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t ^ ~ CAM DEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, Tl ;ESDA Y " ^ M OIIN ING> MAY USOO. ' NUMBEK 18. ' -?" NATIONAL GOKVENTION. - ? *? Wi'^A-wiXk"' ~ nhst uat. April 23, 18G0. ?The Qnadrc-nnia. Convention o? "the Democratic pany of lire . Uuited-Statcs,'for -the piirpose of placing it nomination candidates for the offices of President and Vjce>,president Qfvth(i United States. this morning assembled in the city of diariesIon, at the Institute 11 all. TheX'otivetitfoii is* composed o^delegntwelected by the Democratic organisations of the ?cveral States, uuiirbering two l'or-every I'resi<i(Mitial Elcctgrto which each State is cntiThe National K\eeidive Committee, in issm ing tickets'of admission, foHowed tTie.rule nsu1 ly. adopted in parliamentary and deliberative oodles, of admitting to the liall oi.iy'sneh delegates as held /> i/mt facie evidence of having been electedJUy regular .'organizations, excluding from the Stale-of "New York those known as the ~3A\>od Delegation," and .from the State '-of Illinois those "known as the "Administration delegation hoia-eaeii^iwte the exclusive oeetijn?t:oii of ft particular soetioifdf the hall. ' ~ T1& gallery . right,- was-assigned for I the Use of-1 adies^SHwas parti:dly ocO&pied>? The other galhJjBfSjBlrcr assigned" to such mein3>i*r* of tliik nresSHtwir abroad as could not be At 12 oVloefcSfriugo Sinn!icy, of Vermont, Chairman of ih^r. N'ntio.naL I >emocrati<i' Coinijiiltee, y'orn-entic^.to orflcr and --::V : ~ : i t> f n! ?> ?' U_?is^oc . n, ittec'i?-)?aVsHaHCCot' authority" conferred upon tbein by the la.st*K;itio:;rtt..Convention lioldei; Pin CtncinTJr.ti, ftfiMhe purpose of selecting ean* didatcs for Pre>identaOKlViee President, to be w.j'fHirteu iu ilic"?K>uii:ig'V.ajtvaS!b by;tb(j.l>etnppresented^thc name H > :7 ^ "Judge SmdlkVjPut,tUe quesUop on the noiiiination, and Mr/rioariioy was elected by acclamation. TLe Pi?^ tfat^?Je>^^5;tbeit^.or^d to tire-chair by Messrs. McCkp^ oP Ohio, and Jackson, of Georgia, and was received with' applause. ~>.y Tli'e President pro on-ta?h%ilIe.'Chair, i'v" ah'. 'Jjt.VTI-K.MKS OK THE Co.VVE.VTIO.V : I lJiailk youmost sincerely for the honor yea* have donconc, and I shall endeavor so to demean myself as to bring about a Speedy organization J- of.this body. Again thanking yon for-the * honor you liavo conferred, 1 enter upou tLe; ..discharge of thdiduties vonilmve Hssigiicd inc. (Applause.) ' ot the Convention w*o TvJth prayer, byliev. Dr. llauetel, :-5" X-j ~ -r . : . :v. skcosd dat. + Tuesday, April 24, 1800.?The Convention met at 10 o'clock a. m., pursuant to adjournment; and was called to order by the teniporary President. -, "The reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceeding!; was, on motion, The President/?ro/<"/? stated business first in order -to^ lie reception 01 rcpons from committees. * Mr. Payne, of Ohio, iiicjiiirod if the business first iti order whs not'Ule resolution pending when the Convention yesterday adjourned ? The President pm tcm. replied that such was not the order of business. Mr. Payne. I beg to suggest to tiic Chair that,tl^e rule of the House of Jiepreseiitalives requiring committees to be called 'first in the morning oiilv''applies" after the' organization lias'been completed. Tliat rule does not .apply to the organization itself. The resolution under consideration" when the Convention adj, joufiied yesterday for the appointment of a Committee on the Platibrm iooks to the completion of the organization oi the Convention, and is therefore the first business in order. ' The President pn> Inn said tliat resolution * would be taken up.if no objection be made. Judge Meek, of Alabama, said that the usual course was first to receive the .report of the committee on Organization; and "lie called for the report of thai committee. Mr..Cessna, b; Pennsylvania, Chnirinan of the Committee, made t!.. )' :'< vug r-poitof Officers of the <>. :) v-.u.tior; xOR PKi:sii>EST: Hon. CA.L.E15 CUSillX }, of Massachusetts. [A Vice President and Secretary was' selected from each State. The entire list is too rlSftg for insertion here. Ffoni' -State IJ. II. Prowti was iiOin;< r V-.ee- President, . " and l'ranktiil Gaiilafd for Se->:;:iry.] The announcement of .the name of tlic permanent Pu->ide$t .wis reveimi; with loud ap plaiiscThe cdtauiittCs further recommend that tlie rules and regulations adopted bv the National Democratic Conventions of 1852 ati3 1856 be adopted by this Convention for its government with this additional rnle : "That in any State which has not provided or directed by its State Convention how its rote may he given, the Convention will recognize the right of each Delegate to cast hijudividuaJ vote-" JOHN CESSNA, Chairman. ^ Jonx N. Fraxcis, Secretary. Mr. MeCook, of Ohio, moved.tliat tlie report ? - ^ofHbe Committee bo Accepted, anil the Com/nittee be discharged, which motion was agrfed to. ( Mr. McCook moved the adoption of the re^ port of tlie Commit tec. [Upon this motion, a long and spicy discussion ensued. It was fin-illy agreed to divide the report of the Committee, and the part relative to the permanent organization of the Conf vcntion,'wns unanimously adopted.] rMr. B. F. Bntler,ofMassachusetts. I move that a Confmittee of two tie appointed by the | f- Chair, to wait upon the lion. Caleb Cashing, v/ and conduct him to his scat as the President of the Convention. ttf *' The motion being agreed to? The President pro tern, appointed Gen. Clark, ? of Mississippi, and Co', liichardson, of Illinois, 1- r<?