The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-25
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.

THE NEW YORK HERALD-THz NEW YORK DEMooRA-
oY-rHR SLAVERY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rRrs-
ClPLEs ETC., ETC.
from the Richmond Enquirer Central Virginia organ Of
Governor Wise.
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
The following x,ract from the NEW York HERALD
TO have attracted notice.
at great mistake suppose that the present contro
versy between call sd hard and soft democracy OF
New York. In reference 10 Charleston Con ven0n in
wolves nothing than pitfu squabble for the pub
lie plumber The spills Of the succession may be the pa
and exclusive idea with both these factions but
there are other Issues and questions work
all sides which threaten the preoiptate dissolution at
Charleston OF the democratic party into two hostile sec
"rhe primary object Of soft, or Absny regency
clique, is the absolute control OF tho New York vote a.
Charleston, which they certainly command rough
State Convention under the engineering Of Dean Richmond
Co. Of the Stse Central Committee The object OF the
bards that balance Of power which they may
Charleston by the election OF the delegates under The sin
gle district sysem for under this plan they could proba
bly, elect five, eight ten or twelve delegates Of the thirty
i've to which this State s entitled AS the controlling dea
in this matter both sides, has been given cut that
each Of Eese factions is working for special Presidential
candidate, Daniel Dickinson being tho bampion Of the
bards, and Hora,lo Sey nour the pet OF tho softs
'But the real Issue between these called hards and
sofis lies between Wise and DouglasWse the cham
Iion for 1860 OF the Fernando Wood faction aud Douglas
the annonted fayoe OF the Albany regency ald Tam
many Hall. The game OF Fernando Woo. is to carry
down the Northern democracy to the great Southern wing
# the party Wise, while the game OF the Albany
egency and It's affiliations TO dragon the Southern de
acy into the support OF Douglas or his northern plat
''Ihe results will probably bs-frst the election Of
od Douglas or suatter sovereignty delegation rou New
the Albany regency secondly, the election OF Wise pro
slavery delegation by another state Conventon thirdly
The acceptance Of the Wise delegation at Charleston or
shat half snc half recognition which drove the Van Buren,
free soil faction into open rebellion in l8aS."
We fear that the BERAID is little too fast in is cacu
laon Nothing would give us noe pleasure than to be
assured that the great body Of the conservative demo
cfacy CT New York already moving, under the
pieces Of such tue and tried leader as Fernando Wood
IN m of
But advces from that State all 60 to
that the majority OF the New York democracy work
ing with enthusiastic eaTnestress 10 behalf OF their
well deserving fevcre, Daaiei s Dickinson This is II
should be- there is doubt that the New York demo
other, before any outsider Under these circumstance
the OF the State ought to be cast for the States
favorte son. Virginia will act on the principle
and will cast her vote for her favorte From ali
learn Kentucky will follow the of
ton 30 will nlirois And after meeting at Charleston,
the democracy soil first lay dorn complete platform Of
principles, and then proceed TO choose caadi
date Oh the ground OF superior qualification and avsa
bilty.
racy strengthened by the adhesion Of large and
respectable number who have hitherto acted in coopera
for the part TO those who divided from
tic party in lS4S 10 support MIR. Van Buren,.
Referring to these circumstances, we can easily trace
friends OF Daniel s Dickinson shall find II mrractlcabe
at Charleston TO nominate their favorte, nothing is
probable tad that thy uN deter mine to cast their po
for uch con,eTtGrs Southern democrat Cor Wise
Following out such line Of evident suggestion as this
the HERALD may still farther, and assured that if
the Southern democracy sball determine TO yield the
nomination, for the fourth time, 10 unbroken succession
to be North s recognise 10 man as better entitled TO the
honor than Daniel s Dickinson. Of NelO York r,otyh
cut the South, and specially in Virginia, he is Justly re
garded of high capacity Of sterling principle,
dleays true and conservative in the maintenance of the doc
Of his party and bold in their pndica.jon Waenever
and By uhoaneper tsey are asatled.
Whether the "soils really intend to act for Mr. Douglas
while pretending advance the interests Of Mr. Sey
unable 10 say. But We frank to say that
expect cordial operation with Southern democrats
at present from that faction of tie New York democracy
Their avowed conversion from the hereses OF free soism
ye too recent to permit them TO operate heartily
the nomination Of any Southern democrat however liberal
his views conservative his tendencies.
So far as the Virginia democracy is concerned, the two
divisions Of the New York democracy have each Old
cprocity When proposed Of the Cincinnati Con-
ventioD, to exclude the "hardsb altogether aud thus
'sofs,' the proposal favored and advocated by
small minority of the Virginia delegation The large ma
joriy Of oar del9ation, on TIE other hand indignantly in
sid that the friends Of Daniel s. Dickinson should at least
be entitled to equal uoice in tn, C0nreation lch those Of
John Van BURN The voice Of Virginia turned the scale
siow 10 forgetand which, doubtless their opponents find
For the sake # entire harmony, then, we trust that the
friends Of Mr. Dickinson may cd,ru unJrGt delegation
from Neao Fork 70 Cha,lefen That they already COM
maid majority Of the New ,rk democracy s olerably
v.dept ON several Indications
SLAVERY QUESTIONABLE SLAVE TRADE
From the New York News, organ of Fernando Wood
iew day since we the re- enactment Of the
Cincinnati solutions safe platform for the democracy
,bat IL won,a q, only bs uar,oc sna on naas% s
ns,rr ~ osad o:ros,on 49, Az. noa ~. .h
copssercy OF hose who pa sn .ha. peoa .sd
onnaren,Iy nd in cow RALLY onnos,a noston. e
~ ,Sa ,sba ~ sieve nrone,tv in inc Tayritaras Ss
bod,ng 70 This and having aEen no nosi,,on
and 20 Axe none at ts Time upon the po;nts
ena a yet deem our duty 10 give r. fha nbiic ,ha
necmIar viewp Of every aemocra,io statesman tnav
como N ne will SUFFICIENT autbenticitv " 0'
The Tos"n ~ s. nooIas has so rscant,v and On
fr,Iv hen given IN the vorid NOT oniv an hia Lave
I1nos canvass but in The Celebrated debate - IF
isst xinter in the Senate thai il ia unnecessar %
10 refer Ia n The views 90 Covernor Wisa are no,
en- we'll nnan,etood thoneh M rrbc n,an ha. auer
ceayer noye lnc,d aud fulj staement or bs oninons
ard the u1on which thew are predcated Than hc
ba. mn iris verv oeaon We rtfer IN ,he Ssmford 10,
Ter but te sreat length OF that mnort ant do.nmen,
0rnpoYtsnt from ia historical CONDENSATION ne veil a.
rom the Extraordinary nblIrv which n disn,avev nra
vented ,s ,ublicaton generally in the newrpsnes
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of lis opnops has had for several days vnc from the
hea1 Of lis columns declaration OF p,incines 5b;ch ms
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