The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-05-11
The Charleston Convention.
Final Rupture and Break up without a
Nomination.

The deep anxiety which has pervaded the
minds of the Democracy, both North and
South, since the assembling of the Conven-
ton at Charleston, is in measure dispelled
or at least is relieved for time. The
fearful anticipa,ions Of dssenticns and "irre
presSible conflicts have been fully realized
ard the Democratic camp has become divi-
ded into two hostile sectional factions, never
to be reunited. 1t is an event We have an
ticipated from the outset, and one in view
Of which We shall endeavor to be duly re-
signed.
1t is the natural and necessary denouement
Of that seric. Of events consequent upon that
most fatal act of Punic faith, the reputation
Of the Missouri compact. The very cory
pheus of the pro-slavery clan that carried
through that measure has experienced the
just relribution Of an avensng Nemesis. He
has failed to secure nomination even at the
halds OF the Northern faction of the party
An adjournment or final dissolution be-
came indispensable after 81 ballotings. The
former, as the easiest way of letting down.
was resorted to, and this section is to reas-
semble at Baltimore on tie 18th of June
What can they do then and there
The Republicans will have made their
nomination month before. Their flags will
be floating on the breeze, and their bugles
sounding throughout the country. Their
hosts will every where be seen mastering,
ard even Virginia, Kentucky and other slave
states will be found keeping step to the mu
sic" Of the Cnion, with the rallying clans of
the free states.
Do the idol worshippers of Douglas mag
inc that their enemies will relax in their OPP
position in the interval? There seems 70 be
nc rational ground Of any such anticipation.
The same delegates are of course to he con-
vened. The pressure may indeed be greater
after Republican nomination, cordially and
enthusiastically received. But the natural
tendency of that pressure will be, not to con-
cilate votes for Douglas. but to drive them
on to some ether candidate.
Besides the Southern states that have gone
off entire will not come back, nor will the in
dividual delegates of other southern states
that have seeded return. The act of seces-
sion was premeditated and in accordance, in
respect to several states. with definite in
structions, in the contingency which actually
happened of failure to establish a slave
protection platform.
No man in his senses can suppose that
these extreme southern views will be aban-
dored, or even modified The reverse will
be the case. The feeling which brought a
bout this rupture will be deepened and ex-
tended til all or nearly all of the southern
delegates will refuse to appear at Baltimore.
Revolutions, It's said, never 90 backwards
Schisms in political or religious organizations
are never healed. It is in the
very nature Of things that they should be-
one permanent. Douglas has strong hold
upon the Democracy of the northwestern
states-,hey cannot brook the idea of aban-
doning him. They tgregiously deceived
themselves into the idea that he could receive
a two-thirds vote, and thus obtain a nomina-
ton of all UNDIVIDED convention. There was
never any just ground for such an expecta-
ton. We clearly saw this year ago and
pointed out the reasons Of the faith that was
in US through our columns.
1t was in view Of an important debate that
sprung up in the I. S. Senate, in which
nearly all the Democratic Senators partcipa.
teo. A moderate attention since to tie pan
Drama Of southern politics has fixed these
impressions indelibly on our mind. 1t is
said to be scheme of the southern wing of
the Democracy to have three or more candi-
dates for the Presidency run, in hopes of
throwing the election into the House of Rep
resentatives, in which event they would hope
to have, by the aid of California and Oregon,
a majority of the states.
What the convention of the sossilized
Wings, conservatives and South Americans
may do at Baltimore this month, we do not
pretend to knCw-they may nominate ard
run candidate. but he could not in all prob
ability do as well as Fillmore did in 1856,
that is get the votes of one state.
The Charleston leaders place no reliance
on that sort of men. They know very well
that they have scarcely an apprasable inhu-
ence at the North, and probably not much
more at the South
That the seceders will run a candidate,
probably jeff. Davis, We consider certain and
that he will obtain the electoral votes of
most OF the slave states We consider equally
certain. The northern wing must be content
with their chance for three or four northern
or free states, ar i that chance none of the
brightest.
But We will rot presume the subject fur
tner at present. The Chicago Convention is
near at hand, with its mighty results. There
IS every reason to expect that its Gelibera-
hons Will be orderly and harmonious, in per-
feet contrast to that at Charleston.
q The Washington correspondent of the ,
Press, says that serious fears |