The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-07-19
from the Boston Post.
The Convention and Its Results.

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The Convention and Its Kesults.
At 4 time when a united national democracy
would Seem TO be an essential to the we'll being Of
the Reuublic when its unselash and patriotic
rank and file with whom the triumph of the
cause rises Enthusiastically above the fortunes Of
sny nan ~. ' desired and demanded harmony;
when the unfolding of events for months past
has shown It to be impossible to secure this
harrnony by forcing the necessity of unity all
eyes were on the Convention to see it manifest
calm. deliberate. and Wis judgement. there
has ruled at Baltimore doeeed obstinacy for
a foregone conclusion, and tie result has been
seen coming mn from The denaocracv curses Iona
and i1een al the extrasniats w. I'M cansed ~
diyis;on and Sanitation. via snd 1rnhsrsnt. a
the camp of their enemies.
The apthoritatiye representatfon II The whole
party. at Charleston. resolved, In accordance
With rule that has prevailed ct every demo
cratic convention, and may be truly said to DO
the common law Of the party, that Z two thirds
vote of the Convention should be necessary to
constitute nomination but it becsme certain
that snch result could not be reached without
reconstructing the Convention and, taking sd-
vantage of the premature secession Of portion
of the delegates at Charleston, process was
carried through unparalleled in the whole his.
tory CT politics. The regular delega tes Of one
State, Louisiana, were excluded, and irregular
delegates we're admitted; while, in Georgia,
Arkansas. and Alabama, the regular delegates
were half disfranchished and half their rights
conferred on delegates irregular chosen! :.
We forbear Comment In dstail o. these extra.
ordinary proceed Ulngs but he spieit exhibited
in The case Of MI. Rallet run through The whole
action a. to the other delegates. There cannot
possibly be assigned valid reason for The de-
cision Of the Convention against bis oeat; the
facts are perfectly clear, and the ease b almost
self evident. Mr.. ChafFee, the substitute, WAS
admitted because he Was Tor Douglas, and NJ.
Hallet the principal, WAS proecfibed mot be.
cause be was an enemy to Nj. Douglas, for this
is not the fact because he was In favor Of such
nomination as would continue the old union
between the South and the North, and cary the
party to a new triumph.
When action, In the factions spirit had occa-
stoned the secession Of six-States, and whsn
the blow was pending that was 70 make ths se-
cession Of other States imperative, Mr.. Hallet,
il his calm, we'll put and potrfotic speech. per.
tinent,y asked, what would be the Convention
be to this question this overlaugh of The Con-
vention. by the fatal blow Of admitting irreeu-
lar delaaates made the Couyentfon iteelf m
irreoular body, and after Tie Anal secession.
even at this. Il Wa but martial representation
of the party. for il could cast but 202. votes IL
all! N
Such ia the great fact that stares the coun.
try in the face. The Convention was now
made up Of delegates mostly from States which
have Got to be won from the opposition before
the democracy can count on sangle electoral
vote while II was shorn Of the strength most
IL n the States that The black-rennbIioans CON
cede would cast one hundred and twenty.
seven democratic electoral voter. Never.
apparently. was fighting ground palmer Del.
erates from these States were willing to unite
these on almost any man, North or South, but
lect the candidate who promised to be the most
acceptable TO Pennsylvania or New York and
victory for the democratic cause was result
almost certain. But patriotic confederation
was disreparded and in the above way one
norton Of the divided democratic party has
presented Senator Douglas as candi date for
Inc Presidency,
=. A nomination. thus made will fail 10 appeal
With the requisite moral force, to the nation.
It has not the support Of the old democratic
ta quality of nationality, IL is open to the most
otjectional charge which can be made against
a political party. 1t must, in the present as
meet Of affairs, have its chief aliment from a
hostile sentiment against the South indeed,
the language that often fell from the lfps Of
those Who were resolved that Mr.. Douglas
should at all events, be the nominee-their
charge that thu South desired q slave code
the lips of the republicans. The needle is not
surer to point towards the pole than are those
who use this line of argument TO ultimately
drift into the pit of abolitionism.
Let who will travel in that road 1t IL not
the path we can travel in. This spirit Of abo-
litionism we believe to be an evil to our coun-
try to bode nothing but evil; and, unless
checked in some way that seems not now laid
out it must result In the gravest Of all political
evils. But, setting q side consequence, this
forced nomination is contrary to that spirit of
amity and paternity, among equals, that has
prevailed in the great party that has 20 long
governed the country, and which il akin to
the spirit that made our Union aud secured our
Constitution. In all our party excitements