The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-24

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION,
Session at Baltimore,
NOMINATION OF APRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE.
The New York Delegations.
&c. &c. &c.
THE TALK AND PREPARATION ON SUNDAY.

THE TALK AND PREPARATION ON SUNDAY.
BALTIMORE, SUNDAY NIoHr, IL o'clock
May p, 1S4S.
The democratic wisdom of the nation is ntrated
at tho Monumental City Baltimore is, just at this
time the most important locality in the republic The
hotels have been swarming, since last evening like bee
hives and still at each the increases. Bar
NUNS and the Exchange the great points of fu-
sion. Between them a constant stream of intercom-
munication has been going all day At the Ex-
change, under its skilful administration thousand
people took dinner to-day; and at Barnum's there
was proportionate amount Of business transacted,
in solids in hydrostatcs, and segars All the other
hotels In the central part Of the city filed to the
brm, and many private houses have become exceed
ngy populous on the heels Of this great locofoco de-
monstrAtion. II is great acknowledgement In
numbers great in talent great in experience great in
potics-the greatest In every particular in the history
Of these preliminary confederated assembages of the
unterrifed and indomtable democracy
The agony Is great-the enthusiasiasm is great-the
spirit Of the whole mass Is exuberant of hope and
hopeful anticpations. The two-third rule has been
discussed among the thousands here assembled with
out abatement, for the last two days. and Cambreng
ginning OF the sport to-morrow-hsve been most amply
| considered without any definite conclusion. Some
10 Dr. ,S snd the M and
make up or fight 1t out among themselves The baru-
burners deny the right of DR. Braudreth to administer
his pills to them without their consen-and the doc
tor persists in his determination to purge tho
ton Of all the bile and phegmatic materials Of "the
white mans resolution Others propose to take the
hunkers and the stable all in provided they
assent to the nominations the address the resou
tons that may be adopted Others propose that they
shall decide by lot which of the factions shall DO
admitted, each to agree as preliminary condition, to
abide by the results of the convention. The barn
burners are at Barnum's, the hunkers at the
Exchange, and most potent anxiety and con-
doence felt by the rest of the delegations for these
State Most of the State delegations have conferred
upon their course respectively in regard of the Prince
John deputaton and the detachmen of Dr. Brandreth
Generally the pills have operated handsomely but in
some cases they have been incompetent to bulge the
provso There are delegates even from the southern
States who are costve in favor Of the Prncenot be-
cause Of the proviso but in spite of They think his
case Is entitled to consultation, and fair judgment
of all the doctors before they undertake to administer
the pills He is in high fever; his stomach is out of
tone his pulse Is wiry, quick and IRREGULAR his skin
dry and harsh; his feet cod his tongue rough
and coated with peculiar mucus indicative Of the
black vomit his eyes are full heavy and distended
and is held by many to be extremely doubtful whe
Drandreth thinks they arcthat John requires dras-
tic cathartic and nothing ese-and the bunker pills.
proviso, will eradicate their alarming intestinal extra
vasation. and restore diaphragmatic and orthodox
eonvaescence. Who shall decide wnen doctors dsa-
gree or who shall gainsay che conservative properties
We leave this matter, therefore, in doubt We have
been consulted but confess our inability to prescribed
diagnosis competent for the decided secondary phasis
Of the case.
We have whole phalanx Of the leaders from all
parts-from the Arostook to the Brasos from Little
Egg Harbor to Des Moines from Big Sodus to the
Tombgbee from the St. Johns, down East to the San
Juan OF the everglades from the ice vendors of Boston
to the rice tenders of Carolina from the maple sugar
regions Of Mount Holyoke to tho planters Of the
the Buffalo hunters Of Texas-ample delegations from
every State OF this federal and respendent republican
vsers or candidates for the honors have seen.
day. General Sam Houston. as fine a fddle-Genera
Felix Houston the Louisiana brave Col. Bryce. of the
same State, the embodiment Of Southern chivalry
senator Strange Of old Rip Van Wrinkle; DR.. Bran
dreth of those Industrious pills, c. c. Cambreleng An
drew Stevenson. Of Virginia: Col Hawkins, of North
Carolina Colonel Nat Greene of Boston; Governor
Isaac Hill; Gen. Commander. of South Carolina Gov.
McNutt Of Mssissipp the veteran revolutionary Da-
Wis of Delaware; Governor Van Ness Col Isaac Barnes
of untiring friends of the northern journey last
summer with the President and company; Hon. Gar
rett ID. Wall Of New Jersey and host Of others too
numerous for specification including, also John Minor
Botts the fast friend Of Henry Clay
Faithful found among the fai,hless."
The two-third is the second great difficulty to
be surmounted. 1t must be adopted. Then comes
the tug Of but the friends Of General Cass are
confident while those of all the other candidates. in
Guiding General Worth. do not abandon the field. II
Is said the blrnburners in correspondence with
Hon Simon Cameron. of Pa who is here and that it is
their object to get up separate nomination Of CO.
vernon skunk n an exclusive Northern candidate
But this too prep osterous for belief We hope
to see through the fog tomorrow
THE DOCTOR
BALTIMORE, Sunday night
Such scene Of excitement and hub-bub has been
political saturnalia, President making carnival
little knots of men, instead of going to church and
trying to worship God congr.gated about corners
OF the Streets discussing the respective merits of
Woodbury., Dallas and Buchanan. Washington has
been quite empted we, should think from the number
Of senator's congressman clerks and divers officials
herc-a upon this grand President pick nick Even
all the departments toleraby well represented;
even down to the Presidents Private Secretary who
H., IN afi frta unIf
suade Office holders to be gratefu-the last seems
rather hopeless caseyet proper regard for decent
propriety should keep him away-"a person who
white gloves at funeral can do any thing the
French say. tits plain every one that the game of
Polk IL nearly contaminated and his frie nds TO-
menting disturbances among the different candidates
with an eye to his own ultimate But there
are gosd men and true, who will strive
to prevent his lncidency (as he is now
called holding on second term Caucussng.
counting noses pledgng and log-rongg, all
these interesting minute OF convention are going
on. BY the next four years will see candidates
asking votes personally. ut the rate things
going on. The Wmot abotionists are in the market,
all ready to sell themselves to the highest bidder The
iything wanting here two three first rate
ayers but all those that did up things here the
men Of smaller calibrc trying their hand at it. It's
chance If there Is not some bungling work Wood
bury 1t Is said will get all the New England States and
Alabama The Cass men, knowing this, and taking
into consideration that and North Caro-
lima go for Buchanan, they are in earnest in opposing
the twothrd rule which is now the only obstacle to
the success Of Lewis Cassand yet OF these are
the very men who advocated it most warmly ut the
last convention. These all the striking deveopc-
ments-but tomorrow speculation ends, and the ball
opens in earnest. PETER JONES
S-Captian Ryndcrs is in town, advocating Folks
denominations he and Wap Knawker," as the Wash
ington urchins say ought to at least make President
flanagan Is inclined notwithstanding his professions
to the contrary to help them ITO what base uses may
we come ut last" as the butchers dog has it, Father
Richie it is also said, is trying to make Vice Presi-
dent out Of the present Secretary Of the Navy BUT it
is thought II he should in his design that the
chances would be, that he would be inflicted as an Or
gan the next administrations and the very idea OF
1t defeats his project. The people long get rid Of
Polk and Richie Co. we'll several md specua
tors, who hold Offices under this nasty Every hotel
boarding house and many private houses are full to
overlooking. The weather hot Africa: but to-mor-
row comes the tug Of war and next day the Philippi
p J.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION