The Yazoo Democrat., 1860-05-26

principles before proceeding to salo...,
didates, the reason which dictotoSi1 v U,it' can.
drawal of the delegatious Of tbs 'u =; ;l Iae with.
will have ceased, aud no motive ~!n EI' States
for refusing to unite With their sista %,a remain
nor for holding an adjourned 1'er ma. States
Richmond. On the other hand ;f ;ffsesung at
vention on reassembliug at BaltimoS'uu 'ue Coa.
disappoiut the just expectations os =, shall
manning Democratic States, their s1 ,ue re-
ions cannot fail to Withdraw and uD, tslegI
the eight States which have adiouSSS ae With
Richmond. In either event tbers "usG ,"oD,i 70
unanimous action in support Of our rOS.a s,lI. o
Piles by all the States which can he ,.l;I ltslO''
for casting Democratic electoral vo,o. ,"''su 90
From this statement of facts i
evident that the wise and prudent = not
now to be pursued by the delegations rSuI'' " \
eight States is to defer assembling a. D.; zoe
mond until the necessity for such mas. a''Oa'
shall become imperative Ought tbou b'Nug
in view of the already allotted cOpdit;oa wy
affairs, to return to the Convention .. I pS y
timore and aid their sister States !, "a
struggle for the recognition of sound Dem" NY
cratic principles? May it not be that p1.ae' t1o
votes would now suffice to turn Tho .oaIa sueR
purge the party creed of all heresies and "
emblazon on the party banner It's boOo,'y
device of fidelity to the Constitut on and tSa ~
Union, 10 characters so clear as to defv WV 'a'
construction =? -''''
Suppose for a moment that in tbi. L..
struggle for the right, they should auaiD 'I'' Nv
Overborne is it hot, then, eudallv nl,;S "
that the delegations of the other De1ocr,ataa ra;a
States cannot for an instant be suspectsd ivy "
an intention to refuse to redeem their nlo1ss
of withdrawal from an assembiape bS vb;sSS
shall persistently determine on the saeriS.a ra
of principle which they themselves have ds' 5s'
clared indispensable for their united acti0n %
to supposed expediency? And will I Uot
all the Democratic States thus Withdrawals
and adjourhing to Richmond be ioiued =
the tue and faithful delegates from Penn.
sy vania and New Jersey, from Indiana and
New York-aye, from every one Of our ii,
ter States where delegates are found imbupa
with the living principle of our party, but
whose voice has hitherto been stiAed in tbs
Convention, because of their being in tLs
minority Of Their respective Delegations
For it is striking fact not to be Ove,
looked in this connection, tha. whether tbe
vote had been taken entirely by States or BY
delegates, in either event there was ce,,
majority in the Convention in favor Of tbs
recognition of sound constitutional priUei.
Piles, and it was only by taking part Of The
votes by States as units, and another pstt
by divided States, that an apparent and fac,
tious majority succeeded in preventing that
recognition.
The answer to al the foregoing question,
seems to US to be clear and plain. The line
of conduct We Suggest leads, in our judg.
ment, to a reconciliation of differences on a
basis Of principle. 1t leads to the united
and harmonious action of our party. 1t
does more, infinitely more. It secures
vastly added strength to that assertion Of
our principles which none of us would for
an instant think Of compromising; it cons
.pels their recognition and proudly vindicatqs
the action of the seeding delegates, who
will thus have secured the object Of theft
struggle, and have merited the applause
and gratitude of their Democratic brethren
The contrary course would, we believe, be
productive of mischievous consequences.
Time does not permit the action of the tcsu,
lar organization If our party in the tespcc.
tive States, and who alone have the power
to speak their will, to meet in council and
give Instructions to their delegates How is
the voice of California or of Oregon 10 be
heard in timeY How are the constituencies
of Texas and Virginia to meet in State Con,
ventions and give authoritative expressions If
their will before the middle of June? How
can the machinery be put in motion BY
which the Democratic voters will direct at
tendance at Baltimore or Richmond in &C.
cordanee with their judgment? EvileaIly
this cannot be done. Evlteutly, the dele
cations already elected are the only ones Chat
can act, aud they must act on their own
judgment in coDjuucture which does not
allow opportunity for instruction BY their
constituencies. A refusal, then, by the
delegates of the seeding States to return to
Baltimore, a refusal to defer the Richmond
meeting until there shall be an uncOntrOlla'
Bile necessity for holding it, would inevlta'
bly, result in incHrable division of our party
the sole conservative organization remaining
in our country in its FINAL disruption; worse
than all, 10 the ebdaugeriug of the success
ful assertion of its principles, compared WIFI
which the success Of single electoral strug'
gle is unworthy of one moments considers
ton.
K. w. johnson, NJ r. d. Garnett,
A. Iverson, r. Toombs,
John Slidell, w. K. Sabas'ian,
Jefferson Davis, r. NJ. T. Hunter
L. @. @. Lamar, j. M. Mason,
Martin j. Crawford, j. P. Benjamin,
Peter E. Love. Jucius j. Gartrellj
John j. Jones, John H. Reagan,
James jackson, John R. M ,rrison,
John W. II Underwood.
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