The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1860, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, ———————— 47s. 91. ageinst 412. had a good average attendance at our ‘this morn! and wheat was taken and to Ireland at 1d. a2d. Tuesday ; four meta but a proportionate improvement was not - in request, at a further ineniee Prices of Tuesday. & Ils. 6d. per 100 American red, 9s. 61. do. heated oaty, Ga. a ton Convention. EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE PLATFORM. ~Fremendous Efforts ef the Delegates to Humbug Each Other and Cheat the People. THE PLATFORM CONTES? ALL GAMMON. The People’s Platform Al- ready Made, THREATENED BOLT OF DELEGATES. Cohesive Power of the Public Plunder Keeping them in Check. Majority and Minority Reports of the Committee on Resolutions, THE DEBATE THEREON, a, £0. &o, OUR SPECIAL CHARLESTON DESPATCH. Cnantasto, April 27, 1860. ‘She New York delegation met this morning, and Mr. Cochrane tried to obtain & vote on the candidate, but the delegation refased to ballot till the platform is adopted. ‘Mhe majority report of the Committee on Resolutions was rejected almost unanimously as too strong, there being enly four in its favor, and a large majority are in favor ef the minority report; but several delegates do not like 1, as being too weak. These men prefer the original Bay-” ard resolutions, which would be acceptable to the South; the majority report cannot be carried in the Convention. Euther the minority report will be adopted or the Bayard . Feeolutions. If these latter are not carried, or some others Rimilar, then look out for a bolt of the Southern Sta'es and the nomination of Douglas. ‘Im wy despatch in Wednesday's Herat, instead of some ‘very rowdyish fellow at the tail appointed Sergeant.at- Arms, it ought to read some very rowdyish Deputy Ser- geants-at-Arms. Mr. McClusky, the Sergeant-at-Arms, is 2 man of a very different description. One of the most trusty friends of Douglas pere is wery confident this morning about his nomination. ‘He says he has counted noses, and that he will have ewe hundred and forty-one votes on the first ballot, and ultifiately one hundred and ninety-six, which wants but eight of a two-thirds vote. It is expected by jis frienda in s certain contingency that he ‘will be nominated to-morrow. There has been £9 much tying and cheating all round that even this would not worprise me. Dean Richmond, Belmont, Stevens, Lud- tow, Church, and the Western members of the New York delegation, are for Douglas. Cochrane, Fowler, Butter- ‘worth and Barlow are against him. Iam informed by very reliable authority that Douglas has twenty-three ‘votes out of the thirty-five of the New York delegation, whieh, of course, gives him the whole thirty-five votes, the delegation voting as « unit. ‘Without the delegation from New York Douglas’ friends cbunt one hundred and six votes for him on the first allot. Atacaucus of the delegation, Mr. Fowler pro. posed, as there had been cheating all round, that their votes should not be by ballot, but viea voce, This was like ® thunderbolt to thoae who have promised at least two parties. Before the vote could be taken the delegation adjourned, but it wiil be brought up again. ‘If Douglas cannot be nominated, he has some fresh man in reserve to whom he will give his (interest, and if he can his votes. But it is said his men will hold out for a long time. The man of the Regency, if they cannot nominate Douglas, is Horatio Seymour. The only candidate who bsg ® thorough organization of the lobby influence here is Douglas, and this has been ai work for the last four years. It is ssia that Mr. Cling- man, of North Carolina, is to be the nominee of the Douglas party for Vice President. Fernando Wood has been offered « seat in the Cabinet pf Dovglag on condition of giving him his support, but reepectfully declined. Dougiss will not stand either the majority report on the Bayard resolution, but will be eatiafed with either of the two minority reports, ‘The Louisiana delegation has gone over to the other Southsrn delegations on the subject of the platform, and tere are now the following six ready to revolt:— Alabama, Arkansas, Misalssippi, Texas, Florida, Louisia- wa, with half of Virginia, and portions of Georgia and Tennessee. ‘Since the rejection of the Wood delegation, it is made wpparent that the Albany Regency delegation never in- tended to favor Mr. Dickinson. Even that gentlomaa’s particular friends have been more engaged in looking * after, their. personal injerests than the success of their supposed favorite. 3 has leaked out that, previous to the fight here for seata in the Convention, Mr. John A. Green, Jr., one of the delegates at large upon the Wood delegation, and chair- man of their State Committee, made ® proposition to James ©. Spencer, a friend of Dickinson’s, who is on th Regency delegatton, that he (Mr. Dickinson’s friend) ‘would unite with the Wood delegation in asking the Con ‘vention to admit both delegations complete, and that they @bould then elect out of the whole number ene delegation, which would control the vote, the Wood elegation, being all bards, and having elected Wood chairman, to cast the voto of the State for Dickinson from the start. The Dickinson men on the Regency dele- gation neglected to avail themselves of this proposition, although the Wood delegation could have been brought to Ntoaman. The bards on the Regency delegstion, from the intrigues of Richmond, Cagger and Ludlow, have al- mest played Mr. Dickinson out. . ‘Mr. Cochrane says he was not secretly favorable to the admission of half the Wood delegates, but only to giving ‘them seats 0. the floor till their caro was decidel. He adbercd with zen) and ability to the fortunes of the orga corresponding | nization, Without his irftuexce it never would haye been admitted. Postmaster Fowler has quite recovered from his alae of diarrhea, — OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCA. * Wasmecros, April 27, 1860, ‘The information from Ohar eston t: -nipht is much con- fused, excet that the S-uih are decided upon a bolt against Douglar, ard will not remain in the Oonvention witnets or sanction the act. It does not follow, if Douglar has a mojority of the Convention to makes platform, the he can command a two-thirds vote to obtain the pomins- ton, unless the South bolt upon the platform, which they threaten to do. ‘The various statements thatfJudge Douglas bas either written or telegraphed his friends in Charleston inatruct- fog them