Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held at New York, July 4-9, 1868.: Reported by George Wakeman, official reporter of the Convention.

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Mr. VALLANDIGHAM. - What became of the motion of the gentleman from
Missouri? If I understand it is still undisposed of. This proposition can
only come in as amendment to the amendment, no further amendment being
in order.
The PRESIDENT.- The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Vallandigham) is right
The question before the Convention is the adoption of the resolution ofthe
gentleman from Missouri, which had escaped the attention of the Chair.
The Secretary read as follows, -
Resolved, That no balloting for candidates for President or Vice-President
be had until after the report of the Committee on Resolutions'shall have been
received and adopted.
The resolution having been read, Mr. HUTCrINS, of Missouri. - That resolution, with the permission of the
gentleman who seconded it, I beg leave now to withdraw.
Mr. BIGLER.- Then I desire to modify that resolution, and to move that
the States be called in their regular order, and that the candidates be presented, and that there be conceded to each State five minutes to present the
claims and character of the candidate whose name it desires to submit to the
Convention.
The PRESIDENT. -The gentleman from Pennsylvania now modifies his
resolution so that it shall read as follows, -
RPesolved7, That the call of States be called in their regular order, and that
each State be illowed to present the name of any candidate for the Presidency, and that the delegates have five minutes allowed them to present their
views upon their candidate. (Applause.)
Mr. BREWER. - I second the resolution of the gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Bigler). It occurred to me this morning when the motion was made by
the gentleman fiomn Pennsylvania to put in nomination candidates to be voted
for, for the offices of President and Vice-President, that it was out of order and
out of the usual custom of the Democratic party. Heretofore, in all national Conventions, every State has had the rilght and been permitted to vote for
any gentleman in this country, - whomsoever they might feel disposed to
vote for. If we place in nomination some candidates, and they should then
conclude that the nominations should close, there would be no power by
which the Convention could afterwards go for a man whose name had not
been already presented to the Convention. I second this resolution, because
I consider it correct, and the other resolution incorrect and contrary to the
usages and practices of the Democratic party. We desire that every State
shall present and vote for the candidate of her choice.
Mr. HAMMOND, of California. -Now I apprehend that it will be in order
for me to offer my resolution, as there is no original resolution pending. I
offer the following resolution as a substitute for the whole matter, Resolved, That candidates for the Presidency may now be placed in nomination, but that no balloting be had until the platform of principles is
adopted. (Applause.)
Mr. GRAVEs, of Kentucky, moved the previous question.
The motion not being seconded, the vote was taken on the amendmpnt of Mr. Hammond, and the question decided in the negative.
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