Newbern weekly progress., 1860-06-26
JEsDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1860.
BALTIMORE CONVENTION!

no;s for President and Ben amin Fitzpatrick, of
Alaba ma, for the Vice Presidency.
The Seceders not being able to dictate to the
Convention, Withdrew in high dudgeon and NOM
mated Vice President Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
for President and Joe Lane, of Oregon, for Vice
President. This, like Lincoln and Hamin, would
be a sectional ticket. and of could receive
but little support, but we have no idea that either
Breckenridge or Lane will accept. Mr.. Breckin-
ridge has been the recipient of honors at the hands
of the organized National Democracy, and we
mistake him if he should be the man to accept a
nomination for the high Office of President when
conferred by faction. The contest then will be
between Douglas and Lincoln.
These nominations were made on Saturday,
and though the proceedings did not reach us by
yesterdays mail we learned enough to announce
the result with certainty.
A friend just from Baltimore, writes us from
Goldsbero' on Sunday, follows:
Il have Just arrived here You will have heard
that Breckenridge and Lane have been nomina-
ted by the Seceders, and Douglas by the Nation
al Convention There 204 electoral votes cast,
all of which he received on the vote by States.-
and then the vote made unanimous. Thus
he obtained the two-thirds of the Electoral Col
Dickinson men of New York gave in their adhe-
sion, and Dawson, of Pennsylvania, the right
hand man of Buchanan did the same for Pensyl-
vania. Cochrane, of New York SAYS he will car
~ that State by $4,000 majority. The Americans
will 90 for him. After the nomination the friends
of Douglas told the South to draw a resolution to
suit them. The Alabama delegation owned $500
slaves, Louisiana l5O0--over two millions of slave
property The Resolution was drawn by Ex-
Gov. WickIiffe, of La. 1t covers all the ground
and was passed unanimously by the Convention ,"
SO here we have what has been done in nut
shell. Sixteen or seventeen of the North Carroll
ma DELEGATES seeded while the balance remained
We honor those who remained, and the time will
come when they will receive the gratitude of ev-
cry conservative man of the party in the State.
The entire delegation from Virginia withdrew
which produced great excitement. Part of
the Tennessee. Kentucky, Maryland, California
and Deewf.re Conventions withdrew. All this
occurred on Friday. The nominations made
on Saturday.
Mr. Cushing left the Chair on Saturday morn
ing and went out with the Seceders.
It is sail that Dean Richmond authorized
as early as Friday to Withdraw Mr. Douglas name
If harmony could be restored thereby, But moth
inc could hqrmonize the fanatics who went there
bent on mischief.
Well the agony is over and the result is known.
and it is Impossible to tell the effect that will be
produced by it, Even here in State ii
Is impossible to forcsec the effect it is to have bu
having been for Douglas for four years there is
40 necessity for any change part. We are
still for Douglas. and should Breckinridge and
Lane spurn the nominations rendered them by
the miserable faction who seeded, to break up
the party, we are confident that Douglas and
Fitzpatrick will be triumphanty elected.
MASONIC CELEBRArloS-The turnout of the
Masons yesterday small to what was to have
been expected. We were not esent at the Theatre,
but learn that everything carried out per
programme much to the satisfaction of the crowd of
ladies and gentlemen congregated to witness the
ceremonies. 1t found necessary to postpone the
reaying of the Corner Stone to future day, at
which time the address of Mr.. G. G. Clark will be
deIivered We hope some member of the Fraternity.
competent for the task, Will write out a sketch of
the Celebration yesterday for the Progress.
The Ball at Lowthrop Hall, closed the days pro
ceedings. and brilliant close it proved We shall
say more of that hereafter.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.-The Annual meet
ing of the Stoclho of the Atlantic & n. G.
Railroad will be held on Thursday next, June
2Sth, at Carolina City. On this occasion all
Stockholders and their families are entitled to a
free ride over the Road and for their accommoda-
ton a train will leave Goldsboro' at 5 o'clock
Thursday morning for Carolina City. The same
train will leave Newbern at $50 at which time
those of our citizens intending to attend the meet
ing should be at the depot to go down
THE WHEREABOUTS OF POSTMASTER FOWLER
The following is extract of letter from a
gentlemen residing at Havana, who went out in
the Moses Taylor with Isaac V. Fowler. 1t
concusively establishes the whereabouts of
Fowler. The letter bears date Havana, June 3 ::
eve have only three ladies on board and six gen
teman, and among the latter was the late Post
master Mr.. Fowler of New York. He called
himself while on board, ''Mr. Potts. and appeared
quite sociabe. After arriving at Havana he
called on Mr.. Helm our consul, told him who he
was, and asked if he should inform me. The
consul replied in the affirmative. So Mr. Potts
called and informed me- He also informed me
that Mr.. Helm. and myself the only
two persons IN Cuba who knew who he was
but at TINS present writing many persons in Cuba
knew him and all about the affair I should
have said that he board the Moses Tay-
Tor at Sandy Hook, from a steamtug, he having
left the city the night previous. What his future
intentions are I do not know This, of course,
puts at rest the rumers recently put in circulation,
tudt MT fOWler nd0 never lelG new 4orK, out
was living secretly there with friend"
The BOGUS DELEGATES AGAIN.-The persons
who went to Richmond, purporting to be dele
gates from New York, and who were uneeremoni-
ously snubbed there. have held meeting and
formally elected themselves over again They
represent nobody but themselves, for neither
the prominent leaders nor the rank and file of the
Constitutional Democracy of New York, had
anything to do about choosing them.-N. T. Day
WATER SPoUT.-We read the following in
the Apaiachicola (ET1a Y &c &bo ;nct