in any way are wholly without foundation. Judge Douglas has not, and tays he will not, write or telc- graph bis friends in Coarleston as to the course they shal! adopt. His views and position are well known. He ia in the hands of his friends, and bas full confidence in their intelligence, integrity and honor, both as regards himself and the interests of the democratic party. A private letter to a friend of Jadge Douglas, dated the 29th, esys:—“ The Convention will adopt the Cincinnat’ platform, and that the only difficulty will be with regard to the exlent and meaning of the Dred Scott decision ‘The South is willing to take the Dred Scott decision, pro- vided they get their construction of it, Thi: the Northern democracy will not agree to, as it ie equivalent to the Ssuatorlal caucus resolutions. The Douglas democracy are willing to take that decision with the general construction put upon it, and as this wing of the democracy outvote the extreme fire-eaters, they will both get the Cincinnati platform and the Dred Scott dect- cision, minus the special Southern construction. Upoa this the Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and South Carohns delegations will withdraw, leaving eleven of the Soutt- ern States to act im concert with the Northero democracy, who will make their nomination the final act of the Convention, The nominees will then be Douglas and Stephens, of Georgia. I have been in council with the Georgia delegaticn for one and a half hours thi- morning, in which we had some warm discussion, and whilea few of the celegates are {. r disrupting the party. Provided they cannot carry their poinw and de. feat Douglas, = large number are willing to concede every eszential point provided, they can get Stephens and must take Douglas. They accord this with ‘ hearty good will. There will be no opposition to Mr Stephene. I have not seen a despondiog Douglas man tince I came here. They are more buoyant than eve: thie morning, while the Guthrie men wear faces as long as tho moral law. Tho session of the Convention may be protracted for some deys. Mr. Yancy, of Alabams. says he mtende to make a speech of three days, but this he will not be permitied to 4o.”” The telegraphic wires between here and Charleston are unusually busy all the tims, the President and Mr. Douglas cceupying a goodly share of the servios. To night the amount of matter eent to and from Charleston ig larger than apy time before. POSTSCRIPT. Highly Important Reports from Charleston. Probable Secession of a Majority of the Southern States, The Presidency to be Decided by the House of Representatives. Cuanueston, April 27—Midnight. ‘The recession movement, which I long since predicted, is all fixed. The Southern belting delegations have come to the final reeolution to-day. The last hope remaining in the Con ention is the adoy tion of the resolution offered this worning by John Cochrane, which would be satisfac tory to the South, but which will be voted against by his own delegation, and probably lost. The hope of its paas- ing is very eme)), and if it is lost the Southern delegations will hold their Convention, and make their nominations to-morrow. The Georgia delegates will be among the seceders, and perbaps thore of Delaware, which would make eight States, or a mejority of all the South, The friendsof Douglas dislike the discussion, and wauted to force a vote to night, 80 as to ballot for the candidate inthe morning. There wil!, probebiy, te the following four Presidential candidates in the field:—Jefferson Davis, of Miestesipp!; Stephen A. Dougiag, of Iliino’s; Sam Houe- ton, of Texas, and Wm. H. Sevard, of New York. The idca !s to nominate Devgler, or some other man wh» will run well at the Nortly, go as to carry the States of New York, Penvsylvania, New Jersey and Connecii- cut, againet Seward, snd thus prevent his election by the people, and to run Davis in the South against Houston, go as io prevent his electia by the people. By this ar- rangement the election will be throwa into the House of Representatives, where the South, w th any two Northern States, can carry it. ‘This pian ia deemed safer that to run Dc uglag alone on a platform wh'ch could not be constructed £0 as to please both North and South. M-. Davis will have # platform to guilt the South, and Douglas one to suit the North. The Souiterp secession meyement was foreshadowed last night in the epeech of Judge Meek, of Alabama, and in the speeches tc-day in the Convention. The tone there was moders:e but firm. The sroat fexiure of this day’s proceeaings was the epeech of Mr. Yaccey, who burst into tears after ascend- ing ‘he platform, and made one of the most brilliant ad- dresses ever del:vered om the subject. There was no fire eating about it, It was a dignified, calm, manly argu- ment, conyeyet in eloquent languago, and produced a tremendius effect. Tre Douglas men wilted under it when he classed their candidate with the anti-slavery party, which he sald cor sisted of the abolitionists proper, the free coilers, and the equatter sovereignty men. He said the state of the public mind of the South was snch that it would not be in suspense any longer. He said ro only the fate of the demccra'ic party, but of the country, depended on the action of that Convention. It may be too true, for thie is perhaps the beginning of a breaking up of the Union. The applause with which he was re ceived was mcst intense and prolonged. Mr. Wood and his delegates are waiting for the action of the Convention. ‘The greatest excitement prevails i2 the city—angry eiscussions everywhere. At ihe dinner table to-day a fracas tock placo. between two members of the Ohio de- legation at the Mills House. Thoy threw plates at cach otber, then ote drew a pistol and the otber clinched, when they were separated by friends. Tho quarrel was about Mr. Douglas. Last night Coi. Craig, Member of Congress from Mis- souri, and a newspaper reporter from that State, hads rough and tumble fight at the Mills House, which they are to fettle in another fashion when they go home. Tonight, about eleven o'clock, Captain Levy and » gecticman ramed White had an altercation In the bar Toom, which resulted in the explosion of a pistol in the pocket’ of Levy, fortunately without injury to him, A duel is on the tepi> THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION. (Cnanuastoy, April 27, 1800. ‘The Convention met at ten o’clock. Mr. Kuna, of Missour!, presented a series of resolutions favoring the admission of the delegates from