Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-19

bALilAohEi June 1.-THE city IS fast filing up
me Dolgias anu anl Douglas feeling is intensified
IN opposition since The Charleston Convention Sew
erai warm controversies nearly leading to personal
collisions have already been had between prominent
men On the several sides. The Douglas men calcu-
late on an increased vote for him. At an events on
the tnlrd OF Fourth ballot and Z seems certain that
/ they VIII hold their own on the earliest ballot
A notice posted st the hotels stating that the del
egati0ns desiring admission to the hall Of the con
Y Yention VIII apply 20 Caleb Cushing, tomorrow.
renders It certain that Mr.. Cushing has decided to
take the power Of issuing cards into his own hands
and win give admission TO the seeding delegations.
/ The Douglas men have Isl votes (which is a good
majority over all that viii be in the conventional
If CushIngs platform is carried out they design IN
I Producing resolution binding all the delegates
present. taking part in the proceedings to abide by
the action Of the convention and support the nOmi-
nee. If on the adoption Of this resolution the seed
ing delegates again retire such States as send new
delegates win be admitted. II the seceders remain
firm in denying the rights Of the majority to bind
their action, then the contestants from Louisiana
Georgia and Alabama, viii apply for hearing, and
an eHcrt VIII be made 70 admit them. The main
difficulty in carrying out this programme, appears
now % be the vote Of New YORK. Mr.. Corning and
others are understood to oppose the resolution bind
ing the action Of the delegates present. and vote
IN the delegation this point viii be very close,
indeed, probably 81 to 80, If it should not be
beaten.
It's now evident that not less than 10000 stran-
gers viii be present The trains on Monday morn
ing will bring vast access0ns to the number already
here, It is conhdentially expected thar whatever
the programme may be 5y which the result Is reach
ed that Douglas viii be nominated. aqd that the
greater portion Of the South viii put an opposition
ticket in the field Rum0r points to the Hon. Caleb
Gushing as the nominee Of the Southerners for
President, with Hon. JET. Davis for Vice President
on the ground that the nomination for the Presiden-
ey Is lmmateFial, but that Of Vice President is inn
Portant IN the event Of the election going to the
Senate
Telsgraphsi 70 the Cincinnati Enquirer.
BALTIMORE, June I6-The New York delegation.
whose detection has so often been predicted declare
that they have fory-six votes to give Douglas first
last and all the time. In North Carolina Douglas |
viii gain two votes, and upon the final struggle he
VIII receive half the votes Of that delegation From
kentucky seven votes are counted upon for Douglas
as a certainty. In Massachusetts, Douglas gains /
one vote, and in New Jersey about one. No change
In the platform viii for moment be thought Of; /
resOlutiOnlof strict adherence to it viii probably be
passed. The friends Of Douglas viii caucus to-mOr
row afternoon George Sanders with many New /
Workers, have Reverdy Johnsons large house en- 4
Monument square.
The capital is SETTLING with excitment Crowds /
have been hocking in since Wednesday, and not an 4
imperfect daguerre0type Of the field may be alrea-
dy had at this point The Convention promises to i
be the largest political assemblage held in the cOun-
try. In addition to the immense thrOng from the I
Northwest, great crowds from New England New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Virginia, and also 4
the border slave States, viii be in attendance it
would not be an exaggerated estimate % Judge that
there win be in the neighbOFhoOd Of $4,000 people
at Baltimore The outside current Of opinion will
Of course be Overwhelming and irresistibly for
Douglas.
The first business will be to settle the ques.
ton Of contested seats primarily. t has been de!
termined to admit no delegates whose seats are
challenged; this viii rule out Louisiana, Alabama
Georgia and Arkansas. No contestants appear from
the other seeding States and their delegates viii be
accordingly issued tickets. The old Committee on
Credentials viii be the tribunal before which the
cases come up. Il will decide on one at a time I
taking up the case Of Arkansas first Here two Of
the old delegates claim their seats BY virtue Of the
old appOin tnent. They never having seeded at
Charleston they viii be ruled entitled to their seats
and the others VIII be admitted by virtue Of their
appointments provided they give the pledge exacted
in the New York case ct Cincinnati, TO come in and
abide the decision of the Convention.
From Alabama. Louisiana and Georgia the Nation
al Democrats viii be admitted on the ground that
the other delegates are members Of hostile COnven-
.ion which has adjourned over and they demand CO.
operation terms at with the Democratic creed
adopted at Charleston. Such is the view OF the field
On the preliminary skirnish as Judged from this
point The National Democrats in attendance on the
Baltimore Convention are nearly all here to-day.
they called on Judge Douglas thus morning in a
body, and were most cordially greeted. They are
perhaps, the most solid delegation in the Convention
The most Of them are planters Of large wealth and
high social position nearly all are gray-haired
who have LETT their homes to assist in putting down
the schemes Of the disunion consplrators.
Soule Governor Wicklife, Moore, and Ryan lead
ng a full delegation from Louisiana, in Balt-
more.
The seceders arr on hand, but down in the month.
The tide Is TO strong against them. Meek, Of Alaba-
ma the leading man Of that delegation next to Mr.
Yancey, is very willing to compromise for the ad-
mission Of half his set More OF them get
ing weak IN the knees. Delegates will be here from
every Southern State, in place Of the seceders. All
the talk Of Virginia and North Carolina seceders is
merely tor effect Not a seceder viii be allowed TO
put his feet IN the Convention except the delegates
from Delaware.