Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-31

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The baltimore Convsntion-The Tonnes
ei ssss8. go Resolutions.
fSs vsseran managets, who hsss 90 long con-
trollsd the Dsnoasatie party. are moving Heaven
and tsrsh 10 sscomplish re-anion Of the dissev-
cred members Of thst body. To us.she breAchss
in Is. par,y seem quite beyond the art Of the most
skilssal psschcr-up Of discordant materials. Tho
Differences ara in thsis very nature inherently and
radically irrsooacilable. They are not dependent
merely spon antagonistis views Of abstract prin-
ciple, which might be composed BY those anxious
for compromise upon sozne natural ground. and
thus b pared down without any great sacsifce Of
honest conviction, 10 common standard On the
contrary, they stand upon the rivalries and excl
ted passions u men, wrought up to the point Of
determined hostility long-continued contest.
in which the stakes 70 be played for are-victory
or ruin. We shall not now speculate upon tho
chances Of Mr.. Dougias' nomination BY the Con-
veution ut Baltimore-because it seems to US an
event impossible. as It certainly 10 as tho Convcn
too h cosssiaasd, and uudsr the rules which 1t
has saoptsd, ia conformity with the practice Vi
former Democratic Conventions. II tho rule were
abandoned. and he b nominated. then the intsg-
rity, and with it, tho power Of tho party, world
be gone. II Mr.. Douglas were thus nominal
tho split Of the party would be complete;
Whistler Southern candidate were nominate
another Convention or not, II is evident tn
great impulse would be givon to the Union tic.
among the conservative men Of the South. II. an
the other hand, Mr.. Douglas should fail of reccis
ing the nomination by the majority vote Of the
Convention no is still likely 70 DO the candidate Of
seeding Northern section, or In any case an in
dependent candidatc,-and in such an event. the
accession Of strength to the Constitutional Union
ticket, both at the South and at the North. would
probably far exceed the limits Of oil present cal
culation. - -
We presume there are but few. democrats who
will not agree with usin the abose conclusions.
and the number that anticipate cordial union Of
the factions at Baltimore 10 still less Indeed, the
chief. Il not the only hope Of . oompromiss. 10
founded On the probability Of xhe adoption BY that
body Of the Tennessee "ulAmatum" How that
10 TO be done ID . mystery that ws have not sbs
ability 10 solve. Mr.. Ysnoey. the leader Of tho
Charleston ssoeders. says the Nsshvills Tatrtot.
made . spsech ct Montgomery on the 18th instant,
in which be to9h occasion 10 give his opinion Of
the Howard resX ton. He attributed lite birth
to the New York telaeation. aud said it twas
deception, cheat aui = humbug, and especially
should it be guarded ssainst. coming from such
corrupt sosrcs-the Albany Regency for II was
stated TO tho iaoss Of ths delegates in Convention,
that considering shs evidence brought before the
credential committee. no one could fail to
conclude that snosai~g could DO proved by the
a6idsrits Of plenty, ,of,msn that were called re.
sfeatoste in New York;" That's pretty plain
talk, The Teunessss delegation mus. have been
in peculiarly oSliging mood 10 adopt the bant-
ling Of scarsy set Of fellews. such as ara thus
Described. But Mr.. Yansey, added. Tho platform
adopted cannot b changed -The Squatter Soy.
ereignty platform is the platform Of tho Baltimore
Convention beyond the power Of change. for just
after it, adoption motion wss msds by Doug.
las delegate 10 rscoasiasr, And this motion was
laid On tho table, thas driving Ia the last nail
By al psrliamsnsary rula the piasfarm 10 not in
. condisiou that admits II thA psssihiiisy of alter
ing t. The platform, then, 10 sstsisd, and tina,
the issus Of squsttsr hsrssy, asaisss which the
has always fought and 70 yicld which is to Civ,
up the whole slavsy question"
M. Haassy opposed the idea II reforming 70
the Dsnosratis Csnssatien, whe. !. assemblies a,
Baltimore, giving. smons other reasons. the fol
lowing: I" - ea@
again, no rsssoaahls. xellsdvisel man could
inaulSs asy hops Of securing the Honinaton a
Baltimore. Of any safs, true Constitaaieaal csndi
dsss ss.s Z :ltsAs ssesd!ss as.sgasioas ere sup
DoaGias lad . slssf nejosisy 4 atsal Coevsntion
and In friends ware parfssaly unisDd possessing
the fn4aeementa The coaragA iaAomitable vii
andpesdurAnss il IL reasonable y expect that q
Baltin0se 1hsg xM withdrew heix tAxorits and
allow tie nosHinatioa - &uutss. Whose whole 70
cord Il against ~ Aodtsinesf ssssssss Sovsrsisn
who .tapds in %, senate diamstrically oppossd 4
Douglas upon dis great Qdsstionf or Of Davis, o
Mississippi. whoigevpr the 1rt q hts peers b
lay HE ksudsspon Deuelasi or of Guthrae, VIII
10 doubtless - true spen he priueiple Of protsc
ton to siavsry - my osAer put6e man Of tn,
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arepssision Of ne bsIlSsine q Ohes5ston. for th.
Dosslss nss having !. .ajorey. eed viii al Il,
snd4 Il ~ HI eon1sSs ID iliss - po.inssios
wosll - -sGsclsa q Baltimore, ~ 4cosvsstios
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