jutelligencer st, Journal. Lancaster, Jane F, 1852: GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR FOR PRESIDENT: GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR VICE PRESIDENT, COL. WILLIAM R. KING, OF ALABAMA. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, WILLIAM SEARIGHT, OF FAYETTU COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. SENATORIAL. . GEORGE W. WOODWARD, of Luzerne. WILSON PIPCANDLESS, of Allegheny. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT. ROBERT PATTERSON, Of Philadelphia. DISTRICT". 1. Peter Logan, to. H. C. Eyer, 2. Geo. H. Martin, 14. John Clayton, 3. John Miller, • 15. Isaac Robinson, 4. F. W. Bockius, 16. Henry Fetter, 6. R. McCoy, Jr., 17. James Burnside, 6. A. Apple,lB. Maxwell McCaslin, 7. N. Strickand, 19. Joseph McDonald, 8. Abraham Peters, 20. W. S. Colahan, 9. David Filter, 21. Andrew Burk, 10. R. E. James, 22. William Dunn, 11. John' Mcßeynolds, 23. J. S. M7Calmont, 12. P. Damon, 24. George R. Barret. P[IEHE AND MN. DEMOCRATS RALLY THE Democrats of the city of Lancaster, are requested to meet in the COURT HOUSE, on SATURDAY EVENING NEXT," the 12th inst., at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of rat ifying the nominations made by the NatiOnal Con vention. The Democrats of the county are also invited to be present. io-Turn Out,Democrats, one and all, and snake a grand rally in defence of your candidates and your principles. By order ' WILLIAM MATHIOT, Lancaster, June 7.) Chairman Co. Com. Our Candidates We this week raise to our mast-head the names of the candidates-for President and Vice President, who have been selected by the Democratic National , -Convention.' They are both good men and true , Democrats who have been faithful to the country, and whd are worthy the distinguished honor con ferred upon them by the Convention. In common • with the great mass of the Pennsylvania Democra cy we shofild have been greatly gratified at the . nomination of our own distinguished BUCHANAN, and his rejection will throw a damper upon their efforts which will require time to remove. But the body to whom was assigned the duty of select_ ing the candidate for the Presidency have decided otherwise, whether wisely or unwisely it is not for us to say, and as good Democrats we are in duty bound to submit to the expressed will of the ma jority, and to assist in making that will effective at the ballot boxes. Against the character or qual ifications of our candidates not a word can be truth.' fully uttered, and we shall lend our feeble aid in supporting and sustaining tile chosen standard bear ers of the party—our motto at all times, being "principles, not men." The Democracy will now buckle on their armor for the contest, and prepare to do battle tearlessly and energetically for PrEncE and lima. The struggle will doubtless be a severe one, but we have a strong and abiding faith in the correctness of our principles, and cannot doubt that our candidates will be triumphantly elected, no matter who may be selected as their opponents. --The Democracy ° of the noble old Keystone, although defeated in their reasonable and well-grounded expectations of furnishing the candidate for the Chief Magistracy , will endeavor to do their whole duiy in the cam. paign. if the States that have thus slighted and turned a deaf ear to her long deferred claims will but do theirs with half her fidelity and energy, all will be safe ;—ir defeat should follow, which we do not anticipate, on them be the ikinsibility—not on Pennsylvania. Mr. Bucnspritic, although defeated in the nomination, is contented and happy in the concious ness of having done nothing during the entire can vass inconsistent with that high sense, of honor which has always marked his public and private career. He speaks in the highest terms of Gen. PIERCE, and expresses the greatest anxiety for his success; and we venture to say that the great Penn sylvania statesman has more peace of mind at home, on his own little farm, and that he will do more to promote the success of the notninees, than all his revilers and enemies put together. Who is Frank Pierce? This is the question in the mouth of the Whigs for the last two or three days. They had the'same trouble to find out who JAMES K. Poo: was in 18.14*. They will ascertain more about the Democratic Candidate on and after the 4th of March next. C' We refer our readers to the card of Mr. Conic, in another column, directing public attention to the “Dountaso GAP SULPHUR Searraris," in Cum berland county. '1 his is a most delightful place of resort in warm Weather--the scenery, healthy lo cation, and every thing connected with the place being equal to any watering establishment in the Union. The accomodatimis are also excellent, ev ery arrangement having been made for the comfort and convenience of visitors. The proprietor him self is a prince of a good fellow, and from our knowl edge of Mr. COYLE we can assure our readers that he is in all respects deserving of public patronage. Meeting of Synod. The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Pennsylva nia convened in this city,-on yesterday. The Synod is composed of about SO ministers, nearly all of whom are present. The officers are Rev. J. W. Richards, D. D., of Reading, President ; Rev. W. J. Eyer, of Catawissa, Secretary; Rev. J. C. Baker, D• D., of Lancaster, Treasurer. Services will be held in the English language every evening during the session of the Synod. The anniversary meting of the Synodical Missionary Society will be held this evening (Tuesday) in Dr. Baker's Church, when the Rev. E. W. livrTsa, of Philadelphia, will de liver a sermon suitable to the occasion. irrWe are glad to learn that our friend Col. SAMUEL C. &normal:on, who was ill with fever,at Baltimore, during the entire session of the Conven tion, is now convalescent, and may be expected home in a few days. Glum.) CONCERT.—The citizens of Lancaster will have a rich treat on Friday evening next. KIICILLMAN has a reputation as a Violinist almost equal to the Celebrated Ole 8011. See advertisement. irrAt the recent meeting of the State Medical Society, in Philadelphia, resolutions of condolence upon the death of Dr. George B. Kerfoot, late of this city, were unanimously adopted. Taz exterior of the Episcopal Church, in this city, is being repaired and painted. • General Franklin Pierce Priracs, who is the chosen standard bearer of the Democratic party in the approaching cam paign, is now about fifty years of age. He entered the House of Representatives, as a member of Congress from New Hampshire, in December, 1833, and served until the 4th of March, 1837. A short tithe previous to his_ retirement from the Houie, he was elected, by the Legislature of his State, a 11• S. Senator for six years from the 4th of March, 1837—in which latter body he served with credit to himself and his State until the 26th of February, 1842, when he voluntarily resigned his seat and returned to the practise of the law, in New Hamp shire. On the 