The State guard., 1848-04-25

the committee appear to contradict each other, and are reconcilable only by the construction which, in the outset, have l given ofthe general proceedings of the :, Convention on the slavery question. The 18th reads thus: "Resolped, That this Convention pledges itself to the country, and it's mem- bers pledge themselves to each other, 'ta- der no political necessity ,ehdteuer, to SUD- port for the offices of President and Vice President ofthe United States any persons who shall not openly and avowedly be op- posed to either of the forms excluding slavery from the territories ot the United States mentioned in the resolutions "&c.
 The 7th reads thus:
 "Resolued, accordingly, That we wsH support for the Presidency and Vice Presidency the candidates nominated by a Democratic National Convention, to be held in Baltimore on the fourth Monday in May next--as recommended by the democratic members of Congress; and that we appoint delegates thereto to rep resent the democracy of the State."
 In one of these resolutions the Conven- ton is pledged to support the nominees of the Baltimore Convention and in the other it is pledged to support TO one who will not first commit himself to Mr. Yan- cey's distractions. Alabama has always supported the nominees of National Convention, and evidently wished to pledge herselfto do so again. Pledged, as she is, to support the nominees, it cannot be that the convention intended to re- nounce Messrs. Buchanan, Cass and Dal- las because, one or the other might be nominee.
 To show further that the convention in- tended only to commit itself against abo- laion and the advocates of the Wiimot prouiSo, after the adoption of Mr. Yancey's amendment, it unanimously adopted the following resolution, viz:
 "Resolued, That this Convention do unanimously and earnestly recommend to the consideration of the National Democratic Convention at Baltimore the name of our distinguished fellow citizen, Hon. Wm. R. King, as emnently quali- fled by his abilities, by his experience, and his services to the country, for the office of Vice President of the United States"
 Now, if the Convention intended to do more, on the slavery question, than to commit itself to the extent l have men, toned, or to have excluded Messrs. Buchanan, Cass or Dallas from the con- sideration and support of our delegates to Baltimore, would it have unanimously recommended Col. King to the National Convention, without knowing his opin- ions on the doctrins introduced by Mir Yancey? tis well known that his view s were sought by no one nor are they known yet by the public. He is a large shareholder, and was therefore supposed to be inclined to hold to the Constitution to protect his property-an to be oppo- sed to the abolitionists and Wilmot prori- so men. He is all these and beyond an anxious desire that the country will ad. here to the Missouri Compromise, as the only safe ground on which northern de- mocracy can unite, do not understand him willing to go. No questions were asked Col. King-such is his position and he is unanimously recommended for the Vice Presidency, in the face of Mr. Yanceys amendments. Could it have been designed, then, by the Conpention, to 'cut out" Mr. Buchanan, whose opinions are identical with Col. Kings, or Mir. Cass or MT. Dallas? Or is Alabama prepared to say, in the face of her unani- nous recommendation, that Col. King is unfit for the Vice Presidency, and that she will not support him unless he pledg- es himself first to the advocacy of the doctrins of Mir. Yancey's amendment, which, doubtless none but himself ever thought of bringing before the Conven- ton?
 The foregoing considerations, hurriedly put together, conclusively show that the Convention only intended to commit itself against the principles of the Wilmot pro- uiso and .heir advocats, as well as against the abolitionist, in any guise in which they might be presented. So f.r from a design to exclude Mir. Buchanan, Cass or Dallas from the support of our delegates, it is well understood that the former is the decided choice of the democracy of Ala bama. The Cdlhoun wing lean, con- fess, to Mir. Woodbury; but this has no strength except about Montgomery
 In a subsequent number of the ~Ga- zette" 1 propose to show the superior claims of Mr. Buchdnah for the Presiden- cy, and that he is the only man whom the democracy ofthe Union can elect.
 GILES.
 The democratic papers of Alabama will please re-publish.
 TAKING IT BACK And old gentle