, 1860-07-27
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
SrEILlCOON, W. :. FRIDAY, JULY q, S6O.
LATEST DOMESTIC NEWS.
n,.,. fsonvantlons. N.a.

We take the following, entire, from the San
Francisco Herald Of the 10th Instant
The Pony Express, with dates to July 1st,
reached Miller's Station last evening" and the fol-
lowing dispatch was Immediately telegraphed to
the Herald:
Douglas is nominated at Baltimore, with Hers
chel V. johnson for Vice President At Rich
mond, Breckenridge and Lane have been nomi-
mated. Governor Wise has taken position for
the latter. Stephens, Of Georgia, supports Doug
las and johnson. The Democracy are uniting
their party in the different States to hold Con.
yention and nominate one ticket or the other,
thereby to get popular expression. This will
give Douglas and johnson every State they
would have carried in the event Of there having
been no other nomination.
The Great Eastern has arrived at New York.
In Carson City the Democracy were firing one
hundred guns in honor Of Douglas and johnson.
[Herschel V. johnson, who is reported to have
received the nomination for Vice President at
the hands Of the National Democratic Conven.
ton st Baltimore, is Ex-Governor johnson, Of
Georga.-ED. s. 7. HERALD.l
las will be seen by the annexed report Of pro-
ceedings, no mention Is made Of the nomination
of johnson for Vice President; and we cannot
understand how his name became substituted for
that Of Fitzpatrick
The Overland Mail arrived al Visalia (Cal)
with ST. Louis dates to the 25th OF June. The
following intelligence is cleaned from the extra
Of the Alta and Bulletin:
ST. LOUIS, June 25th-The Democratic Con-
vention has nominated Stephen A. Douglas, Of
Illinois, for President, and Benjamin Fitzpatrick,
Of Alabama, for Yice-President.
The Seceders' Convention, with large adj
tiona mat In nalf Nora and naied ,IOhn O.
Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, President, and Jo-
seph Lane, Of Oregon, Vice President
Congress has done nothing yet for the Califor
mia Mail service. No other news
The Convention reass mbled on the evening
Of June 2Sd. A motion was made, after the
adoption Of the majority report to proceed to
ballot for President and Vice-President, when
various other motions were made, among them
several TO adjourn aiRe die.
Aiter much wrlng'ing, Russell, Of Virginia,
sid the time had now arrived to-[Here he was
interrupted But proceeding In reference to
the adoption Of the report, he said the action had
become the duty Of the delegates from Virginia
TO inform the Convention that Il was not con-
slstent with their sense Of duty TO their conStit
uents to participate longer in the deliberations
IApplause, which was checkedby the Chair.
voice. OIL let them cheer trcachcry and dis
union to their hearts content"
The excitement and confusion was with diff
Guilty checked by the Chair.
fwenty-lour delegates from Virginia then
Withdrew from the Convention, leaving six re-
naming.
Mr.. MSffatt, Of Virginia, stated the reasons
why he did not withdraw Iron the Convention
He was appointed by district Convention, to
which he owed his allegiance. They elected him
to come here, not 10 90 elsewhere. He was
elected torepresent his constituents in the Con.
vcntion, but not to withdraw; to carry out the
wishes Of the people, who are national, not Sec
tional; t0'promote the interests Of the Union,
not risk its disunion. Applause.
Mr. MofIatt was called TO order by MIR. Lam
der, Of New York. who announced that the ma
jority Of the New York delegates, on account Of
what they conceived to be an outrage perpetra-
ted upon the people Of the Sooth, would witl-
draw from the Convention. Northern Demo-
Gratis had heretofore given fair play to the South
bit they did so no longer. He therefore an
nounced that eight Of the delegates would retire.
The Tennessee and Kentucky delegations bad
leave 10 withdraw for consultation.
Mr.. johnson, Of Maryland, on the part Of six
delegates from Maryland, desired no longer to
Actwith Convention that preferred man to
principles (Cries Of a0rder.'O States had
heen disfranchiscd by the adoption Of the unit
rule, til Il becomes Inconsistent with honor to
remain. Cherishing, with warm remembrance,
the good deeds the Democracy had formerly
done for the South, they bid them farewell with
Mr.. Glass Of Maryland, has not agreed with
his colleagues 10 their secession, but desired,
nevertheless, to decline further action with the
Convention, without joining any seeding bodies.
considerable confusion was here occasioned
by Mr.. Austin Z. Smith, Of California, who con-
tinued "a indulge In offensive remarks denomi.