^. US PlIUU WMIIIIIlbVV. *' Xhe President^ on taking the Chair, .tdi^ssed mk the Convention as fr.Nows : - Q<nth-mrn n! the f.Vtivn lion: I respectfully tender to yon the most- earnest expressions of ^ proipni'd gratitude tot-the honor which you jiave tjiis day done me in 'appointing me to preside over your dclibcratiohs. It is, however, jk responsible duty imposed, much more than a Ingto houor conferred. In the discharge of that die direction of business a id of de?p2te*-rir. t2wp??"0n'ati"O o? order, ft shall be i my consi?W'?jdeavor, faithfully and impartially, to officiattfhei'e as your minister,\and most, hnmbiy to'reflect jour will. Jn a great deliberative assembly like this it is not tlie presiding olUecr in .wliom tiie strength resides. It is not his 5CT^itgflp>nt yours?your intelligence, your | sense ororder, your instincts of ye'f-rosp*ct. 1 : ircly, gentlemen, confidently upon you, not upon i mjseltjfor the prompt and parliamentary des. patch of the business of this Convention. , ; Gentleiueu. you have come here from the . green hills of the Eastern States, from tlie rich ' "States of the iwpterral centre, from the snn; lighted plains of thlv" South,'from the fertile . States of the mighty basin of the Mississippi, . from the golden shores of tlie disamt Oregon 1 . and California. (Applause.) Y<ut have come | I- lOgClllCr 111 1110 c.vci^%i;u: MIC.Ii Iglll .-t I"!!' iiuii? j . of? free . pimple," to participate, odd in llie i H'lectiou. pf the future rulers of the li?-j?ul?lic. J ( You do this as the Itoprcseiitaiivos of the ' Democratic part}-?df that ^cat party oi tin-; > Union whose proud mission it has been wljo-f proud . mission it is?to - maintain tlu' public liberties; to. reconcile popular freedom with constituted aider ; to nmiiiUtin the. snored j reserved rights of the sovereign States iapphmsc;) to sttwid^in a word, the perpetual sentinels upon . the outposts . of the .Constitution. (Utnewed applause.) ."Ours, gentlemen; is the inotu." inscribed on that yeroll in the hands of .the mouii nientahstatuu oftho:grcat statesman of South Carolina?"Tri;t1), Justi.ee and tile-Constitution.''' (Tremendous applause.) Opposed to us are " chirseWvho labor to overthrow the Constitution, under thj- .false and insidious pretence ofsup-J .porting it; those who are aiming to produce in tliis"country a'permanent sectional conspira- j1 v&c~n- permanent, a traitorous sectional con .spiracy -of.onedialf of. the States of the Union ; ngainstrtjie othcrdialf (Applanse)?those who, i impelletiijy a stupid and half insane spirit of faction ntid^. fanaticism, would hurry our land j i . on to revolution and; civil war. Those, gentle- I -? .1 i Y "S _ 1* fy A.A-.'s. I i nqe,nv tnosu me oanuea enemies 01 uiu vunjuui tioii, it is the part, it is the hujh and nohle part of 'flie'Dciiiocratic^pnrty of the Union to with- ' stand, to strike dowii and to conquer. (Applause.). Ay, that is our part, and we will do it. (Ap- ' plause.) In the name of our dear country, wit h the help of-God, we will doit. "(Renewed j I applause.) Ay, we will do it; for, gentlemen, i we will ' hot distrust ourselves?we will Hot i ' despair of the genius o? our country?we will I continue to" repose, with, uiidoubting faith in I the good Providence of Almighty God. (Great1 . applause.) ' The Vice Presidents and Secretaries elect j , .catnc forward, took their.seut* on tlic platform, , amitho Convention took an lDfortital Tecewvior j ahoitt tcii hiinntes, to enable die officers to t make foriproceeiliirg with busi- r ?<ss. ; ; _ . 'c [After t,be conclusion of the President's ad- K drc-ss, several 'matters were discussed,^,wiieuva vote was taken' to'strike out die latter portion j of the report of theCommittee on Permanent j "Orgwniatiof,- which.was -doeided-iu dic.nega-. l tive; yeas 10], nays-108. South Carolina r voted yeas.] ' r > - -t The rdte was then announced, :ey above re- | corded,""rind die question rccniTud on the ndopof tin ivirw.it ,icit "Ul,>" f/V..,.,/., V, , tSmuS froin-the Committee. t te Tile report was adopted. The-following afo'tlte rules: o!' iprhier ; Vi- ' ? vcniions adopted by the above vote : j bblf^-dJo'Urv^t- ^ lfvrpvBenmtiv^Tn-n!n^"^iipj)licjil.V' -tor tl.e j , government.of the Conveutiou, he adopted n>"j j the rules of this Convention. , 2. liiw-lvrj, That two-thirds of the v. hole! number of votes given si fall he necessary to a | iiomixiatioci of candidates for President and ; Vice President of the United .States hy this !, Convention. . . 3. AV*o/iW, That, in voting upon any ques- j 4 tioti tvlijch may arise in the proceedings of this Convention, the votes shall be taken by State-. ' j at the request of anv one State, ea- h State 'o ! j be entitled to the number of votes to wbieli ; said State is entitled in the next elec toral col- , lege, without regard to the number of dele- j | gates in attendance, the man- -r in .which said vote is to be cast to be decided by the th-iega . , tioti of cacli State for itself. ilr. I'a v tie. of Ohio called ep the rosoluio. , . submitted l>v liini before the adjournment y> .? terday It was read as follows: Rcztihmi, i ha! committee of one delegate tVou'i each Suite, Jo b<- selected iy the delegates . . thereof, be appointed to report resolutioi sua! , that sill resolutions in rehition to the platform , of the Democratic party, be referred to said j committee oil presentation without debate. The previous question was seconded, and , the m iii question otdered to be put Tiic'resolutioiv was then adopied. ^ Mr. IJurrow, of Arkansas, offered the folk*- , ing resolution: . ; , "/,' siilad, That this Convention will mt | proceed to ballot tor u-catulidu'tc for the l'resi- < denev until the platform shall have been adopt- < cd."' , The i"resident, lliccmur (test res to suite that the Convention needs first to appoint its < committee on resolutions. , The Clerk then proceeded to call the State-, \ and the following named gentlemen were presented as the Committee on Resolutions. t Amos M. Roberts. Maine; W. Burns, New , Hampshire; E. M. Brown, Vermont; Benj. F. ' Butler, Massachusetts; C. S. Bradley, Rhode Island; A. (J. Hazard, Connecticut; Edwin Croswell, New York; Benj. Williamson, New Jersey ; II. B. Wright, Pennsylvania, J as. A. , Bayard, Delaware; Bradly S. Johnson, Maryland; James Barbour, Virginia; W. W. Avery, North Carolina; John S. Preston, South Carolina*; Junius Win?ficld, Georgia; J. Ik Dwells, Florida; John Erwin, Alabama; R. A. Hunter, Louisiana; E. Barksdale, Mississippi; F S. Stock dale, Texas; N. 15. Burrow, Arkansas; . *.Missonri; .Sam. Milligan, Tennessee; R. K. Williams, Kentucky; 11. B. Payne, Ohio; Pan. C.tDnniiiug, Indiana; Orlando 15. Fielding, Illinois; G. V. N. Lanthrop, Michigan; A% S. Palmer. Wisconsin: B. M Samuel, Io\va;J?s. M. Cavanaugh, Minnesota; Austin E. Smith,! Cnlif6ruia ;'Isaac J. Stevens, Oregon. Mr. Ilishop, of Connecticut, demanded tlte previous question upon tlte resolution of the gentleman from Arkansas. The previous question was seconded. Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland, moved to lay the resolution upon the table. I Mr. Fisher, of Virginia, asked that the vote i " be taken by States. 'The question was then taken, and it was decided in the negative; yeas, 32 1-2: navs, i 270 1-2. [Solitli Carolina voted in the negative.] Mr. Fisher, of Virginia, offered the follow! ing resolution: /{< ,.InThat the Presidentol theConvoution be and he is hereby reqtfested to invite the fttfninters of the different deno-uinatiot/s of Christians in the city to open the daily proceedings of this body with prayer. (Adopted.; THIRD. DAY.? MOUMXO SKSSION. Wednbsdav, April 25, 18(1'!.? ' lie ('on vention met, pursuant to adjournm tit, at ]u o\'lo k a. in. The .galleries were densely crowded, especially the one set apart for ladies. Prayer was offered l>y tie/ ltov. Dr. Bachman, of this city. The reading of tlm jour;;i|i of y ester!:</s , piooeodiilgs wtfe with. i ; ; , The President called lot reports i'roin committers, liit no committee 'hieing ready -to rcport, lie announced as the first business in order tin: boliiiv. b g resolution, submitted vested day in- Mr. lie-hop, of Connecticut: ftcs-.-'fr , That no member of this Convention be alloyed to speak, more than once on the. saitm question, or for a longer time than fifteen minute?. Mr." i hi shop, of Connecticut. Upon that re?olun"oir } ask the previous question. ?cn. Walker, of Alabama, wished to know whether. if tli e ions uUeslioTi was sustain ed, it would cut olf'amcndments? ? The President replied that that would be the effect. Gen. W alker desired to move so to amend the second branch <>f the resolution, limiting debate, s?? as to.make it apply only to questions having n c eiice to-the platform to be re porteo by the Committee oji Resolutions. He would voteVu* tbe :vMi!i:tioii, jtrovided that members or.tbc Convention should be. allowed to discuss the platform to be reported by the Committee at any length it might he the picas* lire of the Convention to allow. The iTesiiient suggested tiiat debate was not in order, the previous question having licet) qrdcrcd. . Gen. Walker then moved to amend the la"tvr nratieh of the resolution, so as to provide that it should no't apply to any discussion upon the platform to.be reported to the Convention by the Committee on Kesolntions. After some conversation, the President stated that he was iiityrnied, and it appeared by- the record, that the gentleman from Connecticut did demand the previous question this morning before the amendment was suggested by llie gentleman front Alabama, and that amend-' ment could .not, therefore, be received. The question was taken, and it was decided, in the negative; yeas 121. nays 182. jyj So the Conveitticn 'refused to order thelhain A'r. Walker, of Alabama, then submitted his oiiemlnient. The previous question was seconded and the until; question ordered. The resolution, as modified, was then agreed ?. a ; ' i. | The Convention adjourned until four" o'clock :his evening. AFTKKKOOX SES8IOK. The Convention re-assembled at 4 o'clock ). m. It. 0. Terrin, Esq., of Urouklvii, New Yotfc, wis appointed Heading Secretary of the ConI'ciilioii. Col. \Wight, of Aiassa'.ditisctts, moved that lie Committee on liesoiutintis, when they roiort, he empowered to report in . print, His ibject was to aiio'f overt1 member of the Condition to have an opportunity of scoillg OS- , ictly what the resolutions arc when they are iresentcd for the action of file Convention.? t was not probable that the-Committce would ) ie able to report until to-morrow,, and thercoi'c^there would he no delay; as the resolutions ould be. printed during the night. lie moved j he previous question.- . , The previous ?;nestioii was.sc?oi;j.lcd,?ud the ' unin question oidgrcd ^ a:.d, under the opera- ( sou thereof tiiU.mutioiK was agreed to. ! Air. Krnm, of'4?womMYafjj-the Committee Ij u?'Cre'lojrtsa!?,.ii?;uio', thv\d!nwugrengjii.. ,V?":r jtfflBBpBk ii\. i.' iii>iUiiJiiiiiwTii?r^'iK.' liscliarii: i>. . : : - a.->i<jaed tnem, and care- ; \- examine t !i< credentials of- the several ' .lebtgaUs to ti.;> Convention. Yo.ir Com.niitce fiial that all the States of the Uiiii'ii except- the States of Massachusetts, Marvlaiid, il'mof- a fid SVw York, are represented ft." tiiis Convention by delegatus dv.lv clec:e<! in tiiC several Stat<s. hv Slate or District vgaiiizatio'is of the' Democratic, party, and iour i !oiuniir.te-.' annelid to tliis report as a part thereof, fill! iof' tilC So St'ii.'CLCti. Your (V.iniiii'U't' forth ;r rfjioit tii.it there ueie - ei.ii.us to the seats lieid by tbc following .uses, v i/.: In the-5th Coii^ressiuiiftl. District of Mastielifs tt-; in I.i !:!? < 'i-.tjjrr-'ssioisal District of Man*-1 inn:.'; ' 'I In tli li. tlio S;\ .Ni.iv York. ih?. eo-. . tfn-v .several cases had i in.I ii.i'l iiiiji.nii.i before your Cum iinltcc, h-.i1 after it iui; consideration ot uicir | respective claims, your Committee arc of i ion that liic sitting cV^'gaies representing these | Districts and Sialic are jestly entitled to their respective-seats. ^ Applause.) All of widen is respectfully submitted. Mr. ivi'tiui, iroiii tie. Cmiim ucc, tdso pre-ent ii. as a pail is tin: iej;.