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Show 46 A rOLITICAL TEXT-.UUVJ'- .fUR lctiv. . , r lntained and supported the Northern Democracy for tho ·' rrscy, 3~; p ~nm;ylv::mh~, 11); Mtlryla~d, 2 i. ~ortl~ ga:o ~~:~son that they are willing to attribute to us ln ~he South lin<t, 1; Arkansas, t; Mtssourl, 4i; l\.entuck1,, 2 • . luo~ e utLlity In the Union. 'l'he vote to-day has satrstled the 't.l ; Indiana, 1:3 ; Illinois, 11 ; Michigau, G i ' " 1sconsln, 6 • 1 u~tjority of the North Carolina, delcgu tes that, that being Lo\m, 4; Jllinncsotft, 2~-113t. . . , . 1 • refused by our brethren of the Northern l>cmocr·•wy, North N A Yl;-M a!nc 2; · N ew-Jlampslure, 2, 'cunont, " ' C· oliua- Hip van Wlnklc as you may cu II her-can no "fassttchu~etts,: ; C~nnc.cticut, 2t; N~w-Yor~, 8~ i ~ew- 10'~r er remain In this Con\'~ntio~. 'J'hc rights of sovcreiga J ersey, a~; l'enn!'ylvama, 17; 1Jcla~\.arc?. 2 • ~f.t~y_l,w~, Stafes and of gentlemen of the outh have been denied by 6; Virginia., 10; ortl~ Carolina, 9; Ar ~ansas, ,i, l\lt~~u\~~ a majority of this hody. We cannot ac,~, as we ,~o~celve, clt ; Tennc~~ce, 1 :t; Kentucky, 10 i Umncsot.t, H • a in view of this wrong. I usc the wonl wrong w1t~ no Cornia, 4.; Oregon, 8-1$ t· . intention to reflect upon those. ~cntlemer:t o f the ~orth When ew-\'orlc \V:\.8 called, her. delep:ttc~ n~k~d .t:m~ C:trolina delrgation who tlitl"cr wrth me or \~·rth the m:!Jority to consult but finally gave her tlurly-tive 'tOtes ag.! ns of the dcleg·Ltion For th •se rensou~, Wlthout ns~ 1gnlng the mo.tio~ to l:ty upon the table, which, l:1td it prevailed, 1111 more n; 1 h~ve 00 idea of inflicti n!; a SlH't'Ch upon \\'Oul11 Jlwe precluded all further reconsttlera.tlOn of the thi;' Conv~ntion, who nrc in. no state of prcp.amtion to rcsuhjcct. . . , ceivc it, 1 announce that ctght out of tcu ot the vote~;~ of 1'lte qllC. hon rccu~rct!.upon the mo~lon to t cconsider the North Carolina. ask to r etire. vote rejec ti11g the mutont.y resolutions. . 1\lr. Ce~~na, of Pa., moved the prc~·ious quesMon, wluch WlTIII>llAWAL O~' n:NNJ<:RSI•:E. was sustained, and the que~tion belUg taken ~y States,, "!r. Ewirtrr, of 'l'ennessec.-Mr. rresi<lrnt, In hchalr of the motion to recon iJ.er was rejcctcd- 103 to 14!1- as fo · " .., ,_ the delegation lows : . from 'fennes.sc.·c, I .IJcg.' leavte tot adddr tst s t!J., YE~S - llfainc,2 i ·, New-Hampslnre,2; Vermont, 1; Mus- Convention upon this occas10u, so unpor at~, an , o us, N J 4 } r msyl so solemn in it-':! consequences. The del<'galwn from Ten-snchu:; ctts, ' ; Connecticut, 26; ew- CJ:~e_y;, i ~~ . llessce lt," \'e ··x·lll'l>itcd, so far as thcy_krH•w how, eve.ry <1.~ vania 17 · Oclawnre 2 · Jllar_vland, 6; 'trgmla, 15, North .. ~- CtLrol'i na, '( /; Ark an a' s, '1 ; l\1't ssourr·, 41' · i 'l'ennesscc ' 10 ·' 11osition to hanuouizc this 'I'Cl on,·cnl!OrtrJ, an1<1 l tt o h1r m!; ttlkt!ll K •ntucky, 10; Minne:;ota., l l i Callforma, 4 i Oregon, 8- labors to a happy re~:mlt. ICY were le rrs, w lCU 10:3, majority platform was not ndopt~d, to seck for so r~1e pro- ~AYs-,1aine, 5~; New-Hampshire, 3; Ycrmont, 4; Mas- position for cornpromlsc-somcthrn.K that would en.lblc tl'd sachu~clts 5. Rhode Island, 4; Councctlcut, 81-; New- to • arruonizc. 'l'hcy ha\·c a caudulate who was dear to York 8.'5 . 'Ne~1·.Jersey Zt. l'eonsylvanla, 10; Maryland, them. '!'hey cast away his prospect for tlte S!~~c of har' 2 . N~rth' C·trolina 1 ~ Ar'kansas, i; Mi:;souri, 4i; 'J'co- mony. 