The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-11
For the Lancaster Ledger.
April 9th 1860.

For the Lane aster Ledger.
Mr.. EDITOR In your issue Of April
the 4,h, find in the published proceedings
of what purports to be meeting of those
who are in favor Of the District of Lancus-
ter taking par, in having the State repre-
scented in tho National Convention, TO be
held on the 23d inst, at Charleston, my
name appointed as one oe the delegates of
the State Convention, " no are to meet at
Columbia on the 10th inst, for the purpose
of appointing delegates TO the National
Convention, spoken of above.
wish it distinctly understood that | dis
claim any and all connection whatever in
assisting to drag the State of South Caro-
lima into National Convention. believe
| the time has arrived when th. Southern
States should join in Convention, but for
! quite different purpose than that of ma
! king presidents for the United States 1t
is trnc the preamble TO the resolution pass.
! ed By the Democratic meeting, which tnok
!
sets forth that it i the duty Of South Car
| olinn To unite and cooperate with her
! Southern sisters in selecting men to fiji the
high and responsible offices of President
and NircPrcsidrnr, who will protec, the
interests OF the South. Now If this was
a Convention Of the Southern States dis
connected from the North, | should not op
pose it, still wonii doub; the propriety
| OF tying To make u President of tho Uni
ted States who would be able To adminis-
ter Justice To the South Yet the Southern
States by holding their Convention and
nominating democrat purely Of their own
! choice, would have IA tendency 10 be moro
closely united and would give the wire
pulers Ind rotten politicians Of the South
less charcc To split up and divide the South.
Bat suppose South Carolina aud ali the
Southern States are represented in the
great National Convention " hch is to con.
vcne on the 23d inst, at Charleston, what
will be the result The very States hich
acted almost as a unit and which were the
means Of ecctng the last President, Mr.
Buchanan, will bu sadly in the minority in
the Charleston Convention, from the fact,
that the Northern States have much
greater population, and consequently, will
have n great many more delegates in the
Convention than the Southern States, and
at the same time not one Of them in every
hundred could be elected to I'LL the Office
Of constable, who would advocate the Con.
stitution rightly construed, and be willing
to give the South Justice. Yet, in this
great National concern the democrats OF
the North (and | would here remark they
nre all tnctured with abolitonism. (reesoil.
ism and squatterisu.) will be able to con.
troll every ballot, and they will be certain
to stick n few plank into the platform for
the purpose of catching our modern Esau's
who would barter their birth right for O
portion Of Uncle Sans fnvors out Of the
public crib.
Let those men Of Carolina who have
lHbored for years so assiduously 10 drag
South Carolina from tho noble and proud
position she has ever heretofore sustained
in relation to National Conventions, ask
Themselves the question, what vas Mr.. Blu.
chanan's strength in the Democratic ranks
North Of Mason g. Dixon's line did he
secure the votes Of more than one or two
little States and has the Black Republi
cans lost any ground since' Yet we are
told that we have friends at the North and
we must stick to them, when every moment
proves that our enemies at the North are
gaining strength, and vet those who are
friendly TO US are not able to help us and are
growing weaker
Those who advocate National Conveu.
tons with the above glaring facts staring
them in the face, reminds me Of General
who would be fully competent and able tc
gain victory over his enemy, provided, he
would boldly arm and fortify himself, buI
instead thereof he would spend his Tina
and strength in trying to cooperate and
gain assistance from friends which the enc
my had imprisoned and which were sur.
rounded by an impenetrabIe wall of the en-.
; emes building. Such is the position and
policy Of those who are trying to hang on
to the conservative party Of the North, In
stead Of taking bold stand at home ant
; bidding the enemy defiance. They are try
ing to Cooperate with eur doubtful friend,
at the. North, who are imprisoned by th,
enemy. Such course, II persisted ip, viii