<it n: the Committee, tiie lol owing resolutions: 1. ihai t he sitting delegates to this Convention front the State of Illinois, of whom Col. W. A. Richardson is ('hail man. arc ar.: tied to their respe. live s nts. 2. H '?/( .c/, That Cornelius Dohcrtv and K. S. Chaffer, delegates represetiting the 5th Congressional District of .Massa husclts, arc entitled to tin ir respt etivc setits. . 3. rir* hc't. Thitl'I', ai. La; aliati iind Robert J. liront, delegates representing the 4th Congressional I tisirict ??f Maryland, are entitled to > their respective seats. 4. A' " ! /, That the delegation to this Convention from the State of New York, of which Dean Richmond is Chairman, are entitled, as sticli, to setits therein. Mr. IJrooks, of Alahania, from a minority of the same committee, made the following report: 'J In IJ -a < />/' the i' (!>, X ti I wiiiif !' ilKlCi"/" I o/./v //<?,< . The undersigned, members of the Committee ; on Credentials, under an imperious sense of duty, are constrained to dissent from the re- j port of tlie majority of this lomiiiiltee, and' respectfully recommend. tlint the two delegations from tlie .State of New York lie authorized to selcet eaeli thirty-five delegates, aild that j the seventy delegates tle>s. leeted lie admitted i to this Convention as the delegates of the New' j York 1 toinocraey, and that they he allowed j t<Vo hours to report their selection; the two delegations to vote sepaialely, each to 'be en- | titled to seventeen votes, the reiiiainiiiing vote j of said State to he cast alternately by the two j delegations, the sitting members easting it the ; first time. Win. A. Ih'ooks... Delegate from Alabama. Joinv.S. I >i:djev :. I ielegate from California.. ' - ' 'i ... r...... j>. unrii. . . . j 'v.vjiiuv ik-hi iv....... J iiiian Ilartridtrc..! telegate from Georgia. \Y. S. J hirry.... J Jelcgate from M ississippi. Van. 11. Manning I SligHto from Arkansas The iiii: <<ri:- <>i :ij?- Committee accompany llie'if report Wi : illu following resolution : / >* , ilia: the two delegations from New York b: authorized to select each liiirtyf;vc delegate*, i:i.(i< that lite seventy delegates thus selected he admitted to this G invention as the delegates from the Xeu York Democracy, ami that tln-y la* allowed tV;o hours to report their seiei/.a.' the two delegations to vote scparati 'v. ea ii. to he untitled to seventeen votes, tin- remaining vo^c to be cast alternately by the two delegations, the sitting members casting it the first .time. air. i>r? oks. 1 now ask for the adoption ot the minority report. The I'resident remarked that the minority reror was only read for tin- information of the tki^vc-r join it iri^jht bo oili-flfi as as agfeitd* ( ment when "tho proper'tf P? arrived, but tli rej)ort of t!ic majority vr? (the only matter be fore the Convention. :' Mr. Brooks. I move,-J ben, the report of tli minority of the committer as a substitute fo the majority report. After sctr.c ccnversalic p on points ofcrdei the previous question wis sec<>ndud*ji!;d th main question ordered. . The first, second, arid tliirdffesolRtions, re ported bv the Committee pu Credentials, wcr tlicn severally rend .and artreed to. The question roo.urredjSn tjfe amepdinen proposed by Mr. Brooks] of Alabama, to tin lourth resolution, relatincito the Now Yor] contested ease. Alabama demanded, thit tbie vote be takei bv .Slates. I. The question was takeif'Hnd i t was dccidot in tlic negative yeas 55, (lays 21CH-2. So the aniendnienl; was Rejected. The resolution reportedly tlie" Committm was then'adopted, amidst ibput applause. The report of tbc.comiiJPCe accompanying tlio resolutions was then adapted. OBlTL'AltV. Mr. Stqpgliton, of YerT'iont. .1 Jeswe U announce to the Convent^ 'tlie^loiith ot tin Honorable John S. Robinsj-1", due of>the dele gates at large from tlie Stafc of Vermont, ant occupying the position of. Chairman of oiu delegation. About six o'clock tins niuiiiiing, while in as apparently sound sliinibcf, fre was attacked bj nppolexy, and died so suddenly that lie was unable to utter any word tJ.be. communicate!1 to his friends at home. jj Mr. Robinson was abouCfiijy-fiye years oi age, a lawyer, standing in the fropt ranks of Ids profession ; a Democrat, un| as such was elected to a seat in the Seiiatej- aiid afterwards in 1 n -- - ' ' -*f <1... LVilniml Sitof n rtr V?IV 1 0001 its UUMTIJIUI Ul Hit* JU ??v,*ai UMtM. V* F.vi ljiout, he being'the pnlv I)e uocratic Governoi of that State since she has ?icCUpied a place in this U nioii. We, as well aa. all who knew him, held him in high estfination7^>otlrfor the purity of his private life and publicjwalk. I will announce that, iinm jdiatply upon the adjoirrnment of this Convent >n, the- remains of the deceased will- be take ?.from the Mills House to the boat, then tob J.tran^Fened, to his mountain "home in the State ilVerpiont. Mr. Wardlaw,- of Florid?'; President, the announcement of deathtime chills our hearts; but when it cdnl'S to hs: on occcsions like this, it comes wkhljdablc fu/cc, and falls, like alcadcii bail, upon-?; Our deliberations liad Scarcely begun S'lire. they were invaded by the minister ofifi h. ~ A gentleman, a delegate whose homc.fi V tnvny in the Green Mountain State, lias b<M stricken down in our midst. And, sir, \vhjJ*.P lios -still in the chilly arms of death,- farjWtf aw,ry from his owii mountain home, we asklltke-privi lege of mingling . our tears with tjipc of Vermont. Florida, with her profusion oPiowers, scatters tliem upon thebieroftliegiftc f'soiiof Vermont. I propose the follotwfinyi.snli- tipfi: jlexoluecf,, Tltr.t ulilr feoliiij ?o't deep regret this-(Jouycntion ?h:is jnst learn jfi ilnitone of its members, Go^ermo' ItolunsonTir-..delegate from Vermont, ha^Rklonly pnm\! frAoi time into ?teriiiy*; niid^Wjcspcct to It's memory, this .'oi:vcT:tio!^B^-laiid ridjoiin^^^^^^^^ck Mineral oi th^^^^^cd dcletja :<: 'Join tiic Milk House to the steamboat Mr. Wardlhw accepted the) resolution as an addition to hi.> own. