The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-26
SECOND DESPATCH.

SECOND DESPATCH.
| Notwithstanding the events of the day, the con-
test is not yet decided. The opinion is becoming
prevalent that everything depends upon the New
ork delegation. Extraordinary efforts are being
made to secure the admission of the Wood delega-
tion. As the Convention casts three hundred and
six votes, it will require one hundred and thirty
six votes to constitute majority, exclusive of the
thlrty-fve sitting members from New York. who
will probably be debarred from voting on the ques-
lion of their own admission. The Douglas men can
only count with certainty upon one hundred and
nineteen of the required one hundred and thirty
five votes. Sdell has been working verv energet-
ically to secure the admission of the Wood deeg
tion. Several delegates from the Northwest, who
are personally opposed to Douglas, claim that their
instructions to support him do not bind them to
vote with the majority of their colleagues in favor
| of the admission of tho Cagger delegation. AS
there is dispute this subject, it may be brought
| before the Convention. lnasmuch they were in
struced to vote as unit, it is questionable wheth-
er their colleagues will permit them to act inde-
pendenty on this important subject. On the first
ballot for President Pennsylvania will cast seven
or eight votes for Douglas. The supporters of the
Administration claim the balance. The votes upon
| the questions considered, tomorrow, will deter
mine the contest and they are therefore looked
! forward to with intense interest The Executive
! Committee of the friends of Douglas have appoint
| ed Hon. Chas E. Stuart, of Michigan, to express
their views during the discussion in the Convention
on the platform, to be aided by Brent of Maryland,
i
Special Despatch from John ". Forney to The Pht'aeE-
phia Press.
WASHINGTON, April, "a, 101@ p. M.-The des-
patches received tonight by the friends of Douglas
| in this city indicate his nomination by the Charles
ton Convention His Administration opponents
generally concede this fact Nothing can defeat
him but violent collision upon the preparation Of
| the platform.
Prom the Special Despatch Of the Nea0 York ReraIdl
| CHARLESTON April 24.-Last evening the delega-
tons at six Southern States held another caucus
at which great excitement prevailed. They came
to the final conclusion that unless there is reso-
luton inserted in the platform to protect The rights
OF the South in the Territories they will secede
body from the Convention. As this will scarcely
be done, there Is every probability of secession.
| The Albany Regency faction, who are supposed
| to have the control of the New York delegation,
| are exasperating the South by insisting on the
nomination of Douglas. They say they will cast
the vote of the State for him unit and they are
lobbying for him with the other delegations. Rich
mond admits the South will not go for him, but
says he will perhaps be compelled by the pressure
of the Western districts of the State to give him
the vote of New York. By the eXerti0ns of John
Cochrane, however, Douglas stock is falling, and
there not thirty-eight delegates certain out of
the seventy-eight against him-that is, nineteen
votes to sixteen. Besides, there are several doubtful
men who may be brought over, perhaps six in all.
Belmont and ButterwOrth fill two of the vacancies
They are believed to be Douglas men. There is a
combination of money and rowdyism here to force
Douglas on the Convention, but it will fail His
friends have said at Hibernian Hall they will pre-
vent any other nomination if they were to stay
here for two years; and some said they would stay
till the day of their death but thev will not be able
to do what they threaten. They will want up
wards of one hundred votes under the two-thirds
rule. They reckon now one hundred and twenty
five; but even i.they not reckoning without
their host they cannot retain them. They can
only hold at most the sXty-six votes of the North
west. They cannot permanently control any of the
Eastern delegation. They do not cease to boast
that they will nominate him.
The Committee Resolutions have met, and
have very exciting debate, the Southern mem
bers insisting on having plank in the platform to
protect their rights in the Territories, and the
Northern men obiecting to slave code. Here the
flight is begun which hangs the fate of the Dem
ocratic party. 1t will probably end in seces-
sion, and junction with the Baltimore Conven-
tOn.
While l write the following telegraphic despatch
has been handed to me by distinguished gentle
men here -
BATTLE GROUND OF SAN JAcrNTo,)
TEXAS, April 2l, 1860 I
The people, assembled en- masse, have at this
time and place nominated Sam Houston as the peO-
ple's candidate for President in November next
Strong electoral ticket-platform the Constitution
and the Union, down with all sectional issues.
A. NJ. GENTRY.
The result here is electric. | am assured it is
extremely probable, if the Wood delegates are re-
jected and the platfoam does not please the South
the seceders will nominate the Old Hero for Presi-
dent, and Fernando Wood for Vice President
The Baltim ore Convention will probably follow
suit.
Douglas stock is not improved since my last dcs-
patch, notwithstanding the organized cappers in
the galleries applauding everything that looks fa-
vorable to him, and the host of outsiders the
floor obstructing the reporters.
For the present Dickinson and Guthrie appear to
have the best chance of the nomination.
From The Special Despatch Of the New York Tribune
CHARLESTON. April 24.-The speeches of the
Southern DELEGATION
uncompromsing. Yancey eloquent and stir
ring. Reed, of South CaI oina, made great i'm
preston. No voice of concation or compromise
was heard, but determined purpose was manifest
ed to obtain their demand withdraw from the
Convention; nothing short of an extreme platform
will satisfy them, except a Southern candidate,
and be Hunter. This demonstration was not de-
signed for effect against Douglas but has been Sc
riously meditated for months, and was well under
stood in Washington 1t has produced a visible
effect on the Southern States, which were inclined
to tolerate Douglas, and upon the hesitaing North
ern delegates, who had not heretofore regarded
this purpose fixed The Northwest meets the
dilemma by saying let these ultra delegates recede;
we will appeal to the people of their States; but
this feeling does not extend elsewhere. Douglas
defeat, or the disruption of the Convention, seems
inevitable, and those alternatives cannot be avoided
1t is difficult to see how Douglas can be nominated,
even with a ma ajority of the Convention at his
back, which even has never been assured, except
by sanguine estimates already proved to be exag
Refateu III combination should De formed TO
give him the necessary numbers six States would
instantly withdraw, and probably nominate Davis,
seconded by Fernando Wood and his followers.
The Georgia (Augusta) Constitutionalist and John
Forsythe are laboring earnestly to conciliate the
South for Douglas, but have produced no impress
sion Slide, Bright, Bayard and party, are estab-
shed at luxurious quarters, working for South
ern combination. Douglas men reinforced by
Davis, of Indiana, and others members of the
House. Buchanan's letter of withdrawal is in the
pocket of delegate.
P. S.-12 o'clock, P. M.-The Committee on a
Platform have just adjourned, after six hours
SION They had an exciting discussion. One test
vote taken on the Cincinnati Platform, pure
and simple, which was rejected II nays to l6 yeas.
Mr.. Stevens then moved to incorporate with it
the principle of the Dred Scott decision, which is
still pending 1t is believed that it will be adopt
ed tomorrow, and be reported to the Convention
as basis of settlement
l o'clock, A. M.-The more conservative portion
of the South have conferred with the Cotton States
and persuaded them to remain in the Convention
until after the nomination, with view to control
ling it, if possible The present belief is there will
be no bolt till then, as Alabama's instructions fix
NJ IF