The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-17
New York tDouslas} Democratic Conven.

SYRACUSE August IA considerable num-
ber OF persons arrived here during the night
and this morning. The crowd is largely in
creased.
Much interest is NANTES ted this morning TO
learn what disposition will be made of the
contest between the Tammany and Mozart
Hall delegations.
The excitement among the contestants this
murnng was renewed, but the tone of the
Tammauy Hall delegates has somewhat mod
era cd.
by at accident at the Globe Hotel. About 10
O'Clock portion of the building comprising
space OF about thirty feet, in the rear part of
the main passage of the Hotel, running along
Saina street, fell with a loud crash, carry ing
away SO much of that portion of the building
To the ground. Fortunately, the inmates of
the several rooms had left their apartments,
and none were IL ured. i um Der OF Workmen
were ged in the stores below throwing
Two into one, which occas. Toned the accident.
Some eighteen or twenty sleeping apar tments
10 the Hotel must have been destroyed. The
escape OF the inmates IL wonderful The
workmen had notice of the fail by the crack
Ing Of he walls, aud they air escaped.
Lorenzo Burrows occupied one of the rooms
destroy ed, and arriving late last night, had
not long left the apartment at the time OF the
accident
Before y O'Clock Wisflng Hall was well ffllv/,
and the Convention presented a fine appear
ance, both as TO numbers and character.
Both sets OF delegates from New York were
present.
Peter Cagger, on the part of the State Cen
tral Committee. called the Convention to or
der, and nominated Hon. Daniel Pratt, of
Onondaga, for temporary Chairman. Carried
amidst loud applause On taking the Chair,
Judge Pratt spoke as follows:
Gsnt!trl,H 81 the Con rsntiOn Il feel deeply
uslble OF the honor conferred on me in being
called 10 preside during the preliminary de-
hheratiOns of the Convention, and for this
NANTES tatiOn of confidence / return TO nv
Democratic associates sincere thanks Weare
assembled as represen tatIves of the Regular
Democracy of the State of New York zap
pianse, and as such reTreseu tative6 we have
very important duty to perform in this in
terestlng crisis in the his tory of the country
l trust all are prepared to reflect in their de-
alterations and action, not the wishes and sem
fmen's of some parties in Georgia and Mis-
slsslppi not the wishes and entiments of
the National Administration. CHEERS. but to
renect the wishes and sentiments of the De-
mocracy OF the State of New York.
Gentlemen, this contest involves priuci-
pies which lie al the very foundation of our
institutions, which involve even the perpetni-
~ of the institutions themselves. The cardi-
nal doctrine Of the Democratic party has been
that all governmental power originates with
aud snanates from the people, and should he
exercised for their gooS alone. and that Roy-
erDmental power, local in it's charac ters should
be exercised by local agent as near the source
OF that power rs circumstances will permit
This principle 80 interviewer with the policy
Of our institutions would seem 10 make the
duty Of good citizens plain, yet we find q mar.
~ powerful Mt he North acting In hostility to
this principle and claiming that the Federal
Government at Washington should exercise
that power over the Territory In oppoe Iton
TO the will Of the people, and virtually appro.
pirate Territories. owned In common by all the
States of the Oonfederacy to tho uses of the
North alone.