The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-07-13

and minority report, a vote adopting the
former, when 10. Virginia which had not Sc
coded at Charleston, suddenly switches off
with most of her delegates, followed by Ten
nessee, Delaware, &c.
Two or three of the Southern states had
sent delegates to Richmond, who were not
authorized to appear at Baltimore, and did
not.
Now then the disruption which before was
partial had become total, save that few
scattering delegates from the seeding states
still remained with the body of Northern del
egates, some of them inclined to Douglas and
some not.
Nothing remained for the Northern wing
but to cast aside the two thirds rule,to which
they adhered at Charleston, even after the
rupture, and proceed at once to the nomina-
ton of their half-and-half fayorite, Mr.. Doug
las.
This was done, he receiving but 173 dele
gate votes, representing sc electoral votes,
considerably less than one third OF the whole
number.
We do not stop now to remark upon the
fact that in all probability he will not in the
election be able to secure single one of the
ST electoral votes thus represented in con-
vention.
The boilers assemble by themselves and
organize tier National Convention, presided
over by Caleb Gushing, a New Highlander,
and the president of the convention before
the rupture and they proceed at once to the
nomination of Vice President Breckenridge
for President, and Ger. 10 Lane of Oregon
for Vice.
Here are the two Rchmonds in the field
. Douglas and Breckenridge, with the quarrel
= emblttered by the severe struggles which
) have been preluded, ready to enact the scene
of the killkenney cats, and devour each 9TH
err Success to them
The nomination of Senator Fitzpatrick of
:. Alabama for Vice President on the Douglas
ticket was a characteristic device of that fac
ton, as he has known to be an out and ou
adherent of the opposite faction.
He had voted for the Lecompton bill pure
and recently for the jeff Davis resolutions
which laid down broadly the protection dog
ma and this was well known to those who
put him in nomination on squatter sover
;. eighty platform.
' What beautiful adherence to consstenc,
and principle!
The nominee however was honester thai
the nominors. lie promptly declined tn,
honor of being sent to the bottom under
flag he regards as piratical, and II. V. Johr
son Of Georgia. man who agrees with Doug
1t las in principle, is nominated in his place
p, Such is the picture the harmonious Democ
i rocy presents to the country.
b The partzens of both tickets burn gun
e powder freely, and rend the air with shouts
and will contest the ground with each othe
Y in nearly every state in the Union. Tha
= Breckenridge will secure the electoral vote
t. Of nearly all Of the slave holding states W
F regard as certain. We cannot ONT to on
in which Douglas has any chance, unless
t. be Louisiana, where Mr.. Douglass children
y own plantation of slaves, which he, as tn
IS natural guardian of his children, supervses
The Democracy there as elsewhere are divi
d ded into two hostile factions. one led by Si
J. dell, the other by Soule, and We are not sui
st ticiently informed about the politics Of tina
t. state, to pronounce confidently which is tn
j. strongest.
s. 1t would not take long to cypher out Nj
~ Douglass column of free states, but we hay
h. already protracted this article far enough.
IN More anon.