'l'hcy !rave yielded all tha.t they can.. J ltey hu\~ n~ssrc 2 . lCcntucky '2 · Ohio, 28; lndiana, 13; Illinois, endeavored, with a.ll their power, to a ccolllpl!sh tire resul~ 11 . l\llclli'gan G. Wi;co;1sin, 15; Iowa, 4.; Minnesota, 2t- they carne here for; but they fear that the r esult .is not bo 14 ' ' ' be a ccornplishcd in a manner. t.laat can r_e rr<l er a JUSt and ~he several motions to lay on the ta.blc the questio~ of pr·oper a ccount to their constituents. 1\ e IHt1:e con~ultcd reconsidering- the vot.es by wl1i ch each of the resolntrons together, and, after anxiou::~ nn <~ lorrg dehb':'rat.to.n, wtthout of the majority had been adopted. were thcu put and car- knowing cxuclly what phase tlus r.n !ltler m11!'ht frnally preried In the allirma.tivc, and the ee\'cral dclegntcs wl10 had sent we have not adopted any tlcctsl l'e ruk lor our nct10n; been voted in were then admitted to scats. but ;L large mnjority of our ddcgatcs--somc twcntr to four VIRGINIA WITHDRAWS. Mr. Russe ll, of \irginia. - H it be the pleasure of yom·sclf l\lr. President 1\IHl the Convention, J will now make the 1 brief announcement of which I made mention thi:; morning. I will detain the Convention but a very brief time. I understand that the action of this Convention Ut>on the various questi,ms arising out of the r eports from the Committee on Creclcntials has become final, complete and l rre vocable. Autl it has become my duty now, by llirection of a. large mnjorlty of the delegation from Virginia, respectfully to inform this body that it is inconsistent with their convictions of duty to participate longer in its d eliberations. (Loud applause in the Convention and in the galleries, with loud cries from the galleries.) The disorder continued for some miuutes, after which ?lfr. ltua~e ll resumed-The delegates from Virginia, who participate in this movement, have come to the cooelusion which I have announced, after long, mature and a nxious deliberation, and after, in their judgment, having exhausted all honorable efTorts to obvia.te this uecessity. In addition to the facts which appear upon your r ecord, I de~ire ~h e attention of this body long enough only to sta.te that it i~ ascertained that the d elegations to which .} on, ir, under the order of thiij Con veution, have just directed tickets to be issued-some of them at. least and a ll of them whom we regard as the rcprcscuta· ti ves of the Democracy of their States - will decliuc to j oin here in the deliberations of this body. For the n·!lt thn reasons which impel us to take this importaut step' will be renderetl to tlrosc to whom only we arc rcspon:;ible, the Democracy of the Old Dominion. 'l'o you sir anti to the body over which you preside, I have oniy t~ say in addition that we bid you a. respectful adieu. The portion of the delegation from Virgini<L which rP.tircd then left their scats and proceeded out of the Hall t~haking hands with members of various delegations a~ they pa.H~ed a long. :\f r. ~ ( offa. tt, of Virginia-made n. Rpccch in defen:;e of hi:-l eour~e, and that of his colleaO'ucs who t·crn:Lit. etl iu the Go rlvcntion. 0 Wl'rl!UitA \\'A L OF' NORTH CAROLINA. Mr. Lander, of ~orth Carolina.- 1\[r. President painful as the dtlty is, it is, ncverthcl•!:;s, rny duty to :t~lllounee here, as <L n •prPsent :ttivc of the delegate:! from North CaroUn~ l, that a YCI'Y hLq~e mnjority of them a r<: compelled to r ei.tre pcr~mneully from this Convention on M·couut of the onJu t acuou, as we conceive, that has this day been pcr·pe~ ratccl npon sorue of o ur sovereign l'lates uud fe llow clUzl!ns '>f ~ll•! l'lout h. We of the Soulh IJu rc Lc1·etoforo - have decitled that upon the r esult now obtamed, we shall ask leave of urls Convention to r et ire, that we may consult and announce our final a ction. We Hhall take no furth er part in the deliberations of this Convention, unless our minds should change; and of Umt I can olfm· you no rc.lsouahle hope. A PORTIO~ 0~' ~L\.U\l,A~D WITI! DitAW3. Mr. Johnson, of ~lu r.rlan d .