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the Convention' thereupon adjourned until 10 o'clock- a. in., to-morrow. (continued on second page.) SELECTED POETRY. ?? ?A TO-3IOKKOtV. ur wi:.L!.vii r.usK. Did v.-c but know w hat lies beyond, Tliw varied, shadowy path we tread, . "ft/**. wamIiI Cf.nlt: .locn/.twl Our eyes the tears of sorrow shed ? l!ut (Jod, who knows what's best to do, Who sees us from his starry throne, lias wisely hidden from our view That which had best remain unknown. V>'e walk to-day in conscious pride. And liangthe flay of hope on high; But ali! to-uiorrow by our side Sonic friend may lay liitn down and dii): Some early flower that won our praise, Some altar where we laid our trust; Such flower, ere dies the evening ravs, May trampled be aud laid in dust. Youth dreams of many a glorious tiling, As on lie hies iu pleasure's track ; Each day some new-born promise brings, He tufts no eye or sorrow back ; Tl.~ <!?. ?|I lu.fV.ra His eyes on some bright star are set; Life is to hixu n sunny shore, lle'll learn it has its shadows yet To-morrow I In its secret shade I little know what is for me; I may be with my fathers laid, Or wrecked on dire misfortune's sea; But far beyond 'ife's herniary lives The everlasting army bright; And lie alone'who takes or gives, Can guide mv wandering feet aright. Wiiat Ailed Him.?The hist number ofthi Knickerbocker has a good anecdote of a mai who rarely failed to go to bed intoxicated anc disturb his wife the whole night. Upon hi: being charged by a friend that be never wen! to bed sober, he indignantly denied the cliargt and gave the incidents of one particular niglil in proof. "l'rettv soon after 1 got into bed, tin* wifi said, "Why husband, what is the matter witl you ? You act strangely.'.' 4 "There's nothing the matter with nie," suit I, nothing at all. "I'm sure there is,"' suit) she, "yon don't aci natural at all. Shan't 1 get ii|? and get some thing lor you >" "And she got up, lighted a candle and caint to the bedside to look at me, shading the liglr with her hand" " "I knew there was something strange abou you," said she' "you are sober!" 'Now, this is a tact, ami my wife will swea to it, so don't you blander me any more, N saving that 1 haven't been to bed sober in si> mouths,' cause i have." Its So, Ladies.? A well-dressed genilcihai is very careful not even to soil Ids boots in walk ii.'g. V.'hy, then, should the ladies have thei elegant dresses dragging in the muddy street? carrying with them ;?f they, walk, straws, tobac co quids, half-smoked cigars, or any othe articles which may be accidentlv ^>n our pave meuts. If they only knew how ridiculous i looked in the eyes of others, they would a once reduce the skirts of their wnlksut} div>sc to tlie proper length, and sr.ve nueh siik. a well a;; time and trouble, ^ * l 9 * u MISCELLANEOUS. Integrity of Character. c There are . many counterfeit* of character, r but the genuine article is difficult to be mistaken. Some, knowing its money value, would ? assume its disguise for the purpose of imposing e upon the unwary. Colonel Charteris said to a man distinguished for his honesty, "I would - give a thousand pounds for you; good name." e "Why !" "Because, I could make ten thousand by it," was the rogue's reply. Integrity t in won! and deed is the backbone of chaiaee ter; and loyal adherence to veracity its most i prominent characteristic. One of the finest testimonies to the character of tire late Sir a Robert Reel was that borne by the i hike of Wellington in the House of Lords, a few days ] nl'icr the great statesman's death. "Your ' lordships," luv said, "must all feel the high and honorable character of tho-hite Sir Robert ; Peel. - I was long connected with him in public life. We were both in tlic councils of our r Sovereign together, and I had long the honor to eiijov his private friendship. In all the course of my acquaintance with him I never knew a man in whose trntji and justice I had ' greater confidence, or in whom 1 saw a more *' invariable desire to promote the public service. | In the whole course of my communication with him I_ never knew an instance in which he did r n!)t show tlie strongest attachment to truth ; and I never, saw in tho-whole course of my J life the smallest reason for suspecting that lie stated anything which he did not firmly be' lieve to be the fact." And this high-minded truthfulness of the .statesman was no doubt the . secret of no small part of his influence and power. There is a truthfulness in action as I w't-ll as in words; which is essential toupright' ness of character. A man must really be what 1 he semiis or proposes to be. When an Ameri| call gentleman wrote to Granville Sharp that, from respect 'for his great virtues, he had 1 named one of his sons after him, Sharp w rote : "I must request you to teach him a favorite maxim of the family whose name you have given him?Jlwm/.i eiidcauor to be reu/ly what . you teak to tippran Thisfeuixim, As my father informed me, was carefully and humbly ( 1 practised by In* father, whose sincerity, as if > plain and honbst man, thereby became the , . principal feature ot itis character, both in pub- ; lie and private life." Every man who respects : himself, and values the respect of others, will . carry out the maxim in act?doing honestly , what he proposes to do?nutting the highest i - - i :- n :... K..? uuunicicr juiu ijjs wuik, ?5WUJJ[;jii? uuliihi^, uui> . priding himself upon his integrity and con- , scientiousness. Once Cromwell said to Bern- ; ard?a clever hut somewhat unscrupulous law- ^ yer?"I understand that yon have lately been , vastly wary in your conduct; do not be too ' , confident ofthis; subtlety may deceive yon, | integn'ty never will." Men whose acts are at (lilt-ct variance with their words command no j respect, and what they say has but little weight; j even truths, when uttered by them, seem to , come blasted from their lip* , Si/iiho Silj-IIcIp. \ A Sensible Youag Lady. ? Paid a young lady, who was fashionably c educated at boarding schools, and in<hc?NL in t [ hllei^css lit botlie, that there^ "b: the par- < lors, three chambers, t!icr front stairs and liall, ! after which i lay down and listed until noon, * when I arose and eat a heartier meal than tor i many a day. Since that time I have occuj pied .