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Show S8 A POLITICAL TEXT-HOOK EO[{ 1860. · 1 th b tllc Democratic party Ill! I\ uuit. (Cfll'l't-s. ) JTe whlhed 11enting in. fact the n·ho~e con:oltdate<l strength 0 ivi~ tt conl!ult wilh othe r Southern lilt-'ll a !:l ~o the. h PISt ~ourse Union, nrtln~ through p.lrty !I) mpn:hy UJ>?D tb~ inil r to be JlUr~uctl-~chc rs)-rc ll -rviJlg to lnmsl'Lf the nght to dnnl m ember:~ of s ociety , would ulttmatc 10 a ?8P~ 1 ~ cle cil.lc the questton which h e wnul1l •lo in a fc"Jt h ours. colossal c ~ntralh•m, p08~C!:lS l'U or p ower to rv~:mlc anu lib heart an•! all Ut : fcel\ngs of h il; n atme ~\ ere with tho&e dt·~troy at it~ will aurl pleas\.·~ til ~' const tu tons a~b I Southern me l1 who had seen prop ·r to lt•a Vt! the Convcnrcscrnou rir h LI o f any anti all the StalL'S. The "'0u ' . 1 t t the ~nm e Ume he hc~-olhLi•d lwtwecn Itis per I 1 } t ~ e f •lt S'Lfe beCfl05C Of the checks tlOU. )U , IL ·' ' ' ' · how vcr, 111 · .1crc o o r t ' • •. • C 0 _ s ona'l !celiug\9 and hh! duty to l1lil own p t'';Jllt•. lf he could and baluuc t•s llll)lOSe<1 upon the n~o~chmety o.f tl~e 0 t . 0 sounrl So uthern man fnr l'n''IHlcttl he would lie vcutiou.. Tlle l"outh felt that whcr~ she rctamed an g~ui' g~o take 1 im on \his Jllatform. (Cheer~.) equal power to write t.hc crc~ d of fa1th, she cou!d trus t Wl ng o '. . . her N o rlhcrn ~ist crs , with the1r in11uense _populations, to 'l'hc Gror"ta d elr gat1011 a :~k eel leave to I'Ctlre UIUill! the candida! e ; and all wouhl ahlcc;~ SUJl.POl't tlHl for conHultafion. which Will:< g rante d. c r eeu and the can1hdnte. ,,, 1 • 1 f h · The nnth:rsign e1l , well kuo1:;;ng tl!e J_lo31_l1itJ: o f,tllc 1\l e::-;s r:~. J$a_vard a lltl n lltc. e_,., t.wo 0 l C SIX N orlhcrn ma~sc>~ towarll the p eculmr l_n~lt lu ltons oi <lc lr "':I tl'R from Ut• Ia w:l l'<', rc tll'C tl from tlw Con· \he ~oul.h, l\ntl calliug to mitHI the r chil.l~e llumllcrs o f '' ':' • 1 . >'neil I h<' ~N:i' d C I'H. theN m'l.her11 and :;)ouLhcrn ~tat e~ a s~ crt w1th ~0 11 fidence ll.ll t 101\ ,\H I .)< I • that no l::\o uth crn State In the tfnion would ever have .Mr. f\aubbur,v , (U. S. ~l'IHtt_o.r,) of _Dcl:~wnr(', consented to s urre nder, so alijedly anu II OJ> dc~s ly,_ all st.at d his Y'{' :l!'~ O n for not rl't1r1ng \\ 1th ln .. col-their fm'tun cs to the uume rical major ity '~ ho have JUSt I,,,., • , 11 thl' ('Oll\' (' llti o l l adj.OUI'Il ('U. now v ot e1l to set n!:!ide the l'lt ~lftJ nn , unh•~<l! UJ>Oll the full C .