Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-07

Senatorial caucus. All the BTockinri1ls and AZ,
majority Of the Douglas members were present
The prominent candidates before the caucus F1r
Denver, Weller, and Nugent- The Breckinridge Nb'
preferred Weller, but could get 60 Dcuglasitcs :
support HIM.
The next choice was Nuxent, the Douxlasits.
Claiming that his election would attach Irish vots.
% re-organize the Democracy On tina theory
Nagent was nominated over Denver aud WsIlsF
AIlsr ms nomination, Eugenf was called upon and
maae an lndscreet speech, strongly sympethizing
win the seeded States This speech aroused via.
orous opposition to the new candidate.
some douglas members decliaining to abide 1Y
the nomination. the Republican uennbe-a OF t.
Legislature who had previously declined to suppors
any GeugiAs democrat. now resolved % vots fer
any Union man to defeat Nugent
When the Convention reasssmbIed ON IN. 7oth
the first ballot showed As votes for Nuoeus abozf
80 for MeDougal, n for the Republican candid.ss
the remainder were scattering
The second ballot was about the same.
During the progress Of the third ballot. the Re-
publicans and scattering voters commenced conc.n-
trating upon Mr.. MeDougAl, amid . sense Of the
widest excitement, which continued until the Pres
ident announced from the Clerks tally the election
of Mr.. McDcugal BY IS out Of III votes, AID g.
eiared the Convention adjourned sias die. On thiE
showing, Mr.. McDougal received his certificate o(
election. 4 subsequent examination Of the Clerks
record disclosed the fact that IS votes were cas
TWO scattering votes not having bean counted. II
was admitted all hands that this mistake had
curred, and that McDousAt falls one vote short Of
majority. Opinion Is divided IS 70 whether ths
clerks mistake be corrected 50 a. to nvalidsts
soe election It Is generally admitted that had the
nls.<ke been discovered before the Convention ID.
McDougAl
Tne Senate voted yesterday to consider thxt ns
eieenon mad taken place, and passed rssslution 8
go INTO new joint convention. II The AEsenbLy
SSoncurs, supposed that HcDo1gsf win resubuis
Us n.le, IN .ncr ease i IL apparent that he viii
sure.
LdtT.-The Assembly this afternoon reiectsd ~
Senate resolution for new JOINT session AZ tho
Convention by nearly unanimous vose.
The Pony Express arrived At Carson Yaliex -
day with St. LOUIS dates, via Fort EeArnev. 10 IA
18th. The news Is considered favorable % ,hs ure-
Iervafion Of peace between the North AID rhs
south.
The Breckinxidgs State Central Couuisse. A,
session at Sacramento, have done nothing vet
Large carg0es Of silver ore connnus 70 arrive a.
IAN Francisco from the WaahOe, Esmaralda nd
;oso mines.
The Mount Dishle coal mines are prenOuncsd b.
Professor Whitney, the State Geologist, Of Hppsf.
ntly exhaustless extent. The coal = suitable for
manufacturing, steamboat, and household purposes
nd can be mined at 81 per ton
fire at q hay yard near Fulsem street wharf
n the 2lst caused from 1000 20 $50, lcss
Los ASoELos, March I'D, 9 P.1.-Ths overland
ial stage from st. Louis with two passengers ls1s
ere at o'clock this morning.
Moreno with 200 men has landed In the lever
Ountry Of Lower California, and upset the Esparaia
overnment 1t is reported that & SIGHT hss takes
lace, IN which flew men were killed and seYsrsl
rounded.
The Golden Age took down 81, Il2 s47 in treasure.