The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-12
How 1T is to be Done.

How 1T is to be Done.
1t is now a well-estahlished fact, that
several OF the Northern States will send
double delegations to the Charleston Conven-
ton. We imagine this state of things will
not prove unacceptable to the South How
the question of disputed seats will be dis
posed OF, we think is quite easy of solution.
The Southern members of the Conven-
ton are fully aware OF the popularity of
Senator Douglas-in all of the Northern
States-as Democratic leader; and, conse-
quently, all of their skill in party tactics,
viii be devoted towards killing him OF, and
yet have it done with a show of fairness
and in accordance with the usages of the
party. If they can succeed in this, they will
form their ticket, construct their platform,
and appeal to the Northern section of
their party, with the old cry, stand by the
organization" Should the Douglas masses
show any symptoms of rebellion, they
will be told, q You went into the Conven-
ton, and its business was transacted 10 an
honorable manner, are you going to refuse
to acquiesce in the decision of the majority"
1t is presumed that the FESTIVE, by being
thus managed, will become quiet and labor
in the traces faithfully, # not cheerfully.-
But hspwff1 double delegations aid in this
laffdable undertaking of the Southern wing2
The question is easily answered.
Suppose-which is likely to be the case
that Illinois, Pennsylvania, New ork, and,
perhaps, Indiana, send two sets of delegates
to Charleston. These States are known to be
the strongholds of Mr.. Douglas. The ques-
ton will arise in the Convention-how
shall the dispute between the rival delegates
be settled? The most plausible manner
that win suggest itselfwill be to admit half
of each delegation. This course, too, would
have the sanction of precedent. The
question being settled by the admission of
an equal number of the rival delegations,
vote would be taken for Presidential can
didate, and then the result of Southern
shrewdness would unfold itself. Douglas
would be unable to carry a single one of
his strongest States. In other words, the
influence of the greatest States in the con-
federacy would be. completely destroyed,
and the Southern members, standing as
unit for their position, would carry the day
in triumph
We do not say that the managers of the
Administration contemplate any such stroke
of policy as decribed above, but that it
would prove both powerful and effective, is
easy to be seen. Indeed, We can not con-
ceive any reason for the efforts used BY Mr..
Buchanan to have double delegations from
those States which he is unable to carry on
the merits of his Administration, unless it
be for the purpose we have mentioned.
The masses of the Democratic party in the
Northern States will never submit to an
open, barefaeed fraud. Let it be sugar
coated with a semblance of fairness, how
ever and it may be swallowed, though it
should occasion many wry faces. Hence,
the Charleston Convention, whilst on the
one hand it completely brushes all manli-
ness out of that portion of the Democratic
party North of Mason & Dixon's line, must
permit that portion to have hand in its
oR#aegradation, or it will bolt. We await
the denoument of all the schemes of the chief
wire-workers with intense interest.