The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-29
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
BY SPECIAL EXPRESS.
BALTIMORE CONVENTIONS.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
tCorrrspondence OF the Herald

DEMUChlIIC CUNVENIlUN.
tCorr-spondence OF the Herald
BALTIMORE, MONDAY May 81, 6P M.
The National Democratic Convention met in misersbly
small room called the Odd Fellows Hail. In Gay street.
at II o'clock this morning The delegates were very
numerous-very respectable, and great state of ex
element
The Convention sat till g. adjourned over to get
dinner and again at half past four They have made
no nomination, and will make none tonight.
All the business up to the hour writing has been
this
Gen. SAUNDERS, "a strong anti Van Buren, man) from
North Carolina moved that Mr. II b. WsIoHr Io Penn.
take the Chair for the presenhe speaker OF the
lowe House in the fenns, Legsistufe)a mat
This earried with loud acclaim and they took their
seats
Gen SAUNDERS then moved that the rules adopted by
the Of 1882 and 1880 be the rules OF this Con-
ventioB.
These IL adopted include the celebrated two-third
rule, which Will prevent Mr. Van Buren, being nominated
This OF course rise to warm discussion and ex-
element which will write out and send in the morning
Presently discovered that they had started the
meeting without any prayer they stopped Short and
Rev. MI: MJilem read the llsh psalm and Rev. Mr.
Johns asked the blessings OF God upon their proceedings
here ana hereafter
Then the debate went on, and at last Gen. Saunders
"Rcsovea, That Committee OF one for each State
port to the Convention the Of the delegates from
such State each State name one Committeeman
This carried the called for and the fol-
Maine-Amasa shsou. New Hampshre-nenry Hub
bard. Masslchusotts-G George Bancroft. Vermont
Luther b. Hunt. Rhode Isand--Aney Ballou. Connec-
ticut-lsaac Toucey. New York-Henry X. Smith New
Jerseyrhineas Pkennedy Pennsy lvania--John Bredin
Mary land Benjamin G. Howard. Dclaware-Jarvis N.
Sutton VrgnIa-Wm. ii. Roane. North Carolina
John Hill South Carolina-Not represented Georgia
w, T. Colqnit Aabama-B. G. Shields Mississippi
Robert ]. Walker Lousiana-Glbert Leonard Tenn
essee-Cave johnson. Kentucky - johnson. Arkan
sas-Wm. 8 Fulton. Ohio-Thos w. Barley. Indiana
Jesse b. Bright Illinos-James Dunlap Missouri
Thomas Mathematician. y.
After this the following was offered by Mr. JEwrrr Of
Maine, and adopted -
Resolved. That the Committee also report the mum.
Der Of votes to which each State is entitled and Of the
suficiency Of their credentials.
Several attempts made to adjourn. Many dele
gates said that larger must be got dis
cusson ensued about how they should 20 work. and
prepare rules for governing the Conventions and finally
the Convention adjourned without coming TO any
cluson
PosrcRpr.-Ben. +. Butler has just offered amend
men to Saunders resolution that majority vote shall
nominate.
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, May % 8. A. NJ.
No Merely The Oreqnis alton Of the Contention.
AS wrote you last night, no nomination was made in
the Convention yesterday neither rules adopted
for the government OF the same However, one thing
done the Convention fully organized by the ap
poinment Of officers about o'clock at night The follow
were the names
COMMITTEE SELECT OFFICERS --Maine-N. Clifford.
New Hampshire. Eaton. Observation-Disclosures. Abbott,
Vermont-E b. Norris. Rhode lsland-H Willard. Con-
nectcut-N. Billings. New York;. Corning New
Jersey NJ. Iiartshorne. Pennsylvania X shannon
Maryland--P. +. Thomas Delaware-W. II. Ross Vir
gnia-Gen. Chapman. North Carolina-Mr. Blunt
eorgia-Ion. W. T. Celquitt. Alabama-P. williams.
Mssissppi-Nlr Thompson Lousiana-Mr. Leonard.
Tennessee-A. V. Brown. Kentucky-Richard French.
Arkansas-E Cross. Ohio-s. Medairy. lndiana-W
A. Boe. nois-D. Buckmaster. Missouri Miller .
Michigan-O. V. Dibble
OFFICERS SELECTED