East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-08-02

invited TO attend tho, Richmond conven-
ton. This Is, certainly, an Objectionable
feature in the convention; but il does moi
alter its character as southern conven
ton to support southern rights and inter
ests. The black republicans invite oil ii
the United States who agree with them
in their abolition designs to join Will
them in their convention at Chicago
Suppose delegates should 90 into that
convention las they willy from southern
States, would that disrobe it of its sec.
tional character? Certainly not. Nor
Will the fact, that from few or many
States in the north delegates may attend
the Richmond convention, change its
character as a sectional convention"
Another delegate, Hon. Armistead
Burt, Thus addressed the convention by
which he was appointed, at Columbia,
June 2:
'Mr Wright, Of sparstansburg, rose
and nominated Hon. A. Burt, of Abbeville.
"Nlr Burt rose and begged to inform
his friend that he was most egregiously
mistaken if his nomination was to be
considered a concession to the convention
party. He had not one element of the
national democracy in him. Twas raised
a nulitier of the strictest sect | was
brought up at the feet of Gamaliel, and
would be recreant not only to friendship,
but to principle, if l were to apc'tatlze,
and find myself in the ranks oil the ma
tional democracy. l will "..y,l II you VIII
allow me only few wc-ds, Tor more than
sixteen years [ have entertained an opin-
ion which has rsver been changed. 1t
was my misfortune, in 1851, to differ
with friends whom loved as dearly as a
man LIVES near friends; and, from Fcbru-
a,y, 1914, | have never doubted, so help
me God, that the southern States would
soon have to choose between slavery and
disunion."
Mr.. Burt received after this declara-
ton all but one and one eleventh of the
votes cast, and was of course elected.
Such are the avowed sentiments Of two
gentlemen with whom the seceders from
the democratic national convention at
Baltimore afterward united at Richmond
in affirming the nomination of Messrs.
BroclSinridge and Lane.
FLORIDA.
The State convention of Florida re-
appointed most of the delegates who had
seeded at Charleston, but accredited
them to the Richmond convention only;
and yet those delegates, while they did
not even claim admission into the demo
cratic national convention at Baltimore,
were admitted into and constituted a
part of the meeting at the Maryland
Institute by which Messrs. Breckenridge
and Lane were nominated.
MISSISSIPPI.
The delegates from this State who
seeded from the convention at Charles
ton were ro-appointed to the national
democratic convention at Baltimore, as
well as appointed to the convention at
Richmond. They were acknowledged
by the former as regular delegates, but
refused to take their seats.
TEXAS.
The Charleston seceders from Texas
were re-appointed to the national con-
vention at Baltimore, as well as appointed
to the convention at Richmond, by the
State democratic committee, in virtue of
a power specially conferred. They also
were acknowledged by the former con-
vention as regular delegates, but refused
TO take their seats.
LOUISIANA.
The scceders from this State avoided
trial before regular convention of the
democratic party, but called upon the
delegates by whom they had been chosen
delegates whose duty and office had
cxpired-to re-assemble at Baton Rouge
and represent the democracy in circum
stances not contemplated at the time Of
their appointment. A mere " rump" Of
those delegates did re-assemble, without
authority from the people, and re-appoint
ed the secedcrs as delegates to the demo
cratic national convention at Baltimore
and also appointed them as delegates tC
the convention at Richmond.
Meanwhile, in pursuance Of q call from
several democratic associations in New
Orleans, sanctioned by the Representative,
of Louisiana in the National Democrat,
Committee, the democracy of the STATE
assembled in convention at Donaldson
vile, by delegates Immediately chosei
from the people, and, repudiating tn,
seccders as unfaithful, appointed a new
delegation, accredited solely to the demo
cratic national convention at Baltimore.
ALABAMA.
In this State, the committee appointe,
at Montgomery, in January, 1850, 70
the purpose Of carrying into effect tn
scheme of secession then meditated, an,
afterwards accomplished at Charleston
assembled a convention in pursuance Q
the original design, or, as they declared
to consider what was best to be DONE
Whereupon the democracy Of Alabama
sensible that the Montgomery convention
had abused its trust in assuming an att
tude of hostility toward the democrati
party Of other States, denounced tina
committee as the integral part of tn
scheme so meditated aud accomplished
and thercupon declined to be governe
by its advice. On the contrary, in az
cordance with tho usage in that State
the democracy of the several countis
; called on each other, by county meeting;
to appoint delegates to Democrat
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