Kansas, who claim seats on the ground that sho will be admiited into the Union before the election. Referred to the Committes on National Commities. Ap announcement was made at half past ten that the Committec on Platform would not be ready to report for an hour, and a temporary recess or promenade was taken for that time, ‘The floor being crowded with ladies, as well as the western galleries, there is a chatter of tongues and peal after peal of merry laughter going on, that is im strong antagonism to the suspended excitement of the Conven- ton. During the recess printed copies of the majority plat- form report were scattered over the Convention. One of the minority reports # signed by Benj. F. Bat- r, Of Massachusetts, in behalf ofa minority, which mere- reaffirms the Cincinnati platform, declaring democratic principles unchangeable in their nature when applied to the same subject matter, and oaly recommend in addition to the Cincinnati platform a resolution for the protection of all ite citizens, whether native or naturalized. The principal minority report, however, is signed by Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Con- necticut, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, New York and Pennsyl- vanis. ‘THR MINORTIY PLATFORM. ‘The points of the minority platform are as follows:— First—affirming the Cincinnati platform. Second—That all rights of property are judicial in eba- racter, and the democracy pledge themselves to the do- cisions of the Supreme Court on the subject. Third—Ample protection to citizens, native or natura jized, at bome or abroad. Fourth—Pledges governmental ald to the Pacific Rai)- road. Pyfih— Favors the acquisition of Cuba on terms honors. vie to ourselves and just to Spain. Siath—That all State resistance gp the Fugitive Slave law {s revolutionary and subversive of the constitution. ‘ME MAJORITY PLATFORN. : The majority report is as follows:— ‘THe PLATFORM ADOPTED AT BALTIMORE IN 1852. 1 Resolved, That tho American democracy place their treet fo the intelligence, the patriotism and the discrimi. nating justice of the American people. 2. Resolved, That we regard ibis as a distinctive fea- ture of our political creed, which we are proud to main- teim before the world ss the great moral element in a form of goveroment springing from and upheld by the popular will; and we Contrast it with the creed and practice of te- ieralisr, under whatever name or form, which geeks to puley the will of the coustit and which coaceives no imposture tco monstrous for the public credulity. 3 Regolved, therefore, Tuat, entertaining these viet the Cemocratis party of tms Union, through their a gates sezembled jn general convention, coming together pit of concord, of devotion to the doctrines ani ib Of & free representative government, and appealing their fellow citizens for the reoutude of their inten- new and reassert before the American people the jon of principles avowed by them, when, On for- mer occasions, in general convention, they have present od their candicates for the popular suflrages:— 1, That tbe federal government is one of Hmited posers, derived eolely frem the constitution, and tha crauteof power beretu Ought to be st ietly conasued dy allthe cepartments ard rxevisct the government and that isis inexpedient and dar peroua to exercise Coubiful corstitetions! powers 2 Tpatibe constitution does not confer upon the general vqperPmert the power to commence and carry on a general »ya'em of awterns] improvement. 3. Tbatthe conetiution dors not confer authority upon tbe ‘edersi governmer t directly or indirectly, to eesume the dedta f the several States. contracted for !ccal internal tan- provements Cr o!ber Slate purposes, nor would such assunp- Won be just of expedient. 4. dba, justice and acund poliny forbid the federal men! to fo-ter ove branch of inuatry to the detriment of ber. or to cherie the interes’ of oue pcruon to the injary epother portion of our common cvuniry: tbat every citizen, anc every section of the couctry. hss a right to demand a ipaist upon an equall'y of rights ard privileces. and to com. debt. 6. Ipat Congress bas no er to charter ® nationa) bank; that ¥e believe such an fnstitution ove of deadly hostility to pow the beat interests of she country, dengerons to our republican Turutahors and te liberties of the ‘and calculated to ince the business of the country witbia the ccntrol of a con ceptrated morey power, ard sbove the laws and the will of the people; end that the ‘resulwe of democratic tujs and all otber financtal measures upoa which issues have been made between tne two parties of the oo: funds of tke government and Deotaration aration vf ts dependence aod sanctioned in the constitu a ¢: . tion. which make ours the land the oppressed of every the most slerming and querces, end thut ell such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness of the people, a stebili'y sad parmens oot the U: ‘and ought to be eountenarced by sny friend of cur tions. 4. Resolved, That the foregoing proposition covers, and ‘was intended to embrace, the whole subject of slavery agration in Ccopgrees, and, therefore, the democratic party of the Union, standing on this national platform, will abide ana adhere toa faithful execution of tho acta known 28 the Compromise measures settled by the last Coperets, ‘the act for reclaiming fugitives from service or labor’ inctuded ; which ast, being designed to carry out an express provision of the copstitation, cannot, fidelity thereto, be repealed or sochanged as to destroy or impatr its efficiency. '} That the democratic party will resist ai) g, ia Congres or out of it, the tion of the siavery question, under whatever shape or color the attempt may be made. 6. Resolved, That the proceeds of the public lands ovght to be eacredly applied to the national objects speci- fied ip the constitution, and that we are opposed to any law for the Cistribution of guch proceeds’ among the ‘Staten, o8 alke inexpedient in policy and repugnant to the constitution, 7. Resolved, That we are decidedly opposed to taking from whe Presi’ent the qualified veto power, by which he is enabled, under resuictions and responsibilities amply +ffieient to guard the public interest, to suspend the pas- fage of & bill whose merits cannot secure the of two-tbircs of the Senate and House of ives, until the jucgment of the people can be obtained thereon, and which has saved American from the cor- rupt and tyrannical domination of the Bank of the United States, apd from a corrupting system of general internal improvements, & Resolved, [hat the democratic will faithfully abice by and uphold the principles laid down by the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798, and in the re- Port of Mr. Madison to the Virginia Legisiature in 1799; that it acopts those principles as containing one of the tain foundations of its creed, and is resolved to carry them out ip their obvious meaning and import. ©, Rezclved, That the war with Mexico, upon all principles of patriotiem and pti he ee pe inet and necesesry wer on par' every ros joap Citizen should haye fhowa himself on ‘the side or bis courtey. 