The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-06

. ventioD yesterday. Several informs
. meetings were held, and the merit
and chances Of the different csndi
dates for State oncers and member
Of Congress freely discussed. Oh
Monday, and up to l2 o'clock yss
terday. the claims Of GIendy Burk,
: for Governor were thoroughly pushec
, by his friends, and the odds were il
his favor, bus matters took q sudder
change, and he and Col. Christy we're
shelved. Though no decisive action
was taken on the, nomination, the
: Convention has pretty much agreed
on the following ticket, which will BE-
submitted to-day when It assemblies
for final action At Odd Fellows Hall /:
For Governor. Charles Derbigny ;
for Lieutenant Governor. Mark Boat.
ner: for Secretary Of State Robert G..
Beale for Attorney General, John T..
King; for Treasurer. J. V. Durable,
for Auditor, Frank Hardesty. The
Office Of Superintendent Of Public
Education was left an open question
until the meeting Of the Convention
today.
The Congressional nominations
were freely discussed, and the follow.
ing gentlemen will be likely to be the
choice Of the Convention: First
District Charles Gayarre Second
District, Theodore G. Hunt Third
6. b. N Wales. For the Fourth
District. the contest is narrowed down
between Gen. Felix Huston and Il.
North Collum.
There may be some changes in
this programme when the delegates
meet today. A strong effort will be
be made to create a vacancy for
Glendy Burke, and Mr.. Durald may
have to give way, and Mr.. Burke
be placed on the ticket for Treasurer. |
For Congressional nomination for the
Second District there may be some
difficulty resulting from the rather
serious eneute, to use no harsher term
which occurred between Coils. J.. B.
Walton and l. N. Marks, in the wig.
wan on the subject Congressional no
nominations.
The nomin ations and the Platform
will, it is expected, he published by
on Thursday, and mass
meeting called for Thursday, evening
% ratify them.-True Della Of the Az
inst.
OUR SENTIMENTS The Columbus
Ga.) Inquirer, in commenting on the
Notifications Act Of Wassac husetts
md the measures Of retaliation propo- I
ed, says: Z
"To our mind how much soever ..
night be accomplished by the retalia.
Dry action Of our citizens or Legisla-
nre. or both our most affectual rene.
y for existing evils. as well as reliable q
uarantec against future aggressions, =
es in the union Of the people on this q
italy important subject of our Sou.
bern institutions in all their bearings q
OF only upon the abstract question Of n
institutional right but on tie more q
aspect in which it may be
resented in the legislation either Of
dividual States or Of Congress ., ,,
While our domestic divisions are al. ~
wed to exist, in the face of the stead Il )
advancing aggressions Of our ene- :. a
les, it may well be doubted whether -
truth the question Of slavery is of u. ~
interest in the estimation 'e
the South; and SO long as a con. ~
1erable portion Of her people mani "
1t a preference for the incidents of ~ 's
'rty asssndency over the mainten- =
zee of this great public interest, so :. -.
ng may We expect to meet with the D.
strust Of those at the North who =. =.
'uld be our friends, and the indiffer- r. r.
&c ifnot contempt Of our undisguis. -
foes. The security of the rights Of
South, then, and the integrity of -
r institutions, lie mainly in the union fo'
her people on this great question, wi
lde paramount one. tn,
Let all others be for the present Of
bordinate and upon this let all who (n'
!ue and are determined to maintain tn.