-' 1 r. l'n ·sidcnt, I am 11uthor. !zed by my colleaguefl to r·,·port the ::;I ''.t•· ol' l'act.s in r e~.aru to a. portion of the Mary laud ddegat toll. H(• pi·e~<'llttnf{, in part, a di 'trict in l\l arylau<l upou wl .i ~lt ~Ill' ti r~t IJioud of the irreprcssililc coullicL was shed, !L dr::>tnd wlttch sen~ fifteen men in tniawinter to the rescue of PltihLdclphla atHl i\ ew-J trscy, we are oblig •d now to t:~ke a. step which di ·solves our connection with you, and to bid you a final adieu. We Ita vc made all sacrifices for the grand old Democratic party, whose mi!~Bion it has been to preserve the Constitutiou and t.o care for t.he Republic for more than sixty years, until it now seems lUI if you were going to sub:;titute ;~ man in the place of principle. (Calls to order.) I d ~: ·ire to be respcct.ful. I desire to say that the actinn of the majority of the htte Convention-a. majority createtl hy the operation of a technical unit rule itOposed uporr the Convention coutrary t.o Democratic precedenl and usagc-8tate:J have been di::~fran ch iscd, and districts deprived of their right·, until, in our opinion, it is no longer consi:;tent 1\itlt our honor Ol' om· right11, or· the rights of our constituents, to remain here. CIH;rislt ing deeply and warmly the remcrnhrance of the ma.n,v gallant dce(\s you h1L\'C done for us in times paHt., !toping that hcre;Lfier no occasion uray ever oct·nr to wcakcu this feclint:r, I now, on behalf of the r •prese11tatlva.'S of l\lar.> land, tell you that in all future liiJle, a.nu in all future coni c,t::;, our lot is ca~ with the people of the South. 'l'hcir Uo1l shall be our God, awl their couutry our country. (Appl;w:;e.) Mr. Glass, of Vit·gin ia, dr clinell :my further particip:tLion in the pt·occediags of the Convcn· tion, but did not intlor·:~e the n.c.tion of his col.len. gucs in withdl'awing. Mr. \V a.ttct· ·on, of Tennessee, dedi ned to withdt·aw. CALU•ORNIA WITHDRAWS--AN 1<::'\.C !TE :I{~NT. ~f r. Srnrth, of California, said: While I cannot tllJ with the ~entlewau from 'renncsst:e (\l r. J one•) th<tt IUJ Dcil'IOcracy elate~ h;Lek to tlt:tt tillle ()( whicl' l have oo r" collectlull, yet I can ~IIY tluLt it is un•p nttc• l1~~ thtJ vault of lu:avcn. Califor111a. i:l here with llld;LIICholy fa.ceCali 'orn ia Is here wi1h a la cerated he:vt, hl ·e·ling ani! W<'t:pillg over the downf~ll 11.wl tJ1e destt"llCtiorl uf tilt" 0.. NATIOK.AL CONVENTIONS AND PLATFORMS. mocr 111tic party . (ApploUbc and laughter .) Yes, sir, the d es ~ru c lion of the Democratic party, consummated by assassins n ow griuning upon this floor. (Loud cries of " order,"" order," " put lliUl out," and gre~t.t coucu~l on. ) DF.LAW .A.Ht.: WITilDRAWS. Mr. Snulshury di<l not d esire to occupy the attention of the Conventi<•ll uut for u. moment.. The delegat.cs from his Sta te ha<l done a ll in their p ower to promote the harmony anu unity of t1Ji · Convention, and it was their purpose to cooLiuue to do Ro. I am, however, instructed by the dt:lt:gation to anuouncc that they desire to be excused rroru voting on any furth er ballots o r v otes, unless cl rcum:, tanccs »il <)llld a lter this determination. ll is our <1esire. to be left free to a ct or not a c t, their desire bclug to lea ve the question open for the consideration of their oonstituent!:l after their r eturn home. Mr. Steele, of North Carolina, uriefiy addressed the Convention, !H<tt.iug that he, for the prtscnt, at least, should not retire. After ex phwalions and dehatc, the motion "Shall the main quest ion be now put," (to go into nomi nation of candidates fo r Prc ~iden t a n<l Vicc-J!rc!lidcnt) was car ried, aud the Convention adjourned. KENTwCK.Y WITH DR.!. WS IN ['ART. OnSatur<Iay (23tl), Mr. Caldwell, of Kentucky, In behalf or the <.leleg;ttiou froru that State, said: The circum~tances iu w!Jich we (the Kentucky Delegation) are placed nre exceetlingly embarrassing, a.nd we have not therefore been e nabled to come to uu entirely harmonious conclusion. 