n tly tcrmc "hltbustc nn~, w llC ' w ou l •ave land, 21; Vil·git~ia, 2~; :-outh <JHrnlina 1 ; l:'lo t·i cl a, 8; dono 110 di credit to tire llouse of' U epr t'S<'nta- Alab!UnfL, 9; Louit~ian:L, li; l\li ~~~"ipp1, 7; Texas, 4 ; tivcs a.t \Va hington. 'l'he cout'usiOII au<l huh- Arka.n:-~:l.S, •I; Missouri, 4~; 'l'enne,f-ee, 1 ; Kentucky, 8; bub which prevailed lll:l.)' be colllprch •nd<'d Ohio, 2:3 ; l ndlan ;t, 1!3; l ll 1 11ni ~, 11; ~l idllgan, G; Wh,cou-sin, 5; Iowa, 4; .1\f innet~ota, ·Lt; Califurnia, 4-19 '. perhaps, by tire following e x tract front the ofli- So the ant n cltllent 1\ as r <'jN:tcd. cia! repon of the proceedin1!R: 'I'h <? lllinority r C'port. (that of Mr. , <lllluclH) Mr. lligler obtained the floor , ltn<·l desire•! t.o 8u~gest was th e n r ead, flit d. aft <' r i 11 ('fl'ectual tttte rtt pt& to the Convention that, l.>y c0mrn on consent, ;uHt w1thout to tn.ule the subjt't:L ttnd proceed to a nominn.a. ny further struggle, they should adjo urn. (<JI'ics of" I Lio n, th, vote was taken and the minorit.v o lJj cct !" " 1 obj ect I") l\!r. Huntet·, of Louisiana.-l appenl to my Democratic t't'port W'lS n<lopted a~ an ltlllClldllleut or sub tifri eiH I~ of the ~outh a n cl my J> emocratit: fr icndH f1·um u.ll tnte, a~ follows: part ~ of t.he Union--< Cries of "ord er!" '' orliet· !" nnd the greate:;t dh!Clrlier prcvail :ng in the llt\11. ) 'J'he J're,.idcnt-'l'he <J I,rtil· begs lca.ve, once for all, to statc -ruHI the Chair cntt·c:Lts lit' Convention to listen to thi ~ d ecl:\t·o.tion - th a t it is physical ly lmpos ·ible for the Uhair to go un in a contcllt wit.h ix hundred men as to who s h all cry out loudest; and unle1o~s the Convention will come to o rder, :wli gentlemen tak ·their place.'! uud procee<l In o rder, the Ohair will feel boun<l in dltty to the Co n vention as wellt~H to himself, to leave the chair. ( .\ppll\use.) 'l'hc Clmir will wait to sec whether it is possiblo to have o rd er in the Hous"!. J\lr. ~amu els , of Iowa, nppenled to the Convention to listen to a proposition of ~l r. Hunter of l~ouisi ana. The l' residcnt.-'l'he ()hair will entertain no motio!l 11ntil tbe Couv •ntlon is restored to order, aud when that is d o ne, the Ch;dr desires to make another su~-:gcstio u to the <Jo n ve11Lion. 'l'he ChiLil· has uJrc1Ldy ;;tatetl th:Lt it i11 Jlhysically iaup ossilJie for llim to go on with the b uslnes!! of the Cotl \·e ut.ion, so long ao; on ·· half of the motnbers a re upon th ·it· feet and engaged in clamor of 011e sort or u1othcr. 'I' he Ch;tir l.>eg:> ll•ave to re tw:tt that ho knows 1ut one remt!dy fot· such uisot·llcr, aud that is for _your r esi ll .llg' olliccr to leave the chair. He, of course, voulll deeply re~ r et that painful necessit.y ; hut it woulll e a l et~s evil than that this inces ·ant C<mfu!!ion fLild d is· order, presenting such a. spectacle to the people o f 'outh Carolina, tlhould continue to pr"vu.il in this most honorable body of so many respeclaule gentlemen of the hlghet~ t stan!.ling in the community, engaged in dcbale'and d e lihe; a aiou upon the dettre:>t interests of the country. ' Applause.) It was fiwtlly agreed tlrat the vote ~hould be .tken Lhe 11cxt day-or rath ' t' the following l\lonoa .' '• 1t11U the Convention adjourned. Ou Mo nday the 30th, the Pre ·itlcnt st:ttt'tl Lhe qu 'sti()ll as follows: l .e<t.