3il of March, 1847, he was appointed by President roux a Brigadier General of Volunteers' and served until the close of the(war with Mexico• He participated in most'of the battles that took place in the valley of Mexico, and conducted him. I self with is much gallantry and distinction as_ to elicit the highest plaudits from the Commander-in- Chief, by whom he was styled, the . " brave General Pierce." Alter the war had ended, he resigned his commission in the Army and returned home to again resume the practice of his profession, where he has ever since remained in the bosom of his family, beloved and respected by all who enjoy his personal acquaintance. In his private and public relations he has ever been noted for a high sense of honor and for the most unflinching integrity. He is a Democrat in the strictest sense of the term, and our Democratic friends may place the most implicit reliance upon his honesty and consistency. If elected, as he doubtless will be, our friends need be under no apprehensions with regard to tho course 01 his administration. Neither time-servers, trai. tors, nor political trimmers or speculators can ap proach honest FRANK Preece. 1.1.7 - It is some consolation to the friends of Mr. BUCHANAN to know, that, had the Democratic States alone made the nomination, he would have been the nominee beyond question. The delegates who ad hered to him so faithfully were all from Democratic States casting a majority of the Democratic vote of of the Union—going to show most conclusively, that he was the choice of the party.in a majority of the States that can be relied upon to elect a Pres ident. But they were overruled and borne down by the delegates from States who never have carried, and. perhaps never will Be able to carry a solitary electoral vote for any Democratic candidate for the Presidency. It may all be righl and, proper that Democratic delegates, from Whig States should be admitted to seats in our National Conventions, but modesty alone, to say nothing of justice and sound policy, should induce them to square their prefer ences so as to correspond with those of the States that have to elect the President, if a Democratic President is to succeed at all. On this subject the New York Morning Star, of Saturday, has the following well timed remarks: There was another remarkable thing that struck us in the ballotings of the delegates: Nearly all the votes given for Mr. Buchanan, and all of those that have adhered to his fortune so closely and so unyieldingly, are the votes of delegates from such States as uniformly give Democratic majorities. The votes given toGen. Cass, or the preponderating votes, are those of the delegates from States that seldom or never give a Democratic majority, and rarely exercise the slightest influence in electing a Democratie candidate for the Presidency. It would be very curious, nevertheless, and some what mortifying, it Mr. Buchanan were to be vie_ timized by the votes of Whig States; and it would be a cruel piece of injustice towards the Democratic States to have their united preference cast aside to gratily States that have no possiblewoice, afterwards, in altering the complexion of the election. Pennsylvania Insulted! It is well that it should be known that upon sev eral occasions, during the sittings of the National Convention, insults were offered to Pennsylvania, by hissing in the gallery when any demonstration was made iii favor of Mr. BUCHANAN. Whether the rowdies in the 'gallery who offered the insults were Baltimoreans or New Yorkers, or both combined, and whether they were employed or not to do the dirty work, it matters not. They were doubtless there for that purpose; and the fact- that no effort was made on the part of the Baltimore Committee of Arrangement to stop them, until after the Presi• dent of the Convention threatened to have the gal leries cleared, looks as if the whole thing was ar ranged before hand. But, whether it was or was not, we sincerely hope that the next Democratic National Convention will be held somewhere else than in Baltimore. A State like Maryland that cannot cast her electoral vote for the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, and yet permits an insult to be offered to a great State and to the cho sen candidate of a large number of the Democratic States, ought not to be honored any longer with a Democratic National Convention in any portion of her territory, and we are glad to find that a move ment looking to Cincinnati as the place of meeting in 185 ii, was•made in the Convention. P 7 During the sitting of the National Conven tion last week, every evening immense Mass Meet ings of the Democracy were held in Monument Square, which were addressed by gentlemen from various sections of the Union. Amongst the spea kers from Pennsylvania were Maj. C. H. SCRREIN. ER, of Union county, whsse eloquent advocacy of Democratic principles were greeted from time to time with the most rapturous bursts of applause from the vast multitude. Maj. S. is unquestionably one of the most - effective stump speakers we have ever listened to, and those who heard him upon the occasion referred to will bear us out in that opinion. Our young friend, DANIEL DOUGHERTY, Esq., of Philadelphia, also made a moat able and eloquent speech, on Wednesday evening. We were not pres ent on Monday evening, but learn that Col. R. FnAzEn, of this city, delivered an address upon the All the speakers that we listened to inculcated strongly the duty of -the Democracy to forego their personal predilections, and unite heart and hand in sustaining the nominees, whoever they may be. Messrs. URBAN & KREIDER have taken down their old hotel building, in West King street, for the purpose of replacing it with a new one, to be three stories in height. They expect to have the building finished about the Ist of July. ARREST or Brine•LAßS.—We stated in our las t that several persons charged with robbing - the stores of Messrs. Manning & Dean, in Washington, and of Messrs. Sourbeer, in this place, had been arrested. Since then the whole party have been taken, and nearly all the goods recovered. On Saturday morn ing J. W. Fisher, Esq., who had promptly sent tele graphic despatches to various points, received a message from Marshall Keyser, that three colored men, named Benjamin Wilson, Frank Bell and Preston Bell, (the two latter quite young,) had been arrested in Philadelphia, by officers Nell and Carney, on the charge of committing the burglaries referred to. Esquire Fisher, offlcer John Gilbert and Mr. Amos Sourbeer, left for Philadelphia on Saturday evening and returned on Monday with the three offenders, in whose possession were found nearly all the stolen goods. They have been committed for trial.