The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-23
Our Cincinnati Correspondence.

Our Cincinnati Correspondence.
CircINNATI, May 20, 1856.
Preparations for the Democratic Ooncenios--Hae Ha,s
Where the Convention Is to be Held Gor. Chase e Co.
Prosperity Of the West.
Within fortnight the sessions Of the Democratic Ma
ton Convention to be commenced in this city The
history OF the Cincinnati Convention will probably fl
an important chapter in the annals our country The
hall wherein this convention is be held ID Smith
Nixcns Concert Hail. situated the north side Of
Fourth street. between Main and Walnut Streets psce
very convenient from all the hotels, being in the
heart OF the business portion Of the city, and near the
Post Office end the telegraph Offices
The difficulty with the hall is that it win not hold
comfortably or intentionally more than sixteen hun
dred The main portion of the hall seats about
one thousand PERSONS and here win DO systematically
and centrally arranged for the delegates leaving
lobby capable Of accommodating . crowd Of thYse or
four hundred outsiders. The gallery win hold perhsps
six hundred This very handsomely overlooks the stare
which, with its little green and blue rooms win barely
suffice to hold the officers Of the meeting and the re-
porers The arrangement for the benefit Of the news
papers will DO very complete.
The main entrance to the hall Is through store ROOM
aud there is another way long and narrow passage
while there an and lobby rooms for the
sale of reeshments &s Id what Is some What essen
ta, private entrance to the stage, which will allow the
reporters and officers free ingress and gess Or nths
should be blocked up there ia way of speedily fndre
ones way cut along not very neat alley which runs
just back ofthe hall This might also be Of excellent
service in should break out to which it would
be desirable to show the white feather.
The hall is situated In the centre Of . square, having
consequently front any OF the principal streets
and being only visible from back alley and from the
steepe Of the First Presbyt er.n charch which is near
nd an oAr1A NV l. voekf.
ugest in America. great advantage derived the
situation OF the han in the centre Of square that the
noise Of the streets will not reach the Of nternecne
disorder There viii be outside pressure Of noiss
cpd eonfuon and the people in the streets viii not be
disturbed by the screenings of the inside bxrbarGns
disadvantage H. that it will require walk of nearly
square for the patriots to be assembled got drink
Theze are several glorious soda water stands near but
there sre sw bsrrooms in that locality Private bottles
ever, BY whish the Ga cd san rot srns . , ONE
thing good right sass: er as tAs boys say sonetmes
$50 quick 's.@ !, make your bead swim" Tao 0nsin
na reporters Will 0vulgs this secret to thar brsthrsn
from the East And VIII give you HAT now. By the
private door which leads frtm the stags into eide
sn.ncs 70 sss B me Of the no1. Of
enee Q; the trick Ths beauty Of is ina. no one but
he newspaper men And the oacal dgnitariss can avail
The Buchanan headquarters are situated in stately
heck Of stone 'front.' buiicngs the south side ohrd
street 1t about equal distances the Burnett House
in the Buchanan buildings and there dozen other
drinking places hand Inc Buchanan apartments
are and airy and with the arsenal Of liquors
on hand in that vicinity, wiz constitute quite Nalsko
which: II taken, will BE- after q hard, heavy Hght
Pierce were non mated, he would be beaten In this
State BY at least hundred thousand votes. there
il thing in which the democracy hereasout hsrnon
ize It in curspg Pierce and there 10 anything in
which pereons Of all political persuAsicns outside of the
party aeree, 1t IN surspg Pierce. Yewould you be-
quarter Understood to be pledged the support Of
Pierce For him they will undoubtedly vote for few
ballots, and then 60 over to Douglas majority Of
Pierce whe few OF them have tender ases in their
hearts for Old Buck.
The delegates elected from this State to the Republican
Convention to b held ut Philadelphia the 18th Of
June are almost unanimous for Salmon Chase for Pre-
1dent and are talking Of Bell of tennessee, for Vice
Presicent few are for Mclean for President In the
northern part OF the State admirers Of the avail
ability Of Fremont The central republican organ Of the
state the Columbus journal, is dying out Col. Foett
failed to get the printing and he finds thu.
~ well ~ republics arc grateful Tho State Journal
company announces Its intention ofscpping the "ness-
paper business"
have said nothing about the Fillmore folks for no
body has anything to say about them. They mot
counted in the fight They that miserable thing the
third party and there ino probability that more than
fifteen or twenty thousand votes will be thrown axsy
The whole West Ia pyoepering beyond precedent.
Since the ice In the Ohio broke late in February their
has been unexampled amount Of business transacted
here, and every side there striking evidences Of
the flow Of the food that leads to fortune One evil
dence which win appreciate IT, that the newspapers
In the city have been compelled BY the rush Of advertise
The Convention viii come of in the prime Of the straw
berry sesson-and a. We always have plenty Of native
). for .saDes there vii, Ss ny good reason for The
delegatss fail to eat, drink and be merry,
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