Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-07


We give beios brief sketch OF the proc.edinx, Of
Thursday afternoon:
On the rv-s--rmbing OF the Courrntion Col p,
from the committee to inform tie delegation. trop, ~
York OF tli. action oi the convention .t tel tb,, ,h
gates in tie Hall
Mr. hait. Of Louisiana entered the nrot.st of hi del
egaon against the majority aud minority report. of IN,
committee on credentials
Mr. Inge. OF California move, To axe nm ,h. ,..oI,,;
IN favor Of the overland postal ruaes
Mr.. Carigan, OF Pennsylvanin. moved that th. Ns-
ork delegation take no part until they subscribe to the
memb-rs rai-ing points of order
Alter some discussion, NJ lnge moved suspension Of
the re. in order that his previous could he en-
teftan"d, and a vote by States called Tor
The Char-There are seats enough fer every drl-gat.
anu ell are ul Those gentlemen standing up must he
here unnved and request them to leave the hall
y motion to suspend the rules lost-nsys l75
l2n. 'N'
Mr. Meade, OF Va moved that New York he now allow.
ed to vote on the platform Cani-d unanimously
When the vote was called, Mr. Ludlow rose and cast II
votes Tor the Soft- for the platform entire IChcrr-
Judge Bearsey then and cast votes ior the n,t
form entire Loud applause and cries for the order Of
Amidst the most inten.. excitement Mr. Mead of VII,
ginH and nominated that able statesmen and
promised Democrat, Hon James Buchanan of Pennsyya
mia.
Franklin Pierce e"
Mr.. Inge, of California, nominated Hon Lewis Cas-.
EF Richardson OF Illinois, nominated Hon Stephen
Douglas.
chanan aud Mr. Douglas but President Pierce. name
received coldly.
The chair requested that the convention would he a.
orderly a. possible. When the fist ballot cast som.
ia the gallery at the vote for M Buch,n,n
The chair declared that us the person Kissing was
posrd he would order the gallery to be cleared.
The New York SOtts Mr.. Pierce s votes and th.
liais cast Il for Mr. Buchanan. Ia the second ballot
Nr. Buchanan gained ~ votes THE Is votes as cast Al
ernateV 10y the Hard aud Soft delegations counting only
Ia IN order To preserve the exact equality of the Of
the two delegations ~ the half OF IS Pierce loo-ing
Douglas I and Cas- gaining /.
ln the third ballot Mr. Bucharan lost ]; Mr. Pierce
and Mr. Douglas gained 3 In Kentucky Buchanan gain
ed D and Douglas lost Wisconsin Douglas gained l. ana
Cast lost / in Ohio
On the fourth ballot the only change except by the re-
gular change in the " Y. vote in Kentucky where
Buchanan and Pierce gained each and Mr. Douglas lost
On the fifth ballot Buchanan gained l. and Pierce los,
!. In Massachusetts Buchanan lost ;, and Douglas
gained I.
On the 9th ballot Tennessee changed 10 xo,as from,
Pierce to Buchanan. In Kentucky Buchanan gained 9
Pierce !, and Cass lost 8. The announcement of the
change in the vote Of Tennessee received with cheers
which we're checked 10y the president
On the 9Th ballot Tennessee turned from Buchanan To
Douglas, IL votes, and Arkansas changed her votes
from Pierce to Douglas Buchanan gained irf Massachu-
set and Georgi, changed from Pierce gave 10 Dou-
gas sud to Buchanan. Pierce folks looking down and
Douglas gaming pluck
On the Sth vote Buchanan gained in Kentucky
On the 9Th vote Buchanan gained in Massachusetts,
and Maryland and lost one in Kcntuckv
On the 10th vote Vermont changed from Pierce to Dou-
glas votes, ana Douglas gained two in Ohio.
On the llth vote MARYLAND gave her entire vote TO Bu
chanan, which was met by loud cries mot lost"
In the l2th there material chsnge
In the 18Th Rhode Island broke from Pierce casting
votes for Buchanan and for Pierce
An unsuccessful effort WIS made to adjourn
In the l4th Rhode Island cast her whole vote for
Buchanan
The various votes given our teegraphic report
Yesterday.