60d neither morally nor juzsicallv. bv word cr deed, bave given “aid comfort 10 ‘the enemy. 30. resolved, ‘That we rejoice at the restoration of fricndly relations with our sister republic of Mexico, and earrestty desire for her all the bl and prosperity which we epjoy under republican tions; and we congratulate ibe American people upon the results of that war, which have so manifestly justified the porey and conduct of the democratic , and insured to the United States “indemnity for the and security for the future.’? 11. Resolved, That, in instituticrs in ‘the Old World, a high and sacred duty is devolved with increased responsibility upon cratic party of this country, as irty of to upbold and maintain the rights of and thereby the Union of the States, and advatce among us constitational 5 to resist all a Vigilant end constant and gee greater and ¢! enc > em! A it was, the Unien s8 it is, and the Union 5 f in the full expapsion of ths energies and capacity of this g eat apd progeessive people. should clearly define its relations : 1 Revolve, That ne foundation of thie Uaion of Sates aving been in eperity, teaver pre- cmipent example in free Soverumnal, upon entire freedom im matters of religious concern, and no respect ‘of persons Im regard to rank or place of birth, no party can justly be deemed }, constitutional, or in ac- corcance with American principles, which bases its ex- cinaive osganization upon religious opinions and accidental birthplace. 2. That we reiterate with renewed energy of purpose the well contidered declarations of former conventions vhe gecticuel iseue of domestic slavery, and conceraing the reserved rights of the States, and that we may more distinctly meet the issue on which a sectional party, sub- sisting exciuetvely om slavery agitation, now relica to test the fidelity of the people, North and South, to the comsti- tuten end the Cnion— B. Rusoleed, Thatclaiming fellowship with and desiring the co-operaiion of al) who regard tho preservation of ibe Union, onder the constitution, ag"the paramount repudiating all sectional parties and platforms ieg domestic Slavery, which seek to embroli the io to irene ‘and omar jonni law jem, sud whore ay purposes, if co supmaced, must end in civil war and disunion. the adopt the pr'ns'n!:: svtabliiog, We Por r= ‘the gone? juestion upon wh +) ') of this whole o1intry i B B i 2 5 3 : | of the majority of the number of their igh: form @ constitut'on, with or without be admitted into the Union upon . i t party tw t of view, of a safe and speedy communication within our own. Atlantic and Pacific coasts of this 6. Resolved, finally, That the condition of . sei cogs ctaens ogee ner com ‘the atte: civil end religious disabilities against Gna APRIL 28, 1860,—TRIPLE- SHEET. either the mivority cr msjoritr. The clause relative to the protection of elave prope ty om the reas, be cautioned them, would be regarded by their opponents as.an at- tempt to open the slave trade. Mr. Butler,in alluding to the remarks of Mr. Johnzon, of Maryland, with regard to non-democratic Siatea, said it was like the kettle calling the pot black. ‘Mr. Jounsow replicd that Maryland had never coun- tenanced and encouraged resistance to the Fugitive Slave iaw, and bad matotained @ national p: s tion in the Union. Mr. Burin would gay that Massachusetts had never ‘been urder a rule that prevented a min from voting his sentiments from fear of ihe bludgeon or bullet. (Loud and prolonged applause.) Mr. Jcmnsom desired to reply, but Mr. Batler would not yd, reying, bowever, that he did not blame the demo- @ ste) arty for the condition of affairs. He knew they aid ali they could to reaist it. Mr. Evrer coreluded with an appeal to let w.1! enough alone, ard the Convention took a recess until four o'clock. ‘MR. JOHN COCHRANE’S PLATFORM. The following resolutios «f Mr. Ocehrane, of New ‘York, Las just been circulated, and which he proposes to offer as a substitute for all the other propositions in addition to the Cincinnati! platform:— ved, That the several States of the Union are, unCer the constitution, equal, and that the peopie thereo! re entitled te free and undisturbed and en jJoyment of their rights of person and property in the La of and i™eytog, cisenship ig our own land, » devolved, wien tnereased Fe- y suis ety dent haeabnas ata we , MD and to sustain the 4 " advance erty, by continuing to resist all andexclusive Jegislation for the benefit of the few at the expense of the mepy, and by vigilisnt andconstant adherence to those ‘imciples and compromises of the constitution which are broad andatroog enough wo embrace and uphold ihe Uaion as it was, and tbe Union as it shall be, in full expan- sion of the energies and capacity of this great and pro- i Oe fol wing are the resolutions upon the foreign policy of the count try — 1. Reeolved, That the questions connected with the foreign policy of the country are inferior to no domestic question whatever. The tme come for the people of the United States to declare themselves in favor of free seas and progressive free trade throughout the world, and, by solemn manifestations, place their moral influence ‘Dy the eide of their successful exam; 2 lived, That our and political position Jn reference to other States on (his continent, no icas than the interest of our commerce, and the developement of our growing power, requires that we hold sacred the pr: ipvolved in the Monroe doctrine, and their binding im port, tena ear awed no eee and should be applied with unbendivg rigidity. solved, That while the great highway of nature, ‘as well as the aseent of the States most immediately in- terected in its maintenance, bas marked out for treo communication between the Atlantic apd Pacidc oveans, cepstitutes one of the most important achievements rentized by the spirit of modern times, and the uncon. querable energy of our people—that result #hould be secured by timely. efficient exertion and contro! witn the goverpments of the Sta ce within whose dominions it lies We cen, under £0 circumstances, surrender our prepon- derepee ip the adjustment of al stions arising out of it 4. Resolved, That in view of such commanding interests tbe people of the United Stats cancot but sympathise with the efforts which are being made by the people of Central America to regenerate that portion of the conti- nent which covers @ passage across the oceanic Isthmus. 