New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-21
boxes being flIed With ladies and the Upper tiers

PRAYER WIS delivered hy the Rev. Mr.. Bowen.
Mr. Ludlow askvd if there was any informa'ion IN
the poseessioD Of the Convention rs to the probsb
time before the Committee on Credentials wound be
= PREPARED -.. at..4.y a..ii
The Pr sidtnt-Not at present.
hir Ludlow owed to dispense with the readingo
| ,br i. ulnhl. Agreed to-
M King Of Nrsonr rose to question Of privilege.
In new sIaper he beld in bis hand the remarks of
.,L.r psnl, Ian Were attributed to him. Mr.. tluntsr
az Missouri on former day had bosed that he had
to,td TO turn Col. Benton out of the Senate This 70.
mark vas in the paper he held in bis hund, attributed
to him. Mr King desirtd 10 wear no such laartis' II
tley were on biz brow, be- would tear them of and
rample then uncer bis feet. He deired this espLinA-
tor TO be made in Justice TO him, as to the attack' that
had been ade upon him. He DESIRED to say that ne
/ never voted for any President Congressman who
was no, Deoc at and the 10 al quarrels in the ate
had loI since been laid al rest. But he did not rseos-
n7e il as fitting plaee for these personal ansns.
Nv lark Of Missouri raid the remarks attributed 70
NJ King had been made by bis venerable friend, Coz
Ilpier He proceeded in justice TO the latter, t. al
e,,k tie court OF Col Benton whom he denounced Us
:, resIt TO ne Democratic patty aud lie principles.
Nr. Ludlow of New-York rose 10 point of order.
No question wss before the Convention, and this dis.
cu,t Cd is on Of order. t- 90.
The Presideni--The gentleman from Missouri can
only proceed ~ unanimous consent.
Cd,s Of " Go Oh" and No, no. during which
Mir. H. z d ode side remark TO Mr.. Clark. to
y leh NJ. CLARK Ieile, an excited manner, 6 AN
rot To = 6etfne by yoar threas.'
Tie Convention refused, and he took bis seat.
The T. csiGert presented Letter from the Florida
celgaion correcting what appeared to be an err
'or eus imPre. siop he part Of tue Convention TIE
l,ier stated lEal proceedings of the Flordl Con-
v, ntion ltd been officially communicated to tne Pres
De ss the Florida delegates not credlted 60
This Convention. But large drcreti N was left vita
he drtgares ard t1ey had come here anxious to re
,u,n to ibe Convention if they any chanc. of
doirg 70 with bouor, a. they desired TO reune the
Den ociacy the basis of the principles hi do VA by
.f...f,.. hos, vut
tech LotL gIo warrant tLeir return to the Couven-
ton.
Tie President exp lined that he hal not intended,
in making stat ment To be unders'0od saypg that
any ,fh,inl application had been made TO him by the
tloIics Cel' gates.
MIR. Ludlow of New-York said be received official
Information from the Committee ON Credentials that
they would not be ready 10 report I'LL ocl'ck. lie
mo- ID recess I'LL that hour.
The Convention then Adjourned till pm.
EysNIsG SESSION.
The Convention met ibis ate noon and immediately
Adjourned I'll tomorrow morning. the Committee on
CI,debtsis bot belrg ready 20 report.
Yet another personal encounter occurred this morn
ing. -
last night, before the Committee on Credentials,
language Of an exciting personal character passed
iefWteD Mr. " itley, seeding delegate from Della
ware, and Mr.. Townsend, Doug as contestant from
the Fan State. .....
At O'Clock tbs morning, Mr. Whiteey entered the
Maltby Housr, where Dir. Townsend is stopping, and
took seat by Il passage-ws! leading the washing
About 81 o'clock, Mr.. Townsend came down stairs
ito he oftce, laid HE cane the counter and was
waking the wasi-room, having to pass Mr..
" Inch OIL be way.
Mr. WbneI,y roet, and as Mr.. Townsend passed he
struck bin vic blow thu side of the head Mr..
