New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-01
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
The Butler Platform Rejected.
PREPARATIONS FOB A SEPARATE CONTENTION
The Minority Report Adopted.
SECESSION OF SOUTHERN STATES.
A GRAND ROW.

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CHARLEsroS, April 80, 1860.
Both parties are preparing for great struggle
tomorrow, and neither il confident of that victory
which each CLAIMS and which few votes will de-
fermine Had division been reached last night, il
Is probable that the Doelss side would have tri-
umphed by a majority of four or FIVE; now the pros
pet is more doubtful but still his leaders profss
to be sure of accessioos from the Souih, which .
an unreliable hope, after Yesterdays votes.
The present probability is that the Convention
will be broken up within freight hours, mat
Scr which side is victorious. IL the majority plat
6rm be carried, the Mort Western delegations and
parts of others will quietly withdraw, without max
ing q nomination. Toe more sangune desire Doug
las to be put up, but his judc,ous and controlling
friends will not permit that course II the minority
platform prevails, large portion Of the South will
retire and nominate Davis.
Any compromise bet een these extremes seems
now impractcabe; for neither can offer oOmpro-
mise without complete sbandopment Of the position
heretofore assumed. Hence all attempted tinker
ing with the Platform will amount to nothing, even
If parliamentary rules were relaxed to make the
experiment, for which there is 40 disposition, IS
both sides want the fpal result the points reached
where doubt is more psipful toan defeat.
The Douglas men in the Convention will not con-
cede any courtesy of speech TO Mr.. Gushing, to-
MORROW, If his fieods should urge it.
CHARLESTON, Monday, April 80 1860
The programme to-day, by the managers, was to
vote on the Cincinnati Platform, as proposed by
Dir. Butler. hoping to pass it, ard then lay the
whole subject Oh the taole, NTH o view to taking
up the nominations, aud holding the South in the
Convention.
III O'Clock a. m The Butler Cincinnati Platform,
with the resolution 10 protect citizens Of foreign
birth attached has Just been rejected by nearly two
10 one, and a motion is now pending to lay the
whole subject on the table, before proceeding to
vote on the minority Platform, which comes next.
portion of the South, in expectation OF being
defeated on the Platform, have mace arrangements
for hall to beld separate Convention in.
Mr. Biigsss motion to lay on the table the re-
maipirg portion of the minority Platform was lost
BY q large majority. TIE delegations from Missis'
sippi, Ala5 ina and Arkansas withdrew their votes
from the record after casting them, thus giving
sign of their ultimate purpose, by leaving the result
in tho hands of the North Other Southern States
ore divided.
10 O'Clock The minority Platform has just
been carried by decided majority, but the Adam
SIS and Georgia delegations ore still discussing their
votes, which Will not affect the result
TIE vote carrying the minority Platform was
received with significant silence. Various questions
of order were then raised, and there was deep
sepsation liz the Convection.
Mr.. Ashe said if the second resolution was car
RED he would be compelled to withdraw, and so did
Others.
Tioo O'Clock, p. m.-Tbe Chair has just decided
that the resolutions divisbe, and they will be
voted upon separately
The Cincinnati resolution is DOW being voted up
Oh. and will prevail BY large majority
The first resolution of the minority platform, be-
ipe that of CnclDDatj, was carried BY l69 majority,
Delaware, Maryland, Vngtia, Missouri, Tennes-
zee, aud Kentucky giving 60 votes.
The CONVEX ton hos substaot ally stQlt fed itsei
by voting in the Cncinoati platform by l72, AFTER
having voted it down before as provided In Butler
substitute by SO
MIR. Briggs has now renewed the tactics OF the
private programme by moving to lay the remaining
part OF the minority platform on the table SO as u
s,op here and proceed with the nomination.
Gen. Gushing rulrd tbat motion 10 order, aud
the vote s proceeding amid excitement.
8 o'clock D. m.--An extraordinary result has just
been realized on The question iavolving the pre-
xmh,e and Steyens's resolution Of the minority plat
form. 1t was defeated by q Ayes to 23o Nays
Before the vote was taken Mr. Brown warned
fhe Convention of the consequences shond " carry,
and others from the South exhibited the same spirit
The delegations from Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Lousiaua, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas refused
70 vote at ali.
The Eastern States hesitated at 6rst, but gradu-
ally caved in when the Northwest was called
every ore of then asked to DO pased and conferred
ON the foor Great excitement prevailed. New
York retired from the Hall. Indiana then broke
uround. and the whole Northwest column broke
New-York came in, and followed suit. Connecticut
initiated the example, aud finally all bat fractian
already announced recorded themselves in the
negative.
Only last nigh. the Douglas leaders made the
test. To-day they Rave surrendered without with
eut waiting for he threats TO be carried out. a
more hurniliatiDg spectacle was never witnessed
TbsS,uth ia not satisfied with the propihatnt
offer made by the Douglas interest Six states
have steadily refused TO vote on the remaining
resolutions of the Platform, and hold to their pue
pose Of withdrawal unless fuller concessions b'
made. They have carried the frat fortress, anC