The Convention was called to order at7i o’-
clock. An attempt was again made for a Com
mittee on Resolutions, which was promptly
voted down, but renewed several times during!
the evening, until, it was finally clinched
by a motion to reconsider, which of course
was lost. After several bal'otings, in which
Mr. Hardy, who was said to be a Whig, re
ceived a number of votes, the question was
raised who Mr. Hardy is and how he stands on
the Nebraska question, which was answered
by a Delegate from La Fayette, that Mr.
Hardy was a citizen of Shullsburgh, a Demo
crat to the core, and a true blue Nebraska man.
alt this time a discussion arose which threa
tened at one time to disturb the harmony of the
Convention. It was claimed by a portion of
the Convention that they had no business to
ask how a man stood on the Nebraska question,
[cries, yes we have, yes we have,] but it was
enough to know that he was a Democrat, One
gentleman thought it best to nominate East
man for two years more, and then elect the
other aspirants for the same length of time, and
be had found by a Mathematical calculation
that all might be served in the course of one
hundred and sixty years! This brought up
Ben’s right bower, who said Mr. Eastman had
faithfully represented this District as a Demo
:at. [Cries, no he han’t, no he han’t] He
then inquired if there was a gentleman present
who would say that Eastman had not done his
duty in Congress. [Cries, yes, yes, yes. J The
■excitement was here checked by a call for a
nother ballot for a candidate.
DALLOTING3 IN THE EVENING.
