, 1860-05-01
CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
The Tl}Ino1xDeTe.atIosl-- IIeadqu
ofthe EactionA--.Rcrs0nalS Sketches.
LFrom The Cincinnati Comcaeeelat.1

TIE ILLINOIS DELEGATION.
Passing Magnolia Hall this evening, ! saw the !
Douglas delegation of Congressmen from ll}i- |
nois, seated mournfully on the steps, Ihels ma
cast Of thought, and to have lost the name Of
action.
They we're sitting, peusiEe and silent. There
was dirty work" Logan with his dark, narrow
face, and black hair and eyes, cazlug upon ore
Of the pillars, his hat tilted fur back on his head,
tobacco. There was Col 3fcc!ernand. with
peaked face, running to d hooked nose, sadly
playing with his watch guard. There was Nor
ris, bluff aad farrnerke with grlz1led hair white
benrd on the chin, and mouth emitting fog otcl'
gar smoke. They were, imagine: considering
Maine, Minnesota and Massachusetts deleega-
tions, and tho anti Doug1a.isn TINT has e1llb-
tied itself among the delegations of New York
and Pennsylvania. Presently there was Rich
ardson. the Douglas leader IN the Cincinnati
delegation, and the champion in Ike House Of
Representatives Of the Little Giant m in tue days
Of the Kansas Nebraska Bill. Poor Richardson
has had hard time Of it. He left Congress,
where he might have been fixture. and made
the canvass Tor Governor Of Illinois against Bis
sell. lie did this against his washes, and TO
carry the State, where his popularity with bis
party is second oEly to that Of Douglas. He
vas influential in carrying the State FOR Bu-
pointed Governor Of Nebraska, and resisnei
after the Leeompton rebellion, to escape re-
moral. Now be Is here, 4 little redder ia the
face III n ever, and with Is great relish for u
rude Jest Is of old, If we may judge by the
vehenencc will which lie laughs st his own
stories.
us is a large, coarse, powerful man, with a
hareh but distinct voice, that is heard sboye
the clenor Of Convention, like tre bell over
the ciatter of engines in the street. lie evident
~ felt that there was critical time to-day,
whether there was one CT not, ana he Was SEEN
stalking up aud down among tue Douglas dee
cations, his forehead fur7owed by heaES wFin~
kles, his face glowing With heat and excitement.
his shirt eolar wiIted down, his coat cults ruled
half way up to his elbows, palm!eat ian IN hls
hand which he used spasmodical!y, and Is Il:
moved about, he pulled the wires here ano
there, encouraged this a:u to pitch In, cnd fhat
one to subside.
Ihess "fos G0ds safe A L'ndf5 r; illi19,S Ell
lie made speeen .ast h'sht IN a!octnia ltals
to the faithful. LIS linen suffered III the effort,
and he has not been at pains 70 conceal the esi-
deuces OF his enthusiasm by tic proper change.
Ills coalAr and sraves have seen service evident
y. Hc gets ms name. . for Goos sake Lin
der" from letter which Douglas once wrote
him, saring. j" for Gods sake, Llnder. come
down here. i need help" Some enterprising
editor obtained copy Of the letter, and printed
1t, aad II has not been forgotten.
TIE DOUGLAS HEADQUARTERS.
The Wills House, where Douglas men most
do congreyate, il as lire1v rs molasses bar
rel with flies. Here is where the outside pres
sure is brought to bear. 1t is here that .'pub-
lie opinion"is Is represented, according to Doug
Las, HeEe they tel you that Dauelas must ee
the non1iuee-all that is to be done is 10 ra1ify
the voice of the people. There is nothing but
a few ballots. and Ill is orer-Douslus the nous-
| iuee-South will come down-certain TO be elec-
ted. The country safe, the party safe. They
| only want chance to raise the war-whoop for
Douglas in tie Northwest-thut's I'll. Garry
| crcry State Northwest-carrs Ohio: Lord yes:
suggc.ts, but where are your figures: How
| can YOU obtain the two.thirtls yote requ5ite?--
| And half 4 dozen Of tbe makers OF public opin-
ion tell yop all about it. Everything North is
claimed, Of course, urd You hear that on GER
| tain ballots, Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia, Or
s s;ss;ss;npi % Gee Georp;a and Lonisiana. viii scat,
ferinr flciegetes 1n other States. vo ou.-yLut
| then: WIui. wI.y tremendous gains in The
| Vorth tn hr sure. lust tI,e thing ve waut. Hnt
r. Wv, sun"rst Dnn~Ias s.ocE & drnnn;nr a it.