\,., IH ~. ,\1 < · , • assurance that lhe 'tntes wetc e nt it led hy a ~ r cemcnt to Otl TtH'Stlny, :M~.Y l."L, th • lr e~1dc nt • t:~tcd make anll e::stahli h the crectl o f fa ith :t.tl(l Jlrt•scrilJe the t.he rcor ulnr on!Pr of bu . .,illt'!:'\~ t.O be t he mot101111 rule of a c\ion. ~·lJi v io_lat.ion of y li ~hte<~ faith on the to l'C C~n~id e r 1111 d I he motion. to In y the 7'10· pu.rt of the umnencal mnJ O tll y-thl~ v1olat 10 11 of th e we ll . ' . l 1 \ 1 } • h tl eslt\hli~hcd usage and c ust':>m t•f t l11• party- 1l rh•c u.~ to the ll OilS to I'C l'O ll ~ 11kr 0 11 I 1? t a. >I, ny w 11C 1f! conclu~ion tltat we cannot lon~cr ioufcly trus t the fo rt.u_n (.'S Y:Lriou~ l'(•~olu t ion ~ ('Olt!'ltl l ll l ll ~ the Platform or Slaveh oltl ing 'tat cs_ to the l'lt a u ces of I he lllllf\el'I C:~l • 'C loptl'd P end iII v th t' d~· r I' !'Ill in:Hion of mnjo rity in a <.'onvcntl?n, wl~t!rc all the _Bl :ll'k Hrpubh· W<: f a< , . • , . , . ':: . , . , . ., I ·l , .. cans o f tl1e l n ion, tbe Jmme nse pop u l;\twns o f .~lui<~ :\· thc:~c (!lll' l:' llOll~, ) l'~ lr 1 d.\_! t ' .1 n111,.,, tIC C l .ur chuse tt , cw-York , l'ennsylvania an1l Ohio, an1l o~her lllall ol' RC\'Cral of the d e lt',~ll lll>IIR I' O~e to (!UCR· Northern f-il.:\ t es, arc fully !·cpresc nt cll, Oil the ~ue Side, tio n::J of privii<''Y t' Ull(ler whid l !heir tl l'le..,ations :q:pinst the ~:~mall JlOpulattous from the s lave ~tat e~ un . . h ' , I C' 0 . the othe r . • Had these population~ atlh en ·d s tri ct ly lo ret ll'Cd frotn the hall. '" he.n t ll' . on~cnt10a the us ages and custon~s of the party, ! o ~1~e.r as~ol'iat~ou :1djoumed the gent! '1111\lt irom lll 11101S (Mr. might h a ve hcen prac tu:nblc; but li~!lululatt o u is Ht anuh' Mcrri ·k) wm; lll>Oll the tloor. us in the fu.ce, and we arc adu~t~lll:, lt ed of o ur uut.r to t: r,tand upon our r eserv ed righ ts. \\ e d ecla r e, th er efore, that l\'C believe our 111ission to this C<'nl' uliou at an end : 1st. lle t·au:<c the numerlcnlmajo r ity h;nc u ~ur[Jecl the pre t·oga.til' ~ o r the tales In I'Cili llg IISillc the Platform mnde l>y the 1:'tates , and have tl1us Ulll-Cttkd the IJ ao, i~ of tl1is Co uvrntion, and thereby )lCi tuan <: ntly d s<•rg<L ni'ted its constitution. lts decr ees, t her e fo re, lt ec\Jmc uull and void. 211. lJecause we were t>o~it i vcly iustru c t c ,! by the Democra cy of Arl\ansas to iusi~>l on the recogniti on of the efjual right s o f the Sou t lt in the coulmou Territorii: ~ , and p ot ecti on to thN;e ri :;hts by the .Fedcml Government, pri or to any u ominat' ou of a c audiuate; 1.\1111 as this Con vcnt ' on has r efused to n:co~u iz c the J>r in ciple required by the ~rat e of .\ t kaus a ~ , 111 h er l'Opular ()onvent ion tir~ t, aud twi(:C ijU{):,t•quc ntly t·e-a s.