—Columbia Spy. FREAKS OF LIGEITRIRG - i - WORTIERFUL ESCAPE. —On the morning of Sunday, May 23, the house of Mr. John Frecht, in Reamstown, this county, was struck by lightning, which descended the chinihey, scattering the bricks in all directions, split the fire board iiirto fragments, knocked the door of a room off its hinges, and shattered the joists of the first floor. The carpet and floor were set on fire, but soon extinguished. The family, consisting of eight persons, were all in bed at the time and escaped without injury. National Conv . ention. FIRST DAY . • . The Democratic National Convention met in the Hall of the Maryland Institute, at Baltimore, on Tuesday last, at 12 o'clock; M. All the States of the Union were represented except South Carolina. The Convention was called to order, by B. F. Hal lett, of Massachusetts, Chairman of the National Executive Committee. The Convention was temporarily organized by electing Gen. Roaturus M. SAUNDERS, of North Carolina, President pro tern., and Messrs. West,, of New York, Pavatt of Tennessee, Stewart of Indi ana, and Bamdale of Mississippi, Secretaries. The proceedings were opened with prayer, by the Rev. J. Campbell White, of Baltimore. On motion of Mr. Jacob Thompson, of Missile sippi, it was resolved to appoint a Committee of one delegate from each State represented in the Conven tion to nominate permanent officers for the govern ment of the Convention, and each delegation to ap point its own delegate in said Committee. The States were then called in succession, and the Committee was constituted as follows. I Maine—Wm. C. Allen. New Hampshire—John R. Redding. Vermont—Lucius B. Beck. Massachusetts—Caleb Cushine , . • Rhode Island—Philip Allen, Jr. Connecticut—James T. Pratt. New York—Zadoc Pratt. New Jersey—Samuel Westcott. Pennsylvania—Hendrick B. Wright. Delaware—Abraham B. Shannon. Maryland—Gen'l Hugh Ely. Virginia—Henry A. Wise. North Carolina—Robert B. Dick. south Carolina—Not represented. Georgia—Joseph Sturgess. John H. Lumpkin. Alabama—John W. Bridges. Mississippi--Jacob Thompson. Louisiana—W. G. Kendall. Ohio—William Kennon. i t Kentucky—John W. Stevenson . Tennessee—John K.. Howard. Indiona—Finlay Vickers. Illinois—Thos. L. Harris. Missouri—Montgomery Blair. Arkansas—M. B. Burrow's. Michigan—John H. Harman. Florida—D. L. Yulee. Texas—Wm. B. Duval. lowa—Wm. F. Coolbaugh. Wisconsin—John A. Bryan. California—Charles Loring. Alter some discussion a committee, composed of one delegate from each State, were. appointed to examine the credentials and report upon the 'same. Such being the facts, what wrong has'been done ATTEROON SESSION. by the Canal Commissioners? We have seen it Shortly before 5 o'clock, P. M., the members of stated that the Central railroad company were not theaft e rtha iiio Convention ur t cocommencedn‘enti sson , e , a m s b c l and dtoo s r d o e o r n aware that a letting was to take place at the time previous to which, however, it was announced that the contract was awarded to Messrs. Bingham & arrangements had been made to extend the-dimen- Dock. So far from this being true, we assert sions of the platform in order to the better accom modation of the members, the presi for room, (what we know to be strictly true) that the al thoughCen- not so great as in the morning, making it tral railroad was a bidder, and that before the con- I manifest that extensive as the arrangements were, tract was awarded, their agent was informed that they were yet too small to accommodate all who unless they bid lower it would not be awarded to claimed to be admitted on the platform. them. Then wherein has' that company been The Convention having come to order, the Chair man enquired whether the Committee on Organize wronged? tion was prepared to report. We assert, too, that the State will save from The chairman of the committee then arose and $25,000 to $30,000 per annum by the new arrange - stated that the committee had various questions be ment, and we contend that this fact alone is a sill- fore them and were not yet ready to report. The committee on credentials was then calletron ficient justification for the Canal Commissioners. for a report, but stated that they were not prepared • The North American, growing wonderously dem- to report. ocratic in its tendencies, denounces the Commis- Mr. N. B. Brown, of Arkansas, then renewed the' sioners with well feigned indignation for creating following resolution which he had offered in the morning, which was adopted. what it chooses to denominate a monopoly! As Resolved, 'That the committee on organization be well might it charge the constitution with creating instructed to report rules for the government of this a monopoly, because it permits the people to elect Convention, and that in the meantime the rules .of but one Governor. The Leg;slature did not place the last Convention be adopted as, the rules of this onvention. the means at the disposal of the Canal Commis. A motion was then made to adjourn until to-mor sioners, to enable them to put cars on the road for row morning at 9 o'clock and rejected. the purpose of carrying passengers, and they were lat ie r h ed Veacrlioutisiesudglecsutilotns which then made in order to compelled to hire some persotyr persons to do it. remedy 3 ;roin the chatyr th u e rid tl delegates theesiaritna the 3r Chairman and Secretaries. Greit confusion prevail proposedto do it cheaper than any one else would, ed among the members, several attempting to speak and therefore we are told the Commissioners have at once. After considerable excitement and discus created a monopoly ! The readers of the North Sio n mitt e a e n o d n a o n r o ,, t a h n e i r z aio futile n t attempt iroh to adjourn,o ir a i r n a r t m h the n c om ,Mr. American may swallow such fustian—we know Thompson, of Indiana, stated that if they were per ours will not. mitted to retire for a short time they would be pre- As long as the Central railroad had the carrying pared to report. Leave was granted and the Com mittee retired. in question, at a much higher rate than is paid to After being absent a short time the eommittee the present contractors, we heard nothing about returned and reported the following monopolies—while a mammoth, grasping'corpora. OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION. President—JOHN W. DAVIS, of Indiana. tion hod the job it was no monopoly, but as soon Vi ce Presidents—John Irwin of Indiana. forsooth, as it is given to individuals, it becomes Sam'l Roane, Alabama. ' Such reasoning we freely.confess is beyond ' Henry A. Lyons;',California. • James T. Pratt, Connecticut. r Charles Wright, Delaware.. John Branch, Florida. Joseph Day, Georgia. James B. Foley, Indiana. - Charles Johnson, Illinois. . George Gillespie, Ibwa. Levi Tyler, Kentucky. .Emile Lesere, Louisiana. Amos W, Roberts, Maine. Edward Lloyd, Maryland. Eton Farnsworth, Michigan. John B. Nevitt, Mississippi.