Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-25
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
LATEST FROM CHARLESTON.
Do]1010Os Chances.
TnS LOTION sTATks DkhASD A SLAVE CODE
Hon. Caleb Cashins fov Perm anens P,e.jSe,,

0ASx@0s OhanOoOs
TnE LOTION srArks prnAxp .I.vr con,
Hon. Caleb Cashins fos Perm ane.s s,Iss,
CHAaLEsros, April e3
The city is quiet tonight There 10 no pub
lie speaking At head quarters.
The v. tes Of the Delegation to-day are re
garded as indicating the nomination Of Doug
las
All the Douglas delegates voted in favor 0
the soft New York delegation.
The committee on credentials will repor
largely in their favor. and also in favor Of th
Illinois Douglas delegates
1t 10 teliev ed the softs will vote for Douglas
The thermometer 10 81 in the shade.
Alabama will demand slave code. and q
effort will be made to ballot for . candidate
before the committee on platform reports.
The indications are that the Convention vii
adjourn by Thursday.
| Tribune Correspondence The present iDdi
cation is to nominate first, in accordance with
usage. before the Cincinnati Cons ssntioD; bu,
this is opposed by the Douglas men and tn.
extreme South.
New York tavors such policy - is best cal
culated to harmonizs the differences Of tn.
New York Delegation. because some Of their
absentees are expected tonight. Mr.. Burr
was appointed vice Mr.. Church on the commit
tee to fill their places. 1t is now decidedly
anti.Douglas.
Geo. Sanders will Be refused seat. which
hae signiticancy Of tho feeling in the Delsga
tion.
Presen: sigma concurs a2ainst the nomination
Of Ir. Douglas, and rumors cay that New
York will 60 for Mr.. Hunter. which has damp.
ened the hopes Of his friends who concede sr
unexpected detection in the South. where he
will probably receive seven votes.
The com b,nation between New York and the
North W est is now contradicted, and the former
is receding for fear of uniting the South against
their admission.
The South 10 concentrated on Mr. Hunter.
The delegatss IRON South Carolina recopsid
erei their purpose to vote for Mr.. Davis this
morning, and agreed on Mr. Hut ter HIS cham
pions claim Alabama, Delaware, Georgia
Louisiana, half of Maryland. Mississippi, halt
Of Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, North and
South Carolina Texas and Virgnia-about 80
votes,
Kentucky and Tennessee stand by Guthrie
and johnson.
II Kentucky had come here uncommittcd
Mr. Breckinridge could have been nominated
easily on the second ballot, with the admitted
support in Pennsylvania. New Jersey and New
England.
The PsnLsy ylvania delegate did not reach
the question of voting as . unit thi. morning
but heard professions Of coaciliation from
Nessrs Cassn na and other Douglas men. who
express a Willingness to adopt the Cincinnati
platform and affirm ths Dred Scott decision
There are 81 Bssckinridgc men in the deega
tion.
Mr.. Wood hA. brought only forty delegate.
TO be appointed, but is attended BY = iarg.
body guard Of outsiders
Mr.. d ck.nson is industriously pressed by Z
few personal supporters. The only. c"ntiogsn'
cy in which be esn possibly bs ssasi6ssd, y Z
case If threatened rupture here, when tn.
South may tender him "a com mpromiss candi
date. He has 10 votes in the New York dele
cation and the rect are adverse
Until Mr.. Douglas 10 disposed OF. no saf.
opinion as to the candidate can he formed.
The Committee on Organization has ehose'
Mr. Gushing President, with one Vice President
ard Secretary from esca State Some sligL,
dissatis action was expressed by few mem
bers who were not present.
The Committee on Credentials are still sill
t,ng, but will admit Illinois without doubt.
There will probably be . minority report
on New York.
CHARLESTON, IL P. M-The Pennsylvania
delegation have just adjourned after another
stormy session. The majority are ready 10
abandon Breckinridge for Guthrie.
An animated contest may be expected in the
Copy ention to morrow on the question whether
. majority of a delegation may cast the vote
Of the State, it being considered necessary 10
affirm the precedent Of 1852 and 1856
The Southern elegations have just sd-
journcd after most exciting meeting. Ala
bama, Mississippi. Florids, Arkansas. Texas
and Louisiana announce amphaticslly that
they would 60 out Of the Cow ention unles,
their platform vas adopted
South Carolina said she vas not authorized
to speak vet, but would doubtless follow the
lead of Mississippi.
CHARLESTON, April 24.-The National Demo
cf ATTIC Convent IN re reasssmbled at 10 this
A. NJ
The committee on permanent organization
reported in favor Of Hon. Caleb Gushing for
President, and one Vice President and Secreta.
~ for each State in the Union. those Of New
York are Erastus Corning and J. Edward Coop
MARYLAND, W. D. Bowie and D. L. Law, Pa.
Thomas Cunningham and F. Van Sant
A dispatch from Washington was shown
around the hall, from q member OF the cabinet,
declaring that the reports of dssen sion in the
cabinet growing on. OF Walkers testimony are
entirely destitute o! fouudation, and that tn.
cabinet were never more entirely harmonious.
The Committee on Permanent Organization
also reported an additional rule, to Wit: Tha,
in any State in which it has not been provided
for or directed by its State Convention how it.
vote may be given. the Convention will rec.
ognize the right Of each delegate to cast his
individual vote
CHARLEsros. A.-Ar. Wright, ofPenn.. made
. strong appeal for harm ny; il harmony did
net prevail here the nominations to be pnd :.
would not be worth the paper On which it was
recorded when before the people He vas 10 "a.
vor Of tie rule tha. every delegate should to
permitted to cast his vote in accordance vithhis
convictions and with those Of his constituents
Pennsylvania had never voted as unit except
when their sentiment was unanimous. He
closed by demanding the previous question
and the vote was taken Cd that part OF the re
port relating to presiding officers and it wss
adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Flournsy then returned thanks. counsel
ing moderation and harmony. We are all
marching under one flag The Democratic
party have but one fsg-the fisg Of our coun-
try. He deDour ced sectionalism and hoped no
more illusions would be made to such division.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Vas then introduced to
the Convention and made most eloquent and
patriotic speech. His allusion to Calhoun and
his motto Of Truth, Justice and the Constitu-
tion." called forth prolonged cheering. It was
the destiny of the Democratic party. he said,
TO stand upon this and rtrke down and con-
qusr the traitor ess, Fsnsticism, srrayed against
it in one section Of the Unio0. Mr. Gushing
was again loudly eheered. Upon the eonclus.
ion Of his address about half On hour ws, then
spsnt in settling the Vice Presidents and ar.
ranging for the Secretaries and alao n.A...,.~