Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-01
THE MAY CONVENTION.

The Convention Of delegates, appointed BY the
several districts favorable to representation on
the part of the Democratic Party Of the State in
the Cincinnati Convention, will meet in Columoia'
Monday next, at eight o'clock in the evening. IL
gives us pleasure to state that the several gentle
men selected to represent our district design to be
in attendance and from all we can learn, We
have the assurance that the meeting will collect
together large assembly Of the first men anu tne
best talent in the State. We shall be an attentive
" looker-on, and will endeavor to give our read
ers the benefit of all that can be seen and heard.
Beyond the demonstration, which their convoca-
ton will make, of the cordial and lively sympathy
entertained by the masses Of our people in the
struggles and victory of the Democracy, the con-
vention will have but little work to perform Af-
ter having published declaration of the prlnci-
pies which, well-known and established have from
time immemorial' given shape to the political ac-
ton of the State having declared firmly and un-
equirocay preference for President PIERCE as
their candidate for the nomination, at the same
time deferring properly to the decisonof The other
States assembled in Convention; and having set
apart suitable and proper persons to carry out
these views in the National Conyention--the dele
gates may carry to their homes the reflection that
by their action, the Democratic Party of the State
has been placed in that position of earnest coop
Grafton with other Statesin the confederacy, which
our best interests and the urgent exigencies in
which we ore placed imperatively call upon us TO
occupy.
We regret to notice in more quarters than one,
attempts to give direction to and forestal the ac-
ton of the Convention. in reference to the per-
sons to be sent to the National Convention. The
Greenville Patriot for instance, with very evident
impropriety, not only appoints the members to
which its own District is entitled, but travels all
over the State and, with great aptness, gathers up
the entire delegation! Some of these gentlemen,
thus obtruded upon the Convention, would doubt
less answer the purpose very well; others, some
what indiferently: others, again, miserably. We
have no right to suggest any name or list Of names
to the Conventions but we venture to say that the
objects of the movement will be best attained by
the appointment Of men from the ranks Of the
people-substantial men, who have never made
trade, of politics and are beyond tho tricks and
politicians Col. Orr and Col Brooks and Mr.. Al
ken are doubtless reliable men, and would faith
fully represent the opinions of the State in Con-
vention but the people have sent them to Washing
ton-they have duties TO perform upon the floor of
Congress, and they can very we'll discharge their
trusts by remaining in Washington until Congress
adjourn. We agree with our excellent cotempo-
rary the Lnjormsr, and 'ohiect to this way Of at
tempting to forestal the action Of the Convention,
by forcing upon it the names Of individuals in ad.
vance of its assembling Judge Butler and Maj.
Perry have undertaken to do exactly what we cx-
pect the Convention to do, and we have yet to
learn that either of them are authorised to speak
for the State or even the May Convention"