The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-05-11
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TAc EESC5Ou 4nlueuSe IL Sl-af-Cs-
ton.
The New York News, the organ Of the
"lIagdshell" Democrats Of New York, is
greatly disgruntled at the rejection of
tho Wood delegation by the Charleston
Convention, charging that body with be-
ing under Freesoil influences. and de
nouncing it, generally, in harsh terms.-
1t says:
I'VE are panied to SEQ the departure
from true National Democracy which Is
apparent in 80 many Of the delegates at
Charleston. From the votes and speech
Is Of too many we can perceive the faint
of Nllmot Proviso Free Solism. We
almost tremble at the shadows that are
thus cast before Us rs party. III the
Democracy Of the country are yielding
to the predictions and disorganizing de-
mands Of abolitionism-if that party,
which has heretofore stood so firm by the
Constitution is about to truckle TO the
fanaticil notioup Of the Puritans of the
Norh-wo may be driven to do us We
did in 1894 and -. reject the regularly
nominated candidate and take up anoth-
er Andrew Jackson. We have such a
man in our country. raised up and pre-
served by that Providence who has ever
watched over our Liberty and the purity
of principles. J man who has been tiled
on the battlefield and in the councils Of
state, as WarrioI and a Legislator
His nomination would be equivalent to
an election.
'''The Charleston Convention has exclu-
ded our National Democrats. Some of
the Southern States fought nobly hy the
cause of the sound section of our Demoe.
racy. But the States from which we lad
reason to expect better things, such as
Virginia. shirked the great issue, and did
mot maintain us in the hear Of triad
Virginia and South Carolina behaved
worse than all. What next? is the ques-
ton asked on all hands. We do not pre-
diet. Il truly sound nomination and a
truly conservative platform be made we
hope for victory against our common foe.
1t Is now a settled thing that Douglas
stands the best chance for the nomina-
ton. and, indeed. il is generally sup
posed he Will receive il on the first ballot;
hut so strangely do things work in this
Convention, that 1t is not safe to predi.
cate anything in the future upon what
has been done in the past"
The News" then abuses the whole
Convention hStein, as creating an oligar-
chy, as a corrupt, unjust and gambling
process Of nominating candidates"
THE National Democrats of New
York, cheated al home, have quadren-
nially appealed for justice to the Conven-
tons but thus far in vain. Their cry is
vet like the blood Of the martyred saints
beneath the altar-'How long, howlong?"
GREAT FIRE IN CuDA.-We have received
from a merchant in this city the following
importcnt item of news brought by the
steamer Star of the West from Aspinwall.
We are informed that there is no question
as TO its authenticity:
On the 10Th inst the largest fire ever
known in the Island occurred in the val
lev OF Trinidad It commenced n, the
Sugar estate called Guaimmo. and cx-
tended along the valley distance of six
leagues. (lS miles, to another SUGAR cs-
tate called Iona del Puerta, sweeping all
the standing corn before 1t. The scene
as dc.crlcd by inhabitants of the town
of Trinidad. il sad to have been awfully
grand. The burnt caneleaves were
strcwn oll over the town which was SO
Illuminated by the connagmtion that a
pin could be picked up in the street after
dusk.
1.-The loss Is estimated at upwards of
half a million of dollars, and will reduce
the production Of the staple article Of the
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