5. Resolved thatthe cemocratic party will expect of the next administration that every cffort be mae to ia- eure an ascendency tp the Gulf of Mexico—to muintain a permanent protection of the great outiets through which is emptied Into i's waters the products raised upon our soil and the commodit! reated by the ingustry of the people of our western valleys and the Union at large ‘THR ADDITIONS 10 THE CINCINNATI PLATFORM ADOPTED BY THR PLATKORM COMMITTEE OF THE CHARLEATON CONVENTION, 1860. 1. Resolved, That the platform adopted a} Cincinnati be affirmed, with the following recolution:— That the natioval democracy of the United States hold these cardinal prin ples on the eubject of slavery in the ‘Territoriee:— First, that Congress has no power to abolish slavery; in the Territorier; second, that the Territorial Legisiature bssno power to abolish slavery tn the Territo ries, nor to prohibit the introduction of slaves therein, nor apy power to destroy or impair the right of property in slaves by any leg s)ation whatever. 2. Resolved, That the enactments of the State Lagisia to cefeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave hostile in character, subversive of the constitu. ind revol stionary in their character. 3.’ Resolved, That ti is the duty of the federal govern- ment to protegt, when neceseary, the rights of persons or property on the high seas, in the Territories, or wherever else its constitutional jurisdiction extends. 4. Resolved, That it is the duty of the government of the United Statea to efford protection to naturalized citi- zens of fore’gn covntries. 5. Retoived, That it is the duty of the government of the United States to acquire Cuba at the earliest practica- ble moment, At half past eleven A. M., the Convention reassembled ‘The majority report was read by Mr. Avery, of North Carclina, who was instructed to eay that entire unanimity cid not prevail on ® portion of the resolutions. The first and third resélutions, in relation to slavery in the Torri tories and the duties of the general government to pro tect the rights of persons, are adopted by a large majori- ty of the committee. The second resolution, in relation to the Fugitive Slave law, and the fourth, in relation tonatu- ralized citizens, were adopted upinimoualy; and tho fifth, in favor of the acquisition of Cuba, was adopted without a divielon. The two minority reports were then presented by Mr. Buniak, of Mastachusetts, and Mr. Pavye, of Ohio, the latter stating that his report, although a minority one, repreeented one hundred and seventy-two electoral votes, whilet the majority report represented only one hundred and twenty seven votes. Mr. Jcnxsox, of Maryland, inquired bow many of the electoral yotes represented by the majority report can be depe sided upon for the democratic nominee? (Laughter and applause.) Mr. Pave could not say, nor could he speak for Maryland, which goes with the majority. Mr. Payne taid he offered his platform as a substitute for the whole, and @ Mastachuretts delegate proposed another ect. All the reports baying been presented— Mr. Avery addressed the Convention, slaiming that he represented the seventeen democratic States of the Union. He alluded to the fact that Mexico and Cubs would inevitably, with Central America, form part of the Union, ang with the popular sovereignty doc- trine as proclaimed in the minority report, no slaveholter would dare to enter any of this new territory with hia slaves, It was enid that Northern men did not like to be thrown into aseociation with slavcholders, and he appealed to gertlemen to correct that error, aud to prove to the South that the democratic party of the North entertain no such gentiments. There is a distrast among tho magees of the people of their Northern allies. We sym- pathize with you when you are called ‘‘doughfaces”’ at the North, and we ask you to give us the credence that our sympatby is well placed. Mr. Paysn, of Ohio, addressed the Conventicn in behalf of the minority report. He did not desire any personal victory, but those he represented believed that in the harmonious settlement of thess difficuliies depends the existence of the democratic party, and the prosperity and perpetuity of the Union. Tho democracy of the North have stood by the South in good faith. There never hed been but one construction pu; upon the slavery clauses of the Cincinnati p'atform, and he challenged any man to show that {t had ever been differently copatrued even on the floors of Congress. Mr. Paryg read to the Convention the opinion of Socre. tary Toucey and Vice President Breckioriige against any measure to legislate slavery into the Territories, aud that the people of each Territory shall settlo the matter for themselves and be admitted into the Union with or with: out slavery, as they may determine, and said be could show that every dietinguihsed Southern statesman vince 1850 has planted himself on the #quader sovereignty platform of non intervention by Con- gress. He quoted also from Mesars. Hunter, Toombs, Mason and other Southern democratic statesmen, maia- taining the same ground of non-intervention, and con- cludea by saying, we cannot recede from th's doctrine without personal dishonor, and, 80 help us God, we never will abandon this principle. (Sensation.) If the majority zeport is adopted, you cannot expect one Northern clec‘oral vote, or one sympathizing member of Congress fom the free States. Mr. Payne’s concluding appeal to the South wat very powerful, and was listened to with great attention. He urged them not to destroy the democratic party fora mere abstraction. Mr. Avery, although representing fifteen slave States and two free States, denied that any feeling of sectiousl- ism has influenced the mujority. Mr. Clark, of Missour!, although he signed the majority report, said he did not and would not vote for the third resolution, which is— Resclved, _ it f@the duty of Late pk trod beceesary, qr perso! bigh seas, in ‘the Tentorlee, oF whorever constitutional authority