,JG , eEa1;n, not "a .Sc I;u' NAL u; :
wos ti,;s .coT:,in". You hare en,h,,.iaso,
orou,,h hut von I:.rs mi ,hc votes Vnu ars
Iii nj III of # Dauptas stncx dcwnH-ut1
r.ss;i,teNit cut % down'
f'
.. t'ar,aa,nn taEaAfEh1 an.a nLApSadhs IT, ,faI t
mosphcrs. A:Fc are 3he c'ealess IN 'u:l
force. ihcrc Is barxsdale, the congressman
OF Nlssissippf' VITA Els nat pnited COVE o!ef
his right eye ana "no 9aa way OF throw1ne
his heaa on one slne aug 'uln1aS 9g ms ca'n!
ana 1a!k'ES III - st'D't, snalp way hkt -se%
iolh N.Y.. nS 1t.1eA ns ait .,,5 te s
ara sno1tiegEea. iI!s ete Is stnail cnu neree'
Tue Wnoae county KNOWS mat &c wears WIG
for Potter, OF Wisconsin. knocked 1t oil once
upon t''nc. ihS nfS.ca.e1s IRE taiSlns
apout pl,nc'Wt. - no.e'as .ua. "t wv ~
strayet down here, Gno arr Trying 10 cSp'lfr
that Douglas don't really mean ans1Iius o'
popular sovereignty. ue had TO 'as ma
The people must pe talEea 70 violently apou
sotnethlDg--.9'sht as VEL say popular sne
erelgn!y 10 .nem US any talHe ctSe. nooG.e GtI
would leave It ail to snc Coufts III iass- ~
Courts VII TX II u! f'ans. Ter US atop III
,nmafer.a' issoe ana s. c n ,i.r ' na,;ss
ina, m"nIaea MS n.Els IL @p1I. -. oo W.. j.
d ans @ ..ou,m nus. ,,ro.x 1 be.,e to 1hc .h.,;;
misc with AboEi'ionis:n III order to carr.
/ fhe sofsn-mus1 VIZ: y nius1 taAe ny ~ ~ ~
s;r. Wc have hal too much Of this. Its tim
H.. nnu,los Marty tooE m eound mcn. IN
| Taught On nrincinI.. II Is lie best policy I
l ff.yRf m
ari " ~, ''r;",;,lo t!""ne',,,cur wo,,l,l 1,ay
| hapn csrr;ed # II hr.f mt bean for the faint 6
n,uplasism. Rhoje Island victory. There
~ sSch thinc. T'he seward Rc5nblicans nm
Dnu,,in4 De,necrafs in R!1ot]. I~,s,l uuitef| nm
isat = .Iohu BJowu HcI,,eri,c. Tba,'s lie M
of il, I TIL you We cuu s,,c. ..cd without Dou.
las lie ;s IT, wcaIlst man nut. But if he va
stronnast wnn,d nat piye a damn for q victor
vii, Fin wun1 The I,arty le.tr1ytd If It is
! on. ,n,r ,,arty 7 want .eteat If ri. can't 1,uy
honest victory. No unlrienGiy Legislation sn:.
exclude cur property ltoul LUG 1es',,ofS4: !, ~
must hare cur property protected. lile az
ministration Senators tell us that they are M
: at als uneasy On tbe subject OF tue no'n1paflo
ot Douglas. ihey saE PC c%hnos i'ossio!3 y
| more tlan one hurared "nss sl3 Fo'es on IL
first ballot; that MS strength VIII Eeser ee
great ii 1t was At tincll1a:! ai1cF fiesce vi
withdrawn. senators a1e o1tte1' Icy ar II i,
only against the Ffeslcent'al A*Iatatlons Q! IL
Senator OF ll'lnols, put they h1fe nun n1ost 60
l daily, a1d some Of 1:en swear vengeance Au
: tie S'"th forever sucsumo 10 tue Suggestions
, Northern e1ned'eneft
This is the wav they talk at the Anti-D Doug!1
haod,,,-+sr.
D PERSONAL sssscHks.
: Tue heavy, closely shavcn gentleman, vii
:, ve1low rest, open, that its wearer may have II
;, benefit o; tho breeze-the gentleman ieani1
;, against the railing, iu his chair, looking likc
q Business man, more thaa Senator, fif We III:
= he allowed such dis.inct'on,) is Jessie
Bright, who l'aS lo3g been tbe kins caucus
lnn.da' n.r1,,ns ~ ~ u 11rnna.st ~ .c,t;,asn}
n2", 80, -. RI nan%1,s xo,cd to sxc|uds him I'm
=. ~ saa. ..a .i..;r fa.;;nrs ars NJ ;,rrc,nc
y lug oeua'e; aln +. = ra,,rtoi .hst
ao.s aau :;M s;,,,ns n in,ano copn,e hv canni
! a@o;ms, II nonn,os 'f r. nc should he nominated.