New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-04
TM CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
THE CONVENTION ADJOURNED.
NO NOMINATION..
Special Dispatch "a The n. Y. Tribune.

CHARLESTON, Thursday, May 3, 1860.
1t is asceitaIntd ttat most Of the seeding dele
gstiops are willing to take Guthrie if be is poni-
pated by the regular Convention, though adheriog
to their own piasorm He appears To ofer tho
last chance Of compromise in the present confusion,
and bis nomination is DOW strongly urged by Slideu
end that interest as basis of reconciliation.
The Norh.West still ob-tiDstely refuses to make
terms or to surrender, but there is manifest
looseriog of Douglas ties in other sections, which,
regarding bis nomination as now imprscticabls,
desire to take the btxt ctaoce teat may offer.
1t is very doubtful if tho East can be hsd through
the day, except by urgent appeals. The stability
Of the Douglas column yesterday furnished no
proof Of their purpose to stand unbroken. They
were kept together by earnest persuasion, and as.
surapces that scce ssioDs were certain. and that
re,uIt would be soou determined. Those assur-
ances having failed, no bond Of unity or cohesive
ness is left
Private accounts from neshboriog States fully
justify the act Of tire seeding delegations, and Gen.
cure thoee which have remained. Public demon
STATIONS lave been made in various portions Of the
South which must produce an effect on the Con-
veDtion.
The impression begins 10 be daused generally
that the Convention will break up to-day by nom.
and under the beet circumstances any nomination
will be comparatively valueless.
Much attention VIII now be directed toward the
Conventions at Baltimore ard Chicago IL theJ
can barmonzs upon proper candidates, the country
will he swept, ard The Union strengthened.
Later The motion VII be carried to adjourn to
Baltimore or Philadelphia, ard the Convention viii
BE- disrupted.
ESQ p. m The adjournment to-day, though
proposed 10 the Douglas leaders as / photographed
when the New.Yorl delegation voted for the two
thirds rule, w5s only acoor plihed b. the Efforts OF
Virginia aud Tennessee, both which States were
embarrassed by the action Of The seeding delega-
lions, and wanted an opportunity to consult their
constituents. If they had refused, Ne@-foIk
would have resisted an adjournment, and uomina-
ton might have been made notwithstanding the
Douglas leaders bound their North Western follow.
ers by pledge against any concession.
Politically considered this result is disastrous to
Mr. Douglas. Ilis managers intended, if they could
have controlled 10 have had four or FIVE ballots TO-
day, casting their full strength each time, but it
was asceItained he would fall below even the nom-
inal majority which was reached before. Mr. Gath
RE was rising near when the scene closed.
No resolution of thanks was proposed for Mr..
Gushing, because it would have been opposed by
the Douglas men, who denounced his decisions
throughout.
Mr.. Toucey, tie only Administration candidate
suggested, received two and half votes from
Connecticut.
Dir. buchanan was lot even mentioned by his
numerous { flee holding delegates.
Mr. Lane, who declined coming here as dele
gate from Oregon, because Of All afsumed promin
ence as a candidate, was never named seriously
at all.
jeff Dsvis received one vote consistently from
Mr Gushing, which would have been rcciProcated,
had lot Mississippi reeeded.
Tie SecedeIs Convention was much divided at
its morning session as to policy which ought TO be
pursued. A large number were inclined to await
the action Of the adjourned Convention at Bald
more and, in the mean time address their people in
justification Of their withdrawal.
1t is very evident the two bodies viii ultimately
hsTnoDize on nominees, and that the Southern
movement will fail in the sectional purpose OF GER
tain leaders.