The Trinity journal., 1856-07-19

OIuCC vi ltSiNCHt. MI Iluliy IIlupuib u
Of New Hampshire nominated FRANKLIN
Pierce Mr. Mge Of California, nominated
Lewis Cass, and Mr.. Richardson of Illinois
nominated Stephen A. Douglas.
Much applause succeeded the nominations
of Mr. Buchanan and Mr.. Douglas, but
Franklin Pierce'S name was coldly received
The Chair requested tnat the Convention
would be as orderly as possible while the
balloting was going on.
The first and fifteenth ballots were as fol
lows:
FIRST BALLoT-James Buchanan, 1876
S. A. Douglas, 33; Franklin Pierce, 122
Lewis Cass s.
FIFTEENTH Buchanan, 1921
Pierce, 10; Douglas, SO; Cass, 81.
The Convention then adjourned until
Friday
SIXTEENTH BAMoT.-Bu Buchanan, I6S;-
Douglas, l2l; Cass, 6.
/ The New York Softs went over to Doug
las on the 10th ballot Maine concentrated
her votes on Buchanan; Ohio gave him two
more Kentucky cast all her votes for
Douglas, having previously given him but
seven.
the 9th ballot, Mr. Preston, of Kentucky,
said he had stood firmly by Douglas to this
point, but he now felt confident that the
Convention demanded the nomination of
james Buchanan
I The l7th ballot was taken. The vote
was then announced as being 296 for Mr.
Buchanan, upon which the cheering was i'm
mense. Three tremendous cheers were then
given for Buchanan, three eXultant enthusi-
astic ones for Douglas, and three moderate
ones for Pierce
The Convention then proceeded to vote
for a candidate for Vice President:
John a. Quitman, 59 Linn Boyd, SO;
A. V. Brown, 90; JAS. A. Bayard, ST.
Thos j Rusk, ,; J. C. Breckenridge, 55;
Benz. Fitzpatrick, II II. Y. Johnson, 81;
Trusten Polk, 5; JAS. c. Dobbin, IS
On proceeding with the second ballot.
/ the name of Mr.. Brown, of Tennessee, was
. Withdrawn, and his votes given for Mr.
Breckenridge Several other States then
changed for Mr. Breckenridge, and amidst
great excitement, Mississippi Withdrew tho
name of Quitman, and recorded her votes
for Breckenridge. Judge Beardsly, for the
New York Hards, changed their votes froIA
Bayard to Breckenridge. The vote was
i then announced as unanimous for Mr.. Breck-
/ enridge he having received 29G votes-
/ Whereupon he returned thanks in an elo-
/ qnent speech.
! REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
This Convention assembled at the Musical
Fund Hall, in Philadelphia on Tuesday
After the customary preliminaries, Henry
,. Tat, OF Indiana, was selected as perma-
nent President, with the usual complement
OF Vice Presidents and Secretaries. Pend
ing the reports of the Committees on Gre
dentials and Resolutions, speeches were
made by Mr., Caleb b. Smith of Indiana,
and Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts.
On the second day of this Convention a
platform was presented by Mr.. Wilmut and
adopted.
1t is mainly composed of familiar anti
Slavery declarations, winding up with a fling
at the OStend Conference farce-an endorse
ment of the Pacific Railroad project, and
the old doctrine regarding River and Har-
Dor improvements; and a polite invitation
to voters of foreign birth to support the
party.
On the first ballot j. G. Fremont was
nominated as the Republican candidate for
the Presidency, by nearly a unanimous vote
The result was received with the greatest
enthusiasm. The balloting for a candidate
for Vice President was postponed until
Thursday.
On Thursday the Hon VIM. l.. Dayton,
OF New Jersey, was unanimously nominated
for Vice President on the first formal bal
lot.
A resolution was adopted for holding a
Young Mems National Convention at Har
risburg in September next
The American anti-FilImore Convention
nominated John c. Fremont for President
and VIM. f. Johnson for Vice President
ACCEPTANcE OF Mr.. FHLMoRE-A letter
has been received from Mr.. Fillmore accent
ing unreservedy the nomination of the
American Convention.
THE CANDIDATES.
The following is list of all the nomina-
tions made:
for Ires'deat-Democratic, Jas, Buch-
anan, OF pennsylvania; Republican, John G.
Fremont, of South CAROLINA; Know Moth
ing, Millard Fillmore, of New York; Know
Nothing Boilers, John c. Fremont, of South
Carolinai Know Nothing sub-boters, II. F.
Stockton of New Jersey; Abolition, Ger
rt Smith, of New York,
I'ice Presadent-Democratic, j. G. Breck
enrdge, of Kentucky; Republican, w. L.
Dayton, Of New Jersey; Know Nothing, A