Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-11-21
TILE CINCINNATTI CONVENTION.

THE Montgomery "Adrertiscr d- GaSeae'
decidedly the leading political paper of Alabama
thus notices our suggestion in reference to ou
sending Delegates to the National Convention
1t is understood that the next National Con
vcntion of the Democratic party Is TO meet II
| Cincinnati some time next summer. hereto
fore, every State has been represented IN the
|! National Conventions of our party, South Caro-
lima excepted. The proposition to send dele
gates to the Convention Of 1856 is now being
warmly discussed by the presses and politicians
of that State Col. Orr. a distinguished member
of Congress, is decided advocate OF the pro.
position. Colonel Keit,, another member, Is
warmly opposed to it. Mr.. Brooks, also men,
Der, is in favor Of sending delegates if the other
Southern States require il, but will not cooper
ate in any movement which is likely to distract
the State. The Edge6eld Advertiser makes
the following suggestion, in the way oil com.
promise:
aSuppose (says the Adrertiser) Mr.. Kett
and those who think with him agree to go into
the National Democratic Convention as an ex.
pertinent, with the stipulation (on the pnrt, oil
MIR. Orr and his friendsl that if our principles
are compromised in the least for the purpose OF
securing the election of any given candidate: our
delegation shall instantly leave the body! sup.
pose we unitedly offer to Virginia, Georgia, and
the other Southern States, or any of them, our
faithful cooperation in this business. upon a
like stipulation to be observed by them with
like promp,itude. Could, or could not, our
State, thus guarded and thus fore-armed, go
into the Cincinnati meeting without infringing
her consistency, or in reality lowering her tone!
T:,t, .1o hnc hOn the
compromise Of the Edgefeld paper will be nc
cepted. The Times saws that the Georgia dele
gates will be instructed to insist upon an en-
dorsement of the Nebraska-Ksnsas act and OF
the Fugitive Slave law as preliminary to CO.
operation on their part with the National Demo-
cracy We feel assured that our political friends
in every Southern State will require such en-
dorsement as an indispensable condition of their
cooperation with the Democracy Of The free
States. No delegate from our section, win
proper appreciation of the rights and interests
of his constituents, would go into council with
Freesoilers Of the Buffalo stamp. Nor do we
believe that any National Democrat of the North
would expect him do so. Van Buren and his
friends, were ruled out Of the National Conven-
ton of lS4s when they ran counter 10 the primer
Piles of the party. They were admitted in 1852
on giving in their adhesion to the National Demo-
cratic platform Having returned to their posi-
ton of ls4S. their exclusion from the Conven.
ton of 1856 may be set down as a fixed fact
We think, therefore, that South Carolina may
send delegates to the Convention consistently
with her principles and her honor. We are de-
cidedly of opinion, indeed that it is her duty to
do so, that the voice of The South may be fully
heard in the nomination of the candidate of the
only National party in the Union.