Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-21
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TO report Afler question Of privilege made
Mr. King of Missouri, and some exciting no
marks between him and Mr. Clark, of the
same State, the Convention adjourned to
Pm
Rows and fights seem to be the order of
the night as well as day. Tuesday night two
Virginia delegates had flare up which re-
suited in an agreed pistol meeting. Mr.. Pry-
or was sent for as a friend ofone of the par
ties. Blood letting viii do both good,
While the Arkansas contested delegates
ease was under discussion before the Commit
tee on Credentials, difficulty occurred be-
tween Mr. Hindman Of that State, and Mr..
Hooper, one of the contestants. Blows were
exchanged and pistols drawn, but nothing
but honor wounded.
Wednesday morning Mr.. Whitley, Seced-
ing Delaware delegate, and Mr.. Townsend,
Douglas contestant from the same State, had
a pretty rough set-to at their hotel, fighting
6eTcsly until separated by the landlord. A
pistol was dropped in the melee, but none
discharged.
The Keystone Club from Philadelphia,
champions Of Douglas, had fracas Wednes-
day morning with some of the Baltimore
bulhes .H--.-
The Ohio delegation, under the lead Of Mr..
Pugh, threaten to secede if New York should
y give its casting vote for the unconditional
admission of the seeding delegations. The
'Rrthwest would join in the bolt
hesday evening there were two mass
iiee'lne in Monument Square The Doug
las speakee denounced Yancey as being bad
as nshoeH f.dips, and the Richmond Con-
'enuon as quite iuim1cal to Douglas as
the Chicago. The Souun.-a sneakers de-
nouneed Douglas as an arch disorg,...zar and
foe to the Democratic party which Il,
would sacrifice to his own personal ambition.
The meetings were so near each other that
hostile speeches and hostile cries mingled.
~ It is stated that in case the Douglas dele
gates from Louisiana are admitted. the fol-
lowing are pledged 10 go out: p from vir-
ginia, from North Carolina, io1 Tennes-
see, 10 from New York, 10 from Pennsylla-
MIA under the lead of Mr. Bigler, and from
Massachusetts, including President Cushing.
The Senior of the Douglas Plain Dealer is
cultivating very choice gentlemanly,
Christian style of Sunday writing in Bald-
more as witness the following paragraph
from his epistIe dated Sunday Eve, June
~"
The Douglas Delegates here are the same
as they were at Charleston, only a little more
so. The secsssonists, the refugees from
q Charleston, morally known as 's sneals" but
politically known as the "Cotton-assed Dem
Ocracy Of the South, are all here too, beg
ging admission back to the Convention, they
basely tried TO break up. They are very quiet,
though very demure, and look as though they
had been stealing sheep. They are high
minded and honorable gentlemen though |
compared with those political pukes from the |
the North who, with Administration bribes I
in their pockets, come here TO oppose the
known VIII Of their constituents. We have /
some bowels Of compassion for these Hot
spurs, born and educated under the influence
of the peculiar institutions of the South but |
for these pampered, hot-house pets ofa cursed |
and corrupt Administrations there should be !
no forgiveness either in this world or the |
world to come The mark of Cain is upon !
them. They are making a record by which |
the people viii judge them in all future |
time.
Wednesdays evening session amounted to
nothing, the Committee on Credentials not
being ready to report. Adjourned. 4
Itwas rumored that the delay of the Com
mittee was intended to embarrass the Sece-
ders who adjourned to meet Oh the 2Ist in /
Richmond. It is also stated that the report
ed threatened withdrawal of the Douglas del
egates isineorrect.
Some Of the Southern Seceders have pro-
posed to Dean Richmond, Chairman of the
New York delegation, to drop all the candi-
dates voted for at Charleston, but it was
thought the overture would not be accepted.
It is stated that there will be two reports
from the Credential Committee. The vote
on the, case, of the Mississippi delegation
stood nine for exclusion and fifteen fer admis-
sion. There are no contestants from Missis-
sippi, the delegates being accredited both to
Richmond and Baltimore. This was the point
at issue. rf
A majority Of the Committee is claimed by
the Douglasites They also claim that all
the contesting Southern delegates on their
side win be admitted, and ooncede that in the
cases Of Florida, Mississippi and Texas where
there are no contestants, the Seceders must
come in.
The seceders on the other hand, are quite
as certain, that through the aid ofNew York
they viii ultimately get into the Convention
and defeat Douglas His defeat or break up,
seems to be regarded as certain at Bali-
Yirginia Freedom Of speech.
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