• B. A. James, Missouri. Samuel Tilton, New Hampshire. David S. Craig, New Jersey. Zadoc Pratt, New York. Weldon N. Edwards, N. Carolina. William Medill, Ohio. David Lynch, Pennsylvania' Welcome B Sayles, Rhode Island. Cave Johnson, Tennessee. Ashbel Smith, Texas. David A. Smalley, Vermont. Charles Yancy, Virginia. Nelson Delvey, Wisconsin. —Edward C. West, New York. S. C. Pavatt, Tennessee. E. Barksdale, Mississippi. William Stewart, Indiana. Fren Crittenden, Connectfuut: Wm. A. Hocker, Illinois. Edward B. Bartlett, Kentucky. Lucius Y. Lusk, Louisiana. Samuel H. Ayer, New Hampshire. Oliver S. Dewey, North Carolina. Sam'l D. Patterson, Pennsylvania. C. Pryor, Virginia. David Noggle, Wisconsin. dtee also. reported the following rest). Carrying Passengers on the Co• lumbla Railroad. No little excitement exists in Philadelphia and among the friends of the Central Railroad general. in consequence of the Canal Commissioners having given the contract for carrying passengers over the Columbia railroad to Messrs. Bneoaase & DOCK, a Philadelphia firm largely engaged in transporting. The conduct of the Canal Commis.. goners in reference to this matter has been attack ed with as much ferocity as though they had real ly been guilty of a great wrong to the State, and a flood of misrepresentation is poured forth upon the public to an extent rarely witnessed. We cut the following from a statement in the Philadelphia Bulletin, for the truth of which we hold ourselves responsible : "The Canal Commissioners have not leased the privilege of carying passengers. The State has merely takeu that portion of the business of trans portation into her own hands, and has contracted with Messrs. Bingham & Dock to furnish cars, and to attend to the convenience of passengers over the road, and the collection of the fare: For this ser vice they are to be paid a stipulated price per mile for each passenger. The State fixes the rate of fare. That fare is paid into the State Treasury. The whole arrangement is one which inures to the ben- tit of the public revenues. It injures no one who' has has a right to complain. It reduces the rate of ' fare, and insures to the travelling public accommo dations not surpassed in former periods. The re duction amounts to one-sixth of the former rates; whilst the amount of revenue received from each passenger is diminished in a very trifling degree.— Besides, that diminution will, it is fair to presume, be more than made up by an increase of travel.— Where, then, is there cause for complaint Has not the State a right to make as much revenue out of her improvements as she can 3 If she has not, who is it that has a right to claim a monopoly of the profits derived from travel over the road 3 It is not true, as has been insinuated,that this arrange ment conflicts with the interests of the Pennsylva nia railroad company. The officers of that com pany laid before the Canal Commissisners ab stracts of their expense accounts of last year, showing an actual loss on the lransporlation of pas sengers over this same road—a result unheard of un der the management of individuals. Surely that company will not then complain, because it is pre vented from sustaining a loss. The passengers to or from the west by the company's road, will be conveyed to and from the terminus of the Philadel phia and Columbia railroad with every possible fa cility. It is the interest of the State that this facil ity should be afforded. No interruption to the through travel can occur from the new arrange ment." our ken. - We have always condemned the Canal Commis sioners aunequivocal terms when we believed them wrong, and we shall not shrink from our duty in this regard in the future; but when clearly right, as in the present case, we shall be no less back. ward in defending them against unjust or malicious • assault?.—Harrisburg Keystone. William Searighl Some of the Whig journals in the interior, are very busily engaged in detracting from the high merits of our candidate for Canal Commissioner, WILLIAM SEARIGIIT. They hope by such means, to injure him in the estimation of the people, and thus secure the election of .TACOII HOFFMAN, the Whig aspirant to the same position. All who know Mr. SEARIGHT are aware that he is a strict, inde. fatigable, and upright business man—an engineer of great experience, a contractor of unimpeachable promptitude and energy. These are the qualities which render him peculiarly fitted to manage the railroads and canals of the State. His sagacity ' would still further enhance their value and useful. ness—his integrity would preserve the revenues of the State, and his long experience would materially assist in developing the resources and power of the public improvements. Such a man is needed—and the consciousness of his ability is the only reason for the assaults of the Whig press. If the democ racy elect Mr. SEAIIIGHT, (and there is no doubt that they will do so,) it will be a triumi I . ; which will add to the interests of the commonwealth. If he is defeated, the evil cannot be estimated. And who is the opponent of Mr. SEA.niairr Lawyer. One who is totally ignorant of the minu tia of our public improvements—notoriously in competent to control the works—and for education and political prejudices, just the man to increase the expenses of the State, and thus add to the public debt. Mr. HOFFMAN, as a lawyer, is said to be com petent—but CORE and STORY are poor teachers to fit a man for the active business operations of con ducting an extensive line of canals and railroads.— We venture to say that our respected legal opponent knows more of green tea than 'l' rails," and that his ideas of "grading" and "rip-rapping" are as ex tended as his conceptoin of a celestial retreat: Ile not the man for the office. He would be useless 'n the board—and we have no idea that, with these facts before them, the people will elect him a Ca- al Commissioner MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. - A most distressing accident occurred 'on Tuesday last, on the State Road, about two miles from this place. A young physician, Dr. El:loss's AUGUSTE LATIDUNOTS, while attempting to jump on a train of burden cars, which were running at full speed, tell and had his left arm and leg crushed in a dreadful manner. The assis tance of Dre. Cassinv, A. K. ROHRER, JOHN, and SMITH was immediately obtained, but the shock to the system was too great for medical skill-to be of any avail. He died in about lour hours after receiv ing the injury. Dr. LARDUNOIS (a native of France) was a grad uate of the literary department of the University of France, and one of the most respectable medical schools of that country. He was a surgeon in the Lopez Cuban Expedition—a prisoner with most of that ill-fated band—and had just returned to this country from Havanna. He was on his way to New York, bearing letters reccommending him very highly to Dr. Mott—Columbia Spy. BSA man named WHITTAKER, charged with stealing, in Columbia,s4B from a man named Ua• BAN, was arrested in Baltimore a few weeks since and brought to Lancaster on Wednesday, the 26th inst., upon a requisition from the Governor. The commi Resolved, That the rules of the House of Repre sentatives, as far as applicable for the'government of this convention, be adupted as the roles of this convention. Resolved, That two-thirds of the whole number