Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-04-04


from being obristsd b. the progress Of events,
they have been strengthened, and new ones
have been added to those already perfectly
! conclusive, ss We think, to a candid mind
First Of these reasons is the now elearlyde-
nonstrsted fact, that Douglas viii have q
united South against him il The Chsrleston
convention. We doubt whether a solitary
/ exception viii Be found In any delegation
South o. Mason and Dixcn's line. II any
scattering Douglas men are present from that
quarter, they viii only be Sufficiently numer-
Gus to prove the rude. Il Is unnecessary %
discuss the Importance q this great oFershac-
owing fact. The friends Of Douglas reel u
to Be fatal, aad have desperately yet vsinlyl
underworld 70 break the solid tread ot ne
southern phalanx-itseif the very life and sub
stance Of the Democratic army ana always
The ruling power in its ranks. AaIyiano ano
Missouri have been claimed. But the former
has sbowni its determination not 70 Waver, and
ne latter. it Is notorious among all well-in-
Informed Democrats, viii, IKE The substan-
iaIlv southern Democracy Of California, 60
for Dickinson and Green.
Then, as a necessary consequences Of this
southern unity, were there NJ other good rea-
sons, the North VIII be divided We have
freely conceded 10 thcss who differ with us in
opinion, that Douglas sill have, At the start
the whole of the north-sestern delegation,
VIII AEA EAANEAAALHs DrNNiA AAArf ~ nAE
thoroughly convinced that Douglas has very
little support to rely upon. New England
Democracy is a weak element a yway, and
is always (of late years. 50 PLAYED as 10 bring
its managers the best fruits and the most Of
them.
New England, therefore, viii be for the
winning nan, and Yankee Instinct viii
promptly discover that be must Be a favorite
OF the South. The boasted New England
strength Of Douglas win melt and vanish like
Boston ice IN the Charleston sun. Present
signs indicate that New York viii 90, at the
start, for Dickinson and Green, along with
Missouri and California. Should the South
take 10 that ticket, Ct wiz Be nominated on the
second day Of the convention. So Tar from
New York being for Douglas, there was never
anv plausible reason for putting IN such a
claim. No such preference was indicated BY
any resolution, vote, or speech, In the state
convention which packed the whole deleEa-
tion, and which was controlled BY a c~oaiition
This was done under an open and express
agreement that the viii Of a majority Of the
delegates should control the entire vote az a
unit. And the delegates were specially tn
sf~uded accordingly. II the Douglas men
actually expect anything better from Pennsyl-
vanis and New Jersey, they delude themselves,
in defiance of the clearest light, which eN-
poses 10 all the rest Of the world the barren
ness Of their boast. Oregon, the only other
Tree safe we have not referred 70, is well
to be for General 10. Lane.
Added to these facts-a united South against
Douglas, viii no unity at the North in bis ia
7or, but really a majority against him-we
whatever strength an irste Administra-
.ion, none the less active because in its last
I~usrtero Of power, can bring to bear against
he rebel from its authority. There is also the
influence Of every northern Democratic
except Mr.. Pugh, (and be ready to
hroW up bis hat, on The first opportunity. for
he coming man, strongly put forth to con-
,sss the defeat Of Douglas. In this hostility,
It least three-fourths OF The members OF the
sympathize- The Douglas trumPeters
nay break their wind in Initiating their brass,
that viii not nominate him. TIE control
powers are combined for his defeat and
lefeat him they viii
These ere our delibe rate convictions. Wheth-
z we wish Douglas nominated, OF thiRk
omebody else could Be more easily beaten, is
TO the purpo Sc. We see not how that
affect conclusions based upon the unuenia-
lie premises we have given. So much as this,
HoWerer, we viii freely admit. We are glad
IS to be defeated at Charleston. he
5 not IT FOR the Presidency, and it degrades
ur politics to run men Of bis stamp for so ex-
lied an Office. His defeat, under the circum- /
surrounding the case, viii demoTalize |
be northern Democracy, and give the RepuL-
icsns an easy victory. HIS nominal on, on
be other hand, would greatly depress, If not
i~sorganize, the Democracy Of TIE slave States. /
IN mere par issn grounds, therefore, we should
e "measurablF Indifferent" whether be is
dominated or not. As a Just retributlon upon
be disturber OF the Missouri compromise, |
Ee are grstifed with his odoom." i viii be 1
fnalitv.