The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-22
The Baltimore Convention.
MONDAY. June IS.


Baltimore is already well filled with PEG
pie in attendance upon the convention. an,
it is believed the number ot strangers in tn
place will not fall short of 10000 Train
from all directions come in crowded. Tn
Douglas and anti Douglas feeling seems in
convention. Several warm controversies
nearly leading to personal collisions. have al
ready been had between prominent men O,
the several sides. The Douglas men conf
IDENTIFY calculate on an increased vote for hin
at all events on the third or fourth balo,
and it seems certain they will hold their ow,
on the earliest ballots.
\ notice posted at the hotels stating tha
delegates desiring admission to the hall of
the convention will apply to Caleb Cushing
renders it absolutely certain that Mr.. Cush
ing has decided to take the power of issun.
cards into his own hands. and will give adj
mission to the seeding delegations. Mr.
Smallcv also continues to give tickets botl
to delegates and outsiders. ard it is believed
he will fill the house with pressure mcl
friendly to Douglas, even to greater extcn,
than he did at Charleston. How the con
fiictinS jurisdiction as to tickets will be set.
tied remains to be seen. The southern IT.
regulars swear they will enter and take seat.
if they have to fight their way with bowl,
knives and pistols. The southern seceder,
say they will do the same thing. if the Doug
las men get possession of the convention and
attempt to keep them out.
The fate of the proposed Douglas resolu
ton, to be introduced at the outset. bi:dina
all to the action of the convention, hangs in
some doubt. The main difficulty in carrying
out this programme appears now to be tn,
vote of New York. Mr.. Corning and other,
are understood to oppose the resolution. and
the vote in the delegation on this point will
be very close indeed, probably 3. to 33, if i,
should not be beaten.
The support of New York for Douglas i,
not however counted upon as reliable on all
the test questions, even if it be upon the di
rect vote. There are known to be negotia
tons in progress to kill off Douglas and to
nominate new man, and the Albany regen-
cy want lloratio Seymour. His letter of de-
clination i'll advance is regarded as ruse-
The New York delegation will not abandon
Douglas all at once. On the contrary they
will give him their vote for some time, then
turn to Guthrie, in order that they may final
ly get the support of his friends, when it is
demonstrated that he cannot get the nomina,
ton. Guthrie will be the chief antagonis,
to Douglas at the outset.
Some of the southern delegates object to
Seymour in remembrance of his Van Buren,.
ism in 1913, and prefer Dickinson, who is
not SO much the favorite Of the New York
ers. A ticket much talked about. particular.
ly among the rabid tire-eaters is Gushing of
Massachusetts, and jeff Davis of Mi sissippi
1t is reported by some of the New England
delegation that they were button-holed
by Pierce when they came through New
York.
A resolution as an addition to the platform,
is to be offered by Richardson of Illinois
which he says ought to be satisfactory to the
South, but it will be difficult matter to
draw up any resolution on slavery in the ter