New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-02
THE CONTEST IN THE SOUTH.

Alterpates) from that State to the late Democratic
National Convention:
TO TIE DEMOCRACY OF VIRGINIA.
Fy1Ioy-CITIzEhs: Iii incum ont upon us, IA yonr
deli os.- To Law before you oief and plain statement
If the uripcpsl circumstances which constrained us 70
retire fr. m the Democratic Convention which assem-
b.d at CbaIeston on The I'D OF April, ana again az
Bal,inore on tie 18Th OF ibir mofnb.
Ifont soe purp,te ere iy ourselves, we conid
declare ttst We earnestly employed every honorable
exp. dent in our power avert dissolution OF tne
Conve,ti, n. and when it became Inevitable we ex'
erred all our influence u give conservative dlrec ION
IN excited lene1ts The truth VI there declarations
would be MAIN aimed BY the testimony Of all who we're
ui,us.,es If our conduct. Though we're very re-
ucra,t 10 encounter The responsibilities cast upon US IN
n II /, At Of conflicts AID disasters which We dId
prodp,e vet " trust thai they we're encountered ~uh
HAT hfp,ts bich re ont the r. prrsehatlVeS :" NH
GINA But you will desire more particular narration
of e,ens, 10 cradle you to iofn proper Jnd8uieh'
UPON tue resent ttate OF pnbh; affairs
H. sp,t orr province Ia ~ III Judgment upon Tue
rarti,s to tlose coufcs which arse IN Ihe iae Con
W ution al award 'belr realV. shares VI praise vi
bsp 10 each. Our thk VIII, VI necrooy, re
late mainly to tie 'aul OF ore parry. IL "i DC ger
tIned without acrmoDy, ADD with perfect hdenty 70
tie ruth, az il apr ears 10 our III nds -,
When III. Con, enOn first asr.mbl d at Charies'on,
a
eso,r paJtizaps of "a Northern candidate who renhlns
the cons, icurus champion Of a political dogma whlch
has b, en- conCen.p-d uncoLsntu iobhl ny the gu
pJeme Court. AS urged, It has degenerated IL 70
ere ant. Slavery principle, tending divide parties
by a oeogrsI hcal ne IL IS less candid but not less
stcll,Ial than the lea'ig tenet oi me kepuDilcan
par.y In rder TO sustain he position OF that caudi-
dat, the lie, d.Is OF his party the Convention were
Obliged 10 organize HIS partlsaDs upon the Dasi7 oi an
ut,usttuii, nal principle and SECTIONAL sentiment al
we're 10 The South. Meet ny Wit opposition from the
South they became each successive stage OF the cOO-
ct ore decided ana reoOure IL hostility TO our con-
stiiutioal IiLhts In aDy other sehse, We would not
accuse 30 l;uke q portion VI National Democratic
Cony, non Of any dessn hostile 10 our institdtions
bur YOU oug know by what process tue Convention
was srctJCnalZ.c.
TL1,. mari .uus of canddat, were almost exclusive
" N,rt en- m. nber, and they lad secured the alauce
Of the large oeleg.li, from New-iork' What Vas
the narr- Of this alliance we we're able 10 uhder-
stand for the New lOk delegation med u us udiI-
Ie,t to the uot cal pr,n,ipe which the organlzs-
ton as as, d. and not zs Ius fOr Is Candidate
Even irh the addition Of New York that wing OF the
CoDN er ton was minority. Bul, ny Il RUE Oh Young
invented Il, the OCCASION acquired the force OF
maioIi v Thus tie le ,Oers of a bare third of the
COy Ell ion Obtain ed control over It's proceedings, aud
they exeTt.d their power Ill behalf OF sectional prlu-
ciLe.
State " hi has not p,ovdd directed by State
Convection how liz vote nay be given, the L 'nven-
ton will rtcogr iZe the right OF zach delegate to cast
his individual vote" The ar.itce concealed ID this
rule WI b. % nlly Explained. The rdle was irst
ed 10 a Connittee Of the Convection, aud ro-
i.c.d v ben th- Com nItI.e tut. Aferward, III
the sbtence Of the delegate IRON Virginia, aha OTHER
III, IN err portion Of the Commit ee solved " report
H. Bling ui, XCecedly epfuBg upon tn Convention,
il as hufII.d through tuOut Oppo tuany for dlscls
sicn. None but thUse who had studied some sped
facs not tn GENERALLY known, could ave oreseeD s
unfair eett aud iii Consequen es. We OppOs
il nc eTIOnuus ia principle AID contrary 10 AL t0rner
Ira "A alter ward discovered.
