The Nevada journal., 1852-07-17

vote on the twenty-third ballot, ant
when Maryland wss called, the IN
nouncement was made-Cass 5, Rucha
nan 3. This was followed by Kissing il
the galleries, and calls to order, inter
mingled with slight applause.
Mcny yoices-Clear the galleries.
Silence up there. Stop those geese.
Mr.. Mcliae said in loud voice. that
such usage from the citizens of Balti
more would prevent the holding of the
Democratic convention there again.
There was the utmost possible confu.
sion.
The President Justify called to order
and banged with his gavel.
Many voices demanded that gentle.
men standing should sit down.
Mr.. McRae said there had been hiss
ing in the galleries and that was what
he alluded to.
The voting went on, when suddenly
the convention was startled by the cry
Of HT-FICHT-FIGHT.n
Messrs Wilcox and Sims, in the neigh
borhood of the Mississippi delegation,
were engaged in n personal collision, but
the crowd around them was 80 dense,
we could not get up to the scene to re-
port the full particulars.
The persons in the galleries stretched
forth to see the combat.
Of course there was n general excite
ment. and cries Of sit down." down
in 'front.'" "order, order," accompanied
by prolonged Kissing"
Amid such witches sabbath, Mr..
Pierce was declared unanimously nom-
mated. He received the nomina tion on
the forty-ninth ballot. Cass received
l16 votes on the first ballot, and was
undoubtedly the choice Of a plurality Of
the convention. Up to the 10Th ballot
Cass kept the lend, when Buchanan
took it, and held ittill the 30th, when
Marcy passed him and distanced all
competitors for three ballots then Cass
suddenly rose to l23, and his prospects
frightened 1t is snid the rally for
Cass commencing Mt the 3lst ballot was
only intended to kill Douglas, at whose
rising prospects Old Fogeyism was bad
ly frightened. 1t was not till the 35th
ballot that Pierce received vote, nor
till the last that reasonable conjecture
could look toward his nomination.
COMMENTS ON THE DEMOCRATIC NoMI
NATION.
The comments of the various journal.
upon the Democratic nominations are
varying and interesting. Our space will
not permit us to quote many, but we
give below few of the most important
and striking.
The Republic says General Pierce is
an old Hunker of the strictest sect,
having distinguished himself in the
House of Representatives by his hostility
10 Rive: AMI Harbor Improvements
that he continually voted against all
such bills that subsequently werc APP
proved by Gen Jackson, including one
for the Delaware Breakwater, and also
the Cumberland road bill. In the Sem
ate, he also voted against oil Harbor and
River bills against grant of land to
an Indiana railroad that offered to carry
the mails free for twenty years as y
recompense. His greatest speech in the
Senate was against the relief to the
widow of General Harrison.
The Intelligencer considers him a
third rate man, but says his experience
has been such rs to qualify him to ad-
minister the affairs ot the government,
should the people call him to that trust,
respectfully, and in a national spirit.
The Baltimore Patriot says:
,, The Convention has consumated. its
work by nominating franklin Pierce, of
New Hampshire, as the Democratic can
didate for President We may safely
ina cine that we hear thousand voices
asking WHO is Franklin Pierce :" The
question is easily answered but who will
be satisfied with the answer!
MIR. Pierce belongs to New Hamp-
shire, and has been in Congress but
what he has said, what he has done,
how, in any way, he has distinguished
himself that he should be selected as n
proper man to make President of the
| United States, no one can explain-ex-
cept it be to admit that party did it!
SO we go; the great men Of the party
those who have Zone the State some
service those who have name that
is known, all these are set aside, and
Mr.. franklin Pierce overshadows them
all! How true is oil that Shakespeare
tells u.s. He had this act Of the Con-
vention in mind when he wrote
Some men are born great some achieve great.
ness, Z
And some have greatness thrust upon them.
Mr.. Pierce belongs to the latter school
greatness is thrust upon him. lie is
as one Of his supporters in the Conven-
ton said, "blank leaf, upon which any
thing can be written" IN
The New Yolk Tribune furnishes the
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