The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
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the Democratic Press OF the South, and it
10 speaking out in no unmistakSble Ian.
9Th of May, says:
guage. The Petersburg (Va.) Press Of tue
"We are clear in our convictions that the
secession movement was al wrong and can
not be justified to the satisfaction OF any one
unless they are first willing TO announce
willingess and desire to bring about dis
ruption Of this glorious Union, which has for
so many wears found strength in the hearts
of oil true patriots, both North and South.
The South has for long time professed to
be devoted TO the Union, and in most OF the
epeeches made by Southern orators, we find
the fire of patriotism burns bright and long,
and loud are the tributes paid to the glorious
dead who fought, bled, and died that we
might enjoy the rich heritage OF republican
freedom. Yet all this must now, that we
have grown into grandeur unsurpassed by
any other nation on the broad earth, be DASH
ed down, annihisted and destroyed on a
mere abstraction. All this and more is
threatened by the course and line OF policy
proposed BY the secessionists from the late
National Convention. Now while we pro-
stitutions as any other man, yet we do say
at this particular juncture we can see no
good reason for any movement on the part OF
the South, which has tendency to produce
SO disastrous a result. Of one thing the
South or that portion of it who sympathies
with this new move on the part OF the South
ern men, will find deep and earnest sym
pathy from q quarter from which few men
who really love their country, would desire
to obtain it. Ia it generally known in this
State that the Black Republican party woul d
much prefer to see an ultra Southern man
nominated, 10 q Northern Democrat! ls
it generally known thut Of all the Democrats
on the face OF the earth, they do most cor
dislly despise Stephen A. Doug glas? Ad
mitting this fact, as admitted to US by Sena
tor Wilson, of Mass, we would like to ask
il they are not actuated by some sinister de.
sign in desiring the nomination of South
ern man? Will not this course be well
calculated to array against US large Sec
tional party at the North, who will over.
whe)m US at the South, and thus bring about
oil the disagree cable attendants of civil
war!'
The Louisville Democrat of the 9Th inst,
in speaking on the same subject, says /:
These opponents of Douglas have been
mistaken all the while in his strength.
Their blind hatred misleads them 50 that
they can't appreciate the signs of the times.
That he is the first choice of three fourths
of the Democratic party to day for the office
of President is plain enough to any one who
does not obstinGtely shut his eyes to the
facts. He got majority of the whole elec,
toral vote at Charleston, and did not then
show all his strength in the Convention
In this condition of things his friends are
modestIy asked to withdraw him to accom-.
modate the most reckless and unscrupulous
opposition that ever was arrsyed against
a man. His friends, the delegates, can be
SO accommodating, and the people at home
will be much less accommodating than the
delegates.
J We are even less disposed to concede
anything now than ever. The whole coun.
try now sees where the heart Of this opposi.
ton Genes from. 1t has made an exposition
OF itself by secession from the Convention.
The only honest und intelligent purpose is q
dissolution of the Union. Those engaged in
it will not openly confess 1t. Some disgusn
the end even from themselves; but one
cannot talk with them moment withoutget.
ting an avowal Of the ultimate result. We,
therefore. have no compromise TO moke with
them. They are gone, and let them 60 in
peace. They demand what no party in the
free States can grant, and they know it.
The Richmond IVA Examiner Of the 4tt
inst, thus expresses itself in relation to the
action of the Virginia delegation:
"We shall have much to say hereafter ir
reference to the action OF the Charleston
Convention; from which we anticipate somt
very important results in the future. Suffice
it to say, in this issue, that we think ou
delegates very properly declined to 60 out o
the Convention. They came to the very
just conclusion that they could stay in with
out any compromise Of principle or honor
We only regret that they were able to &C
complish so little for Virginia and the Dem
ocratic party. The voice of Virginia is nj
longer potent in the council chambers o
the party. THE scep're has departed from
JUDAH"
The Wheeling (Va.) Daily Union of tn
5th inst, thus refers to the seceders q
Charleston:
The late secession from the Convention
is not the first instance Of this nature. Ii
1882 the Southern extremists under the nam
of nulliers rallied against the glorious pa
triot and hero of New Orleans. They threw
South Carolina against him, but their actio
had no other effect than to increase his ma
iority in the nation. In 1886 they oppose
and carried against him three Southern De
mocratc States. He was elected, never
theless, by triumphant majority. In 1874
the same VIM. L. YaDcey, who is now con
spicuous 10 the councils of the DisunionlSt
at Charleston, bolted the nomination O
Gen. Lewis Cass, with all his faction
They did not succeed, however, in carryin
even Alabama. Gen. Cass defeated tn
Disunionists in both Alabama and MlsslsSlp
pi. The Disunionists are not 80 strong il
either of those States, now as they wer
then. In 1852 the Disunionists of the Yam
cey school organized another bolt. The
were profoundly indignant because the DE
mocrutc National Convention at Baltimore
which nominated Pierce and King for Pre-
sident and Vice President, would not de
nounce and repudiate the Compromise Meas
ures of 1850, instead of which that Conven
ton cordially indorsed them. They wer
for going straight out of the Union. They
nominated a boiling ticket-Throup of Ga
for President, and Quitman of Mississippi
for Vice President The movement appear
ed to be formidable, but by the time of tn
election it amounted to nothing. 1t is n
new thing for the fire eating Disunionists t
oppose the Democratic National organizu
tion. They have repeatedly done it in tn