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applause.
L'ul calls were then made for Mr. Yancey,
Of AlnhhmaN~h" responded in ali elaborate
and effective speech. ..' N"'
~, eleven. o clock p. m the Convention AL
j"ur1rl sine die with three cheers for the
n"ininers.
~ mass meeting was held at midnight in
Monument Squat. to Respond to the notnina-
ti"ns of Brrckinri,l,e anil Lar" which though
entirely impr"mp'u was very large and imI'o-
sing. The nominations were received most
cnthusinSiica
Baltimore responds heartily and promptly
for Breckinri,lGe and Lane. and bets are freely
offered tla, Douglas and Fitzpatrick Will not
carry II single State.
TIE REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON
| CREDENTIALS.
Oar exchanges contain. the Majority and
Minority Reports OF the Committee ON Crcden.
tias Of the Baltimore Convention. The a!up.
ton of the Majority Report. recommending
the rejection Of the sece,lers led to the la. e
rupture. The Inconsistency Of its recommends
atl"ns is we'll forth hv the able Minority
Report OF Governor st, vens. - sAs5
Tie aj"rity Of the Committee rccommcn end
ed the admission of the Charleston delegates
from ilis>issirri. Texas and Delaware, vet fa-
vored the rejection of those from Alabama and
Georgia, who stood i'll precisely the same con-
dit!on. These last We're duly accredited to
Charleston-they withdrew but did not resign,
, and upon returning to their constituencies,
were regularly accredited to Baltimore
The contestants on tha other hnrd were an.
| pointed by no one authorised hy the party
in those S:ates. In Alabama. the bogus Con,
venlion WIS composed of persons from all par
tics outside Of the regular organization, and
Represented only 2s out Of So counties.
In Georgia the regular Convention consisted
OF nenrly 400 delegates representing nearly oil
the counties of the State; whilst the Douglas
Convention consisted merely of IL persons
! who had just seeded from the regular Conven-
ton. Yet the majority of the Committee were
diSPosel1o give to this f. fragment all the rights
ofttenaioriiy.
In 1ioEisana the old Convention represent.
ing nearly every parisi, in the State, had re rs
sesnb'd. aud by decisive majority accredi ed
tile Charleston delegates tp Baltimore On the
other hand, the disorganizing Minority Con
veniion was called without authority, and in
deed pretended to represent cnly 90 out of 80
Parishes. Yet to til. delegates of this Couven-
tion, seats were. awarded BY the majority or
! the Committee
The whole course Of the majority Of the
Committee is shown to be thoroughly inconsiat.
ent-in direct violation of the princ pie of the
party, and its settled usnges, and which, f car.
ried out. must lead to its rlisint egration.
To such desperate shifts aespar.y schcmers
of'en reduced-who desert the guidan .e of safe
principle, and follow the prcmptings of tempo
rary expediency or vague caprice. =
The Baltimore Convention.
BAETiMenE, June 90.
The seceders met Mt noon to-. day, in the Mary
| land Institute. where they expect to be ioucd
by portions Of the delegations from Nassn.
rhusctts. New York. Pennsylvania. -and other
free Stht,s. 1t is pr"hable that the first bust
will be 10 ballot for President.
1t was reported that n specaLtrnin had been
| dispatched for Baltimore at dny-br.uk this
| morning. bearing Douglns' withdrawal The
report was notsuuch credited in Baltimore.
To-day the Chairman of the Kentucky dele
CATION reported that nine would remain, two
Ind Withdrawn. and five had suspended action
with the Convention.
SECOND DISPATCH
/ Mr.. Gushing retired from the Chair TODAY,
an1 took his seat with the Massachusetts dele.
CATION. Todd. Of Ohio is now in the Chair.
The bniioting is progressing slowly. New
York. Louisiana and Alabama voted as units
for Douglas.s; Georgia declines voting at pres.
ent.
THIRD DIsPATcn.1
BALTIMORE. June %.
The seceders met at noon to-day. Russell, Of
Virginia, in the Chair who appointed Com
mittee on organization. The Convention then
adjourned until fve o'clock in the evening.
hef"i'"w'ng Sfates!ar" partia lly or wholly
rePresented: VirginaENorth Carolina. South
Carolina, Missouri, CaIfK,rnia, Oregon Alabama
Louisiana. Texas. Massachusetts, Tennessee.
Kentucky and Arkansas
On regular Convention ba lot. Douglas re.
ceived i73 votes, Guthrie 0, Dickinson j, and
breckenridge .ssE.
o,...S resolu.io, i; is 'eHdns hasDopgas be de-
[F"unTH D1srArcu.1
| After second ballot, resolution was Of.
fered unanimously declaring Douglas the nomi.
/ nee OF the Convention, he having over two,
thirds OF tue votes present. Adopted by &C.
clamation.
Fitzgerald, of Alabama, was nominated for
Vice; President.
t.beenein session aliday. They are srifl opposed
! to going TO Baltimore; and lhavesdecided to
continue cont u session here UNI is de-
| = LS& ss.- 49, - ,2Asf =
BAIInsanE June 2s.--The seceders Conyen.
tion organized ~ eleStiing Caleb Cushing Der
mauent Presidsf,t of The Con ention..
Observation-Disclosures June 2s.-T6e
Presideht vetoed the Sepsts homestead gill.
The President asked tile passage Of q law
authorizing the Post Master General to con-
tktsact for an oveylSpa mail-.the present com.
Phsnisf and stes having deolinsd to carry
|tthens SsS
a {E TO PUT EN-.
A,Keg WeSE6 6Jfresponden Of the Charlsss;
ton coassss. sfiass al out Ssfsured slatess'
fsays:- Nsasss'' = S4s@'4.
rIhstructions have been given TO the cruisers
mere .t9 taks all5ptnre captiyes to Bostpn, or
fortsm5uth This will create new sensation
IN thOae< f0S&lktaa 10