The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-25
Eastern Correspondence.


Eastern correspondence.
BALTIMORE, June 18th.
The great Democratic Convention was
called to order this morning at II o'clock,
in the Front Street Theatre; said to be one
OF the best public halls in the, city, its capa-
city being about three thousand. The
whole rear end of the Theatre, containing
the stage, green-room, &C., has been cleared
away, thus increasing the capacity about
500, but very materially interfering with
its acoustic properties. 1t is very gaily dec
GRATED with star-spangled banners, and
when filed, presents quite an attractive APP
pearance.
When the roll of States was called, the
States represented by the Seceders were
omitted The matter will have to be passed
upon by the Convention and upon the ques-
ton of the admission of delegates from these
States a rupture will most probably take
place.
1t is unnecessary TO attempt TO give you
any of the proceedings of the Convention, as
they will be furnished fully by telegraph
Notes of the spirit of the Convention, its
characteristics, and prominent men will be
more interesting to your readers.
Caleb Cushing, the president of the con-
vention, is a regular Yankee in appearance
and action, but presides over the conven-
ton with considerable tact. He has good
voice, appears at home in parliamentary
law, is affable and pleasant in his manner,
and controls with as much effect as most
men could such tumultuous and discord-
ant body. He is truly fit man to be
placed over a Democratic convention, as
the Marty "a at nreCaOt constituted With
Federal ancestral proclivities, for years be
was ardent and uncompromising Wing,
and when in Congress gave utterance to as
bold and extreme sentiments on the slavery
question as any Massachusetts congressman
at the present day could wish to ayow.
OF late years he has been q Democrat in
full communion, always willing to abide
by the action of the party right or wrong.
He is looked upon with suspicion by the
Douglas delegates, and as willing to assist
the South whenever opportunity presents
itself; but he makes frequent professions of
a determination to be just and impartial.
The first man on the floor after it was
called to order was Clark of Mo-, with a
suggestion to the Chair. This Clark is the
congressman who raised the tumult in the
House of Representatives in reference to the
Helper book. He bids fair to be one of the
talking men of the convention, but is by no
means brilliant man. Senator Salisbury
of Del. is on the floor demonstrating against
the exclusion of part of the delegates from
his State, who seeded. He is u large fine
looking man, with heavy black har-a Wig
Orous speaker but has a weak voice, which
is sad deficiency in such an assembly as
this.
Richardson of ILL.,, who was Douglass
Lieutenant in 1854 and crowded the Nebras-
ka bill through the House, is on the floor,
brought up by the statement of the Presi-
dent, that the galleries will not be permit
ted to applaud. Richardson hopes the body
OF the convention will set the galleries
good example. He is evidently one of the
Douglas marshals on this very important
occasion.
John Cochrane of n. Y. is on the floor
just al time when the house don't want to
hear him, and he is called to order all over
the house. But he is not to be put down.
He has had Tammany Hall education, and
it will require stronger lungs than these to
drown his voice. He is Il New York b hoy,
with fancy cut of whiskers, and will attract
general attention, even if he has TO mount
chair and scream at the top of his voice
as to-day. He is, withal, a very good
speaker.
The man who has been on the top of his
settee for more than a half hour, call
ing on the chair for a recognition, is
Russell of Virginia, the chairman of that
delegation-the man on whose motion
the convention adjourned from Charleston.
He has a clear voice, sharp features,
and a poetieal brush to his hair. After try
ing Intellectually to get hearing, he sub
sides in the midst of his delegation with the
declaration that if Virginia is to be silenced
he would have this convention know that |
the silence of VIII Z mia is ominousl
/ write in haste, for the afternoon mail !
in the midst of noise, uprOar, the raving OF
rum-mad Douglasites and ire-eaters, and
can hardly make a congruous sentence !
The convention is more full OF fire and dis |
sension than Of quiet delberation and rea- /
son. 1t will be hard to so conciliate the con
f1ictiDg elements as TO make n harmonious
nomination. 1t may be it has been ordained /
that the boards of a Theatre should be chosen /
as the 6t place to enact the last scene in the /
farce of Democratic life. The last act may |
be played out to- morrow or Wednesday.
l am indebted Ito the attentive kindness /
OF the chairman of the Indiana delegation .
and our townsman Gavitt, for seat on the /
floor of the Convention, with the privileges
of the house. Richard Raleigh has a seat
in the Indiana Delegation that he fills in the ,
absence of Miller and Clements. Not prom
inent Administration man from Indiana