Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-19
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The DEMOCRATIC CoNvESTIoN AT BALTIMORE
tEducriai Correspondence Of The Stdr.l
BALTIMORE, Monday, June fs-
reached here at a few minutes before ten to-
day The first symptom that struck my observa-
ton the purpose of those in trade here to make
money out of the expected outside Convention
crowd-the Douglasite papers having boosted that
the Northwest would send 90, goo "leggersr to
Baltimore to shout for their candidate. That
symptom was Douglas badges, canes, handker-
chiefs, segars, fruits, &c, in the hands and on
the lips Of the street peddlers and in the windows
of the shops. Such wares, however, did not seem
tn suit the market nicely as had been antici-
pated-the douglas crowdn being apparently
rather ON the fou-fou order so far as money In
the pocket to spend In such things was concerned
The crowd at first about the Front-street Theatre
disappointed me, insomuch as not more than 1--WE
hundred persons in all were there, including del
egates ard strangers from distance. The hall
Is the Front-street Theatre, fitted up admirably
for the purpose there being evidently ample room
for the accommodation of all likely to attend
The seats provided for the press would prove
ample but for the fact that not few Of them are
occupied by impudent people who have "run
their faces and thus got snugly where they do
not belong. At IL a. IN. 1.-THE Convention not vet
being In session. the galleries are not alf full of
spectators.
hear that last evening there was meeting of
some twenty delegations in this city, where the
main question Of the OccasOn-that of admitting
or rejecting the delegations that seeded at
Charleston--was freely talked over. The result
Is said to have been an overwhelming demonstra-
ton in favor of that policy.
FoUR P. MI leave the Stars readers 10 INV
two dispatches of this morning, doubtless pub
lished in to-day's issue, for information i'm mt
she'll Of the action Of the Convention up to the ad
journment shortly after two p. m Its RESULT the
prevalence Of an impression that New York's vote
will prevent the disruption OF the Convention
Her vote, as telegraphed at . p m defeated the
demand for the previous question on a proposition
that If it eventually passes will surely drive every
Southern State, With California and OREGON. ont
Of the body. That is to demand of the seeding
delegates one of the conditions of their read
mission, that they shall give pledge ds TO their
future action, not exaCted from any others-a cop
dition the acceptance Of which ON their mart
would disgrace them personally. They are not the
men to pay such price for admission az members
Of this body and their exclusion under any sucb
system Of ''hResse-ing" upon them will induce n.
whole South and others TO make common cause
with them. During the recess the streets and pub
lie houses were crowded with knots discusxipg
the probabilities Of the action of the Convention
and its results. The crowd of outsiders from a
distance is evidently strongly for Douglas. his
peTtizans having made ii a point to come here IN
blow for him though the Democracy of this
city, being apparently strongly against Douglas.
they seem to be fair match for them in street
electioneering. Throughout the whole recess
there was no speaking. The Douglasites ON the
streets were evidently under the impression ,,,,,
New York had slipped through their fingers. SO
far using her to the end of excluding the sece-
ders may be concerned. As the failure to COM
pass the exclusion of the seceders is death to the
hopes Of nominating Douglas, his leaders here
are down in the mouth.
5H M-The whole proceedings I'D to thi.
hour have initiated Palpably against the success
Of the Douglasites, who have contested every de-
cision to which the Convention have come so far.
step by step. lust before the recess was taken
Church of New York gotin bis seceders'-exclu
ding amendment, and Gilmer of Pennsylvania
also got in an amendment 10 that which IL
adopted, will prove perfectly satisfactory to the
South. leave you to the regular report for II
On coming together again, he succeeded in
changing its phraseology, over the opposition of
Richardson Of Ill. and Stuart of Mich on noi,,.
Of order, who were defeated on all Of them The
venerable Randall Of Pa is now making speecb
Of great eloquence in favor of Gilmer,s pronosi
ton. ] predict that New York will sustain Il
and thus hold the Convention together. The
Douglasites In the gallery undertook to hiss Ran,
dali, but were promptly checked in that game
Richardson Of Ill. opposed Gilmer's amendment
with great earnestness Russell of Va, I'm the
course Of the debate, made an able and telling
speech in favor Of the right Of the seeding dele
cations to resume their seats announcing in II
the determination Of Virginia to stand by their
southern brethren. John Cochrane of New York
also spoke eloquently for the principle involved
In Gilmer's amendment, but dissented from its
phraseology- Governor King Of No made a pro-
Douglas free-soil speech, and was answered bv
colleague, an old sledge hammer named Hunter
who not only freed him, but shot him down and
skinned his remains, to the infinite amusement ~
the Ccnvention-all sides evidently relishinp the
awful punishment he inflicted upon X. don,t
know that ever heard more effective speecb I'm
Its way than that Of this emphatic old gentleman.
who did for King at least for the balance of
this Convention.
AT about p N. q motion to second the demand
for the previous question on the pending series OF
resolutions was carried, with but the votes of
Illinois and Michigan against It; when Richard
son OF III moved TO adjourn for the night, which
was carried without dissentient vote I am
writing now half an hour after the adiournnsD,
and ind the prevailing belief to be that New,
York will vote for Gilmer's proposition, or some
thing equivalent to 1t, and that consequently.
the seceders one and all will return to the Con.
vention by re-admission, without conditions
which all regard as the end Of the prospect. of
Douglasism. w.D. VIZ
5Ea BALTIMORE, June rs, II d. m.
Since the adjournment Of the Convention up To
this hour, the public halls Of the hotels and prn
ciPal gathering points Of the city. have been
swarming with busy and noisy politicians and
wonder-mongers, ali talking on the one universal