Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-17
NEWS BY TELE GRAPH.
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BALTIMORE, il me ITO a. m.
The crowd is increasing--the heat awful-the
excitement rising Scott stocF. is apparently adj
vancing day. His friends are in high spirits
They say they will cheerfully adopt the platform
OF the Southern States, incl .uding the Compro-
mise, the fugtiye-slave law, md all. This being
the case, the platform W i'll undoubtedly be
adopted SCOTS friends say they will want but
fifteen to secure his nomination on the first bal
lot Most of to-day will probably be spent in
arranging platform and deciding on the creden-
tals of delegates.
Second Desp atch
IL a. m.--The Scott men are in favor Of n ma
jorty of each delegation, including alternates,
&C., casting the vote of each State. If this be
adopted Scott will have decided advantage
Edward Bates, of Misso uri, is much talked of
for Vice President SCOTS friends accept him
He will probably be nominated. There were in,
tense caucusing, speaking, and noise making last
night until after twelve O'Clock.
Webster's friends are working tremendously.
The Fimoretes are quiet, but sanguine.
1t is expected that there will be much discus
bers.
Third Depotch.l
IL .. m--The Convention was called to order
at II o'clock, by President Chapman. Prayer
pal Church. 1t is excessively hot The galleries
are crowded with ladies. The north and south
ends of the Hall are filled. There must be five
thousand spectators.
Mr.. Cabel of Florida, submitted resolution
that the rules of the House of Representatives be
adopted for this Convention.
The President announced that a similar resou-
ton, offered by gentleman from Ohio yesterday,
was then on the table; and that the present one
could only be received as a substitute.
The original resolution and the substitute were
debated by several MEMBERS when the whole
subject was laid on the table, to allow Mr. Watts,
chairman of the Committee on Credentials, to
make partial report, and all of said committee
to sit during the session of the Convention. The
request was granted, and the committee accord
ingly retired.
The resolutions on rules were again taken up;
when Mr. Bolts, of Virginia, submitted a resolu-
ton as substitute for the whole. His substi-
tute proposes to adopt the rules OF the House of
Representatives, as far as applicable, and that
each State be allowed as many votes, on all ques-
tons before the Convention, as it is entitled to
in the House of Representatives and Senate Of
the United States.
Mr.. Botts's substitute was adopted.
After this vote had been taken, the President
called upon the members for harmony and con-
cession, and hoped no applause would be given
upon any vote until the adjournment of the Con-
vention This address was well received and
quiet was restored.
Mr. Duncan, of louisiana submitted q pre-
amble and resolutions, proposing that committee
of one from each State be appointed to draught
resolutions, or platform, for the government OF
the Wings of the Union, and that such platform
be adopted before any nomination be made.
Mr.. Van Trump, of Ohio, opposed the adoption
of the resolution until the Committee on Creden-
tails should report. How can the Convention
know who is entitled to vote, he said, until said
committee report He spoke warmly and ener-
getically, and concluded by moving to lay the
resolution on the table until the report of said
committee should be received and adopted
Mr.. Duncan said he only asked for the passage
of the resolutions; the committee need not be ap
pointed until the report on credentials should be
made and adopted He wished not to forestall
the action of the Convention, but only for mem
bers to show hands. He wanted, as Southern
man, to know where he was, and with whom as
sociated.
Mr.. Ashmun, of Mass, said he thought it i'm
prudent to press the resolution at this time, and
hoped the Convention would adjourn, to give
time to the Committee on Credentials to report.
motion to adjourn until five o'clock this af
ternoon was advocated by Mr. Morgan, of Mary
land, and Mr.. Mudd, of California. The vote
being taken, the Convention refused to adjourn.
The previous question on the resolutions was
then demanded and sustained, and vote by
States asked for by Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio.
Another motion to adjourn was made, and lost
The vote was then taken on the first resolution
to appoint committee of one from each State
to report resolutions for n platform Of princi-
pies; and the resolution was adopted-yeas 1893,
nays rs.
The States of Maine, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, Indiana, Michigan Wisconsin, ohio' and
Arkansas voted in the negative One member
from Ohio protested against the negative vote, as
did also several members from New York.
After the vote was announced other members
from individual States changed their votes.
This did not affect the above vote materially.
Mr.. Bolts, of Virginia, moved reconsideration
of the vote, and also to lay said motion on the