New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-25
xyow-NoTHINGS At PHILADELPHIA.

Nothing Convention through the last week. Monday
| nothing done. Tuesday witnessed Northern
triumph in the admission Of the Anti-Tweth Section
| Delegates from Pennsylvania. Wednesday Ely and
Brewster betrayed the Northern men, in their propo-
saion to abrogate the Twelfth Section, but the day
closed upon partial Northern triumph on the general
| question Thursday the South rallied, undid the
GOOD results Of the day before, then suffered defeat
the destruction of the old platform, and closed the
| Council with triumph in the new Squatter
| Sovereignty and Fugitive Slave Law platform.
Friday nights struggle closed upon ANOTHER Northern
| Triumph over the Pennsylvania case; and Saturday
witnessed Slavery in strong vote to make
an immediate nomination. One day the South was on
The eve of secession the next the North seemed sure
70 bolt; not day Of the week since Monday has
closed on other promise than that Of an explosion of
The whole affair. The ruling of the Chair on point
Of order or the precedence Of motion has several
times saved the Convention from immediate dissolu-
lion. The smallest circumstances have saved it from
destruction. II has survived all its shocks, and still
ives but what the morrow will bring forth he would
be holder man than your correspondent after the
,1perience of the week who should predict. The
Convention has been saved to this time only by the
Jesterous maeagemeet of the NewYork and Massa-
ehusets Nationals, aided by the presiding officers, in
preventing direct vote clear question between
The North and South. All the collisions of the week
have been on partial and indirect Issues, and their
results have not been such to afford the strong
wetext, which each section sought, for secession
Had the Council been brought to direct vote upon
the repeal of the Twelfth Section it would have been
carried. aud the South would have gone cut, as they
had completed every arrangement to do, giving the
control of the organization to the FreeState delegates
fha rasulfs for the Presidential
campaign would seem to have been secured. The
false step of Ely and Brewster in contradiction to the
agreement in Northern caucus, prevented this, and
from that moment the North Americans have been in
awrong and uncomfortable position.
The Western delegates threatened TO bolt again, if
the AntiTwelfth Section delegates admitted from
Pennsy lvania; but although few went off, the ma
iorty OF them saw il was not strong issue enough,
and suocumbed to win more important triumph on
Saturday This last success of the South Americans
promses them the best results 1t the result of
sudden change of policy for when the session opened
and the vote was commenced on the question OF adj
ournment the majority of the Convention was IN ia
yoroft Had the roll been called instantly and with
ont debate the Convention would have been nominaly
adjourned to July, but practically forever The body
never would have met again. The idea seemed 10
strike the South in an instant that an immediate noml-
nation would secure them satisfactory can
ddate divide the North and insure the success OF the
ProSlavery Democratic nominee. Their delegates VINO
had gone ont came back and then rallied all their
forces to prevent the adjournment Inc Doll
inr Southern caucus at the Girard House sus-
pended operations, and turned their hopes
and attention once more to tne Coh'eh-
ton. And tomorrow they are pretty CERTAIN
nv n united Southern vote and twenty Northern
votes to nominate Willard Fillmore President and An
drew jackson Donelson of Tennessee or Wlliam H.
Smith of Alabama for VcePresident. The contest IS
apparently between Fillmore and Law, and both SIDES
are confident Of success but the chances are largely
in fayor Of the former. If the South unite Tor any
man. that man is sure Of success. Erastus BROOKS oil
New-York has some strength rs compromise can
dd.ts and there will be votes at the start Tor Sam
Houston. Garrett Davis of Kentucky, and others
The Convention was in uninterrupted session yester-
day. from 10 a. IN. till p M, nearly the whole time
being spent nominally in voting upon motion to lay
upon the table the motion to adjourn to July, but
really in full and free discussion of the Slavery ques-
lions. Every thing like order or parliamentary law
was thrown 10 the dogs, and the utmost latitude was
allowed every member in explaining his vote. Inc
vote was in fact upon making nomination now OF
postponiug the work forever, and the North Amerl'
cans went for the postpOnement, while the SCUM
Americans and Nationals mostly voted for an imme'
date nomination many of them doing 80 IN drect vlo
lstion Cd instructions But il was really case oil HE
or death TO the National American party and the vote
declared that il still lives.
Some 10 TO 20 of the Northern members OF the Ma
iional Council-say l6 from Ohio, IL from fennsy'-
ysns, G from Connecticut, as many from NasSaon"'
sets and few scattering members from o'her o'a'eS
will tomorrow sign protest against the nc" P's'
FORM and declare themselves to stand upon the pinci
Die of the June and Cincinnati resolution, ana the
power of Congress to prohibit Slavery in the Terrific
ries The sympsthizing members Of the Convention
will introduce like declaration into that body a. s
opening in the morning. and failing to get approved,
or an adjournment OF the Convention, they will
secede aud take no part in the nomination. In the
srt nlsce they and their constituents opposed TO
nomination now in the second, they can stand upon
no platform Of principles which does not demand
freedom 10 Kansas and the other Territories conso-
Grated to free labor by the Missouri Compromise
This will mt them right before the country ana ara"
seear line between the true men OF the No'h 10 ''
American psrtv. and those who are willing to stand
upon practically Pro.Slavery platform and sustain
practically Pro.Slavery candidate. 49,
II the Convention vote for President by Sta'eS
there will be PCS votes represented, unless tnere
secession Of the entire delegations OF some
States. OF these, the South will have no. heeui's
lsss than 20 from the North 10 control the
That number of the New York delegation ana e'sn
tea Of the Pennsylvania are counted on as sure 10
Fillmore; and it is upon these facts that Oase 'u'
Conclusion that the gentleman who joined the auie'
can party TO save the Union viii receive the nohina
noa. But the Law are desperate and indus'r'
'as, aud are bound TO give him nomination IN soa''