Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-14
From the New York World, September s.
Meeting OF the Democratic National
COmmittees-.A National Convention
10 be Held after Congress Couvenes.

At noon yesterday, according to previous no
tice, the two National Democratic Committee /,
formerly called "Breckinridge' and douglas"
and Others invited. were in national convention
at the ST Nicholas Hotel. There were about
two hundred gentlemen present from all the
States not beyond the Federal lines. Louisiana
was represented. Among those present were:
Elk Senator McDOugal, from California;; lie
Grand Byington, Of Iowa; j Judge JewetI, OF Ohio;
the Randalls. from Philadelphia, father and the
son, member OF Congress elect; ex Recorder
Vaux; Mr Smith, of Vermont; Messrs Melon
aid and LYMAN. of Maine: General " hitney, of
Massachusetts Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut; W.
b. Lawrence. of Rhode Island, and u large nun
Der from New York. among them Dean Rich
mond, the Woods, MessrS. McKeon, Tilden.
Tucker. Schell, Purdy, Tweed, E p. Norton, T..
B. Hart, and DIR. Merkle, and Others.
The following are the names of the gentlemen
originally forming The two principal committees:
Douglas Commiuee-S,lvarus r. Lyman,
Maine; Alfeus F. Snow. New Hampshire; Chas.
q. Eastman, Vermont; Fred. q. Price, Massa
chusetts; jacob Babbitf. Rhode Island; William
f Converse. Connecticut; August Belmont, New
York: Jacob Van Nosdale, New Jersey; Richard
Haldeman. PENNSYLVANIA; Thomas II Lanahan.
Maryland; John a. Haiman, Virginia; Robert
(. Dick. North Carolinn: William b Gaulden,
South Carolina; w. W, Muore. Florida: Oatley
H Bynum. Alabama; Thomas Cottman. Louisi
ana; Thomas Flournoy, Arkansas: JAS. Craig.
Missouri; c. Knox Walker. Tennessee; Henry G
Harrison. Kentucky; Hugh J Jewetr. Ohio; II.
W. Harrington, in'AaIa; Murray McKunnell,
Illinois; Benjamin Foilett. Michigan; John X.
Sharpstein, Wisconsin; William H. Merrick. Iowa;
Henry II. SibIey. Minnesota; Jas a. McDougal,
California.
Breckenridge Committee Moses Mcdonald.
Maine; Paul r. George, New Hampshire; H. ii.
Stoughton, Vermont; Isaac II Wright. Massa-
~chusetts; W. Beache Lawrence, Rhode Island;
Wm. w. Eaton, Connecticut; Augustus Schnell,
New York John c.. Rafferty,, New Jersey; Thos.
B. Florence, Pennsylvania; c.. S Stansbury,
Maryland; VIM II CLARK. Virginia; Samuel p.
Hill. North Carolina; A. p. Calhoun, South Car
oIina; George W. Call, Florida; T. j. Burnett,
Alabama; F II. Hatch. Louisiana: Robert W.
Johnson. Arkansas;- Hunter, Missouri; John
o. Burch, Tennessee; Henry G. Harris, Ken
lucky; II. S.. Fitch, Illinois; Cornelius o Flynn.
Michigan; Franklin Steele, Minnesota; Lansing
Stout. Oregon; D.. s Gregory. California; VIM.
q. Whitley, Delaware; Z. J McGeehee, Geor-
sia: Joseph r. Davis. Mississippi; II. r. Run
nells. Texas; W. S. Prentiss, Ohio; VIM. h. Tai
bolt, Indiana.
The ultimate object of the convention related,
OF course, to the ticket to be put up for Deuo-
cratic and popular support at the next Presiden-
tial campaign. The result OF the proceedings
~ ""~ 'HiS 49," 49, -
to hold a National Convention, to be called after
the commencement of the next session of Con
gress, and TO invite the support OF not only the
Democratic party, but all who agree with them,
that IL is necessary for popular liberty 10 rescue
the Govern ment OF the county from the contin-
uance of the existing dynasty when the term Of
the present Administration has constitutionally
expired.
Hon. Aaron Ward. Of New York, was first
called to the chair. and the meeting was then
organized ms follows:
Chairman--August Belmont.
Secreta,ies-Hon Thomas B. Florence, DIR. I
Cottman. OF Louisiana.
The meeting was disposed to be harmonious
throughout A number OF. resolutions were dis
cussed. but no important action was taken beyond
that mentioned above.
One was offered by Mr.. Aug ScheIl. naming
the day for the committee TO assemble to
call the National Convention. and another by
Mr.. McKeon, holding out the right hand Of
iellow ship to all the opposers of abolition
ism: but both were finally withdrawn by the
movers.
Al three o'clock the body adjourned sine die.
The meeting was held with closed doors, report
es being carefully excluded. r