New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-08
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMIT.
TEE.
An abortive Meeting.

Agreoably TO the following resolution adopted
at meeting Of the Executive Committee Of The Ma
tional Democratic Committee Of which August BEL
Mo.r was Chairman held ct Newport, Rhode Island,
on the 18th Of last month The Dougas and Brock ndge
National Democratic Committee assembled yesterday
noon in council at the 81. Nicholas Hotel
R,s,lrod That meeting 4 ' NATIONAL Dcnoefric ol-
ii,ee b. called at tie 81 vi hoirs Hotel n ,he ,y " Vow
York Monday, sept 1875, 81 u ococt noon. oi -"
ops Dsiaccrte Convention aud 20 iuio
such Of inercs, viii probably before
A. near ~ could ascertain the follow ins members
| of the two Committees were present
! Dorst.s Cosxrr1xr-sylvlnu, H. Lyman. Ne Apheu'
r. SNOW y. H.; Chs q. Es''msn VI frcd {. froe
~. Beno,i, y v jacob Van Nosdhe ~ j. Jc.eph Ran
daD % Tbo. ii. Lsnahan. Nd Tho' Lom.nn Ls, llusf
j. Jewrtt Ohio: n. ". Harrington Ind Murray nchun
neil. Ill Beij. tolet Mich John h shsfp1ein Wis Jt'
/ 4 NcDougal Cal -
Il. George y. H.. II. T.. sioughion VI Gen Niiiney'
Mas. VIZ. Beach Lawrence H. l. Wm W Eaton. Conn
Florence Pa G. :. StsDsbuy, Md W. w Pfenu'', ono
Mr.. Lcgrand Byington represented Iowa though not
on the Committed and John ". Stevenson kent.cL 2.
Beside The member, Il tho Committee number Of IN
yitcd guests from the Mozart and Tammany factions
and the Constitutional mon pariy-anong whom We
noticed james Brooks the Hon. John McKeon Anson
lcrrick. Gideon j. Tucker. LIiah j. Pgry, D',
Schirmer, Douglas Taylor. VIM. ~ Tweed Enamel
B Tait Ben. Wood. Isaiah Eynders, Ali J.. Norton.
Fernando Wood. Dean Richmond, John u. Dcvhn.
Samuel j. 1idcn, Cbas q. Cornell, Nelson j. Water.
bury Isaac Bell, j., Richard Connolly ana o'h'is--
were present
AT i2. O'Clock NJ. FLORENCE announced that tie
hour for hch The meeting wac called having arrived,
he would nominate for President of the Convention
Angs, Belmont. Mr.. II. not being present. the Hon.
AAgOS NAED was chosen temporary thurman ana
Tnos Is. FLORENCE OF Pa. and d.. CoIrnAs 81 La.
elected Secretaries.
At ilis jumciure JorEs who seemed 10 have con
siderable 10 say about tie arrangements requested the
representatives the Press 10 leave the room telling
them that &c would furnish them with all tie essential
Z "a 10 tAF GfgF u,F
Closed Al the adjournment our reporter learned oin
Judge Borden aud Mr. Coi,man tbs following facts,
\ Jones being non tH nTen'us:
Afer the election OF tie Secfctarer and before any
deliberations were entered upon hr. BELMONT entered,
and upon taking the chair made few remarks. thank
ing the COMMITTEES ior the honor conferred.
MI SCHrfL then offered u series II resolutions 90 the
effect that II be recommended to the National Demo.
critic Committee 20 meet the eth day of January
next foI the purp'e OF hxing the tune ana phee 10Y
holding the ney, National Democratic Convention AID
for the Of ~ h other business may be
quircd and that the right hand Of fellowship be held out
10 al the opponents Of Abolitionism.
These resolutions led 70 extended discussion. in
which Messrs. McDOCGAL Of California, EATON VI
Conrecticut JKwErI VI OHIO RANDALL ScisABli
and VAUx OF Philadelphia. MCDONALD OF Maine, LAW.
RENEE Of Rhode Island. and MckIos, Bgooks. and
ScuELL u New.YoTk took part.
Mr. McDoUGALL. IN Introducing the discussion said
that he had from remote part OF the country and
that there necessity for determined effort their
part the country from those who had badly
misuangod It's affairs His personal relations were
tiye--they had racticed ut tho same bar. and came
from the same town. de frequent yisor at The
White House. and hpl got good deal for his friends
and expected to get more. He had told the President
that a member Of his Cabinet was pinfcror. and 10
had proclaimed the same thing upon the lOoi u the
Senate. Notwithstanding bis relations 10 TIE Govern
ept he considered II his duty and tho duty OF all
rid the country OF msrule and corrupt udmiusti alton
Ue hoped that al would be Of thc same mind upon
the subject
Mr. MCDONALD said that there vsr Boon to be an
election Maine and they were hopeful OF The state
eeo.ing who would rise and protest against tbe
administration He was opposed 70 the resolution anu
thought that no time " place should yet be bsed.
Mr. ScHHLL spoke at length In favor OF has resolution
and thought that " ashingoa would BE- lifting place
foI TIC Committee To meet.
Judge BORDEN suggested Philadelphia AZ the place.
and tie 4th Of July 1854 the time, Designing biz
reasons therefor that better tine could be fixed than
the anniversary o. National Independence, md
.fst .hc place better adapted for tho convenience Of
estcfn men than New York.
Pending tho discussion, Mir. MckEOs offered fcso
luton. that the present Administration having failed 81
fi,f the ex pectatons OF the country and having
that the Committees IN calling the Convention be re-
quesred 20 invite persons Of a parties tn participate
without regard 10 their previous political nlnes, for
the purpose Of uniting their action % disodgc the
tyrants from power.
The debate was continued much objection being
made against fixing any time place and particularly
against a5dn gon for fear that the whole Convention
might be- gobblcd up and sent to Fort Lafayette.
The resolutions Of Mr. Schell and Mr. McKooa were
finally Withdrawn, WREN the Convention, BY general
consent agreed that the two Committees should moct
ut time and place To be agreed upon Themselves
and 10 fix upon time and place for the meeting Of the
Democratic National Convention, and that they be
qunsfed invite persons of all parties 10 participate in
nominating some conservative man for PRESIDENT
At O'Clock the Committees adjourned. -