The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-23
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY APRIL %, 1s6o-TRRLK SHEET
OUR WARRINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

APRIL 20, l86O.-TRRLk
OUR WARRINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1851.
M Dssp'ss Men - WssA&sgA~-1astr 0bsSdwo-rAesr
P1aas-1A Ssxfka~ AStt Douglas Movement in BsAsy
T0ss. u. LaSs-Esimsts F ~ S&esD2 IN ne North,
d., g.
ne Douglas Non are N nptures. Tho arrival a IN y
delegates for Charleston from The Northwestern ga
has thrown them INTO state Of ecstacy which u charm
ns 70 oontemplAte. At their meeting It the Nation
MT Aieht the substance Of their proceedings was:
FrstTnat the emily Presidential candidate who could
10 elected was Douglas
seoond-That the only ono who could 10 nominated
CHARLESTON was Douglas.
mird-Thas they would 90 TO Charleston and camp
suf' necesay and never give up until they shall ave
secured the nomination Of Douglas
Touyth--That On the adjournmenH Sbe O,uvspt,o.
they win return 70 Washmgtoa 70 rey hs nomination
clear prosramme-leat ~ the resolutions Of those
old PuritaDs who resoed-arst, that the earth the
Lords, and the fume thereof second that the saints
shA inherit tho earth and third that we are the saints
but quite - far abort Of the impedents to be con
siAered.
The friends Of Mr. Douglas began this bold game Of blur
Or hssg in 1852 In that year, n Baltimore, they
handed an outside pressure which appeared 70
se wholly kresisibie but unfortunately the inside
managers Of the Convention were against them. So
was n Cincinnati in 1885, and win DO 1t Charles
tom According the state Of the presented by
these enthusiastic Douglas pipelayers no WILL the frs,
ballot poll moro than third Of the Convention the
second there win be awful shaking among the dry bone
Of the south and the third, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina and Tennessee will make break, which will
bring down New York and Pennsylvania and make the
wekin ring with the nomination Of Douglas To guard
against any boiling, the Convention will % called upon IN
advance Of the nomination TO pass resolution binding
the delegates and the party Of every State TO stand BY the
But though the one story may be very good until the
other told 10 quite possible that the other may spoil
It, And here II s-Ah the States which be unques-
1 the p
South on the first ballot nor Q vote from New York,
New Jersey or Pennsylvania nor vote rom the Pacific
cratic votes in the election viii be the States which
will control the Convention. These States do
Southern man but to silence he outcry Of the North
west they are quite ready TO take up . Northwestern
Douglas and popular in the Central s.aes in The East and
in the South. And that man Gen. 10 Lane Of Oregon,
"the Marion OF the Mexican war" The most raaca!
Southern rights ready to take him, with or with.
GU, a platform, and concession to the Northern
and Northwestern democracy The acceptance Of Gen.
Lane viii be concession when consider sne fact that
the democratic party Of the South have not had Preei
dental candidate for sixteen years,
The plan Of operations in the Convention Of the
Southern States, understand it, will be first &c.
RES Of ballots to Try the strength Of ,kinrage Hunter
Guthrie, Davis, Andrew johnson. shden and other
Southern bic, when II it shall appear that
the South 10 likely 70 bring down the North Alabama,
Mississippi Arkansas, Texas and Missouri will file off for
Gen Lane On the ballot the Southern States in
body will chime, the good old State OF Pennsylvania win
second the notion New York will cry Amen and old 10
.pa ana Ss %
of the great overshadowing sectional niger agatng
1t is believed that the patriotic people OF Pennsylva.
mia (whose Partially for military cheftans has been
sgnay expressed in her Presidential votes for Jackson
Harrison, Taylor and for poor PERCY would enhu
slascay carry General Lane through their state from
Philadelphia TO Pt,sburg s quite certain that he would
carry Oregon and California and Indiana and perhaps
acceptance Of Mr. Douglas would be game OF chance in
the North, and question Of doubt in every Northern
State, excepting, perhaps. Illinois.
As the hue and Of the Douglas men has increased
the concentration Of Southern opinion upon General Lane
% satisfactory Northwestern compromise, has been
and more developed and the fact that lane as
Northwestern man viii cut off Mr. Douglas, even in 1854,
The great BODY Of the Southern delegates for Charles
ton have not yet appeared and probably win not appear
Washington At all as II lies somewhat out of their way
! oil pretty much their own way In Washington and will
probably not begin to realize the rough road that be
column Of the Douglas Southern States Charleston
The decisive vote this morning on the PROPOSE
ton adjourn account Of these party conven
tons was a delus,on. Under cover Of an excuse q
change the sofas in the floor for the old chairs
next to the rst Of May Was UPON the House
%sus q hour ov Of 40 ana from the vote on the
that The resolution win be passed.. '''' '''A'n'
The democrats, with few scattering exceptions voted
on the side Of recess for the Charleston Convention tho
republicans generally the opposite side; but many
Of the members OF all parties within striking distance or
home and back again the time Indicated voted for the
for . chance 70 home for day Hence
some OF the high tariff even atthe hazard
recess and Th.doeus Stevens was quite ndisnan. at
being taken to task about it.
The resolution for the for Charleston will thus
from present appearance be passed by the House. but
Its success in the Senate Oont resOuon) not appa
rent From the temper expressed in the Senate the other
day, will be rejected; and the desire 70 close up tho
session and home is perhaps sufficiently strong 10
hold the House to business; the resolution may be
loaded down the Senate to break M back in the House
We sha have come to pretty pass, indeed when the
two houses Of Congress shall resolve TO knock of work
the midst Of the session In order To play second fiddle TO
these irresponsible and juggling conventions Of party
spolemen.
Delegates to Charleston dropping in by every train
and there scarcely man OF conservative opposition
third party elements in or out OF Congress- who is not
ready TO bet Douglas. Indeed the Southern oppos
ton gentlemen are among his most energetic supporters
and for the very good that Douglas the
crc candidate, will resurrect the old opposition MAORI
ties that existed 10 half dozen Of the Southern
States.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1860
The Buchanan Walker Ltey-TAe Douglas z,uxpekys and
the Administration Important Witnesses Suggested
Touching that Kansas Nebraska BsI-Gouenor Wise on
The Presidential Questior-Quer Notions of the Gouer
no-TAe Democratic Stampcde5or Charlottesville Party
Great Guns Of Both Houses on ne Road, de-, dc.
The Douglas tsumpeters trumpeung loudly over
the Buchanan Walker letter, and the testimony OF Mr.
walker before the Covode Committee connection with
that letter. All doubts now an end. Douglas is
vindcated, and the coast ia clear. Walker In at
the eleventh hour, reluctant witness but he is just
the nick Of time to give the finishing blow to the enemies
of Douglas at Charleston. Walker is sly Walker has
been waiting his opportunity Walker feels grateful to
the Covode Committee for calling him up confession
Walker knows how all this win work, against the admin
sraon, against the IRE CATERS and in favor Of the