- c t t ed by Arkansas, t o1:eth er witlt a ll her !'out l11:rn si~ t ers, in the r eJ> Ort of a Platform to thb C'ouvt'nti n n ; awl a~ 11 e can not 5ervo two mast e rs , we arc d et e rmin ed tirot to ervc the Lon! our Uod. We c;:nnot ballo t for any c auuidatc what~ocver. IJd. Jn rl'f iting, we tl cny IO llll,V VCr:<on, or )Je t' 'O!lS 1 any ri ~:;ht whalc v t r to ca~ ~ lt c rca t'tr-r, i11 thb Convcm tiou, c_iLh cr o.ur v ote or the ' ole uf Ar l,;\IISas on nuy lH'OJH>~itiOn wluch ma y , o1· can, po.<~i blr co tuc uv for co u~iu cn\ · tjon. 'J'Ite Dde galt-s o r .\ rl.an~a~ c;muo t to.kc any part in placin_g a Roun~ cant! tla te 011 l\11 uusound Jllatform, because IL woulil dt~ gra ce auy ~-oo utHI South ern man who would consent to stand c•u 81\dt a platform· aut! as n. S.1t~att er l'ov er~i~;nt~· l'la t form lia~ b l!l:'ll a ci o ptl'd, we hehcve g oocl fallh au1l honor rctJUil cs that the Chie f of Squatte r 1'ovcr eignty ~ltou ld lH: plac e1l on it. We wU!h no part or l ot in s u ch m i~ fortuu c , uor d o w ~: b eli e ve that we can s afely linger un1ler the ::.h ade of the upas tree, this day planteu ccrtailtly. } 1 • J n!lllAN, 1J. llUitll" W, VAN 1L MA!\SINO. Ml'. Burrow stated, ntlrr r<'~tding the pnpcr, tha.t the gentlcmrn wlto l1 :l<l ~ir;nc<l n•pr~.;d' lltN] both wings of the ~tat<'-all its public n:en, it s hopea, it charaef.t' r, :wcl ir :; f'o t·tunes. Mr. J ohnson, of Arkans a!l, as Chair111nn of tlte Arknn~aR delegation, dt•sircd to !lay a ~in~lt• word to go ;don" 11 itl1 the paper which had ht·tn n·atl. }t was lt i.-; lll·!lirl' th:7t tit at )JI)rlion of the ArkansaH rlcii' J.(alion 1Ylu1 h:ttl co rJc lu rkcl to l~twu tlte Convl'ntion should h a ve pan;..,•d until Lhe <ldcg:t· lion conld have harl A con sultatio n. " 'hy dhl he h esitate? ~ t was hccau;,e he conc.:eived that the stability of the Uninr; Jt.sdf was hwolved in lhe actiNl talccll here by the ~oulht•rn rcpreQent:tlivt•s. I I~ I_~:Hl 1w cn t:w~ht from rhiltlhood to hdi<.>YC that if lhe l.n10u W:IS to bt: prescrvd at :lll, lt 'tf:l.S to ue prescrn"<l GEOHGI A R K'l'I R~.,~. l\1r. B~ nnin ~ of G cllrgia.-~lr. l'n ·sitll'llt : . On y pste r<lny a ftc ruonn tlte d •kg;Llion lhllll ( l •orgia ,,I>lOi llll'd thl! le:~re of lhe Conve ultC)ll to r e tirt~ for the puqnl~e of consultJDg as tO tlte l'O \lrSC tl H•y \l'l\ll ltl \)UrSUl' in CIJihl'lfllC II C.:C Of lh~J a c tion lal•t·n hy Lh · Cou ve1ttiun itt t il•· J<l'e\ io u~ part c1 t lte day. 'l'hl'Y rdircu , aJIIllh cy h a 11' ~iuc · bccu engag~d in cons ullation. 'l'h t•y have comi<lcrcd Ll•c i.!UCslions ln~ o lve<l, with :u; muc!1 maturity a n ti car· as tltt·y couhl bt>sto v upon them nnd th ey ha\ • c.:ome L11 a t"ondtt.Sion as~ the course th ey 'ou ).!ht to pursue. T hat C'• J ndu~ion is cont. ainc cl In two r l.'