Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-29

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, declined further action with the convention
/ walker, Of Tennessee, said he had votet
with the Democracy 20 years and if he lives
! would vote for the nominee Of this Conven
ten. The Tennessee delegates had not ye
formerly withdrawn and he hoped bette
council would prevail. ,.s. o.,
Jones, Of Tennessee, charged the South
with not fighting for principle, but had 9
proscriptive fight against one man. He woult
never desert the Democratic partly
Smith, of California, took the floor ant
said that the Demcratic party. had been be
trayed by an assassin who now stood grin
ming on the floor. [Cries of "Order."] 81
The President said the remarks of thl
gentleman were only made by indulgence o
the Convention. A al L.t.4o.
Mr.. Smith continued that If any gentle
man took exceptions to his language he knew
his remedy, &c. He thought, the theatre 8
proper place for holding Conventions, and
this comedy of mistakes might probably enc
in tragedy of blood. He said every reso
luton had been carried by what an Illinois
delegate had told him was q trick. ass ID
Merrick, of Illinois, demanded the name
of the delegate. t- ..-fssL .al- =.
Smith refused to give it, and continued
to grow more offensive in his remarks as
the convention refused to hear him. The
President ordered the gentleman to take his
seat. Mr.. Smith then left the convention.
Moffat, of Virginia, spoke against seces.
sion. boz. 6
Stevens, of Oregon, announced the with
drawal of that delegation. ss..
A motion to adjourn was lost = 18} to
2l0}. ~r
Cians, of Virginia, called for vote on
previous question on his motion to proceed
to ballot. .g. Il, ... .s
Mr.. Goulding, of Georgia, repeated his
speech in favor of the slave trade, delivered
at Charleston. n, 4
Mr.. Whitney desired to say part of the
Massachusetts, delegates desired to retire for
consultation. y. ..
Salisbury, of Delaware, said delegates
from that State would refrain from voting
at present, reserving the right to do 80
hereafter. ---....
Ewing, of Tennessee, announced 19 dele
gates from that State would retire and B
remain. '-,--s.s
l. SlAlUOCuo3 VI MlSDOUEi3 Wou0 Oh OAV9u0Ae
speech in favor of Douglas. T..
The Convention ordered the previous
question and adjourned till 10 tomorrow.
MIR. Douglas has telegraphed to modify the
platform and if necessary to withdraw his
name. There is much excitement and
number of dispatches have been sent to Mr..
Douglas exhorting him not to embarass the
action of his friends, but to leave himself in
their hands. There is speaking in Monument
Square this evening, but very little enthusi-
aSm. .r.-. .. ,..-t
-. SIXTH DAY. na
. BALTIMORE, June %.
Immediately after the organization, the
Convention proceeded to ballot, which
resulted as follows: El .H
Douglas, l7a; Guthrie, o; Dickinson, 12;
Breckenridge, Z. % 9df i
Later.--Church, of New York, offered a
resolution that Douglas, having received two
thirds of the votes of the Convention, be
declared the nominee. .t
Douglas was then unanimously nominated
by acclamation.
lAnother Dispatch
BALTIMORE, June %.
The first ballot in the regular Convention,
to-day, was Douglas 1871, Guthrie 9,
Breckenridge 5, Seymour l, Bocock l, Wise
l, blank votes, 21-whole number of vote
212&. 22
Every State was represent ed except South
Carolina, Florida, Virginia, California and
Oregon. Geogria was represented in part
but refused to vote. q
A second ballot was Douglas 1919,
rest scattering. The nomination of Mr..
Douglas was made unanimous. A number
of speeches were made by delegates giving
their adherence to Douglas. The Conven
ton took recess till r. n.
Mr.. Richardson, Of ILL.,, presented letter
from Mr. Douglas, dated Washington, 10th
inst asking the withdrawal of his name
if it would restore peace and harmony in
the Democratic ranks, but Mr.. Richardson
said that the course of the seceders had
been such as to prevent the friends of Mr..
Douglas from making any use of the letter.
The Convention, after passing several un-
important resolutions, adjourned sine die.
[Our dispatches are undoubtedly incom-
ple,e. We have no news whatever concerning
the nomination of Vice-President. The
operator informs us, however, that he over
heard dispatch sent to another point,
stating that Fitzpatrick, of Alabama, was
nominated for e-President, which we
are disposed to believe is the case. The
seceders, whose action will now be looked
for with much interest, stand adjourned to
meet to-day at Richmond, DAILY, 25th.