'l.'he result is, however, that nine of the deleg·ttes of Kl'ntucky remain in the Convention. (applause.) '!'here are ten delegates who withdraw from the Con vcmion. The exa.ct character of their withdrawal is set forth lu a e1ogle p!l.rHgraph, with t heir names appended, which I desire the Secretary to r ead before 1 sit down. There are five othcrs-cornplclillg the delegation-who desire for the present ICJ E'uspend their conn<.'ction with the a c tion o1 this Conv~::11tion. I will add here, that there may be no misuoderst 1.ntling, that I myscl f am one of tho~e five, aud we ha.ve :Jl~o igned a. short paper, which I shall a lso '-Sk the Secretary to r ead to the Convention . clare t h<\t we will not participate in the me:mlime In the delib erations of this Convention, nor hold our:;e lve.~ or constituents bound hy lUI a ction, but lellVC both at Cull liberty to a ct ns future circumstance.~ may dictate. N. W. WILLI.HISOs, W. JJnADLKV, G. A. CALDWI!LL, Suwr.:L ll. ~·n:Lo, Tnos. J. YouNG. Re&Ol'()ed, 'J'Ira.t the Chairman or our delegation be instructed to Info rm t11e Convention In our IJellalf that, in the present condition of that IJody, we decrn it inconsistent witll our duty to ourselves and our con titucots to participate further in its deliberations. Our rea ·ow (or so doing will be given to t!J.e Democracy of K eutucky. J :so. DI~IIMAN, L. Out;K.N, J. 8. KKNVALL, lt. .U. JO IIN ~ON, J os. n. Doc&:, CAL. DOTLEa, D. w. Q UAilLSS, R. NtCJ{I\V., CoLnRaT C~o.cu., JAM:Ks U. LKACn. Mr. Reed, of Ky., spoke briefly iu defense or the course of the nine delegates fr·oru that State, who rcma.incd with the Couvcutiou. M:lSSOUR£ DEFINES mm POSITION. Mr. Clark, of Missouri, annouuccd as the result of a. consultation of a portiou of the Missouri delegation, that two of tlta.t delcO'ation had decided to withdraw from the Convention. Mr. Hill, of N. C., who had re fused to retire with his colleagues ou the previous day, now announced his intention of withdnLwing. Mr. Cessna, of Pennsylvania, called for the vote upon his resolutiou to proceed to uominu.te candidates for President and Yice-Pr~·idcnt. YR. COSIHNG RESIGNS TUE CUAIR. Mr. Cushing resigned his po t as presiding Offil!er, iu a uric£ Speech, a.ud left the chair. Gov. 'l'otl, of Ohio, immediately assumed the chair, and WCLS greeted with embu· iastic and hearty cheers. .After order was restored, h6 said: I. am requested lly tholle who withdra.w from tlte Convention, and by tho ·e wllo suspend their action for the present with tlre Convention, to say that it ls th ei r wish Utat their scats in this Con rentlon slulll not be fill ed or occupied by any others; :nd tha.t no one shall cl:l.im the right to ca.sL tlreir votes. The right o f tho~e r emaining in the Convcntiou to cast their ind iv idua.l vote, is not by Ufl questioned in any degree. But we enter our protest against any one casting our vote. 1 will ask the Secretary lo read the papers I have ind i~ tell, and also one which a gentleman of o ur 1lelcga.tlon has ha.oded rnc, which he desires to be read. I usk U~a.t lhe three p a)ler:J IJe rea.d. The first paper read was signed James G. Leach, the writer of which animadverted in rnther strong terms upon the action of the Convention, iu the matter of the admission and rejection of delegates from certain States. 