Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-02

The democratic masses ought to hold the
boilers from the Baltimore Convention to a
rigid accountability. Those gentlemen are
responsible for the disruption of the demo-
cratic party and its present pitiable condi-
ton, with two sets CO candidates in nominal
ton. Had they remained in the Convention
the platform might have been amended, and
Candidate nominated upon whom the party
could have united cordially and harmonious
~. But from some motive, which has not
yet traaspired, they preferred to wander off
after the Yancey seceders, and TO join them
in the creation of an irreparable breach be-
tween the two wings of the party. The
policy was the worst that could have been
pursued. 1t was blunder, the evil effects
of which may never be remedied; because it
assured continued bitter and unreleniing
strife, and consequent thorough disorgani-
xatiou of the party. The Baltimore boilers
had no authority for the course they pursued.
Disregarding the wishes of their cousritu-
ents, and yielding 10 the eounsels of disor-
ganizers who desired rather to punish an in
diyidual than to harmonic The discordant
elements which had been collected together,
they assumed Tie responsibility to desert their
posts and join a faction. Ii is probable that
they did not foresee, and did not intend to
produce, the result that followed their action.
Possibly they thought that. by bolting, they
might so alarm those who remained in the
Convention that compromise might be Ell
fected. In word, like tue shrewd poker
player, they thought, perhaps, that by bold
5lufIg. they might carry of the stakes.
They were mistaken, however; but although
the result was different from what they ex-
pectsd aud intended, their responsibility is
not the less.
That harmonious action might have been
secured, had there been no yielding to the
seductions and embellishments of the original
sec-d-r-, and their hackers, and consequently
no betting, Is proven by the fact that the
Charleston platform was amended before the
Convention adjourned, and also by the facts
mentioned in the following extract from an
article in The Albany (N. " Argus and Atl1s,
whose editor was one Of the delegation from
the Empire State, and cognizant of the in
tenrions OF bis colleagues
aThe admission of the Southern delega-
tions precisely as carried in the Convention
-hed Il not bean JolLored By a sec<ssoa-would
not have nominated Nj. Douglas. He could
not have secured tEo-fhirds. even of those
present. and, we speak confidently when we
say that there was no purpose-certainly not
on the part Of the New York delepatfcn-to
declare him nominated without two-thirds
vote OF the delegates present Further than
this. we are entirely satisfied that, had there
been no secession, after il had been demon
strsted BY q few ballots that Mr.. Dogrlas
could not receive two-thirds, he would hare
been Withdrawn by his friends, and a haru,o-
nious nomination Of some other person would
have taken place. If not withdrawn, rre ave
ceyfaus he wozid kars beea abandoned 5v a suff-
desf aanbg to hare giuez another candidate tsoo-
4iSds nen1sasoa- Inc secsssioH nominated Doug-
la. HID th, re been no secession at Charles
ton, another candidate would have been there
.nominated- And had there been no secession
- Baifjmose, Mr.. Douglas wocld not have
been the NOMINEES. he IT. therefore. clearly