Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-03-25

WHnt 80 Charleston Papers say IN
HelnfIon 10 the Convention'
The Charleston Mreury. OF the 10th inst-s
has the following;
An intense excitement prevailed In The city
Yesterday, on he publication Of our second
washington despatch, which In some measure
cast a doubt over the meeting OF the conven-
ton. Arrangements which had been in rapid
progress were suspended in many instances,
end 10 others family carried on. Il is, In our
opinion bat the pretext seized By the friends Of
Mr.. Douglas 70 transfer The convention, il pos
sible, to some city where they VII Be in the
ascendant. THIS movement commenced many
months since, when they prated q the danger
to Be appTchended from personal violence IN
Charleston. This is. however, their last card,
and this VIII fail. Mr.. Douslas' friends see
plainly hat a convention in Charleston VIII
preserve a southern aspect, and cann0t be
hrow-beaten OF buiiisd. The six hundred and
fifty gentlemen who compose the convention
viii Sc taken good care Of, and the preferences
given them. About one hundred have already
been invited 70 accept the hospitaiities 81 our
citizens, and many more undoubtedly VIII pc.
But the myriad Of bangeTs-on, who are not
admitted 70 the floor Of the convenlioh' 9ust
take heir chances for feed and sleep, IT'S
greatly to BE- desired that their number nay De
lE..LDu 70 IS NNll1A @ A~AAN -
convention viii meet in Charlestonj but II mr.
Douglas and his friends desire a northern con-
v%ention, Jet them call one.
The Charleston Eecs admits that the SP1
diem is to be the price Of board. The excuse
is that;
Great expense has been and win be incurred
BY the Landlords in changing the whole tdrnt
tire and arrangements Of their establishments,
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much larger number OF guests. For instance,
The Charleston Hotel win be htted 70 AFFORD
comfortable bed and board" for 1000 guests,
whereas. under its present organizstiouy $40
would absorb its accommodations. Large
rents too, have been paid BY them for out
houses for guests. II addition, heavy out
laws have been and will be made on the con
tracts and purchases Of supplies 70 iced me
thonzaDds expected. Already do they suffer
enhanced expenses from increased pr -es in
an market articles, arising from a holding
back BIZ the marketmen Of meat, etc, for the
convention period.
OF the Hospitality askei For, the Nstrs says I:
What has her private hospitality to DO with
suen a case, an Eruption upon her Of an i'm
meuse horde Of men, intent on their own sell
fish ends and Indifferent alike TO her people,
their sentiments and interests And thou
sands Of them. too. Of such character and nan
ners that If they were to come here indiVid-
uaIlr, again and again, il would never be
thought. BY a respectable man Of our city, to
admit any Of them within his doors. During
The presence OF that pTomiseuous crowd the
private doors Of Charleston viii never have
been SO tightly shut and carefully guarded a.
then. She will confer more W~aiehiag than hss-
p~ifalifv upon the " camp followers" who have
CONF Il swarm at the assembling Of a national
convention.
or The threat to 20 elsewhere, the Charles
ton editor says:
Would it not be amusing il the committee
did make the can, say, to New York, and the
northern delegations met there, and the
southern delegations, adhsring strictly, as is
their wont, to authority and usage, met at
Charleston ? Would It not BE- a propitious
The south, consisting Of nearly an
the Democratic States, and constituting the
true Democracy, would lay down q constitu-
tional platform, nominate a proper statesman
for the Presidency, and the INSCRIPTIONS IN
.soundness Of the northern Democracy being
slougbed of into the New York body, (rePre-
n0ttfag buf fhemsflre,) would once
more unfuTl The constitutional banner; and un-
der it beat backthe hosts OF Abolition or give
delirerance 10 the Southern States.