Wilmington journal., 1872-07-19
Special Correspondence of the journal.
BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
BAIrIMoRE. .Inlr 0,h- -:

BALTIMORE, July 9;h, 1872.
Dear JO'g7,Gl The people of Bali-
more, with their usual liberaiity, have re-
celved the Convention in the most inspi-
table manner and, willie courteous to aIl.
they show decided sympathy for their
Southern brethren. The telegraph will
give yOu all the important political news
long before this letter reaches you. l will
not, therefore, touch on that subject, but
will only try 10 convey those impressions
which may interest your readers. Sunday
and yesterday the delegations and visitors
kept pouring in from every quarter.
The North Carolina delegation are at
the Carrolton Hotel, new and splendid
house, built upon the site of the oil Foun-
tain Hotel on Light street, but of much
vaster dimensions. Their Headquarters
are in spacious parlor, where you can EN-
JOY the coolest breeze in the city-;l luxury
not to be despised during tkis heated term.
Last night there were speeches and Inu-
sic on Monument Square. Among the
speakers were Gov. Walker, of Virginia,
Duncan, OF Pennsylvania and john B
BALDWIN, OF Virginia, whose happy bit at
tie carpet-bagGers was received with yo-
ciierous cheering. Their father, he said.
was that disciple who deplored the loss Of
the ointment poured upon the Saviour's
head-not that he cared for the poor, but
because "he was hicf and carried the
BAG"
This morning at 10 O'Clock lad She
pleasure of seeing the Fifth Regiment
Maryland Volunteers, Col. Jenkins COM
mandlng, pass in review before the Gov
ernor of Maryland on Monument square.
The sight of soldiers in GRAY S.irs my
heart, as you know. This regiment is
oliicered almost entirely byex- -COntederates,
and most Of the rank and file belonged to
OR army. They were just returning f.oDi
4 weeks encampment at Hagerstown, and
looked both neat and solder-like, ami in
their ranks was many a face that had re-
cciged its bronzing far otherwise than III
holiday soldering. The regiment was
preceded by a drum corps and a Drum
Major, tina. would do honor by their pre-
cision and soldier-like appearance to any
regiment OF European, Imperial OK Roy al
Guards.
But l must pass on from this theme to
the opening session of the Convention.
The Opera House opened its portals about
II O'Clock to vast crowd, which filled its
spacious floor and galleries to their utmost
capacity. The building was hadsoinely
decorated both inside and out. The Con-
ventiOn was called to order by Hon
August Belmont. The first business was
the selection of temporary Chairman.
The Hon. Jefferson Randolph,a venerable
septuagenarian, aboutisix and d half feet
in height and grandson Of Thomas JET
ferSOn, was chosen. Then followed the
nominations, by the delegations Of each
State, of the members on committees on
credentials aud organization.
Many names were received with enthu-
siastic applause, none more SO than Gene
rails Clingman's and Fitzhugh Lees.
After the usual preliminary arrange
ments, the Convention adjourned until
2. NJ. Upon their reassembling, the Hon.
Jas. r.. .DOolittle, of Wisconsin, was elected
permanent Chairman, and, on taking the
Chair, he addressed the Convention in a
speech of about half an hour in length,
which, although read from manuscript,
was received with enthusiastic applause
The selection is a very happy one, as was
evidenced by the rapidity with which the
new Chairman brought to order and regu-
larity the large and somewhat unruly
body, and the regular manner in Which
they at once proceeded to business. One
Vie President was appointed from each
State, Col. L. +. Arnfeld being selected
from North Carolina.
Last night the whole city was alive with
music and speeches. The Monument
Square was again packed with a still larger
crowd than the night before. An indie
scribable enthusiasm seemed to pervadc
the very atmosphere of the CITY.
No doubt can be entertained that TO-
morrow straight out nomination will be
made. 1t is interesting TO see the effect of
contrast and Interchange of ideas upon
mems minds. Upon the Southern lines of
travel on Saturday, and among Southern
delegations on Sunday morning, the preVa-
lent idea seemed to be that ct simply adop
ting the Cincinnati resolutions, and merely
fl.n "a ID J1,IfI
and comparison of impression have wrought
4 rapid change, and yesterday the general
ointment seemed, as it were, to have crys-
talized. Tomorrow Horace Greeley and
Gratz Brown will be announced to the
world rs the regular nominees Of the
baltimore Convention.
BALTIMORE, July II, 1872.
DcH Journal The Convention met
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock and the
attendance of spectators was even larger
than on Tuesday. The telegra aph has given
you, ere now, the main features OF the pro-
ceedings, but what would like to be able
to describe is recisely what can only be
felt and to which no description can do JUS
tice. l mean the electric thrill which passes
through such vast assembly convel.ed for
such grand purpose, and which stirs the
most sluggish blood and makes the calmest
and coolest men lose their self possession.
Some give way to their emotion in frantic
shoutings and gesticuiations, while others
show theirs by the qIivering lip, the gilt
tering eye and the silent tear, which cannot
be repreSSed. Such was the wild, rushing,
magnetic influence which pervaded the
Convention and the audience on yestcr-
day while the roll of the States was being
called upon the nomination of candidate
for President OF the Unitad States. Ala
bama led Off for Horace Greeley, and this
was the signal for the first explosion of eli
thusiaSm, followed by numerous others as
State after State. announced its vote for
Horace Greeley. When it came to the
turn of New York, her seventy delegates
rose simultaneously with Gov. Hoffman
at their head and the whole Convention
sprung to their feet to salute them amid
the widest cheering as Gov. Hoffman an
ncunCed that New York cast her seventy
votes for Horace Greeley. You already
know that Oh the first ballot the vote
stood Csc for Greeley, and 4G scattering
1t was then that the Chairman Cfthe Penn
Sylvania delegation, which had given
large vote for jeremiah 5. Black rose and
moved that the nomination be made unan-
imous, which was accordingly done amid
vociferous cheering. The climax was now
reached, and from this moment the inter
est began TO flag. The nomination Of 3.
GratZ Brown was made by q nearly unan-
imouse vote on the first ballot. lmmcdi-
ately after this, the most prominent mem
bers began leaving the hall, and the rest OF
the business routine was transacted 10y a
comparatively small number. The vast as
semblage dispersed soon afterwards with
the conviction resting upon the minds of
most of them, no doubt, that they had just
beheld one of the oraudest scenes of Amer