Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-06-02

Charleston Convention, it was reduced to
certainty that Judge Douglas could not re-
ccirc the nomination In all probability,
Hunter would have been the nominee of that
Convention. If not, Brcckinridgo, lane,
Guthrie Dickinson, Orr or Davis might have
been. What, then, has the South gained
The recognition of no principle, except By a
divided South. Before this, some principle
was recognized by united Democratic South.
Now, Il large portion of the Southern Dcmoc-
racy are i'll danger Of rcpudiatug this princi-
pie, and going over to Judge Douglas Call
you this again?
The Richmond Convention will be a mis-
chievous abortion. Virginia, North Carolina,
Maryland, Kentucky and Tennessee will not
90 into it at all. The other Southern States
will 80 into it divided as have already
shown, and powcrlcSs, except South Carolina.
j is not likely that any Northern State will
be represented in the Richmond Convention
at all, and certainly not by amy representation
likely to control tho electoral vote of such
State
Now, my dear -, a word as to what |
meant the outside pressure " in Charleston
1t is known TO the whole country that almost
/ every night during the Charleston Convention,
there were meetings Of the Southern Delcea-
ties, public speeches at tlc hotels, nflammato-
ry speeches in caucuScs and a great deal of
outdoor consultation and arrangements as to
what was to bc done in certain emergencies.
1t Is well known, too, that there was Il LARGE
crowd of visitors in Charleston Southern cen
tcimcn, who were much excited and active in
talking over the events of the Convention
The newspapers in the city were not silent in
regard to these mattcrs.3 In the galleries of
the Convention, members who dared to do
their duty conscicntiously on the floor, were
hssed every time they rose to address the
Convention or vote in it, This was altoocth.
cr pretty strong outside pressure, producing a
pretty strong excitement. We all know how
contagious political cxcitcmcnts are. 1t is
hard to resist such contagion, and the bold
est and most conscientious fall victims to it,
before they arc aware of its influence, and
sometimes they never are conscious of it,
! do not think | am mistaken in saving
that some of the seeding delegates, in sever,
al of the delegations, were opposed, at trst
TO Withdrawing from the Convention They
thought it better however, to 90 out with tie
others. My trunk was packed up to return
home, when some of the seeding delegates
came to me and requested that | would stay,
IN order to try and prevail on Mr.. Yanccy
who had been an old friend and law student
OF mine, not to with draw from the Conventions
! knew he was bound to 90 out of the Con
venton and nothing could say or do would
influence him. Had the Alabama delegation
remained in the Convention, many others
might have remained with them.
have done ] know that nothing can
say will have any influence on public opinion
III South Carolina. Still, desire to place
myself properly before the State. The time
may come when my creed and opinions will
| be found to SAVIOR more of truth and wisdom
than they arc now supposed to do | am,
with great respect aud esteem, yours truly, &C.,
b. f. PERRY.
Grccnvillc, S. c., May Is, 1860.