New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-24
The Loco-Foco Babel-The Builders Of the
Tower-A strange sunday Night-Editor-
Present-Preliminary Strings. &c.


! Baltimore is now the great Babel % Loco-F oco-
ISM All the ofce-hoders. offce-seekers. bang
ers-on, and wire-pullers d that craft are here.
What happy country tins would be If Baltimore
should sink or swim Of somewhere ] have
no doubt that some righteous would perish.
but there would be so much demasosueism
swamped with them. that the political atmos-
pierre would be renovated ioT halfa century am
not savage enough % wish my suppo ton turned lnio
reality and ye. could but t-ink today az sai on
the platform and looked down upon Tie a-sem5ltd re-
preventative Of pretty nearly a the Demagorsfn Of
the coaurv that i the Unversa-fs Church would only
have been transferred 70 some other world wfh .i-
content how much better would 1e ior tis little
world cali ours
Ton lr wa quite long train iul 0i ardent ~ ID ill
crate" ready 70 labor iOr any candidate who may DBL
able 70 perpetuate for them the -po-- Do was some
what curious a. see the way mo- Wl-cn mummy was
umblsd up 10 a small apartment Of the baggage car
Familiarity called TIE knocking room, beng eiout siA
feet SQUARE. were cOzly crowded together dl.i-A
pushed Senator from Indiana no Jess distinguish
Senator from Missouri mot bert9uI an ecccI' ric
senator from Florida thc mo g dstn shed W1i-rou
EirTnle-prca Folks private Secretary. -rlla
Militia General LoCO-FocO Dele-ate from connect
cut two letter writers ana two colored mon DO tl--
long train were many u the leading members ~ h
Houses ri Congress
La, evening was the longest sunday evening ever
spent in my life The scenes - The hotels were beyond
DESCRIPTION Every room was occupied vun t"O.
three and even in some cases. with N or eight beds
Some who prefer the gut enjoyment ~ sleep were
laid out n -lc embrace Of deaths counterfeit Ht ir-
others VINO sO enjoy sleep that tner have ha no %
chopping it up INFO music with which they sercnsde
ali night til broad dayl -ht thclr ncighb0rs around
10 wa- no easy matter 10 obtain sleeping room. even
chair was rather luxury. know nor how o. came 20
pas but THE travelling % conventions nos brought ne
% ron act vs.
tis morning that had been sleeping Oh night a.
the little parlOr used in day time as the committee
room Of The Old Hunkcr Delegation Just INNS o.
sleeping the room occupied by 81 liunEer- Tax OF
sleeping with Tyler after that Tonight however by the
kindness " my friend r Dor. oi tht Exchange Hotel
have found more private place o. write and sleep
But have -aid that last evening was queer sunday
evening Think Of a mass meeting IN every barroom
in the CITY Of ba1mOre-and the perpetual din ~ mlE
ing brandy smashers' keeping up "a -hri treble over
the deep bass OF the base party wa'cl-words VITA
which part-ans appeal 20 tn-lr followers T. We
quite amusing 20 zee the adr0itnes- VITA which Pa
nick McElroy ~ Barnum's and Alex VI koener Of
the Exchange managed % keep down the rising heat n
LOcOF OcO thrOats. Up ~ That Bar came wave afer
wave of parched LOcOF OcCi-m. Ildt Iu.cp- sherry
cobblers brandy and soda were poured out ia large
quantities ] have doubt tha- there were liquids
enough swallowed H this city Last n.ht 20 nave form,
pretty decent feeder for canal OF some considerable
dimension
As each new wave Of this liquid lake eaped loainins
from the soda bottle OF stole through smashed ice ana
al the wave ln every corner was seen clique % pI-
hticians talking the stereotypod phrase 81 Barn
burHu and HmfD. During my ramble round throuz %
the hotels ] many Of the leading LOc9IocOs De-
ceivng the homage of the party between drln.--cOl
-picuOus were Gen Houston aud Capt ky nder-. Nix
ing with the crowd you might also have noticed ~cna
tor. Dickinson, q DO not see F0ote) Hnnnc-.r, and
others There was one man who. though not -o tall as
sam Houston yet is better looking man ANA attract
ed more attenton-AcX. Wells Of New YORK, though
he is not delegate be comes here @ defend t1c Hun
10 az
His denunciaiions are pointed and
powerful Wherever he goes he has q crowd around
him. lie speaks iuenty-c0queItly end the people
keep him 10 i ell the tmocirclc after circle comes
up to listen % him. He tires lie is the Lamar
tinc-the mouthpiCce Of tins Convention. tnrou-
which the great lungs OF the htaving Democracy lets he
thought that breathe leap into language which burns
The Old HGnkers have headquarters az the Exchange
Hotel The Bauburners az the Fountain. Among the
latter notice W c. Grain Pre- King, Mr. DOOItt.e
Of Wyoming, Geo Nce OF Troy, c. G. Cambreeng
James :. Wadsworth, Peter Csgcer, &c. &c. Edwin
CrOswel Is OF course one of the bunker Delegates
John Van Buren, calls him the brains Of the party. Dick
nson, Foster McKeon and be ARE, ] believe, the Com
mittce Of Vigilance for the Delegation.