of votes given shall be necessary to the-nomination of candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, by -this convention. Resolved, That in voting upod'any question which may arise in the proceedings of this convention the vote shall be taken by States at the request of any one State ; ench State to be entitled to the number of votes to which such State is entitled in the next Electoral College, without regard to the number of delegates in attendance, the manner in which said vote is to be cast to be decided by the delegation of each State for itself. A member moved an amendment to the r4iort by striking out so much as related to the two-third rule. Cries of No! No! No! were freely made frqm various parts of the house, ar.d a considerable de gree of excitement was manifested. It was then moved that the amendment be laid on the table. At this stage of proceedings and amidst much confusion the chairman took the sense of the con vention on the report of the committee on organiza tion with the exception of the two-third rule, and it was adopted. The question was then taken on the resolution re ported by the Committee establishingthe two-third rule, and it was adopted by an overwhelming ma jority, there being but a feeble voice raised here and there against it. On motion a committee of three was appointed to conduct the President elect to the chair of the convention. This duty having been performed, the President in taking his seat said he returned his sincere and cordial acknowledgments for the high honor which they had done him in selecting him to preside over the deliberationi of the convention. Although not unused to the duties of the chair he approached with doubt and with feelings of incapacity the task of directing the deliberations of so large a body as this. He would, however, remind the members of that good old maxim, that "Order is Heaven's first law," and he might also have to remind them of that higher and more christian virtue of forgiveness —forgiveness toward him and toward each other. He should say nothing further ,than to press upon them the duty of harmony, union and consideration —of everything for principles and nothing for men. The various Vice Presidents and Secretaries were then conducted to the places assigned them. A motion was then made by a member from Ohio that the vote adopting the two-thirds rule be recon sidered. It was then moved to lay this motion on the to ble, and by a vote of States called for by the Ohio and Maryland delegations: decided in the affirmative as follows Ales. Noes Maine, 8 New Haripshire, 5 Vermont, , 5 Massachusetts, 13 Rhode Wand, 4 Connecticut, G New York, 31 3 New Jersey, 7 -Pennsylvania, : ..27 Delaware, ' 3 ' Maryland, 8 Virginia, 15 Nosh Carolina, 10 Georgia:: 10 Alabama, 9 Mississippi, 7 Louisiana, ii Ohio, 13 10 Kentucky, 12 Tennessee, , 12 Indiana, 13 Illinois, ; 11 Misiouri, 9 Arkansas, : 4 Michigan,ii • Florida, :1 :. Texas, f . 4 lowa, 4 Wisconsin, 2 5 California, 4 So the motion to re-consider the vote adopting the two-third rule was rejected, and that rule is per manently adopted as controlling the action of the convention in its nomination tor candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. A motion to adjourn until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock prevailed and the convention ajourned. SECOND DAY. Convention again assembled, when, after some other preliminary business, the following proceed- ings were had: Mr. N. B. BURROWS, of Arkansas, submitted the following resolutions: Resolved, That a committee of one from each State be appointed to report the resolutions compo sing the Democratic platfrom. Resolved, That the member from each State on said Committee shall be named by the delegation of the State from whiCh be is taken. Resolved,- That said Committee have power to elect their chairman from their own-number or from the body of the Convention. A delegate moved to amend so as to constitute the Committe by the appointment of two delegates from each State. Gov. A. V. BROWN, of Tennessee, proposed the following resolution as a' substitute for those sub- mitted by Mr. Burrows. • Resolved, That a Committee of one from each State by appointed by the delegates from each State, to whom all' resolutions referri g to the creed,. or platform . of the Democratic party be reerred on presentation without debate. A king discussion ensued, when finally the Con vention proceeded to appoint the following Commit. tee to which all resolutioAo ralating to the creed or platform of the party are to be referred : Maine: Daniel W. Bradley. New Hampshire : Chas. G. Atherton. Virmont: David A. Smalley. Mi , sachusetts: B. F. Hallet. Rhode Island: Philip Allen, jr Connecticut: Wm. B. Lawrence. New. York; Henry C. Murphy. New Jersey;-Joseph C. .Cole. Pennsylvania; A. H. Reeder. Delaware; WM. S. Osborne. Maryland; Hiram M'Cullough. Virginia; S. F. Leake. N. Carolina; D. H. Mcßea. S. Carolina; Not Represented. Georgia; Declined making any appointment. Alabama; P. Phillips. , Mississippi; John D. Freeman. Louisiana; Pierre Soule. Ohio; Geo. W..Manypenny. Kentucky; John W. Stevenson. Tennessee; Aaron V. Brown. Indiana; Robert Dale Owen. Illinois; Jos. B. Hoge. Missouri; W. R. Forney. Arkansas; N. B. Burrows. Michigan - ' C. E. Stewart. Florida; J e sse Cole. Texas; 'Ricliardson Scurry. Iowa; Philip T. Bradley. Wisconsin— California; E. D. Hammond. Mr. NABORS, of Mississippi, submitted the to' lowing resolution: Resolved, That this Convention will not go into a nomination of candidates for the Presidency or Vice Presidency until the platform of the Demo cratic party is laid down. The Chair stated that this resolution, under the operation 'of a resolution previously adopted, would go to the Committee on Resolutions. Mr. NABORS thought the Chair had misappre henffed the intehtion of the resolution to which it referred, and which was then read. - After some further remarks, the Chair announced that it had changed its decision as to the meaning , of the resolution, and that the resolution offered by I Mr. Nabors was properly before the Convention. Mr. SOULE, of La.:, said that he hoped the reso lution would not be adopted. He wanted nothing introduced to create dissensions in the Convention. He had no doubt that the Committee on Resolu tions woulc report a platform upon which they could all ageee. He spoke of the importance of unanimity in the patty, and opposed with all his heart the adoption of the resolution. A delegate from Georgia asken that the report of the committee on credentials might be presented in order that the conflicting claims of the Georgia delegations could be decided upon, and that State assembled to be represented in the' convention. The President called for the report of the CM nriltee on credentials, but it was not presented. A delegate from Mississippi stated that the reso- Iti u on proposed by Mr. Nabors had not the sanction lof the Mississippi delegation. It had been present ed without consultation with the