Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-21
| Correspondence of the Charleston Standard.
Something about the late Iph1a Convention
The Issues Thereof, thus far and to Come.


weeks-must be charged to account of the late Phila
delphia K. N. National Convention. 1t was in the
course of my destiny to be in attendance at both the
Council and Convention, albeit, eschew any mem
bershp relation to the order of the dark lantern.
Well, for eight days (and nights) we had a time
/ there, and came out tobacco-smoked and fragrant
with the fumes of whskey end other strong drinks.
do not to bore you with details, but the way
delegates were manufactured and bought and sold,
and the whole thing finally cut and dried by a few
of the sharp ones put end to my faith in the virtue
of political conventions. Suffice it to say that, after
numerous bolts and threatenings to bolt, Mr.. Fill
more, opposed by two thirds of the delegates of
his own State, and by more than two-t thirds of the
K. N. members of the New York Legislature and
New York State Officers, was nominated for the
Presidency, getting 179 votes, cast by 70 delegates
in four instances single person, and three OF them
not delegates, casting the whole vote of State.
Andrew Jackson Donelson, who, editor of the
Union, in former days. pitched into" Mr.. Fillmore
not little, named for Vice President.
Well these nominations being made, the question
arises" What is to come of them :" Manifestly,
think the greatest triumph for the Democratic par
ty which that party has ever known-that is, if they
nominate their best men. My reasons for thinking
thus are-frst, the secession of ten Northern States
from the Convention before the nomination, two of
those States, Massachusetts and Rhoce Island, hav-
ing subsequently, through their K. N. State Coun-
ellis. repudiated the nominations as all the other
seeding States will. Second, because New York is
deeply disafected towards the nominations, thrust
upon her against her decided wish and will, there
fore, go into the new Convention called to meet in
this city on the 18th of June next, when a plat
form and new candidates will be presented. Third
because the leading presses and politicians of the
straight Whig" stripe, as for instance, the Phia-
dephia North American5 The Washington IntetH
gencer, the Boston Aduertser, the Providence Jour
nal, the Cincinnati Gazette, &C., declare that they
cannot support Mr.. Fillmore, if he is bound by the
degrees of the K. N. order-while hosts of K. Ms
and K N. journals are cold begerent, because it
is not more certain that Mr. F. is a bona tide Know
Nothing. Some of the presses endorsing Fillmore,
repudate Donelson Not Know Nothing paper in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Connecticut,
Rhode Island hoiss commends the ticket
In our own city an State the dsaffecton extends
to the Democratic and Free Soil portions of the Or
der, and to a number of presses. The Albany State
Register, heretofore regarded the organ of the Or
der in this State, if not of the country, is out fiat
footed against the nomnations-as betrayal OF the
American party into the hands of few wings and of
the South. The Register calls it a straight whig
pro-slavery ticket. The New York EUening Mirror,
which worked for Fillmore's nomination in 1852,
says it cannot go him if he has taken the Know
Nothing oaths. That he has taken them is beyond
doubt General Scroggs, of Buffalo, n. Y, State
delegate at large in the Philadelphia Convention de-
cIared openly at Philadelphia that he, assisted by
others, administered the oaths to Mr.. Fillmore, in
Mr. F.'s parlor, in Buffalo, in January, 1855.
A word to these oaihs The 1st absorbs and
blots out the individuality of the members-he
hcnceforward- to roll into and work in the lump of
the Order like any integral part of pill just as the
leading powers direct The I'd pledges the members
support fellow members before and above all 9th
men, without any reservation whatever. The
Sd pledges the members 10 support for office and 10
give office to only third degree members. No wonder
that outside Wings others refuse to work for can
didates who are solemnly sworn to recognize and
give Office TO none but Ordermen of the third degree
Now word as to the June 18th Convention
This is called by the ten States seeding at Philadel
phia. In the declaration or protest which the
cedlng delegates put forth, the restoration, spirit
of the Missouri Compromise is asserted as para
mount principle for which :hey to battle. This
principle will be the leading of the June Con-
venon platform. Very likely the Convention will
have representatives from all the free States. The
Convention will assert It's Americansm, adding there
to the compromise restoration and making it's plat
form as broad and strong possible, will nominate
ticket thereon-gving the North the President, and
taking from the South Vice President. Who the
candidate for President will be, is question to ex-
ercse guessers. 1t may be George Law-he is not
dead yet, and his friends wide awake for the
chances. For the Vice Presidency, shall not be
surprised to see Mr.. Cullom, OF Tenn, named The
plan, take it, is 10 make such American platform,
and nominations in New York on the 18th of june
as The republican party will be compelled 10 endorse
at Philadelphia, the 18th of June. Wait and see
if am not pretty nearly prophet.
DIPLOMATIC Observation-Disclosures was receiv-
ed by the last steamer from Europe, Of msunder-
standing been Col Jackson, Minister resident at
Vienna, and the the Austrian Government. A cor
respondent says:
The misunderstanding has been caused by the
arrest and imprisonment of an American citizen
named Spear, who, after seven months close confne-
ment, during which he was not permitted to commu-
nicate in any way with even his minister or CONSUL
was triei on the 31st Of March 1854 by a secret
and unknown tribunal convicted of treason, and SEN
fenced to ten years labor irons in the trenches at
Therisiensadt in Bohemia. Mr.. Jackson, on the 4th
of February, demanded properly certified copy of
the testimony said TO have been used in the convc.
lion of Spears, and informed Count Buo, in his note
that unless he received affirmative reply within
four weeks, he should, at the expiration of that time
withdraw from court where he could no longer re-
main with honor to his country or advantage TO it's
citizens AS there no probability that the desired
answer will be forthcoming or that any testimony
really existed against the man. Mr.. Jackson NAV be
expected to leave Vienna shortly after you receive
this
FEMALE ON BENDER.-A young lady from Phila-
depha few days since arrV ed in Petersburg in male
attire The Express gives the following account
of the way she ''weAt On " while there:
i She arrived in the city day last week. to all
appearance lad of some Is 16 summers, stop
ped day two, and in the meantime fell in with
some extravagant young travellers; popped cham
payne with them, took snacks at the Bower" anC
flew round in quite handsome style. Yesterday after
noon she was on the point of leaving in the Southern
cars, when her father, who having fortunately guess
ed her course ~ pursuit OF her, and had Jus
arrived by the Richmond train, found her seated il
the smoking of the Weldon train putting AVA
e on prime Havana, with her little tiny feet cooke
g up against the stove, and thai quite at home d
o the affectionate parent beholding his gentleman
daughter thus metamorphosed, he was quite at los
i 10 express himself, but finally managed 10 eXcain
Is that you Louisa ' To which the gallant runa