New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-18
geh Orleans 4aiIp Crescent.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE Is, 1860.
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.

THE BALTIMORE CONVENFIONs
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To-day the Democracy Of the nation meet again
in grand council in the city of Baltimore, to make
another attempt to reconcile their differences OF
opinion, and to unite upon candidates to be sup.
ported for the Presidency and vicePresidency at
the general election in November next.
We see no reason to change the opinion already
expressed by us that The recent violent schism
in the ranks OF the party viii be closed up, and
that by some means or other they will come to.
gether again in the bonds Of unity and concord at
least for the purposes of the coming Presidential
election A party which has existed for nearly
forty years, and during the greater portion Of that
time victorious in the general as well as the State
elections, will hardly yield up the ghost without
desperate effort to retain s vitality this effort
for the present at least, is very likely to be
cessful. When we add to the Individual pride and
interest that each member feels in the organization,
the controlling consideration with the politicians
that tho Federal Government disburses nearly
hundred millions of dollars per annum, VIC may
easily understand how every effort of ingenuity
will be exhausted to keep the two wings Of the
party together, instead Of permitting them to file
Off different directions. to be cut to pieces in de-
tail by their political opponents.
But that there can be any union upon principle
is, as we have before remarked, matter of abso-
lutte impossiblity. Where one section of the party
processes principles and proposes governmental
policy altogether the of that of the other
wing there may be national organization merely,
but no community Of spirit or feeling. Chemists
tell US that there are two ways Of mixing material
substances. One is called chemical combination,
where each substance loses its distinctive charac
ter, and becomes altogether incorporated into the
whole; the other is called mechanical mixture
where the substances may be brought together
and well mixed, but without any change in the
particles Of each. The former illustrates the
Democratic party as 1t once was the latter it is
at the present day.
Il is absurd to believe that where wing Of
the party believes in Squatter Sovereignty, and
4 the other wing regards it dangerous heresy,
the two ever be brought to occupy any COM
mon ground upon the subject. And this is equally
true Of the Tariff question the question Of Internal
improvements, the Public Lands, and all the other
living, practical measures of legislation that
in issue, or may hereafter be in issue, before
the American people.
The electoral strength of the Democratic party
lies in the Southern States, and its leading states.
men are, and always have been, Southern men. 1t
teannot be regarded unfair therefore, but rather
IN as matter Of right and justice, that Southern
counsels should to G great extent control the &C.
tion Of the party and shape its policy. And yet
the Democratic party since the days of Jackson,
has never presented but Southern candidate
for the Presidency. They have yielded to the force
Of circumstances, and excluded Southern states
men from the Presidency to an extent altogether
out OF proportion to the claims which the South
has upon the party. That this will be done again
at Baltimore so far the candidate is concerned,
we do not believe. We may be mistaken-and it
is rather hazardous business to make predic-
tions-but we believe if candidate be presented
at Baltimore by the united Democracy, he will be
; Southern man, and upon platform substantially
such as is claimed ard demanded by the Southern
delegates.
Unless we are much mistaken in the signs of the
times, the Republican ticket presented at Chicago
is losing strength every day. Lincoln is perhaps
the most available man the party could have nomi-
nated-but 1t is not Lncolns weakness, SO much
as the weakness Of the party of which he is the
representative that will lead to his defeat in No
yember. The Black Republican party was strong.
er, in our opinion, when Fremont was candidate
four years ago, than it will ever be again. The
purposes of that party, as illustrated by John
Brown, its animus towards the South, as illustrated
by Charles Sumner and the growing Importance
of the South in connection with the material wei
Just beginning to be understood by the masses oi
the Northern people-all combine to repel from
the Black Republican party many honest but mis-
guided men who we're driven into it more from
antagonsm to Democracy than from any special
admiration for its insidous and dangerous doc
trines Many of these will vote for Bell ant
Everett for the Presidency-maDy for sound con
seryative Democrat, If such q one be presented by
the Convention at Baltimore.
But if the disruption at Charleston be repeated
at@Batmore-- the Democracy become as hope
lessy divided in organization as they are already
antagonistic in principle--if there be reas
semblage at Richmond, and ticket bearing tht
names of the candidates of the Southern Demo
cracy be presented to the people-then farew Ell
TO every prospect of reunion in the future. Th,
Rubieon will have been crossed, and the cry o
war between the two wings will be heard all alonl
the lines. No enmities SO bitter as those tina
spring up between old friends-no feud so i'm
placable as one that grows out of the forcib
severance of family ties and affections. There vii
be reorganization Of parties all over the Uniol
new combinations and associations of men wh
have been heretofore widely divergent in thei
political walks. It is unfortunate that this shou
occur when powerful sectional party menace
the Union with its domination and when ever
element of opposition should be eoncentr ated t
oppose it. But must take things as they come
and trust to the good sense of the people for
happy issue out of all difficulties.
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