Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-08

The DEMOCRACY OF VERMONT AND MISSES
authority of the Boston Post, that the demo-
cratic delegates to the Charleston Convention
are "well known as firm supporters of the
National Administration, and in respect to a
nominee for the next Presidency, are COM
mitted to no man, by instructions or other
WISE" the Vermont Patriot responds as
follows
The article in the Boston Post. alluded to-
was, no doubt, well intended, and the s'hghest
authority" it is fair to think, aimed to state
facts, though it did not. The reports of the
Vermont State Convention given in the Bos-
ton papers, were essentially correct. There
was a regular, and systematic rally of the
Democracy and the Cow Boys at the conven-
tion. The thing was fully and fairly under
stood by every democrat and Cow Boy, in the
State; and the latter especially, rallied 10 the
last of their ability. The issue was distinctly
made up before the Observation-Disclosures and
Popular Sovereignty, against the Cow BOYS,
and slave code. The democracy turned out
to see that the first were endorsed, and the
Cow Boys to see that they were repudiated.
The Cow Boys were most ingloriously beat
ten and annibilated For the highest author
ity," through the Boston Post or any other
paper, to say that this is not the truth, is to
say what the entire democracy of the State
know is entirely outside the fact.
The Patriot states further that although no
instructions were given to the Charleston
delegates, they were understood to be COM
mitted to DOUGLAS and Squatter Sovereignty.
1t claims that the democracy of Vermont are
almost unanimous for DOUGLAS.
The Mississipfidn lays the above facts before
its readers and says
We cheerfully correct the error of our orig
inal paragraph. If it is really The purpose
of any considerable portion of the Northern
democracy to fOist Douglas upon the party as
a candidate for the Presidency, we prefer to
know the fact, and to let the South know it,
If we are fOrewarned, we can be forearmed.
In return for the information which the
Patriot deigns 10 impart, it is due 10 candor
to say that if the New England democracy
succeed in nominating Douglas. the agreeable
duty of electing him will devolve upon them;
AID as they are in hopeless minority in
every Statee, we suppose they will have "a
good time" of it. Under no circumstances
will he receive the votes of Mississippi and
the other reliable democratic States of the
South. The Vermont office-hunters can help
to nominate him at Charleston; but how
many electoral votes will they give him in
the electaral college?
The Southern democracy will &c to Char
leston pledged to a faithful maintenance OF
the principles of State equality which consti-
tute the groundwork of their creed these
principles they hold subordinate to all else;
and TO ask them TO support candidate for
the Presidency whose position upon the prac-
teal Issues OF the day is equally odious to
them as that of -Seward--a candidate who is
the very embodiment of doctrines which they
universally repudate as more dangerous and
destructive of their rights than the exploded
dogma of the Wilmot Provso--is to invite
them to commit an act OF folly and selfabase-
Enent from which the basest slaves would ill.,
stinotivoly recoil. IT the Vermont place
hunters desire the South to help them 10 the
federal Offices, they must look TO il that some
worthier man than Douglas il selected.
Here il will be seen what wide gulf
separates the democracy of Vermont aud Mis-
sissippi. What sort of continuance will the
managers employ to make the two wings en-
brace,as embrace they must and will. The Gin
cinnati PLATFORM will doubtless suit the Yer
monters as il suits their maine brethren and the
central organ, the Constitution. How much bet
ter are the democracy of Vermont than the
much abused black republicans?