Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-05-16
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON CRY, Nav II. 1850


sion of two days completed its business and on
yesterday adjourned sine die. Considerable inter-
est was felt here as to the action of this convention
in consequence of the large number of distinguish
ed men who took part in its deliberations. Crtten-
den, Coom5s, Washington Hunt, and many others
whose names have been, for the past thirty years,
"as familiar as household words 3" to the American
of the old wing clans The proceedings Of the
convention were characterized by harmony and
good-feelpg, all attempts at platform building or
the introduction of the everlasting "nigger" being
promptly suppressed After brief consultations on
the part of the different delegations, they resolved
to ignore all Platforms and go before the people
cosnizing no political principles other than 1.-THE
Constitution Of the country, the Union of the States
and the enforcement of the laws."' A very broad,
accommodating platform indeed!
After the adoption of lengthy resolution prom
Using to everybody protection liberty and every
conceivable blessing, they proceeded to vote for
President, when, the second ballot John Bell of
Tennessee, received majority of the votes, and
duly declared the nominee for President. Gov.
Graham, of N. c., received 90 votes on the first and
l8a o the second ballot. Poor Botts who remain
cd here in the expectancy of despatch announcing
his nomination only poled % votes. There was no
contest for the Vice-Presdential nomination, Ed
ward Everett, of Massachusetts, being chosen by
reclamation We now have the Wing nominations,
Bell and Everett. Some of the more timid men,
bers of this party dsavow the name and insist upon
its recognition as the Union party; but this is
mere lind. The National IntelLigencer distinctly
dubs it the Wing party, and if any evidence
wanting to sustain the Iteligencer il is TO be found
by an analysis of the elements composing the con-
vention. The very moment the schisn occurred in
the democratic party general resurrection of the
politically dead took place, whose shadowy forms
fitted about the city of Plug Uglyism in solemn
conference, devising ways and means Ito save the
Union" by crippling the only national party in the
country. Perhaps one fourth of the delegates were
men like Jno. A. Rockwell and Austin Baldwin,
who have becn ever since the disorgangation of tie
Wing party, acting arih the republican party
This is no assumption, but fact For the past six
or eight years these gentlemen have been active
members of the republican party, even voting in
the last gubernatorial contest in Connecticut for
Buckingham, who declared in his recent inaugural
address that slavery was sin and curse-an i'm
pediment to the sp: cad OF civilization and religion
social and moral evil, which should e eAtermina
ted by any MEANS And yet endorsers Of srch
sentiments are cheek by jowl with VIM. A. Graham
and other Southerners in a Union convention. The
nominations by this convention created no excite
ment here; Bell possesses vtality-can arouse no
enthusiasm in fact he is worn-out- old-stager and
is now only heavng his last gasp prior to his speedy
political dissolution Among politicians but little
atltCnCu u Tie OF SUCH
ticket; some of them fear, however, that the black
republicans may tack the name of Everett to their
ticket and then in the event of the election being
THROWN into the House, and it failing to elect he
would be sure card for the Presidency. The re-
publican camp is rot quite harmonious it might
be- Seward and Wade seem to be the favorites at
present, but there hosts of asprants, each back
ed by their clique, and theoretically pressed into
notice. The impress ion prevails that stormy
hofO
nomination is effected; that done, however, q the
cohesive power Of public plunder" will pacify the
warning elements, and induce cordial and united
support of the nominee. Seward is, apparently,
the least concerned of all to the result of the
ton of the convention He moves on, the same
calm passionlcss man, unaffected by the Screenings
of those around him. Perhaps he knows his strength
and is only laughing in his sleeve at the pigny ef-
forts of his competitors. Wade, who is the mean
est of all mean demagogucs, is "everything by
turns ard nothing long" He has an eye to the
main chance, and suffers no opportunity to escape
him for pressing his claims. Tha IIovejoy wing of
repubcansm rather prefer him to Seward Judge
Mclean is spoken Of but as his " sands of life have
nearly run out" young republicanism repudiates
him in toto A few days will solve the problem.
The inquiry IS now upon every tongue, what
will the democratic convention do in June" in
quiry which meets with no satisfactory response
Many prominent men believe that the unfortunate
division at Charleston has deprived OF every hope
of success with any candidate we can now present.
They regard the game as lost and the election of a
republican certain There are others, astute, far
seeing men who advise abandonment of all plat
forms and the selection Of some representative man
who has not been spoken of in connection with the
nomination, and who shall be run upon his political
record alone.
All feel and admit the necessity of harmonious
union; all desire it. hope for it, yet develope no
mode through which it is to be compassed. Pride
of opinion-committal to certain policy, personal
hates and friendships combine to delay, if not defeat
thorough consolidation of the democratic party
Senator Clingman, Of N. c., delivered very able
speech in the Senate this week, when be took occa
sion to refer to the difficulties into which the party
was plunged. 1t an earnest appeal to the de-
mocracy to bury all differences and strike hands as
brothers resolved to stand fall under the banner
of united democratic party. Men, who think more
of the democratic party than they do Of either Mr.
Douglas or Mr.. Hunter feel little disposition TO en-
gage in a fratricida strife when such mighty inter
este-are pending; and as patriots the adherents o.
each aspirant should cease this antagonism, and all
make some sacrifices for the well-beng Of the party
upon whose success depends the continuance of this
Union.
The House of Representatives is making rapid
progress in the despatch of its business. The new
: tariff and loan BILL which has been under discussion
for some days, passed yesterday by a vote of l6s
ayes to "a nays. The bill increases the duties upor
raw materials which enter into our manufactures
Wines, brandies, &C., as also all articles used ir
ship building are heavily taxed The bill will b.
likely to sleep in the Senate until the next session
In the Senate the homestead bill, or more properly
speaking, graduated land bill, was passed by vot
Of A to g. 1t is far from being homestead bill, al
it requires actual occupancy of lands two years.
the cents per acre before it'll
is given. .... ......-
The speech of Senator Davis, to which Mr.. Cling
mans was reply, is attracting great deal of at
tention and notice Judge Douglas replies to it OF
Monday next. .....s K
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