Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held in Cincinnati, June 2-6, 1856. Pub. by order of the Convention:

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
onward, and invite us to new hopes, new trials, new victories and
rewards. With the platform you have presented, you will march to
victory, and give repose to the country.
You have crushed out the viper of a secret organization which
disseminated itself through the land, poisoning the springs of liberal
and virtuous political action; and you stand upon a firm foundation
with your candidates before the country, certain to triumph in the
approaching contest. [Mr. Petit spoke further, but in consequence of
confusion upon the floor we were unable to catch his remarks.]
Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, moved that the Chair appoint a committee of nine to officially inform Messrs. Buchanan and Breckinridge
of their nomination. Carried.
The President appointed the following gentlemen to constitute said
Committee: Richardson of Illinois, Hibbard of New Hampshire, Lawrence of
Rhode Island, Brown of Mississippi, Tucker of Virginia, Forsyth of
Alabama, Manning of South Carolina, Preston of Kentucky, Horatio
Seymour, of New York.
At the unanimous and earnest request of the Convention, the name
of the Piesident, John E. Ward, was added to the Committee as
Chairman thereof.
The Special Committee appointed to select a National Committee
submitted the following report:
Resolved, That the next Democratic National Convention, be held at Charleston in the State
of South Carolina.
Resolved, Thatthe rule adopted by the Convention of 1852, and acted upon in this Convention,
be the rule for the number of delegates each state shall be entitled to in the next Democratic National Convention, and that the National Committee, in calling the next Convention, shall provide
seats therein for each State equal to twice the number of its electoral votes, and no more.
Resolved, That the time of holding the next Convention be designated by the Democratic National Committee, and that, in their call, the resolutions of 1852, providing for the number of delegates, be inserted as the rule for choosing delegates.
Resolved, That the National Democratic Committee cause an official report of the proceedings
of this Convention to be prepared, published and distributed among members, for their respective
States, and that said report shall contain a list of the names of and the post office address of each
delegate, and the number of electoral votes of each State.
Resolved, That the first State Convention to be held in New York under one undivided Democratic organization, be authorized by this Convention to appoint a member of the National Committee from that State. (Signed,)
THOS. McCREERY, Chairman.
W. M. PUGH, Secretary.
After reading the report Mr. McCreery said: In selecting a place for holding the next Convention, the Committee
was divided between New York and Charleston. The Democracy of
both have been recently distracted and divided; let this be received by
them as an offering and incentive to union and continued exertion
in the great Democratic cause. In the name of the Committee he
presented the report.
Judge Beardsley would make an explanation as to New York with
regard to this matter. It will be understood by the Convention that
until quite recently the Democracy of New York to which I belong,
did not comprehend that proposition by which it is intended to send
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