Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-04
Correspondence N. Y. Herald.

Correspondence N. Y. Herald.
The Douglas men boast that they have gained
thirty votes by the resolution adopted to-day al
lowing the votes Of minorites in delegations to
count. For instance, he has gained ten votes in
Pennsylvania. Many did not understand the eff
feet of the resolution, and voted for it because
they thought they would be disfranchised if they
: did not. Others opposed to Douglas voted for il
on the principle Of giving him fair play
The resolution about having the platform be-
fore the nomination is against Douglas, though
his friends this afternoon say the length he is ready
to 90 with the South will surprise it. But it is
too late.
There is a combination of money and rowdysm
, here to force Douglas on the Convention, but it
will fail His friends have said at Hibernia Hall
ey will prevent any other nomination if they
we're to stay here for two years and some said
they would stay till the day Of their death but
they will not be able to do what they threaten
They will want upwards Of one hundred votes IN
der the two-thirds rule. They reckon now one
hundred and twenty-five but even if they are not
reckoning without their host they cannot retain
them. They can only hold at most the sixty-six
votes OF the Northwest. They cannot perma-
ncntly control any Of the Eastern delegation.
The Committee Resolutions have met and
had very exciting debate, the southern mem
hers insisting on having a plank in the platform
TO protect their ri ghts in the Territories aed the
Northern men objecting to a slave code. Here
the fght Is begun on which hangs the fate Of the
democratic party. It will probably end in a ceees-
sion, and junction with the Baltimore Conven-
ton.
The contested seats in the Convention were
settled on Wednesday by the exclusion of
the Wood delegation from New York and
the Illinois Buchananites, and the confrma-
tion Of the Softs and the Douglas Illlnosians
in their seats The vote on Mr. Woods case
was taken by States, and was sufficiently
decisive-but five States voting for him, and
the majority against him being I55 on a test
vote.
The correspondent of the New York Time,
telesraphs
Douglas stock is on the rise He has thirty votes
now in the New Y ork Delegation. They probably
viii not be able to vote solid on the first ballot;
tut bets are Igh-in some cases three to one-in
favor Of unit for Douglas on the second ballot.
Even bets are offered for the first ballots.
Judge ~mailey's arrangements produce great
1isatj-taction. No one is suited; everybody Is
iucouvenie cei.
The Platform Committee are in trouble They
. want TO please all sides, but they cannot do it.
Trouble In the camp is certain unless they body
the slave code, and defeat is certain in November,
if they do.
The Tribune correspondent says
( There is q general desire to close the session by
saturday at the hrthe est, and the previous ques-
tlou will be called when the leading men Of both
sections have spoken.
The Committee on the Platform are still out,
and with no Immediate prospect Of Agreement
The Cincinnati Platform, with general clause
. declaring the decision the ~uurerue Court m
tho ur,l Scott case. obligatory, is much urged
"a compromises by t.. North, but the South de-
ma2d- something d,-id, barren cencralities.
Leading Douglas men are willing to make al
/ most any concession for the nomination, but the
rural districts ia O1i3 and elsewhere resist the
. Slave Code as more than they can carry. Several
delegations bad conference as to that point last
+ night nd to-day, with little harmony
/ The candidates are submerged for the moment
In the trusgle on the Platform, which is to shape
the coutes Ultimately, if the South gets all that
is asked, she may masnanimousy yield what is
left
We should think she might People who
get all they want commonly do yield the
rest. The T1tne's man says further
The last intelligence from the Platform Commit
tee is. that Mr.. Bayaris resolutions declaring it
the duty If the Federal Goverument-that is, Ex-
ecutvc, Congress, and Judciary-to protect
slavery ia Territories until they form state Con-
stitutiuus, will probably be carried They were
coucocted mt Washington, and contain every de- I
mand Of the South.
The HTGd'S 8 correspondent telegraphs:
The proposition Of Mr aa,ard. Of Delaware.
viii bee substantially adopted. This is re-
slr.icd as tan'amount To- defeat Of Douglas, as /
he ttieIraphs his triul~ o. ay to adhere 10 the
Cincinnati platform. with the plank added Of obe-
dieaee 9, all Judicial decisions, including that
/ the UIci Scott case.
The rieuis Of Guthrie and Dickinson in the de- [
cation tave combined against Doug glas and will /
vote fir their own men until the time comes to [
unite ou me orothcr of the two and cast the I
vote as unit and thus deprive Douglas of the /
benefit Of bis minority.
The fight at Charleston Is hot one-and /
all accounts agree as to the prospect of a flare /
up. secession from the convention, and
double nomination The trouble appears to |
be that Mr. Douglas insists upon furnishing
to the party both the platform and the man
Both Of these the South Will not concede- |
It, or the bigger part ofit, will take Mr.
Douglas, with a platform OF their own
making, OF they viii have a southern man Of |
their own selection, in which case they care
less about the platform. The proceedings on /
Thursday were tumutuous in the extreme
The business consisted mainly in the intro /
duction Of resolutions, on all manner Of sub
ects. One man wanted tariff clause for |
Iron and Coal, in the platform; Capt. |
Ryndcrs moved as an amendment that
Mon.ngahea Whiskey be included an Ohio
man wished the party bound to a resolution
that Great Britain owed it to the United |
States to return all fugitive slaves
Mr. Seward OF Georgia presented a reso-
luton on the rights Of Shareholders, and de-
claring James Guthrie of Kentucky, as the
proper man to nominate for the Presidency |
\ number Of resolutions upon the Pacific |
| railroad, and a dozen or more with regard to
the protection Of slavery in the territories, |
were introduced. All were referred to the |
platform committee, which were in the hard |
est kind Of labor over the platform, reaching
| an issue about midnight on Thursday, in the |
adoption by a large majority of the follow
ing resolutions
Resoived, That the platform adopted at Cncin-
naJi be affirmed with the following resolutions
That the national democracy of the United
States hold these cardinal principles the sub
ect Of slavery IN the Territories First, that
Congress has no power to abolish Slavery in the
the Territories Second that the Territorial Leg
slature has no power to abolish slavery in the
Territories, nor TO prohibit the introduction of
slaves therein, any power to destroy impair
the right ofproperty in slaves by any legislation
whatever.
Reroirsd. That the enachncnts Of State LegisIa-
lures defeat the faithful execution Of the fu-
citvc slave law hostile in character subver-
svc Of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their
character.
Rcs.ired, That it is the dutyof the federal gov
protect the rights of persons and prop
erty the high seas, in the Territories or wher-
ever else it, jurisdiction extends.