The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-13
The Baltimore Convention.

AS the time approarhes for the re assem-
bling OF the NJ tioI oil Democratic Convention
at Baltimore, the people of the country are
becoming more and more impressed with
the great importance Of lGhering TO the es-
tabished ushges OF the party, and bringing
the Democracy to uni'e upon the man who
best represents the wishes and sentiments
Of the party ahd Whose chances of election,
II fnominated, are foremost of all.
Since the adjournment of the Charleston
Convention, there has been constant discus.
sion and movement among the Democratic
masses, and every dby more strongly con-
vinces the friends Of Mr.. Douglas, as we'll
Us those who have opposed his nomination,
that with him the Democracy is sure Of sue
cess. The feeling against him in the
South, which was represented as strong end
bitter, turns cut to be of the weakest charaC.
ter. AS the Democratic nominee, the
Democracy Of the South will support Mr..
Douglas as warmly, us heartily. ard as fiji
ciently as those OF the North. This is fully
shown by the tone Of the public meetings
which have recently been held throughout
many of the Ssouthern States.
His recent great speech in the Senate has
rendered Mr. Douglas Democratic record
brilliant os the sun. He has ected as q
Democrat, for the good OF the whole country
the South us we'll as the North.
We regard his nomination at Baltimore
almost as a foregone conclusion. Since
the adjournment of the Convention, his
popular strength has daily uDd hourly gain
ed, and now the Democratic voters of the
country ask for him. and him only, as their
leader in the approaching contest.
When the Baltimore Convention shal
assemble on the 18th, there will undoubted.
ly be some difficult preliminary questions tc
be settled. The first struggle will be as tc
the admission of delegates from the Seed
ing States. In some cases there will b.
two sets representing the Douglas and tht
Ant-Douglas feeling. The admission o
the new delegates will probably be the ties
question to the ultimate action Of the Con
vention. If any of the Seceders desire Il
return, there will be another difficult ques
tion to determine. But G think the South
srn hostility to Mr.. Douglas has in grea
cr1h, doI Nd kh.k of bf
Northern delegates which distrusted the
policy Of his nomination have seen ,hei
error.
AS fer as we are able to Judge in advance
the Convention at Baltimore, will be attend
ed by the people themselves in great mum
bers. The "outside pressure" will be ire
mendous.
The platform we regard was estoblishe
at Charleston by vote of the majority, a.
cording to re.established Democratic ust
ges, and we see neither the right norftf
power of the adjourned Convention to di
turb or alter it.
The Convention week will undoubted
be one OF great excitement, but when Il
nomination shall have been made, the d.
mocracy will be found a unit in favor OF II
nominee. That that nominee will be ST.
phen A. Douglas, Of Illinois, we have evel
reason to hope and to believe. We do n
believe in the possibility of a permanel
disruption of the Democratic party. VIII
Douglas the South and her interests will
in safe Democratic hands, and the SoutheI
people are determined not to permit fe
disorganizers to damage the only polite
organization in which there is any safety
the welfare of the nation.