The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-06-14
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worstscourse they can pursue to accornpIish
their purpose. they are looking, as they
ought, tosa defence lof the rights of the
Southh they are weakening and DESTROYING
the strength Of, the South. =.
AS Union Democrat, I can see no GOOD
growing out of the Richmond Convention,
IN which n portion only of the South will
oe represented. and that q divided portion
IL IS not Mt all likely that Virginia, North
Gahei'na' tennessee, Kentucky or Maryland
VIII be represented in the Richmond Con.
vention. III there should be a representa.
t'on 'frotn these States, they wili'be as pow
eriess at home as n representation Of South
Carolina would he in the Baltimore Con.
ycntion. Nor is IL likely that any North
ern state will be represented at Richmond.
" they are, &c will he bogus representa-
uoDs ppwer'ess at home - q, - sa.s: ...
see hat number of the Southern Sem
ators and members of the House have sign
Ell an address, approving of the secession in
Sharleston, but urging the seeding men,
bcrs to return TO Baltimore and harlnonize
with the Natioral Democracy It. seems to
me 1t would have been much better for The
seoed'ng members 10 have remained in the
Charleston Convention and struggled there
lor harmony in the Democratic ranks
Having once gone out / do not see how
they can'evcr GO back again. They should
never have gone out, and the address should
have told thcn-so.- IL is inconsistent in its
advice and its approval Of their course. so
are the letters of Toombs and Cobb recent.
| " published. aT T'-wEH 'E, -s'L 'ES
| In regard to the District meetings which
| have been held in this Congressional Dis.
| trict, doubt very much whether some of
| them express the political feelings and SEN
! timents of the District Conservative men
say at home and avoid those meetings,
| whilst fire-entcrs and politicians attend
| them. But whether mistaken or rot in re-
gard to public sentiment in this Congress
slonal District, / never was more thorough.
" convinced than am now, Of the correct
ness OF my own course in remaining in the
Charleston Convention and doing all I could
10 procure the, nomination. Of Hunter. OF
Virginia, and defeat that of Judge Douglas.
This might have been accommodated If the
seeding delegates had remained in the Con.
vcntion. -fn .-..'.r. : ~ -
How any Union man can expect roood IN
grow out of the destruction of the only mn.
tlonai party now in existence in the United
states, IL, TO me, incomprchensible And so
1t Is. how any disunionist can cxrect success
hy dividing the South into three hostile fac.
lions! Both uuionists and disunionis,s. and
co "pcrntionists also, have pursued a suicid
al course. The Black Republicans will be
| '"o why Volhers Nv these fuctious move
menis. IT. may be the old Wing party vii,
he revived in the South bv the present state
OF affairs. Bell may carry Maryland, Nir.
gInia, Kentucky, E.nnessee, North Carolinn
Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana by the di.
vision Of the Democratic party.
Although have always been n Democrat,
and have the most profound regard for
Democratic principles yet have ever had
inornl courage enough to stem popular sovcr-
eighty, when saw it was driiting The shin
ct State on hreakcrs and into whirlpools
There is much more consolation in bein,,
right than in being successful when wrong
1t has been my misfortune, through life, 10
have been in minority, and yet have had
the consolation Of seeing the opposing ma
Iorlties ultimately acquiesce in the course
desired tp bc pursued | have no doubt |
shall have this satisfaction once more. And
the time IL not far distant when the break
ing mp of the National Democracy, and the
secession OF the Southern delegates from the
Charleston Convention will be regarded by
all thinking men as most unwisr and fool.
ish act, productive OF nothing but faction
and strife, mischief and defeat, in"lorious
submission Or revolutionary abortion
j. f. PERRY.
Greenville, S. c., May 2Sth, 1860