liz the New York delegation ere were twenty votes
bouLd the alliance We have NJ. ntobeO, ana hiteen
votes III o, pOsl lon. BY the Lew rule Ih's- hit-en
y,t vtr, surIr, sscd AID T. whole thirty five we're
ca, as the al"rily determined for State COnN en-
tup had 81 cied In Pennsy lvaa tue relation OF
paIt, reversed, sever teen votes being opposed
TO e seciora leaders, aud in tbcc I'd ,or, or aoout
tLus. numbers Bot tie State Convention had not
drece0 t. AT delegation now u cast s vote. II former
usage or any uniform Iue had been applied 10 both
E 81 p,w tu del gallons aud TO otnels toe comOid-
lion which We have cescr be would bavr always ap-
leal.d 10 BE- rs it reilly was, mlnOl OF tue CJu-
yeutiun. But when ten favorable vot-o III Pcnllsyl-
vauI were tree aid hteem opposing votes III New
York suppressed, The minority Was made TO APP
pear tie maj my, and IN iact lui' tle Cohkent ~.
after the nercstoD, although We sccee ed
IN re anlIg p,rlla ch ok upon IL with fegarJ 10 noun
HalioLs At Was by force OF the Cohlrvan.e we have
eAIlaln,d that II minority j-cted the platform sup
IUrltd tie majority Its rejection caused several
Southerl ) alter 10 withdraw f. III the Convention at
c. aresto . Cur conduct III ih4, crels has already
b, en- vudl,a' ed before you ad has received 20 r a
IrOySL But tie hopes which We thtn entertained
Luye lot teen realized.
ben tie Cow, ntion adjourned 10 meet IN Baltl-
more in eXl ectatiVn OF ass mbl ng once more full
lonS ebtoL the ID. mOoracy OF all the States, the
Ilact U those d. ga WHO Lad Withdrawn were not
declared vacant. IL ~as lett TO them aud to their con-
tluelts TO de, Ide whe her Withdrawal which might
De, temporary, thou be converted into au absolute
vacation OF tier Be- ais.
A.. a. iasu
ADM. slou INTO The Convention "a, Baltimore. Their
Ir,uiu with tie ,ohsent OF their constituents was
fair uteI Of I,,oucIl atlOD In our Intercourse with
them " iCuld them i,posed To make liberal conces-
siuls for tie rake vi harmOuIZlug the Convention.
Tty ought not to have be, met, AT such me Sfh
cbufnsh or capous objections. generous hrlon
Of ioimer differences would have been more appro-
IIiate.
iug 30 e adned al once without objection, pre-
laitd a Iap,r TO be- laid before the Con9entl0n wnen
tyeI th odu. red and from that paper we are
hermit, o To I.ake the following extract:
undersigned W, assured Of the gratifying fact that
otrI responded cordially lh- state OF Misss
N 10 t invita- u sddI, ALL eir del, ties clothed
WI ry with elves, spa a 1t las Se n pfaica
be 10 obia dubess come epued as we do to Joil m
eiLa dehbeItOn on he questions Viii n distrat
epsny. l. sIired by hope Of the pIesetyson tie 20
tio sd the MT CITY OF IL. Democratic parry we WI
pnit gu sol O. to doaot he aAsten'r Tue
ssp IL quai adr i. the mind OF esery dsegtte
.,irg reasonable to that tue na
The St,t provide Tor hile tue vaca
Il Il IN thi ucLth Il med as al Invitation {
Ler the baIfeu thaA ruu Of rAt, past decisions
o. oitgoIe coucuriOu invitation TO tog heI
uuiy deliberate The ana unexpected posture Of
hLus rstic party aud 10 consider AL thu issues
l.L nov .p baua, t. Lts In tnis hope they
c. rDu by tho CONVENTION subsequent the
widbp the delegates rom M'sssip, and by he tJne u
ii Cons. ystise Democratic pess Throughout the try
vi this view in his Iiit the Dcmoo'acy OF Mlsis'irp
lCtil z. unit h,r de gates here an
ped upon the discharge Of the dues as
sighed b, M
lie del, cations from Mississippi and Texas appeared
vi an delegate Qst their right OF adj
Il itsou YET their aOulssUB formally opposed IN
Il onv,unon; their rig was suhjecie, tn tue stru