The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-26
The Charleston Convention-The South, and
the Slavery Question.

| the Slavery QuSsttcn
| The Charleston Mercury persists in its hue and
| cry against that weak invention Of the enemy"
and Mr.. Douglas, through the Intervention Of
| Senator Green Of Missouri, acting a; peace.
maker: q compr omise which the said paper de.
nounces as "a barter, sale, surrender Of the
South" which the democratic party Of the South
will not dare to accept. And We are further ad-
monshed that g the days of compromise on the
part of the South have passed." that " her peo-
pie are done with Them" that cher public men
Will come up to the requirements Of the times
| and will maintain what they have boldly and re-
Gently announced the duty OF the part Of the
! general government to protect the rights Of
Southern shareholders in the Territories without
discrimination :" that any other hope iu-
dulged by party men is vaiu and illusory;' that
IF Douglas be readmitted into the democratic
party, and the territorial rights of the South be
ignored the democratic party is forever gomez
that Union savers and party wire puilers cannot
longer hoodwink the South
Upon this same subject of the alleged re-
conciiiation between Mr. Douglas and the ad
ministration, the Mobile Advertiser also INDUCES
in an indignant remonstrance aga nst any such
coalition, fatty declaring that IF the ooopera-
! ton OF Northern democrats can only be pur-
chased by compliance with demands, unreason-
able in 'hem to make, and disgraceful il us
to endure, then we say the price re-
quired is too high, and the offer should
| bo -ri4t - =
duty of the South to demaud sectional oand-
date at the hands Of the Convention-by which
| we mean q candidate who IS citizen Of our
section, and who recognises its rights to their
fullest extent
These ultra Southern views IN reference to the
Charleston Convention, are proclaimed and re-.
echoed By considerable puuber Of democratic
organs and orators from Richmond to New Or
leans but we have yet to learn that the South
ern democracy will accept of nothing less than au
ultra Southern proslavery sectional candidate
for 1860, With platform declaring it the duty Of
Congress to pass special code Of Laws for the
protection Of slavery in all the Territories Of the
Union. We all know that it was the conserve
tive nationality Of Mr. Buchanan that saved the
democracy in 1856, in spite Of the violent "sec.
tional' policy and offensive proceedings Of the
| Southern ultras of the par = in the prosecution
of that campaign. We all know, too that there
| is no hope for the democracy in 1860, except in
reunion upon tie broad national principles
embraced in the general policy of Mg. Buchanan
administration, and upon candidate Tho is not
sectional but national man.
Possibly upon this sectional issue between the
humbug of squatter sovereignty, and this new
Southern abstraction Of the sovereignty-the
duty of Congress to legislate for the protection
of slavery in the Territories-the democratic
party may be split ipto pieces and disbarded a
year hence at Charleston Unquestiooably the
! cohesive power Of the public plumber will bt
put to severe tTi.l in that Convention ;
but we incline to the opinion that 10 the
spells there will be discovered the basis of 4
platform upon which Wise and Hunter, and
Jefferson Davis and Douglas, ard Siiell and
| Soule, and Dickinson aud Seymour, and all their
factions, and all the other ciiques and factions Of
the party, may tremendously sit down together
as at family love feast, and go forth therefrom
&c like giants refreshed with new wine.n
In these extreme demands Of our ultra Ere
eating Southern politicians for Congressional
legislation In behalf OF slavery in The Territories
for the repeal of all laws, federal and local, pro-
hibiting the African slave trade, and for an un.
limited license to flibusters in the work Of ex-
tending the area Of slavery, ii is great mistake.
to suppose that they are supported by the slave
holders OF the South. Senator Hammond, who
Is well qualified to speak for that class Of the
southern people, has very emphatcally de-
nouneed the African slave trade, as business