The Democrats of the Union held their Convention at Cir.
cinnati on the 23rd inst., and settled their business very rapidly. The managers had evidently thrown Mr. Tilden over from the first, that gentleman, in spite of his claims and his large expen- diture, never obtaining more than 60 votes. General Hancock was from the first well in front, and at each ballot some fresh State adhered to him, until at last he received 705 votes, Mr. Hendricks 30, Mr. Bayard two, and Mr. Tilden one. The nomination was then made unanimous. General W. S. Hancock was trained at West Point, entered the Regular Army, obtained a Major-General's commission during the war, and commanded in the great victory of Gettysburg. He is a Pennyslvanian, and holds the idea of the War Democrats that it was necessary to crush the rebellion, but that each Southern State should afterwards have been left to manage its own popu- lation for itself. His election would not restore slavery, but it would, we fear, virtually disfranchise the negroes.
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