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Special TO the New Orleans CRESCENT
WASHINGTON, May I, 1860.
Ar. iSdao,-During the session OF the Charles
ton convention there mas peeh hotmng mere OF
local political interest to communicate, Congress
having been paraiysed during the whole period OF
the Convention, and the few remaining politicians
mere, from the PRESIDENT to the penthouse man,
having been ABSORBED IN calculations Of what was
doing at charleston. Inc wave OF excitement,
however now returns mere; me city is crowded
with delegates returning from Charleston; the at
mosphere is laden with oil sorts OF reports and
speculahons; ana congress 10 vigorously awaking
10 a fresh start at Presldentmaking.
The Douglas men here are still hopeful and en-
thusastic There is no probability whatever of the
withdrawal Of his name at Baltimore, as he has him
self given the positive assurance that he will stand
as long as his supporters stand by him, in answer
to communications from the South, protesting that
if he did withdraw, he would be false to his friends.
1t is generally thought here, except by the fire.
eaters, that The proposed Richmond Convention
will either be abandoned or will turn out to be
nothing more than factious and personal demon
stration, without weight or effect. The present
division in the Democratic party is not regarded,
generally, with serious apprehension here; that it
will be overcome, is thought to be natural and
logical consequence; and that the party is to re-
unite, to harmonize and to win the great Presiden
tial fight seems to be foregone conclusion in the
minds Of the nnterrifed.
"A few, however of sage and rejecting politicians
see ahead the bad and demoralizing consequences
of the rapture at Charleston. which consequences,
they insist, cannot be avoided by any future unions
or compromises. The events at Charleston have de-
tracted from the prestige Of the Democratic party
have prejudced it irrevokably in the minds of the
great body Of independent voters of the country,
and have inspirited its enemies to the exposure of
its incoherence, weakness and faction.
But the most important consequence of the rup-
ture of the Charleston Convention in the eyes Of
the Democratic wiseacres here is the excellent in
PRODUCTION and favor it must give to Independent
nominations that now bid fair to contest well with
party the honors of the Presidency. do not allude
only to the Baltimore Union nomination. Since
the late events at Charleston the probability is that
there will be several independent candidates for
the Presidency, and that the Democratic party will
have to come down to take its part in scrub race
instead of contesting the prize with single cham
pon.
To give some reason for this calculation, may
state that have the most positive information
that, since what has TRANSFERRED at Charleston,
Gen. Houston, of Texas, has determined absolutely
and in any event to run as an independent Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency. You may
rely upon this. The information is from the Hous
ton cotere here, who do not hesitate to authorize
it to be given to the public. Gen. Houston will
not go before any OF the Conventions. If the
Baltimore Convention chooses to endorse him. the
favor will be considerably received, but will not