The southern press., 1852-05-20
Southern View Of the Baltimore Conyen
ttanS

From very sensible editorial in the Mobile
Tribune, a most influential paper, we extract the
following striking and truthful remarks. The
closing suggestion, coming from South
ern Rights paper must strike all the mem
bers of that party very forcibly.
The Tribune says: .r
ain the Democratic convention there will be
similar degree Of iacompatibility. The two
prominent men for its appreciation are Blu.
chanah and Cass. Buchanan can get strong
support in the South--Cass can get only par.
| tial, aud it may be valuelsss support. In this
State which we consider pretty fair representa-
tion of the sentiment of the South, the latter
will have u divided party. Cass, We think, is
stronger in the free States than Buchanan.
Buchanan is stronger iu the South than Cass' y
The convention wilt take its tone from the
North That section will be stronger in it
will have shrewder less scrupuous and more
experienced managers in il. Buchanan, there.
fore, will have TO commend himself to it by
stronger probabilities than Cass and il the
South fail to back up Buchanaa by the most
earnest resolution, his chance of a nomination il
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 cordiality
may come to such pass in the convention tha'
the one cannot be nominated without exciting
the animosity Of the other What il to be done
in this event! Why throw both aside and take
another--and convenient for this purpose is
| Douglass 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 thai
does not amount to much. weaker ticket for
| Northern votes could hardly be selected from,
the old politicians. Dickinson has been rejected
by his own State for his approximation 10 the
South; and Mr.. King is entirely Southern
With such materials what could be done within
| the free States?
II 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 suspicion---a lack Of fhearti.
ness which will make them both ciphers among
the eager and presumptuous representatives Gi
| the North. >.."
There is another lem in the account. Sup.
| pose the Wings send delegates 90 their conyen.
| lion, and it refuse to make " iinaIity" 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 Berrien
for tue Presidency and Davis for the Vice. Presi
dcncy. suppose thay should go earnestly into
The Southern field with this ticket against the
nominee of the Democratic convention, the re.
suit might be very important Il might lead TO
the controlling Of all the Southern States-not
only in relation to the Democratic candidate for
the Presidency, but also permanently in rela.
ton 10 the State governments of the South.