New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-23

and feel badly. They say they BETRAYED by Mas.
sac busetts when the game in their own hands
President making is brisk. The extreme South oppose
n romr atom but if forced to 90 into one they will
support Fillmore. The Law lobby IL large and ndu.
tIious.
The Nominating Convention spent all the morning in
arranging the prelimnaries of organization, and ad
journed at O'Clock to 81. The Committee on Gre.
deniias las not reported nor the permanent organ
ization made. Erestus Brooks viii probably be the
President Of the Convention.
lsEcoSD DIsPATcH.1
The Committee on Organization reported at 4
o'clock, as wrote in the afternoon, and additionally
as follows: Nice-Presdents, Erastus Brooks Of New
YoIk, S. II. Sheets of Indiana, A. H. II. Strait Of
Virginia, G. p. Norris Of Delaware, +. H. Zollicoffer
OF Tennessee, A. X. Kennedy of Maryland, Thomas
ID. Clay of Kentucky, G. w. Bell of Missouri Percy
Walker of Alabama, S. II. Horton of North Carolina
Col. Logan Of Arkansas, A. X. Call Of Florida, and
S. II. Webster Of Iowa. Mr.. Durham Of Connecticut
was one Of the Secretaries. The meeting would not
act on the report because the Committee on Creden-
tals had not reported. A delegate from North Caro-
lima moved that the name of Thomas SpOoner Of Ohio
be stricken out and the Of j. S. Lippert Of Ohio
who voted for the new platform, be inserted a. Vice
President. The motion made because Mr..
Spooner was suspected Of being an AbOlitonist.
Messrs. Peck and Perkins Of Connecticut, Mr. Ely of
Massachusetts, Mr.. ZollcOffer Of Tennessee and many
other gentlemen participated in the very refreshing
shndy which occurred. The previous question the
motion TO strike out Mr. Spooners name was ordered,
and the motion was lost by a very decisive vote The
uproar was intense. Mr.. Zolcofer attempted to get
the floor but was chOked down. ParsOn Brownlow
advised the members to keep cool, and wait till they
heard from their betters-tbe Committee on Creden-
tials-before they quarreled Mr.. Murray of New
York made furious speech asserting that no business
could properly be done until the Committee on Gre
dentials had reported. Mr.. Zolcofer said he could
not serve as a cePresident, the Platform
derstood and interpreted. He Southern man, could
not sustain it, act under it as an officer of this body
Mr. Eustis of Louisiana declined to be VicePresi-
dent.
The permanent organization was then put in power,
and Judge Marsh took the chair. He made speech
promising Scrupulous fidelity to the party. Prayer
offered by the Rev. Mr.. Campbell, delegate from
Kentucky.
Mr. Horton of North Carolina made another unsuc
cessf effort to strike Mr. Spooner of Ohio from the
list of Presidents. Percy Walker of Alabama
refused to serve as a Vice-Presdent Mr.. Durham of
on the Committee on Credentials, because of the
traordinary course of the Southern members upon it,
They had insisted on applying the old Twelfth Section
in all cases of contested seats and opening up all the
old discussion on that subject. He stated that the
Louisiana delegates had been approved by the Com
mttee and placed in the rolls because they presented
their credentials under the broad seal of the State
Council, although they had repudiated the eighth
section of the old platform. In this the Southern
members of the Committee had voted for the adms-
sion of the Louisiana delegation. But when the
Pennsylvania case came up the Southern men
all changed front and voted against the ad-
mission of the Pennsylvania Delegation, although
they came with all regularity and under the
sanction and seal of the State Council The Southern
men had taken this position defantly and on the
ground that they would not sit in Convention with any
man who had repudated the Twelfth Section. Dir.
Durham was excused, and Mr. Peck Of Connecticut
was appointed in his stead
A long and very tumutuOus debate or rather melee,
occurred about an adjournment, i'll which great
many gentlemen participates but the assemblage
was so tumuluous that the reporters could catch but
little of what was said.
Col. Hughes, a bogus.American and backwoodsman
from Wisconsin, made an infinite deal of sport by
most extraordinary and aughable speech. Every
person in the Hall was on his feet, and all crowded
around the speaker to hear and laugh. There was so
much confusion that his remarks could not be correct
" heard at the reporters table. We judged from the
uproarous laughter that his speech was good specl-
men of Western Buncombe and pan.handled oratory.
At 81 the Convention adjourned, TO meet at SAMSON
street Hall at o'clock.
Both sessions to-day have been disordery aud dis
graceful throughout. AT no time did the Convention
approach the dignity Of town'meeting discussion on
the liquor question. The temporary Chairman was
altogether unequal to his task
The Committee on Credentials reported the dele
gates present from each State follows: New-Hamp-
shire, .; Connecticut, 6; Massachusetts,, 10; New
Jersey, y Rhode Island, 4 Indiana, Il Virginia. 10;
Michigan. s. Tennessee, II; Wisconsin, 5; Texas, 4;
California 4; Delaware, 8; Florida, Il Mississippi, p
MARYLAND, TO- Kentucky, l2; North Carolina, O. Ala
bama. .: District of Columbia, q Ohio, %; Mnneso-
ia, l; New-York, 35 Pennsylvania, %; Arkansas, l;
Illinois. 3. Total, 277. Maine, Georgia, South Caro-
Ina and Vermont, are not represented at all
The Catholic delegates were admitted from LOUIS
lana the Protestants excluded. As to the Pennsyl-
vania case, the Committee by one majority recognized
the Johnston or anti Twef Section delegates, the
same received into the National Council. There was
a minority report from the twelve Southern members
against them and in favor Of the Twelfth Section dele
gates. There was very severe struggle over this
case in the Committee, and they adjourned 1t to the
Convention, where it Immediately aroused much
feeling.
The minority report recognized the platform adopted
in June as that under which this Convention was
called and upon which it stands thus ignoring on the
part of the Southern members the new platform
a.1r