The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-05
BhTElEGRAPH.
THE REMARKS OF MIR. JONES.
Reported Expressly for the Daily Comet.
fpnoNoeRAFHlUALLy TAKEN

As briefly reported in this pape, yesfer-
day, on the 32A ballot Of the National Gin
cinuati Convention, IT was found that the
Har's,D would not yield to the tSoffs -
and they, the Softs, would BE- mas he'd Cat
before they'd yield TO the Har,!s." then il
was agteed 10 throw over the Hon J. K
Brown of Virginia. Buchanan and Douglass
and take up sound National man on all
the compromises. In casting about, Cor
such mana man sound on the question
Of :" the Union,o it is not to be marvelel at,
that Gen. B G. JoNEs, Of Louisiana, was
selected. When the Hon. ! Shines, Jr. Of
Arkansas lSimes had SAID nothing to this
momeno got up and proposed the name Of
"Jones,' il spread through the house, like
wild fire--or mole like spark in a pow
der magazine; for every voice, from the
feehlest up TO the strongest, brealhed the
name Of Jones. "Jones!n "Jones I"
ZONES general Jones of Louis
iana," Three cheers for Jones ~ "Huz-
zah !" Thrice three I l" Uuzzah, HUI
zah, Huzzab III" Just here, the left
wing Of the Missouri Soft Delegation,
in forcing an enterence to the Hall,
knocked down and seriously injured the
door.keeper, which gave rise to the rumor
Of a "row." But there was none. The
door-keeper, being raised TO his legs, was
able to stand in an angle Of the doorway
again, and perform the functions Of his
Office.
The Convention, now went into the
tbirty-second ballot, which resulted in a
clear majority for Jones, over all comw.i-
tors. The Hon. Crooks, Craiybesd, ard
Carter. were appointed committee of five.
to wait on General Jones, and inform him
Of his nomination. Ia their absence, the
Convention went into com .nittee Of The
whole on the State Of the Union, to make
National Platform. As the Hon. Demi-
John Spavins, had prepared the planks, and
had them all ready in bis hat, he was mads
chairman Of the committee. with powers
to draft resolutions. They retired single
file in the most orderly and decorus manner
whilst the Kunkle band played Yankee
Doodle and Hail Columbia. The COM
mittee, sent for Jones; returned in The
mean time. lThey found Jones at the
Spencer House; Jones had just walked to
the counter with Col. Pratt and other gen.
tlemen; when told that the Convention had
nominated him. He advanced to the coun-
ter and said "1'he Unions Safel Bob,
give US smash" Chronologists will
please make note OF this. It ma, be re-
lied on, as W at JOINS said on that occas-
sion; and nothing else-Ep. ComEr.1
The most vociferous cheerin, took place |
whilst Jones-supported on either side BY
the Hon. Joseph r. Crooks, ana T. Maui
taire Craighead, assembled the Speakers
stand and said:
Fellow citizens; gentlemen! Ladies.
and gentlemen, 1t is with no ordinary feel
ngs Of embarrassment | appear before you.
applause ! have no words to express my
gratitude for the honor you have conferred
upon me, by the partiality Of your choice.
huzzah for Jones several voiccsl This,
is g,est-a M ,nensous cri-
'is. The Union was never nearer its end
han at this moment. voices "A true pa.
Erot! A great man-Jones !''l Should the
preference Of the American people. be *.
pressed in my favor; gentlemen, you may
expect ME to preserve unsullied-to Sc
cure; to perpetuate-in short to do the
best can. In the disposition Of Ex.cu-
tive patronage you may expect me If ei-
ecied) to bestow Office on the greatest,
truest and hest men-men who can lie
head as well as felt. 1shall give the best
places to those Of my fellow citizens,
whose voices can be heard in the councils
Of the nation, at any time-ay, even in a
row. Good! Good! !! Huzza, for Jones.
Jones, foreverN deafning applause To
,oncliate nv northern f, lends. Mrs. Stowe
shall be admitted to the Cabinet, and Col.
Burns shall sit beside her on Kansas affairs,
Some Of the Southern delegates shook
their heads. here; but the Massachusetts,
softs and the New York Hards, were de-.
gated al the idea and SMILED and bobbed
their heads in delight, first at Jones, and
hen at one other. Here the speaker
came down, and was taken back to the
>pencer House, OBJ the shoulders of four
Senator's; whilst III name, Of musical
wind instruments, played" National Airs"
jones' speech is short, and may be OBJ
ected to, on this account; but it is charac-
terstic Of great mind. Indeed greatness