Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-20
nenecratio Nntfonal Convention.

The National Convention which as
semhied st Ciu6innati on the 9d inst, af>
ter reorganization. by electing General
John e. Ward, ofGeorgia, President, and
thirty lone Vice Presidents. proceeded to
settle the matter of credentials. There
were Two sets of delegates from New
York, the lizards" aud the "Softs I"
claiming seats in the Convention. After
spending nearly three days in the case,
they finally concluded to admit them on
equal footing, half .'Softs'"' aud half
"Harda." This being settled, they pro-
ocsded to ballot for President.
CIScIHxArr, June 6.-The convention
re-sssembled at 9 o'clock. aud resumed
baIIoling for q Presidential candidate.
On the thtrd ballet (the '17th) the Hon,
James Buchanan. of Pennsylvania. re-
eeiyed e9s. the unanimous vote of the
Convention. aud was accordingly declar-
ed the nominee of the Convention for the
Presidency Of the United States.
Great enthusiasm was manifested at
the result of the nomination, salutes were
seed. and banners were standing in the
breeze. s
NoutNATIoN FOR VIcE PREsInENcr.-
The first ballot in the Convention for
Vice Presidency resulted as follows +:
Brtckinridge, Of Kcntuckey, SIS /; Quit
IMAM SO Boyd 80; Fitzpatrick II
Brown 60; llerchel johnson 81 !; Rusk
6; Bayurd 81 Polk 81 /; Dobbin l3.
The second balIos was unanimous fol
Hon. J. G. Breckenridge, of Kentucky.
Al the afternoon of the Convention q
resolution pledging all the constitutional
powers OF the Government for the con-
structiOn of road to the Pacific Ocean
was adup;cd-ayes eos. nays IS.
FINAL ADJouRNMENT.
CIxCtxNATI. June Tn the afternoon
session the Convention selected the Ma,
tional Committee. and fixed upon Charles
ton. South Carolina. as the place of meet
ing for the Democratic National Conyen-
ton OF 1860. II then adjourned sine die
The closing business OF the Convention
after the final balloting for the Vice Pres
idency yesterday afternoon was as follows
Mr.. Rreckinridge, being loudly called
for, took the stand amid deafening cheers
and said the result was quite unexpected
10 him. and he had no words to expires:
the profnmnd gratitude he felt for thi.
mark ri honor and confidence from the
Democrats Of the United States. He did
not intend to make speech, but only tc
return thanks from his hear. for the honor
done him With regard to the first nom
'nation, he could only say that Mr.. Buch
Anan had lived down detraction and cal
umnv, and was now about to be crown
ed with he hi. hest honor that could be
conferred on an American citizen.
He desired to say generally that he
was States Right Democrat. and that he
trusted. il elected to the high office FOL
which he had been nominated he should
never do anything to forfeit the higt
trust rcpuscd in him.
Mr.. Preston. of Kentucky, being called
for, spoke ut length and cloquently of the
honor conferred ON his friend and upon his
State by this nomination, 200 900 old line
wings. who, like himself. could not stultify
themselves with Know Nothing nonsense
would vote the ticket, and work bravely
tor its success.
. AIR. Petit. Of Indiana. spoke and pledg
ed Indiana by a large majority for Buch
auan and breckenridge. =: