, 1860-04-19

train brought The remainder Of the delegates
from tue North to tic Charleston Convention.
The Wood and Cageer delegates are now al
here, and lively time they arc barring Both
sets are mum as to their preferences for the
Presidency, although tho Douglas men say they
hare positive assurarccs that the Cagger dele
CATION will cast their vote for the Little Gi-
mt" The Hunter, Breckenridge and Guthrie
men also 'allegc that they hare tho game assur-
ancea. Wood and his men are very discreet.
the Presidential candidates. His main reliance
for admission into the Charleston Convention
is upon the Southern delegations. If the South
osca suspects that the CaEgcr delegation will
cast their rute for Douglas, they will rote in :
body agains: their admission. Such instruc-
the leading Southern Senators and members to
the various Southern delegations. This secnls
to Indicate that under no circumstances will
they submit 10 the nomination Of uoug1as, aud
yet, in face OF this, men are betting on his NOM
iuation against the field 1t is aasd the Massa-
considered for Dcusles will vote against ,,;,,
from The jump. This change has bsc1 r-od,,nad m.n
since they arrived in this city. -'4o0'e7"
Tho excitement herc among t..,,a da,aoa+o, 81
Charleston to-day and to-nirn RI Is rearRnc. IT, .e
height. The Douglas fevsr T. 50 h;ch tha; ths ias
@ hest's ,pp frsh appears: and death is Certain. Col
scse5 T1 EnnIar I Boston, has minority Of the
Nsw oThan mne.as eleg'Ion against Douglas, most
Of the most az;;: ;:tful auopc them are manarine m @
h1;,d tIe TEE .S !"r Seymour, If New Yotk. As a
sJ es1a, eop massachusetts, delegation, under the
nau .;aa - collector Whitney and General Butler,
10 sls.' Vice presi. eot Breckinridge tonight,
~ paid their respects to him. Tie Penrsyl-
sania aud New Jersey delegates are largely for
Southern man rho appears to be the voice Of
the Convention. The Douglua tnen have 4
branch establishment at the fatioral HOTEL the
star Of which is the little Giant" himself
Everybody is invited in there, on the principle
Of" Come into my parior," &c. Some 20 in and
some dou't. Tonight there was q jolly time at
the rancho, and speeches we're made by Senator'S
and Representatives. Whisky Ess drank and
| Stories told, but nobody in particular commit
ted, nnleas veraaat gentlemen Of the press were
Induced to believe ttut everybody who spoke
there would shout and vote for Douglas Mt
Ckar'eston. Not bit Of it. Good whisky
drinkers are not caught that 1sGy.
~! sorts Of letting is going on, but the hcav-
lest is against Doeslas, and his friends frequent
ly become desperate and oose their temper,
while the opponents Of the Lite Giant" seem
to be lappy as clans at high water. The con-
is quite amusing, Tbs nationals" so called,
clearly hare the inside track, and bet their
money first. that Douglas cannot be nominated,
and secondly, if he is, tba: he cannot carry I'LL
nois.
| The Southern delegates who are here declare
that they viii sustain the administration mcn
from tho North who Laye stood by them, aud
that they would be false 10 their own principles
if they did not do SO.
The Skaty Gnd Union newspaper, Douglns'
organ, OF this city, is particularly severe tlia
evening on Gen. Whitney, the Collector Of 1io.'
ton. II denounces az q malicious lbel" q ri.
nor that Gen. Whitney, Of Massachusetts, Lad
| ~ rto at = ,1nEn
Instructions, but hnd undertaken to carry oTcl
majority Of the delegn.es from that State
against Douglas. 1tdeclares that Gen. Whitncy
lad uniformly expressed himself for Douglas
non,lnetion. and was elected n delegate tt
Caareston: pledged by every consideration
Judge Douglas il that Convention. After >hi
announcement tue same paper ironically ass:ri
thut, it is true that Gen. Whitney accepted
highly honorable and lucrative office from tn
President after lis eleetion rs g delegate, bu
does it follow that for this Office he sold hi
ask the thing Of him:" am authorized by Gen
Whitney to- say that hc was rot elected dele
gate to Charleston uuder n pledge to vote Il,
Judge Douglns, und that he is lot supporte
! Of Judge Douglas. although personal frit u!
/ learn. also, that General Whitney will cs7
thc minority Of the Massachusetts de'cga'iu
; | against Douglas. ! lm satisfied that mai
delegates, who declare Douglas to be their iirs
choice, will stick by him for certain numb.
Of ballots, until they SEE he likely to be nom
nntcd, when they will abaIdon him fer some Of,
| else. Guthrie and Breckinridge are among.
the most prominent candidates talked nj.
. | distinguished legal gentleman Of Massuchu.etI
| and delegate TO Charleston, gave it US hi. d.
libernte upiniou to day tl,as there seems to /
} but one thing settled IL regard to the Charle
| son Convention, namely, thct Douglas, canut
:. DO norninated:: Ills .w:lnt Of fidelity to ii
South in the Lecomp.on struggle will dcstro
| their confidence in him Mt this IN n,portant issu
Tho Lennon Slave Case.
The Lennon casc has been decided in I'll
, New York Court Of Appeals By an afIirmant
Of the Judgment Of the Court below, which w: