Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-05
- peneaement q CharIeston.


The dismsmbeFment Of the Democratic Con-
venton a. Charleston, and the subsequent fail
ure Of both sections 10 make anomination, has
been productive { much uneasiness among the
faithful. The most zeSlous paEtiEan cannot
hide from himself the fact that influence beyOLd
the control of tho leaders of the party will
do,er:nins ils FINAL reunion or lis Goal dismem
,bsrnent Even that portion Of the Democratic
Press whose support is most cordial because
most profitable. only venture to express timid
hone that on the occasion of the rO-aSSemgling
at Baltimore, harmony may be secured BY an
ignoring Of che bone Of contention which was
so nearly fatal at Charleston. Principles are
forgotten in the desire to secure the Presidential
election, a success, at most only temporary
aud preserving a profound silence upon the
merits Of the half dozen factions, the paid
press urges with She energy of desperation a
last effort at eaeCting a nomination, which
shall have at least the semblance Of una
nimity.
The demands Of the South are made in un-
mistakable'terms NosPsciOus sOphisIrY will
be accsptsd--no expression capable Of convey
ing double or doubtful meaning-nO "plank"
Of words framed so cautiously as not to offend
those whose complete devotion is suspected
but plain, u0doubted Aequiescenee in the doe
triae that slavery goes with the Constitution to
all the common possessions, and that the chief
duty Of the Government is to protect it there,
even against the will of the people. The
Southern members are working for the vital
interests OF the "institution," the Northern for
the spOils The latter have submitted again
aud again to measures calculated to produce
the result now aimed at by the South; and so
long as the intent could be veiled by the use
Of vague and ambiguous terms, or attention
drawn eff by high-sOunding distractions. there
was not murmur. But the South are push.
ing their dependents to the bitter end, and now
leave them the miserable choice of defending
without hope Of reward, principles for which
they have no love, or Of reje ting those princi
ples, aud with them the means of success
For the bIndest Of the blind among tie North.
em Democrats are painfully alive TO the fact
that such full expose of their aim as the
South wishes, would consign to political dam
nation the strongest party that ever existed in
the Moth.
The situation of the party does not admit of
eoncealmenti the split was inevitable, and is
complete, and the Southern fanatics have been
too long accustomed to dictate the party policy,
to be willing to resign the power now. An
object submission on the part of one or both of
the faetiOns--either by = partial surrender of
position and acceptance of compromise, OF
by total REIMBURSEMENT of POSITIONS the
only remedy.
The Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnstl Gazette, says:
The friends here Of the seceders at Charles
ton openly avow their policy to be that Of
throwing the election into the House, by run
ming three or four tickets. Once there, they
count on 10 Southern States, together with Cai>
ioEnia and 0ie ,On, 10 elect their man. This
plan involves keeping out Kansas until the
next session, which they have the power to do
through the Senate.