Red Wing sentinel., 1860-05-30
:NEss,:s. EDcERroN 8 rRtDLry.
RED WING, MIMI. MAY 30. 1850.
". w. PHELPS, Editor.

MESSlsS. ED(sERTON x FRtOLEY.
The course pursued by these gentlemen
" The late Charleston Convention, has been,
snJ still is, the subject Of much severe crit.
cism. 1t is ! discussion in which We have
10 desire to participate but q one Of the
delegates at Charleston, our silence would
10 imisinterprsted by both sides. The dele
gates TO the Charleston Convention, eight in
1umbsr, were elected by the S;ate Conven-
ton, in January last, they thersby BE-.
came the Representatives Of the Democracy
0f thc State, and as such it was their duty,
each and ail alike, IS honorable mcn, TO give
EXPIRE sion to tho Will Of their constituents,
il such will could be directly ascertained,
and only when unable to be asccrtained was
It proper to follow individual and personal
preference. The will Of the Democracy
Of Minnesota, by the following resolution
unanimously passed by ayes and nocs-not
dissenting yo:ce-expressed the wish Q!
the Convention: .-...-, s..
Resolved, That SrEpAEN A. DOUGLAS, :oi
Illinois, Is the 0rst choice Of the Democrat.
ic party Of the State of Minnesota for the
Presidency in 1860, ~ Il .' -, -, -,
As to the duty Of delegate under such
. unanimous expression Of preference BY a
constituency, there can be no chance for .
doubt. lie should 50 for Stephen A. Doug
las and had the Convention stopped here,
the obligation Of the delegate was most
plain and imperative. No obligation could
he more binding. But in addition, the Con
vention took the farther prccaution to re-
solve, "'that our delegates to Charleston arc
expected, as an expression Of the will Of the
Democracy Of Minnesota, to support him as
such so long as such support may prove
available to him and for tho general interests
Of the Democratic party" "t''2 si'a -
This resolution is by no means addressed
to the discretion Of delegates, and if it was
Mr.. Douglas vote was constantly the larg
est, and increasing-never diminishing-i,
was a large majority Of the delegates voting;
being 1917 votes out Of 252 votes cast !;
and on the last vote cast beinga majority Of
the elect ,ral colleges.-152l --cer' : My then
the support Of Mess. Edgerton aud Fridley'
was available to Mr.. Douglas, and for the
general interests Of the Den ocracy, because
at all ti;ncs he had majority Of votes cast,
aud finally . majority Of the entire electoral
colleges. The majority Of tho party know
best what NJ for the best interests Of the
party. .t't l< ss'+ ~ =
we need not follow this train Of argu-
mcnt further. It is very apparent that at
$40 time was there any just cause for, any
one favorable to Mr.. Douglas. to abandon
that preference. and under the positive ac-
,ion Of our State Convention, such abandon
mont vas in opposition to expressed instruc.
tions. ~ ',,'. a4' -
It is not necessary, therefore, to find 9TH
er reasons which exist in such sysrwhelm
ing numbers. urging and commanding North
crn Democrats, without dissent, to support
Judge Douglas ct this grave political crisis
II any party can prevent the dismember-
ment Of the Union, it is the Democratic
party. If any principle is tho keystone of
the arch Of our national safety, it is the
principle Of Congressional non-iatervention.
In government like ours, parties, like citir
Gems, must obey the rule Of . '''imindiog their
own business" The interventionists op.
posed Judge Douglas, and the non n.intervcn-
tionis,s supported him, and they compose
the great masses Of the Democratic party.
:. We believe, them il Was the imperative
duty Of these gentlemen 70 support Judge
Douglas, AMI that they nisrepressnted the
State in not doing it. As ono Of the dele
gates, tho, writer Of this either misrspre-
sentcd the Convention, or they did. 10
That exten! the issue is personal between
them and the balance Of the delegation:
We will not harshly abuse these men,
Incur judgment they greatly erred, but abuse
Is no way to corrsc: those things. We are
intimate with these gentlemen and we
frankly say that We do not believe they
wcro bought. Judge Egerton is our neis h.
;bor-socially . gentleman, and morally an
honest ,aap, aud although he might under
solicitation and for friendship err, he would
not and dhlsnot, we2'bust believe, accept .
bsibs. Tint they were friendly to other
candidates is doubtless true, but it is not
fair to make their acts worse than they are,
In regard to Mr.. Becker---we ask, any
oas to point, out the act IS delegate he can
object TO- He voted with the majority for
Douglas during the entire fifty sevea bal-
lots. Is it fair to say that although he
did 50, he did not want to do 50, ard there
fore he must bc called to account FOR his un.
expressed preference. More to Ills credit
then, il true !; he voted as instir:.cd against
his nclinat,ons. But he signed hat circular
address, says the oijsca,r: What is in that
circular but simp.c historical st .t,nWatst
True. interences are drawn .le.eiroin, that
miSpcpeselt the facts. l,,,s still 1t u by no
mean, al, unfa:, IA c..,p.fs. '.''l ve, Y man
b. j,tlscd by Iii; ac. !. q W. r.lgel a
,..sn by Lis thoughts we l,ay .cir. .,...,.,;.
The view wo have taken Of the late disa.