Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-16

Next Monday the Baltimore Convention
meets. The auspices under which it viii
meet are anything but favorable to solu-
lion of the difficulties in which it became in
yolyed at Charleston. Indeed, those difficult
ties appear to be moro insurmountable,an and the
possibility, even, of an adjustment, remote,
inasmuch as they are now complicated with
a question as to the right of the seeding
delegations to seats. This question is the
first which will come-up. and upon 1t tee
convention may dissolve, and we see no
reason why, If the majority intend to adhere
tn DouGI.as. ii should not be permitted to
90 to piecss on that question as any other.
IF DoCaLAs should be the nominee, the for
mer seeding delegations will again retire,
and. upon their return TO Richmond, make
another nomination. The result would be
ily the same. If the seceders should be de-
MED participation in the Convention.
What the pelicy, however, of the DOUGLAS
leaders is. we are not quite sure Of 1t ap
pears to be to admit the seceders, after the,
have been regularly installed. 10 bring then
tn terms or force them to leave. by the adop
ton of resolution pledging all the mem
bers of the Convention to the support Of tbs
nominee. If the seceders intend to act hon.
orably, they viii necessarily retire when thi
resolution is adopted To remain after that
participate Ia the proceedings Of the Con
vention, and then refuse to support the nom
inee would be di-honorable, and, with then
Wanted notions of honor, they surely woul'
not be guilty Of 8 thing so disreputable. j
is possible that the DOUGLAS men may go st
far as to accommodate them with the amend
msnt to the platform known as the Tennes
see resolution. Mr.. DOUGLAS has already
given his opinion of that resolution. There
is nothiDg.i in it to which he objects. except
its being liable to two constructions; but if ii
will answer the purposes of the seceders, he
need not complain. So, after all, if the Sc
ceders are admitted. they may be tolled CD
10 the very edge Of the colsummation OF
their desires, and yet find themselves at q
point from which they cannot retreat, nor
| vet advance, without disaster.
But this is all conjecture. 1t may be that
the DouGLLs men intend to make the decisive
fight at the start on the resolution pledgiDs
all delegates to the support of the nomine'
and then deny admission to any who ma
refuse to abide by the pledge This woul.
turn the seceders adrift and make room f,
the new delegations. The success of this
scheme would depend upon the constancy g,
the New York delegation to DOUGLAS. i
was given out that they sustained the two
thirds rule, after Southern delegates retire.
at Charleston, to kill DOUGLAS off; BUTT
now stated that their course was adopted viii.
a view to checkmate the YANCEYTTEs an,
prevent other Southern delegations from fly
ing in the panic which for the time prevail
ed and that they are now ready to stand by
the Little Giant" to the end.
In the event of the success of either of the
above supposed cases; there is no peace fol-
the party. The seceders are determined TO
press the Northern democracy to the wall.
and will, if not allowed to have their way.
nominate a candidate of their own. On the
other hand. should DOUGLAS be defeated, his
friends will not support the nominee, and
the party will be effectually and forever
"done for" So there is really no hope for
the harmonious"