The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-08-01

the Democratic National Convention ct
Baltimore, and also appointed them es dele
gates to the Convention at Richmond.
Meanwhile, in pursuance Of call from
several Democratic associations in New Or
leans, sanctioned by the representative Of
Louisiana in the National Democratic Com
mittee, The Democracy OF the State besem.
bled In Convention at Donaldsonville. by
delegates Immediately chosen from the peo.
pie, and repudiating the seceders as unfSith.
ful, appointed new delegation accredited
folelV to the Democratic National CUnveu.
tion al Baltimore.
ALABAMA.
In this State, the ccmmittee appointed al
Montgomery, In January, 1860, for The pur.
pose OF csrryipg into effect the scheme OF
secession then meditoted and afterwards
carried into effect at Charleston, assembled
convention in pursuance OF the original
design, or, Ss they declared, TO consider
what wns best to be done. Whereupon the
democracy of Alabama, sensible that the
Montgomery Convention had abused it's
trust in assuming en- attitude of hostility to.
ward the democratic psrty OF other States,
denounced that committee as an integral
part OF the scheme so meditated and accom-.
PIshed, and thereupon declined to be gov.
ened By Its sdVice. On the con;rsry, in
accordance with the usOge in that State, the
democracy of the several counties called on
each other, by county meetingp, to appoint
delegates to democratic State conve ntion,
at Montgomery, to fill the vacancies from
Alabama in the NstionSl Convention, caused
by the secession at Charleston. This con.
vention of the democracy Of Alsbsma was
regularly assembled, and appointed full
delegation, accredited TO Baltimore only.
The other convention proceeded, rever-
theless, to appoint another delegation, Tin.
GLIDING the most prominent seceders,) &C.
credited equally to Baltimore and Richmond.
AREASsAs.
Two ofthe eight delegates from this State
did not secede at Charleston, and no State
Convention was afterwards assembled. In
each Congressional district. however, two
conventions had been called, the delegates
to which had been all eppoiuted prior to the
meeting of the Charleston Convention, and,
of course, without reference TO its Gction, to
nominate candidates for Congress. These
two conventions assumed the authority to
appoint delegates to the Baltimore Conven.
tion.
In the First Congressional district mass
meeting of the national democracy wes call.
ed by advertising in the papers published in
the district, and others out Of it having cir.
culation there, which was nume' ous!y at.
tended, end which, With unusual unapimity,
appointed four gentlemen OF character ind
distinction to represent that district in the
Baltimore Convention. Three of them ct.
tended, and were. permitted by the Commit
tee on Credentials to cost one vote.
The Second Congressional district, hav.
ing called no meeting, The same committee
permitted the delegates appointed by the
Congressional Convention, together with
the seceders and 0ppointees Of the First
Congressional ConVe ntion, TO cast two votes,
leaving one vote 10 be cast by Messrs. -Four
ney and StirmGn, hose right to cast it wEs
contested by neither party, they having neV
eE seeded. Mr. StirmtD, however, declined
10 vote after the secession OF the III joTity Of
The Virginia and other Southern de ejegytions,
which lett but one and holt votes cast by
Arkansas for Mr. Douglas. II must be
conceded that the report OF the Committee
upon Credentials was 20 liberal and cCncil
iatory towards the sececeTs and their friends
as to be hardly just 10 TIE representatives, ot
the nSlional democracy ron this Stdte.
GEORGIA.
In this State, after the Ch rlestnn seCes.
sion, regular State CtnveLticn " as coIied
at Milledgeville, and all the delegates, IS
we'll those who had sc CT dfd those who
had not, were reappointed as delegates ire m
Georgia to the Democratic National Con-
vention at Baltimore, and also appointed as
delegates to the Convention at Richmond. |
A large minority of this Convention protest
ed against the set sccre diting delegates to
Richmond, declaring that an act Of hcsti. I
lity toward the national organization Of the
democratic party, and refusing to engage in
any such scheme. This minority withdrew
from the Convention, end, uniting with the
representatives, of several counties who had
refused to participate in it, organized sepa
rate Convention, and appointed full dele
CATION accredited 10 Baltimore only.
The National Convention at Baltimore,
with extravaganza Of liberality rather than
q sense of Justice, excluded the delegation
thus accredited TO iteelt alone, and admitted
The delegation accredited as well to Rich.
nond.
ACTION AT BALTIMORE.
1t appears, from whet we have said, that
Ill the delegates TO the Richmond ConVen-
lion, except frcm the iour Suites OF South
Florida, Louisiana and Alabama,
we're actually admitted, us delegates, in the
National Convention at Baltimore that
Convention, sacrificing the usages of the
democratic party, and even Gas we think) its
roper self.respect, for the suke OF re uLlon,
harmony, and ultimate success.
South Carolina and Florida did not apply
or admission and, therefore, it cannot be G
'oid that uny Injustice was inflicted upon s
hem. 0
In the cases of Louisiana and Alabama, ,
he new delegations were admitted, ind
hose " ho represented the Charleston sece ;
iers we're rejected. The decision OF these '.
wo Gusts, therefore, must constitute the ;;
'Ole pretext Ior tie st Cess!on at Baltimore. -,
We have related the facts ot euCh case, y
rs nnders TODD by the mtjority OF The Com
nittee on Credentials. and ny the majority
,f the Convention aGd although confident -
% our opinion that the Convention e1red In
admitting a single delegate accredIted 10 The
.ival Convention at klcnUCnd, We, never -.
heess, submit to you, teto" CitzeEs,
whether O te cision betW cen two teleg4iicLs ,
rom Louis lana AID AiGbGna Gwen ueeung :
he decision Gs CtrogtUus), constituted aEy
Utficient excuse, 10 tntsc Geieeaies !Ton4 (
Virginia, Maryland, NVrtA ~aroi,ho, Ach. :
uCky, Tennessee, CaIliUrnia, Oregon eut
lther States, who secede0, tAtTeupoO, al
Baltimore. Was it not prti,A. ,nlusui-
,usIy sought, ard at Tie lrStsat'c" u meh
- Cabinet officers, SeIatoTs uaG hepresen
atiyes in Congress, pIaceMeh or Contract
rs of Mr.. Buchansn's cnoIce-to " h.n the
OF their own STATES had hot coL-