Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-27


cised ever the reports which como up from
Charleston, and some Of them do NOT hesitate t.
avow their determination. il Douglas is thrown
overheard BY the Convention, to compass the d.
feat Of the man nominated if 1t ia within their
power. They say that Mr.. Douglas has Il large
majority Of the Convention If tho delegates are
not ntimiiated. and If the Gotten States in the
rule or FUN spirit prevent his nomination. then
his supporters will have ample revenge nczt au-
tumn."
| This is precisely what we hive believed AMI
stated oil along having not tie shadow Of doubt
that both Indiana and Illinois will be lost 10 the
Democracy if any other candidate than Douglas
| is nominated. Upon the other hand. If he should
be selected. certain Southern delegates and States
will bolt the nomination, and utterly ropullate
the authority of this Convention.
The Democracy thus unfortunately besot, hav-
ing to steer between Scylla and charybdis, arc
ceedingly puzzled rs to the policy they ought to a.
dept. At the same time, the Administration and
its partizans are moving heaven and earth TO
crush the contumacious little rebel. who dared to
thwart Buchanau's Kansas policy. The same
correspondent referred to above, SAYS 1T is
sent powerful agents to Charleston to accomplish
the defeat Of Mr.. Douglas Mt my cost. Slidcl.
Bright, Lamar Of Mississippi, Bonham, Of South
Carolina, and Others left here with the decrmina-
ton to kill of Mr.. Douglas, let the results be
what they might Several Of the Southern Dom
ocrats, believe, will utterly refuse to give him
any support If he is nominated, and the entire
power Of the Administration, ii not used against
him. will not be used for him i, will DO neutral
ia the contest which follows.'
N this connection, We may remark thai two
millions Of dollars. it is rumoiqd, have been fur
ni,ic1 by placed under the control &c Slidci.
(of f,aqncmine memory Bright, and the Wash
ington banker. Corcoran, to be expended, if nc.
cessary, in comprising the defeat of Douglas i'm
other words of buying of such of his friends as
may be in the market. This account may BE- cx
nggeratcd so far a. the specific sum named il
concerned. but the rumor is. doubtless, in tho
main, correct. Democrats will use money and
whiskey in elections, beyond n doubt, These
facts demonstrate tho deep bitter and implacabl /,
feuds that divide the Democracy aud show til
utter impossblity Of reconciIing tho faction =
Between Douglas and the Administration it j. a
personal quarrel; whilst between him and Il is
Southern opponents, tho division is tho result ii
sectional issue. IL, therefore. the Little Giant is
defeated before the Convention, through the agt n.
cy OF the Administration to crafty n pcrFol ,nl
piquc, or through sectional feeling in Tho PARTY it
s very obvious TINT the Democracy will have IA
repetition of the Van Buren, affair Of 1918. Dcu.
glas aud his friends will not submit. and, even
though they should not break out ia open rel e
lion, it is plain that they will have no sympa thv
with, nor desire for the success of those VIII,
shall superccde him. They will not work for tho
party.
In advcrtng to the course of the Aimini,tr L.
ton towards Douglas. we canno, but pcrccive til Mt
"old Buck" has acted very ungraciously. "A $ m
pie reference to the condition d affairs II ,hc
lns will place this matter in strong light At
the Cincinnati, Convention, in 1856, tIre~ days
md half were consumed in the prclimir mr. bu
sncss. The Convention met GA Mundi,y June
%. but no ballot was taken until tho aitt rn.ou Of
Thursday, tho 9Th. On that day sixtee, pulot-
ings were had tho last one standing lGt for Bu
chanan. lol for Douglas. and & for Cass, upon
which the Convention adjourned. Upon receipt
Of tho news Of this ballot Judg" Douglas indng
that Mr.. Buchanan bad already sccuro, the votes
Of II majority Of the Convention icegrt PHI 81 from
Washington t, HE friends in Cincinnati, TO with
draw his name, aud support the majo .itv candi-
date. which was done the nexi inornin : and on
the seventeenth ballot which Wa, tn sen On the
ma day OF the session, all the votes we 20 cast for
James Buchanan.
1t will be seen that though Douglas was tho
only formidable competitor oil Buchanan, and
was even stronger before the peo'le then than
now, he yet Withdrew in favor IF Buchanan, who
was chosen on tho first bGllo thereafter. This
circumstance, Notwithstanding nil that has since
TRANSFERRED, should prompt The, President, it he
has any sense Of honor, or fee ing of gratitude,
to preserve at least, strict trality. But this
is no concern Of ours. aud fe 81 no interest in
the matter further than to see &. il play, and have
the nomination secured to Dough ~ AS we have
said before he is our nag.