Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-05-05
THE COTTON STATES.

Several OF me SoutGern Statea, ueSs-
mated the "Colton States" instructed their
delegates 10 the Charleston Convention to
seed. from that body, in the event Of the
platform not being in accordance with
their views. This news has been sent
sbrc nd in the shar. of a threat, evidently
for The purpose Of in,imida,ing Nor,her"
delegates, and coercing them INTO endors-
log doctrines which would be fatal to the
prospects Of the Democratic party.
IN 1856, the STATE Of Alabama, sent her
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention un
dsr instructions to favor the incorporation
Of the principle Of Popular Sovereignty
u then and now proclaimed BY Senator
DouGLA.-in,o the Platform, and that i!
il failed, they we're to withdraw from the
Convention. Now the State Of Alabama
manufactures . new platform for the Ma.
sionaI Democracy, utterly repudinting Pop
ul.r Sovereignty, aud substituting in its
s.ead The Republican dogma Of Congress
ionai intervention, ard ins,ruc,s her dele,
gates to the Charleston Convention to de-
uand Of that body On abandonment Of
tho platform Of 1856. and an endorsement
Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
csds humhug. and if their demand was
no. complied with TO withdraw from the
Convention This illustrates the political
stability Of the Cotton States
The Missouri Republican Of the goth
ul., contains an editorial upon this sub
jet, which 80 fully meets our views, that
- transfer i, to our columns. Coming.
~ it does, from paper published in a
Slave. holding State, it is peculiarly sig
ni6cant and conveys a severe rebuke to
Southern 6rs-eaters. The Republican says:
"TLe burden Of all the dispatches from
Chsrleston is, that, should Mr.. DouGLAs
be the nominee, or should the Democratic
Convention not deem it necessary, or pru.
dent, or patriotic, to incorporate in the
National platform certain principles pro-
claimed by a body Of Disuniouis's. al
Montgomery, Ala, The delegation from
that State will, without ceremony, take
themselves out Of the Convention. In
this, they expect to be followed BY the del
sgs.ious from Mississippi. Louisiana and
Texas. and possibly South Carolina aud
Arka.sas. Threats Of this kind, no mat
Ter shen or where made. even should they
~ carried out, are not likely, it seems 10
as, to produce any great convulson in the
political or social or material world. We
doubt whether the business Of the Conven
sios could no, be transacted just as we'll,
10 more satisfactory solution, without
than with ,hxm--and as to any effect which
il is to have on the election 10 November,
the Democrats Of those States will, by
their votes, administer 10 them suel, re-
tuks Is will last them fos the balance of
their lives The people Of the slave States
have no more idea Of going GU. Of the
Union for the cause assigned by these ma
liguant politicians, than they have Of Civ
ing mp the cultivation Of their cotton and
sugar plantations, even for q single year
They are Just as loyal to the tuion nov
as they ever were. nor will they give up
is advantages because the politicians
choose to keep the country in continual
turmoil about mere abs.ractions--qnes-
sous which have not now, and cannot have
Tor many years to come. any practical ap-
plicaIiou--and because the South must see
and feel that, instead Of extending the
area Of slavery to inhospi,able territory,
where negro labor never can be profitable,
sheJ want oil the slaves they can get, and
more too, for the cultivation of the lands
IN their own States. As matter Of po-
litical economy, they ough. 10 he indiffer'
ent about the further agitation OF This
question. Blu, higher motives, even, may
veil govern the action Of the people Of the
South. Ths Democratic party is the only
party tha, can successfully resist the as
saults Of the Black Republicans of the
North on their institutions; and principle.
their own security and welfare, all dictate
that they should discard from their service
I'll such unfaithful counsellors a. YAScEy
l. Co., and vote for the Democratic nom
inse for President, whether he be MIR.
DOUGLAS or any other Northern Demo-
erat. We have no doubt they will do it.
We entertain no doubt that, even though
ths Disunionists should put up ticket in
he States named, the good sense and pat
sistism Of the Democracy will be found to
govern them in voting the regular Demo
cratic ticket, rs,het than risk the possibil
" os the election Of Seward, or Chase, or
Fremont, Or any other Of their avowed
enemies. We hope to see harmony and
good feeling, aud settled determination
10 secure the ssccess Of the party. yet in
Ahe ascendant ia the Charleston Conven-
zion; but If four or five States will persist
"a their dafrun,s and 60 out Of the Con-
ysntion, leaving some twenly.eight or thr
~ to Go the business for which they we're
sent, let them 80.
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AD,ISULyIAG VIEW.
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