!'olutions '' hirh I lw id il1 U\j' hand, antl whiclt 1 will now l'ead to the Co1weu ~i on. HNw/rrd, 'l' hnt, n pon th l' Op t"ning of tht• I'(,Jil'f'ntlon t.his tnt ll' ni nA", onr l ' lta! r nlltn h •• J'l'(l'' ''!:\ll·d to stnlt· lo lh • l'rt·~hlt'lll llmt IIH' G<·orgla. ddt•!.pttit)J) 1 aflt~ r mllltu·•• dt lihrratlou, hnv.: fdl it lh' 1l11·ir d uty, und,•t· <':-. ls l!ng dtTifllhlut:•·••s, not to Jl&r· tidpalt: l'nrthl'r In tbt> dPl! ht•rnt i t>ll3 f1f tl)l• t',·nn ' nlfon, nml tha t, tht 'l't•fnrc, lht• <IPI••g:tllon v.tllulraw. Jh~,';{r,.l, Th:Lt nil whn :Lt'l!.ni•·Kr•· in tlu: fn:·• .::olng re~ol ntkn ~ig n the 11am •, and n ·qucl>t t \ • C onn'nti~>n 10 < 111a ll on their l'l'<·ord~. (:-;lg nNI,) .JUN IUS \\'ll>(lt'!Jtl .. n, 11t~JSI!Y L . nr.: ~~Uil'l, li i>NilY R. JACKSON', I'. 1'11.A(' Y, .1. :II. Gunx, ,Jt; rn:ll.:oor. !'\. LAMAR, "',.~!. ?II. Su UGJ!TEn, Io;n;w Ol'o JJ J. l\l c UEllt:R, .J OHN A . . J o NE!I, llt;l). Hru n:ll, l>A\'ID (;. BAIU((IW, "'IAI{){ ,}OJJ:o;:-ITOJC, ,J.ML J . lhAMAN, .lo:uwA t( \l H. li.AIWEN, A. FttANKLIN 1111.1., .IOIIJ'o II. I.UMl'KIN, En. L. fitttOIIY.CKHn, (1. <l. fo',1m, 0 . C. Ow O!'l, .I,..Mt:>~ llo •• r.. lh:s ny 0 . 'J'nOM.AS, '''· J. ,Jt!II~~ON. Tl11' nnrll· rsignNI lh·lt•"J!.tt'll from (; <·orgla, hadng ¥ol<'d tn 11111 ntf't'lln~o: of lhll, dt·lt~itt !onag:\lnsl '' uhol rawlnl{ from the ( 'llnvt• ntlon, Y•·l, llf'li•·vt·. urulc•r tlll' l n~lrll!'llous contllin r cl lo tht· rt'Rillnl!on 11f the Ur orgln ( 'tllll't• u lion, lhl\t tht• ,·ole of lhe lwlj flrily :<l\nul•l cnntrol o ur 1uolillu, uud we tht•rl'i'orc wltb ~ uraw with tlw majnrll y. J . T. lKnN, .J u LJAN JlAHTHlDGE, w. ll. li UJ.L, I •. ll. l JHI:.C.:O.t:. 'J'hi!l paper Is ~lg-n e 1l hy twenty-six o u t of the thirty·t~rce or th irty -four th·'t·~at cs in that Conve n tion frow the 8tate o f (; <·org ia. J have n ow, Mr. Prcbidcnl, di. cl1arg :d the duty 'l!'lllcll I1HS t1een int ru ~ tt-d to me hy m.v d e lega tion. 'l'l tP majority or Ule Gel•q; ia d e legati ll then r ctlrrd fn>l!l tIt l! hall. ~\I r. J oltnson, or .Arkan~ms.-1 tlo n ot fl" iir~ to ll~~~~ tl11s Convl'ution for r\ moment. On y e1'krda;~ cvenllll: Ia KtalNI to lhl' Conve ntion that I should come here th rnoruing Hntl tt>ll th em ,,.hat was m y l'nn cln'1lon, nnclwhat WaS tli(' CmH'IUllion o f lhf' p o rti{IU of the d c l e~ation frotn the ~tate t>f Arkan~ms whith thcu thought p rop1•r to rc· 111uiu in thr Com·t·ution. Wt• arc nnw r1•:uly to talc<' till~ step which our julll-{mc nll' tlictntcs to h~ ri~h t. ln :H'C<'' 'd ance with our duty h or c , we wault..·d t Uil•! to 11am~ .~n N.\T!O:\.\L 0\VE~TIO~S .\SD PL\.TFOR.\fS. 89 c,.,m~idrr cal nti.Y with O\lr s io;t.