extends. Mr. Avery called attention to the fact that the majority report repretents 127 certain democratic electoral votes, whilst the minority does not represent one electoral vote that cam be claimed as certain. He regarded equatter sovercignty as subversive of the rights of the South, ss Congressional intervention would be. He classed it with the Wilmot proviso, being equally as subversive of South- ern rights. Mr. Borin, of Maesachusetts, who reported the Cincin- nat! platform pure and simple, addressed the Convention in view of Ris porition and hie inability to agree with ‘common Territorieg, and that any attempt by Cohgress or a Territorial Legislature to aunul, abridge, or discriminate ogeipst apy such equality or rights, would be unwise io policy and repugnant to the conatitation; and that it ie the vty of the federal government, whenever such righ Bure violated, to aflord the necessary, proper and coastite tional remedies for such violations, AFTERNOON SESSION. ‘The Convention reassembled at four o’clock this after- noon. Mr. Bayarp, of Delaware, presented another series of resolutions, as follows :— ‘The first affirms the Cincinnati platform. The second declares that Territorial governments are provisional avd iemporary, and that during their exist. ence all citizens of the United States have an equal right to settle in the . Territories without their rights of either person or property being destroyed or impa‘red by Congressional or Territoria! legislation. The third declares that it is tho duty of the govern- ment to protect the rights of persons or property on the high seas, io the Territories, or wherever elee the consti- tutional authority extends. The fourth declares that when the settlers in & Territory have adequate population to form 8 State constitution, =the right of sovereignty commences, and being consummated by their admission into the Union, they stand upon an equal ‘Tooting with the citizens of other States; and that a Siate thus organised is to be adm'ted joto the Union, slavery or no slavery. Mr. Barxspats, of Mississippi, proceeded with a violent but eloquent Southern s#pesch. Ho declared that when the democratic party dies the con. mitution will die with it—that if the party failed in its duty now, it would be more dead than if defeated at the Gov. Kiva, of Missouri, addressed the Convention in favor of harmony and oonc'lietion. Delegates came here instructed to do the best,:hat could be done for the demo- cratic party. The majority report has a sting of death in it. He would vote for ‘he minority report as substitute. All the ; eople want ig the Cincinzati platform withovt apy tailto it. He spoke of the black republicans as mer who are about as sharp as men usually get, and sail they would ridicule their mojority platform as Janis-faced and contradictory. So far as Missouri 1s concerned they can carry it even clogged with this deadly sting, as thoy always go it blind for the democratic nomi nee, but he could pleisly see thet his border peighbors would be destroyed by its vonom. Mr, King alladed in the course of his argument to the distinguished statesman of Ilinois, and each time was greeted with deafening applause. The Northern democracy has been stricken dowa because it stood by the South, and now they have the taunt thrown at them that they canno! fromise thelr electoral vote to the nominee with certainty. This majority platform would Bominate Séward and make bim Presijent ‘Ifa few Southern States abandon this Convention, its no- minee will gain State for State from the North for their nominee, They would regret that they should leave, but they must stand by the ship to the Inst. The democrats ‘will fee) that{they are whipped befcre the battle if you force this platform upon them. Mr. Yancey, of Alabama, took the floor amid immense applause and cheering, and proceeded to reply te Mr. King, styling his speech as remarkable avd unnatura! az coming from aSouthern man. He pronounced the charge that there were any disunionists or disruptionists in the Alabama delegation false. He spoke nearly two Mpurs. His extreme doctrines were very weak)y applauded even by the gallery. He wag very severe on Douglas, in connection with Kansas affairs. The aots of the North, he said, bad many persons at the South believe that tho South and her institutions are no longer safe within the mite of the Union. Hedenied that Alabama had at tempted to dictate to this Convention. The instructions to her delegates were merely for their guidance, auc if it had rot been for the omnipotent fincing out pres: no one but her delegates would have known of their ex. istence. Mr. Yancey’s speech was most able, elocuent and powerful. He contented that the demécratic party must accept defeat with cheerfulness on a principle, rather than seek success with ifs vivlation, and look to the sober second thought of the people for justification and restoration. Ho concluded by eloquently urging the Southern delegates to be true to their constitutional duty, and no! to lend themselves to a palpable wrong to obtain a party victory. If they allow themselves to be thus mate tools of they should be hung on @ political gallows higher than ever was built for Haman. (Great cheering ) Mr. Pras, of Ohio, then took the floor to reply to Mr. ‘Yancey at half past seven P. M. Yancey, at half past reven P.M. He (Mr. Pugh) was glad to hear one Southern man speak out plainly and boldly, and tell us what he really does want. Hs then read the resolutions adopted by the Alabama Democratic Convention four yeare ago, a8 reported by Mr. Yancey bimeelf, in favor of non-intervention, and at the rame time inatruct'ng the delegates from that State to leave the Cincinnati Cunvention if the resotutions were not acovded to. Alabama did not ask then what she aske for, nor did the gentleman demand what he now demands. His (Pugh’s) remarks were of the most scathing character, auch ag were pever before hoard in Charleston on that side of the sobject. Bold, fearless and powerful, he con tinued for an hour, and at eight o’clock gave way for a recess of an hour, At nine o’clock the Convention met again, and an at- tempt was made to fix the time for closing the debate, but was unsuccessful. Mr. Pucm resumed, going into an argument to prove the constitutionality of equatter sovereignty, quoting from a speech of Senator Hunter on the Kansas bill to sustain the views of himself and his friends now. Ho reviewed Mr. Yancey’s remarks with great force and elcquence, and concluded at