The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-22


for the First Ge Drn WIN their assumed of delegates
ey state that their ca made by no du
1i I. committee, representing any re@uar o. @ S
tol, put by persons Of four or ave counties B@hza
B. No copy of this "cal' is produced, but its cont,
and the names of the sgners are stated from memory
the contestants fhese alleged sgners at least two to
NJ, certain knowledge, not, and never have been
ri the Democratic organization.
or oy .gte that their MASS Meeting was composed
the twenty seven in only ten or twelve counties
and fifty counties i've Statn 'l'
5. They state that only betN s1 "a and savan brndrd
participated in their Mass anu Seye @ aS @
twenty-five or thirty thousand voters The First Dis
trct and fifty sixty thousand voters of H. Siota Of
whom at least three fourths are Democrats ' -
The annexed letter Of Lieutenant Robert c. HILL 5th In
lantry, T. s. Army, corroborates the impression made
5sahst these contestants by their statements; if in
iced any thing is lacking, with candid men, to show the
i GlsGrganizng, actous and ant-Democra-
cerned:- my " ~
H., n ~ 1,., BALTIMORE, June 20, 1860
DEAR Sir In answer to your inquiry of this date
have to say that was present at Madison in St Francis
county Arkansas on the 18th inst being en- route to
Washington city. While there, at about y O'Clock
heard bell ringing and asked the hotel keeper what
IL meant lie replied that he did not know that he sun
posed there was to be sort of a meeting then
went to the place of meeting, and found Douglas
estimated between one and two hundred
of whom there ten twelve stage passengers from
Little Rock and some twenty or thirty railroad passen
gers from Memphis who fishing excursion as
was informed The remainder were for the most part
citizens of the town, appeared to be- except some f
teen or twenty The number taking part the proceed
ings did not, in my opinion, exceed fifteen or TWENTY
The meeting proceeded adopt series of resolutions
ana TO appoint delegates to the Baltimore Convention
Very respectfully,
ROBERT C. HILL. L. s. Army.
nave felt 1t incumbent address you this com
kansas and their duly appointed delegates The deega-
ton for whom speak insist upon their right to admission
without estoaths or obligations and upon of per
feet equality with the regular delegates other States
Their loyalty to their constituents to Democratic princi
pies and to the best interests of the whole country will
induce them to advocate the adoption sound platform
and the nomination of sound candidates and to the sun
port of such PLATFORM and the election of such candi
dates they hazard nothing in pedging overwhelming
majority in Arkansasthe banner Democratic State of
Union.
have the honor to be your obedent servant
T. G. HINDMAN.
ApProyed-R W. Johnson, John A. Jordan, F W. .Hoad-
Gould.
CONVENTION RECORDS
John c. Parkhurst, Secretary of the Convention has
chare o the records of the Convention and is Chair
man of the Committee for issuing tickets of admission
~ n Calvert street. he can be seen during the
recess of the Convention. way
SCENES IN MONUMENT SQUARE
Last night, long before dark the crowd commenced o
assemble in Monument square filling up the footways
and gradually extending into the streets BY eight o'clock
there must have been three thousand r
squads along the square between Lexington and Bati
more streets Shortly after dark, the several bands
music appeared upon the ground; the Philadelphia band
taking position inside the Douglas quarters the
UredL cStefn on the corner of Fayette and Calvert
streets and Meners in front of Guy Monumen House.
