The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-05-25

THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION, that has
held its session at Montgomery this year.
after committing moro absurdities, and
making itself more supremacy ridiculous
by its discussions, than ever before, ad-
journed to meet at Vicksburg, IN May,
1860 giving the country two years relief
from another dose Of its nonsense. IL
seems to have produced as much disgust
at the South as at the North, by its
puerilities and yagaries. The augusta
Chronicle in noticing its proceedings
says:
''We have long since ceased TO occupy our
columns with such miserable trash-meTe
gas. For next to the Smithsonian Institute,
we have long regarded these conventions as
the greatest humbugs OF the age"
Several of the leading South Carolina
papers, who were among the first in call
ing these conventions into existence, are
now heartily ashamed Of their proceed
ings, and Laugh ard condemn their acts
without even show Of decent respect
for the honorable gentlemen who COM
pose the body. The Carolnian, pub
liShed at the seat Of government, con-
demns the discussions as extravagant,
foolish and impracticable, and says they
have done much more harm than good.
1t adds: "there is, however, no need
of surprise, as gentlemen go there to talk
and they must have something to talk
about. Many OF them cannot get TO Con-
gresS, so that, for constitutional relief
they must resort to the convention, tC
let off their unconsumed patriotism."-
Many other Of the leading Southern pa
pers, speak disparagingly of the congen
ton and condemn its course without
stint or reserve. Maryland, for the frs
time, refused to send any delegates, anC
was unrepresented. The Virginia mem
bers,opposed most OF the projects breach
ed in the convention and did not seem t
have much sympathy with the spiri
that ruled the conclavc. The doings 0
the last convention will probably prov,
fatal to its successor. 1t is doubtful, if
after two years reflection, another eveI
assemblies.
The members seem to have been al
struck with the Authorization that tht
entire North is arrayed in hostility t
the South-that it is antagoniStical il
every form-and Southern unity become:
necessary upon the score of selfIpreser
yatien. The terrible spectre Of North,
ern aggression disturbs the visions o
every Speaker, in the discussions ofeyer
theme. The question of disunion wa
freely debated and found some warm al
vocates. The problem of slavery in al
its forms was discussed. The policy {
re-oPening the African slave trade, wa
indicated and various other measure
equally radical and destructive foun
advocates. The report on the reopen
ing the slave trade, is the most outrage
GUS in its doctrines, and the richest 70
the cool method OF its lunacy.
1t begins with canlidiy admitting that Il
question now pending in the United Stat,
between slave labor and free labor is precis,
~ neither more nor less than the question b,
tween aristocracy and democracy. "ltis oil
viousn SAYS thls report, - that two distin
and antagonistic forms of society have IN
tor the contest upon the arena of this Unto
The Cneh-meauing, no doubt, the system
the Free Statcs-'.assumes that all men Il
equal, and that equality is right, and iormii
upon that theory, is strainlng It's membl
TO the horizontal plain of a democrat
The othcr''-that Is, the system OF the sla
States-"asSumeS that all men are not eQui
that equality l. not right, therefore,; III
forming upon this theory, is taking its
the round 81 form OF a social aTiStocracy."
The report admits that the popular ideal
the "age', Is IL favor of the former syste
but, on tlfe'other hand, the fact of the ext
ence OF domestic slavery Is assumed TO pro
not only that the rounded form of soc
aris.ocTaeyn is the embodiment of liyi
social TRUTH but as establishing also,
yond the reach of doubt, the prelimin,
point OF its being right ''tO bring the ne.
by compulsion to a life of la bor."
Human society never was intended, 50 t
report maintains. Ito consist forever OF
unartieulated mass of pure democracy.
Whatever States have come TO greatu
have exhibited the condition of uneq
classes. No State ever yet survived the
OF such political distinctions. Rome p
ished in a military democracy; France !e'
on desp0tiSm since the natural props Of
cial order have been stricken dOwnn-ret
ring, We suppose, to the abolition Of priv
egel vrders-and ever nov IL might be pa
ful TO consider what would be the No
without the South" These distinetio
however, though necessary everywhere
communities consisting of only one race,
artificial. and therefore liable TO yield to
force OF gravity. The only sure guaral
for the perpetuIty OF 1.-THE rounded form o
social arisJocracy,n without which there
be no national greatness, is TO have at han
naturally inferior race, such as the ncgr
are assumed TO be, who can be kept un
forever; and the presence therefore of t
inferior race in the Southern States, and
multiplication there, far from bein
thing to be lamented, holds out to til
States "the promise Of brighter future q
has ever opened to the hopes OF man"
Bat to justify and uphold this uniol
unequal races is to justify the means OF
formation. An atirInance OF Slavery,
the report contends, is, in principle and eff