members of that ! delegation and without any authority from them. Mr. Nabors replied, claiming his right as a man, and in his capacity, as a delegate, to submit any resolution which he thought a proper subject for the consideration of the convention, without con sultation with any one. He then went on to reply to the remarks of Mr. Soule, arguing that the Dem ocratic party should be one of principle, and that it . should be the duty of this convention to announce first its platform of principles and then nominate the man they wished to put upon that platform. He thought that the time had now arrived when both the Whig and Democratic parties should be puri fied or annihilated. He concluded by withdrawing his resolution for the purpose of allowing the dele gations,,time to 4 consult up on it, at the same time avowing his intention of offering , it an another time. Mr. Wise, of Virginia, immediately renewed the resolution and advocated its adoption. He said he could not concur with the gentleman from Louisi ana in his opposition to the resolution, nor in the reasons he adduced for that opposition. The prin ciples of the party he urged should be the test of the nomination, and that now was the time to an nounce those principles. Wos it to be said that if the Democratic party made an attempt t r establish a platform of principles it wonlil sever. Were the principles of the party to be made to conform to the man who might be its nominee, or the man to the principles. The cardinal principles of the Demo cratic party were known and no one should have any objection to their establishment as a platform. As soon at the convention had got their votes and as soon as the nomination was made then the cry was away with principles. Virginia had declared her faith, and it was that of the ancient regime, and until he knew that the nominee subscribed to those principles he could not get his vote. Gov. Floyd, of Virginia, said he trusted it might be .the pleasure of the convention to repudiate the resolution. He cordially endorsed the sentiments of the gentleman from Louisiana. He wanted the convention to nominate a man who would be wel come to the hearts of the people even without a platform, He warned the convention of the dan gers which might result from the making of plat forms. He wished the nomination f a man whose whole life would be the guarantee of his `faithful ness to the principles of the party. These, he was proud to say, were the sentiments of the great ma jority of the Virginia delegation. Mr. J. L. Robinson, of Indiana, said he was as stounded beyond measure that there should be any objection lo'the resolution. Especially that there should be any objection from the South, and from . , the Hon. gentleman from Louisiana. They had been told all along that this was the place where the platform of the great Democratic party would be established, and now we were told here by a gentleman from. Virginia (Gov. Floyd) that this is not the place, that we are here to nominate a can ' didate for the Presidency, and not to establish a platform. Good God! was it from Virginia that such an avowal came. If they made no platform here, they would inevitably encounter defeat and disgrace before the people. He was for neither truckling to the abolitionists of the North or the secessionists of the South, and he hoped that. the Con vention would at'once proceed to establish a plat form upon which to place its cani.idate. Mr. Soule, disavowed the construction that had been placed upon his remarks- He was not oppo sed to the establishment of a platform'; he wanted one so plain in its principles that he who ran might read, and one worthy of the noblest triumphs of Democracy. He then went on to •argue that the convention was not now in a proper state to estab lish a platform, and urged that the rule of nomina ting the candidate first and then defining the plat form upon which he was to stand should be adhe red to. The question was then called upon the motion to lay the resolution on the table, and a vote by States demanded. The vote given was as follows, by which the motion to lay on the table was adopted : YEAs—Maine, 8; New Hampshire, 5; Vermont, 5; Massachusetts, 13; Rhode Island, 4; Connecticut. 6; New York, 24; New Jersey, 7; Delaware, 3; Ma. ryiand, 8; Mississippi; 7: Louisiana, 6; Ohio, 23; Tennessee, 12; Illinois, 11; Arkansas, 4; Michigan, 6; Florida, 3; lowa, 4; Wisconsin, 5. Total 164. Nars—New York, 11:Pennsylvania, 27; Virgin ia, 15; North Carolina, 10; Alabama, 9; Kentucky. 12; Indiana, 13: Missouri, 9; Texas, 4; California, 4. TOtal.ll4. Georgia,declined voting. Mr. E. BURKE, chairman of the committee on credentials, submitted the report of that committee, stating, that ii was not an unanimous report. The report was read. It' states that all the States were represented in the convention by delegates duly elected with the exception of South Carolina, Iron which there was no representation. There were 1 two entire conflicting delegations from the State of Georgia. One representing the State Rights' party, and claiming the right to represent the State Coo vention on the ground that it more fully represent. ed the Democracy of the State than any other ex isting organization. The.other delegation claimed to represent that portion of the Democrats of the State belonging to the late Union party, and claim ing seats here on the ground that they represented a large portion of the Democrats of the State. After duly hearing and considering the claims of the con testants the Committee had decided that the set of delegates represented by . Mr. Cohen (the State Rights' delegation)were entitled to seats in the Con vention. but from the fact that the other delegation, (represented, by Mr. Jackson) represented a very considerable portion of the Democrats of the State, the committee recommended that both delegatim.s he admitted to seats in the convention, and they t,,- gether cast the vote of Georgia. In the contest in the third district of Blaine, the committee decided that George B. Moore was enti tled to the seat. In the second district of Massachusetts, in which Robt. Rantoul, Jr., and N. J. Lord, were the con testants, the committee decided in favor of Mr. Lord. In the contested seat from the first district of Ver ingot, the committe decided in favor of Merritt Clarke. _ In relation to the State of South Carolina the committee reported that a document had been pre-- ented to them purporting to be the proceedings of some fifty of the people bf one section of that State, appointinrGen. Commander as a delegate o this convention with power to cast such vote or votes as the convention might deem them entitled to.— The committee thought the document was not such an one as would establish Gen. Commander's right to represent any district or portion of the State, ant that ,Pe was therefore nut entitled to a vote in the convention. The, question being on occurring in the report, General J. W. NYE, of New York, as a member of the committee asked leave to submit a minority report in relation to so much as referred to the See ond congressional District of Massachusetts.