Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-29
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WASHINGTON, June 26.-The National Democratic
Douglas Committee met at Washington fOz Oreani-
zation, and to prepare for the campaign. August
Belmont, of New York. is Chairman, and Thomas
Tattman Of Louisiana, F. o. Prince of Massachu-
sets, John A. Harmon, Of Virginia, and Hugh J.
Jewett, Of Ohio are Secretaries.
The Executive Committee is as follows:
BelmOt, Of New York; Everett, Of OHIO; Dick OF
North Carolina; Converse, of Connecticut; H. Hal
derman, Of Pennsylvania; Tattman, of Louisiana;
and FoIlett, of Michigan.
Resolutions were adopted recommending to the sew
eral State Central Committees that they take meas
ures for the adoption Of electoral ticket in their
respective States and 70 the unequivocal support OF
the nominees of the National Democratic Convention
Stephen A. Douglas and II. V. Johnson. Also thsf
if any State Committee shall omit to take the pro
per steps for securing these ends, then the member
of this Committee in that State is hereby authorized
to take such action as he may deem necessary and
proper for that purpose.
It was stated in yesterdays dispatch that motion
was made in the Executive session of the Senate 70
strike out from the treaty between the United States
and Spain, for the settlement Of claims the clause
to pay for the Amisted negroes, and that while il
was not believed that the motion could prevail, is
retention would jeopardize, if not entirely defeat
its ratification This prediction was realized to-
day. The motion to strike it out it is understood
was made by Mr.. Sumner, but disagreed to. On
the question Of ratification twenty-four voted in
the affirmative and eighteen in the NEGATIVES not the
requisite tWO-thlfdS.
The Senate failed to reconcile the disagreement
on the Mexican treaty, and are indisposed to act
further on the question at present Its considers
ton was postponed TIL December.
No nominations were submitted by the President /
for the Sandman mission to supply the vacancy
in the supreme Court 0ccasioned by the death Of |
Judge Daniels
As the President has no further communications to
make to the Senate, it would have adjourned to-day
but for the fact that time is required for the con-
sideration Of the nomination of Gen. johnson as i
Quarter-M aster-Gen a question having arisen 4
afectn gthe succession under the law, Col Thomas /
being the senior officer in the Department.
Senators Green and Polk, Representative Phillips
Col Harris late editor of the Union and P. S. Wilkes
delegates to the Baltimore Convention all citizens
Of Missouri had recommended, at private confer
snce, by way Of suggestion TO the Democracy Of
hat State, that the Democrats of each county as
lemble in the several localities the first Saturday
IN September, and elect delegates to a State Demo
cratic Convention to be held in Jefferson the 18th
IF that month, To insure united action, in view Of
he present divided State Of the party, they also ear
lestly recommend the united support OF the State
and county tickets and that the candidates for the
legislature pledge themselves to abide BY the ac
ion Of the majority Of their Democrats associates.