The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-28
national Democratic Convention.

Caleb Gushing, of Mass, called the Con
vention to order, aud made brief ed
dress. closing with recapitulation of the
state of the business before the ConVen-
ton, regarded simply as an adjourned
body. Hereupon wraDgle com uenced,
relative to the re.admission of the dele
gates from seven or eight Southern States
who had seeded from the Convention
when in session. This continued through
out the day, showing bad state of feel.
ing, and the existence of strong sectional
antagonism between the North and the
South. Various motions, counter NO
tions, suggestions, 60, were offered, only
to be smothered or withdrawn, and thus
the wraugliDg went on for seven or eight
long hours.
On Tuesday, the Convention reassem-
bled. As soon as order could be obtain
ed, Mr.. Church, of New York, asked con-
sent to make proposition to the conven-
tion calculated to harmonic the pending
motions and to arrange in friendly man
ner the question of the admission Of dele
gates.
There were cries of shear him." and
unanimous consent was given.
Mr.. Church then stated that an ar
range ent had been entered to withdraw
Mr.. Gilmore's amendment and the latter
portion OF bis own, so that the question
of seats be simply referred to Commit
tee without conditions.
This proposition was finally carried,
and o recess was taken until 5 P. NJ
The cutting off the "test oath" was de-
cided victory over the Douglas men, who
were strongly in favor of it, and who
proposed it with the view Of tying the
bands of his enemies in the South, or OF
upelling them to leave the Convention
Its rejection heads Douglas off at both
points, and places the Little Giant, in a
position which renders his defeat either
in the Convention or at tho polls "fore'
gone conclusion"
The Convention re-assembled in the
evening, but did nothing in the way ot
business. 1t became pretty evident on
Tuesday evening that a new shuttle and
cut of the cards when in progress, the OBJ
ject of which was the turning up Jack
whose name is not Douglas. The New
York dcleg cation is the power which is re
lied upon to slaughter the Little Giant
They profess to support Douglas, but the J
really mean to nominate Gov. Seymour
if they can bring it about But the earn
est friends of Douglas are not easily sub
dued. When their favorite is slaughter.
ed, they will turn the tables, and "lay
out" Seymour. Each faction is strong
enough to whip the other, and the pros
pect for mutual logging is very imuli-
Dent. and "most devoutly to be wished.
Personal alterations among the dele
gates were quite frequent, promising croE
of duels. Messrs. Hooper aDd Hindma al
of Arkansas got into quarrel on Tues
day evening, which is to be settled witt
pistols, and similar difficulty is on the
tspis, for adjustment with powder and
ball, between a couple of Virginians.
On Wednesday, fight took place be-
tween Messrs. Whiteley and Townsend
delegates from Delaware. No duel i:
spprebended in consequence. The fra
cas- occurred at hotel.
The Convention on Wednesday die
nothing down to P. NJ. 1t was wait
ing for the report of the Committee OF
Credentials.
On Thursday the Convention received
three reports from its Committee on Gre
dentials-thst of the majority favoriDg
in the main. the newly chosen or Dougia,
delegates from the Cotton States, in place
of the boilers at Charleston. There was
a break. down, with about the usual NUN
Der of e izhts, but no decisive action-the
New, Yorkers again asking and carrying
an adjournment over to Friday morning
in order that they might consult as tc
the course they should pursue. In the
evening. they determined, By majority
of al to 81, to 60 for the report of the
Com mittee which admits the Douglas del
egations from Louisiana and Alabama
and half the Douglas men from Georgia
On Friday the explosion happened, and
the Democratic party is hopeleUsly and
irrecouciably broken in pieces. The
Douglass men would not yield to the de-
lands of the South. The Minority re
port from the Committee on Credentials
which gives the seceders their seats, va!
rejected by vote of $50 to 100.
The vote on the admission of the Doug
las delegates from Louisiana is l53 yea.
to 9S nays.
The Convention accepted the report o.
the majority of the Conn uittee on Creden
tials, excepting SO far as relates to Geor
gia. Adjourned to 5 o'clock.
The evenings session was spent in con
fessious, explanations, deprecatious, i'm
precautions, and jeremiads over the last
final great catastrophe. The Conven-
ton was addressed 10 one strain or an.
other by some fifteen delegates from all
quarters. Virginia opened the ball by
the Withdrawal of l24 of her electoral
votes. North Carolina followed With 6
of her electoral votes. Tennessee went
out with % votes; California with a; Mas
sachusetts with g. Maryland went with
an uDde6ned portion, and even the Chair.
man, Genl Cushing, withdrew disguised
with the open advocacy Of the Slave trade.