The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-01-03

reSSlOnal District to Seect TWO delegates 10 atenu
the National Convention at Charleston.
The time for holding the District Conventions
must be fixed by the county meetings in each Dis
trict We concur with the Wilmington Journal
that it would be the best plan not to hold any Dis
trict Convention until after the meeting of the
State Convention, say about the last of March or
the first of April. "By having the District con-
the Journal, call possibility of even apparent va
rance would be avoided for there, after full con-
sultaton in State convention, all the Districts
would distinctly understand each other, and mis-
conceptions be avoided" We hope our democra-
tic friends in this section, in fixing the time for
holding the District conventions, will take this
suggestion into consideration.
pa A Mr. Nelson, one of the opposition mem
bers of the House of Representatives from Tcnnes-
see, made speech week or so ago, which our
opposition contemporaries eulogized as great and
mighty successful effort, making Mr. Nelson Sc
cond Demosthenes OF course the speech was de-
voted to abusing the democrats and censuring the
Black Republicans. Well, Mr. Nelson may be a
great man, but we mortified to see that he I'M
dertook, the other day. to apologize for or defend
Sherman the black republican candidate for Speak
err When Mr. VIM. Smith of Va, was questioning
Sherman and asked him if he discaimed the doc
trines of Helpers book, Mr. Nelson jumped up
SHERMAN refusing to answer) and stated that as
Mr. Sherman had disavowed any intention of inter
fering with slavery in tie States, he (Nelson) con-
sidered that that was repudating the doctrines of
the Helper book. Mr. Smith very properly replied
that he "could not allow the candidate of the Re-
publican party to speak by deputy"
Nearly every abolitionist disavows any intention
of interfering with slavery in the States, but do
they live up to what they profess? No. And
while Sherman processes to be in favor of non-in-
reference, he endorses vile incendiary book; and
when asked if he disclaims it, he remains silent
and Nr Nelson Ga southern man) undertakes to
explain for him
Ra= Among the names of the southern Students
who withdrew from the Philadelphia Medical Col
leges, we find the following from North Carolina !:
W Withers \ L Henderson, J Bailey, A
J Stone, r Swain, W G Guess, II I Royster,
E Snead J Stone, VIM Carter, W A Clement,
W II Robertson, J NJ Alternately, G W Duke, j
X Gibson, J Drake, p n Hay, j J. Watkins, Y
l. Stone, K Pepper, G K Forest, 7 j Kelly,
\ McLane, j d Snead.
We are grati6ed to see it announced that large
number of Southern students in New York have
determined to leave and enter some of the South
ern Medical Colleges.
FOREIGN NEws.-The steamer North Briton
arrived Friday with Liverpool dates to the Both.
Cotton was without material change, and the
market closed steady.
The representatives to the peace Congress were
assembling in Paris.
Mr. FILLMORE.-Among the letters which were
read at what is called the Union meeting" held
in New York, was from ex-President Fillmore
extracts of which we have seen published. While
there are sentiments in that letter which every ma
tional man must approve, there many express
sions which we cannot but condemn, and which
think will meet the disapprobation Of southern
people generally. He speaks Of his approval while
President, of the Fugitive Slave Law as Ga pain
FIJI duty," and condemns the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise. Now we should like to know why
Mr. Fillmore considered it ''painful duty to sign
the fugitive slave law, which was intended to en-
able southern citizens to recover their runaway
and stolen negroes in the free States It should
be a pleasant duty for every national man to do
whatever he can to carry out the provisions Of the
Constitution and protect all sections in their rights
and we somewhat surprised to hear Mr. Fill
more talking about its being painful duty. The
Missouri Compromise law unconstitutional and
was an odious and unfair restriction on the rights
of the southern States and it proper to repeal
it at all hazards Its repeal intended to give the
South equal rights in the Territories and neither
the Black Republicans, Mr. Fillmore, nor any one
else ought to talk about the repeal of odious and
unconstitutional restriction being the cause of pre-
sent difficulties Abolitionism was and is deter
mined not to be satisfied with anything short of
the abolition of slavery; they We're not satisfied
with the Compromise when it was in existence, and
if had never been repealed they would have
acitated just as much as they have been doing.
Rat Mr. Fillmore says that he thanks Providence
that ''the question about slavery in Kansas is now
also settled, and settled an ,taoor of freedom ;
that the people of the North all antislavery in
sentiment, but they know they have nothing to do
with it in the several States, sc. All men can
feel gratfed at the settlement of the Kansas ques
ton-if settled it is-but we imagine that but few
of Mr. Fs southern admirers will join him in thank
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