~-1\l aine, 8; Ncw-Hamp11hire, 5 ; Vermont, ~ • Maso;achusetts, 7; Hhodc I sland,+ ; Connecticut, 6; NewYork, a5; New-J e rsey, 5; l'1•nnsylvan ia, 12 i l\lu. ryland1 3t; Virginia, 1; 1\t i s~.o~ouri, 4 ; 1'ennessee, 1; 1\:cnlueky, 2r; Ohio, 2iJ; Ind i an1~, l :l; I llinois, 1L; Mtchig<w, 6; W!Aconsin, 15; l ow1t, <1; Minnesota, 4 - 165. .Nay.y-Massaehusctts, (i; New-Jersey, 2; Pennsylvania, 15; I>elawnre, 3; l\Jaryl:tnd, 4i i Virginia, 14 i North Carolina., 10; ~outh Carolina, 8; Oeo t·~-:ia, 10; Jo'lorida, 3; AlaiJ:una, 9; Louisiana, 6 ; J\Jil:!sil1sippi, 7 ; 'l'exas, 4; Arkamms, 4; lllh;souri, 5; Tennessee, 11 ; Kentucky, 9f ; Califomh~, •!; Oregon, 3-188. The question wafl then taken on the adoption of tlte report a.~ amended, the vote being tak('n ou each r ' olution sepamtcly, and with the e xception of the 011e pletlging the D e moc rn.tic party to abide by Lite dPei~ions of the Su preme Uout·t on the . ubjcct of Slavery in the 'l'cnitories- wltich was rf'j •cted-thcy were adopted by a vote which was neal'iy unanimou . . The delegation frorn .Alaba.rna, by itrs Chairman, the n presented a written prote t , F~i gne d by all its memuers, n.nuouncing their purpose t.o withdraw from the Convention. '!'hey were followed by the delegations from Mis. is.ilippi, Florida, 'l'exaR, all the Louisi<tnn. dcl<'gu.tion except two, all tlto Sout h Carolina. d e legation except tht·ee, three of the Arkan as dclcg:ttion, two of the Deln.w11.re delegation (including enator llayttrd ) aud one fr0111 North Carolina. The order of their· withdrawal was ns follows : ALADAMA PUOTKSTS .AND WI1'11DRA.W!I. The Convention will remember that, In the first place, the gt:mtlem:m from North CarolitHL (Mr . A very) r eported th~ r esolutions of the majority of the committee. 'J'Iaereuron the gentleman from Iowa ( ~lr. amucls) moved an tunenument to the e re~oluti ons, by striking out all :~ftl!r the word "resolv ·d," and to insert the resolu tions Jli'O!>Oscd l>y ltim, in hehalf of a p ortion of minrmt.y or the comanittee. Aft er which, the gentl<im<tn from Mlt:-Jsa chu!!etls (Mr. llut.ler) moved, In uehalf of another portion or the minority committee, to runend the :unendment, hy At.riking out all after the wol'(l "re· tHJI ved," and Inserting the propo$ition proposed by I! ian on behalf of tlu~t minor ity. 'l'he tir!lt question will IJe, theref() re, upon the amendment mo vecl by the gentlem: w from .1\l :t~sachus etts (~lr. llutler). H th1Lt amcndmeut f<~ll::~, the Convention will tht>n come to a vote upou the amendment moved l>y the gentleman from Io wa. (:\Jt·. Samuel~). If, however, the amendment of Mr. Butler prevails, then tha.t amendment will have taken the place or the a.mcndllleut moved by 1\fr. S1~muels, and tlle ne~t questic..n will be upon substituting it in the place Mr. Walker, or Alabama.-l\rr. President, I am Instructed by the Alabama delegation to submit to this Convention a communication, a.nc.l, with your permission, I will read it. 3 To Tllto: llos. C.\u:n Co~nrso, PrtJ.~ldent of the J)enw1:Nttio National Oorvce~ tion, now in heHHion in t /1.6 Otty of 01Larl88ton, South Oaroli1ta : 'l'he undersig ned delegates, representing the Sl:\te of Alal.>ama in this Convention, r espectfully beg leave to lay before your honoraule uody Ule following statements ot facts : On the eleventh day of Jnnua.t·y, 1800, the DemocraUc party of the State of Al:lhamiL met in Oonventlon1 In the city of .1\lontgomcl'y, and adopted, with singular unanl· mity, a. series of re11olutions herewU.h submitted: 1. Ill'.$01 IJefl by tht Dnnocrary of lltfl Slti.tt of Al<tfXl71lll i'l c~n- 1JIJiltiO./l a,•.'•tmllled, Tb.a.t holdln!( all ls!IU<'K and principles upon which they have heretofore atlllll\te!l and acted wllb \.he National Do.>moura\lc Party to be Inferior In dignity and lmpor· tanco 'o Lb" great q ueatlon of Slavery, they content Lhemselvoe |