Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-04
LYNCHBURG FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 4, 1860.
Railg Tiraiaial.
Matters at Charleston.


A special dispatch to the New York Herald
which bears date Charleston, May l, says:
Fifteen out of twenty Of the rennsylva-
mia delegation will go over to tho South. il Doug
lus be nominated
The New York delegation voted in caucus this
morning for candidate, with the following re.
sult.-Douglas, 81, out of tho 20 delegates Dick.
inson. 20; Guthrie, 10; lIunter.2 Brecknridge,
(which last vote was given by Captain Rynders
Thus Douglas has bare minority. Spinola Me-
Laughlin and Peck, If Brooklyn, were expected
to vote for Dickinson ps some OF those gentlemen
promised to do so. Dean Richmond, Cagger 4
Co. voted for Douglas. and .lonn uochrano Tor Gu
thle. Croswcll charged Richmond aud tho rest
OF the Regency with violation of faith in not vot
ing Tor Dickinson, and produced letters to prove
it.
John CoehrNae and others will join the South If
two or three more Southern delegations secede.
proposition has been made in caucus I, nd.
journ the first Convention TO New York or Pha
dolphin without making any nomination, and
meantime referring tho whole question IL the
pcople. But this is not likely to prevail.
Douglas will probably get tho nomination. His
friends say it will be consummntcd today. A
confidential agent of p"uglas says that the
tion oi the Republicans represented by tho III
6aac aud Blair oi Silver Springs, offered tho Ro
publican nomination to Douglas, and tho calcun-
ti"n Of the friends Of the Illinois Senator is, that
they will let nl 'he moderate portion Of the re-
pubcans vote in New England and tho North
west, AMI thus sweep tho wholo North. But this
rs more easily said than done. Tho other side say
he cannot carry single State in the Union The
friends oi Douglas propose TO submit the follow
Ing resolution To the Convention nftcrhis nonina-
ton. 1t will bc soon that, if it has any meaning
Mt all, there is complete cavinS in:
Resolved, That all tho ctizGNs.of the u. States
have an equal right to settle with their property
ia oG ha Init nj thnt
uni and by tho direction Of tho Supreme Court
OF the United States, neither their rights Of per-
son nor property can be destroyed or impaired by
Congressional Territorial legislation
The friends Of Douglas have thus abandoned
their whole principles. This has been unan,mnus-
ly adopted in caucus by the New York delegation
and submitted the Tennessee, Kentucky Nrei-
MIA and North Carulinn delegations. They agreed
TO acceptit, provided that no nomination bc made
unless the candidate have notice. To this the n.
York delegation would not agree. and its pro-
granlmc is To induce the remaining Southern del
egations not to go out, but to net with them. re.
peal the two-third rule. and nominate n candidate
by ma ioriy.
II the Douglas men carry this, then the whole
OF the Southern States will retire, with Calfur.
MIA md Oregon. and Pennsylvania and II major
ity of the Massachusetts delegation. leaving Dou-
glas ony the rcmnining New England Sutcs and
the Northwest. In that event Caleb Gushing will
also retire.
1t is expected that some of the New York del
egation will yet be brought over to deprive
Douglas OF his majority
AT the calling of the roll the Georgia delegation
claimed to cast the whole ten votes Of the State.
The Chair decided agans, it. An appeal was Ia
ken frolu the decision OF the Chair, but the Chair
was sustained-New York Mt first voting against
and afterwards in favor of sustaining. This is
important and looks anti Douglas.