-<>ine portion of every day in active do- < . i mastic labor, and not only arc all my friends ! congratulating me upon my improved appear-. ahec, hut in my whole being?mind, bodv'and i spirit?do 1 experience n wonderful vigor, to which I have hitherto been a stranger. Voting ladies, try my Catholicon." ? A Vallum Circyliouiid. The following incident, said to be well attested, and taken from a French work entitled, /,'//<*our I}) > C'' i<-x (.'flrbi shows that a well educated dog, under exciting circumstances, can not oulv reason and act.with wonderful decision and presence of mind, hut can also manifest a feeling of revenge, which is not j necessarily his natural character, hut which can I hardly be surpassed in ii tensity by a Christian I warrior': ; - ".UllStllplia, it SUOIlg illlU IIVUVV gretmimm, belonged to a -aptain of artillery, raised from its birth in tlie midst of camps, always accompanied its master, and exhibited no alarm in the ini<i>t of Little. In tlie hottest engagemeiits it remained near the cannon, and carried the match in its mouth. At tliu memorable battle of Foiitcnov, the master of Mustapha received a mortal wound. At the moment .when about to lire upon the enemy, ho arid several of his corps were struck to the earth by a discharge of artillery. Seeing his master ex I tended lifeless and bleeding, tlie rlog tiecamc desperate and howled pitcnusly. J list at that time a body of French soldiers . were advaneing to gain possession of the piece, which was 'aimed at them from the top of a small rising ground. As if with a view to revenge his master's death, .Mistapiia seized the lighted match with his l'aws, and set kike to the cannon', loaded with case shot! Seventy men fell on the spot, and the remainder took to llight. Alter this bold stroke, the , dog lay down sadly, near the dead body of his master, licked his wounds and remained there twenty-two horn's without sustenance. He was at length removed with difficulty by the comrades of the deceased. This .gal la lit greyhound 5 was carried to London, and presented to George 1 J I, who had him taken care of as a brave anil I ; faithful public servant Jiyron thus apostrophises j ? i this animal :? ^ The poor dog I iu life the lirinest friend? The lirst to welcome, foremost to defend; ^ Whose holiest heart is still his master's own; j Who labors, lights, lives, breathes Cor him alone. i i . Acquttal.?A verdict of ucijuiital lias been j rendered l?y the jury in the case of J. li. lj JJrowiilow, oil trial at Abingdon, Yn, tor the j killing of J allies \Y. Reese, (hotli students at t , iiinorv and Henry Co'lege,) on the 23d of Feb- ! -1 ruarv last. The case was given to the jury ] late Thursday evening, and they were absent i > but a few minutes before agreeing. The vert diet was received with loud acclamations of! applause by a large auditory in the court- j t j room. r Delegates to Cuaulestox.??>t. lou i . I/ir>i 12.?The Missouri State Democratic > Convention iiuminated nine Presidential iiieeturs and eighteen delegates to Charleston.? The latter are understood to be divided us fob ( lows: i in liter 11, Douglas 3, Dickinson 2, Breckinridge 2. 1 Dii. Bkgciusiuugk.?The Presbyterian //?'/* u/'i announces that Rev Dr. VV. L. iireckin* ridge has accepted the presidency of Oakland 1 College, Miss, and will remove his family to ~ Oakland in a very few duys. t j. Physicians in India raise blisters with red s hot irons, and dress them with cayenne pejv pe.. It such treatment does not uiake people ; amtWng that Meeting in Georgetown. We learn from the Pee Die TinifH that a meeting of the citizens of Georgetown District, opposed to the unconditional submission to the decision of the National Convention at Charleston, was held on the 10th inst Mr. J.R. Easterling presided. The object of the meeting having been explained, the Hon. J. Izard Middleton, after n few prefatory remarks, cxpianatorv of the propriety "and importance of giving utterance to the sentiments of citizens as to the terms on which alone their District should abide by the decision of the Convention at Charleston, if needed it should consider itself as at all concluded by the aetiou of that Convention, moved that a committee of thirteen be appointed to draw up suitable resolutions upon the occasion. The Chairman appointed the following gentlemen to act upon the said committee, viz: Hon. J. Izard .Middleton, Dr. Charles Williams. Dr. Win. M. I'ost. Richard Dozior, Esq., Thomas \\/Sessions, Esq., Dr. 0. U. Davis, Wni. II. Dorrill, J. W, Dawscy, Joseph P. LeRebotir, Thomas Mitchell, Win. T. Capers, J. J. Richardson, Esq., A. J. Richardson. , The following is the report of the Committee, which was adopted unanimously : Whereas, a small meeting of citizens was recently held to" appoint delegates to a Convention at Columbia, for tlic purpose of naming delegates to the National Convention to be held iu Charleston to nominate candidates for . the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States. And whereas, said meeting undertook to speak for the Democratic Party of this District without.sufficient warrant: lie it - . 1. If a a ni mou.ill) Resnh'nl, That in the present critical condition of our Southern country, the general sense of the whole community should be consulted previously to any step being taken that may' involve the rights . and interests of all. 2. CTiianiiiiuvxly Resolved, That we deny the right of any minor portion of our citizens to pledge us to any course of actiou in relation to State or Federal matters. 