Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-23
The"IrreprexsibieC onfict' amongst
the iIeunncracY of l. ouisIanI

In Louisiana the State Convention which
appointed the seeding delegates 10 tn
Charleston Convention has been called To
meet again to consider the present attitude
of things in the party. This movement is
under the management of Mr.. SLIDELL. The
section OF the party which oppos the ac-
ton of the eeceders, aud favors the appoint
ment OF delegates to Baltimore. have called a
State Convention at Donald-onville on lha
9th June. A meeting of those favorable To
the latter movement was held in New Or
leans SATURDAY night, Gen. AUGUsTIN in The
Chair Delegates were appointed 10 tha
Donaldsonville Convention. The meeting
was addressed by Hon. PIERRE SoULE, and
others. The Picgyuns gives the following
brief sketch of The remarks of MT. S:
Although retired from the turmoil Of polit
ical array, be could not deny himself the sat
isiacijon OF giving The humble mite Of his
counsel on emergency like this, nor to
resist a call so hattcr NJ To him.
There can he no misconSti uctiou as TO the
character OF the coming issue; it Is irau2h,
with danger aud NAV lead to the ruin and
on,ummatiou of that glorious fabric, the
N.
power of the country is TO pass 10 the Cn-
cAgo Republicans or TO that great party
which has uutlived every Other political or
gauiZatiou aud remains The only great ua-
Iional parry? The course the Southern Stat es
will follow when the great council assemblies
again 1T Baltimore, will decide. But what
has brought this sudden rupture in the Dem
ocratic phalanx. aud Introduced desertiOn In
their Tanks! let the secrders answer, they
may bc moved 10y the best motives, but We
crave To he permitted TO examine the ri.
II they are right, let Us juin thrm at once
II they are WRONG, we may depiore .hcu
error.
The record says that seven States srccded
because they could not obtain a platform IN
accordance with their wishes. What wcr,.
these wishe-! That platform hc "dupt' q
rs long a. II CERTAIN candidate remained Lc-
tore the convention, aud certain principl, 5
az laid dOwH, which aOuI inevitably throw
him out. These priI.Ipies, this gnarHut'e
sought Tor. were tiia' CUugr' -, under ccIt"in
rmrr gcncies. should be cioihed with power 90
interfere with The domestic ifliIIs Uf the Ter
riLories-
Tae speaker pr, coed, d to show that the
priucii.Ies advocate by Judge DJugl is wei Z
Tie same originated IN le47 by Dickinson,
advocated by Gru. Cass ia an Nicholson LEI
I.r la 1875. D. Joe Lane IN 1850. by IuucCy
also Ia 1856. IL thesc men were acceptable
10 The seCeders then, the platform IN opPusl
lion To tn, ~ doslrines Ma u mere trap pl.c,
uuslcr the feet oi Douglas.
Mr.. SVuie then alluded TO the charge OF in
CONSISTENCY made against bin by Mr. Glenn,
al "a laIe M citing. aud stated the charge WA
uniOuuded. IOr since the opening OF this Gam
paigu, be had not expressed has opinion, Ia
pJB,ic. Tue opinions he proiess,d ia 1856
afe the some h. prUlessed now. Bat The
questlons are not Tue anne, aud Will not bear
cvmparron. la lo5O there Was danger. now
lhere is no INN, dsate p ri. We have gone
as Tar a. w. could go, ~ nru the hout Oi d..u-
=, comes, IL wall Oc inns - shoulder mus
bel, nul Ia speak.