Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-25
SIX SOUTHERN STATES THREATEN TO BOLT

| CHARLESTON, April 23-The city is Quiet
tonight. There is no public speaking at
headquarters. The votes Of the delegations to-
day are regarded as indicating the election of
Douglas. All the Douglas men voted in
favor of the Soft New York delegation. The
| Committee on Credentials will report largely
in their favor, and also in favor of the lii
nois Douglas delegates. 1t is believed the
Softs will vote for Douglas.
The thermometer is eighty-four in the
shade.
Alabama will demand slave code, and an
| effort will be made to ballot for a candidate
before the Committee on Platform reports
The indications are that the Convention will
adjourn by Thursday.
TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENCE.
The present inclination is to nominate first
with usage before the Cincinnati Convention,
but this is opposed by the Douglas men and
the extreme South. New York favors such
policy as is best calculated to harmonic
the differences of the New York delegation,
because some of their absentees are expected
| tonight. Mr.. Barr was appointed Uice Mr.
| Church on the committee to fill their places
It is now decidedly anti-Douglas. George
Sanders will be refused seat, which has d
significance of feeling in the delegation.
Present signs conspire against the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Douglas and rumor says that
New York will go for Mr.. Hunter, which has
dampened the hopes of his friends, who con-
cede an unexpected detection in the South
where he will probably receive seven votes.
The combination between New York and
| the Northwest is now contradicted, and the
former is receding for fear of uniting the
| South against their admission. The South
is concentrating on Mr.. Hunter. The dele
| gates from South Carolina reconsidered their
purpose to vote for Mr.. Davis this morning,
and agreed on Mr.. Hunter. His champions
claim Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Louisi-
ana, half of Maryland, Mississippi, half of
Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina
and South Carolina, Texas and Virginia,
About ninety votes. Kentucky and Ten
nessee stand by Guthrie and johnson. If
Kentucky had come here uncommitted, Mr.,
Breckenridge could have been nominated
easily on the second ballot, with the admit
ted support in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
New England.
| The Pennsylvania delegation did not reach
| the question of voting as a unit this morning,
but heard profession of conciliation from
Messrs. Wright, Cessna and other Douglas
men, who express a willingness to adopt the
Cincinnati platform, and affirm the bred
| Scott decision. There are thirty-one Breck-
inridge in the delegation.
Mr.. Wood has brought only forty delegates
to be appointed, but is attended by large
body guard of outsiders Mr.. Dickinson is
industriously pressed by few personal sup
porters. The only contingency in which he
can possibly be considered is case of threat
ened rupture here, when the South may ten
der him as a compromise candidate He has
ten votes in the New York delegation, and
the restare adverse until Mr.. Douglas be dis
posed OF.
No safe opinion as to the candidate can be
formed. Some new man may be sprung on
the Convention at fortunate moment, like
Mr.. Polk, if any is in reserve. Mr. Pierce, of
Md, is suggested by some Douglas men, who
have resolved to stand by him resolutely
| and prevent two-thirds for any other candi-
date, but they can not hold the Eastern dele
CATION for such purpose as they anticipate;
hence they will fail if the experiment be
tried. . r.
The Committee on Organization has chosen
Mr.. Cushing President, with one Vice Presi-
dent and Secretary from each State Some
slight dissatisfaction was expressed by few
members who were not present
The Committee on Credentials are still
sitting but will admit Illinois without doubt
There will probably be minority on New
York.
PosTscRIPT-l2 p. M.-The Pennsylvania
delegation have just adjourned after another
stormy session. The majority are ready to
abandon Breckenridge for Guthrie. An ami
mated contest may be expected in the Con-
vention tomorrow on the question whether
majority of delegation may cast the vote
of the State, it being considered necessary to
affirm the precedence of 1852 and 1856
The Southern delegation have Just ad-
journed, after most exciting meeting. Ala
bama, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Texas
and Louisiana announce emphatically that
they would go out of the Convention unless
their platform was adopted.
South Carolina said she was not authorized
to speak yet, but would doubtless follow the
lead of Mississippi.
WAsHNGToN, April 23.-Private advicee
from Charleston indicate that the Massachu-
sets and New York Soft delegations will act
in unison if the latter get seats without diff
Guilty. They will go for Mr.. Douglas pro-
vided their strength secures his nomination.
The Cotton States are advised by their
Senators here to insist on the Slave Code and
Congressional Sovereignty, or secede from
the Convention. RI"
Mr.. Douglas will not accept the nomina-
ton on such platform. He is still confident
of success, however. The Administrations
advices are favorable to Mr.. Hunter, on the
Cincinnati platform. Messrs. Hunter and
Douglas are said to understand each other,
and will accord hearty support to which
ever may receive the nomination.
Dispatches to the Administration men as
sert that Douglas stock is depressed, and that
the South will be united for Southern man.
CHARLESTON, April 24.--The Convention
re-assembled at 10 o'clock this morning. The
Committee on Permanent Organization re-
ported in favor of the Honorable Caleb Cush-
ing for President, and one Vice-President
and Secretary for each State in the Union.
Those Of New York are Erastus Corning and
j. Edward Cook; for Maryland, w. d. Bowie
and ID. l.. Law andfor Pennsylvania, Thomas
Cunningham and T. Vanzant.
A dispatch from Washington was shown
around the hall from member of the Cabinet,
declaring that the reports of dissention in the
Cabinet, growing out of Walkers testimony,
are entirely destitute of foundation, and that
the Cabinet was never more entirely harmo-
nious.
The Committee on Permanent 0rganiza-
ton also reported an additional rule, to-wit
That in any delegation in which it has not
been provided or directed by its State Con-
vention how its vote may be given, the Con-
vention will recognize the right of each dele
gate to cast his Individual vote.
Mr.. Wright, Of Pennsylvania, made strong
appeal for harmony. If harmony did not
prevail here the nomination to be made would
not be worth the paper on which it was re-
corded when brought before the people. He
was in favor of the rule. Every delegate
should be permitted to cast his vote in ac-
cordance with his convictions and with those
of his constituents. Pennsylvania had never
voted as unit except when their sentiment
was Unanimous. He closed by demanding
! the previous question.
The vote was taken ON that part of the re-
port relating TO presiding officers, and it was