Gazette and sentinel., 1860-08-18

AhS oShoS VI JuSllCc WOulu IuuuCt TIT
majority to reconsider their action a
Charleston, instructed your Delegates
to proceed to the adjourned Convention
at Baltimore to await its action, before
taking those steps to vindicate til.
honor and integrity of the party, which
might be forced upon them as a last
resort, but which was likely to result
in its partial disintegration.
How these reasonable hopes were
dissipated, those assurances falsified,
and this fOrbearance disregarded by
the Convention, has become recorded
history, and is patent to the world.
The Convention at Charleston com.
PEELED us to retire from its delibera.
tons solely on the GROUND of its refusal
to recognize the equality of the rights
OF the States in the common Terrific
ries, but the adjourned Convention at
Baltimore added to this wrong the in
justice of refusing admission to the
representatives of the protesting
States, against the clearest and most
unquestionable principles of right and
Democratic usage.
The fragrant injustice done to Louis
lana by refusing her regular delegates,
and admitting those appointed by the
motley as~semblage at Do%naldsonville,
composed of the debris of all parties,
and representing only a fraction of the
State, needs no comment at our hands.
After this Reputation of principles,
so vital to the interests Of the South,
and these acts of injustice had been
finally consummated, delegates from q
majority Of the States, and the Presi-
dent of the Convention, Hon. Caleb
Cushing, were forced, from a sense Of
honor and of justice, to withdraw from
its deliberations.
This resulted in the spontaneous as
semblagc Of the delegates from all the
Southern and the only Democratic
States of the Union, in the Maryland
Institute, in Baltimore, which adopted
a platform of principles, guaranteeing
the equal and constitutional rights of
all the States, nominated John c.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, and Joseph
Lane, Of Oregon, for President and
Vice President of the United States
names which, it is confidently believed,
from the whole history of their lives,
their known ability, patriotism and
integrity. are entitled to the support of
every true Democrat and every lover of
the Constitution and the Union.
1t is now proper to present to the
voters Of Louisiana a correct statement
of the present aspect of political af-
fairs :
The nomination Of Mr.. Douglas by a
fraction Of the party, mostly from
Northern Abolitionized States !; his
declaration that mo matter what the
decision of the Supreme Court may be
on that abstract question, still the right
to make a slave territory or a free ter
ritory is perfect and complete under the
Nebraska bW," and other declarations |
equally Objectionable, showing, in the
language of the eloquent Wise, that
principles are only a short cut to
all the ends of Black Republicanism,"
and the fact that with the largest lib
IN calculation, he is not likely
to receive the electoral vote of a soil
State, places the canddature of
and Johnson out of the pale
Of ~serions consideration. Moreover.
whatever claim Mr.. Douglas might have
lad on the Democracy, or whatever
sympathy may have been felt for him,
We think has been entirely forfeited by
he recent acts of his immediate adher-
in other States, when in the most
neager minority they have refused all
honorable %overtures, with the patriotic
men of other parties, for a union against
he common enemy-showing that they
ire solely animated with a nckless
purpose of ruling or running the Demo-
party.
Further, it being conceded On all
lands that in this State Mr.. Douglas.
icing in a hopeless minority, Therefore
lis support by a Democrat can only be
egarded as furnishing laid and COM
ort to the enemy" and a wanton aban-
yonment of the Democratic party.
The divisions of the Democratic par
y have inspired some activity for Bell
nd Everett with a portion of the life
ong and ancient enemies of the Demo
ratio party, galvanized into temporary
Ife, more from hereditary hostility
han from any reasonable hope of sue
ess, or belief that their support will :
the rapid entertainments of
'orthern fanaticism, or avert the ter
but fearfully impending ills of a
Republic and Of inferno !
inc strife. There is but the feeblest !