Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-06-23
The baltimore Convention.

The baltimore Convention,
The proceedings Of the Baltimore Oonven-
ton up to the noon adjournment Of the second
day, were wordy, discordOut and beligerent.
The most important action Of the first day was
the refusal 10 sustain the previous question on
a proposition made by Mr.. Church. Of N. T.,
pledging all delegates who should be admitted
to seats by the committee on credentials, to sup
port the nominees Of the convention. The con-
vention refused to second the previous question
by yaas lO7, nays lao, New York casting 30
votes 10 the negative. This has the look Of an
ant. Douglas triumph. The vote was taken
the forenoon Of the first day.
The afternoon session was devoted mainly to
speeches on the admission Of the Seceders, some
concilatory, others bitter and defiant At the
adjournment the questions befor the convention
stood as follows
Mr.. Howard, Of Tennessee, made an original
motion instructing the Sergeant alarms to ad.
nit 10 the convention all delegates accredited
TO the Charleston convention.
Mr.. Church moved to amend by referring all
claims for admission to the committee on ere
dentials, and to request them to report as soon
as practicable the names Of persons entitled TO
admission, with the proviso that all delegates
| accptipg seats in the convention are bound in
honor and good faith to abide by the action Of
the convention and support its nominee.
Mr. Gilmore, of Pennsylvania, moved to a.
mend tbs amendment by resolving that the del
egations from Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida
and Texas be at once admitted to the. couven-
| - 1 IL IL IT. thar n
ing States be referred to a committee on creden-
tAls to be elected by each State.
The previous question had been called on
the last amendment aud the call seconded by
the strong vote of yeas 233, nays Is, amid
great excitement.
During tie night proposition calculated to
harmonic the pending motions and to arrange
in friendly manner, the question of admission
of delegates, was agreed 3D. 1t was offered in
convention by Mr.. Church, as follows
Resolved, That the credentials of all persons
claiming seats in this convention, made vacant
! by the secession of delegates at Charleston, be
| referred to the committee on credentials which
is hereby instructed as soon as practicable to
examine the same and report the name Of the
persons entitled to such seats
This proposition was agreed TO, and the ca
ses of the Arkansas and Mississippi delegations,
and some others were also referred to the same
committee. Some changes were made in the
committee, and the convention by a vote of l65
to Sc adjourned till o'clock P. NJ.
1t will be observed that the pledge to sup.
port the nominees is omitted in the comprom-
Use resolution adopted in regard to the admission
of delegates.
The forenoon session of the third day amount
ed to nothing in the way Of business, the CON-
mittee Oh credentials not being ready to report.
After question of privilege made by Mr.. King
of Missouri, aud some exciting remarks between
him and Mr. Clark of the same State, the con-
ventiou adjourned till P. NJ.
Rows and fights seem to be the order OF the
night as we'll as day. Tuesday night two Vir-
giDia delegates had flare up, which resulted
in an agreed pistol meeting. Mr.. Pryor was
sent for as a friend OF one of the parties. Blood
letting will do both good.
While the Arkansas contested delegates case
was under discussion before the commtte on
credentials, difficulty occurred between Mr..
Hindman of that State, and Mr. Hooper one oI
the contestants. Blows were exchanged and
pistols drawn, but nothing but honor wounded.
Wednesday morning Mr.. Whitley, a Seced
ing Delaware delegate, and Mr.. Townsend 9
Douglas contestant from the same State, had Q
pretty rough set-to at their hotel, fighting
fercely until separate / by the landlord. A pis.
tol was dropped in the melee, but none discharg
ed.
The Keystone Club from Philadelphia, cham
pions of Douglas, nad fracas on Wednesday
morning with some Of the Baltimore bullies.
The Ohio delegation, under the lead of Mr.
Pugb, threaten to secede il New York should
give its casting vote for the unconditional ad
mission of the seeding delegations. The north
west would join in the bolt
Tuesday evening there were two mass meet
iOgs in Monument Square. The Douglas speak
ers denounced Yauey as being bad as Wendell
Phillips, the Richmond Convention as quite q
inimical to Douglas as the Chicago. The south
ern speakers denounced Douglas as an arch dis
organizer, and foe to the Democratic party
which be would sacrifice to his own persona
ambition. The meetings were so near each 9th
er that hostile speeches and hostile cries min
gIed-
Its stated that in case the Douglas deega
tes from Louisiana are admitted, the foowin,
are pledged to go out % from Virginia
!. from North Carolina, from Tennessee. II
. from New York, 10 from Pennsylvania, unde
= the lead Of Mr.. Bigler, and 8 from Massaebr
sets, including President Gushing.
The Senior Of the Douglas Plain Dealer
!, cultiVating very choice, gentlsmADIy, Christo
!. style Of Sunday writing in Baltimore, az vii
ness the following paragraph from bis epistl
, dated Sunday Eve, June II =
# The Douglas Delegates here are Ii
same as they were at Charleston, only
little more so. The secesionists, the ref
gees from Charleston, morally known
"sneaks," politically known as the Cotto
? assed Democracy of the South" are
IS here too. begging admission back to Il