, 1860-05-03

AAe Feeling nj WA%hin in.ton--Bont1aer11
ton:resskAcn Sustain the .Secedcrx.


WAAa1se7es. MsyI, 1850.
Many reports have been flying about the
the streets to the etIact TINT Douglas bad been
nominated for the Presidency, by the Tump Of
the Convention, and Brown Of Mississippi, for
Vice President. The hitter, fearing there might
be come truth iu it, promptly filed dispatch
declining The honor Of running on the same tick
ct with Douglas.
At late hour last night. Senator Lane Of
Oregon, tefegraphed to Stout that the delegates
from Oregon s!orld withdraw and join the Sc
ccders.
! learn that the names Of Davis Of Mississippi
pi, and Everett hare been tavorably spoken Of
By the seceders.
The departure Of the Southern men va. aig-
uafized bJ alternate bootings and the mos.
deaseniog applause.
Mr. Preston. who presided over the seceders,
is the brother OF Ex. Senator Wm. G. Preston.
He is one Of the richest men in the South, aud
has always been thorough going conserya-
tire. He is connected by marriage With the
Hampton and Manning families Of South Caro.
lima, two Of the most wealthy aud influential in
the State They have heretofore opposed the
treme measures Of the tire enters. The connec-
tion Of such man with the secession movement
is indicative Of the deep rooted antipatby to
Douglas throughout the South.
Senator Hunter has advised the Virginia dele
ga1ion to join the seceders.
large majority OF Tue coutheln mehoeFB OF
Congress will sustain the "indepeudent move
ment," The excitement here is intense.
Cu411ss1az. 8. O.. May 1a, n.
Tho bolt is very serions, and increases hour
II. all the Southern States will be represented
in the seceders' Convention, together with New
York Oregon and California, sud other North.
ern States The Douglas Convention will Of
course nominate their tayoritc. They profess
not 10 care for the secession movement, but are
evidently only wbistlipG to keep their courage
up. To say that the men who 1are left do not
represent the sentiments Of their States, in ab
surd, as the seceders are men Of the very high
est social aud political position. and have ii.
ways exercised controlling influence.
The enthussasm in behalf Of the independent
movement is tremendous, and with proper nom
nations, will sweep every Southern State like
whirlwind. The leaders are cautious and wary,
and will be governed By tile action of the
Douglas men. The latter are Just about assem-
bling, white the former will not formally organ
ize ill noou.
tspeaal dispatch To tit Cincinnati Commercial,
CH4HLzs1us, Mayl.
There was great jubilee in Charleston last
night Bands Of music paraded the streets
making night vocal with their performances.
md seerenadiug leading men Of the sonth.
Many fiery speeches were got Of amid great
popular enthusiasm.
The public opinion here is altogether with the
seceders. The feeling is up 10 fo7er heat.
Mr.. Iancey, Of Alabama, made q telling
SPEECH, which WAS received with thunders Of
applause he said The pen Of the historian
would soon be nibbed, which was destined to
write the story Of another Revolution.
NH.
Especial Dispatch to the y. r. Hesald.l
CHARLESTON, April -Nidnislt.-It is
probable that all the Southern delegations will
have withdrawn in The course Of 6av ~ o. two y q,
together With two Northern States and iheHards
Of tho New York delegation.
Thus is the Democratic party broken up. the
machine smashed, ard a new party in progress
Of formation.
Gen. Gushing says the Douglas men are in
sane. Great eifortn will be made to bring
about reconciliation !; but the Rubicon is pass.
ed. The excitement here is tremendous, alta
grand banquet given Wood by the Aiagor of
Charleston. it WIS proposed to put Wood on a
ticket as Vice President, or admit bis delcca.
tion to the Southern Convention, With his thir-
ty FIVE Fotes+
lhe seceders say they will make the platform
and ticket national and not sectional, aud fight
Douglas in the North. His friends calculated
on South Carolina, which has now gons over to
| the other side.
The Albany Regency are responsible for
breaking mp the Convention. They carried
| in their own State Convention the ARRANGEMENT
to vote as 9 unit, aud were it not for that ar
! rangement the minority in the delegation could
have turned the rote the other Way, and &C.
cured i platform satisfactory to the South.
The Pennsylvania delegation hare held n
meeting and stand eighteen to nine votes in
favor of joining the Southern sccessionists.
The Secession Convention organized TO night,
and twelve States were represented, namely !:
De'awcrs. Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabana. Mississippi, Lousiane. Tet.
as. Arkansas. Missouri and New York. The