Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-10
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

considered premises, something like a definite
opinion as to the probable action Of the Charleston
Convention. We do not mean to claim that we
| can foreshadow who it will nominate for the
Presidency-but rather, that we can explain the
state of the game for the nomination. az it sands
| at the present writing.
Thus, we have to say that, the intense and
extensive blowing" OF Senator Douglas and his
grand army OF newspaper writers to the contrary
Notwithstanding, his vote on the first ballot will
| De somewhere between sixty and seventy, and
that his highest vote will be On the frs, ballot.
and, further, that he will not receive the vote Of
single Democrat representing district Of a GER
tain democratic State. We by no means regard
| Illinois AZ certain Democratic State: If Int
because IN the late contest for the United States
SenatorshlP there his Partizans, though electing
| majority Of the Legislature, were, in the aggre
gate vote Of the whole State, in clear minority
| Of some 4, 600.
we have further to say, in explanation of this
opinion relative to the vote of Mr. Douglas, that
he will not receive single slaveholding State
vote except, possibly, two from Maryland and
| Inc vote OF Delaware We believe, however, that
on reaching Charleston, every delegate from those
states will realize the propriety Of maintaining
the unity OF the action Of the South in the Con-
vention.
And still further: that New York, Psnn.vlvs.
| MIA, and New Jersey as represented there will on
the first ballot vote for any gentleman upon whom
the South may concentrate its vote with any thing
| like unanimity, If he be statesman who may be
| regarded as fair representative of the ancient
principles Of the party, and Of that sort Of ma
| tional reputation az may be likely to secure for
him the favor Of the conservative sentiment of the
North, now really more effectually aroused than
ever before on the eve of Presidential election
To continue: We have to say that six of the thir
| teen delegates from Indiana, a majority Of the
Minnesota and Massachusetts delegations, more
| than third Of the delegations from Maine and
Connecticut, and the Rhode Island delegation.
| are, per Sc, ant-DOuglas men; and therefore NAV
not De expected TO enter upon the task Of forcing
his nomination upon the South, chalked out for
| them by his (Mr. D.'s) newspaper writers.
Louisiana will urge the nomination of her dis
| tinguished citizen, Mr.. Slidell-than whom no
| other would make either an ADLER or better Dem.
| ocratic President-with great earnestness In the
| late Louisiana Democratic State Convention, ont
| of more than 200 members, he had all but some
| 80, who were divided in their preferences among
| half dozen other aspirants for the nomination,
| including Mr.. Douglas.
| Mississippi will present General Davis. and
| Georgia will present Mr.. Cobb; Kentucky MIR.
Guthrie; and Tennessee Mr.. Johnson while Vtr
ginia will doubtless present Mr.. Hunter At the
| recent Virginia State Convention, though the
Wise-leaders claimed that they had the represen
| tatives of majority of the aggregate party vote
! in the State, it was very clear that MIR. Hunter
had majority Of the several electoral districts
| The latter majority-not the former-controls the
vote Of the State at Charleston, as each electoral
district will send delegates to vote its own sent
| ments. We are further satisfied that the effort of
| the Wise leaders to get snap judgment lin the
Conventionl against Mr.. Hunter, will have the
effect Of 80 arousng the advocates of his nomi-
| nation who are really in a large majority in, we
believe all but four districts in the State as that
Virginia will send to Charleston delegation
quite three fourths of which will be in bis fayo,
the majority IT will be recollected, controllinp
the vote Of the whole, according to Virginia s
custom in Democratic National Conventions
The certainty that New York, Pennsylvania
New Jersey, and considerable portions Of the del
egations Of other Northern States will PROMPTLY
signify to the South, at Charleston that thew will
from the start support tue gentleman in whose
| favor she (the South) may express herself with
any approach to unanimity, will doubtless SUPER
induce consultation and concert Of action on the
part Of her delegations, resulting, we think, in
the selection Of MIR. Hunter; or Mr.. Breckinridqe.
(who Is doubtless the favorite with considerable
/ r
Guthrie, who, it is claimed, can carry Pennsylva.
MIA and New Jersey because Of his valuable ser
vices to the iron interest in the way of the intro
| duction Of American iron in the construction Of
public edifces; or Mr.. Dickinson, whose friends
| now claim that he can surely carry New York or
| MIR. Andrew Johnson whose steady and SO able
| advocacy of the homestead policy (of which he is
the father has certainly secured for him an almost
| unprecedented popularity among the masses at the
| North Or, again, General 10 Lane upon whom
it is generally believed the Democracy NAV easily
| get up second edition of the Hickory fever OF
| 1e32-a revival of which, consultation NAV
| turn out to be an absolute necessity Of the De.
| mocracy in the approaching contest As for ex.
Governor Wise, it. is certain that outside of the
| Virginia delegation there will be no advocate Of
| his nomination in the Charleston Convention
We, of course, entertain no idea of the adm sson
there Of the - Donnelly-letter' delegation from
| New York manufactured by Mr.. Fernando God
which outside Of the city is absolutely withou,
| the pretence of a constituency
| FURTHER RECRUITS FOR TIRE DEPARTMENT OF
| TExAs.-The following named officers are as
| signed to duty with the detachments of recruits
which will be made up and put en- route for the
| troops serving in the Department of Texas; and
| will join their respective companies after exc.
| cutting their special instructions: Capt Jas w
Palmer, Capt. Chas. J. Whiting, Capt. Nathan
| G. Evans, I'd Lieut.. A. Parker Porter all of the
I'd Cavalry; and LIST Lieut.. Samuel F. Chalfn, Is,
Artillery; and Capt. Jos. b. Plummer and Can't
Seth NJ. Barton, of the LIST Infantry
DECISION IN THE CASE OF LIEUT. Col. J.
JOHNsroN-The Secretary of War, having ma
turely considered the claim of Lieut. Col If
Johnston to the rank of Brevet Colonel, says the
usage and presidents Of the service, as we'll az
| the actual law and facts in the case seem IN
render 1t his imperative duty to recognize the
claim, and Col. Johnston will therefore be recog
mixed as Of that rank from the date of April -
ISL, according to the terms Of his commission
Brevet Colonel }. E. Johnston has been assiyned
to duty as Acting Inspector General of the Armv.
according to his brevet rank
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