The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-03

to be the National Convention.
The Pacific railroad resolution was adopt
ed, but not without considerable opposition.
4 The Convention then adjourned to meet
1 at S o'clock to-nig int.
Tribune's correspondence.
The whole movement yesterday aston
ished the knowing ones. Late on Sunday
might, Mr.. Slidell .and his managers gave
assurance through Mr.. Coehrane, to the n.
| 7. delegation, that if the programme of
adopting their platform, voting down the
1 other resolutions of the minority and then
proceeding to the nomination, was carried
out, all would be. well, and the, Convention
1 saved, but Mr. SHdell and his managers,
who have mainly produced the original dis
cord, could not control the elements. They
/ promised Alabama to go with her if she
seeded, but labored to prevent the seees-
sion, and with what effect has been seen.
\ The Southern members were also assured
on Sunday night, upon a count of noses,
that the Douglas vote would not exceed l4S,
counting New York, unless they adopted
him; hence it was urged that they should
remain in the Convention as the means of
controlling tie nomination They knew
too that New York was ready to take Mr..
Guthrie at the proper moment, and ma
jority of the Pennsylvania delegation had
ottiIlc luleuklOu. g -4 5
The figures were thought too close safety
by the Southern leaders, and they refused to
change front, as the Northern wing was
willing to do, after both had agreed to
make the platform first. The Southern move
ment is somewhat impaired in influence by
the supposed leadership of Mr.. Yancey, who
has always been considered an extremist
He and Mr.. Rhett exulted overt the work in
the Convention yesterday, a triumph of
their peculiar doctrines.
s & The delegates from Virginia will endeaV-
or to mediate between the jarrng factions,
but her power, is greatly impaired with the
South. -t- ses..
4 No movement win he made by the South
ern Convention, until the. nomination is
! made by the other section.
Mr.. fancey advises prudence in every
step, feeling that he has taken a response
bilitye (which may lbe>repudiated by the peo-
Pile -
A large number OF the Southern dele
gates left last night and this morning, feel
ing no further interest in the proceedings of
the Southern Convention. Georgia will
recommend Sam. Houston to the Baltimore
Convention. at
10 a. M.-The remainder of the Arkan-
sass delegates, with the exception of Mr.
Flournoy, have seeded, and the Kentucky
and Virginia delegates have retired to con-
suit
CHARLESTON, May 2, P. M-The two-thirds
resolution has caused dead lock. An ad-
journmentto Baltimore for the oath of June
is strongly talked of if no nomination is
made to-day New York will bring for
ward this proposition,
The Southern Seceders met to-day. An
effort will be made to conciliate them. If
it is not successful, they will nominate jeff
Davis.
THE agent of the Associated Press or
dered the reports, hereafter, to be closed at
0 clock, if no COPY was on hand at that
hour.l
aXxXVI CONGRESS--FIrs4 Session
b WASHINGTON, May 2d.-The House went
into committee of tile whole on the Stlte
of the Union. --. --ss So.
Mr.. English, in alluding to the Charleston
Convention, said be did not sympathize with
those who imperiously demanded Caesar or
no body, nor with the rule or ruin spirit too
much manifested lately by both wings of
the Democratic party, and to which may
Justly be attributed the difficulties which
exist. lie ventured the prediction that if
trouble and disaster ensued, the masses will
HeEeFy anu OupnI iOI lOs loI5iSC tuOSe HAO
are u'hlessly and needIessly precpitating
this state of affairs on the country. 1t is
not denied that dark ness and clouds lower
over the Democratic house, but he had an
abiding faith that those clouds will pass
away, leaving the glorious sun shining
brilliantly. Mere political storms had no
terror to the party 10 which he belongs
When the time for action comes, every DEM
ocrat viii do bis duty.
A colloquy took place between Dunn,
Colfax. English, and Porter, relative to the
Constitutional position of Indiana relative
to. the exclusion Of free negroes.
Mr.. Hutchins aud Mr.. Seward announced
a truth when he explained the irrepressi-
bIe conflict" between the two systems of la
bor. Mr.. Hutehins eontcnded that it was not
only aawrong tOzthe slave and slave e-holder,
hut to the material industry, and social
educational, and religious condition of the
people among whom it exists.
The committee rose and the House adj
journed.