Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-17
NIsALrA. JulY Is


Ing at 8 o clock with dates from st. Louis
to June 25th. The following is copy of
the news dispatch address to the uuion, Bull
letin and Alta
ST. LOUIS, June 25th.-The Democratic
Convention has nominated Stephen A. Doug
LAS, of Illinois, for President, and Benjamin
Fitzpatrick. of Alabama, for Vice President
The Seceders Convention with large nd
ditons met in Baltimore and nominated John
c. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, for President,
and Joseph Lane, of Oregon, for Vice Presi-
dent.
The Democratic Convention, on re-assemb-
ling on the eve of June 22d. the previous
question was ordered On the motion to re-
consider the vote 10y which the minority re-
port was rejected, the motion to recon
slider was lost by yeas lOS, noes la New
York voting in the negative. Immense ap-
plause.
All other motions to reconsider were laid
on the table, and the majority report stoot
adopted. That portion which refers to cor
gia was previously rejected The majority
report in favor of the original Mississippi
delegates. the admission of the Douglas del
egates from Louisiana the admission OF
the original Texas delegates; the admission
of Messsrs. Bayard and Whitley from Della
ware the admission of CHATTER from Mas
sachusetts; the admission of J. OFallan, Mo
the admission of contestants from Alabama
the admission tf half the delegation from
Georgia. half of the vote of the State for each
but if either party refuse to take seats,
then the remainder shall he entitled to cast
the full vote. The admission of both sets fr IN
Arkansas-the original delegates to be entitl
ed to votes, the contestants to one, but if
either refuse to take seats, the other is ent
tied to cast the full vote of the State. A res
olution was then made to proceed to ballot
for President and Vice President, when va
rlous other motions were made, among
them several to adjourn sine die
After much wranging Kassa of Virginia.
said the time had now arrived to-here he
was interrupted, but proceeding in reference
to the adoption OF the report he said the &C
ton had become final. completely irradica-
bic, and it became the duty of the delegates
from Virginia to inform the Convention that
it was not consistent with their sense of duty
to their constituents to participate longer in
the deliberations Applause, which was
checked by the chair A voice, oh, let them
cheer treaehery and disunion to their hearts
content. The excitement and confusion was
with difficulty checked by the chair; "a del
egates from Virginia then withdrew from
from the Convention, leaving six remain
ing Mr.. MoHat, of Virginia, stated the
reasons why he did not withdraw from
the convention, He was appointed by a
district convention to which he owed ale
glance, they elected him to come here, not
20 elsewhere he was elected to the Ma
nional Democratic Convention and no other
He was elected to represent his constitu-
ents in the Convention, but hot to withdraw;
to carry out the wishes of the people, who
are national, not sectional; to promote the
interest of the Union, not risk disunion
[Applause
MIR. Moffatt was called to order
by Mr.. Laws, Ct North Carolina, who
announced that the majority the North
Carolina delegation on account Of what they
conceived to be an outrage perpetated upon
the people of the South, would withdraw from
the Convention. Northern Democrats had here
toiore given fair play to the South, but they did
so no longer. lie therefore announced that eight
OF the delegates wuuld retire.
The Tennessee and Kentucky delegations
had leave to withdraw for consultation.
Mr.. johnson, of Maryland, on the part of
six delegates from Maryland, desired to no
longer to act with Convention that pre-
ferred a man to principles. Loud cheers
and cries of orderl States have been dis
franchised by the adoption of the unit rule
till it becomes inconsistent with honor to
remain, cherishing with warm remembrance
the good deeds the Democracy had formerly
dore for the South, they bid them farewell
with regret.
Mr.. Gloss, Of Maryland, had not agreed with
his colleagues in their secession, but declined
further action with the Convention without joins
ing any seeding bodies.
Mr. Walker, OF Tenn. was member of the
Bolt Convention twenty years ago and since that
time he has voted for every Democratic can
ddate for President, and every Democratic
candidate in his precinct, aud now he should be
the last 10 leave the ship, and having stood
firm for twenty years, he announced to the
Convention that if he lived till the next
Presidential election he should vote for the
nominee of this Convention. Loud ap-
pause.
Mr. Jones of Tenn followed charging that
while the Southern States had orig
inally intended to bolt on the Plat
form, they had no sooner gone out than they
offered to unite on a candidate, provided one
was nominated, 1t was no fight for princi-
pie but a prospective fight against an individ
ual man. He boasted in the course of his
remarks that he had been Democrat from
the time he drew milk from his mothers
breast, and he should Lever desert the
Democratic party. Austin E. Smith
of California, took the floor; while he could
not say his Democracy dated back to a time
of which he has no recollection, he could
boast, that it was as clear as the canopy OF
of California. He stood here with able and
strong hearts to see the downfall of the Dem
ocratic party. Laughter Yes he repeated,
the downfall of the Democratic party, for it