Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-07

helping hand
From The South Cnrolinian.
The Next President
~ no period in The history of the Rouublic
has the election of President been SO imror.
tant to the country On it depends, in a
great measure, the peace, if not the existence
OF the Federal Government. Throughout tbc
southern States, in CONGRESS, and in many Of
the Northern States, the American pcople
have been forcwarncd that the election Of =
Black Republican to the Presidency Of thc
United States would be the death -kncl of the
CnIon. If not, it would be the dishonor and
destruction of the Slaveholdnp States. No
patriot should be inscnsib!c to these aarmino
predictions, or needless of their consequences
Nl should unite IN time, aud hamoniously
struggle to avert so dreadful calamity. On
the Democratic party depends the salvation
OF the country Their action in the Charles
ton Convention should be wise and prudent.
moderate and concilintory. They should strive
10 keep the South united in such course of
action as Will bring over to them the conscrv
atlvc portion of the North. The Northern
Democracy have always been ourallics-thcy
were such IN the formation of the Government
they were found united with the South in
the overthrow of the first Northern President
they were the supporters of JcffcrsOn's adj
mIniSt2lon-in the war with Great Britain,
they were found on the side of their country,
and IN opposition to the dominant power of
the NortI'--thcy were the supporters of Jack
son administration, the opponents of Bank,
internal improvements, and high tariff
they have ever stood by us, and nobly fought
our battles in the slavery controversy No
section OF tho Union has produced a more ma
tlonal, unseltish and fearless party than the
Northern Democratic party They have prov
Ell themselves entitled to our confidence and
our gratitude by their adherence to tho letter
and spirit of the Federal Constitution.
In the selection of Presidential candidate,
1T is the duty of the Charleston Convention to
cast about for one who will be acceptable to
the entire National Democracy and who will
administer the Government in strict conform
lty with tho Constitution. No ultra man. of
narrow, sectional views, should be thought of
IN connection with the nomination. Is he
sound on the slavery question, and disposed
10 carry out the guarantees of the Constitu
ton is the first and important question to be
considered. The South asks nothing more
from any one on this subject than strict con-
structon of the Constitution, which gives to
us equality in the Territories, the rendition of
might've slaves, and the enforcement of the
principles established by the national judiciary
IN the Drcd Scott decision The nominee OF
the Charleston Convention must be Demo
crnt standing on the Baltimore and Cincin
natl platforms, which cover the entire creed
OF the Democratic faith as heretofore proposcd.
lie must be a man of ability and experience
III the affairs of Government, known to the
American people, and enjoying their conf
dcncc as an honest, wise and patriotic states
man
The three last Presidents have been taken
from the non-slavchoding or Northern States
The South, as slavcholding States, have now
right to the nomination Of the Democratic
Convention. The strength of tie Democratic
party lies in the Southern States. No Demo-
cratic nominee for the Presidency can cxpcct
to get the vote of more than four or five of
the Northern or free States AS in the davs
OF Jefferson and Jackson the South is the
head OF the Democratic party, and entitled to
have one ot her sons at the head of the Gov
ernmcnt. If the South will unite on an ac
ceptable candidate, and present his name to
the Convention, the Northern Democracy will
cheertully unite in his nomination, and it is
believed he would be more likely to unite in
his support the conservative portion of the
North than any Northern man who can be
selected.
Already the name of tie Honorable James
u. Orr has been freely spoken of by the
Northern Democracy in connection with the
Presidency. He is well known to be the sec
ond choice OF the friends of DOUGLAS. Lane
and Dickinson. tt believed TINT he will be
preferred to any other Southern man by the !
Northern Democracy, If Douglas finds that
nc cannot secure the nomination for himself
nc will cast the whole of his strength ON Col,
Org IN preference to those Southern men who
have been making fierce and vindictiye war
on him, at home and in Congress The
strength Of Douglas will be greater than Tint
OF any other candidate in the Charleston Con
ycnton, but it will not be sufficient. in opy I
event, to secure his nomination. The South
VIII not accept him as their candidate at the
ensuing election. -Four years hence thew no
doubt viii hail his election and do all tLcv
can to secure it. His sins by that time viii |
be forgiven I'm at the South But for his
opposition to 'Bpchenan and his errors on the
Kansas question, he would have been at this
time, the candidate of the South by acclama-
tion. The personal relations between Col, Orr
and Douglas have been kind and most init.
mate, The Colonel differs with him in his |.
sauotter sovereignty but this difference OIL