Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-25
CafcAGo, May 10th.

The Delegations are all here, and the work Of
cluvassing for candidates has gone with intense
activity aui interest throu -hout the day. The
Vermont Delegate have certainly nothing to
complain Of, on the score Of neglect, from the
friends Of the rival wouId-be nominees Tho un-
pledged siiion Of the Vcrnonlers, has made the''
tbe obi. CT Of suaI attention. aud they have
been lsbored with, with persistency and ef-ct,
ia behalf Of different men. whcn has, think, lett
tie delegates in a more unsettled state Of mind
dau they were when they came here. Yesterday
morning they were addressed by committee of the
Pennsylvania men, composeIof Messrs. Curtin and
Mcclure. chairman of the State Central Republic
cln Committee. The candidate Of the Pennsylva
Tia men is Mr.. Bates for they DO not suppose that
GEN Cameron can be the nominee. They destroy
ed in great measure the Ell ct Of their argument,
by starting with the assumption, that no man OF
decided Republican principles, like Seward, can
carry Pennsylvania. For some man, not recognized
fully as a Republican, like Bates or Mclean, the
state, they say, can be carried for the princi9ies
Of our party neveror at least not yet. OF course,
this kind Of talk was not particularly influential
Nth any man whatever, on a negative or noncom-
initial platform. Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts, Of New
York, next addressed them, as a friend of Seward.
He urged that the issue would compel choice
between Freedom and Slavery, as a National Insti-
tuition: that with that issue as clearly presented
as it must be- 10 Free State can be considered
doubtful one, and that Mr. Seward, when the whole
field is looked over, viii combine the strongest
elements Of success, and be ,isetsd, if any Re-
publican can be. Mr. Eyarts argums Mt
ceodingly forcible and impressive, and if it had
been LETT unassailed, woold, l think, have settled
the wayering preferences Of our delegation, upon
Mr.. Sevard but he was followed by a commit
tee Of the Indiana delegation, who, through
their spokesman, Mr. 0yler, insisted that Indiana
wa indeed not doubtful State if Mr.. Seward
should be nominated-for there no doubt that
it could not be carried for him. The Indiana man
plead for the life of his party in his State, which
! an iniudicious nomination would imperil, with
an honesty and earnestness which was very effect
! i've. A New Jersey-man followed in the same
! strain, and Mr.. Horace Greeley succeeded him
/ the advocate of Mr.. Bates. His breath was utter
| ly wasted so far as his candidates prospects
concerned for it is of no use to talk Bates to
/ Vermonters; but his confident assertions that Mr..
| Seward could not carry the doubtful States un-
| doubtedly added some weight to the arguments
Of those who preceded him On the whole think
the confidence of our Green Mountain delegates in
the availability of Mr.. Seward was decidedly
shaken.
You see from the above how the canvass goes
on. The friends Of every other man, combine to
oppose Dir. Seward, as an unavailable standard
bearer. It is Mr.. Seward against the field, in the
tournament and right gallantly is his pennon
! borne, against the tremendous odds opposed to
| him. The preponierance Of outside pressure is
doubtless in his favor 1t is estimated that from
! two to three thousand Seward are present in
! the city from New York alone, and l am inclined
/ 10 believe that he would be the choice Of the
party even here in Illinois, and over their own
loved and honored Lincoln.
One Of the greatest curiosities here, is small
Bc,ps knfe, brought by the Missouri delegation to
present to John F. Potter of that State. 1t is
q delicate little piece Of cutlery, measuring six
and half ffet long-the blade four and half
inches wide at the widest part. The blade is
beautifully polished and sharp as razor, and
bears on one side the words, presented to Hon.
John T. Potter by the Missouri delegates to the
Republican National Convention, and on the 9TH
er, ",oN a!Oays meet Pryor engagement" Fancy
Mr.. Pryor's lean and shriveled carcass impaled
on this Missouri tooth-pick, mosquito spitted
! on a carving knife
The Richmond house, where have pleasant
quarters, has six hundred Iodgers and gave dinner