-r f.;oul'l l'l'll 1-\talt-s, iu rl'l a - J Iori•·~. h:. llllll'l lon. nnfl'l••n.tly 1•·:.:1-.l.llioll Cit' otltt·rwl:;l', l'lhoul tl tlon to t he propt•t' ' 'OIIr!" •' In he ['ll rsued. \\'e ltavc r·a liu ly ••nol:lnl(•'r l}w lt•nttrl· uf ""'·h \'l'fl(lr' rty, m· rl i-,r'l'tnlln:l.tt• agn.IJ1a& n tt!lwllh dl'lilll'ralion t'o u~ id l'r,· d tlte 111at : l·r tllld we he· II hy wllhhold lng ilm.t pr~>' • ••·l on 1-(h't•n '" nthl'l'"l" C"!t·s of pro· · 1 · · ! ' lJH' r iV In l~t'l'e lhe T<·ITi l or·l•·~ 11 Is tl\1' rlut\' of tltr• llt•flt'J';\1 OtWf't'n· t' !tl bt·, :":, l.ii.~Jll':'!Lll Vl.' d•lll ,Y .'l.lt C~l :\ C OIVe IO the llll'ni l•l ifll••t'Jlfl-<r•, b,v 1);,. :wtln· ,.X;'f'llllfl nf II« l'<Hl>!tiluliCIIJil) Ri ll llh, .u ~d 1~1 .ut. I< .111,1 to ta ke out .. tolll."l · pow,.,., to ~··tur1• ilw rldt "ot tlw ~l.l\>'ltPJol,•r. No w, ~tr, I <ll'~ll'<' to a p pl•a l to \ trgltna, the mot Iter of 1 ,1,1 . . 1 1 1 , 1 · 1 tile f 1 . .,,, 0 • 111 ,., - "Oit l l lon t,<, laks, :Llll I t I, ,. 11111t I 11• r o r I h·rnocrat'.Y, a r1< I to a:-~k t hem I . 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Ill ~~~ l 0 IC ~C.rtt·:~ 0 reso ll lOllS fl,l'l.' 'II, • • ~I 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 tJ • 1 1 t Y(' llltun hy a lllaJonty of tlit• :-<tatt·.~ ol the l.:ntnn, an!l h~1 ve · r. · II 11 >"' 111 · .< "~ re 010 no ~~~~ 1 . 1111H· 10 110 1J. •n r .· •c·t •d l1v :t riuntcrlcal \ ole of the cll'IP!,iatt'~. u n dnst :11 1d 1111• [lrtl tl'l)rll's o r lltc tii:IJortty n ·port to he e,e 1 . 1 t(.~ e c t'' 1 1 t l · 01 1 - "<I to 1 , 1 , 0 " 11 • 1 . e ~~·ct Io lta I. I lith I• 'tS• IHII< 1 1.1 ll,l ll t o 1> e n all•l·l ltn1. J.' ut , 1'1l r . t l fI I.' onvpu 1011 IILH, I}' 111'4 v l' , rc u:;,: ·c ,... ? 1 1 · · j f 11 )) l C oft! c :-; 1 te l' l·,·sid c·n t, I 111111 t ll· ~in·, it1 h l'l t:tlf o f a por tion ()f t ltc <k k· 1 ' 1 u n l atl lll'T 1 It a p rttllt..:t)l t'!! 11 1 te 1 '1 ' 111 'J<'fr; 1 ·YCO!l ,1.· '. 11 ',1, ~:LI•·s, ,to !-1:1.~ t It•i ll. we catlll' 1t l' rt ' w 1t. 1l a l'·t o·~v to :stand hy iw e· 1ave I 1c 10110r o r e p rescn ,, 1u 1 11 e < e "•I a 1 · 1, 1 01 c r , 11,., tr 'l h i •h ~ 'tlsc of du t 1 to witltdnLw frnm t hl' JH' Ittl'ipk:< uf our pcnpl•· a ttd of l111• Llnwn, a nd wht•u , 1 1 1 J'\ .c ~ >' f · t.: •• 1 t' ' t't! 0 soleu l Wl' havt• (l)tt 111J tilt· t'nn 1·1•11 t i!)n :trt ing in l'iolation of t lio~e 1ts < e 1 1era t1on~ , nne _unartiiiWUS y o en r ur · 11 pri nciplt·i-4, Wl' r,·,·l ntll's• · h· ··~ Ct•tnp ·II •d to retin· from t hl· p ro t_e:;t agtdn~l t l~ actto tl. . . II al l. 1 ~~i ll oulv r t'mark in t'onl'lu~i on tltat t.llt• \'i n~·l'l'l'· \\ e .n~k that the cotnulun.tcat.ton rnay he f;J)rcad upon l'l·l ltnt frnn1 IllY · ~.t all' lt:l ~ l)('t·n cllargl' ·d w.t llt Jll'l'licnl.l ll~ the llll llllt c·~. of. the (f 'onvcntton :uHI hl·~ le:LI't: to expre~s 11 • t' ' 1 i· · 1 1 'cl 1 e a p ro t t·~t. 011 tltt' part or a JHlrtiou •Jf our <kdar alion. our :tpprc.ctalton o , ~' JUS ~ce an<. <_1gn1 y" ll 1 1av ~lr. Terry, of \ r '; 11 n~ns, lht·tJ n·arl the followit l).