Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-20
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BALTNORE, June 1.-THE fight on credentials VIII
be considered as a test All depends upon the Ne"
York vote, which is still doubtful. There was
negotiation at Washington between the Southerners
and the New York delegation. Inc SCUM oler te
to support any man whom New York would name
if the delegation from New York would agree 70
slaughter Douglas. This bargain is said to have
been almost contaminated, but was broken UP mere
An effort is being made in anticipation OF the eX-
pIosion-which is inevitable-for the AnhDougias-
ties m meet here instead of returning to Richmond
There are number Of delegates who are ready 70
go out with the South who are afraid to go 70 hlch
mOnd.
have good authority for stating that there was
a caucus held at Mr.: Douglass house IN Washington
on Friday night over which the S4uatter Sovereignty
chief presided.
A f1T programme was perfected, the first point
of which was the rejection of the secessonis dele
CATION. Douglas agreed TO send ne dispatches mere
which means war to the bitter end. IL was oeIef-
mined further that Douglas must be the candidate ,
that it was better even go before the people OF
the country and be defeated, than to yield mere.
necessary it was determined that Douglas should
be nominated by a simple declaratory resolution
TINS: e Resolved, That Stephen A. Douglas IS tle
nominee of this Convention" This course OF pro
ceedng merely requires a majority Of votes.
Additional resolutions are proposed by virginia
70 the platform, as a substitute for the tennessee
resolution which is dropped. The ODJect OF ILLS
move is to furnish an excuse for virginia AenlSs
Kentucky. and other states 70 REMAIN ~ 'NS
Convention after the explosion. Some OF the Doug
las men are taking the bait The amount OF 1t Is as
! follows:
First resolution pledges obedience to all decisions
nf the Supreme Court the second provides that
sbould anv territory refuse obedience to the Su-
nrena Court decisions, it then becomes the duty Of
Congress to repeal all acts organizing territorial
| governments.
THESE points are shrewdly borrowed from Mr.
DOUGLASS Springfield speech in 1858 regarding the
| disD0sal Of the Mormon question. The opinion is
| freely expressed that New York viii support this
which evades the "rugged issue" of the slave code
] II however, would be more fatal to the Northern
| Democracy than even jeff Davis's resolutions.
] Douglas sustains some losses in the New England
delegation. It is said that New Hampshire proposes
to leave the Little Giant The New Hampshire dele
CATION is in the interest Of Frank Pierce.
There is no Douglas gain in Pennsylvania IN IL
friends claim gain in North Carolina. de VII
| probably have three electoral votes from Kentucky
HIS friends expect Virginia at the critical momen
| TO turn IN and nominate him. The Virginia poiil
clans are!almost as slippery as the New WORKERS.
The South might whip Douglas were 1t not Tor hel
! impracticable ultraism and too many generals.
Douglas viii receive a nomination here unies
| some treachery or weakness not now perceived Is
developed But this feud is irFeconcilable, and
disruption Of the party and the nomination OF tW'
candidates is unavoidable. The only questions re
naming are, when-in what shape-and how ex
| tensiVe