Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-06-13

The Convention called By those Southern Demo
Gratis who secededst Ctsleston will be heldat Rich
mond, Va, on Monday next, Most Of the States
that seeded win be represented both At baltimore
and Richmond, and In some instances BY the same
setof delegatest i Two iConventions assembled in
alabama on Monday last laoie 1T Montgomery, and
the other At Selma The former was called by the
Yanceyites, who have the advantage Of regular or
ganization on their sides the latter was called by
Gov. Winston and Others The probability is that
the Montgomery Convention will not send delegates
y Baltimore, but only to Richmond, as Mr.. Yancey
IS understood, like Mr.. Rhett to be an out and out
Richmond man.. 'e.tyL VI % sf raesa
South Carolina, after an animated struggle, has
determined to send delegates only to, Richmond, g
Her delegation is headed by Hon. R. B. Rhett and
is understood on all sides TO be disunion delegation
We make the following extract from letter recent
y written BY Mr.. Rhett from which it appears that
he regards the Richmond Convention as sectional
body, and is proud of the fact: . y. s,@.' '1
But you say, I" Have we not heretofore opposed
national party conyentions and is not the Richmond
convention national party convention ~ answer
no national party convention is the convention of
aparty which is based on national principle that
Is, principle common to az portions Of the United
States The Richmond convention is not such
convention Its declared principles are not nation
a. for not q single Northern State has dared to
ayow them. 1t is sectional convention, called by
one section Of the Union to support rights and in
terests belonging to one section of the Union. 1t
arises out Of the debris of the great national
party in the Union-the Democratic party-and is
intended to counteract its policy 1t is true that all
those Of the Democratic party in the United States
Who agree with the platform the eight Southern
States lay down, as their criterion of party afa-
ton, are invited to attend the Richmond convention
This is certainly Objectionable feature in the
i venton; but it does not alter its character as
Southern convention, to support Southern rights
and interests. The black Republicans invite all in
the United States who agree with them in their abo
lton designs to join with them in their convention
at Chicago. Suppose delegates should go into that
! convention (as they willy from Southern States,
would that disrobe it Of its sectional character
| Certainly not Nor will the fact that from few or
many States in the North delegates may attend the
Richmond convention change its character as sec
tional convention Nor does that other fact that
we claim that our rights supported by the con-
stitution, alter the matter for this is denied by
+ sectionalized North"
So much for the Richmond Convention. We
fear no good will result from that body. a1
We think it more than probable that some Of the
secede-s will 60 to Baltimore for the purpose Of ma
king certain demands Of the Convention, and failing
to obtain these demands, will bolt again and attempt
to destroy the party and there may be few others
from the Northern States who will secede with them
and 60 to Richmondn heevent Of determination ofa
certain candidate for the Presidency. Under these
circumstances grave question arises, whether the
members Of the Convention ought not to bind them
selves by resolution in advance, to abide the action
of the body. 1t is worse than idle to go into Con.
ventions, to participate in their deliberations and
then refuse to support the nominees. Southern del
egates should remember that there is North as
we'll as South; that no Northern delegates with
the exception of mere handful, have even threat
ened to secede in any event and that If the most
extreme demands Of the South should be obtained,
and on the back Of it a Southern man should be
nominated sor the Presidency, the Northern dele
gates would return to their homes, depressed and
mortified it is true, and morally certain of defeat
but at the same time loyal to the platform, to the
ticket and to the national organization. 1t would
be alike ungenerous and dangerous to require toe
much at the hands Of those gallant men, They
have long fought our battles, simply because
right, with no reward or hope Of reward They
surely, are not the enemies of the South. Strike
them down, and the South may have sympathizers
but she will have no friends in the free States who
can do any thing for her ,5a,sgs4 sd
We say, then, let the itimore Convention de
termine to respect its own rights and to maintain
its own character as nominating body, leaving con
sequences to take care Of themselves. Let it pro
ceed oiA stern and unfaltering step to ths
.oorE before it, Let It nominate at all hazards and
then appeal to God and the country against extrem
lists in the North and extremists in the South
There can be no time fo- hesitation, and no excuse
for hesitation, when the Constitution and the Unior
are at stake. If the seceders should return and
agree to abide the action of the Convention, LEI
them be admitted; but if they should return fo1
the purpose of boiling and of attempting to breal
up the Convention, as they did at Charleston, le
them, say We, be promptly excluded. =
'E Raleigh Female Seminary.
The closing exercises of this institution occupiet
several evenings during the present. week. o.
Monday night, the Annual Sermon was delivered b.
Rev. John N. Andrews, at the Methodist Church