Last night was spent in laying schemes for tO-days
action. The consultations continued to-day. At
II o'clock the Delegates bctOok themselves to the Uni
versaist Church IN Fayettot where met four years
ago to nominate Clay ANA Fre.inghuysen The gale
res were crowded al enrly hour by the public. The
lower hOOr was reserved for the Delegates, and mem
bers of the Press who were admitted only by ticket
among the EDITORS present To-Day nutccd Col Nfteuf
of the Boston Post Mr.. Blair Of the old Globe Mr. T.
Croswell and M. : Cromwell OF the albany AfgHs sir
Van Dyke Of the db1Hy Ati0s Mr. ~chOUcr OF the Bls
ton Atios Mr.. Treat OF the 81 LoHis Union Mr. Richie
Of the Richmond Enquire. Mr. Gallagher OF the Ntr-
York True Sun, Mr. ncraham Of the Nec lors GLIB,
Mr. Butts of the Rochester Adrr'is1 Mr. -cavcr OF the
Buffalo C0Trier, The Doctor Of the Hcrald Or
Houston and Mr. Sutton are also here taking the pro-
ceedngs in shorthand believe for the two W5shing-
ton papers.
MORNING SESSION. FIRST DAY.
AT Il oclock the Convention was called 10 order
by w D. Latchaw Of the Illinois Globe, who nominated
Col BRYCE of La. a. temporary Chairman.
Prayer was then offered By Rev. Theophlus Fisk Of
Baltimore. who prayed for a more Democratic spirit
for this country as the Rcpublcanm Of Truth was DIFF
fusing itself abroad-Ovcr the blue sea.
On motion Of Mr.. Van Swearingen Of No. Samuel
Treat Esq Of the 81 Louis Union wac appointed Sec
Rotary.
Mr. Wheeler of c. moved that Committee Of one
from each State be appointed on credentials
Mr. Cone Of Ga proposed a substitute that a Com
mittee OF one from each state except NewYCr be up
pointed Each delegation 20 choose its representative
ON the Committee.
Upon this a very long discussion arose. of which 10
would be impossible TO give any adequate idea
Speeches. remarks propositions, amendments. m0di-
cations, &c. were made and supported with considera
bic vim.
Nj Hanncgan offered d resolution that an persons
who claimed 20 be delegates should pledge themselves
70 support the nominee of the Con- entlon This dix
at the Banburners was received with tremendous ap-
plause which shows them that they may expect 40
mercy from the hands OF this Convention To Tins 3d.
King replied 10 soon enough 10 answer that qucs-
ton, when the Convention was organized Mr.. Toucey
OF Ct Nancey OF Ala. Tlden OF y y and others pro
posed amendments
Mr. King said they did not want a Committee 20
Judge of their ca e. They wanted the question settled
in open Convention. In some Of his remarks he
quite excited al some attempts made 70 prevent his
speaking.
Mr. Dickinson said the state Of the a-1nu.rhere Ms
well as the subject warned 10 keep cool We could
cooly aud confidently refer tie whole matter Of New
York her % sisters He would abide the decision
(Applausc)
After much confusion points OF order the previous
question moved and the resolution 30 amended ls
70 exclude New-lork Glrog Their was adopted The
following gentlemen were then appointed By their re-
spectve delegations
we have already published the hst--Edl
Before the Committee was completed. Mr. Moses o.
Florida, who had been appointed member. rose and
said he would express his opinion openly the Barn
burners. Rather than Tor those who throw ire
brand among us-. Here be stopped by loud calls
OF order" and other hostile noises which prevented
him from finishing bis sentence. lie was ordered hv
the President o. take his seat be 0i orier)
A communil alton was received from the Democratic
Jackson Association Of Washington asking that Jesse
f. Dow and four others named be- admitted seats
the door. ID al hrst moved % Jay the table
this failed and then u was referred 20 the Committee