Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-05-25
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE,
Baltimore, May e, Io48.

Haftimore, May y, lo4S.
According to promise, after our arrival in
this city, we shall briefly give an account Ct
our Journey. and what has transpired here
since cur arrival.
We LETT the tewa Of Woodstock, On she
saorDing Of Friday, Mt 3 o'clock in the eaozn-
ing, in company witch our excellent old friend
and protector Or. ScaMaFv, and the Delegate
from Shenandoah, and Mr. Fisher and Lady
breakfasted a. Mr. .Sssith's House IN Newtewa
passed through the little villages Of Mill
weed, Paris. Upperville, Midalebusg, &c.,
and arrived at Aide at s o'clock in tie eve
ming, and put up At Mr.. ADAM's Tavegu-
having travelled exactly fifty eight miles.
Considering the time lost in stopping GA the
way, this was certainly good days drive
Left Aide at e o'clock, and arrived at WASH
ington about in the evening, and after stop
ping few moments at NJ FISHERS, took
lodgings at the s'E xchange," NEST excellent
house. kept by Mr.. McILHANy, formerly Of
Louaaun county He is fair specimen Of a
Yirginie Gentleman. Here We met with sew
eral Of our old acqnaintances, and among them
y. L. Bognm, !. Penngbecker. G. Fisher, and
others. Owing 10 the immense number of srav-
NtCios hOSt VI WHVHl dLC VII talCLi way w LuC
fillmore Convention, we were compelled to
Wait until Sunday evening at 4 o'cloek before,
we could get passage t, Baltimore. We ar
rived in Baltimore about o'clock, and stop
ped at the Wheatfieid Inn. which is kept by
Mr.. Mcintosh. who is also a Virginian,
This morning {Monday,} the delegation
from the several States reported themselves at
the Assembly Room, for the purpose Of regis
tering their names, and afterward they sever
ally held meetings to make arrangements to
cast their votes in the Convention.
The Convention will do nothing more than
organize to-day. The very best feeling exists
among all the delegation, except that from N.
York. The Old Thinkers and Ra'7lbsnr'e,s
each have thirty-six delegates in attendance
each claiming to be the true Democratic party.
Unless the breach between these two factions
can be healed, and they will mutually agree to
abide the decision of the Convention, We can
not see how the Convention can decide between
them. The only course left them will be to
receive half of each delegation, or reject the
whole. But here we will remark, that the gen
eral opinion seems to be that the Har,ab,aners
will not support the nominee Of the Convention
at all. If this be true the Convention will be
opinion it will make but little difference wheth-
er New York is represented in the Convention
or not. as it is very certain--uniess these two
divisions unte-that there is no hope of secus-
ing that State for the democratic candidate.
1t would be impossible to tell to-day who
will be the nominee. We are inclined to be-
lieve. from what we could learn in Washing
ton and in this city, that majority Of the dol
egations are Cas- men; but whether he can be
nominated under the tsro-thirds rule; should 1t
prevail, is not so certain. Mr. BUCHANAN
seems 70 be the next strongest. The greater
portion of the delegates from the New England
States are favorable to the nomination of Judge
WOODBURY.. We shall be relieved of all
doubts upon this subject by tomorrow evening
or Wednesday morning. Wait. J. 6.
q In addition to the foregoing letter the
Editor of the .sSentinel" has sent to us the
Bait. Daily Sun, of Tuesday morning the 23d,
through which we have the first days pro-
eeedings of the Bait. Convention. The Sun
says the Convention was organized by the Sc
lection Of Hon. Andrew Stevenson, Of Va, as
its President Vice Presidents were chosen,
one from each State. and eight gentlemen ap-
pointed secretaries. The Convention being
thus organized and prepared for business, there
is nothing to cause delay but the New York
affair.