{ paper ch a n&<'t~_nze d your actLou as tls pre:,Hltng ofllccr. to t he CoJ II' l'lltion: [ • • gned,J A. lll or ·-ro,-, E. L 1 Wlll' :-; CJ·~, To the ll o:o~. <.' .11.1:11 C'1 stll:oic:, l 'r('sident: .Jo11s 'l'AHt.KriJ:.I, A. 'I' ll.ucH, 'l'ltl' lllldL•r:<i o•tH·d, )),•J.·;.:at l'l:l ft·onl .\ J'); ; u,:-t:l~, ask pl'n nis- Hl t;ll I HI> '1'.1 YLtJn , H \\'. l'lUHC'I' , s ion t.o llt ll kt• I hi· r .. JJmlillg l'lat l'lll (' ltt: "'l' han·, thus far, E~tJI.Jo: LIS•Jn:, lt. A. ll tiNfl!:ll, n hst.aitH·d frolll lal,iltg a 11.Y a c ti ve p a rt iu t h<· lllt·a~u n·s F . II. 11 .1Tt'll 1 D. J>. 'Y ITI! KH$. 1~1iich Wl' f't ' c•n_l:<lllllllt:t lt·d. 0 11 ye~;tf'rd:~.Y, it1 t.l ti::~ ( ' OIIVl'll· 'l'hc uncler;, ignetl , in e x p ln natlon of t.li e ir p ositio n , IJcg t10n, l1.Y t.lt l' wttlidt·:twal, 111 who!\! o r 111 part , of :<t·~·l·r:tl lea ve 10 a nnex rhe hllowing ~ t ateult~u t., vii:. : SonLh ·.I'll l-. tall·s. ~I l' lmvc t·ounseled ou t: ~out.hcnl fnt·tu!~ \\'hi l!:lt we tonk l h <" .,:Lilt<! view with 011r <·olleagues th a t t o. pa t.tt'llt: l' and to.r!ll:'lrn n ,·c.; and, wink 1\'l' . wen• eon- the plat.ffl n n o r principles ns 111 topled hy tltls Co u vc1~t ion, BCIO U~ of c·:w~t ·K sutll!'h·n t to t_n ~l un• t ht·m to llt 1s l'IPp, .\_l't was 110 t ll'hat was l'X pcct.~cl hy Louisiana, HtHl desired IJy we still IWJH·d :-<•!ln.e tnon· ll ll~JllC.:Ltll~:l e 1:c·nt would lran~ptn· ou r:,d i' C:<, as :wtlkit·IJl to ~uard the 1 iKit f!-1 o f tt 1 at !:;;t all', tlta~ would iLI' •·rt lis ncc··~~lly. l\ otlung ltas .'lf'rurrrd lo and of t lte '' ltolt.l ::-oulh u n der the COJt::ttitu tion arc now p :tllmt · ti t<"'<' <":ill"t's. ll ,·ll l' · .~~'~ canno~ lll'~tlat•· In Ol'l r llll \1 il li ng precipitately 'to t'c t irc from the Co;ll·e n tion, cour::~e, nud tlt•; r• fo1·c asl,_ i'''I'IJ IIS~Hlll to ll' tl!ulraw and sur- u n til a ll ltup. <•f itt'('OflllllOda tion ~ltal l li:tve been exr !!tHll'l' to o u r :-;111~•· I Itt' l ttgh trus t .r.<' JlOSl'd t.n II i'. 'J'o you, hau:ned , nnd until the ht~-ot 11 10111 cnL hucl arriv •d, ar. srr,_ who. Ita\ 1 ' wttlt Ho 11 1 liC~1 lL!lJh t.1: presllh·d mt•r our wh it'h, in juslirc to nur <Ill' II honor , nnd the inll're;L and clehhct:atwll~<, and ttll·l,·<.l outJUSII c.; · wtth au Cl' <'ll hand, ll' l' lli"n itv o f ou t· own :-:tate, we wou ld he f•lrced to retire. \\'e p a rt wult ~OITO W . l lnptng tl t:t t tlw ~loud ll'hklt now hangs t h~n~ fore WC!'e opposed to the r •t irenwnt o f the dl'lega: o ve r o ur hl·lovt·d cou;ttr.r may h.P dtspcll cd , a11d ht·r t•o u n- t.ion at