The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-06-07
From the State Sentinel
Baltimore and Richmond.

has the following speculatlOns and lnior-
NATION upon the probable composition OF
the delegation to Baltimore from the sece-
ding States. We give them in prefer
ence to any suggestions Of our own. for
the reason that they will not be liable to
the charge Of partiality or sympathy be-
tween the parties at ISSUE
"Sleps are in progress at the South to
meet the emergency Occasloned by tie
secession, the adjournment to Baltimore,
and the call for new Convention at Rich
u,ond. In Georgia. the most popnlous
and lmpol tant of the seeding States,
very warm struggle is going on between
the friends and the opponents of the seces-
sion policy. the immediate occasion being
the election of delegates to the State Con
veniion. called by the Democratic execu-
tive Committee,t to meet at Milledgeville on
the 4th of June. At Augusta. a delega-
tion hostile to the secessionists has been
elected, and a resolution has been adopted
in favor of sending delegates on to Balii-
more. A proposition in favor of sending
delegates to Richmond also; or Of author
izng the delegates elected to sit in both
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nor Johnson has written letter in which
he takes the same grounds with Stevens.
viz !: that the Democla attic party is pledged
to the doctrine Of leaving the people ut the
Territories to regulate the question of
slavery in their own way, subject only to
the Constitution of tie United States, and
of referring any controversy that may
arise as to the binding force of any terri
torial laws on that subject to be settled by
the Judiciary. The indications would
seem to be that in Georgia the anti seees-
sionists would carry the day.
The State Convention Of Alabama, by
which the delegates to Charleston were
elected. foreseeng the contingency Of a
secession. appointed an Executive Comit-
tee, on which the duty was imposed, IN
case such secession occurred, 10 call a
Convention of the Democracy of Alabama,
:. to consider What is best 10 be done" >
Such a call has accordingly been issued,
or Convention to meet in Montgomery
on the 4lh of June. the same day with
the Georgia Convention. Certain citizens
however, of the State, have issued call
for another Convention, to be held III
/ Montgomery on the same day, for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to fill the seats
at B..llimore left vacant by the secession
of the Alabama delegates at Charleston.
/ In this call tie seccssionists are charged
with the design, not merely with destroy
ing the Democratic party, but of precipl-
ta;ing revolution. intended to result in The
dissolution of the Union.
! The Democratic State Central Commit
tee Of Louisiana, instead Of calling new
/ Convention, have issued call for the re-
assembling at Baton Rouge. on the 4th of
June. OF the Convention by which the
delegates to Charleston were originally ap-
pointed. This call takes the ground that
the seeding delegates are responsible only
to the body by which they are appointed
for the manner in which they may have
fulfilled their duties, and that this Couven-
lion has right to reconvene for the I'll ing
of vacancies. if such should be determin-
ed exist. often may be necessary.
until the functions for which the delegates
were appointed have been fulfilled TIE
State Central Committee also object that to
cali new convention would imply dis
approval or censure Of the course adopted
by the seceders--a responsibility which
they are unwilling to assume. What.
however, the State Central Committee
have refused to do has been done by the
other two bodies. The q" Central State
Rights Democratic Club" of New Orleans
has issued call. signed by Pierre Soule
as President, for a State Convention to be
held a, Donaldsonville. on the 9th of June,
to elect a new delegation TO represent the
Democracy Of the State at the adjourned ed
Convention to be held at Baltimore. This
call is addressed to all such voters as ad-
here to the platform adopted by the ma
lorify of the Charleston Convention. as
are determined to support the nominations
to be made at Baltimore, and are as averse
TO all sorts of division in the Democrat
ic ranks, the organization Of new parties,
and the revi.ing Of odious issues. under
the irritating distinctions Of Union and
anti Union men.
Another call for State Convention, tc
meet at New Orleans on the 9th of June
for the like purpose of selecting delegates
to represent the State at Baltimore, has
been issued by the &" Louisiana Democrat
ic Association, George A. Fosdick. Pre-
sident
A State Convention for Mississippi is to
be held at Vicksburg on the 3Oth inst. This
Convention. it is alledged, will approve
the act of the seceders, and will authorize
such delegates as it may elect to attent
both al Baltimore and Richmond.
1t would seem doubtful, however, whe.
ther the Convention at Richmond will re
ally come to anything. No movemsnti
appear to be on foot in the non seeding
States to send delegates to it. Such o
the seceders as may fail to obtain an en-
5 dorsement at home will hardly feel lik,
: showing themselves at Richmond. 1t il
evident that the expectations Of the authors
OF that movement have been greatly dis
appointed The South has shown tsel
, much less inclined to be precpitated int,
decisive measures than Mr.. Yancy haC
hoped. Not only has the II ovement founo
no encouragement from the non slavehold
ing States even the cotton States appea
20 bs very hesitating and doubtful.