The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-10


to and reflect. Believing do that The frontier
States would suffer most in such disruption while the
distant cotton States would be comparatively and
protected from the consequences of that revolution which
some of their leaders have initiated, earnestly appeal
to all the South, but especially to the frontier slave
State to stand by the national Democracy in this dark
hour and follow the tempestuous its beacon
light as the only polar star which guide away
rom the rock of disun0n upon which rapidly
| drifting.
18TH That the nomination of Breckinridge ana Lane
by seeding portion of the Democratic party could meet
with success, it would become fatal precedent all
future time, by holding out premium hereafter to all
minoritles Ito go and do likewise, and therefore the
majority principle to which all past organizations of
American parties have bowed would be practically ami
hiIated and should witness nothing hut chaos and
anarchy in the future Believing this the ineyita.
BILE tendency of this disorganzing course can enter
into truce and compact with those have apsed
from the Democratic faith and discipline of the party
worship false Gods Standing upon principle and the
| organization OF the party which We have maintained
against all assaults would prefer defeatoday rather
than victory won by the perpetual dishonor of
beloved party, because it had the man
hood to face the dangers of detection and temporary
| feat
18th. That we, the Democracy of Baltimore as a consti-
tutona part the popular sovereignty of these
States, in defiance of poenates their defend
ants and all combinations among politicians and ploers
to support the popular voice and rule the people against
their WILL the destruction of the Democratic party
oil the unlon hereby conform and ray as Democratic
conservative and NATIONAL the nominations of Stephen
A. Douglas of Illinois, for President and Herschel v
Johnson, of Georgia. for Vice President United
States, and pledge to them such nominees our in
dvdual collective support at the ballot box in Novem
Der next.
After the adoption of the resolutions there loud
cries for Wood, +" Wood" and there at that
ment of the largest excited crowds ever
seen IN the square part of which appeared
bent on hearing the celebrated Mayor of New York Mr.
| Handy then came forward and announced that Mayor
wood could not come, but had following letter
| which he read '
| MAYORS OFFICE
| ~ O. New YORK, July T. 1860
DEAR SIR; regret that unexpected public business of
Importance will render it impossible for me to be absent
from this city on Monday, and that consequently shall
not be present at the proposed ratification meeting on
| that night "
cannot however omit expressing the deep interest
take in the action OF the Democracy Baltimore at this
time. Dsjointed and distracted party organza,
ton appears to be am confident that appreciation of
the and the consequences will induce them rally
to your standard, regardless of personal or sectional
differences When the Union is threatened, every Demo
crat should sustain the party organization We profess
to believe that the success of the socaed Republicans,
will not only endanger but will actually destroy the
federal relations existing between the States To
such calamity should be the sole object of every
| Of his country
If the patriots who originally constructed the govern
ready sacrifices they did in its ac.
compshment, should he ready lay aside prjudces
passion and personal malgnity in efforts preserve
it. my Judgment all that is required of u. to do this
is to stand by the principles and usages the Demo-
cratic party know that it is said that in the di
lemma we are divided principle, and that there is
doubt which of the Conventions recently held
in your city regular. In my opinion there little
or no variance in the expression of principle by those
bodies, and to regularity it is impossible that mi
nOrity of delberatve body, whether by secess,on
whilst remaining with the minority can act indenpndnt
ly of it, and upon its voon without Surendcrng
its regularity. That the majority the exclusive
dian of regularity cadno be disputed This is the theory
| uDon which the government formed and upon
which the Democratic party has always stood and
| only be maintained.
Therefore remaining delegates at Baltimore consti
tuted the Convention, much the whole did, upon
the original assembling at Charleston. Whilst the iar.
mony of the body doubt, affected by the subse
quent withdrawal of delegates yet it will do say
that the party organization destroyed by it. If we
dothe whole fabric unstable, and precedent is estab
shed which will prove destructive of the continuance,
repectabiity and binding effect of party organization
| hereafter
The original secession of the Southern States
at Charleston, appeared to have been justified upon
ques ton of vital principle to them. Those States de
manded unequivocal declaration of the rights
slave States in the Territories, the platform
conform to the decision of the Supreme Court in the
Dred Scott case which had been rendered since the Cncn
natl platform adopted. But the Baltimore Conven
ton, which nominated MIR. Douglas supplied this ohiec
ton to the Charleston Convention 1t adopted the follow
ing explanatory resolution, which in my iudg gment should
be sufficient to satisfy friends of the South 1t
tainy the whole ground, if righuly interpreted
without prejudice and should have been accepted by the
seeding delegation
ReSoIred, That it is in accordance with the Cincinnati
PLATFORM that during the existence of Territorial
ment the measure of restriction whatever it may be- i'm
posed by the Federal Constitution on the power of the
territorial legislature, the subjects the domestic
relations as the same has been or shall hereafter be-
finally determined by the supreme Court of the United
States should be respected by all good citizens and
enforced with prompnes and fidelity by every branch of
| the General Government.
