Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-27

A despatch to the Baltimore American, dated
Charleston. April "a. says:
Tho s,seches of tho Southern delegation Inst
night were radical and uncomprumising. fnncey
! WIS el.onent aud stirring. Reed Of South Cara
Ina n,n,,e "A great impression. No voice ol coii.
! citation ar com PROMISE was heard, but deter.
| minal puruoso waEmcnifested Ia obtain their de-
mnnd nr Withdraw from the Convention nothing
| .l4ri of nm extreme platform will snti.ly them,
csecpt S,ntllern candidate, and he llun'er.
| Til. demonstration was not designed for effect
ncnin>, Douglas, but has been seriously me it,,c !
! f,r months and was well understood in Wa.hins-
ton. 1t has proIsced n visible effect on the South
crn States which were inclined 10 tolerate lt'u1
! Ia. aud upon the hcsiiating Northern delegates
| who had not heretofore regarded this purpose A.
! fixed.
! The Northwest meets the dilemma by saying
! let these ultra delegates rccedc we will appeal
10 tho people Of their States but this feeling does
not extend elsewhere.
Douglas defeat, or tho disruption ct the Con
ycntion. seems inevitable, and those alternatives
cannot be avoided. II is difficult to see how
| Douglas can be nominated, even with u minority
of the Convention Mt his hack. which even has
never been assured except by sanguine estimate,
| already proved to he exaggerated. Ii combina
ton should be formed to give him the neces~a ry
numbers, six States would instantly Withdraw.
! and probably nominate Davis, seconded by Fer
nandp Wood and hs followers
| The Georgia (Augusta) Cons.ituti1nalst and
! John FORSYTH laburing earnestly to conclliate
the South for Douglas, but have produced no i'm.
| preston.
| Si!cll. Bright, Bnyarl and party. are es'ab-
/ fshcd ut luxurious quarters, working for South
/ crn combination. Douglas men are reinforced by
Davis Of Indiana, and other members OF the
/ House.
Buclanan's letter of withdrawal is in the peck
ct Of u delegate.
THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Platform adjourned at mid
night. after six hours session. They had an cx-
citing discussion. One test vote was taken on the
! Cincinnati Platform, pure and simple, which was
| rcicccd--l7 nays TO lG yeas
Mr. Stevens then moved To incorporate with it
the principle of tho bred Scott decision, which is
still pending 1t is believed that i, will BE- adopt
| ed tomorrow, and be reported TO the Convention
/ rs n basis of settlement.
Tho more conservative portion of the South
have conferred with the Cotton States, and per-
suaded them to remain IN the Convention until af-
| ter the nomination, with view to controlling it,
J if possible
The present. belief is there will be no bolt till
then, as Aabama's instructions fix no point Of
time for secession.
1t is not improbable that n contingency may
occur in which John Cochrane and others from
the New York delegation may go with the sece-
ding South, if the platform be unacceptable. look
ing to an ultimate fusion with the Wood interest
in the State OF New York. lie will vote for Mr.
| Douglas unless II sudden reaction occurs, and his
friends claim l52 ON tho first ballot, that included
These proceedings, in the Convention to-day OK
hibied greater concilia.ory spirit the part of
! the South than WAS cxpec ed, and were regarded
us more favorable to Mr.. Douglas, from the feeble
non-ress,ancc of hs opponents, and the chance
was offered to conccde tho platform question,
and thus pr"nitiatc the extreme Southern section
| The IDuplna ~ n WILLINGNESS
that the Cotton States shauld srccdc. regarding
such movement as quickrnins the chances for
two-thlrds. hut do not estimate it's effect on the
remaining Southern States The result now de-
ponds greatly on the shape the platform may
assume.
The follow ing the Committees appointed on the
! first day octlc session:
Indiana, X. Vote; Conncc,icui A. Ippitt; Mnnrsoa
); Irr o.-cr; Michigan 4, O. BALDWIN; South Carolina Is
fn'',hdi Louisiana r. lasors; Rhode Island, John N Fran
rss M"ssae1sl!' cI',r w. rhapin delaware John
lon Illinois, NJ crringion; Texas X, Lubbock Penn
Ep California George W. rs"G M. f'i" Charlie %Hs
Eark; Arkansas pr John j. Sherman; North Carolina
Samuel = Churchill Georgia, lion. John Ii. Lnmpkin: Ten
ntse Thomas ~ Jones' kentucky, Colbert Cecil Wisconsin
New Hampshire Robert :. Webster Mainc William II
uN ,"NttsIrn SEATS IRON New YonK Asp ILrINoIs.vir
g'na T. W Hubbard; Indiana, \. Han Connecticut, june
] sa "r%p nI f S' 3rs aSsnn a. sSs si"n'
New york; Daniel bcWo, Lou Siam. T. ii. Hatch; Rhode
aware Meiam G. Whic!; Iowa d. Il. Fiecl New Jersc,
Albert K spear: Illinois, " Than j. Alien: Texas, General L
Florida G. T. Dyke California, John $. Dudley Mississippi
" barry; Ark,n.g" xans Manning North carolna !:
| krar; Georgia, Julien llardgc; Tennessee, William u
s sm A hf"SA w GI9r' T. w%"a' wiseon," r. IL
Thomas New Iiamshre, Aaron r Hughes; Nnue Charles