Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-02

uonal convention so much the spirit of black
fepubllcanlSm as 1t was a struggle for power
ana plumber; the cOrruptons and bargains of
a general scramble for offices. He was very
| severe on the New York delegation, who came
here he said, protesting a desire to join in such
nomination as would suit the south, but as
soon as they had secured their seats, turned
! their backs on the south. He trusted that
other states would withdraw from that con
| ventien, and that itwould be utterly dissolved,
lie did not consider that the seceders had
power to make regular nominations, but ne
would recommend if it should be found neces-
sary that they should join in the recommended
ton of some suitable candidate, with written
address to their constituents.
Mr. Matthews of Louisiana, in behalf OF MS
delegation, asked that no acton shouid De
taken by this body, until we see II instead OF
eight states we do not tomorrow NUMBER NJ
teen, and perhaps seventeen. eshould wait
until we see what is done to morrow and we
should do nothing hastily until we hear from
those states who have asked for an adjourn
ment this evening, in order to have an oppor-
tunty of consulting as to the course they
should pursue.
A call of the states was then made, and
when New York was reached, DR.. Skinner of
the Wood delegation responded He said he
came here to attend national convention, and
had been sitting out in the cold eight days, his
delegation having been ousted from their seats
by fraud. He was a "hard" -and the differ
ence between a "hard' and "soft" was that
the former sacrificed place for principle, and
the latter, principle for place. He had no
doubt Mayor Wood would have been here if
he had known the meeting was to be held.
At the call OF Delaware, Mr.. Bayard and
one other delegate came forward. Maryland
M 1a1 n, h.
Mr.. Fisher, who said that there would be no
more of that state here. He also said that he
had sent an invitation to Mayor Wood to join
them.
South Carolina called. Mr. Reed said he
was one of those whose names were not signed
to the protest. He had hesitated about leav-
ing the convention, in the hope of securing
harmony; but wherever Alabama goes, there
the Carolinians will go also, and he was salts
fed that Georgia will be with us before to-
morrow night, and he hoped every southern
state.
Georgia called. Mr.. Lamar responded, and
said he believed large majority of his dele
cation will, before tomorrow morning, enrol
their names.
Florida called The entire delegation re-
sponded.
All the seeding states then signed the roll,
when the convention adjourned to meet again
to morrow.
Mr.. Yancey afterwards addressed, at the
City Hall, mass meeting of the seceders.
New YORK, May 1.-Despatches to For
ney's Press say that Virginia has resolved not
to secede, and that Maryland Tennessee, and
a majority of Kentucky, North Carolina, and
Missouri will remain. The Douglas men held
an immense meeting which was addressed by
gentlemen from Maryland, Arkansas, Missouri,
and other southern states. All the speakers
pledged their states to the Little Giant" by
large majorties. Col. Forney said, he in
tended to address his southern friends in the
convention, in favor of Douglas. 1t was stat
ed by despatch from the chairman of the
Louisiana state committee that Douglas would
carry that state by large majority, notwith-
standing the secession of their delegation.
The secession is not regarded by the Douglas
men as serious. Only the extremists have
bolted, and conservative men Of the south say
they are glad they have gone, as, they say,
they inJure the party even in the south.