Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-05-12
The Bolt at Charleston.

Democratlc prnt-the Democratic press OF the State
and the Democratic people of the State universally
approve the action of the delegates from this State
in remaining in the Charleston Convention. 1t re-
qured more moral courage and firmness to refuse
to bolt than It did to bolt the occasion referred
to- For time the Southern ultra or secession ten
dency appeared to be predominant The delegates
from Alabama, acting under instructions, were the
first to secede; but to the surprise of some, they
were followed in quick succession by portions of
the Arkansas and South Carolina delegations and
by Florida, Mississippi Texas and Louisiana. Gcor-
gia, weS believe, was the last to leave If North
Carolina had gone out or even wavered, the middle
States of Virginia Tennessee, Maryland, Kentucky,
and Missouri would have followed her example, and
only the non-slaveholding States would have re-
manned This would have rendered the Charleston
Convention a sectional body, without authority to
adjourn over as national Convention. The party
would therefore, have gone to pieces at Charleston,
having no common basis on which to reconstruct or
reunite its dsointed parts. By her firm stand, there
fore on this OCCASION North Carolina saved the party,
and to that extent contributed to save the Union.
That the bolt at Charleston premeditated and
pre-arranged there can be no doubt. Mr. Yancey,
heading the Alabama delegation came to Charleston
to demand Of the Convention distinct recognition
of the doctrine of Congressional protection to slave
ry in the Territories; or in other words to demand
Congressional intervention Every considerable, un
committed and unprejudiccd delegate felt that this
demand was nexpedient to say the least and that
the Convention would not accede to it But it was
pressed, and the result was the disruption of the
Convention. There no good cause for this dis
ruption, and we believe the people Of the seeding
States will say between this and the 18th of June
We have not yet had time to hear from the people
Of these States, but the Macon Georgia. Telegraph
of the 5th one of the leading Democratic organs of
that State, says:
1.-THE first thing in order for Georgia will be the
question Of a representation in the Baltimore Con-
vention and on what terms. This we must settle
in State Convention, and the Executive Committee
of the State will, doubt issue call for another
State Convention without delay. The Georgia De-
mocracy have uniformly and consistently adhered
to the intervention doctrine for ten twelve
years. The State Convention of last year which
re-nominated Gov Brown, re-afirmed the Cincinnati
platform, and both the recent State Conventions,
called to nominate delegates to Charleston refused
to endorse the Alabama platform.
The question now is. and it is solemn question
indeed, we prepared to their policy-bOt
their record, and join in this suicidal cry for Con-
gresSonal intervention? IL we are let us say so,
and give the Baltimore adjourned convention the
go-by; but if our old position Suffces-if we are
content with fair non-intervcntion PLATFORM which
shall devolve the duty Of settling the slavery issues
in the territories upon the bona tide dcope thereof
at the proper time-in word. if we are content
with the true mean between the extremes of Con-
greSSional provisOiSm and protection on the one
hand, and squatter sovereignty snapjudgments on
the other, it can he had--it might have been had
]
the settled doctrine of the country
These are the questions which summon democrats
to action The times demand energy and
promptitude. Every dictate of enlightened patriot
ism appeals to Georgia for intelligent, ndepen-
dentand wise solution of these points in controversy"
The same paper says:
Fellow Gcorgans, think for one moment of the
utter and wild abSurdty of asking Congress for po-
lice regulations for the security of slave property in
the Territories! Will you insist upon such requi-
sition? Would you even accept it, if rendered !?
| No! MOI! The voice Of common sense says-let
the people regulate these matters for themselves.
Let those who to compose the State fix and reg
uate its social status. Congressional protection is
| practically worse than squatter sovereignty"
In Alabama Gov. Winston, of the strongest
and most trusted Democrats in that State has taken
! ground against the seceders.
1t also appears that Mr.. Bayard of Delaware, left
the seceders in Charleston and washed his hands Of
them. They had appointed him chairman of their
! Convention. Believing from what he saw and heard
that their purpose is to dissolve the Union he re-
fused longer to preside over them, made a strong
speech for the Constitution and the Union and then
| left them. Mr. Scott, of Alabama, was chosen Pre-
sident in his place.
On the 2Sth of April Mr.. Burrows, the leader of
| fbo Arlyop a. ooJJ oI;,,
cred himself of violent philippe against the North
ern Democracy. We never listened to more vio-
lent or unjust harangue than that of Mr. Burrows.
| The Northern delegates bore it, however, very phi
losophcaly and joined in the clapping and laughter
at Mr.. Burrows vociferous denuncations, in order
to induce him to bring his remarks to close. A
correspondent of the New York Herald says
"Mr. Burrows, of Arkansas, followed in speech
the Southern side Of the question, commencing at
twenty minutes to eight o'clock. He maintained
that the South had upheld the Democratic party
from the beginning of the government to the present
day; that the South had been foremost in fighting
the battles Of the country and that in fact the De-
mocratic party owes everything to the South. The
| South has extended the boundaries of the country
and has furnished the means at all times of paying
the debts of the country. His remarks were of the
most violent and inhammatory character, and amid
the impotence to come to a vote, the noise, conu-
sion, capping and stamping was so great that he
could scarcely be heard beyond the rostrum. He
continued despite the noise to speak at the height
of his voice. lie considered the Northern Democrats
as worse than the black Republicans He did not
care whether the black Republicans whipped them
or they whipped the black Republicans Of the two
he considered the black Republicans the most
open and manly foe of the South. As to Douglas,
he would not support him. even if he was nominated
He considered him great an enemy to the South
as the traitor Seward was"
| The Opposition Baltimore Convention.
This body assembled on the 9th, all the States