The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-07

SENATOR DoUGLAs will receive the vote OF
the following States on the first ballot in the
Charleston Convention: Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New jersey, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Delaware, Maryland. and probably
California He will receive many scattering
votes in other States. He goes to the Conven-
| ton backed up 10y serenteen States, while no
opposing candidate will have over two or three
States Cincinnati Enquirer.
This is the boast of the leading free soil
Squatter Sovereignty organ in the West. The
reader in looking over the list of States which
it claims for its chief, cannot refrain from OBJ
serving that with three exceptons-and these
three may certainly be set down against him
all are Black Republican States that they
will vote against the nominee of the Charles
ton Convention and that they have affixed
upon their statute books lasting memcntocs
of their infdelty to the Constitution.
Is is not AN outrage, therefore, for psuedo
| Democrats in these States to claim the right
to force upon the South, where the main
strength of the Democracy lies, candidate
whose treachery to the party has rendered his
name byword Of scorn and reproach
| Speaking Of this absurd pretension, the
Delta aptly remarks that it reminds one Of
"the parable of the temptation of Satan, who
taking out Savior on a mount, offered him all
the kingdom of earth if he would bow down
and worship him, when in truth and fact his
sulphurous Majesty hadn't good title to a
single acre of the dominion which he proposed
to dispose of so literally. The mythical De
mocracy Of New England and few Of the
extreme Northern States might in view o
their recent and certain future votes demear
themselves with little less imperiousness il
debating to the real and actual Democracy o
the States which are certain to, vote for the
candidate of the party.
The strength of Mr.. Douglas may then b.
stated as follows He has all the States il
to vote for him in the election, and all th'
States opposed to him whose vote for the no
minee is equally sure"
But it is apparent that these extravagan
figures so ostentatiously paraded before tn
public eye are merely designed for electioneer
ing purposes. 1t is the desperate resort o
mercenaries to make political capital. Judgin:
others by the sordid motives which actuat
themselves, they calculate largely upon tn
effect of an impression that their avorte viii
be the winning aspirant But this game can
win. Not half the States which are set dow
in the above list can be safely counted for tn
Squatter Chief. Thus So votes are included
from New York, when it has been authori
tltively stated by the Washington Constitu
ton, and endorsed by the Albany Argus tina
the delegates from New York will proceed
to Charleston perfectly free and untrammeled
determined to consult with the Democrat
delegates from the several States and not t
endeavor, as has been alleged, to force the no
mination of any candidate whose principle
are known to be decidedly obnoxious to tn
people of any section" Minnesota is also in
Guided, although she held her convention
few days back, md, by a vote Of two to ono
rejected resolutions instructing to vote 70
Douglas. The Connecticut delegation ar
also claimed, and yet it is known that the.
are uncommitted and a portion of them ar
deadly hostile to him. And the same may'b
said of Maine and Massachusetts,, the latte
having sent delegation headed by Gaze
Cushing who undoubtedly acrorrls the nomi
nee to the South. Maryland is claimed o.
the strength of report that ward meetn
an irregular meeting at that-in the Plu
Ugly precincts of Baltimore had declared 70
him; but even this meetin. has recalled it
declaration ofpreftrencc The State has no
yet appointed her delegates.
Such is the game of the Douglasites anC
such their prospects in their boosted strong
holds but what are the Indications south 0
Mason and Dixon's line The problem vii
be solved at Charleston, and honest Democrat
everywhere will rejoice over the dismal wrecl
Of treacherous politician.