Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-11
Correspondence of the Daily Patriotl
The Breckfaridge-Yanc Conyen.
ton at Shelbyville.
SAELBYvILLE. July Z, 1860.

The observation-disclosures Conven.
ton at Shelbyville.
SAELBYvILLE, July Z, 1860.
MEssRs. EDITORS: This was the day for the
action of the Democracy in nominating an
Elector for this Congressional District. The
result was the nomination of GEoRGE GANNr.
Esq, of Maury county. He received the
votes of all the counties except Franklin,
whose delegates were for Mr.. TURKEY. They
afterwards declared the nomina tion unapi-
nous. Mr.. GANNT is highly extolled by his
friends in the Convention, and one of the
speakers in very confident if not boasting
manner, expressed TO the audience his belief
that be would meet Mr.. KERCHEvAL, the
Elector on the BELL and EVERETT ticket:
there would be a perfect demolition of the
latter. have but little acquaintance with
Mr.. GANNT, but have viewed him as clever
gentleman and man of fair abilities, and
believe he and Col. KERCHEvAL will have a
pleasant time of it; but | shall beltere in the
demolition of VIM. KERCHEtAL when see it.
Previous TO the nomination, a committee on
d" a. oPPNihtNu. oi0 hOe uCai
and l do not remember the names of the
committee, or at least of all of them. They
reported. and the resolutions will, suppose,
see the light, so soon as they can get their
paper under tie new auspices, commenced or
in operation. The resolutions were general
comm, nding the nationality. conservatism,
DC, of the party (what burlesque?) and
urging all to faithful performance of
duty, &c.
Alter the report of the committee on
resolutions was read and adopted, one of the
committee on resolutions, as l understood
him to be, viz: B. MARTIN. Esq candidate of
the party for the legislature last year, intro
duced two resolutions, the first of which was
adopted, and was in effect an expression of
opinion that the interests of the party re-
quired that there should be but one Demo-
cratic Electoral ticket in the State The
second was in effect that the Democracy of
this district prefer DOUGLAS for President to
either BELL or LINCOLN.
After this resolution was introduced, some
signs of commotion appeared; Mr.. SCUDDEE.
of Bedford, after coneeding and compliment
ing the de .nucracy of the mover of the reso-
luton, spoke at some length of the importance
of harmony. and very confidently said tha
all would be right and harmonious by cleo
ton day, and contended in effect that th
resolution was irrelevant, and that the Con-
vention or the Democracy ought not to b.
encountered with unnecessary weights, an'
made an appf al to the mover of the resolu
ton to withdraw it. Mr.. SCUDDER was fire.
quently cheered. After he closed Mr.. MAR
TIN arose and said whilst he was for the har-
mony of the party, &c, conceding that the
party was disrupted, and he should support
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE because Mr.. DOUGLAS
stood no chance in this State, yet he had
from principle off red the resolution, &c ),
and he would amend it by leaving out the
name of Mr.. BELL, and say simply that they
preferred DOUGLAS to LINCOLN for President.
He was again appealed to to withdraw it;
after this it was Withdrawn or smothered,
and l could hardly tell which. could not
fully see the reason of the resolution or the
propriety of the views for its withdrawal.
haps it was or might have been previously
arranged in the preliminary caucus meeting.
or there planned to suit the preponderating
among them. The refusal to pass
the resoluiion-the significant demonsira-
tions amounting to a refusal-as to Mr.. BELL
implies that the Convention considers MIR.
BELL better than DOUGLAS, for which, oil
course, Mr.. B.. friends are obliged. The re-
fusal 10 entertain as to LINCOLN shows that
they did not wish to express an opinion as
DOUGLAS aud LINCOLN also, and
fair implication that LINCOLN is better than
DOUGLAS, Who is to return thanks for this,
| don't know. Mr.. EWING made speech to
the Convention. He is good speaker and
able man. He seems conscientious aud hon.
est in his views, aud | will not doubt he is.
I did not have the opportunity of hearing
him throughout. His views or calculations
as to chances, satisfied me that he has no strong
hopes of BRECKINRIEGE success, aud fur
Their, upon his own supposed data OF premises
[ was more firmly than ever convinced that
BELL is the only man who stands the shadow
Of chance to beat LINCOLN. Mr.. CARRAGAN
the former editor of the True Union, resigned
the editorial care OF the paper s. II. WHIT
THORNE, Ed, who is and out-and-out BRECK-
INRIDGE and LANE man and is ready to do
as be said, all sorts Of labor for the patty.
Mr.. CARRAGAN resigned upon the ground that
he had as editor planted himself upon
principle he honestly believed In, and which
Mr.. DOUGLAS advocated, that without dis
honoring himself he could not change his
in twenty-iour hours. He therefore
gave up the paper or the editorial care of it.
am informed that at the opening OF the
Convention he declined also to serve as Sec
rotary of the meeting. The Convention was
also addressed by w. c. WHIrrHoRNE at some
length. He was vehement for BRICK and
LANE, very severe upon BELL and EVERETT
and the Constitutional Union party, aud al
must equally so towards any who might SYM
pathise with DOUGLAS. Without designing
to express anything encouraging or discour-
aging TO either DOUGLAS or BRECK's friends,
for intend to vote for "a better man than
either, L might add that there were DoUG-
LAS men of the Democracy present here to-
day and at the meeting. who took 10 part ii
the proceedings. and. like Mr.. CARRAGAN
feel that they were not willing to make tht
summerset desired of them.
The friends of BELL and EVERETT are read,
for The contest. Let our standard bearer
lead out. l believe all that is necessary is d
full aud fair presentation of the whole case
to the people. BEDFORD.
The MINUTE MEN THROW THEIR BANNER