Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-15

xhnxsdav Morning. December 10, 1859.
rhs Charleston bonssnticn.
TAs question has been rsesaty nootsd In Soutl
Carolina whether that ssses shsll senA = dslega
t;oa % The Charleston National Democratic Con
veut;oa. They have . quadrennial dispute in
that Ssass. upon this question. just previous t.
sAs nssslag Of every Nssionai Convention Of the
Demoeraey-sad, until the last time. the Palmetto
Ssats, with digni6ed Independence that could
not bat excies our admiration, utterly refused to
hare anything TO do with the nominating Conven'
lions Of the party"
B.t he l,s, tina. south Carolna "fell through"
Senseor Evans General McQassa. and most Of
che old leaders Of The party, protest
ID ysheuently agaius. it. bot with no effect. I'M
der the sstuter management Of Orr. Pckens. and
other Unionists aad seekers after Federal honors.
TIE State departed from her old policy. and went
into The Cincinnati Convention and determined to
abide its decision.
The efort 10 now made 10 restore South Caroli-
M % her original independent position with re-
eard 10 Presidential candidates-and, possibly. it
may Be successful The Charleston Mercury.
with characteristic ability. leads the movement
and, probably. the eaor. would succeed bat for the
fact that the Convention IL 10 be hold in the prn-
eipai city of South Carolina herself.
It was great triumph for the National De-
uocracy" when they secured the participation of
South Carolina in the last Convention at Cincin-
natl. The steady refusal Of TINT State, previous
II, 10 unite, in the bonds OF fellowship, with tho
plundsrers and spoilsmen who mostly compose
~ n h,A Had nj
displsassd the Democracy 70 greater degree than
they were willing to confsss. They knew that it
was from no Pharisaical spirit Of being holier
than the rest that Soa'h Carolina held oG-but it
vas from settled cons iction that the indcpend-
snce of tho State was compromised by participa-
tion in the plans and proceedings Of gang OF pro-
fsasioual sposmen. More conservative of her
State pride and dignity than any other member of
the Confedcracy but no. more - than no ought
70 have been-South Carolina was unwilling to be
pledged 10 advance to the support of the candi-
dates and platform Of the National Cenventicle--
and she reserved the right to accept or rcpudato
both, as in her opinisn might seem most proper,
and most consistsat with her traditional political
laish and policy
Pisassd with her participation ~ the last Con-
Ipntion, the Democracy thought TO ciinch the nail
\ her allegiance to the party by selecting her
,rusipal city ~ the place Of meeting for tho next
Jonvsatiea. The device was we'll thought Of
mt while itmay be successful for once, it will DO
or oaes only. In 1864. whom. by the new appor-
ionment, the North viii have double the political
,owsr 81 the South. and will thus be able to intro
luss iasc ths platform Of lthe party not only the
Douglas dagna-of Sqaatser Sovereignty, but all
'ortN of other political heresies. We take it that
leelA Carolina will repudate NIL fellowship, Of
whatsoever character, with such party. She will
resume her proad position of isolation from the
Esst, and look down with her former contempt up
on the wrsugies aud personal fcuds which arc
Of those who participate in and con
MOL. the proceedings of national nominating Con-
MENTIONS.
Unlike the other States South Carolina votes for
President through the agency Of electors that are
shossn BY the Legislature-not by the people
This principle OF conservatism, ut once the distn-
gushing characteristic and the proud glory of tho
Palmetto State, relieves her still more from any
obligation to gsinto National nominating Conycn-
lions. She 10 thus enabled, in the appointment. of
slssssrs, 70 be governed by circumstances and to
take advantage Of them. Pledged to no par,icu-
lar candidate. she may dispose Of her vote as to
savs the nation from the Presidency Of a man Oh
noxioas TO Southern sentiment. 1t would be well
II other Southern States were TO initiate South Ca
rolina'scon sentative and independent policy.