The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-19
Southern View Of the Baltimore COnven-
lions.

From very sensible editorial in the Mobile
Tribune, most influential paper, we extract the
following striking and truthful remarks. The
closing suggestion, coming from a South
ern Rights paper, must strike all the mem
bers of that party very forcibly.
The Tribune says:
In the Democratic convention there will be
similar degree of incompatibility. The two
prominent men for its appreciation are Blu.
chanan and Cas-. Buchanan can get strong
support in tue South--Cass can get only par.
tial, and it may be vaueess support In this
State, which we consider pretty fair representa-.
ton of tho sentiment of the South, the latter
will have a divided party. Cass, we think is
stronger in the free States than Buchanan.
Buchanan is stronger in the South than Cass .
The convention will take its tone from the
North. That section will be stronger in it.
will have shrewder, less scrupulous and more
experienced managers in it, Buchanan, there
fore, will have to commend himself to it by
stronger probabilities than Cass; and if the
South fail to back up Buchanan by the most
earnest resolution, his chance of a nomination i,
less than that of Cass.
But there is another thing to influence matters.
There is no warm feeling between the friends
of Buchanan and Cass and this lack of cordialitv
may come to such pass in the convention that
the one cannot be- nominated without exciting
the animosty of the other. What is to be done
in this event! Why throw both aside and take
another--and convenient for this purpose is
Douglas-a new man-not overmuch known,
as far as the past is concerned, but known
enough to make him very good nucleus for
attracting party capital. We shall not, there.
fore, be surprised if he be the nominee The
names of Mr.. King for the chief office, and Dick
inson for the inferior are spoken of; but that
does not amount to much. A weaker ticket for
Northern votes could hardly be selected from
the old politicians. Dickinson has been rejected
by his own State for his approximation to the
South and Mr.. King is entirely Southern
With such materialsSvhat could be done within
the free States?
If both parties of the South would 90 into
the conventions with united and resolute front
they might control them. But of this now there
| is no hope. In both parties here there is gen.
eral indifference and susricion-a lack Of hearth
ness which will make them both ciphers among
the eager and presumptuous representatives Of
the North.
| There is another item in the account. Sup
| pose the Wings send delegates to their conven-
| ton, and it refuse to make " tinality" of the
mpromise-suppose, in this event. as they are
occasionally instructed to do, they should form
a separate convention and nominate two sound
Southern men for the chief offices-say Berren
for the Presidency and Davis for the Vice Presi
dency. Suppose they should go earnestly into
the Southern field with this ticket against the
nominee of the Democratic convention the re-
suit might be very important. 1t might lead to
| the controlling of all the Southern Stntes-nOt
only in relation to the Democratic candidate for
the Presidency, but also permanently in rela.
ton to the State governments of the South