Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-29
From the Baltimore Dispatch.
The Nomination of DOuglas.

Mr.. Douglas received 1911 votes in Con-
vention, more than two-thirds of the whole
votes cast, and was then unanimously decar-
ed the nominee, 2l2 full votes being present
and not one dissenting voice. The president
OF the Convention called for the nagS, and no
one responded. We make this assertion on
the authority of delegates from this city in
convention, and from our personal knowl-
edge being present in Convention. Never
theless, Gov. Stevens, or Oregon, one of the
Breclinridge committee at Washington in Il
speech made by him in Philadelphia few
days since asserted that the nays were not
called for. Gov. Stevens had deserted his
post of duty and was at the Maryland Insti
tute or elsewhere, with Yancey d Co. The
Ex-Governor of Washington Territory made
one qrdre mistake, when his partizanship for
the dsunion candidates, prompted him to
make the assertion that the nays were not
called for 10y the then presiding officer of the
Convention Gen. Cass received 179 votes
in 1913, and was declared duly elected. Mr..
Buchanan received at Cincinnati, in 1886,
l72 votes and was declared duly elected.
Oregon is the only State admitted since 1856,
ad ing three more votes in Convention.
Mr.. Douglas having received more gotes
than Cass, or Buchanan, was by Democratic
usage declared the Democratic nominee for
President, and as such, all good Democrats
are bound by party fealfp to vote for him.
We have not heard, or read of, the first Dem
ocrat asserting that the nominations of Lewis
Cass and James Buchanan were irregular,
and were not in strict accordance with the
two thirds rule. The good hard common
sense Of the intelligent masses will lead them
to see that Mr.. Douglas nomination was
made fairly, and in strict accordance with
Democratic usage, practicedin Conventions of
the party in 1913, in Baltimore, and 1856, at
Cincinnati. Democrats of Maryland in a
united vote supported Cass and Buchanan
and why should Mr.. Douglas not equally re-
ceive the Democratic vote of this State, and
Of the other Democrats throughout the
Union2
Since writing the above, we have obtained
a copy of the Daily Exchange, of this city, OF
June 25th, giving the proceedings of the
Democratic Convention, taken down 10y a
competent shorthand writer, employed for
that purpose by which it appears as follows:
The President put the resolution on its
passage, end called for the question on the
adoption Of the resolution Declaring 5. a.
Douglas the unanimous choice of the Conven-
ton, as the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency
The resolution was adopted unanimously
the whole body rose to its feet, hats we're
waved in the air, and many tossed aloft af-
ter giving way to the uproar for some min
utes, the President PIT the negative side of
the proposition there was no respond what
ever. and on this additional and final ratih =
cation of the nomination of the Illinois can
didate, there was much supplementary shout
ing and boisterous congratuation.
Now what will Governor Stevens say and
what will the authors Of the Breckinride adj
dress at Washington say, who have attemp-
ted to deceive the people by bare-Gced
called for by the President of the Conven-
tion. cause that requires to be sustained
by falsehood must be bad indeed.
1t is time, high time for the people to open
their eyes, reject falsehood, and adhere to
the truth.