The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-28
lUNE, 1888.

al Sovereignty, or sccede from tn@ Oohvcna'u1
NJ. b. viii not accept the nomination on sisl
platform. He il still confident o. success
however. The Administration advisers rfe y
vorahle y NJ. Hunter on the Cancinna" rial
form Nessrs. Hunter and Douglas are sid Y
understand each other and viii accord heart.
support to which ever may receive the nesiina
lion. Despasches % Adminissrasion men aaser
Douglas stock Depressed and the South Will bt
united on Southern man:
TIE present indication IL 70 nominate Arrt, II
accofdance With thc usage before ~ Gincinnat
Conyenttion, but this il opposed BY tho DOugla,
men and the extreme E0ush. New York favor
mch policy as il best calculated 20 harmonic
the differences or the New York Delcg tios, be
cause SOME Of their abscntces are expertrd 70
night. Mr.. Barr was appointed vice Ar. Chnrrf
on the Committee 70 fill their places. y Y row
| decidedly anti Douglas. George Sanders y ~ Dc
refused 4 seat. which has slgniRcancy of the
feeling In the Delegation. Present signs concur
against the nomination Of Mr.. DougiaA and ra
nsors say New York will go for lunier, which
has dampcned the hopes OF his friends, who con-
cedc an unc xpcclcd detection In the South where
he will probably receive votes. The ccn,bina-
| ton between New YOsk aud the Northwest is
now contradicted, and the former is receding
for fear of uniting the South against their ad-
mission. The South II concentrated on Mr..
Hunter. The Delegates from South Carolina re-
considered their purpose 70 vote for Mr.. Davis
this morning, and agreed on Mr. Hunter His
| champions claim Alabama, Delaware, Georgia,
Louisiana, half OF Maryland, Mississippi, half Of
Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, North and South
Carolina, Texas and Virginia, about 20 voies.--
Kentucky and Tennessee stand BY Guthrie, aid
johnson Of Kentucky had come here uncOmmit-
ted. Mr. Breckenridge could have been nomi-
mated eisily on the I'd ballot with the admitted
support in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New
England. The Pennsylvania Delegation dill not
reach the question Of voting az unit this morn
ing, but heard professions of conciliation from
Wright, Cisna and other Douglas men who ex-
press willingness to adopt the Cincinnati Plat
form and affirm the Drcd Scott decision. There
are 81 breckenridge men in the Delegation. Mr..
Wood has brought only 40 Delegates to be ap-
pointed, but il attended By alargc body guard Of
outsiders.
Mr. Dickinson is irdustriously pressed by
few personal supporters The only contingency
in which he can BE- possibly considered Is case
OF threatened rupture here when the South may
tender him Is q compromise candidate. He has
10 votes in the n T., delegation, and the rest are
adverse until Mr.. Douglas be disposed OF no safe
opinion as to the candidate can bc formed, some
new man NAV be spsung On The convention ut
fortunate Moagnt like Mr. PoiK, ii any Is ~ re-
serve. Mr. Pierce Of Md, is suggested by some
Douglas men WHO have resolved 20 stand by him
reSolutely and prevent union for AM other
candidate, but they cannot hold the Eastern
delegation Tor snch a purpose as they anticipate,
hence they will tail If the experiment. be tried.
The Committee OF organization has chosen Nj.
Gushing President, with one Vice President and
Secretary from each State, some slight dissatis-
faction WIS expressed BY few members who
were not present. #l
~ l.,
but will admit Illinois without doubt, there will
probably be . minority report o. n Y.
o'clock p. M.-The Plnns, lrania delegation
have just adjourned alter another stormy session
The majority are ready to abandon Breckenridge
for Guthrie, an animated contest may Le expect
ed in the Convention on the question whether .
majority Of delegation may cast the vote Of
the State. II being considered necessary to III.
firm the precedence Of 1852 and 1856.
The Southern delegations have just adjourned
after most exciting meeting. Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Florida, Arkansas. Texas and Louisiana,
| announce emphaticalIy that they would 20 out
of the Convention unless their platform was
| adopted.
