The State guard., 1848-04-18
Thc Democratic Convention.

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 signature of "Giles,'' to arouse a feelin, of hostility among the democrats, in rela tion to the late Convention held at Mont gomery, and particularly are these at tempts aimed at MT. Yanccy, who, a
 "Giles" represents, introduced set of ob
 structions at the heel of the Convention so as to prevent investigation, &c. Thii writer, whoever he may be, is not, by any means, calculated to alleviate any diff cul
 ty that might have sprung up, and more certain will he. fail to rec onclc feeling; by such wanton attacks upon other mem. bers of the same family. Notwithstand- ing we did not in every respect approve O
 the resolutions passed by the. Democratic Convention, and particularly the 9th reso. lution, which reads, "that the treaty of ces' sion should contain a clause, securing an entry into those territories to all the citi- zens of the United States, together with the property of every description, and that the same should remain protected by the United States while the territories are under its authority." We considered il for the best to let what might be, pass-we were not disposed to disturb the harmony that prevailed over the Convention, for a matter of difference of one resolution, as we concluded all would be for the bet
 ter We were not present at the Con- vention, and cannot, therefore, be as good judge of the circumstances attending the introduction of tho. amendments by Mir. Yancey as Giles though we recognize in him an old dsturber in the democratic family. It is as the Gazette says, he is ''one who has done the State some ser vicce "; and in the name of common sense, we would ask, both Giles" and tho Gazette, what has either the party or ihe State availed by just such services Such we presume as "Giles" calculated would grow out of this attempt of his, to create dissentions and dissatisfaction in the democratic ranks. Instead of .'pouring oil over tho troubled waters," he indirect. ly attacks both Mir. Yancey and that DOT. ton of the Democratic party which, in days long forgotten, were with John C.
 Calhoun. He attempts to charge Mr.
 Yancey with the design of ''cuttins out
 Alabama from the support of any North
 crn man for the Presidency but $ Mir
 Woodbury,"' of the "Calhoun wing" Wt do not stand the defender or interpreter 0 Mir. fancey, but we wish to be consider
 ed as one disposed to aid in harKonizins the great Demoratic party of not only Al
 bama, but of the Union. Consequently we do not pretend to say what design: were intended, but presume from the DO
 sition which Mir. Y. occupies towards the Democratic party, that nothing but the best and kindest feelings for the party could have induced him to offer the rcsoiu
 tions which Giles at this late period ha: accidentally discovered to be so objection able.
 It perhaps would have done as well, i
 Mr. Yancey's resolutions had not been in. troduced as the table committec'so reso. lutions covered very nearly the precise grounds occupied by those introduced by MT. Yancey, with the single instance O
 the one herein quoted. Taking this view of the subject, we cannot arrive at any other conclusion, than that this correspon- dent "Giles," takes this opportunity to ex- press his hostility to that gentleman. I this is his object, it is wrong, for nothing is to be galned by such Q course on the part of our consistent democrat.
 "Giles" certainly must either intend tC wilfiilly msrepresent the approval of tho resolutions by other States, or be laborinE under the grossest ignorance. He says that ''these resolutions have not been ap proved out of South Carolina" It is cer tainly the case that the press of $. Caro- lima readily approved the proceedings O the Democratic Convention, and the reso lutions then adopted, and so did the pres. of Virginia, N. Carolina, Tennessc, Flor
 ida, Louisiana and Mississippi, and in oth CT States, so far as we have been able tt ascertain. He, seems quite delighted t think that the Union refused to puhlisl 1 them, which caused reproof from th
 Flag & Advertiser. We looked upon thi
 step as unnecessarily on the part of th
 Flag, and calculated to do no good. |
 answer to it, however; the Union promise
 they should appear, which they did; bu in consequence of the heavy press of mat ter, not in full, but so much as would lea
 one to believe that they were not disappro we'd by the Union. So this stickler (