Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-04-28

Tor Douelas that was not antielpslsd. airm-
ness and decision are az that are requisite 20
success. The friends Of other aspirsnts are
depending, and are heard 10 say that they
w1zld take Up q new mau-ons Dot heretofore
thoaght o.. lbe hcl z, that The opponents q
Judge Dougias are divided. Many of then, az
soon a. their first choice Is ar1pptd, are FOX
Douglas AZ q second choice.
@Governor Powell, Mr Rurnrit, Dr. Green,
Mr.. CaldHell AID others IN Gulhrio,a interest
are here. They can effect nothing. Tnev are
The most desponding Of al others here. There
is BOT even = shadow 81 . hope of Gu'hrs's
success. Twelve out Of he tTentY-six dele
gates from psnnsvlsania have declared fhsy
viii never support Guthris under any circum-
stances, add he other fourteen re understood
ts BE- Tor Breckiurdge. There il not 3 word
Of Truth 10 ts report thai Douglas has enl-
ten a Letter declaring that he viii accept The
nomination upon any platform. His friends
state that he would not write letter Of that
description, even 70 secure hts n~ominatioa aqd
election.
judge Douglas il rseslving dispatches every
hour. He Is IN fne spirits, ready for any FATE,
and Far more indifferent than nost 81 BE adj
Versarles. Re stands steadily b. his rTinrl-
pies, and viii never surrender Their % com
mand an empire.
The friends Of the Vfss-Prssidsrl are in9ig-
nant a. the idea that any 0f their humber have
gone % Chahtsi1n 20 attack Donsiss. he
onlv war ID upon Galhris. whom they dsnouncs
with utmost violence. 0eniiemel settle Tie
dlmcuities among themselves.
The Administration and sscessis1isis. fear
ing that Daugias has tie Winnlng card a.
Charleston, are telegraphine their friends 10
makea division on The platform, 70 fEht fof a
slave code, and insist upon en- Endorsement q
the Drsi Scott decision. shouid his Be done. Il
is proposed 10 snnui any resolution looking to
such q result By iniorsigg the decision Of the
Supreme court Of the United Satezi On TIE ease
Of PnEE W. The STATE Of Pennsylvauia, recog-
nizing slavery as a municipal Institution n
this IL done. both resolutions viii be tabled,
and The Cincinnati platform rcahrmei-
Mr., Douglas and bis friends are more en-
colraEsd Today They CONT on i56 votes On
The trst ballot, aHd contend that the northern
members o. The convention annot repudiate 4
man who has that strength, and hope 10 BE-
sustained at home that they must take hin,
Or 60 ior 4 weak man. L Is currently stated
that ~. Peter G.. WashinEton hss teiegraphed
% Geo. Dan2, who l. nov here, thar M.
Douglas holds bis own. Mr. Guthris Il gaia
ing. Dir. Hunter IL at a stand-sfiil, and Mr.
Br~eekinudgs 4 not making headWay. The
more conscrvstivs portion 81 The South have
conferred with the cotton States, and per-
shaded them % remain a. The conventfou rntif
after ne noniHation. with q view to eontrou-
ing u II 2 sslble. The present belief is. there
will Be % belt tHl then. a. Alabama ~instruc-
tifns * no point q time for a secession.
John Cochran and others. from TIE New
York delegation, will vote FOR Mr.. Douglas
unless a sudden reaction occurs. and his
friends claim one hundrsd and hfty-two on
first ballot, that Included.
ne proceedings Of the CONVENTION today In
Tie main exhibited a greater eoneiliaforv
spirit on The part Of the South than was ex-
pected, and were regarded a. mere favorable
70 Mr.. Douglas, from the feeble non-resisfanee
Of bis opponents, and the chance was offered
TO eonesde on The platform question and thus
Prostate TIE extreme southern section
DOUGLAS has gained thirty votes By The reso-
luton allowing the minoritisz Of delegations
10 vote. CLEVELAND.