Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-18
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77..,ipg ofthe baltimore convention.

Meeting OF thc baltimore Convention.
rbf. is the cav for the assembling Of the National De-
rosrats Convention at Baltimore Cor The nomination OF
candidates for ae Presidency and Vce-Prcsiiency OF
the United States IL IS % day big with the Fate Of the
party and Of one az least Of It's mos, distinguished lead
era Its indeed great aud solemn day for the univer-
sal Democracy.
The first question 10 be settled by the Convention viii
b, as TO the admission or rejection Of the Seeding dele
i,ions We are disposed to believe that the Seceders
lbe admitted notwithstanding the fact that they are
even now az this present moment members Of another
saI independent and somewhat autagOaistc body
They are al still members Of the Richmond Convention
sad Convention being nov organized body, tempora-
ry adjourned to meet in this city again on Thursday
next I seems to us strange that men can properly BE-
members Of two different Conventions at the same time
as viii BE the case Of the Seceders in the event OF their
admission at Baltimore We repeat it as our opinion
us-ertaes thst the Seceders viii be admitted at Bll-
more upon the simple ground of fear on the part OF the
pJrI'tsi.s, 20 Jcec, them.
Tue question Of the admission Of the Seeding delegr
tons being settled the subject for the consideration
of the Convention will be the subject Of a platform
important matter uust necessarily be decided prev
Gus 20 entering upon the balCtngs for candidate And
the seeding and other Southern delegations will Of
course present 90 the Convention the majority plat
form" recommended at Charleston, and hereupon will
arise perhaps long and angry discussion. Should the
Convention sjop, the majority platform OF which
there is no PROBABILITY the overthrow Of DoreLAs and
hi, friends viii be complete and their immediate seceS
sion from the Convention and the nomination Of DoCG-
rs AS separate and independent candidate, vii. almost
alrag follow.
on the other hand, should the majority platform b,
rejected bv Oh. Convention as 4, ar Charleston
t5s S,ceiia, delegation viii orhEi,h retire, and hurry
oa 90 Richmond followed perhaps by large proper
to1 ofbe delegates from che Southern States Of Mary
land Virginia Reuucky Tennessee, North Carolina, Ms
,-s Delaware aud perhaps che Northern States Of Ore
-a- California. Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jer
.sv. Meeting here at Richmond the "m1iori,y plat
form" e De a, once adopted. aud separate and iud.-
-.t candidates nominated upon it and presented Q,
die c5aatry-uales indeed "e Ils; viii be the case,
Che etng Convention should eyilcc her .1g1ci'ya and
patriotism. bv adopting tae nomination of BEl- and
E--aru.
10 van tbus be seen .hst we anticipate second dsrup
t1l sr Baltimore unless The Seceless OF the DoCElAs mer
.so4Ii slsmeidy sud guom.aiousy back on, and bach
down which &. s. impossible 20 belev. vii be the case
T-s-. can De TO honest o- ssa, ssc3lsl-ol az Blii-
more I,was demonstrated 80 Charleston that tae South
-..s.d Northern wings %. Che Democracy are os wide
,rsrr as the poles. rpoa tae r.cl. question o.. Slavery
u e Territories and not only upon Ills bu, upon al
att-1ae...51- row before che coau,rgupon the Tamil
ga51 Il,e.as. Improvements and apou 'ae Homestead
Bill That these men, therefore can come together az
Baltimore, .rs. rrl. 'a's Is simply impossible. Aud.
should any reconciliation le .rectsi.y Effected, % v
amount ouiy TO- O temporary and lsi5a,-. truce upon
the basis exclusively. of the ao and pisatsr o., Gov
eminent, And that che people VIII NOT -ara away be-
d.s1aa.ly and scoraly, from party thus clearly and
u-mls.ass5iy shown 90 De held together oH.g by Oh.
cohesive power OF the public plumber we canno, and
shall not for moment believe.
But Is very clear to our own mind that If any re-
Cancellation d. all IS effected 90 Baltimore, which sc 90
no. believe viii De- !. will De- brought about only by the
,,3r,ste surrender of tae DoCGIlsls For, unless We
srs mere g-.cyo-s.g mistaken than SIC have ever been
al our lifetime there u be- no surrender and no patch
. uu ola temporary and ls15-es. truce oa the part OF
f.s s,.eir. delegations ro. Che c7-1. For these Sc
..isrs ere, obviously nrer, upon -1 ea o., Whist
they conceive To- b. great s1l .al principle and 80
tolerate no compromise. give their co--.eaaucc 90 90
---fr5csl and ambiguous platform, and take no s,ef
backward They say wha. they mean, and mean VIVA
,. saw. and have no idea ia the world % remaining
cha Blfiuore Convention or in fellowship with Che 500
ord National Demo,sey single moment after the re-
-aon Of the "maio-.,y platform recommended al
Charleston Indeed having assumed tie position they
dIat Charleston the principle Of setpreservatoa alone,
even If actaa,eI by no higher consideration viii neces---
h ,oasr,n them 20 1cede from the Convention, iu the
event Of the rejection Of the "ms.odty platform and
-g-r 90 Richmond, to consult deliberate and act, as
,,r 20 principle and the force Of circumstances may
tusp5 Forever dislouored dsgracel and fallen, both
politicians and men, would be the Seceders we're they
,,stsrdort BALTIMORE the high and commanding ground
asv took 40 Charleston, and consent 20 play secoad-ht-
ale 20 the arrorast and defiant squatter Sovereignty
F-.soa Dor5lAs Democracy OF Che North Better had
never been born than for them 20 Weld nov-for
Kissing and the scorn Of the country would pursue
re.eutessly to the grave.
PM we have faith 10 the 6rmuess Of the Secedcrs and
tsr devotion 10 principle and hence We entertain no
a17rebeuson Of their being found wanting az Baltimore
And unless their Sluater Sovereignty FreesOn allies at
North back doan and cave in shall expect TO see
che Sedsrs rein forced by large number Of delegates
from all the other Southern aud some Of the Northern
States return 20 Richmond the latter part Of This week,
and here either sec up independently for themselves,
DO s.u wiser tail- by rliiving the nomination OF
H.ll and EvERErr. The Baltimore Convention itself
composed Of honest ami patriots Instead Of poi,i-
rrr th.uble-riggers and knavish lel4s0s1es, would
promptly adopt the nomination Of BEll aud EvERErr,
and thereby certainly defeat LNCoLN PROSTATE Repubd
clasn afford security 10 the rights Of the South, and
strengthen for al time 20 come the pillars Of the Cousti
...,, and the Tnio1 l. not the Baltimore Convention
sI 20 such an act Of hgh-soued and tsaterested pa
,-.,-.,-. Is there no member Of the body bold and
honest enough to propose the adoption Of BEll aud Ev-
alr as the Constitutional Union candidates OF the pure
and true men Of all parties and Of al sections of our
common country
Iss await patiently The action Of this Baltimore Con-
vs1don and see ii some little good may not come even
O.t of NaLare'h.
RcIi aud Everett IN Arkansas.
Cleerlv comes the news even from the be1ighted De-
Iao.raue State OF Arkansas In ,de Little Rock yI-stt
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