Townsend WAS staggered by the blow, bat recovered
bin sell INN. daie,, aid, spnging on Mr.. Whiteley,
seized Lim ly the rolt of hs shirt aud peckte, aud
ran bin aerGss the Office. Both are very powerful
men, srd ey key, striking rapidly at each other until
Mr. Wh,ley fell Dir. Townsend also la ing over
him. Mr.. Towps I'D hen shook Mr.: Wheley some
wi at and raid, Sir, ~anI no Difficult with You.
ard il you will promise To behave yourself Al leave
ne slcte, | will l,t you up Mr.. White replied
baslly thir, refusing to m IKE any p-om aud still
keeping up lie struggle. The landlord Of tins hotel,
vi alone Witnessed The encounter, called Tor assst
apoe and the ,ice entered and separated the parties
With Nj. Wbiteley rose he imaeditey thrust his
hand into hls lreast pocket though feeling 'or some
thing VI en- BIZ. Townsend said, ''Be careful be may
Mir Wbiteley, after feeling in his pocket, lookel
an uLd lin on Ire fcor, wb n Mr. Town-eup sir Mr.
Wbel.ys Pistol lying Dear his feet lie iostanty go
vii ,ake care of III FOR the present." MIR. WHITE
~ was then taken of the house, aud the affair for
d. Ir,sert has tern mated 80
rs sup os,d Il at MIR. Townsend VIII notfjiow up
tbe auar,tl On bang dnlit but he will ways be
pI,laIeo to g. iend hims If from at ack.
RALTINunt, Wedh, sday, Jupr Col o. m.
" IL now cirthiu teT' VIII ne announcer ht'ah IN the
CONVENTION fb. admission of the Douglas orrg.tes
frsu LOutioua.
TIE f Iio wing are raid to be pledged to go out:
Twenty v from Virginia.
Two from NJ fzh Carolina.
Three hon T-Inrssee.
Ten from rInfyivanis, under the lead OF Senator
Bigger.
Eight from Massachusetts,, including the Hon. Caleb
Gu hng.
Ten iicm New York.
There vii probably be no secession from Kentucky
or Ma, yland
Delaware and oih,r Southern delegates wat,d on
Mr. Df8n RichoOId, Chairman OF the NeS. York
och cation to-day, with proposition to adm' all TIA
sec Dir d lrgalions wIh The understanding that no
cindidaie lie noa nateo who was voted for at Char
lestoD.
The would exclude Messrs. Douglas Hunter,
Dickinson, Lane aud Guthrie It Was hot PROBABLE
hat he propC,i ion would be accepted.
1leie il 10 foundation for the report that the B..
Douglrs cele.a e. lave made any threats Of win
draw al r, the Convention ubder aby circumsan es.
is run or that The delay 10 The report If tue Cum
niiiee is cegntd TO embarrass the seceding ceega-
tii " ho have 10 ueet tomorrow in Convention at
kit MOI d. in rel ELI agsinst the Democratic orga
zitoI, bile sill seeking admission into The Deu-
ocIate CONVENTION.
Tie Committee on Credentials held meeting with
cl,s,d d,oTs nj II j. supposed that three reports will
he made. Run or rays The iy report lets in the
OF ii, al DELI CATION from Mississippi; admits the Doug
las eegat.s from Louisiana, headed by Soule, by
vote q ii tD ~ The L mini Tee; ad Tie DOuglae ue
egaes from Alabama, headed by Gov. Winston, by
tie ,o Of II IL; divides Georgia aud Arkansas be-
twren H. originals ard contestants; admits the con-
te-w t. from Delaware; and the contrasting delegation
ira T. >ss. favorable 10 Douglas, just arr ed.
OF tie in,Tty reports on. is supp sed To favor the
adm ssion Of all 6el gst apply ing, and where the con-
,sirtf are admitted div dng the of the d-lega-
ton berv' Ell til, m.
lie otter re;oli admits all delegates originally ac
cIedred 10 Chari,tion only The Florida d. legation
tas be,r telegraph here, in order 90 hold