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THE CONVENTIONS Al cHaimoND; AND
81 BALTIMORESsEs "a =


Sc BALTIM0RE.AEs ~ :
& For the purpose of healing the late scism,
and reconciling the differenees,sof the. Demo.
cratic party, Messrs. ,srEfnENs, TooMns and
CoB9, have respectively addressed letters. to
Their constituencies, and to effect the same ,'ob
ject Democratic address, signed by nineteen
Congressman, out of some sseventy oreighty
from the south, has been published. These
gentlemen however much they may differ
among themselves IN principle, agree in rec.
sommending tbat,thc seceders from the Charles.
yton'g IbackSto Baltimore.
MI. STErnESs thinks they ought not to have
seeded, and that they were entirely wrong in
nowsdemanding the protection BY Congress of
:slaveIproperty in .the territories, According
sto his.Siewsthe South has long gfabendoned the
doctrine Of Intervention, and she cannot now
insist upon Congressional interference with
slave property without a breach. of plighted
faith to the North. : He thus proposes to effect
u union with the Northern wing of the party
by concession Mt all points. On the other
hand Nessrs. TooMDs aud CoBB, and d%the sign
ers of tho Democratic address fully justify the
late action Of the Seccders at Chnrlcs,on. and
hold out the prospect Of obtaining ample cen
ccssion to their demands at Baltimore, and thus
effccting u union of tho party. They show
clearly that the action of the Charleston Con-
vention in adopting the minority. platform, and
its persistent adherence to DouGLAs, was a rec
ognition and endorsement of the Squatter Sow.
creignty hercsy, and TINT this. was done by
sixteen States, who without being able to- cas- t
probably single electoral vote, by virtue of
their superior numbers in tIet Con vertion, at
tempted to force, the adoption their plat form
aud the nomination of their candidate against
the united voice of every Democratic State in
the Union. A courseso unprecedented, fully
justified the action of the seeding delegates,
but these gentlemen think that this very seces-
sion hos led TO proposition of compromise
which may lead to IA satisfactory adjustment.
They therefore recommend that the assembling
of the Richmond Convention should saw ait
the action ut Baltimore and should3be post:
poncd to day subsequent:t to its meeting. e
In, Recommendations we are glad to see Tint
no member of Congress from South, Carolina
or Alabama has joiued,S ,Sand we trust that none
of the seeding States will give oversthe Con-
vention at Richmond to which tile best hopes
OF Southern Statesmen are So 5anxiously direc.
ted. Senator HAMMOND we.see has lately writ
ten letterto the Committee Of the Democrat
ic meeting in Charleston. in; which >hes recon.
mended By nll meaus the. election OF delegates
to meet at Richmond On the day appointed by
the seeeling delegntes=-that these should be
chosen from thet5m most reliable men. Of each
State, and clothed wit!inmple powers Whilst
tits the true policy hesthiuks to maintain
the union Of the States under the. Federal
Constitution, it. is altogether essentialsthpt the
eight sec eding cotton States SHOULD he kept to-,
agether ine the closest bonds Of Union; and: that
to thisend the Richmond Convention will be
largely instrumental. Such meeting He
thinks would haven tendency in bring ing
about a dissolution of the Urion, but rn.ifer
an Opposite effect, as'it would. serve to- check
that, spirit Of aggression by ambitious and
and fanaticpl leaders, which threatens a dis
ruption. of this Confederacy. Tile best inter-
csts of;the South demand that. Tie Richmond
Convention be held nt all events. fE
We have no iden. that the differences in the
Democratic party can be .reconeiled. Some
have entertained the opinion that the party
can behafmonized Ly rejecting Douglas and
taking some other man. But this,is more easi-
~ said than done. The North thwesf@ill stand
to. Tim to- the last, and so poftionsof The dsie-
cations from New. England. D His,p ,partisans are
more vehement IAN ever, and look to suceess
by holding out to Che end. aud manufacturing;
political capital ,foff him: DouoLAs and hfs
friends will not recede an inch f6nfaheir .posis
tion,. and we have no idea CHIT the South will
giveway.f The result Swill sbe,s separate eand
independent nomination so, -; r ~ -