The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-06-12
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
a tclegraphic dispatch, dated Cincinnati,
June 6, announces the fact that Hon. JAMES
BucmANAN, upon the 18th ballot, was nom.
mated by the National Democratic Conven-
ton for the Presidency.
We have now the fact verified, that by
the workings of the National Convention.
the South will have imposed upon her n
candidate who is not tho first choice of a
single Southern State. 1t was argued by
the Convenlonists that South Carolina
should send her delegates to Cincinnati to
secure the nomination Of PIERCE or DoUG-
LASS; and we were not mistaken when we
told the people of South Carolina, that nc-
thcr of them would come in drum beat Of
the nomination. We knew from the poli:-
ical cast Of that body, and the manner o:
voting, that the South would have no
power, and that another man, whose Free
soil tendencies would make him more nc
ceptable to the North, must be the nominee.
If we had believed, as some feigned to Lc-
leve, that VIC could secure PIERCE by GO
ing to Cincinnati, VIC should have said 70
there, or any other place; but We did not
believe that the Convention would give us
a candidate acceptable to us, and hence VIC
opposed the effort to accomplish that which
we thought impossible to be done.
We publish in another column, the plat
form adopted by the Convention, upon
which the nominee will be mounted. The
South should not look merely 10 the platform
upon which he stands, to learn his qualifi.
cations or his fidelity to Southern interest
we should 60 far behind this, and examine
his political record. 1t is perfectly appa-
rent that in most of the great issues be-
tween North and Sontl,, BUCHANAN has
been arrayed against the latter. His record
is not acceptable to the South.
If it is true that the State Of South Car
oIlna was fairly represented in tho May
Convention in Columbia, then she has
merged herself into the whirlpool of ma
tional politics, and cannot now-unless she
pursues her favorite idea, secession-kick
out Of harness, repudiate the nomination,
and establish an isolated and independent
Democracy. No, it matters not what may
have been BUcHAEAN's political antece-
dents, the whole Democracy, both North
and South, is held by the bonds of party
fealty to his support.
South Carolina, too, we apprehend, will
smother any objection which may he urged
against BUCHANAN, and support him for the
reason that he has received The nomination.
Though his political course in times past
has not been such rs would commend him
to Southern patronage, the fact that he has
proclaimed his adherence to the principles
OF the Kansas and Nebraska Bill rs final
settlement of tile slavery question, will be
urged as sufficient atonemeut for his po-
litical sins. @
This nomination is nothing less than a
reputation of the Administration of Pres
ident PIERCE, who was almost unanimous
~ the first choice Of tho South. And al
though when it comes to the election,
nearly. the, whole strength Of the party lies
in the South, yet, BY the disproportionate
distribution of power ID tho Convention,
the sonthsirtually says TO the Northetn
freesoil 'Denaoeracy, You nominate your
man and We viii elect him. And we now
make the prediction, that 50 long RS
We look to National Conventions, under
sbeir present Organization, 10 designate WHO
who shall hhe Prssident, asssiisbIs Southern
ma, With Southern fssiipgs, will never
again e Mted .o'tbs Chief aagisssacy 81 !