St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-28
St. Charles City, Iowa, June %. 1860.
The Grand Crash at Baltimore.
The Democratic Convention
Douxlas Nominated by the "Rump."
SPLIT IN TWO.

Douglas nominated ny she ~"P'
The great l." harmonious and Gun
terrified f" Democratic party OF the
United States was rent in twain at
Baltimore on Friday last, after several
fights, knock downs, spilling Of blood,
and arrangements for three or four
duels. The committee on credentials
found a vast amount of labor upon
their hands and were kept in session
several days, till on Thursday evening
they made majority report in favor
of admitting the Douglas contestants
from nearly all the States and Districts
where there was any strife for seats,
and minority report in favor Of the
other set of delegates. New York
thcreupon became tremulous and Pc
titioned for time to consult herself.
An adjournment was carried and it
was nearly midnight before the New
York delegation could come to an un-
Outstanding, when they finally decided
to sustain the majority report.
On Friday, affairs reached crisis.
The Douglas men having turned out
the regular delegates from several Of
the Southern States and admitted 9th.
ers in their places, the mass of the
Southern members seeded in q body,
and were followed by number of
sympathizers from the Free States
Virginia, which had stood fast at
Charleston, led the retreat at BaIti
more, and the example of the Moth
er of Presidents proved infectious.
Judging from the subsequent votes,
very nearly, if not full one half of the
Convention, as originally constituted,
seeded. The Rump, after filling up as
best they could, the numeroakvacant
seats, proceeded to nominate Mr..
Douglas, not by two-third vote, for
that they no longer controlled, but by
the votes of the fragment of Conven
ton that remained A selection sc
made carries with it none of the pres
tise which has heretofore accompanied
the Irregular nominations " of the
Democratic party, and will command
few. if apy. electoral votes.
The Seceders, as strong in numbers,
in zeal and in determination, as the
Douglas Convention, and claiming. to
he the regular organization Of the par
ty, met in the Maryland Institute or
Saturday, and promptly proceeded te
business. They presented to the
country another set Of Democratic
candidates and Democratic principles
and treating the Douglas faction as
boilers and disorganizers, will appeal
10 the Democracy Of the Union tc
stand up with them for the regular
nominations, the time-honored usage'
and the established principles Of tn
party.
Here are the red and white roses
let all true Democrats take thei
choice:
THE DOUGLAS TICKET.
For President,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, of Illinois.
For Vice President,
BENJAMIN FITZPATRICK, of Alabama.
THE ANTIDoUGLAs TICKET.
For President,
JOHN c. BRECKENRIDGE, of Kentucky.
For Vice President,
JOSEPH LANE, of Oregon.
On the one hand, are Douglas, Of
Illinois, and Fitzpatrick, of Alabama
the representatives Of "Squattel
Sovereignty"
On the other, are Breckenridge, o
kentucky, (now Vice President Of tn
u. S., and Joe Lane, Of Oregon, ad
vocates Of the "Slave Code"
Between the two, the "irrcpressibl
conflict" RACES and against boil
Lincoln and Hamlin, the champions
Free Labor, Equal Rights, Protectie
to Home Industry, Encouragement
American Enterprise and Opposite
to the Extension Of Slavery, are pi
ted by the Republicans.
So stands the fight On one BID
the United National Republican part
with unexceptionablc candidates an
an impregnable platform. On IL
other, the divided sectionalized Dem
cratic party. with two sets Of cane
dates and two declarations of prime
ples-thc one calculated for norther