half-past ten o'clock, having spokem more than two hours. The question was called on the platform, pending which the Convention adjourned till morning. SECOND DAY OF THE CONVENTION. OUR CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE. Cuanteston, 8. C,, April 24, 1860. The Wood Delegates Melancholy—Bitter Denunciations of Judge Smailey—Arguments of Mayor Wood Before the Committee, dc., @e. The Wood-Alvord deiegation are in a melancholy ¢yn- Gition, Their capaciovs and airy quarters at St. Andrew's Ball (price $600 for the round trip) look like some caatle hall deserted. But melancholy and depressed as is their condition, there are many among them who preeerve their courage, ard while giving up all hope of being admitted to the Convention, neverthelees enjoy biding faith in the correctnees of their positien. They blame Mr. Smal ley, Chairman of the National Committee, for not giving them tickets to enter the Convention, as he did the Lu? low-Cagger delegation, and the unfortunate Vermonter ie the recipient of many hearty anathemes fromthe members of the tabooed delegation. ‘Damn Smalley” ie not an uafre- quent exprecsion among the indomitable bards who quarter at St. Andrew's (the martyr’s)\Hall. They think the p'ace netan inappropriate one for their headquarters, for they claim to be martyre to the cauze of the democ - racy cf the Empire State, and roundly assert that the no minee of the Couvention can never carry the State o! New York withont their aid. Thai, however, is pretty generally understood. Some of the Wood-Alvorc delegates are so intensely disgusted that they say they ‘will not go Into the Convention, even should thor claims be now acknowledged; while others would start home ‘ward at once if the cohesive power of public duty did not restrain them, Their quarters are better than thcte of inver 3 any other delegation In Char'eston. It ie surrounded by vines and shrubbery and gay flowers, and in fell view from the rear is @ dovecote, in which a bevy of pretty birds flutter and coo at the signal of a white handkerchief waved by members of the delegation. The only notiee posted up in the hall is the following:— To Tum GENTLEMEN AND Orneaan Gr Same Namionat, nd caanic DELEGATION FROM New YORK :— 1 am directed to say, in response to ‘polite card of this date, that the Welegaies from” Keatacky will, be pleseed to receive, at all hours, your visite, and will be ratified to join you, at all convenient seasons, im social 8AM. O. GREENFIELD, Secretary of Delegation. ‘St. Andrew’s Hall is visited by many delegates from all parts of the country, particularly from the South, and the hospitalities of the extensive mansion are liberally ex- tended by Alderman J. 8. Libby of your city, Dr. Skinner of Westehester, Mr. Nevins, Mr. Clark, and many others, well known among the hards in the Empire City. Mayor Wood presented an able argument before the Committee on Credentials, in behalf of hia delegation, last evening, and is followed to-day, in an equally forcible strain by Hon. John Cochrane. But it is pretty generally conceded that the prospects of the hards are hopeless. Noone knows positively the predilections of the Wood delegation ; they are inclined to Dickinson, but they wili vote for the man whose friends get them iato the Oon- vention. ‘The following is a copy of the points urged by Mayor Wood in his argument before the Committee on Creden- - ‘The system of choosing delegates to a National Con- vention by jeasjonal districts is the moe: fair, equita- bie and truly democratic method. lo tho language used th the address ismued by our Democrauic State Coavention at Albany, in 1848, in recowmending it:— ban be more ractic® of ibe democracy of other Riates delegates sent from this State to the Baltimore Conventions of 1848 and 1862) were elected by the district system. 3. Nor is the precedent of 1856 to be used aj us. In that year, the hard representatives of New York, who were admitted in part at Cincinnati, were appointed indeed by the delegas to a Siate Convention, and at @ State Convention, but these celgake mict im sep- arate Congress [istrict Conventions, and the determina- Hens of sveh district copveptions were final. We admit that the soft delegates were when, as now, appointed by a retiring committee of sixteen ip @ State Convention; but we eubmit that such « method was grovsly uajast, and Ought not to be suflered to become a precedent 4 The district eystem was demancea by fifty out of about seventy democratic ne wspapel expressed themaclves in lis favor 5. The district system had been adopted at the reunion Of the national democratic and free sil parties after Cass” defeat, and under it, in 1862, a siogle delegation bad been choten from New York to the Baltimore Coavextion. 6. To tanction the rystem of retiring comanittees, pam- ed by a chairman of a State Convention, and invested with arbitrary powers over the subject, would be to allow any accidental mejority of a State Convention to pack an entire national delegation, In opposition to a large majority of the democratic voters and pi eeees of the Staie. 7. The expression 1p favor of the district system, from leading democrate and a mejority of ths cemocratic presees of the State, was such that the state Comaittee ‘Ought 10 bave yielded, at least £0 far as to have postpoued the question of ibe election of delegates until after the November St: lection. 8. By refusing to postoone, and forcing the question on the Stato Conveniion, the State Committee became re- sponsible for tae deicatof a portion of the State ticket apd for the dcub'e delegations to Charleston. 9. We charge that those who controlled the State Com- mittee preferred a schism and a double d legstion to the certainty of defeat which awaited them it they should consent to the Corgress Dwirict system; for the reason that altbougb this clique covtrols the long lice of black republican counties on ‘the line of the Genteal Railroad, yet ‘bey ere powerlees ip the democratic section of the State, which is, fortunately for them, but smally repre- tented (in proportion to ite demccratic vote) tn State conventions. 40 The appeal made to the State Commiite by the Astor House Commiuce, atibe Augurt mceing at the Deo leven House, was unapewerrble on the question of poetponement, and we refer to ite arguiwents, and to those contamed in the report of the Agtor House Commitee to the June meeting 1). We insist (nat an organization which willwantovly the State and divite the party, in its stub- born determination either to rule or ruin ibe party, and which resolves to pack « Celegation at any cost ieee ment to the party, con have no status or position in the National Convention, but is to be treated as the author of diffievity and fomenter of division. 