The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1860-07-18
TILE -BALTTmoRE CONVENTION.

THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
Since our last issue, there have been two arrivals
Of the Overland Mail, bringing the full proceedings
Of the Democratic National Convention at Baln-
more. Az the most of our readers who take an in
terest in politics have read the full reports, we snail
merely give an epitome of the proceedings.
The Convention met at Baltimore, on the 18TH OF
June, pursuant to the adjournment at Charleston
and was called to order by Mr.. Cushing, the Chair-
man. After prayer BY the Rev. Mr. Crow, Mr..
Howard Of Tennessee, moved that all the delegates
who seeded at Charleston be admitted to seats.
Mr.. Cavanaugh, OF Minnesota, moved to lay the
resolution on the table, and the war of the roses
then commenced, and lasted through the day. On
the second day, all the resolutions and motions rel
alive to the vacant seats were withdrawn and the
following, offered by Mr.. Church. Of New York, was
adopted:
ResoIued, That the credentials Of all persons
claiming seats in this Convention, made vacant by
the secession OF delegates at Charleston, be referred
to the Committee on Credentials, which is hereby
instructed to examine the same as soon as pratea-
BILE and report the names OF the persons entitled to
such seats.
The Committee were engaged in examining ere
dentials until the evening of the fourth day, when
the mdJOTtJ IepOHSeu ia idNOI VI
inal delegates from Mississippi, Delaware and
Texas the contesting delegates from Louisiana and
Alabama and dividing the delegations from Geor-
gia and Arkansas. A minority Of the committee
recommended the admission of all the seeding del
egations. On the 22d of June, being the 9Th day,
the minority report was rejected by vote of $50 to
100, and the majority report adopted. A motion to
reconsider the vote BY which the majority report
adopted was lost by vote Of 1903 yeas to Id nays
and all other motions to reconsider were laid the
table. 5000
motion was then made to proceed to vote for
President and Vice President, when various other
motions were made, among them, several to adjourn
sine die. After much wrangling, Mr.. Russell of
Virginia, said that the action relative to the adop-
ton Of the report having become fna 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. Twenty-four OF the
Virginia delegates then withdrew, six remaining in
the Convention.
The action Of the Virginia delegates was followed
by the withdrawal Of six delegates from Maryland,
thirteen from Tennessee, two from Missouri, ten
from Kentucky, one from Arkansas portion Of
the delegates from Massachusetts, and North Caro-
lima, and The entire delegations from Delaware, Cal
ifornia and Oregon. The delegates who were adj
mitted from Mississippi and Texas did not take
their seats, and South Carolina and Florida had no
delegates in the Convention. During the withdraw
ais the Convention adjourned over to the 23d in or
der to give some of the delegations opportunity
for consultation Mr.. Gushing resigned the chair
to Mr.. Todd Of Ohio, and retired with one or two
other Massachusetts, delegates.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot for a
candidate for President with the following result :
Douglas l73 IL; Guthrie, 9; Breckenridge, 5; Sey
mour, Bocock, l WISE l Dickinson, 2; Blank
votes. 2l-total, 2l3 H. On the second ballot,
Douglas received l8l IL votes, whereupon a reso-
luton was unanimously adopted declaring him nom
mated according &c the usages Of the Democratic
party, by two-thirds vote.
The Convention then took a recess until evening"
On re-assembling, Mr.. Richardson Of Illinois, pre-
sentcd letter from Mr.. Douglas, dated June Doth,
asking the withdrawal of his name il it would pro-
duce harmony in the party; but Mr.. Richardson
said the course of the seceders had been such as to
prevent the friends of Mr.. Douglas making any use
Of the letter.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Of Alabama, was then unani-
mously nominated for Vice President, and after the
passage of some unimportant resolutions, the Con-
vention adjourned sine die.
The Seceders met at Baltimore on the 23d and
organized by electing Caleb Gushing chairman
Some sixteen or eighteen States appear to have
been represented, including the full delegations
from California and Oregon. Hon. C. L. Scott held
the proxy of one of the California delegates They
proceeded to ballot for President-John c. Brock
inrdge receiving 81 votes, and Daniel s. Dickinson
a. Those voting for Dickinson then changed to
breckenridge, and he was declared the unanimous
nominee Of the seceders for President. Gen. 10.
Lane, Of Oregon, was then unanimously nominated
for Vice President. Mr.. Yancey then made n
speech, and the seceders adjourned sine die.
Resolutions were adopted by both Conventions,
recommending electoral tickets in all the States,
and Central Committee was also appointed by
each Convention. Auguste Belmont, of New York,
is Chairman of the Democratic Committee, and
Isaac Stevens, Of Washington Territory, is Chair
man of the secfafiers' Cnnnr,iffno