—The report was then read l and was in favor of the ad mission of Mr. Robert Rantoul, Jr, and against the admission of Mr. N. J. Lord. This report he ad vocated, contending that Mr. Rantoul had been reg ularly and properly chosen by the Democrats of his 'district, and moved that so much of the majority report as related to this subject as well as the mi nority be deferred until tomorrow morning. A delegate from Tennessee moved that so much of the majority report as related to that State be rt.- committed to the committee on credentials. At this point of the proceedings great confusion prevailed, most of the members having risen to their feet amid cries for an adjournment and the previous question, both of which were persisted in for some time, and although various motions were made it was impossible in the noise for even the Chair to understand what was going on. After order had been in some measure restored. Mr. BARBOUR, of Virginia, offered a resolution that both sets of delegtes from Georgia he admitted to seats in the convention with power to cast the vote of that State between them. - A motion finally prevailed to adjourn until to morrow morning at 9 o'clock, and the Convention accordingly adjourned. THIRD DAY. The convention was called to orderat p o'clock, the Hall and the galleries being crowded to excess. The meeting was opened by a prayer from Rev..l Campbell White „.- ... ...... .. Tile report of the committee on credentials, so Ring, - -—. 277 I Davis, Miss., - -I far as related to the Georgia delegation, was adopted (l it mot i , n, the notn Mations or President and without debate. It allows the two sets of delegates Vice President were unanimously concurred in. to unite and cast the vote of the State. Afr. Brown, of Tennessee, chairman of the coal- Hon. Cave Johnson, submitted a resolution to go mince on Resolutions, submitted a platform, the into a ballot for candidates for President and Vice same in substance as the old platform, with the ail. President of the United States, this afternoon, at I dition of endorsing the. Compromise at great length. o'clock.lt was adopted almost unanimously, by the conven . . •. • .. A motion was made to amend it so as to go into lion, under the operation of the previous question. a ballot forthwith. Mr. Hallett, chairman of the committee for the . , _ • Both•proposition were laid on the table. nomination of the Democratic National Conventio'n, The majority report of the committee on creden- reported that the next Democratic National Convert tials, giving Mr. Lord the contested seat from Mas- • Lion meet at Cincinnati, and that each State be en sachusetts, was adopted by yeas 194, nays 83. titled to double the number of delegates that each A motion to re-consider was made by Mr. Nor-, is entitled to electoral votes, and the National Con who spoke in favor of his motion. It was, bower- vention shall provide for the designation of the time er, laid on the table. and make the necessary arrangements. Gen. Commander rose and moved to re-consider so 1 The report was adopted, excepting that portion much of the report of the committee on credentials relating to the number of &legate-, to the next Call as relates to South Carolina. The report entirely vention. excludes that State from the floor. The chair decided that Gen. Commander was not a member of the Convention, and theretbre was not entitled to make any,motion. Hon. Cave Johnson's motion was amended so as to proceed forthwith to ballot for a candidate for the Presidency. The following is the result : 1110Z=11 Alabama. Buchan n, - Arkansas. Buchanan, - • California Weller, - 9Cass, - Mississippi 41Buchanan, - Missouri. 4 Cass, - Connecticut Buchanan, Douglass, Houston Delaware Douglass, Dickinson, - Georgia Io,Cass, - - Douglass, - 13;Butler, - - Itioustun, I Pennsylvania ' Buchanan, - 2. Rhode Island. OEM Douglass, - lowa Cana, - Douglass, 2 , Cass, - - - 3 (Marcy, - - 1 12' Tennessee. ,Cass, - - - 6 Cass, - - - 6 Buchanan, - - Maine. .Texas. Cass, - - - 5 Houston, - - -1 Buchanan, - - 3 Vermont. Maryland. ;Cass, - - - 5 Cass, - -8 , Virginia. Massachusetts,. ;Buchanan, - - Cass, - - 91 Wisconsin. Douglass, - - 1 'Cass, - - - 2 tilarcy, - -2. Dodge, - - 3 Kentucky Louis icina Houston, - 11 The Ballots were as follows:- Ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. sth. Gth. 7th. Bth. Cass, 116.118 119 115 114 114 113 113 Buchanan, 93 95 94 89 88 88 88 9 , Douglass, 20' 23 23 34 34 34 34 34 Marry, 27 27 26 25 26 26 26 26 Houston, 8 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 Butler, 2 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lane, 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Dickinson, 1 1 1 ,I 1 1 1 I Dodge, 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Weller, 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whole number of votes 288, necessary to choice 192. The Convention at one o'clock, adjourned until four o'clock this afternoon. [SECOND DESPATCH.] AFTERNOON SESSION. -7 P. Al.—The Convention re-assembled this afternoon at 4 o'clock, but long before that time almost every available position in the Hall was occupied, and the greatest possible in terest manifested in the proceedings. When the convention had been called to order, Mr. Merriwether, of Kentucky, submitted a ft, _ lution endorsing the compromise measures of the last Congress, which was read and referred to the committee on Resolutions. The convention then resumed its ballotings for the Presidency, and the 9th ballot being had, re sulted as follows, viz; 9th;-10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 156. Cass, 112 111 101 98 98 99 99 Buchanan, 87 8t 87 88 88 87 87 Douglas, 39 40 50 51 51 51 51 Marcy, 28 27 27 27 26 26 26 Lane, 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 Houston, 8 10 8 9 10 10 10 Dickinson, 1-1 1 1 1 1 1 Butler, 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 [On the eleventh ballot, the Missouri delegation, which had on the ten previous ballots voted for Gen. Cass, all voted for Judge Douglas, and so continued throughout the further hallotings. Several benches also, in the galleries, at this stage of the proceed ings, broke down, causing great consternation. The members, supposing the hall was falling upon their heads, sprang to their feet, and a scene of frightful confusion followed. The presence of mind of the President, however, soon restored order, and the bal loting was proceeded with.] The LOuisiana delegation here asked and obtain ed permission to retire for a short time, frr the pur pose of consultation. The committee on credentials, also, at this stage of the proceedings, submitted a very satisfactory re port, which was adopted. A motion was then made to adjourn until nine o'clock to-morrow morning, but was disagreed to. The sixteenth ballot +ails then had, and resulted as follows. viz. Buchanan Douglas, - 61. Butler, - - Marcy, - - 36,Dickinson, - • It was then again moved to adjourn, but the mo lion was rejected. Cass, Buchanan Douglas, - . tin Bullet, • • Marcy, - :••!il, Dickinson, • • A !notion to adjourn until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning was then 'nude and prevailed, and the con ception adjourned. • The following ballotings were bad at the main jog session —• • 15th.19th.20th.215t.22d.23 , 1 24th.25t1126th Cass, 96 39 S I 96 43 37 33 34 33 Buchanan, 65 S 5 92 102 104 103 103 101 101 Douglass, 56 63 64 60 77 '7B SO 79 SO Butler, 23 24 24 Marcy Houston, Lane, Dickinson The Convention again met at d o'clock, and pro ceeded to ballot wilh the following result . 