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MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 80, 1860.
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.

\ The Charleston Convention has now been in ses-
sion one week. We have published from day to
day, the report Of its proceedings as transmitted
| by the telegraphic correspondent Of the Asso-
ciated Press, and have furnished it without any
| comment OF our own The truth il, the reports
| are so muddy, and confused, and unintegble,
that we refrain from involving them in further
| mystery by any speculations of our own.
| We CLEAN, however, from the weeks delibera-
| tons, the following facts: That the permanent
Presidency of the Convention has been awarded to
| Caleb Cushing, an anti-Douglas man That the
contest between the two sets Of delegates from
New York has been decided, for the present, in
favor of the Albany Regency" delegation, head
ed by Dean Richmond, and against the District
delegation headed by Fernando Wood That the
Douglas delegates, Ia like manner, have been adj
hitted from Illinois, and the Administration dele:
gates excluded: That, upon all questions OF Plat.
form, the South, so far, seems to have the ad-
vantage-and that the question of the nomination
remains as great mystery as ever.
We think it clear, from the demonstrations made,
that Mr. Douglas chances for the nomination have
waned. That he may have majority upon the
first ballot is not improbable, but that he can se-
cure tWo-thirds vote is exceedingly doubtful. 1t
must he recolected that candidate, to get two
thirds Of the Convention must have double as
many votes as all his competitors put together.
Even II Mr.. Douglas were to carry the entire
North, he would still lack the necessary tHothirds
But it is evident that he will get but few votes
from Pennsylvania, and viii lose several in New
York and the New England States that his friends
have heretofore counted upon with a great deal Of
confidence. The South is believed to be unani-
nous against him, and its opposition is of decid-
ed, and even bitter. character we doubt il tie
Convention would nominate man, even if he had
the strength necessary to secure it, towards whom
there is such unrelenting hostility.
The second week of the session begins to-day.
and the first business in order according to the
latest reports, will be to take vote on the various
" Platforms" that have been submitted. The De-
hoeracy, this time, determined to construct the
Fiatiorm hrst-Alabama and other States having
made IT sine qua non that Platform accurately
defining tho rights of the South should be made
before they would consent to abide the decision of
the Convention. Three different Platforms have
been proposed One asserts the right of protec-
ton TO slavery in the Territories another asserts
Douglas doctrine of popular sovereignty, and the
third is simple reaflifmation of the Platform at
Cincinnati.
Some apprehensions are felt that the Douglas
Patformwill be adopted, in which event. it is said
six or seven of the Southern States will withdraw
from the Convention. This would give. the Doug
las men the control of the body and secure the
nomination Of the Illinois Senator If this be
done, very likely there will be third ticket in the
Held, in all the Southern States supported by the
anti-Douglas Democrats and the Opposition, and
Its effect will be, in all probability to throw the
election into the House of Representatives, I'm
that event the Black Republican candidate viii be-
defeated-for united South, with California and
oregon, will have majority of States, and thus
control the election. In the House of Represent
atiVes the election is not decided by the individual
votes OF the members. Each State, large or small,
mas one vote. The fifteen Southern States, with
California and Oregon would make seventeen
votes; While all the remainder would only count
sixteen.
some time to-day perhaps, we shall have the
result of the vote upon the Platforn-and as the
unity OF the Convention depends upon this, to-day
Is the most important day of all. If the Conven
ton break up, and several of the States secede.
the candidate will occupy precarious and IN
pleasant position. His election would be almost
impossible. We venture to predict, however, that
nothing of the sort will occur. The Democracy
on their own account, if not from the impulse of
patriotism, will exhaust every mode of adjustment
before censenting to a disruption of their organ
zation. They feel the Importance Of harmony too
much to sacrifice it at this perilous crisis in the
fortunes Of the party. Some compromise on the
Platform will be efeeted-the candidates will be
nominated-and the delegates will go home and
work like beavers, as they always do, for the sue
cess Of the ticket, no matter who may be placed