12 The affectation of ‘leaving to the Slate Convention” the who'e question of decicing the method in which the State should be represented, was 2 mere pretence on the part of @ clique which was Aiready resolved on a second organization, if necessary, for their purpotes. 13. ‘There js no settled vssze as to calling a convention to order in this State. Sometimes a Chairman of a State Committee bas done it; at other times any uncontested delegate has done £0. No perron clsiming = seat as a delegate, whose right to that reat is contested (as was the case of Mr. Cogger’s in September), can have any right to participate in the preliminery proceedings 14 The act of Mr. Smitb,an uncontested ao, in callmg the State Convention at Syracuse to order, and pomipating ® temporary chairman, was according to usege and regular. 15. This act took place precieely at poon, according to the statement of one of the editors of the Albany Atlas, a telegrapbed to bis paper and there published. (6. Mr. Alvord Weing thos made temvorary chairman, the act of Mr. Cagger in mounting the platform and nomi- rae poe! temporary chairman was irregaiar and Gi organizing. 17 Mesare Cogger and Striker were, therefore, engaged: in an attempt to break vp a Convention, and had they been thruet irom the Would have had no right lo complain. 18. All the testimony covcure to show that their riotous: interruption wae not underiaken without their having first provined themselves with # gang of Sighting men. 19. It is due to the democracy of this State, whore Con- ventions have heretofore been fnterrupted and broken up by Sghtirg men, that this caee should be decided on its toerits, and the authors of the disturbance properly re- bukea. 20. The Convention once organized, ite subsequent pro- ceedings must be accepted as regular, and its dete: tion of ali seats and recognition of delegates, must be re- ceived ag final and conclusive. 21 Aiter the seceseion of the minority the Alvord Con- vention proceeced with its business, a quorum of dele- gates being present, ina regular orderly and customary manver, 22, The resolation to appoint Charleston delegates by district conventions was carried by acclamation. 23, At the time it was 20 carried, many, who sferward acted Wh the Ludlow Convention, were present and vo- ted for *. 24. It cannot be denied that, until after the passage of this rego jution, and until the recees was taken, a very large major ity of al) the delegates contested and uneon- testea, recognized and acted with the Alvord or; . 25. Tt wae not till after the Alvord Convention ordered district convention and took a recess, that Mr. Dickinson epteredthe ball and adcreseed the Siriker and Ladiow Convention. It is not claimed that aby ‘‘hards”’ attached thereelves to this second Convention, until after Mr. Dick- ingcn’s recognition of it 26. The mejcrity of those delegates known as ‘*hards’? acted with both conventions, sitting and voting in Al- vord’s first, and afterwards in that of Striker and Ludlow’s, 27. Aw Cagger apd other contestants were admitted un- questioned to seats in the Ludlow Convention, so various Alvord claimants a’terward appeared ard acted in the Convention, a rights being undisputed there, cannot now be questioned. 28. We claim that a large majority of the whole number of delegates acted with our convention. 29. Ip proof, among other things, we allege that the Atlas and Argus, though repeatedly oballenged, dare not give a list of those delegates ‘whens it may claim (at Charleston) to have acted with its convention. Our Kt of ——e Tepeatedly published, is open to all the world for challenge. 80. The reeolution direoting district conventions t> elect Charleaton delegates, and the whole modus operandi of their election, adopted by the Alvord Convention, is in €xao} imitation of the precedents of 1848 and 1862. $1. When the Alvord Convention, in the , found Wieting Hall occupied by arother gathering, it q' re- tired, without interrupting the others, to another y declibing to imitate a bad example by forcing an entrance. 32. Havirg reconveaed at the Voorhics House, & majo- rity of delegates was found to be in attendance. 3 The rceolutions there adopted are of the most un- exceptiopable character, 34, A State ticket was nominated during] that evening session of the Alvord Convention, which, with one excep- ton (conceded by us for the sake of party union), was adopted i rext cay oe the prt yn he 26. A State Comtpitiee was ap) ary whom we/o sitting members of The Alvord Oocvettions and all of whom bave, wibout exception, (consented to act and bave acted in the functions on them. 36, The Ludlow Convention ® jm the reports of ite own friends, to have voted down a propouition to post- pone the ay pofntment of delegates to Charleston. We eeny bt @ Motion was voted down, and challengo the record, 87. The Preeident (Ludlow) of this conclave, heving declared the pos ponement lost, also declared carried & motion tbat be eppein seventy ed ry eit that if this wer f-motion and guch a decision would have been an outrage, ance Bo Congres dleteict ought, soner sing 7 0, ever ciple end ueage ional deleg' “ ‘ Ives a8 omopg ee ‘They arbitrarily refused to in mspy instances. mo They utterly vioated ® compact that had been toplace euch gentlemen as Mr. minieeate, to the extent of thirty-five, upon their delega- {icp pis Committes also recommended, and the Ladlow Convention adopted a resolution that if any one of their Charleston delegates ebould accept an clection from the cemocracy of bis Congress istrict, he should vacate his place on their delegation. * 42. Protests were made against the action of the com- ities of sixteen by taemabers re ‘Ludlow Convention, and their report was adopted ieiculty. 43. Tho Siate Committee: ted by Alvord Con- vevtion, aa of which Jobn A. Green, Jr., chosen: chairmen, exbibited ite desire for concliiation and for the everces of the party at its meeting in ber, when it subsiituted the Luclow candidate, Lewis, om the State teket, in place of ita nominee, Timpson, who bad with- clawed. ‘ it ted to stamp 44. At tho same meeting morta mace S the State fer the ticket, and 45. It poetponed all action on the Charleston delegation , CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE) secomplieh party success.