The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-11
General 1ntelligeno.
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| A committee on credentials, cous;a': e"ea
each State, was appointed, addina iSslng Of o
contesting delegations one for e..t ae aOs
~ e Si on organisation, eonsist;, Ss
"A committee on resolutions was fosn,,, F'e
|. 4. Morse represents Louisiana in -. 49,
organisatlon and hon Pierre soule in tbs eonr
Hon. Mr.. Richardson, ofIllinois sIrn,.
tent entrance OF the Missouri delegatss1 aes
Ws e Ho NUS. IN protect tselfagainst yo iaa
man IN recognising him. justify thai
cheers. "i'iidrew Amid
Others unimportant business was tr.. "A
ten O'Clock tomorrow. -'''ii aelllourn;d +aaa
Samuel Medary is temporary eba;rr,. Q
vention. 'thlaa ofhs
JUNE 3.-Mr. Buchanan's prosneo.. "a'
ascendant, although it is now stated ihslaaa nm,
eordlal union between the friends of DopsIsa' hS
OF Pierce against his nomination. gas and ho
The convention having been caI,es
Dawson, of Pennsylvania, from the Con-, oeds, ",
manent organisation reported general Wau5e On h.
as president OF the convention assisted b,, aep,
ldent from each State and thirty-one seos..a Nee ma
Inc pest OF feeling prevails in the conpsul
There Is no trouble whatever antieinataaGa aoa.
to the platform, all what the south asts NwhNr
conceded. @'As Oelle ri t
Messrs. Brown, Quitnan, and Ftzra+s:,
ed OF as probable candidates for the Viz are ag
1here has been no balloting as vet thu pseslaeacy
having adjourned without doing anv bns;s eonVete
afternoon; to ten o'clock tomorrow 1nominn u
ne rules of 1852, as adopted to-day, VII
majority of each state delegation the 1911 MI gVebS.
entire vote for the State the effect Of % east
the votes Ohio and Massachusetts viii i,nsh Wllka
cast entirely for Buchanan, if NECESSARY e'enal
The Illinois delegation have ia 10
here to Douglas. That of Tennessee Is eoama
between Pierce and Buchanan, e4ualy tfasl
The prevailing impression tonight il 49,.
an will be nominated on the second Or as bae
Mr. sl1dell IS of the opinion that he will iIald
mated on the first ballot. VIII De nat
The committee on resolutions are unders.0.,,
platform. VI LIE Geuya
Some Of the delegates complain that Tho ,.,.,.
are ofan evasiye character as regards the
ton, and it is anticipated that there viii Cues
sion In the convention on that subject Oe discus.
Mr.. Soule is understood to have nnno-.,
solutions on foreign policy, based IN M stong
enunclated at the Ostend conference. hi. principles
der discussion IN the committee NJ. "a ~ now un-
opinion that his views will be adontad 'ouie Is Of
1t is quite evident that platform a. o,.,.,
mated viii be adopted before thenoninstaipea ay mt
The resolutions, as agreed upon bv tbs Is made
IN regard to the slavery question, are thosa ~
tlmore platform revised, it being upda+ooas e o
resolution effected by the convention shall o ai' no
question depending on constructions Of tbs my
ton or decisions of the courts e eoashu
JUNE 1.-The convention in session at,...,,
The committee ON resolutions reported n. yepeS
Iheresoutions advocate the strict a,anhs
constitution against internal Improvements VI e
the veto question as at present sAOtSa'es
Know nothingism is denounced, and c1ass;s,, ~,
the alien and sedition acts. ''"'slnsu with
ne resolutions reendorse the conpron;sa os ION
endorse the Nebraska act, favor the admission of ss
into the Union, with or without slavery y 'A'ss
They are strong on the Monroe doctrine and .or
foreign power shall control the connexion al M Aa.s
tic and the Pacific s's 1Aual
The resolutions were enthusiastically reeeiraa
Inc committee on credentials will make their roro
his afternoon, declaring the New York softs entitled
o thlrF-twoseats, and the hards to three.
NEW YORK, June 5th.-The royal mail steamship
Niagara, from Liverpool on the afternoon of SATURDAY.
he 24th ult has arrived at Halifax, en- route for B9
on.
Lower qualities of cotton had declined I'D while
air and middliIg qualities were better. 90
The sales of the week amounted to 50 600 bales II
vhieh 60O0 bales were taken speculation and abo
800 for export.
The sales of Saturday were estimated to reach
0,0oO bales, the market closing with prices SITTER
ut not quotable higher
The following are our quotations; Orleans fair, Id
Kidding 614d.
The whole stock in port amounted to 677, 500 bales
which 528 900 bales Were American.
The Manchester market opened heaFy but closed
rm.
Provisions are dull and generally unchanged
The new British loan Of five millions had been
ken at SO per cent.
The political intelligence by the Niagara is unn.
ortant.
In the house of lords, Clarendon stated that Costa
lca had applied TO England for assistance agains.
alker, offering England the proteetorate Of The
untry, but the government had perempt0ly re-
cted her propositions.
w AsHfNGToN, May 29th.--Senate-Th house bills
anting public lands to Wisconsin, Alabama, Lou.
lana and Michigan, to aid in the construction Of
ilroads therein; We're seyerally passed
The president sent in message. Covering iimpor.
ht documents IN relation to our affairs with Eng
Mr. Mason spoke in complimentary terms Of the
iilty with which the question had been discussed
MIR Marcy.
Mr. Cass5 thought that 10 pretext for war coul
Sc out OF the dismissal of Mr.. Champion unles
gland was determined to go to war.
Mr. Ioombs thought if this government was salts
d with the explanation of lord Clarendon, Nj
ampton should not have been dismissed
Mr.. Cass replied that this government had not ex
,ssed its satisfaction with Mr. Champions conduct
with the assurance of the British government
1t they intended no violation of our laws. 1t nov
ned out that Mr.. Champion had acted in violation
the intentions and directions of his own govern
Mt
Mr.. Toombs did not believe that England or he
GERS had violated our laws at all While the mat
was pending he did not choose to argue the ques
n against our government; but he would now say
u he elsapproyed the construction which this gov
ment had placed upon our neutrality laws.
dr. Butler thought it would have been better tt
re dismissed Mr. Champion as soon as his com
city in the matter was discovered
Among the documents just sent to congress is
er from Mr.. Marcy to Mr.. Wheeler, written i'm
diately after learning that he had opened commu
alton with the Walker gov eminent, in which Mr
rcy says: uza
The information we have here relative to the stat
affairs IN Nicaragua, leads to the conclusion tina
h course was unadvisable. 1t is strongly OBJ
lonable because it may be construed to imply, il
lie degree, an approval by the United States o.
se-mostly foreigners--who have, by violence
rturned the former government of that State, and
amed control over it. a very different view is
Ell here OF the political condition of things in Nj
aqua.
Considering the means by which the power that
: pFedominates in that State was obtained and
manner in which it is exercised, it can have no
pretenslon to be regar led as even de facto gov
nent You will, therefore, on the receipt of this
oateh, at once cease to have any communication
b the assumed rulers Of that country
70 hare l.,rl IL III
just pretensions to be regarded as even de facto
and this opinion was based, not upon
BITS as to its stability, bat upon consideration Of
; means by which his power was obtained and
manner in which it was exercised" How Mr..
cy will proceed in his next dispatch to Mr Wheel