Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-20
That Hand-Organ.

tested delegates in the Charleston ConNen-
ton exclude the regularly elected Douglas
delegates, the Convention will, and ought TO-
split Well we stick to it, If fair and square
Democrats, duly elected by duly authorized
conventions. are to be excluded by the arbi-
trarv will of uncontested Buchanan delegates,
we contend that it is just ground for seeding
from the Convention, and letting the whole
thing 90 to destruction. If the Convention
cannot reflect the true spirit of the Demo
cratic party, it is entitled to no respect what
ever, and, what is more, will not receive it.
The Gwin organ, above alluded to, is TO
doubt willing to abide by the action of the
Convention in any case. Persons who could
Justify the Lecompton fraud, might very con
sissently justify the fraudulent action of a
nominating convention. In fact, the justif
cation made by the Express of the late Le'
compton County Convention, in which the
grossest injustice was done to Mr.. Gregory,
Mr.. Flattery and other men deserving the
sufTrages of the party, shows what that jour
nal is ready to do in the way of sustaining
! fraudulent conventions.
1t is all very well for that paper to say,
ooh we will sustain Douglas, if he is nomi-
mated by the Charleston Convention, but we
will abide by the action of the Convention" J"
The conductors know very well that every
unwoi thy effort will be made to prevent Mr.
Douglas from receiving the nomination, and
that the chances are very good for playing
shenanigun in such way as to secure the
nomination Of an out-and out Buchanan rene
gade. They feel, therefore, perfectly safe in
saying tl.at they will abide by the action of
the Convention They will take Douglas if
he is forced upon them, but they think he
will not be.
For our part, we have but little idea that
the Douglas delegates will be admitted with
out n contest. 1t is true that in the majority
of the Free States the regular Democratic or
ganization is Douglas, as in Maine and Hi
nois. 1t is proven also that the Democratic
State and City Committees of New Y York arc
Douglas, contrary to all expectations on the
part of Buchanan and his friends. Without
any formal declarations on the subject, every
sensible man knows that the Democratic par
ty of the North is for Douglas The Buchan
antics are in the minority But in every in
stance in which they can possibly get up {
Bogus Convention, they will do it, and senC
Bogus delegates to contest the seats of thu
regular and legitimate Douglas delegates
: This will undoubtedly create disturbance
and, if the regular delegates (who are Doug
las) shall be excluded, the Convention will a
certainly be burst in two as the sun now
shines In such case we wish to see it burst
: IN two.
In several places, recently, Mr. Buchanan
I has been announced as a candidate for The
. Presidency This would hardly be done with
ont his authority. Being announced, he vii
undoubtedly exert himself to the utmost t
secure the nomination. And this may be h
reason why, in spite of all the protestation
We of sound and influential Democrats, he sti
r, declares himself hostile to Douglas, and refr
n ses to withdraw his opposition to him.
Everything indicates determination to
m injustice to Douglas, and, in spite of the fax
h that he is the choice of the larger portion
o, the National Democracy, to throw him Owe
ne board by some piece of treachery or infamor
n chicanory. The Express stands ready to en-
dorse anything of this kind that may be don
y TROUBLE WITH THE INDIANS IN ARIZONA
k The Herald publishes an extract from pr
10 vate letter, written from Camp Jeeker, gi'
le ing an account of sad occurrence whic
c. took place at the Patagonian mine on th
3lst ult About thirty or forty Apache
came to the mine bearing white flag. tt
~ superintendent of the mine, who had bee
80 annoyed 10y them, ordered them off, at tt
Nv same time pointing his gun at the flag bea
IN er. Francis Freeman, and employee at Il
''e mine, then approach the Indians with p
20 tol The next thing that occurred was t
'9 firing of two pistols, one by an Indian al
q" one by Freeman. 1t is not known who fir
'' first. Freeman then got his rife, and viii
again approaching the Indians, was shot
60 one of them and killed. The Superintende
.he then fred at and wounded the Indian W
in had shot Freeman. This is the first collisi
ian between the whites and Indians since
ra- treaty made few months since, by Ca
ate Ewell.
~ SACRAMENTO SHOOTING CLUB-At me-
=, ing of the Sacramento Shooting Club, says
-, Sacramento paper, held last evening, 1t '
INV determined to offer the following prizes to
shot for during the ensuing State Fair,
contest to commence on the 18th Septemt
"' -. ~ o,olool1 NJ md continuing th