3. Unanimously R(??lwd, That with reference to tlie Election of President and Vice President" of the United States, self-respect and found policy both demand that we keep the State unpledged until the period of our General Elections in October next, when our people can rote understanding!)' upon all the issues presented. 4. Unanimously Resolved, That the State Eights Democratic party of this State rests upon the rock of strict construction of the Federal compact as its essential and defensive position, and can therefore have nothing in common with the frecsoil Democracy or the I'ariff and Internal Improvement Democracy of j ;he North. 5. L ..auiiHously Resolvni, That the National Democracy cannot exercise any influence withit our borders, unless it be baptized with the ivatcrs of repentance and be thoroughly re- . generated?unless it purge off and eliminate ' Jib-destructive elements of Tariff protection, 1 nternal improvement, and anti-slavery extern : ion, and coining out boldly as the advocate ! >f strict construction, thereby unequivocally ! idmits the political equality of. the sovereign- 1 rnrUcsto the'Confederacy, nnd'fjie equal right. ? ; 0. C/'iKiiiion uniu Risolmjj That with every disposition to e.tereise a catholic toleration in ill minor differences of opinion, 'we cannot cooperate with those whose political principles ure entirety the reverse ol our own ; nor can 1 we fail to"resist the measures of open or covert enemies, who by tfie potency of rqnatterdom or usurpations of the General Government would cripple out energies, dwarf our growth, and dtnv us ail capacity of extension. 7. UinOtimottxli/ llex'-'tT'l, That we entertain an equal detestation for Wilniot-provisoism and Squatter Sovereignty, believing them tobe t>nt iit* ii scheme devised to weaken and l?V J"M " "" "" | degrade tlic South and prepare her for final subjugation. And when we reflect that the.se counterpart presentments of one idea are both bantlings (albeit illegitimate) of the National Democracy, wc i'ccl that it has no title to our consideration?1:0 just claim to car support. The Tomb of Slaehcl. The lion. James Brooks, the senior editor of the New York Ajwrites to that jour- i nalfroui the Holy Land: ? "Upon my return to Bethlehem, I rode by i thejtomb of Rachel?a small building with a j whitened dome, and having within it a high, J oblong monument, built of brick, and stuccoed 1 over. The spot is wild and solitary, and not a ' tree spreads its shade where rests the beautiful ! mother of Israel. Christian, Jew, and Moslem j all agree that this is just the spot where Ka- i ehel was buried, and ail unite in honoring it. j The Turks are anxious that their ashes may ! rest near hers, and hence their bodies have ! bi^m strown under tombs all around the situ- | pie grave of Rachel. The sweet domestic vir- | tue of the good wife have won their lo\c and j admiration, as the tomb of Absalom,near the i brook lvedron, their detestation?upon the latter they throw a stone, to tnark the horror of the disobedient son, while around the former, they wish when tliev die, their bodies may be interr.d. Nor is.this wonderful. The wife, worth fourteen years of service as a shepherd, I must have hcen a wife worth having. The { whole life of liachel is, indeed, one of the most touching in Biblical history. The sweet shep herdess has left her mark upon the memory I of man, as well as the place of her tomb. The i tribute to her is the tribute to a good wife, and J Infidel, and Jew, and Christian, ail combine to j pay it. The great women of the earth, Zeno- j bias and Cleopatras have died, been buried, | and their very place of burial been forgotten - j but to-day, stands over tlie grave of iiachcl, j not the pillar Jacob set up, but a modern lnon-; unieiit in its place, around which tlm pilgrims j from every land u (Tiler the sun gather in respect and reverence for the faithful wile and good mother in Israel. Sckatciies is Houses.?A correspondent at Boi'tlnnd, sends lis the following : Take lime, [ slack it dry, sift it, and put the liotir into a hot- i tic; cork tight and keep in a dark place. Mix witli a knife or spatula one part lime, with three parts lard or butter, cold. Wash the n-.tv. ..I..Mm mnil jintilv the salve morning and evening, wrapping a cloth over the part. ,j Rhubarb beds should be made in March or i the early part ot' April. Roots from last year's ' are the most vigorous, but the risk lias to he i run in getting an inferios article, as the seed rarely produces its like. The surest way is to take old roots, separate them into as many plants as thev will admit of and retain a portion of core to each ; plant in deep, rich soil, 1 the tops an inch under the surSHoe, about two feet each way. Cover over in Autumn with manure. Unless seed is washed, they should not be permitted to run to seed, as it weakens the stalks and gives but half a crop. Scocrs tv Cows.?Mr. L: Pierce, of Putney,' Vt? states tliat he has used greon tea for scours in calves, lambs, and pigs, and it always cured them. lie gives, for a dose to a call", a teaspoonful of tea steeped in a teacupful of water, i'v this rule, a co.v might take two or three *as*W(Jh?ik ! The Ladles and Freemnaoarj*. Dr. Albert G. Maekcy, one of the ino?t learn ed and (Jifltingniehed Masonic lights of the present r.ge, in his "Lexicon ol' Fiecir.utoi.ry," compliments the ladiee, and tLua ncoownts lor their non-admittance into -Masonic Lodges, which, it appears to us, shod# Le quite satisfactory to thcin: "The objection so often made by the fair sez, that they are moot ungnllantly refused an entrance into our order, and a knowledge of our secret?, isAcst answered Ly a reference to the originally operative character of ov.r institr- ^ tion.