tlll' time iL wa~ made. !Ju t. h clit•vin., that the ~cis tlln•cll•d hy solllcsl ak>~ln anlt ke y our::Jl'lf-ahlc, ltone::. t , oth t r mem bers of the del c,;Mi~ n were actuated by 11 1 e JUSt and t ru 1 '· same higl1 motivcl!ll'llielt ~ov,~rn ed out· own opiu ion~·, and Jo'lt 1:-;c·ts '1' 1-:nttY, Vi re-Prc:-~ld en t.. d csiriug our Stalt; to prl!:; •nt a Hnn, Hlldividcd front , 11 c .1 . P. J o u!'ISON, Ch'u of D \! lcgation. hcin~ in tlt e lllinot ily of t'le dcll'~alion , wer(' willing to Jo'. \V. lloA I> !.IcY, Secre tary . CHAJtu:~;-ro:o~ , Jfuy l 8t, 1 ~GO. ymiaejldor, intyn.d d id yield, ou1 opinion s to the j u dgment of tile The Tt• nnc·::;s<' t' l h• ltog.lt.ion :'\.1-'kctl Ullll obtuinr tl l c)ltV(' to r 1· r ire for t'Oitsu lta tion. T il ' D(' lt•gation f'ro:rt Virg inia, and po rt.i o n~ of the J) l'll'{.;''l t io11s f'rom Kt~ ntu e k y , X or th Car o lina and "fa rvhn d, had lca vc to r er irc for con-sultation. · Mr. Flournoy, or Ark:tnA:lR.-:Uay I he in rl u lgc<l iu one remark ? M.v l' oirt• is "Nt·l·c r g il·e up tlte ship "-(appl a.usr·)-Uwn ,!.(h tht' f~·;~ rful s t orm t·agcs nro u ntl ustho u!-(11 s l•e trny lt :LVt' lost HOIIH' spu.rs llllfl ma~:~ts-th o ul-{h she lfi:IY lwn• HOttll' <Tack ed ribs. E<ir, fot· m ysl'lf, 1 will b l! o ne of that gall a n t c rew who, though the s torm l'<ll;l'il, tJwugl t I. li t· :<p;m; ;w d 1na:;t,:l arc gon e, t ho ugh ribs be h r ok l' tl -I will , unt il the nohlu v e~tlcl h~ swa llowed up by t l1e de· v o urinK w:LI t':-!1 cont in ue to uni tl' witll t hem In t.he r l'it.eratcu cr.v o f " Li vt•, live Lh' Repuhlic !" ( <J r ·at npp l att~-tt•. ) Mr. l'n•sid ·u t, l am a Southern ma n. Yes, Kir, [have bccn r t' !Lr t'd <ttttid:-.t the im;titut ion. All I h;w c is t he product o f s lave l;dHlr. l b e lie ve the ins t.ILu t ion a patriarc h a l one , and h c n cfit'ild alike to ma::~t c r all(! s lave. '!'he IJre•Ltl which suppo rts ruy own wife a nu tc n cle r b a be Is t1 e product of s lave lal10r. 1 t.l'lls t, then, that, like Cmo~uY'II wl f~:, I am "above !:lllsp icion." J.Oli lS I AN.\ WITIIDI<AWS. To TnE Hos-. 0 1r.En Cu~Ht:o~o, P re.9iclent of t/i(l. Demor;,·atio C'on'fle"1 t;o, : S111: 'J'he u n<l en; i ~:: n <1 delegates from tlte State of Louisiana, in wl t.lulrawing fr0111 the Con v ent!o u , b eg leave to rnnkc the fo llowing stat.ement o f fac tA; : On the uth day of MMc h, 1 (ill, the Democm cy of Louisiana assent hi ed in Rta te Couver. t ion at !laton H o u ~c. and unani mo u ~ ly atloptc cl tile fo llowing d e dal'tLtion of their princ ipl es : Rr.v•/,,v f, 'l'hrLllht• TPITilori<'R of the Unilf'd Stnli'H hl'lon~ to lhP S•' \ t•ntf Siiiii'H IL'< tJwlr CUillmOII )Jrvpt•r·ty, ILII•J 11{)1 lo intf J. v-II ua 1 d• izt·ll« UII'I'I'Of, tll'J.t t h·l,· ~· edl' ral vOll'!tilut!Oi l l'l'l'l)!.