Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-13

WIN TIE exception OF the freight on treas
ure. It is not proposed to put passenger
fares back to the old rates, but they will be
materially advanced. 1t is believed that bv
this combination of the interests of Commo
dore Vanderbilt and the Mail Company, very
profitable business can be done without dan
ger of any opposition line being established
large number of bills providing for the
construction of a Railroad and telegraph to
the Pacific are before Congress. That intro,
duced by Mr.. Scott on Thursday is said to
be the same brought before the Senate bv
Mr.. WigGall and according to letter writer's
from Washington the chances of its passage
are regarded as good A dispatch from
Washington on the 10th, states that propo-
stion was then before the Post Office com
mittee authorizing the government to contract
| with Messrs. Barnum, Sibley, Bee and others
for the use of telegraph line from the Mis-
souri, river to Sacramento for the term of ten
years, Government to pay $4,000 per year
from the date of completion of the work-to
be finished in two years at a cost of one mil
lion
| The Connecticut Democratic Convention
which assembled at Hartford, 18th, nomina-
ted for Governor Thos. IL. Seymour, Lieut..
! Gov James E. English, Sec. of State. n. b.
Stevens, Treas J. H. Kingsbury Comptroller
Horace Taylor. Delegates to Charleston
Pratt, Arnold Lippit, bishop, Haggard, Rus
sci, West, Ingersoll, Convers, Baker, Peet,
Calhoun, all of them favorable to DOUGLAS
except one.
Rhode Island Dem. State Convention met
at Providence and nominated for Governor
VIM. Sprague, Lieut.. Gov j. r. Bullock, At
torney General w. s. Burgess Delegates to
Charleston Messrs. Potter Anthony Brown,
Newman, Francis, Brown Bradley, Says
AT the same time convention Of conserva-
tives opposed to the Republican nomination
for Governor and other State officers, assem-
! bled. The attendance was small, eleven
towns out of 32 not being represented. This
convention nominated the above candidates
on the State ticket, and the candidates on the
Republican ticket for Secretary of State and
Treasurer.
The Democratic State Convention of Vir.
ginia met at Richmond on the 18th. From
the start there was a stormy time between the
respective friends of Wise aud Hunter which
at one time nearly resulted in personal col
lisiOn. Cheers and hisses were alternately
given for Wise and Hunter, 500 delegates
present. From the offset the indications were
favorable to Wise. Mr.. Payne of Fairquier
was chosen temporary chairman and
finally, Robert A. Banks of Madison presided
AT the early stage, there was a good deal of
wrangling over who should be admitted
During these proceedings, a dispatch was re
ceived from the Connecticut convention
sending fraternal greeting and congratulating
the Old Dominion on the etfeetual manner in
which she suppressed the abolition inva-
sion of her soil, intended to disturb her
rights, and shed the blood of her citizens
This dispatch, which was received with
great applause, was in the excitement passed
over, but subsequently, reply equally en-
thusiastic was returned. AS the proceedings
advanced, Hunter stock rose. On the 18th
it was resolved that all Democrats present
from counties not otherwise represented be
admitted as delegates. This was a triumph
of Wise. The following resolution was in
troduced 10y Gen. Chipman:
ReSolved, That Henry A. Wise is the choice
of the Democratic party Of this State for the
Presidency. W. ID. Waltach offered the fol
lowing
ResoLved, That this convention pledge itself
to support any national ticket that shall lie
! nominated according to the usages of the
! ptl ". II ouUSliIul6 lOE UOLll lNGSNIublOuS Nds
introduced declaring in effect that it is mex.
pedient for this convention to declare pref
erence for any of the distinguished gentlemen
who have been named in onneetion with
the Presidency, but that it is expedient tc
declare that the democracy of Virginia vii
give their support TO the Charleston nominee
The resolution and the substitute were dis
cussed at length, but no action was taken OF
them. After a recess, the discussion of tn,
above resolution, which was conducted annie
great excitement, was kept up from O'clock
on Friday afternoon until o'clock Saturday
morning, at which hour the convention broke
up in row without announcing the vote Oh
the resolution declaring it ineXpedient to eX-
press any preference for u candidate for the
Presidency When the convention reassem.
bled on Saturday morning it got into snarl
again upon points of order, and amid much
noise and confusion again adjourned until A
p. NJ, without any announcement OF the vote
on the question, which had not yet been
counted according to last nights dispatch.
The convention adjourned on Saturday night
after adopting resolution to support the
nominee of the Charleston Convention.
A mass meeting, composed principally ot
members of the convention, was held after
the adjournment, and resolutions adopted ia
vorng connected State action as a measure o
security for constitutional State rights, and
that the general Assembly of Virginia should
respond fayorably to the invitation Of South
Carolina by the appointment of commissio
ers to a united Southern conference Alter
the meeting adjourned, the crowd waited on
Mr.. Starke, the Mississippi commissioner
J That gentleman made speech and IN the
course of his remarks said Mississippi wanted
a conference fer Union, and not for Disunior,
A dispatch from New Orleans on the l4t
announces that the delegates to the Democrat
ic State Convention from that city are large
f ly Administration.
In the Seventh District of Massachusetts,
Fred. j. Prince and Geo. johnson have been
appointed Delegates to Charleston. They
are Douglas men.
The Democratic caucus of the Maryland
Legislature, on the night Of the 18th, hac
several fruitless ballots for Senator. The
last vote stood: Pearee, 27 Long, 23 Stew
S art, 10. Long is an old line Wing from Som
erset, and it is thought would ultimately Sc
cure the nomination.
In the Mississippi Legislature, the bill IoI
the expulsion of free negroes which passed
House had been defeated in the Senate
, Reports still come in from the Rio GrandC
J intended to create the impression that tht
MeXicans favor Cortinas, accompanied viii
, talk of war.
+ Two American merchants, McManns anc
hickman, arrived here by the last Overland
Mail from the city of Chihuahua, and report
that Miramon has released a large number o
9 convicts from confinement on condition o
their taking arms. Domingo Cazen, with
ColonePs commission, had been placed at the
head of the band which entered Chihuahua
committing numerous atrocities in some in