The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-28
THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTINN---I7os ition of Pnrties.


The Charleston Mercury, "a paper which had at
one time the reputation of being democratic, but
whose recent course does not regret to say fully
sustain that character.) in commenting upon the
late election in Virginia and the approaching in
Kentucky, says that in Virginia, the assumption
of high southern ground by the Opposition, in
order to effect the overthrow of the democracy,
whose candidate some years ago was quasi-aboli-
zionist, has had the effect to destroy all expecta
ton of union of the Northern and Southern elc-
ments of opposition, and will force the democracy
upon the right southern ground as to our terri
tories" Now, fthe Mercury means by this that
the "high ground" taken by the Goggin party in
contra-distinction to the BottsGreely faction, will
drive the democracy to ignore those principles
upon which the Missouri Compromise was repeal
ed it has certainly msinterpreted the signs of the
times. The southern democracy will not be fright
ened into eating fire upon what the Mercury is
pleased to term the ''right southern ground, SIM
Div to compete in " out Heroding Herod " with a
southern disunion party. The democracy IN the
Charleston Convention will stand just where the
democracy in the Convention at Cincinnati stood
-upon the ground assumed in the Kansas-Nebras-
ka bill-that the people, and not Congress, have
the right to regulate their own internal affairs,
subject to appeal in of oppressive legislation,
TO the Courts. The wall of separation built by
the Gog9in party in Virginia between the north
ern and southern opposition, (Which separation we
think exists only in the imagination of the Mer,
curry would, were it real, only facilitate the sue
cess of the democracy, and insure triumph OF
those principles in 1860 which swept the country
in 1856 If the Mercury hopes that the Charles
ton Convention will place in its platform the dis
tinct affirmation of the right of the South to Con
oressiona interference with slavery In the Ter
ritories, it will be most egregiously disappointed
for the democracy will only pursue that course
by which alone the just rights of the South cal
be secured, and the Union perpetuated-viz: non
tntsrremtion Ly Congress 4" the territories.
The hearts of eating politicians IN the Sout
are fully set in them to break down the National
Union democratic party, in order to organize
thigh ground southern party-by union OF tn
southern democracy with the Goggln faction
which would only be another name for dlsunlo
party They may prate about squatter-soVerelgnt
as loud as they please, but popular-sovereignty'
set forth in the act organizing Kansas, is fund;
mental principle of republican government, an
the people will pass approvingly upon 1t as
quietus to the everlasting slavery question.
No more agitation of the slavery question
: Congress is what the people desire. The Sout
can secure her rights from the Courts IN less TIN
and in a much safer manner than by Congress
: There is no squatter-sovereignty about non-lnte
vention--it is the only thing that will restore tt
country to peace and quiet, give back to the Soul
=, her lost equilibrium in Congress- and complete
t kill off those political stock jobbers, North al
South, who live by changing their principles al
trimming their sails for every breeze that otfe
l. the least assistance in bearing self upward al
u onward. -