Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-07

sounds Dee k,yuo,e for che instruction Of the Admin
rlou ior,es o.. continued opposition to the nomination
%. senator Douglas. ]. says.
"Oae thing. nevertheless. seems TO he very icc-ye,
Iacrmu,l-uamg'v tuat the person whose p,rJiuagou-
ptr,isu- trc caused a the difficulty sat Charleston can
not pos IDLY as nominated iOr hc Presidency the can
riJ4,e ola y ttoull Democratic Convention. We need
uot now go into the reasons for this conviction, which
every cyaIleaded uau must possess whether 1t is agree-
-b, to . wishes or not
we shall not suggest what patriotism, what magma
ujui.v. What party ulelty-uay, what an enlightened
and .r.cols syuerrst dictates 10 that person be-
,lu,. our motives would be- mscOustrupd by ScAemiu
.ry' ans WHO ,'' '' ''' '"'' party '' ''' ''' ''"
But the friends of Douglas swear that he shall not be
ruled OF or oyerslagled His principal organ the Phil
ad,phia Press. OF Friday publishes the following from
/ Washington.
The excitement in regard to the Charleston Conven-
fioa increases The upoa Douglas, by the Admins
trttiou ana u-uailus is maintained without mercy
lie is 90 Doe punished for doing right Having obtained
ike nomination OF majority bee Is practically the cauji-
date ue-ultcle. received tonight indicate the de;esui-
ulroa of Douglas and his friends never TO ialter. They
a.II never abstlo h,u.
Southern Douglas Senators and Representatives, are
now te.arlurg 90 the Convention 20 adjourn 10 Blli.
tl Juae 10 ogler TO give public opinion time 70
operate. Meetings are to Doe ned iu the south 20 eDu6e
The seceje-- and address is 20 be prepared asking
Northern Democrats 20 rise en- maSse against the
aus VINO are bounding Douglas and assisting the Disu-
uiOnis,s Genera. contempt and scOru OF Gushing are
EXPRESSED HIS par,ili;y and i.Isice are everywhere
exegrated.
"Tue Massachusetts, delegation have been dcmoral;zed
by Toe Cce-hoiiers and deep game is playing 20 put
Guthrie forward and this l,.r- Seymour Of New York
/ is to be tsed Neither card will win. The Democrats
WHO prefer Douglas are unit ia taking him or nobody
nc he Is slGgL-ret they Will avenge lis tall by such an
appeal 20 the bl0t-b0xes viii be remembered for
century The Seces-ouists must take Douglas or a Re
publican The hour for compromise has passed forever
\ During jle bsliouncs to-day Douglas received lj2t
votes a minority of tle whole Electoral College Of the
United States, which consists Of 5lS. No other Demo
cratic candidate in National Convention has ever shown
eqll, strength without Obtaining the nomination but
Martin Van Buren, in 1914; and the Democracy altbo'
successful u securing the election Of Mr. Polk who then
received t1e nomination, suffered disastrous defeat in
>i, chiefly sccouu. OF their violation OF the majority
I principle.
/ When Mr. Buchanan received a msiority in Cincn-
natl Douglas promptly telegHphcd % his friends 10 with
draw his name as be deemed it but just that the will Of
maOv of the representatives OF the party, assembled
a National Convention, should prevail Bg; bis enemies
here show but little no disposition 10 treat him with
te some mlguauimy be displayed on that occasion"
The lesser organ Of the Administration, the Washing
eol Na- ia view OF the irryparable disaster that mas
fallen the party cries out What shall be d0He3 and
...u,r- l.sof follows
As cine Convention have left matters the party is Ger
r.rIv supcd-ceary and Enthusiastically disrupted -
every Democratic party safe represented in the Con-
ytutoa having refused from first TO last 70 accept either
tIa PLATFORM thc candidate insisted upon by every anti
Democratic party State as there represented.
ELF tay t,egraphc reports in this mornings papers be
true the remedies proposed boy both wings are very
sure wiil prove equally OH couab'e 10 their coasiu-
EMS everywhere. The DOggI-iles offer q remedy,
themselves 20 re-assembe Baltimore, the 18th
pr0xnO and u the meantime put trial before heir
constituents those ,ot the CouyeuuOn) who have not
sg.ced with tl,1.-ihe coolest piece OF political impu-
dcuce and "joc.eyiag' that ever attempted Ii it
succeeds In assembling Baltimore any such prctence
OF Democratic party Convention as 1t aims to get there,
OF 10 viii Doe nothing than Convention OF
the 1ibereuts OF candidate who steadily refused 10y
an the Democratic States in the Charleston Convention
for tityseyeu ballots With al the tricks OF parliamentary
eypedeus made operative IN bis favor aud without OBJ
tanning any support for his Presidential pretensOns what
\ ever. iu the course of those htty-seyen ballots
"Uu the other hand, the alleged recommendation OF
tie sevedcrs iu favor Of Southern Convention, To be
held iu Richmond 1t carried out will prove equally fatal
the future uuiy Of the party and is therefore mad
ub!c in the opinion OF all who really desire TO prolOng
I its existence.
"l there be remedy for this slate of things, lies in
l assembling at Baltimore, elsewhere, an entire new
Convention convention composed OF delegates elect
cgedug- OF the Charleston Convention before their eyes
/ 20 guide ,hem in making proper selections
I'VE know not who has authority to issue such call
perhaps the National Executive Committee Of the Dem
Ocrauc party. Il not then the Dmocratc members OF
both Houses of Congress should assume the responsibility
o. doing and that too without longer delay than may
| be- absolutely necessary