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LETTER FROM HON. S. p. BRO0Ks.-THE CIaoIN-
MATT CONVENTION.


LETTER FROM HON. s. p. BRO0Ks.-THE cISCIN-
NATI CONVENTION.
Gss Ah WAsHnGros, February 10.
MY DEAR In reply your letter. have TO say that
the opinions hitherto expressed by in relation 20 the
sending OF delegates from South Carolina tbs
ton of democrats At Cincinnati not only unchanged
but that they have been strengthened by repeated ecu
ences with leading southern gentlemen and confirmed ~
the two last and glorious Of the Presdsnt u
the entire South fails 10 endorse, sustain and demand
the reelection Of Gen. Pierce II will bc guilty Of saai
ingratitude.
adduced in State to It's representation at CneinRsu @
that such conventions unknown TO the consiltataa
The very objection admits that there Is nlisd ts7
sttuonal prohibition OF nominating conventions foa
vention is but an arrangement OF convenience, whsa
suitable person Is selected the representative "a exTa
political principles which principles are not eonhatd "
any locality, but permeate the entire condefary and M
the time obtain do not obtain In the administration ug
the government, In accordance with she snocess a the
didate which the party representing lhcse raerss may
rangement or the kind Is unavoidable N The people
fuse nominate through their delegates, the nom,natons
not thereby prevented bat fall into the bands Of aud
dictated by few prominent aud sometimes sespon-
ble individuals Is this In conformity with the theory Of
republcanism or is IL ogarchyy Formerly nominations
for the presidency made by congressional caucus
but the system abandoned because Of its couptoDs
Which plan think you Is most dangerous TO thenerest
of the South ? ttset
Should the electoral college fail to elect the constitution
provides in that contingency that the election shall be
made by the House Of Representatives This provision
election the representation from each State has but
vote and by which arrangement Florida with her single
representative s invested with much political power
New York, with thirtythree representatives. The time
has been when the South could have trusted the lower
House of Congress with its dearest rights but that time
has passed away and may God deliver from any Pres
dent who is the choice Of the present House Talk
about the strength Of the South when the voting by
States Why BY this rule Delaware should be counted
freeso State for her representative she has but one)
deliberately voted for eeso Speaker in the late cleo
ton. There sixteen hireng States and fifteen slave
against u.s. SO that rec-sosm has the strength the
House now, without putting into play the mighty
levers Of money and promises Of office 1t s omnons
fact that Maryland know-nohing reeso vote in
the election Of Speaker and that three other knownothng
withheld until IL became manifest that Banks
would be elected without them, and then given to Mr..
Aiken. .slta 3'. ea
With these facts In view will our people hazard an
ton by the House of Representatives. trust not And
yet this mode OF eectng President be surely avoided
only by concentrating the united strength of the South in
the nominating convention at Cincinnati.
There in reality but two great parties to the pres-
Dental contest-the democratic and black republican
which respectively the types of the constitution and of
anarchy Under the other Of these banners every
man the Uuion must rally He may call himself by any
which pases his fancy; but be will be democrat
black republican as he votes sess
1t is fashionable in certain quarters in State to
northern democracy and would have US believe
that deliverance and liberty are to be found
nothing organization WE'LL in the last vote for Speaker
the know nothing party dwinded down TO six votes ana
every of them freesol vote Mr.. Aiken, the demo-
cratic proslavery candidate did not receive the vote of
single northern and he did receive the
of northern democra and the cordial support
of Mr. Richardson who could ut the time him.
self he had paired of with free-soiler The cir
cumstances and facts connected with the recent cleo
ton Of Speaker must silence the sweeping deuun-
Citations which sometimes inconsiderately and ig
noranuy made against the entire northern democ-
rAcy. The northern democrats OF the House have
shown that they not where is from his prin-
cpes be right by giving to Mr. Orr the same vote exactly
which they 10 Mr. Richardson of Illinois, and by
voting Mr. Aiken the largest saveowner in the House.
thew hay Is
ibe with their principes How will these who have
been true to stand before their own constituents they
deserted and repudaed by whose battles they have
been nghtingf with which party the democratic the
black republicans shall State aiaey Which will it
aid and abe3 Il we cast away our vote in the presden
tis election did certain knownohngs from the South
in the Speakers election will not be TO do precisely what
they have done and that indirectly to contribute to the
power of ee soism and aid in the election OF black re-
publican
The meeting Of the convention at Cincinnati is
tain any human event be; and the appearance
non-appearsnce of delegates from South Carolina will In
wise affect the OF that event In truth what
matters arguments against and objections To- the
yention plentiful "as blackberresn when
Der that it is the established mode OF nominating csndi
date and whatever candidate is named will receive
the Of every democrat in every State in the Union
General Pierce, believe Is acceptable 10 our peo
pie than any man new living / prefer him anybody.
But what would il profit him IL every man, woman,
and child In State should nominate bim be IS not
Of the general convention South Carolina
will for any who Is nominated by The democratic
party. | not who te may be-Buchanan, Douglas,
Dallas, Hunter, Pierce ese-shc Will
him. and just because anybody Is better than ablack repub
ican Every opponent TO the Cincinnati Convention that
have with admits that the State viii vote for its reg
ular nominee and in the breath insists that Is deg
radiation unite In the selection OF the who Is most
acceptable and Just in his political sentiments to peo
pie IL there be degradation in the matter IL seems 70 me
that IL Is when vote for who Is not our choce,
and accept the nominee OF convention which we Affect TO
despise The line OF argument adopted by the opponents
Of the Cincinnati Convention, applied TO criminal Judg-
mens would consgn the accessory 10 murder TO the gall
lows and permit the principal TO go scot free.
In the Of everything that is sacred and honorable,
beloved State be consstcut and she rejects the
convention let her reject its nominee be he who he may.
To be consistent she should also her entire dele
CATION the lower House Of Congress for voting, In
mon with northern democrats for Richardson for Orr and
for Aiksn-n ALL hundred and huythres times To DO
consistent she should do more and recall her entire dele
political relations with democratic members here
conform the relations which persons desire
State bear towards the democratic States the moment
for ercuvencss and turn backs upon such dem
clancy Jones and Cadwalade Of Pennsylyana
(wbo would IL they ssveowners and
because they interpret the constitution do and obey
i'll that moment become poweress and might as well
be at home farms But in the matter OF consist
ency, told that State has uniformly declined a
with national conventions IL this historically
true2 In May, ls4s people assembled IN convention
at Columbia and appointed delegates to attend the demo
cratic convention Baltimore and for the avowed pur
pose Of promoting the nomination Of Mr. Calhoun for tn
presidency. The distinguished gentlemen selected
represent the State large went to Baltimore bu
they reached that city, it was clearly ascertained
that the district delegates were not appointed -
Calhoun could, under circumstances, get rnice,
ton for Inc presidency and, THEREFORE,, they " lete
,ate tb.;r sests o. Pernsylva-