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roved to be impracticable. On the sixth day of the Convention (Saturday, April 28th), Pages 92, 98. at an evening session, Mr. Avery, of North Carolina, and Mr. Samuels, of Iowa, from the majority and minority of the committee, again made opposite and conflicting reports on the question of slavery in the Territories. On this qwill be perceived that these resolutions are in exact conformity with the decision of the Supreme Court. The following is the report of the minority, made by Mr. Samuels, of Iowa. After re-affirming the Cincinnati platform by the first resolution, it proceeds: Inasmuch as differences of opinion exist in the Democratic party, as the Convention. It was soon manifest that should the minority report prevail, the Convention must be broken into fragments. After some preliminary remarks, Mr. Samuels moved the adoption of the minority report as a substitute for that of the majority. Page 97. This gave rise to an earnest and excited debate. The difference