, 1859-04-28

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The late State Con-. ention Of the anti.. Admin
ist1ation Democrats 1[~ PENNSYLVANIA llas crca-
ted much alarm in the party regular cump.
Thus, one Of the Washington papers, generally
recognised as the anointed organ Of Mr.. Doug
las, frankly declares that I'VE deplore this move
ment because Of the inevitable defeat it will Gu
ts Sef Se ss 9stsag: he a ,t this
ministration, anti-Letomptou, anti-S]ayery
speech Of Hon. John Hickman, ut the said Con-
vention, that
He avoved the taeonahe doctrine Of Seward In the most
a e1s 9d and sph.1e sksaf ma ths dsea5aton
iai.f from Ills incident? prepare fT N syentuai
i Es e 5s 3 r.
Fonty aatlls f1Saa.2 nothey nsdtatc poatsey + ths
ps t. Ss ssS i 4: SsR5s Sese;a5s
1rat > reply to these inquiries, @A'
In "rcply to these inquiries" the Philadc1
phia Pres, the principal organ of these Penn
sylsania boilers, at the tail Of long haraugue
against the administration. answers substan.
TALLY ~. That tue States Rights Democracy of
Pennsylvania mediate no apostacy to the oppo-
sition; 9. That believing the Democratic partr
Of the Union will adhere to its traditions and
covenants, these Pennsylvania boilers are re.
solved to ndhere to the party, protesting, how
ever, against the insolent assumption that the
federal administration is, in nny respect tho
..
That this so-called States Rights division Of the
Pennsylvania Democracy will support the nom
inces Of the Charleston Convention, provided
they shall be proclaimed the representatives Of
the popular sovereisnty' platform Of Mr.
Douglas. but that "if on the other hand, that
the theory" that "this government is to be ded-
lcated to the propagation Of slavery, then we
shall unquestionably oppose its nominees
The two conditions thus required to reunion
Of these boilers with the National Democratic
Church are-l. The absolute reputation Of tue
administration e ~ BY tue party; 2. The adoption
ot the Sqnattcr Sovereignty platform Of Mr..
Douglas That either Of these conditions will
be fulfilled By tho Charleston Convention is
Clearly out Of the question. Thus while it is
manifest, from the tribunal designed for the set
ttcmeht OF these propositlous that in the inter-
sal to leG" this division Of the party in Penn
sylyan'a Is to be kept open, it would appear that
al hotts Of reunion ut Charleston are cut of
from thu inadmissible terms Of peace herein
proposed.
On the other hand, Ar. Senator Brown, of
Mississippi, Las lately issued manifesto, in
winch he declares that the rights Of Southern
ien to take slaves into any OF the Territories OF
tue Cnon and to hold then there having been
established il the bred Scott decision Of the Su-
preme Court, it is the duty Of tho federal coy-
ernment to afford flair and adequate protection
to slavery in the Territories" Accordingly.
Nr. Arown, upon this platform, il ready to CO.
operate With the Northern Democracy, Other
wise he is in favor Of the utter abandonment by
the suuth Of the party iu the North to the mercy
OF Its enemies. We dare say, too, that a very
powerful majority Of the leaders and managers
Of the Southern Democracy will now cry "un!en''
to this ultimatum of Mr. Brown,
Thus, then, stands the case. If the Charles
ion Convention shall fail to adopt the squatter
sovereignty platform of Mr.. Douglas, his North
cru tullaWers will repeat the game of Van Buren,
Of ls45; but if the Convention shall fail to pro.
claim tue doctrine that it is the duty Of Consrcs
to protect slavery in the Territories, then the
Southern !i.o-caters will cast the Charleston
Presidential ticket aud the party headlouQ into
the gulf Of perdi.idh:
Thus the Democratic party ut Charleston will
DC driven into that harrow pass between Scylla
nnd Charv bds:
The Herald adds that there remains only one
cf"nce to save the party from utter ruin, viz !:
The platform Of the spoi|s. If this fails the pro-
ceedinss Of the Charleston Convention will be-
the funeral obsequies of the Democratic party