Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-27
From Charleston.


EoNISAroS ~ DouGLAs. ltl
CnARLraroS, Aptil 2s,-sTse city II quiet. The
votes of The delegations to-day indicate the nomina-
ton of Douglas Allthe Douglas Delegates voted in
favor Of the New York osoftsn The COMMITTEES on
Credentials win report in favor OF the New York
"sois snd the Illinois Douglas delegates. II is be-
lieved that the "softs viii vote for Douglas The
Alabama delegates will demand slave code I'm
effort will be made to ballot for a candidatebefole
the Committee on Platforms reports The ConvenV
ton viii probably adjourn Thursday. af1
THE SOUTHERN STATES THREATEN. TO GO OUT OF TnE
Ea CONVENTION.
NEW YORK, Apri! 2s--The New York Tribune $
correspondent says the signs conspre against Doug
! las nomination and rumor saws New York will 90
for Hunter The combination between New York
and the North West is now con,radcted The South
has concentrated on Hunter. The South Carolina
delegation have reconsidered their Davis proclivites
ana agreed TO go for Hunter His partisans claim
ninety votes Kentucky and Tennessee stand by
Guthrie and johnson. Dickinson is industriously
pressed by a few personal supporters. His only
/ chance is as compromise candidate in case of a
/ rupture. He has ten votes in the New York dele
CATION.
i The committee on organization chose Gushing
President with one Vice President and Secretary
from each State. o.
4 MDN1GHT.-The Pennsylvania delegation has just
adjourned after stormy session. A majority thereof
are ready to abandon Breckenridge for Guthrie.
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE STAND BY GUTHRIE AM
1 JOHNSON. t
The Southern delegations have inst adjourned
after a most exciting meeting. Alabama, Mssis-
sippi Florida, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana an.
nounce emphatically that they Will go out of the
Convention unless their platform is adopted.
4 CHAmEsroS, April 24-The Hon. Caleb Cushing
on taking the chair as President of the Convention
made an eloquent and patriotic speech.
), A half an hour was then spent in arranging Vice
Presidents and Secretaries; whereupon a warm de-
bate occurred on the rule reported by the Commit
tee on Organization. Several Southern delegate:
opposed the rule; amid great excitement the rule
was adopted, by 1913 against l0l.'
The resolution offered yesterday for the appoint
ment of Committee on Resolutions and Platforms
was called up. An amendment was offered that nc
? balotng be allowed for President or Vice President
=, until the committee made their report. The com.
mittee was then appointed. The Committee OF
Credentials said they would not be able to report
before tomorrow morning. The Convention adj
journed till 10 tomorrow r
The Administrators advices, however. are favor
able to Hunter on the Cincinnati Platform. 1t i
said that Hunter and Douglas viii accord in heart,
r support to which ever is nominated.
4 Dispatches to Administration men say that Doug
las stock is depressed and that the South will unit
on a Southern man.
c The committee on permanent organization re
ported rule allowing each delegate to cast his in
divdual vote where his voting has not been drecte
by the Convention electing him.
CHARLEsToN, April 25.-The Platform Committe
e repudiated the Cincinnati Platform by vote of
a against IL, the Southern delegates demanding
n platform not liable two constructions. The nom
" nation Of Douglas is considered certain All tn
New York and part of the South Carolina delegatio
" will vote for him. a'