The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-09-29

Southern View Of the Forthcoming
Charleston Convention.
We clip the following very sensible
predictions from the Richmond (Va)
News:
This Convention Of The Democracy is
proposed to be held some time in the
spring. It is yet too early to prognos-
ticate much on The subject Of its action,
or It's probable result. The political
horizon Of the Democracy is rather ha2y
at this period 60 see clearly Even the
most astute Of the leaders Of that party
are at fault just now.
We venture, however, TO record the
| prediction chat one Of two things will
happen. Either the Convention will
prove an abortion, and terminate in con-
fusion, and without any result or, that
they will do what they have frequently
done before, and will be likely, if pos
sible, to repeat again, viz: ignore the
whole of the persons whose names have
| been prominent, and make a nOmina-
/ ton of some one altogether unmen-
| toned up to this time. Tn other words
they will go into the woods for a candi-
date and select him per ignotam, be-
cause he is unknown, and has no re-
cord. This has become the settled pO-
Icy Of the party The case Of Mr. Bu-
chanan hardly forms an exception to the
prevalent rule; for his record was next
to nothing, and it was notorious that he
was chosen because he was "On the re-
cord nowhere on the subject Of the
| Kansas Nebraska bill"
The Democracy, in our opinion, can.
not agree upon any one Of their prom.
inent men. That, we think is certain
The signs Of the times at this junctur,
indicate this more than ever. If they
adopt the other alternative, as we thinl
they will, if they can harmonic at all
and select some obscure and unknown
man, what thon2 They cannot cleo
him.
1st. Because they cannot rely il
their present condition, or, what is likel
to be their condition, upon the strengt
of their vote to carry him through
p Even if their party we're as well unite
5. as formerly, they cannot beat the Oppc
I sition. They are in a minority, bu
+ they cannot, in the future, hold thei
party as firmly as heretofore.
r I'd. Even if this were so, they hav
s not, and cannot have, the auxiliary al
d of some great fact or question, or moa.
!, ure, past or prospective. They backe
IF up Mr.. Polk's nomination with the Tey
S. as question. They purloined capita
that did not belong exclusively to then
nor at all, except in very small par
viz: the compromise measures of 1856
q and carried Pierce on them. He speed
v lily kicked the ladder from under hi
r and sprawled on the earth. The Kar
.e sas bill gave him, together with his gel
.e eral incOmpetency, a quietus.
Mr.. Buchanan was run because he ho
? not done something--becauso he WI
d out of the country and took no part
J. the matters which gave rise TO the e,
re cited state of the public mind, which,
l. a choice of evils, waited him into I'll
rs Presidency. His administration h
proved a failure, and worse; his par
r. have turned from him in disgust, al
n. with burning ezecrations. He cor
mands now the house hold troops alou
r and the suttlers camp-followers, al
ne baggage train. But the circumstanc
OF which led the people to make such
e. thing, without gender, President, CT
d scarcely happen to the Democracy agai
te There is no more Texas--and the Coz
On promise measures, by Democratic actio
are Of force no longer Hence, wi
g. these hastily-expressed, but well.co
. sidered views, we predict that t
he Charleston Convention will break up
disorder, or will beat the bush for a ca
mt didate; and, if the latter, they will
IRE routed in the election; which, Heay
re- grant, we humbly beg.