Therefore, both the ground of regularity and doc
tne, the Convention is entitled to support. To re
fuse to do so is anarchical and disorganizing
For these reasons, shall support Douglas and John
SON. am party man, and verify believe that the Dem
ocratc party the only which successfully resist
the attempts now being made to subver our institutions
Let preserve its sodity, stand by its integrity and
firmly maintain its time-honored precedents am conf
dent the National Democracy of New York agree with
in this view of the question, and that they will rally
with rare unanmty to the support ofDougas upon these
| grounds.
Let Maryland do likewise. Very truly,
FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor.
Hon. Henry May and others, Committee, Baltimore.
| The Hon. Mr. Carlisle, of Virginia, then intro
| duced
| Mr.. CARLISLE said cannot my countrymen, close
the fact that after for seventy years have
lived under the same Constitution and grown from hr
teen colonies thirty three States, united under a
mon flag, now by the unwarrantable acts
of those to whom was confded the party interests and
honor brief reference to the history of the recent past
is all that necessary bring to minds wildly the
perils to which institutions exposed The Gov
ernment under which have lived the result ofcom
promse-t has been maintained and preserved by com
promise, and in 1880 but years ago when the black
clouds of dsunon hung around the mighty of that
day united in compromise, to which all parties after
wards gave their assent But there was small faction
who yielded their resistance who in the Conven
ton of 1S4S twelve under the lead
ershp under which they acted at Charleston and at Bal
tmore.
That leader however, in 1913 seeded with but fol-
lowers, of them unaccredited delegate. How is it
that find him going out followed by most of the
representatives of the southern States? Have they then
made up their minds to dissever the Union founded by
Washington and his compatrots? Does he utter the
timens of the people of the South when he says he is
dsunion against dsunion2 How is it here tonight
with the people of Baltimore? loud cries-'For the
No body believe that the paltry assigned by
the seceders was the true one They don't proclaim or
pretend themselves to assert it, The platform adopted
here by National Convention adopted Charles.
ton and after the rejection of the seceders'
| platform the Virginia delegates still remained and
baIloted SO times for a candidate for President
They voted for favorte of the Old Dominion, Mr..
Hunter Do think that if he had received the nomi
nation he would not have accepted it the platform
adopted? Though the in Virginia is subsidized,
Douglas will obtain votes in that State than Breck
inridge (Appause) Virginia is devoted to the Union.
However she may believe in Congressional intervention
in the duty of Congress to protect slave property in the
Territories, she yet knows that by her action she is
con f6mttea % to nne parry hh hocrne OF % non b
fhan Int pf t1a tn
tect with my slaves but know the Federal Govern
will afford that protection. When the Sena
from Mississippi proposes to exercise that power the
| Southern know that it cannot be done The
only object of the present movement to unite the
it of the Union-to obterate the stars and stripes
abolish the 4th of July, Yankee Doodle and the Star
Spanged Banner Cheers will go with that party which
goes for the Union that Washington has handed down.,
Not Northern State Breckenridge carry. How
then do his friends expect to defeat Lncoln2 Douglas is
only who get suiciency of Northern votes
to prevent the election of Black Republican President?
By the appeal that addressed to Southern
| man four years ago stand make the same appeal
now, in this time of danger and peril. After the
Cincinnati platform adopted at Charleston did not
the Virginia delegation propose the adjournment TO BAIT
more2 They then committed to abide by the deci
sion of the adjourned Convention and though they did
considerable number of of the State which they had
misrepresented on that occasion. tCheers)
had expectation of speaking when l here,
beog in the city accidentally November next will tell
the tale have told it to you, and Douglas and John
son will receive larger vote in Virginia than their
petors If there is doubt it is that the vote of the
State VIII be cast for Bell and Everett. taint mafrs
| tatiOn Of applause on the outskirts of the crowd.)
believe that in that State there will be of all
the conservative elements upon Douglas and Johnson,
because they believe that the doctrine of
non intervention is political necessity loud applause
Mr.. Handy then presented the Hon Isaac E. Morse of
| Louisiana
Hon ISAAC E. MORSE, of louisiana said Mr.. President
and fellow citizens of Baltimore, am afraid have made
a rash promise in endeavorng to address immense
| multitude / before onight, but it
was deemed important that voice from the extreme
Southwest should be heard and when reflected this
the disting guished Democratic of Douglas
and Johnson before have endeavored to extend
feeble voice so far as it will permit me.
Gentlemen, in order that you may know what weight
to attach the sentiments shall utter, you will pardon
the vanity egotism perhaps when tell you it is with
pride address this of upturned faces, and trust
that before the 5th of November shall have passed
will demonstrate that popular sovereignty is not to be
rdiculed but the just and honest boast of Amer
lean. (Applause) Gentlemen, | am convert to
| Democracy. My first vote given for that dstin
gushed patriot Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee. ZAP
plause And vote have voted has been for every
successive Democratic nominee, and trust in Cod if my
life be spared to next November that will vote for
the only national nominee of the Democratic party Ste
| phen A Douglas. tApplause)
But, gentlemen, you have heard from this stand, from
gentlemen who have been honored by you in your
State and honored in the councils of the nation by other
States that there is another Democratic nominee, and
for the first time in the history of the country present
ed the singular anomaly Of that great party, which has
always stood firm principle land which dlsregards
men and stands upon prncple being now torn and dis
| tracted and just the eve of a sectionasm which
| threatens the permanency of this Union by double
nomination.