Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-07-21
DOings of the baltimore ConyentiOm.--FsOis Ois-
terous Finale.

mentg amendments to amendments resolutions,
etc A resolution was passed in the evening re-
ferring ali claims Of new delegates to committee
on credentials, after a great deal Of argument.
On the following day a resolution similar to the
one last mentioned was sustained In the eve
ming Fisher, Of Va, gave notice that he had been
outraged (?) at the door by a policeman, who
refused him admttancc, and wished it understood
that if bis commission was no passport, he wished
TO secede from the Convention. Mr.. SHtson, OF
New York, reported like treatment on his own
part, but had no desire to sccedc or dissolve the
Union. 1t seemed that the tickets had been
changed to prevent the admission OF outsiders,
and that Fisher and Steson had been overlooked
Fisher accepted the explanation, and business
went on. The committee on credentials were
unable to report and Convention adjourned to
next day. Two fights occurred during the day
one between lIindman, a soceder, and Hooper a
Douglaste Hooper called the other liar, and
for which he received a very decided blow. The
other pugilstic encounter was between Whitley,
a Delaware scccder, and Townsend, contestant,
and in which the seceder was worsted. The third
day nothing was done and it was evident in the
evening that another smash up must occur.
Nothing more seems to have been done until
the 22d, or fifth day, when the Convention, by
vote Of $50 10 100 rejected the report Of the mi
nority on credentials admitting ihe seccdcrs.
/ The majority report recommended the admission
Of The old delegates from Mississippi which was
donc as also the Douglas delegates from Ala
bama and Louisiana. The Convention then adj
journed until evening, very much to the disgust
Of Douglas men, and the report says " the hopes
Of the South were revived. On re.asscmbIing
that night there was considerable huJLub over
the admission of some of the delegations and
finally motion that the Convention proceed to
ballot for President and Vice President, which
was Immediately followed by another to adjourn
SINE die. After considerable wranglHg and cross
firing between the regulars and secoders, twenty
! four delegates from Virginia withdrew, leaving
only six. Mr. Monat Of North Carolina, took
the floor said that Northern Democrats no lon
ger gave TIE South fair play, and gave notice
that eight Of the delegates from his State would
retire. Six delegates from Maryland then stepped
plause, stated that he was member Of the Bal
tmore Convention twenty years ago, and since
that time he has voted for every Democratic
candidate for President and every Democratic
candidate in his precinct. lie should be the last
to leave the ship, and having stood firm for
twenty years, he announced to the Convention
that if he lived till the next Presidential election
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! ton.
Mr.. Austin L. Smith, Of California, (jc it re-
mcmbercd,) then took the 1oor and said a great
many foolish things, accusing the North of being
guilty Of all the disorder which had been occa-
stoned announcing lhat he was there to see the
downfall OF the Democratic party, and making
an ass of himself generally The President fl
naly decided that he had talked enough, and
Austin L. Smith took his hat and left. Mr., Ste
vens announced that himself and the State of
Oregon would follow Mr.. Smith, to which no OBJ
lection was made Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, gave
notice that he should never withdraw from the
| Convention. Some Of the Massachusetts, dele
gates then retired, and the Convention soon after
adjourned.
On he morning Of the 23d after considerable
| argument, notices Of intention to withdraw, Ne,
President Cushing gave notice of his intention to
yacate the chair until after the action of the del
egation from his State which he did. Mr.. Todd,
of Ohio, took his place. There was loud APP
| pause when Gushing vacated, and cries OF
Good, good. now we shall have fair man in
| the Chair" The roll was then called on the first
! ballot, and Butler and several other Massachu-
sets delegates had seeded Mr. Parsons, of
] hn ba1 o,f t,.,
| sion movement as one Of dsunion, and cast the
vote of his State as a unit for Stephen A. Doug
! las The vote was finally announced with the
! following result :-Douglas, l734 Guthrie. :;
Breckenridge, Seymour l Bocock, |; Wise,
! | Dickinson, 2 blank, II.
Every State was represented except Delaware,
South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Cali
! lornia and Oregon. Georgia was represented in
! part but refused to vote.
After an exciting debate in which the position
! Of New York was explained, another vote was
taken, Douglas getting lSll votes, and a resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted declaring Stephen
| A. Douglas nominated according to the usages Of
the Democratic party, and rules of Congress-
! tw0thrds vote. Cheer after cheer arose, every
! person in the theater rising and waving their
hats and handkcrchiels, and evincng the utmost
enthusiasm The scene could not be exceeded in
excitement From the upper tier the banner
! long kept in reserve was uniolded and waved
! before the audience.
Mr.. Benjamin Fiizpatrick of Alabama was
nominated for Vice President by unanimous
vote, and after passing resolutions, the Conven-
ton adjourned, sine die.--[A later report says
Fitzpatrick declined, and II. V. Johnson, of
Georgia, was nominaed.-ED.1
Seeding CONFERENCE.-The seceders met at
noon ON the 23d in the Hall of the Maryland In
stitute. Permanent officers were chosen, and the
Convention was adjourned to O'clock when
they again assembled, and the following States
responded to the roll call Virginia and one
delegate from New York, lG; Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland and Georgia, q North
Carolina, l94; Georgia, % % Florida said that
all the delegates from that State are not here,
but all will be soon; Alabama 10 Louisiana
Texas and Mississippi, II Arkansas, Missouri
and Tennessee, 10 Kentucky 10 Iowa was
responded to by Mr.. lleay, Of that State Min
nesot2 responded California responded for her
whole electoral vote.
After resolutions, committee reports, etc, Jno
{. breckenridge was nominated for President,
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