The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-18
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[ From the Washington Correspondence " T. Herald.
TION.
The friends of Mr.. Douglas persist in their de-
termination to exclude the seeding delegates at
Baltimore, and admit the non Douglas delegates
sent to fill their places by minorites of the demo-
cracy. In the of Mississippi, the Conven-
ton cannot refuse to admit the delegates though
opposed to Douglas, for there is only one set from
that State. South Carolina will not be represent
ed at all. The fight will be principally about Ala
bama, Georgia and Louisiana, from which there
are double sets of delegates, Douglas and anti
Doug las men, There is little doubt that the Doug
las men will be admitted. Mr.. Douglas himself
declares openly he is in favor of this proceeding
Caleb Gushing decided to-day to issue tickets for
temporary seats to both sets of delegates till the
Convention determine which are entitled to sit;
but II the authority of Smallev to issue tickets be
sustained by the Convention, the action of the
chairman may be rendered null. But many of the
Doug glas men are opposed to Smalley's issuing of
tickets, and it is possible he may give way. The
friends of Douglas talk of removing Gushing from
the chair, on the ground Of partisanship Some of
them are in favor of rejecting both Sets of dele
gates, which would have the appearance of fair
play, though really foul; for bogus delegates
by a few Democrats from States in which the ma
jOrities against Douglas are Overwhelming have
not the color of right to seats in the Convention
The contested seats will be referred to a Commit
tee on Credentials, who will probably not report
till Tuesday.
In case the Convention decide to exclude the
contestants on both sides, the next step will be to
pass resolution declaring the twothrd rule to
mean two-thirds of those present, and not two
thirds of the delegates ofthe full Convention. Caleb
Gushing decided the latter be the true interpre
tation, which would require two hundred aud three
votes for nomination. By the other interpreta-
ton only one hundred and sixty-nine votes would
be wanted if the seats of the seceders be kept va
cant. The friends of Mr.. Douglas say that on the
first ballot he will have one hundred and fifty votes
and that ultimately he will have one hundred and
eighty votes, They calculate upon six votes from
North Carolina and some also from Tennessee
Virginia is their chief reliance for they expect it
to 60 as a unit for Douglas; but they made the
same calculation at Charleston, and did not get
those votes | am assured that the North Carroll
ma delegation will leave the Convention if the
ceding delegates are not admitted and twenty
three of the Nirginians are pledged to the same
course. In truth, it is probable that the whole of
the Southern delegations will in that event secede
Mr.. Douglas would then be nominated without any
difficulty, but it would be sectional the noni-
nation of Lincoln. Very much depends on the ac-
ton of the New York delegation. If they vote
for the admission of the Southern seeding dele
gates, Mr.. Douglas will not have majority to
keep them out, and if they drop Douglas he can
not get the nomination even by majority.
Mr.. Douglas strength is increased in the New
Y ork delegation. The alternate in place of Isaac
V. Fowler is strong Douglas man, and in other
cases there is gain by the coming of the princi-
pals to Baltimore, instead of alternates who were
before against Douglas. II the seceders should be
admitted resolution will then be offered pledgng
all the delegates to abide by the action of the Con-
vention, which will of course be resisted, but will
probably be carried. The candidate of the Dou-
glas men for Vice-Presdent will be Hersche p.
Johnston, of Georgia. Stephens will be thrown
overheard, because he is not so popular as John
ston. There will be an additional resolution
tackled to the platform, to give Virginia, Tennes
see, and Kentucky an excuse to remain in the Con-
ve3tion.
From The Washington Correspondence Of the Philadel
phia Press.l
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
is hat latta
were received in this city this morning from lead
ing men in New York, to the effect that Justice
Nelson, Of the Supreme Court, to be presented
for the Presidency by portion of the New York
delegation in the hope of depriving Douglas of
the thirtyfve votes from that State. Justice Mel
is to resign his place the Supreme bench and
Mr.. Hail. Postmaster General under Mr.. Fillmore,
| is to be appointed to the vacancy. 1t is added
that this arrangement will be supported by the
| New York cypress, Mr.. Fillmore, Hon. Solomon
Haven, of Buffalo, and other prominent and infu-
ental Americans. 1t is shrewd card, but it can
From the Ne,o Yorl: Tribarael
| PROSPECT.
| From every section and through every chan
mel, we have cheering advices with re-
gard to the Presidential canvass. Men of widely
diverse traditions prepossessions, and sympathies,
| concur in the assurance that the right chord has
| been touched, substantial union of the Opposition
secured, by the nomination of Lincoln and HamIin.
| In no State that voted for Fremont and Dayton is
| there a serious doubt of Republican triumph in
November These give us ia Electoral Votes, to
whch-Kansas being most unrighteousy kept out
Minnesota "a new State) will certainly add 4,
making lis. We shall need 81 more to elect Lin
coin by the People; and for these shall have to
| look to the following States:
New Jersey. ey.............7 Indiana. Il
Pennsylvania. .....27 Illinois. s........... .... IL
| oregon. ............ ...3
Every one of these we believe Lincoln and Ham
lin will carry, and do not despair of adding De
laware to the list, making their Electoral Vote lis
to 125 for all Others. Thus far, we have not count
ed on division of our opponents, but assumed that
| they will put their best foot foremost and give us
the best fight that is in them. If they divide, er
stay divided. and two rival tickets, the contest
| will be over before it is fairly begun.
THAT GAzzAN1eA P1cruRE.-Messrs Silsbee Case
| & Co., the photograpbsts have commenced a sui
against the Boston Courier, for libel, in alleging
that they solicited Gazzaniga to sit for her photo
graph and then sent her bill of S6S to $40, which
she refused to pay. The offensive article by
correspondent. The artists claim that they were
called upon by Madame g., and requested to fur
nish portrait, and at the time they stated tha
the price would be $50, exclusive of the frame an6
box. They further assert that inability to pay was
the plea at first urged in behalf of the prma donna
and that the refusal was an atter-thought. Mad
anne Gazzaniga's baggage was attached, and ther
| the matter was finally settled by the payment o
twenty dollars and the charges on her part, th'
photographers to retain the picture The damage
against the Courier for its statement of the affa
are placed at $4,000.
DEATH FROM LIGHTNING.-A son of Andrew Tire
tetrick, in Marion county, Va, was killed b!
| lightning few days since. He was sitting on
porch during storm, with his father and mother
and had just risen from his seat, when the Dol
struch him on the head and set him on fire, ant
all of them feeling the force of this tremendou
shock, more less. His mother ran to his rescue
; and put out the fire in bis hair. 1t literally tor
the cap on his head to pieces; then his boots wer
| burst and the bottoms thrown of. Where be stoo
fha auid hrnka dnrn tha and of nlank In the annr