New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-26

quite equal to any Of Caleb Cushings ruiinss. In
MASKING. 7 NAV remark here, that Mr.. Gushing
cave M ,easou whatever for the least imputstion
Of unfaruess in the discharge Of his duties as pre-
siding officer, since be has been in Baltimore. lie
o,ayed fair on all occasions. On the fna split,
bs had determined TO go with the South, and he
had A natural anxiety to get out of his position
,,,tbout obloauy or Disgrace though he seemed very
a,prehensive he should fail in doing 30. No man ls
more sensitive to everything like personal reProach
Excited and pale when be announced his deterinna-
ton 10 leave the chair, he used soft words, depre-
eating all hostile feeling, and expressing entire
respect for every member, and withdrew by a side
door with the utmost agility of step, lest prchance
he should be saluted by storm OF misses at his
departure. His accelerated speed was almost equal
to that Of SepOy shot from gun. But not a
word or sign of disrespect was uttered and Caleb
breathed the pure air of heaven again in peace.
His appearance q short time after, as ne entered
upon the discharge Of his duties as the presiding
officer of the new Convention amid storm OF
applause, was in great contrast with his constrained
action during the last hours Of his administration
over the other body. Then he was grave, solemn,
foIlorn, and distressed in manner. Now he was
prompt, hearty, smiling, jubilaDt. We were re-
fieshed BY the change. We could not bear
his depression. II il impossible not to SYM
pathize with Caleb. He has great parts,
ard he is remarkably fine looking. What
If be has both great weaknesses and little weak
nessesl He is human. To say he has not that re-
pose Of nature, that tranquility of soul, and that
foundDess of Judgment that mark the truly wise is
Only to say he shares very common frailties with his
fellow men. We do not think Caleb ia wicked at
bottom. He has wonderful mental activity, deli
cate nervous organization, keen sensibiues on the
intellectual sde Of his nature withonta correspond.
ing moral development though perhaps not an abb
sclute deficiency Of this and thus the eager action
Of his understanding often precipitates him upon
| conclusions which the bdrly sense of direct and
conscientious minds governed solely by their convc-
tiops, rejects as sophstica and essentially wrong.
| Not Internationally cOndemning Caleb for his pO-
ston, we merely lament that he is but half states
| uian If his moral convictions were clarer and
stronger, he would be broader and wiser man.
| But if tie party with which he acts is satisfied
! with him, we ought to be. There are men who may
well be termed political undertakers; Caleb is one,
| and Pierre SOul6 is another. One belongs to one
Of The factions which have sprung from the IONS OF
| the departed Democratic party, and the other TO
| Tie ether They are each dischargiug their office
we'll and we shall find no fault. 1t is in both eases
the dead buryipg the dead. Men of signal inteilec-
teal force both of them, their activity only marks
| Tie pathway to the tomb.
But this is to digress. The two Conventions
were of nearly equal strength. The Douglas Con-
yentiOn fairly counted had about l75 regular dele
| gates and the Southern Convention about i25, out
Of tie original Charleston Convention, which con-
| tanned 500 members. But the Southern Convention
had this vital poculiaity-it represented nearly all
the electoral votes Of the old Democratic party.
Of genuine life and vigor, Of what may be called
| the consciousness of power, am inclined TO accord
tie palm TO the Southern Convention. For a won
DER il was far less wordy than the other, even after
secession and its action al once cunning and
wise. 1t came straight to its work, and without
any unnecessary ado, it put forth most adroit
ticket for its own purposes. 1t took Presidential
candidate for the Conservatives, and Vice for the
boys
t might be partly fancy, but thought the Doug
las men, after they reached the termination Of their
proceedings, felt very much the warrior would
feel Who having slain his antagonist In the fury OF
fight, without thinking of himself after surveying
the dead at his feet should then turn bis attention
to his own situation, only to find that he too,
though q victor in the bloody strife, was yet himself
MORALLY wounded. 1t was but too plainly I'M
printed upon the countenances OF the Douglas dele
gates, at the close and since, that they had won q
domination and lost all chance of an election.
In the turmoil and excitement neither faction has
been able to measure the scope aud effect OF It's
ow action. They must go home and there quietly
contemplate their deeds before they will themselves
Know what they have done.
ton, after The raising of points of order and the de-
sultory discussion Of small questions, was the end
less stream Of stump 0ratOry. And here must
t,ansfx some Of the nuisaLces OF the enemy IN that
particular line. know it is none of my business,
but have revenges 10 take for being tortured where
could not defend myself First and foremost there
is john Cochrane Talk he would, and talk he
will in season and out Of season. lie is bad enough
in Congress, but he is worse in Convention. He
tas good elocution, liberal flow of words, and
an oratoIic manner. And doesn't he love the sound
Of bis own voice Of course, he is bachelor. The
experiences of married life have evidently never yet
cha,tened his verbal expressions. If he had ever
felt such sufIeriDgs as he inficts would he, could
lie inHict them When he could do nothing else, he
would badger the presiding officer on points Of or
der, and 10 show how smart he was, he would make
motions On which to hang an instructive eucidatory
harangue, nominaly for tie Presidents inlouns-
ton, but really for his ewn glory, and then with
draw them. We are constrained to say that Mr.
Cochrane proved himself hOrrid bore.
Then there was DR.. Loriug Of Salem. His per-
formances were less than COchrane's by q good
deal, but we fear his dispositions no better.
Any man who talks merely to show himself of, de-
serves 10 be hangedtl he is not quite dead. There
is one thing that men like these l have named
should kLOw. They are TO all observers as trans
Parent as ghosty shadows. They hide not even
their Leads in the sand. Let this be warning to
them to keep at least a little shady.
Another everlasting taker was Clark Of Missouri
Men eroaned audibly whenever he rose which was
On an average, ten times day. The ever ilustrious
Rynders was not much in the way. He was cock
of his own dung-hil but occasionally crowed lit
tie, nevertheless. Rynders is better than his repu
tation. Still another bore was Mr.. Waterbury,
who was necessarily hopping up with silly questions
and suggestions. But without going into partlcu-
lars, there was general food OF declamatory talk,
which ia the great vice of all our deliberative as