Democratic National Convention

This Erody made chóicè of James K. Polk, of Tennessee, for President, nd Silas Wright, of New York, for Vice Preai der. The opponent of Mr. Van Buren proposed tnat:he rule of 1832 and 183tíshoiild be adop teef, by which the socceshful candldate must receite two thrrds of tlie votos of the wliole conventiony this was resisted by the Van Buren membersj but wae finally agreéd to by s nall msjority. Tbere were 260 delegates present, and 176 were nece6siuy to a choice. The ballotings tlen comtnerKed At Lhe firsl, Van Buren received Í47, wliicli would have given bim the nomination, had not the tivothirds rule been adüpted- Cass 83, Johnson 24 - Bucbanan 4 - Woodbury 2 - C&lhoun 6 - Stewnrt i. Seven more bailóte were had, in which Van Buren stendily lost, and Cass gnined. AÍ the eigfatb, Van Bnren received 99 - Cass 123- Buchanan L7. The Convenlion thenadjoumed over till the next day. The next morning, the first vote stood fr Cass 114; Van Buren, 104; Polk, 44; i.'alhotin, 2; Buchanan 2. At the next baJiot, Mr. Polk was uDanimonsl declared the nomHMIt ia worthy of note, that of 99 votes receired by Mr. Van Buren ot the seventh dallot, only 10 were from the Slave States, viz 7 from Missouri, I from Alabams, and 2 from iVortb Carolina. Tlie principal ground of ob jection probably was his opposition lo immediate Annexation. Tho Michigan delegation voted for Cass. Mr. Polk we soppose to be personal! a Rlnveho'der. He bns been Speaker of the House of Representativa, bot he has hitheno figured bilt linie as a politician on tlienational arena. He is a thorough Annexation of Texas inan, and this probably secured him the nomination, as it was absolutely necessury to find a camódate to snit the aovocates of Annexation, or they would le bent on hnving a nominee of their own. Süas Wright in the Senator from New York, and is acknowledged ío be a man of tálente, ond a ready debater. The letfer writere from Washington intímate that he is somewhat addicted to intemperance. P. S. Since the precedinjr was in type. we learn that the nomination f Silas Wright was immediately antiounced to him in Washington by the Mngnelic Telegraph, and his immediate icsponse by Tclegraph was that he would not accept the nomination. The next day a communication was read in Com-ention bsohitely refusíng tobe a candidate for ihe Vice Presidency. Whereupon another ballot was taken, in which Gov. Fairfield, of Ma me, received 87 votes, Gov. Woodbury of N. H. ( 56, Gen. Cass, S9, Col. Johnson, 26, Cora. Slewart, of Pa. L8, Geo. M. Dalla?, of Pa. 13, Gov. Marcy 5. On the second ballot Geo. ( M. Dallas received 226, Gov. Fairfield S9, Le ' vi Woodbury 6. Mr. Dallas was then l clared candidate by acclamation.