The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-29

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and as men become old they become conversational,
but if they men Of talents suavity and ex
perience, like Stevenson, always like to hear them
But large voluntary meeting requires prompt-
tudc, decisveness, and less explanation Of the
rules than regularly constituted legislative body
Here lay the fault OF MIR Stevenson. He expended
too much care and too much time, in explanation Of
points of order, most of which required only de-
csion On the part Of the convention, however, rests
the responsibility Of these frequent explanations OF the
most trhing technicalities of the law Inc members
demanded explanations and the char; WIN perhaps
to answer at length He could be excused in little
self complacency the mnuteness and lucidness of
his definition OF the precedence ofconfcting notion
and he deserves praise in this; but the inccssant a
meals and objections urged upon him, did not shake his
patience or his eqnanmty HIS presence In the cnair
assemblage and his steady equilibrium restored order
in the midst of confusion Had younger man, man
less respected. upon his merits his services and expe
rience, occupied the chair the convention might have
yet beon detained in session for several days
The old hnnkers last night at Governor Dickinson IS
parlor, at the Exchange cracked bottle Of Sillery
with their friends to the nominees for the campaign
The champagne and the campaign the subjects Of
the evenings discussion and congratulations. The
Governor complimented for his able speeches in
the conventions for his support of the rights of the
South fer his love of poetry and his kind and alta Bile
temperament; and with more Of sorrow than OF anger
with more Of commsseratiOn than of vengeance, he
soeped towards the barn burners for they had gone
and the place which had known them in this conven-
tion, would know them no more forever Benedtcife.
Il them their winding way
While the llunkers yet remain day.
We apprehend when General Commander goes back
to the Palmetto independently he will be called to
rigid cross-examin nation for his acts in this
ton The nine votes which he gave to General Cass
the fnal baoting, will go hard with him, in
the Georgetown parish-for most incontestaby Gen.
Cass not the choice Of South Carolina; nor do We
expect that his nine votes in the Convention
certainly the vote of South Carona rs of Michigan But
it is always best look the bright side of the
The convention loudly cheered the nine votes
of General Commander for with the unhealed dssen-
sion in the New York democracy the vote Of refrac
ry South Carolina was rather to be courted than de-
clincd.
The convention is over-the members have nearly
all scattered to the four cardinal points Of the needle
the hotels depopulated, and ominous silence
reigns in the streets. feeling akin to ancholy
steals in upon and reflection is busy with regrets
and recoections with sentimental fances, to tell the
truth which however incompatible with the thread of
political disquistion. cannot altogether forego.
OF the hundreds of familiar faces that have Disappeared
there are many, we know, that shall not again.
And in this mood we tender to the members of the
convention our wishes that they may meet their hap
piest anticpations at the threshold Of home and in
return.
Our thanks also due to Mr.. vansant and the
Baltimore committee of arrangements for their faci-
ties to the press also Mr. Dorsey of the Exchange
Hotel for exclusive amid the pressure Of the
throng also to the good people of Baltimore for the
manifestations Of that uniform spirit of hospitality
with which the stranger is received among them.
Having thus closed up our accounts, your reporters
msdesy rely upon that they have satisfied the read
and the editor of the Herald their of the
convention proceedings, and wishing the innumerabe
and enlightened constituency of which, Mr.. Editor.
you the representative thousan nd years per capt.
tenn preparatory to shutting of gas, we bid you
good night THE DOCTOR.