The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-26
The Baltimore N0mf ma tio ns.


The Baltimore Nnmf ma I'll ons.
The results of the democratic "irrepressi-
BILE conflict" at Baltimore are better than we
dared to hope. We feared that the platf orm
would be modified and Douglas or some 9th :
err Democrat from the North be put on the
track with less than half dozen Southern
States dissatisfied. Instead of that, howev-
err, we bad the pleasure of announcing that
the Convention and the party was split az
wide open as ever Lincoln split o rai.cut.
The Delegates from Virginia, Oregon,
California, and most of the democratic States
of the Union having Withdrawn and Presi-
dent Gushing having resigned, the headless,
bobtaa Convention finally nominated the
"Little Giant" and Fitzpatrick of Alabama.
The other wing OF the Convention having
subsequently assembled in due form pro-
ceeded to business, and nominated Breck en-.
ridge for President, and 10. Lane for Vice
President.
We have not the particulars in full, but
sufficient has come TO hand already to show
that Douglas was nominated by the delegates
from the Republican States, and Broken
ridge by she Democratic States. Douglas
proolams Sqnaster Sovereignty and bred
Scott, while Breckenridge demands Slave
Code.
Now we have four candidates for the
Presidency, and the votes of the United
States will be distributed amongst four cleo
toral tickets. Ii seems very clear that
Breckenridge, Southern man and commit
ted to Slave Code, must beat Douglas,
with bis "unfriendly legislation" of Squatter
Sovereignty in every State of the South whore
Democracy 10 in the ascendant, In the
North, Breckenridge and Lane~will have an
electoral ticket 10 every doubtful State, and
backed up by the Administration and some
LEADING democrats, will poll a sufficient num-
Der of votes ~ Oregon, California, Illinois.
Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to
ensure these States for Lincoln, beyond q
doubt.
The Breckenridge men will work with en-
thusiasm, because they will be stimulated by
principle and the hope of success, and will
be furnished BY the Administration with am.
pie material aid. The Douglas men, on the
contrary, can have no hope of success, and
will have neither the stimulus OF principle
nor the hope of spells to prompt exertion or
sustain enthusiasm for the Little Giant.
The final conclusion of the whole matter
is, that the Democratic Party is busted, and
Douglas 10 lard out, as "sure as gun is ron.n
The SccedeFss Convention.
The Seceders met 10 Baltimore on Satur-
day morning. Twenty States were repre-
scented, in whole or in part. Postmaster
Heath, Of Dubuque, appeared for Iowa. Hal.
lett, Loring and Gushing came 10 from Mas
sachusetts, and Pennsylvania was represent
ed
Caleb Cushing was made Chairman.
The Cincinnati Platform was adopted with.
out note or comment.
Breckenridge received "a votes on the first
ballot, and Lane bad over a hundred Yam
scy made brilliant speech to wind up with.
CT Southern Senators have fallen into an
ugly habit of denocpcing poor men and those
who Labor IN the sweat of their brow -
Senator Hammond pronounced them 'stht
mud-ellls of human society" Senator Wig
TALL In his spirited manner denounced then
rs Criminals" and Senator Green call,
them "poor, Infamous scoundreisn and ssax
1aroni." Ii these are to be regarded as th,
sentiments of the Democratic party, an
nunncsd through its leaders, it is high tim,
that such disgracefnl organization wer,
broken Louisville Journal.
The Democratic party was formed in th
interests Of the people, but in the progress 0
time and through the influence OF politicians
such old federalists as. fancy have becom
Chief Justice, and James Buchanan, Pres,
dent Of the United States, and such oil
siayeheldng Wings as Toombs and Stcpen
the leaders Of the party in Congress. Tb
Democratic party 10 no longer party OF tb
people, but party Of aristocratic avehold
eTs and ofhee-holdera. ~hnse interests :,
G0If
cams and Shareholders quarrelled and spl
because they could not succeed in arrapgiu
terms for their mutual benefit as they ha
hitherto done, but neither wing thought
the interests Of the people and at Baltimo,
the political Ms with the aid Of few polite
Shareholders like Stephens and soule, |
fraud aud trick, nomlnated Douglas ar
Fitzpatrick, while ths Shareholders par eree
fence dissolving the partnership, withdrc
TO Richmond and nominated Breckeurid,
and Lane. The Southern wing abuse Il
people, while the Northern wing Lumbu,
them but both wings alike sacrifice the i
terests Of The people to advance those VI Ii
arissocraey.