South Carolina said she was not authorized to
speak yet but would doubtless follow the lead
Of Mississippi.
Tribune Correspondence.
Charleston April "a, 1860.
All the speakers at the meeting Of the South
| eru delegation last night were decidedly radical
and uncompromising nothing short Of an ex-
trcme platform will satisfy them, except a south
| ern candidate and he must be Hunter
Douglas defeat or the disruption Of the CON
vention seems inevitable II combination can
be formed to give him the necessary numbers
states would instantly withdraw and probably
nominate Davis, seconded by Fernando Wood
| and his followers
Mr., Buchanan's letter u withdrawal is in the
pocket OF delegate.
Washington, April %.
The Constitution says ii any Member Of the
Cabinet has sought or taken steps TO change the
line OF action Of tho President in an important
matter OF State policy, without the advice, kngHi-
edge or consent of the President, he had been
guilty Of an act Of bad faith which should invoke
its severest censure. Indeed such conduct
would be dishonorable, and justly incur forfeit
| ture Of his confidence. In this view VIC think
| we have the right to demand of Mr.. Walker the
naming of the individual impli 4. In the alb
sence Of a reply We shall maintain that he il
| wholly mistaken, or is wholly unable to substan-
| tiate the grounds Of his belief. This article ex-
cites more comment from its semi Official charac-
ter, and it involves the question Of unity Of the
| Cabinet
Buffalo, April q.
The ice has almost disappeared from the Bay
| and what remains offers no obstruction to the
| free passage of vessels in ard out. Navigation
fairly resumed for the season.
Washington, Arril 81.
Although the instructions to Mr. McI.anc az
Minister TO China, issued more than 9 years ag j,
| have just been made public, they are considered
| by statesmen here as interesting, in view of the
| fact that they are in accordance with the policy
| pursued by the Administration through him To-
ward Mexico. As to Chiaa he was entrcateds
with larg. discretion and advised to establish the
most unrestricted iniercol.se between that En-.
| pire ard the United States. 1t was considered
most desirable that any commercial treaty he
might be able 70 conclude should provide no,
1 only for reciprocal trade in u articles of growth
4 produce or Manufacture OF either nation, but fot
1 the transportation in vessels belonging 70 each
4 Should the revolutionary movement be success
| tul and the pa,tilal power OF t.ie country pass
/ ;ato our hands anu the instructions continued
will at your discretion recognize the Government,
De faefo and treat with it as with the eNri.;n.
| government of the country. II the Empire sial
be divided and several Governments BE- 0, ganizet
within its present limits promising stability, yo,
will present yourself TO each as the American Re
presentiye and enter into treaties with thein, &c
! Attorney General Blach intends prosecuting
Scaabel on charge Of perjury, growing out o.
his testimony before the Coyode Committee
Ills most intimate friends say he distinctly adj
,nitted the existence of the Presidents letter re
Gently published, but denied iha existence O
one e the character, he the witness describ,t
in the course Of conversation and y hich Walkel
never even pretended to have in hi. possession
II il further stated that Mr.. Black acting by all
vice Of friends has made no reply 10 Mr.. Walker
bur in note addressed to Mr.. Walkers friend,
Senator Brown on Saturday delivered by Seer
taly Thompson, he denied the existence Of an,
reason why Mr. Walker should request him /,
go out Of the District to receive hostile mess
age even If he were not conscient;ously opposet
to that mode Of adjustment Of differences
Senator Doolittle of Wis, lfet for N. r., thi
p. N. and will address the Republicans Of Brook
lyn by invitation on Thursday evening.
81. Louis, April 23.
A collision occurred about one o'clock, nea
Jefferson Barracks, on the Iron Mountain Raj
road, between construction train and i specia
train conveying portion OF the Board Of Heals
to the Quarantine, in which DR. Killer, clerk o
the Board Of Health, John Sirnonds, Treasure
OF the Railroad Company, and formerly mem
ber Of the firm Of Lucas Simonds, Bankers