The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-07-31

I's7zSe 4. isscSy ind 9ssteod
aetion MITE srlni!?atc The existence OF the
Convention as i body representing the Demo
cra,.y Of the Union, ard cvcntnatc IN the pre-
scnt condition of the powerful ana patriotic
or,,,piizat;on which has so long upheld the
eonaI rights, and viudicatct, in peace and III
war tle:connnon honor Of these contedcratca
States. There has been. i'll fact, no nonnrat'o!
made in conformity with the established and
rcroouizcI usarcs of that organization, ami
hence sound and faithful men will find nothing
in the proceedings, so fur as the nominees are
concerned, to bind their party tealty. Cnder
these circumstances, it would crafty me en-
cccdinrIv il our friends in all sections OF tTc
land could unite earnestly and cordially IN thc
; snnnort of Mr.. breckenridge aud Gen. Lane,
and thus insure for our Cause signal victory
but tlis cannot even be hoped for. What,
tLon ;s.to be done with rcsutso rcpugnantto
o,r Wishes It is Of less consequence to DIS
cuss who were right ;ud who wrong upon the
Question Of membership i'll the Convention
i ,I,,r Il * 10 determine how the Democratic
i n,rtv which united is invinciblc, car avert tho
r,lamity of an irrcconcilable breach. fdivison
= ;s ot present inevitable, itmav he well to inquire
r, vhr,hcr il is to be permanent Is devotion TO
/ nr;ucinIc to the equal rights Of the States: ana
Il r. the integrity of the Union, to be sacfihcca
Il to any object Of personal ambition, or, what Is
n WORSE if nossLlc, to the blind control of pas.
& s;ons Of which VIC have already had too much
e I,vn the doctrines and sentiments OF sectional
II f,n,t;.;sm which eliminated last year III the
armed invasion OF sister State with 'i'c |'o"I"
Il purpose of exciting insIrrcctlol, ceased 20 'e
1T DANGEROUS? Where is ,hc evidence OF chi'''S'
e in tie direction Of sonndcr aud more co"Sc.',S Il
al tive opnons! 10 not perceive 1t. IL certainly
is not to be found in the want o' concert s'
'e nnnarcrt among the great body OF our country
D. mem who are opposed to the principles an'
he noGcv Of which Mr. Lincoln and Mr.. l!alh'l'
OF arc now the representative men.
It's Willie it would be culpahIc weakness to III
tcrmit effort for the right, there is neither WIS
&C. 1,m nor courage in turning from Il fall view
ry .lo cmbarrasslllens which besct orr party, in
sc tLo dancers which threaten our country: III
M nnIv manly idea on which to act Is, 81 i"e
he orc bnd and NAV bc worse, but with the pleS
ra- ina ;no Of Coz We will try to make them better
ed, Af al events, it is no time for crnihati"n i'll
u, rccrimination among those VINO expect ht'
rty after 10 need aid to have each the support
18th tl,, ,,h.r II cannos mend the past, ca'h
ioln tLr urrsrnt, and cannot fail to he dSiSlro
red - t,,r futiurc. He who takes different VI"
he o,J acts uron it will only accumulate nar'c
s. r rrrrrts y uttering sentiments to be eSpiahc
to nal;tcl or recalled, unless indeed, he Is area'
You 1t fine "lalf-way house." (whcrc 50 many iia
5ra- | stonncd temporarily hctorc,) only to rcI"'
cry I';s marrh and take lis place III the ranks
}, ,hnsr i've whose opinions and action have been
for i;.oot ort,nonism with his own. am
s|o- ; mitLout hone that the sterling Democracy
por- .lo keystone State will be able umtcdIy
ling ."urort the electoral ticket, already nominal
face ~, tIcm wi,l.oul regard TO the preference
the individual nominees, but with Si'','!"c''
pass understanding as 10 tho manner Ill whc''
e vote Of the State shall, in certain contngG"c
have no east: and TINT their example may be follow
y OF Ir other States, and thus, something hKc
e. ,n;r,;tv he vet secured. Should policy
blus' ,h;s At once concatory and just, he pnrS
ct MS ro ,",, 'nav well bc animated 10y fresh hope
,rnal We eIorco r"1,,
when cxnect to he in Boston next week, W
, the ven can interchange thoughts more fuIly,
satisfactorily than it is posSlAIS to 10 9 py &c Il,
stion In the meantime, ifyou see me So't0fS W oI
l. the POST (espccially Col, Grcene') VIII you eSl
ntry- to them my thanks for the well c1isloe SO
Com able and dispassonatc article IN whiGn T!:
&C, on |,r.nnIcd "r with the emergency OF divided
'ut to S.;onraI Convention, and for the character
his OF uno,nr,;tnde r'U" with which they assumed
OIL to F. t;on Which | am confident more ample
e un- w, So' 'rcGcction will fully justify. Very
be no ls o. itiS t.;SnG FRANKLIN PIERC
YOU. = u,,rrr, Boston Mass.