Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-06-30

Should be pu, in operation. La opposition
10 this Convention, a new Convention
was convened by voluntary organlza-
ton of Democrats vested with no power
from the Democracy Of the State, which
elected another set Of delegates beaded by
Mr.. Soule. The Committee on Credenti-
ais, evidently governed by partiality on
the one hand and prejudice OH the other,
admitted the Soule delegation and ex-
cluded the delegation reelected by the
old Convention, on the ground that the
Conven ton had adjourned sine die after
exercising its original powers, and that the
Executive Committee could not revive it.
II this reasoning was correct, then the
nomination Of Governor Skunk in 1914 by
a Convention which bad adjourned sine
die and was again CO. vensa after the
death Of Mr.. Muhlenberg. was invalid.
The Democracy Of Pennsylvania never
questioned its power. There is another
aud later instance Of the same kind ia
Pennsylvania history Of the re.convening
of an old Convention upon a special emer-
geucy; and with both these notable cases
in view we do not see how any member Of
the Pennsylvania delegation could have
voted for the exclusion Of the regular del.
egation from Louisiana because it was
chosen by an old Convention re-convencd
OF the call Of the Executive Committee,
and admitted a set Of delegates whose
election was confessedly irregular. We
instance this one case as type of the
rest. The Alabama case is even stronger
against the majority OF the Committee
The outrage contemplated in dividing the
Georgia delegation was too great for the
majority Of the Convention, ready as they
were to endorse the report Of the Commit
tee in ther particulars. If time and
space permitted we could point out the
Inconsistency and partiality Of this ma.
jority report, which was adopted by the
Convention in consequence OF the unit
rule controlling the minority of the New
York delegation.
The adoption of this unjust report wa:
the turning point ofthe Convention. Had
justice been done, and the regularly com.
missioned delegates from these States beer
admitted to the Convention, the breach
which followed their exclusion would have
been averted. Mr.. Douglas might no
have been nominated, but the unity and
nationality of the Democracy would hay,
been preserved, and this is worth moro
than any man. We do not believe thai
the personal success of any man in thi
country, no matter how great his talents
no matter how numerous his friends o.
extttcd his character-is worth the pric,
ofparty disintegration. If We lad beef
the most devoted friend of Judge Douglas
and most Jealous for his nomination, W,
wound have labored the more earnestly t
rescue him from association iu any wa'
with the division Of the Democratic party
1t is poor triumph at the best, to secure
a Nomination over the crunbling frag
ments of great party. 1t would hav
been much better had the Convention ia
ken measures to preserve the Democrat
party whole and united. Such rcsul
was worth great price even the dcfea
of favorite candidate.
For ourselves, we mourn the rash an
incorporate counsels that have brougt
this great calamity upon the Democrat
party. We regret that foolish and culpa
BILE secession on the one side, should hav
been punished by unjust exclusion on tn
other. Our most earnest desire is for tn
defeat of the Black Republican party an
its candidates, and our duty is to follow til
path that promises to lead most dircctl
to that result, and in SO doing we sha
not, in any event, be severed from til
great mass of the Democracy Of Pennsyl
vania.-PatriOt d. U.ion.