from which points they alternately gratied the crowd
with some excellent music During this time the people
continued to pour into the square, and became evi
dent that the numbers and the excitement would be
greater than on any previous night The speaking began
from the balcony of the Gmor House. when a rather
elderly man, dressed in a grey suit, without
cravat or collar, with greyish stiG hair, holding
a pitcher OF water in hand and tImbler in
the other, came forward, and in a husky voice com
menced-'Feller ct senS.' This produced rush, and
the'cry of "Theres Yancey' mo it amt that's smith
ndiv VII d,al tbapb hoo
to inform the crowd what he considered the true meaning
OF Democracy; he said there Democracy up thar
pointing to the Douglas IIead Quartersbecause the
night before, when he had attempted to tell the people
what Democracy was, they had hustled him ont. Here
came three groans from the Douglas crowd The old man
rcpeu 10 iis ny saying thats ghost moaning, they
say-they gil in crowds sometimes" He then went on
to say, that if anybody wanted to know true Democrat
ana VINO the Montgomery county Democrats in Pennsy
vany wanted for President, they John T. Smith,
of Ph1tGdeHy Voices Iurrah for Jones. [Another
yoce-What Smith2l Old man-"John 7. Smith, Presi
dent of the KingSngt0R Bank PhHadeLfy, and he was
once Collector of the CoiaD,Jy Railroad. Three
cheers for Smith go it old man ri At this point in
the old mans remarks officer Of the hotel gently
ed the speaker under the elbow-f'cries of 'let him
alone, let him alone he's all rightI-he old man. turn
ing again to his audience put up both hands and was
about to speak, when two officers, in a very gentle but
decisive manner, led him from the balcony ISThree
from the of the crowd but few minutes when he
again took behind the Court House rilinc and
again gave his opinions about Democracy assembled
IN the Square, and eulogiZed his idol John T. Smith,
the KjHgSiRgO Bank The asseIabage in and about be
Square had by this time greatly increased Around the
Gimor House, rejecting the Southern sentiment the
throng was dense and there were loud cries of
''Yancey;' but that gentleman did appear. The e
citcment had now become great the cheers from the
Douglas party went up one after another cheers
given for HanCey and for Douglas. Several gen
tlemen appeared the balcony but such din of
voices the cheers, the grnans and the music from
bands that 1t was impossible to hear who they were
what they said At this Time about o'clock, it was sup
posed that there collected the Square ten thousand
persons and was evident that the best feeling did
prevail between the two wings of the party
bed and this feeling about be manifested by an
occurrence which seemed to have been planned to call it
forth The Keystone Club of Philadelphia accompanied
by band Of music here entered the Square members
holding in their hands Roman candies the fires from
Which went up with glare and beautifully illuminated
| everything around. They marched steadily and in
| a sod body, sending up cheer after cheer, until
| they came near the Gimor House-fr0m the balcony
| OF which MIR. Moore of Georgia, addressing
| the crowd; when an immense shout went up from the
| thousands who were listening to that gentleman of
"stop that muSc,' "urn EN- back wade in south y
"oh, you Baltimore rally, Southerners rally and
then the whole made a rush towards the hand of
music and the club. fight seemed inevitable and al
ready canes raised and attitudes of offence and de
fence taken by the excited crowd, when the police in
strong numbers appeared and prevented actual col
lision. The blood Of individuals now seemed hot
and could be heard, crying out let em try it
again; Keystone, take care else you wont so back
Philadelphia Baltimore wade i'm 1t was1some time
before the crowd settled down a condition to hear more
| speaking, individuals on the balconies being
strongly imbued with the idea that Baltimore great
country every minute eXacted from the of men be
low three cheers for Baltimore, which were always
given with Will After quiet restored, the assem-
bage was addressed by Messr Hunter, Alabama Bee
Dee, O New York; Freaner of Ohio, and Others all of
whom deprecated in terms the ATTEMPT as they
| termed it, to break up peaceabe meeting
From the stepsof the New York headquarters Doug
las wing held forth There much enthusiasm during
the early part Of the night. James Gallagher of Con
necticut made very eloquent and stirring speech, as
did also Judge Clagget of Iowa. After O'Clock how
ever the crowd commenced thinning out, of them
going to their homes and few joined the crowd in front
of the Gimor.ouse. Different gentlemen who appeared
tred-scarcely able to stnud up-bu willing
crifce themselves for the advancement Of the Little
Giant took the stand. One of them mpedi-
ments in their speeches. wh IN inquiry the reporter
learned not chronic but merely occasional affections
One gentleman had the headache, caused by drinking
strong tea while another regretted his inability to speak
because he had his voice out in proclaiming the
virtues Of Stephen A. Douglas. tall gentleman who
hailed from Ohio, but did not give his name, asked the
crowd if they thought the would rise the morning
to which they replied yes but the speaker forgot that
he standing chair, and attempting to step back
| ward he fell to the porch, and his friends took
him away. A gentleman then ascended the stool
but pushed of by enthusiastic party
who desired sing the 'Star Spanged Banner, which
he did. The vocalist must certainly have boen eating
frogs for the song crOaked through. Henry Clay
Mud from somewhere, took the stand, and assured his
hearers that Mr. Douglas already the nominee of the
party, but gave way to a gentleman who said he had
to Baltimore a railroad and now speaking
to the great Democracy In reply a remark that he
ou whereupon the informant caught him by the collar
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