276. 2915. 29th. 30th. 31st. 320. 330. Cass, 32 29 27 33 61 93 123 Buchanan, OS 96 93 91 93 74 72 Douglass, 95 SS 91 92 92 SO 60 Marcy, 26 26 • 26 26 26 26 2,5 Houston, 9 11 12 12 9 S 1 Butlur, 24 2525 20 17 1 Lane, 13 13 13 • 13 0 0 0 Dickinson, 1 1 I I I I 1 The Convoniloll then, at 7 o'clock, adjontned run I,il 9 o'clock tounorrny morning. The Convention re-assembled at t o'clock this morning, and alter some preliminary business, pro• ceeded to ballot for a Presidential candidate, with the allowing result: Buchanan, Doug lase, Marcy, THIRTY-FIFTII BALLOT. Cass, - - - 131 Dickinson, - - Buchanan, - - 39 Pierce, - - Ih Douglass, - 52 Houston, - - Marcy, - • - 44 Butler. - - Virginia cast her vote for Franklin Pearce, which caused much sensation. Ballots were then taken in quick succession and resulted as follows : Cass, Houston It therefore appeared that GENERAL FRANKLIN PIERCE, of New Hampshire, was nominated as the Democratic candidate for President of the United states, by a vote nearly unanimous. As soon as the nomination was known outside of the door, a national salute was tired in Iront of the Hall. 'rho Co4,ention at 1 o'clock, adjourned until 4 o'clock. The Convention assembled at 4 o'clock. and pr • ceeded to ballot for a candidate for the Vice l'resi dency, and the first ballot resulted as Billows FIRST BALI OT. m. It. King, Ala., 126 Pillow , Tenn., Win. 0. Butler, Ky., 27' Atchinson, NlO., 2. Strange, N. C., 23 Davis, Intl., • Downs, La., 30 Cobb, Ga., Weller, Ohio, 2S The convention then proceeded to a second bal lot, when WILLIAM R. Kum. of Alabama, was nom inated. The Convention then, alter appointing a Commit tee to inform the candidates of their nomination, and a Democratic National Corn mit tie, consisting of one from each State, adjourned sine die, wil6 nine hearty cheers for the cause and its candidates. Resolved, That thb American Democracy place their trust in the intelligence, the patriot ism, and the discriminating justice of the Amer ican people. Resolved, That we regard this as a distinc tive feature of our political creed, which we are proud to maintain before the world, as the great moral element M a form of government springing front and upheld by the popular will ; and we contrast it with the creed and practice of feder alism, under whatever name or form, which seeks to palsy the will of the constituent, and which conceives no imposture too monstrous for the popular credulity. Resolved, therefore, That, entertaining these views, the Democratic party of the Union through their delegates, assembled in a general convention of the. States, coming together in a spirit of concord, of devotion to the doctrines and faith of a free representatve government, and appealing to their fellow citizens for the rectitude of their intentions, renew and re-as sert, before the-American people the declaration of principles avowed by them, when, on former occasions, in general convention, they present ed heir candidates for the popular suffrages: Michigan New Hampshire, Kass, - 2iDouglass, - New Jersey. Itass, - - - New York 3iCass, - - - Marcy, - - - North Carolina 1 Buchanan, - - SI XTEENTH 11•LLOT - Houston. syst:NTEENTra - 99 Hot • S 7 Lan FOURTH DAY FIFTH I)AV THIRTY-FOURTH BALLOT - - 130'11nd er, , - - 49 lloipton, - - 53 Dickinson, 122 120 107 lOC 107 107 1111 101 101 013 7S 75 75 .. ...'S 20 2S 2 , 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 20 20 .13 3 , 1 33 33 33 33 33 :13 31 32 33 33 33 6 , 711 S-1 Si 43 , ,5 01 91 07 0. , 05 05 1111111 1 1 1 0 1 1 2) , ) 2) , ) )1;1 21 , 1 2 1 , 1 21 , 1 21: 2.) , ) 2.)1 , 1)1 , U rORTV-NINTH ➢ALLOT - 281 Douglass, AFTERNOON SESSION The PlattOrnt 1. That the Federal Government is one of limited powert derived solely from the Consti tution, and the grants of power made therein ought to be strictly construed by all the depart ments and agents of the government ; and that it is inexpedient and dangerous to exercise doubtful constitutional powers. 2 That. the Constitution does not confer ttp on the General Government the power to com mence and carry on a general system of internal improvements. 3. That the Constitution does not confer au thority upon frieederal: Government, tirectly or indirectly, to assume the debts of the several States, contracted for local internal improve ments, or other State purposes ; nor would such assumption be just and expedient. 4. That justice and sound policy yl j rbid the Federal Government to foster one branch of in• dustry to the detriment of any other, or to cher ish the interests of one portion to the injury of another portion of our common country ; that e very citizen, and every section of the country, has a right to demand and insist upon an equali ty of rights and privilegeS, and to complete and ample protection of persons and property from domestic violence or foreign aggression. 5. That it is the duty of every branch of the government to enforce and practise the most rigid economy in conducting our public affairs, and that no morn revenue ought to be raised than is required to defray the expenses of the government and for the gradual but certain ex• unction of the public debt. 6. That Congress has no power to charter a National Bank; that we believe such an insti tution one of deadly hostility to the best inter ests of the country, dangerous to our republican institutions and the liberties of the people, and calculated to place tic business of the country within the control of a concentrated money pow er, and above the laws and the will of the peo• ple ; and that the results of Democratic legisla tion, in this and all other financial measures up on which issues have been made between the two political parties of the .country, have de monstrated to candid and pfactical men of all parties, their soundness, safety and utility in all business pursuits. 7. That the separation of the moneys of the government from banking institutions is indis• pensable for the safety of the Government and the rights of the people. S. That the liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, and sanctioned in the Constitution, which makes ours the land of liberty, and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation have ever been car dinal principles in the Democratic faith; and
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