The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-07

OF which Mr. Dickinson deservedly the recipient,
having willingly sacrificed himself in his own State upon
the altar Of the constitution and the rights
Of the South The baloting went but when instead
of acting upon the recommendation Of Mr. Dickinson,
the North Carolina delegation led of for Governor Marcy
II was plain that the game up for Gen Cass. The
last effort to rally the south upon him had failed
On the thiry-hfth ballot new movement, or rather
Pierce, and North Carolina, Georgia. Alabama and Mis-
sissipPi leading OIL for Marcy. The Nirginnns
aware the feud existing bet ween Dickinson and Marcy
and they therefore gave their vote to Pierce To
avoid giving offence to Dickinson Otherwise they would
undoubtedly have joined these other Southern states
standing l0I for Cass 81 Buchanan 80 Douglas and 50
for Marcy, an effort made to produce change
delegation went out to consrt but on returning it
appeared that the Cass- Dickinson inhcxible
for Douglas. The i2d id and i4th ballots exactly
the to the steady unshrnking vote from
Florida for Daniel s. Dickinson On the 45th ballot Ten.
made advance from 10 IL votes for Marcy
which, on the final count brought him ahead of the
hcap-Marcy. 81; Cass, 90 The appliance which
marked the rise Of Cnss was accorded to M inward tan
kency OF Marcy though not quite fervcntly admins
tcrtd On 'he 4Gt vote Marcy gained in New ork
and VIM Il King received his hrat vote which cast
by Tennessee district. Tho anxiety increased. aud
every indication, 60 The change Of single vote
watched and noted ly every man of more than six thou
sand people
The whole force of Mr. Buchanan. excepting Pcnnsyl-
vana and Nirginn. having gone over to Marcy il
important TO know what could be done with the cass
and Douglas men, who for the most part continued to
stick TO ,Gss; but the 4G,h ballot the Kentucky
Indicated their distastc of Buchanan and Marcy by
casting then twelve votes Franklin Pierce. Aud
motion made TO adjourn, by delegate
to logrc' and count but lke several other simi
lar moiious previously made. 1t was overwhelmingly
rejected, On the a,lh ballot. which carried up
pi from ~ IN - and TO Lynu Royi his frat
vote hy Ohio New York caited Tor an aGotrnmcut by
States. The rtll WI commenced but II
tainod hat an adjournment was GO aod the cali
abandoned. On hr 18th buliot r. j. ngersoi. Of Con-
hcctcut. received ote and Boyd two, AVID Pgrco
W nom % TO IS On the 18th ballot. North CARO-
na made strong speech and Il beautiful epcech, in
favor Of Fraalln Pierce and followed up with the
votes of that state To this point The vote had gone for
ward after the old fashion FOR Cass Buchanan Douglass
ard Marcy; bNt whom North Caions lett Marcy aud
went TO Pierce the decisive bio struck The
next change Of tie votes Of Mississippi fcom Marcy
10 Pierce brought the Whole convention tumblBg in to-
gcthor. stampede among corral OF horses and mules
the plains Of Texas. in the night Ge alone afford
any idea Of the grand ruth for Pierce Like flock Of
sheep bouncing oyora ftuce they came pouring up TO
Pierce from Airtama Vermont. New Jersey Arkansas,
Indiana New York both fact oas Illinois. Louisiana poor
Michigan aud poor old un-yvania, to change their
votes. having just made the tremendous discovery that
Fierce the and tho only for tho Democratic
party And the crowd in the galleries.. who had
of the nomination of Pierce han Of the in the
cherrcd most Justify and enthusiastically The
thusiasm however. not of thAt hearty sort which
would have greeted the nomination of Coss. But the
jg's up and Gen. Pierce, subordinate officer under
General scott in the Mexican war is to he ptod against
thc create captain OF Che age. and UPON his military
capitol The tass ncn are very Ihcy cal this the
Baltimore laughter house Convention. AMI ay Tint this
will he the last National Convention of The demoordc
pafy The .iefo Of the Buchanan men il too deem FOR
uttcTance; but lie indgn Of yong America is in
measure, eGsGod in the killing Oh Of The Old fogies
The way it done is simple daylight. The Blu
chanan and footc, Cobb, Clemens, and others of
the sort, defeat, Cus8; the Cas- dictated
chanan tho Douglas men killed oil Douglas. aud the
Dickinson 'a liunkers. of New York. defutad Marcy
for there time today in the iortysZth hgliot
when had the whole vote Of New Sor been Mar
oy he might have been rushed though for the Convex
ion was determined to have nomination, hit or miss
before aeiourning
In the final rejoiciups the nal ballot Nr Th1mp
son. Of Mssi.eipp hoped that South Carolina would be
heard; and Gen Commander se.ed the opportunity for
giving most likely the votes or South Carolina for Pierce
But Mr.. Speaker Davis said there such member
Of The Convention Gen Calnauder and ha could net
be heard olthoueh ho promised To be very brief This
poor return for the pcrscVcriuy efforts Of the Gene
raj to ill NJ the only gap in tlc Convention Something
more the Vice Presidency and The subject large ia
next letter. Thus far IL is the old game OF 1874