Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-04
The Charleston Convention.

After an sigh, days session, this body
called tho National Democratic Convention
has not ballotcd for candidate Tor Prs
iden,. Amids, noise and confusion unpar.
alleled In such an assemblagc, nothing but
lnaamma,ory speeches, elimination and re.
elimination, has thus far been the product.
A more sectional aud heterogeneous body,
Judging IRON tho speeches OF fanecy.
Barkeslale. Kavanaugh, and Batter, could
no, have been exhibited IL the aboliiionists
Of the north and the FIRE eaters OF the south
had assembled for discussion Of their Pc
euliar tenets.
THIS result isa natural and inevitable
one. The cause, have been in operation
e,er since the settlement OF the Mexican ac-
QUESTIONS. and especially since the Doug
las invention and dodge, called " popular
sovereignty" IL wa, cheat IN conception
and practice. II was the rotten plank in
the Cincinnati platform. Ii was put in to
humbug the north. and ], Effected IL pur-
pose. II declared tina, tho people OF ter
ritory. like those OF Stalo. should have
power to manage their own Affairs. But
though il secured this. IN terms, the prom
iss IL contained seemed only made 20 he
broken. This promise was placed IN the
platform TO secure the people in the terrific
rics, like those Of Kansas. from the fierce
federal tyranny instituted and prac,ieed by
the Pierce Administration. But although
thi. plank was made for this purpose, the
present administration, with its Dred Scot.
decision. and It's Iecomplon Constitution.
na. repeatedly violated IL, and given it' adj
harsncs to the mos, ultra southern doctrines
IN relation TO federal and territorial. power.
The evil. resulting from these violated
pledges, these slavery propaganda notions,
these federal and executive usurpation'
have at last alarmed the north and north
west into 4 sense Of their iaithlessns-s and
cupidity and they dare no, again face
their constituents on a platform that ad.
nit. OF two constructions. and which Is
simply nose Of wax In the hands Of pa.
ant executive and slavehelding cabinet.
Richard'on. Butler and KaVanaugh have
resisted, IN this mis.named democratic con-
rcntion. They will not. with 5000, 900
Of people interested in freedom. consent TO
doom the States and Terriioric. 20 slavery
These doughfaecs know their party !. dead,
aud ought to be dead, II is could by chance
secure another lease OF power, and exercise
il Ia Pierce and Buchanan.
After long debate in thi. convention on
Platform, the conclusion has been arrived
at ,ha, slavery shall no, be protected. fo'-
tered and extended by the Federal Govern
msn,. Consequently seven states have &C.
coded and let the Convention. Tho Demo.
cratic party !. in fragments.
What will DO the final wind up Of thi.
Convention, !. now impossible to predict.
The democratic party !. no, ye, prepared to
go into liquidation and give up its hold on
the .poil'. The probabilities are ,hata two
faced platform will yc, b. adopted and tina,
Democrat OF versatile and easy character
will be set upon IL, after which the smoke
will clear away and show these dOushlaee'
and drs-ea,ers in ;olid array, charming the
people with the huuas OF another victory
which, II won, will demoralItO the nation
and make the Moloeh or Sbyloek Of slavery
the God Of Columbia, and ,hs rsproaeh oil
Liberty.