- 'iliat woman in not admitted to & participation in our rites and ceremonies, is most i>... : t - ' ' u ui:. ijui it ;a uui uueausc w.e oeem uor unworthy or unfaithful, or deny her the mind to understand, or the heart to appreciate our principles; but pimply because, in the very or gHiiizaiion of masonry, man alone can fulfil the duties :t inculcates, or perform the labors it eujoins. Free and speculative masonry is but au application of the art of operative masonry to moral and intellectual purposes. Our anceators worked at the construction of the Temple^-'* ~ ? of Jerusalem; while we arc engngod in the erection of u more immortal edifice?the temple of the mind. They employed their implements for merely mechanical purposes; we use them symbolically, with nx.ru exalted designs. ' ; - ' "Thus, m all our emblems, our language, and our rites, there is a beautiful exemplification and application of the rule# of operative masonry, as it was exercised at the building of the temple. And as King Solomon employed in the construction of that edifice, only hale and hearty men, and cunning -workmen, so our lodges, in imitation of that great exemplar, demand iis the indispensable requisite to. admission, that the candidate shall he freedom, of lawful age, and in the possession of all his limbs and members, that he mav he capable of performing such work as the faster shall assign to him. "iience, it must be apparent thattho ndmis siou of women into our order would be attended with a singular anomalv. As tliey worked not at tlie temple, neither can ibey work with us. But we love and cherish them not the less. One of-tlie holiest of our mysticrites inculcates a reverence for the widow, and pity for the widow's son. The wife, the mother, \ the sister, and the daughter of the Mason, exercise a peculiar claim upon each Mason's heart and affections. And while we know . that woman's smile, .like the mild beams of an, April sun, reflects a brighter splendor on the light of prosperity, and warms with grateful Aglow the chililness of adversity, we regret, not the less deeply, because unavailingly, that uo ray of that sun can illume the recesses of our lodge, and call our weary workmen from their , Inbors to refreshment" To Promote the Health of Cattle. Mix, occasionally, one part of salt with four,. lve or six pans ot wood ashes, and give the liixture to different kinds of stock, summer uid winter. It promotes their appetites ami .ends to keep tliern in a healthy condition. It s said to be good against lots in horses, murrainu cattle, and rot in sheep. ^p^prse-ruddish. root is valuable for cattle.^ i*? 1)1 -r..!! '7 1^, yfyW*'nr .-^_KTi JXOllbleO "'*l tllC: ia-at. If animals will not eat it \ oJunt&riiy, cnt it up fine and mix it with potatoes oruieai. heed all animals regularly. They not "only look for their food at the usual time, but tie stomach indicates #the want at the stated neriod. Therefore feed morning, noon, and. evening, as near the same time as possible. Guard against the wide and injurious extremes of satiating with excess and starving with want. Food should be of a suitable quality, and proportioned to the growth and fatteningof animals, to their production in young, and milk, and to their labor or exercise. Animal* time work need mow food, and that which is. far more nutritious, than those that arc idle. In a dry time see that the animals have h good supply of water. "When the fountains are low, they drink the draininga of fountains, streams and passages of water, which are unwholesome. If barns and stables are very light and warmK ventilate in uiild weather, even in winter.. Exchanrp. . v - > Tiie Lost One Focnd.?Mr. Whitefiold hud" a brother who, for some years, appeared to bo an earnest, sincere christian. But he declined,, and linaily wandered far from the path of duty* After hearing his brother preach one afternoon,, he retired in distress of mind.. At the supper table be groaned, and could neither, tat nor drink, saying, "I am a lost man." The Countess of Huntingdon, who sal opposite, exclaimed, 'I am glad of it! I am glad of it." "It is wicked in you to say you are glad I am a lost man," said he. "I repeat it," said she"J am. heartily glad of it." lie looked at her, astonished at her barbarity. "I am glad of it," said she,, "because it is written, 'the son o? map came to. seek and to save that which was lost." With tears rolling down his cheeks, he said, "What a precious Scripture truth is tliSt. And how is it that it comes with such power to my mind I Oh, madam," said he, "I bless God ibr that.. Then he will save ine; I trust my soul in his. hands, .he has forgiven mo." He soon after went out, felt unwoli, fell down and expired. We are all lost; happv will it be for us if wo become sensible ol it, and are found before the summons of death shall come. Let backsliders take warning, and see to it that they return tothe Great Shepherd ere their feet stamble on, ujv; u.wa uivviiiiiu^j v* -v S->urjcju%i ,)nc SfLriiCuocs.?A verdant Irish girl, j.ist arrived, was sent to an intelligence office by the Commissioner of Emigration, to find a place at service. She was sent to a restaurant, where 'stout help* was wanted, and while in conversation with the proprietor, lie took occasion to light liis cigar l>v igniting a locofoco match On the sole of his hoot. As soon as sho saw this, she ran away half frightened to death, and when she reaclfcd the office was almost out of breath. "Why, what is the matter with you?" said the proprietor, seeing her rush iu with such confusion. "Oeh, shure, sur, but yc's bint cc to the old Nick himself in human form." . ^ "What do you mean?has he dared to iusult W *a help'from tny office?" in. .iredtbe man. "Yes, stir," returned the girl?"he's the old Nick." "What did he do to you?tell me, and I'll fix him for it," said he, quite exasperated. "Why, sur, whilst I was talking to Lim about the wages, he turned up the bottom of his fut and wid a splinter in hia fingers, sur, be iu?? g ive one stroke, and the fire flcv out oi bit. fut, and burned the stick and be lighted bis cir'ar with ir, riz'i't afore uiy cvn fade' Ilea tbc old ^icl*, sure, sir." Xc jj Orha i.f I'icQjunc. ^ Learn :a childboM, if yon (bat Itnjyi' nets is not outside, tmt inM^o. A heart and clear conscience triage ?iie?-r*; no rirJ"*; nr OTrmmtar.'*^ >a\r ( "?. 4 * -