'l'he communication was rega.rded as disl'cspcctful to the Convention, and, on motion of Mr. Payne, of Ohio, it wa.s returned to the \vriter. 'l'he Secretary then read the other two communications fl'om the Keatucky dclegatior1 as follo,vs : As the present presiding officer of this Convention b, ~rumou consent oC my brother Vice-l'residcuts, wUb great diffidence I ru;sume the chair. W!J.en I announce to you that for thirty-lour years I have stood up in tllaC district so long misrepresented IJy J oshua P... G iddini;S with tbe Dtmocratic banner lu my baud (app!a.use), f know that! shuU receive the good wishes of tl1i.s Convtntlon, at least, for the discharge ot the duties oC the cll~tir. If Urere are no privileged questions intervening tile ~ecrctary will proceed with the call ol t!J.c States. ' To tl1A3 llon. Caleb 01tah.inu, Presidem of tiLe Natimwl Democratie OollifJention, cusembled i.tl. IJU?J ciliJt of Baltim.Qre: ll.ASSACHUSK'l"TS DESlllES A UK.iRlNG. llr. Butler, of Mass., add ressed the chair, and desired to present a protest. Objection wu.s made by Mr. Oa.va.na.ugh, of lfinnesota., and the States were called ou the question or proceeding to a. vote for Presldeut. When Ma.ssacllUsetts \vas called, Mr. lJutler said : Mr. President, I have the instruction of a. mujority ot tlte delegation from JU~a.chusetts to present a written protest... I will send It to the Chair to llt.i. ve it read. ( CalliJ to order.) .And further, with your leave, I d esire to say what I think wilL be pleasant to Ulis Con veution. b'ir-st, Uw.t, \Vhile a maJority of U1e delegation from llll.S8acltusett. a do not purpose Curther to participate in t!J.e doiugs ot this Convention, we desire to part, if we may, to meet 'l'he Demo1:ratic Convention for the State or Kentucky, you as friends and Democrats again. We desire to parS; tleill in the city of l!'mnkfort, on the 9th d1Ly of January, in the same spirit of manly courtesy wit!J. which 1ve came 1!:>61), among ot lrcrs, adopted the following r esolution : togeU1er. Tlierefore, it you will allow me, Instead of Reso'-"'ed, Th~t we pledge the Democracy or Kentucky reading to y ou a long document, I w1U state, withln pa.rto an honest and indu~trious support oC Ule nominee of Uamelltary usage, exactly Ule r easons why we take the the Charleston Convention. step we do. Since the ado pt ion M this resolution, and the assembling '!'!lankin~ the Convention Cor their courtesy, allow me of this Conve nt.ion, events have transpired not then con· to say that though we have protested agaimst the a.ctiou templated, no twithstanding wltlch we lta.ve labored diU- of thl.s body excluding the dclegatca, alt!J.ougl1 we are not gently to pr<'serve the lta.rrnony aod unity oC s1lid Con- satisfied ~<itll that action-vcntion; !Jut cllsc<Hd and disintegr:ttlou have prevailed We !J.ave not discussed the question, }{r. President, to such an ex eut. U1at we feel Ulat our elfot·U! cannot whether the action of the Convention, in excluding ceraccomp! ish tim. end. tain delegate!!, could be any reason for wiU1dra.waL We Therefore, ~~ithout intending t.o v11.ca.te our seats or to now put our wiU1drawal before you, upon the simple Join or pa.rticip:lte in any other Convention or org<inL'ta- ground, arnong others, that there bars been a 1ritbdra.wal tion in thl:; city, aod with the Intention of again co- io part of a maJority of the States, and Curther (and that operating 11 ith Ulis Convention, should ita unity and 1 perba.ps, more personal to myself), upon the ground tLU llanuony be restored by a ny future event, we now ~e- 1 " 'ill no~ sit ill a Convention where the A!rica.n slAv~ |