( fli l. f'l! i1 ~'"1"''' 1.V In "ltu••s; and &~ R•H' 1, I he ownt•r lhl'r1•ofiR l'n t!t lt•<! to Cl 1 rr \ 'tlr ~)··I I' I hv a• .y f • .rrllory tn the U n iter! :-;I ILl I'll ; to hole! UJ~" J :.-rq a~ p or.w1y . aull !u case the peo!)l!i of th!i TcuJ-CHAHLI< STO N", S. C , )fvy 1, 1 GO. J . A. l\l c ll ATTO~, Uu A Hu:s .J Oli ~o:~, A VOICE FIW~l GlWHGL\. M r·. Gn u l d~'n , ') /' Gcol'gia, nd tlrt'sscd Lh Conv e n t ion, g i\·iu p- !tis t't'tl1'0 tiS f'or not reti ring with hi collcng ueP, ns follow:<: l\fn. Ptn:sm ~; !i'T , ASJ> F~ LLOw lh:MnCHATs : As J tated to you a few morn eni!i ago, L have IH•en coull nPII to my room IJy liCv ere ind ispo~i ti o n , hut, le;u·ning of the comnt o tion anti the intcn:;c c x citc nw n t wh ich were c x h.ting upon the q u est io ns before this hotly, 1 fell it. to be my dut y , fl!ehl•• a !:! l was. to drag rn y!-!cl f o u t to the meeting o f rny d e l •galion, a n1l when t h <'l'c 1 w a~ surprised to fi nd a. lar~c IIIHjority of tha L tl l'l ei{Htion voti ng to secede aL once from this body. I d ina grce with those gentlellle': l. I r egret to d is agree with m.r brethren f •om the South upon any of the g reat q ue~ticHt>~ which infercsL our com mon cnuntr.1·. 1 u1n n ,'outhcrn l·itates' Hights man ; 1 am an ,\ frica n I' In l' e-trader. I ll m one (If those f' o u t h ern mco who helieve that f: Javery is r igh t , m o l'lllly , re l igio u ~ ly, !<nt'iully, n n cl p o litica lly. (A ppla ut>c ) I b elieve t h at the i n~ti tu llon o f !'I:L\' t•ry !111s \lone mo:·e tor this eou n t r,v, mo. e for civil i;wtion, th.1n al l oth er inte n•s ts put t ogcl hl•r. l IH•Iicve if it. wt're in tlw power of this country to ~t · il.e d0\111 the iustitntinn of~ l avery, it would put t:i l•iliz;Ltinn back \WO years. Holding, then, tlli~ p o~itio n , t h a t, :-: l:ti' CI'.I' i :~ rig ltt in t he point of \' icw I llavc st.ate cl, I would demand o f the Oener: il Oovernmc n t Oll l' who le I if!ht!l in t)ti ~ r('gttrd . [ believe th a t the C e n e t·al Govt•rn tncnt hy th l' <:o nst.itu tlon never h a ll 1111y ri ~;h t to l egl::slar' upon thiH ~ uhjcct. l !>l'lie1·e tha t our Government wa.; a con fed eration o f 'tntes fo r ccrta'n specified object:; '' it h limit eel p o wers; that I h e <lom est!c r e lations of c a d 1 !'late a re to he IL111l !>ho11ld uc left t.o th em~el vcs ; that t ltf o; ctct n a l ~I IL I'C t'y question has been tho b o no of cnn lt• tl!inn hel ii' ('('JI the f\'orlh and ~o ut h , which if k ept in the l tall~ of Congress ntu:-.1 b reak up thil! Government. ! tu u c u e of th o~c who h t'licve in nonlntcrv~: ntion, eitller in the StiLtes o r the 'l'erri t.o t ice. |