The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-10-05
New York Delegation to Charleston.

The large vote and the consequent great in
fiuence which New York will exert in determ-
lining the action of the Charleston Convention,
have quickened speculation as to the complex
ion of her recently appointed delegates
The New York Journal of Commerce says:
Considerable discussion has taken place. since
the adjournment of the Democratic Conven-
ton at Syracuse, respecting the politicalprefer-
enees of the Delegates appointed to Charleston.
y paper in this city has classified them as
Dickinson 20, Douglas Il, Seymour g. Guth-
RE 8. Wise |, Hunter T. Cobb l, Holt l, Blu
chanan >, Orr L. Others have made differ
ent classification, giving Seymour and Dick
inson the entire delegation, divided between
the two in various proportions We appre-
bend that those who thus speculate upon the,
action of the Delegation eight months hence,
are speaking without a full understanding of
the case, and that there is no such contest
among the Delegates from this State, on the
subject of Presidential nomination, as would
be inferred from the statements which find
their way into the columns of the press.
''Undcr a resolution of the State Conven-
tion the Delegation from New York will be
unit in the Charleston Convention, casting the
vote of the State as a majority of the Delegates
may direct Their final action, therefore, as
indeed their entire action in the Convention,
must be harmonious, whatever preferences
each delegate may have as to candidates, in
his individual capacity. We do not anticipate
any such struggle between the friends of Mr.
Dickinson and Mr.. Seymour at Charleston, as
has been predicted by those who desire to
witness contest between these distinguished
men.
lit is not, perhaps probable, that in the first
instance any candidate will be presented by
the New York delegation to the Convention.
If the Democracy of the country can agree
upon any one of the distinguished men of the
South who have been named for the Chief
Magistracy, it is not probable that the New
York delegation will interpose any Obstacles
| to his selection by the Convention.
But failing to secure such unanimitv upon
and Southern candidate and compelled to
look to the North for a successor to our pre-
sent Executive it will be the duty of the
Delegation chosen with so much unanimitv
by the Syracuse Convention, to compare views
and opinions, to consult not only with each
other but with the representatives from other
sections of the Union, and finally to cast the
thirty-five votes with which they are entrus-
ted, for such Natioal man as in their judgement
best combines the requisite qualifications with
that availability which is an essential ele-
ment in all political nominations
Says the Day Book ave give in another
| column the list of the New York delegates to
the Charleston Convention The Herald I'M
dertakes to classify their preferences, and
makes out 26 for Mr.. Dickinson, II for Mr..
Douglas, 8 for ex-Gov. Seymour, for ex-Sec-
rotary Guthrie 4 for Gov Wise, for Senator
Hunter, for Secretary Cobb, for'Post- mas
ter General Holt 2 for Mr. Buchanan. and |
for ex-speaker Orr. We imagine the classit-
cation is all guess work: indeed, we know of
one or two put down for Mr.. Douglas who
are not Douglas men,