The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-21
Baltimore Convention.

BALTIMORE, June 16.-The city is rapidly
filling up. The Douglas and anti Douglas
feeling is intensified in opposition since the
Charleston Convention. Several warm con-
troversies nearly leading to personal coils
sions have already been had between promi.
nent men on the several sides. The Douglas
men calculate on an increased vote for him
at all events on the Sd or 4th ballot, and it
seems certain they will hold their own on
the earliest ballot. A notice posted at the
hotels, stating that delegations desiring ad.
mission to the Hall of the Convention. will
apply to Caleb Gushing tomorrow, renders
it absolutely certain that Mr. Gushing has
decided to take the power of issuing cards
into his own hands and will give admission to
the neutrality-suspicious.. The Douglas men
having 152 votes, which is good majority
over all that will be in the Convention if
Cushing's platform is carried out. design in
Producing resolution, binding all the dele
gates present taking part in the proceedings
to abide by the action of the Convention and
support its nominee. If on the adoption of
this resolution, the seeding delegates again
retire, such States as send new Delegations
will be admitted. 1.-THE Seceders remain in,
denying the right of the majority to bind
their action, then the contestants from Lou
isiana, Georgia and Alabama, will apply for
hearing, and iii effort will be made to ad-
NIT them. The main difficulty in carrying
out this programme appears now to be the
vote of New York. Mr.. Corning and others
are understood to oppose the resolution,
binding the action of the Delegates present,
and the vote in the Delegation on this point
will be very close indeed, probably 81 to SO,
IT 1t should not be beaten. 1t is now evident
that not less that 10000 strangers will be
present. 1t is confidently expected that
whatever the programme may be by which
the result is reached, that Douglas will be
nominated and that the greater portion of
the South will put an opposition ticket in the
field. Rumor points to Hon. Caleb Gushing
as the nominee for the Southern section, for
President, with Hon. jeff Davis for Vice
President, on the ground that the nomination
for the Presidency is immaterial, but that Of
Vice President is important in the event of
the election going to the Senate.
The Democratic National Convention as s.
sembled at the Front street Theatre at 10
o'clock, this A. NJ. The Theatre was not
entirely filed at the morning session, but
presented a handsome appearance. Some
places were vacant
The President having decided not to pass
upon the right of the new delegates to seats,
and not having issued tickets to those States
unrepresented at the adjournment of the
Charleston Convention, at II o'clock, the
President called the Convention to order, and
the proceedings were opened with prayer by
Rev. John A. Crow, an Episcopal minister
of Baltimore. On calling the convention to
order, Mr.. Gushing stated that the hour of
adjournment had passed, but as he had un-
derstood, misunderstanding had occurred
as to the hour Of meeting, some supposing
the adjournment to have been til! II o'clock.
he would direct the roll of States to be called
in order to ascertain il all were present. The
roli was called, and all the delegates entitled
to seats were found to be present, except a
portion of the delegation from Connecticut
and Delaware.
Preparatory proceeding to business, the
President addressed the Convention, giving
detailed account Of the stage at which they
had arrived aud the position Of affairs at the
hour of Adjournment at Charleston, and ex
horting to Union and harmony.
Mr.. Howard Of Tennessee offered the
following
Resolved, That the Sergeant at.Arms be
instructed to issue tickets to all Delegates of
the convention as originally constituted at
Charleston. Applause and Kisses from the
convention.]
The following amendment was offered by
Mr.. Church:
Resolved, That the credentials OF all per-
sons claiming seats in this convention made
vacant by the secession Of the Delegates at
Charleston, be referred to the Committee on
Credentials. and said committee is hereby
instructed as soon as practicable to report
the same and report the names of persons
entitled to such seats with tie understand.
ing. however, .bat every person accepting a