New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-12
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a large NUMBER OF Westefn ucieBa@s W '"o
| Charleston Convention, and camp followers, are
now collected here, whose business is to shout for
Mr.. Douglas. They make much noise, but little
| impression. A system of exaggeration has been
regularly organized, by which everybody is claimed
as favorpg bis pretensions who is not openly hostile
The delegations from North Carolina, Georgia,
| Tennessee, and Maryland, are get down for Mr.
| Douglas, when each of them has declared formally
against him. And so of other States, NewYork
| among the number. His highest vote will be
thrown on the first ballot. After that he will
decline, and dwindle down to forty or fifty from the
North.W The Eastern States will not stand
over one fire, and perhaps not so much. New
York will be in search of candidate who is to be
nominated and reserve her strength for him, voting
first for some make-shit.
Mr.. Brecknridge's managers from Pennsylyaua
are here, but making no Roadway. Mr. Slidell Is
the handspring Of that movement, seconded BY Mr..
Gwjn, neither of whom gives him weight. They
find it up hill work.
MIR. Hunter continues to lead on the Democratic
side, and the struggle will mainly be reduced to him
and Mr. Douglas, the South uniting on the former
and the North dlVloDg on tne latler
THE CONVENTION.
The Charleston Convention will probably be or
ganized by appointing Southern man temporary
! chairman, and cOncedDg the permanent place TO
the North. Various persons here have been sug-
pesied, but with no sufficient authority, as reflect.
ing the wishes of delegates. 1t is much debated
whether the Platform shall be made before or after
| the nominations. If Mr. Hunter be selected, the
South will ask nothing but the Cincinnati Platform,
pure and simple. And should his friends feel conf
dent of success they will be willing to adop; il be-
fore balotiDg. Some embarrassment is appre-
hended from an ultra demonstration by Mr. Yam
cey, who will represent the extremists, and de-
mand platform for the slave code and the most
radical Pro. Slavery dogmas.
MIR. Randall of New. York is here, urging Mr..
Dickinson very labOriousy, and succeeding as well
as he did with Mr.. Macaulay when pressing the
claims of Mr.. Jefferson.
THE NICARAGUA TREATY
The Republicans Of the Senate held conference
this morning on the Nicaragua treaty. Two clauses
contained the principal objections, one authorizing
this Government to employ force for the protection
of tho transit at the request of Nicaragua, and
withdrawing it at her instance, and the other con-
ferripg discretion on absolutely in certain contn
gency without condition as to withdrawal. 1t was
cOntended these clauses substantially Invested Con-
gress Of the war making power. Mr.. C0Iamer pro-
posed an amendment to the effect that force should
lot be employed at all without the previous consent
of Congress, thus preserving the consistency of
traditional policy. After some discussion it was
agreed that the Republican members of the Commit
tee should submit this modification to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs with notice that it would be sup
ported by our friends. TwOthiIds will be required
to adopt it but the whole responsibility of rejecting
or ratifying the treaty now rests with the Demo-
cratic side.
At the close of the conference Mr.. Simmons SUBJ
united some amendments which he proposed to the
Mexican treaty when it should be called up. They
contemplate the previous assent of Congress- before
employing force for protecting the Tehuantepec or
other routes, a condition by which England and
other foreign Powers would be excluded from de.
mandng similar privileges from US on the clause in
existipg commercial treaties putting them on q
footing of tie most favored nations, and also some
material changes in the commercial features, in
tended to counterfeit British mOnOpolies. This
subject was laid over after few remarks.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
The Mexican treaty was voluntarily put aside by
Mr.. Mason after Dir. Wig!alrs speech ienouucng
it when first proposed, because the indications were
uDmistakeable that it would then be slaughtered
in the House by its friends. Mr.. Simmons made
the only speech against it from the Republican side,
and that mainly on commercial grounds. No vote
of any kind has been taken, and the only reason
coDjectured for Mir. Masons's Indifference was the
belief that be could not command his own party
strer 9Th for its ratification.
ANXIETY OF THE PRESIDENT.
An autograph letter from the President to one of
his District Attorneys has been exhibited here, in
quiring whether it was true, as had been alleged,
that be was supporter of Douglas for President
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA CASE.
Mr.. Cushing commenced the closing argument in
behalf of claimants in another important California
case, Luco and others against tho United States,
involving 2S0,000 acres valued at several millions
of dollars 1t was in bis best STYLE and attracted
large audience from Congress and the profession.
Government is represented by f. NJ. Stanton and
Della Tore.
The Mexican grant is charged to be forgery,
and great pairs have been taken to establish
the allegation by circumstantial proof. Only six
Judges are sitting and four will be required to re
verse the decree below, which was in favor Of the
Government.
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