Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-05
The Charleston Convention---Win Doug
las be Nominated

months, that Senator Douglas would distance all
competitors. for the prize to be awarded at the
next quadrennial gathering If the spoils party.
W aass supposed that MS agency in procuring
the passage Of that bill Of denominations, the Kan
sas measure. would give him s,me strength in the
SOUTH whilst his ssua,ter sovereignty ind "un-
friendly Legislation" doctrines. tended 10 make
HIN the most available candidate for the North.
Ialee'. az he practically takes The short cut to
BIZ aepabrauis,n." and indirectly aims to ef-
feet all that that party advocates; we see no rea-
son why the Dempcrs.y might not take the wind
ont If the Republican sails, by rcaGrmng that
ambgnou. patchwork, the Cincinnati platform
nut the Li,le Giant as,ride OF his hobby. and
inauut both rs firmly IN the rickeiy concern rs
the nature Of the will allow. We repeat,
that Such have becn our convictions relative to the
shape th;u;s- ~.'r'i assume ut Charleston though
OF laith . .atc.t heen considerably shaken. II
tic ciaelli an ,ls.fru is reafhrmel without
ap.eIIn.snt collection, Or interpolation aud
D.4sa. Is moan e ip,n tt.th.rs will he n serious
protest from aihern mtn, and most probably.
noiwi hslasding the infarnee Of the cohesive
powee"--a seh,-m 10 the ranks Of the party.
Many Of the Presses and politicians Of that
party Lacking TO availability only, are willing to
adopt Douglas, n"thwi'h. auding his odiors here
81. We nave many such ia Nnginla, who whist
protesting 10 he the precliar guardians o the h''
nur al interests If the Shulh, deprecaie any nc
ton ur,on this question, aud will take Douglas
with h- Interpretation OF tue Cincinnati platform
And despite his declaration that he will accept
the nolninntio upon no other conditions wbatso-
ever ,sn,eli Douglas be the candidate, then
the issue rpon squatier sorerei guy will be LARRY
presented, and the Democratic party South ms
well as North. will be committed to il in so far
they sustain .',s nomination.
There are present ni,cations however, TINT
Douglas ...il MT walk over the easily rs
was au'ci pated ouf 'Ne' acre may be insupcra-
bic ob,,.A O. rra- ,'cl & "a, nomination.
In Iced, tho signs OF e. times now portend the
repuliato Of the Little Giant At the Senate
rial caucus of the Democratic Senators held in
Washington a few days since. resolutions wcrc
pressnte! by Green, of Missouri. which, notwith-
standing the protest Of those Senators in tho inte
rest of Dou ;las, were adopted hy large ma
jority.
They have since been introduced by jeff. Da
viz i,;a the Senate II ie ~, necessary to our
purpose tina, we publish tue whole Of them, tho
we suhjoin tie a,h and 9TH of the series
a Resol,ea. This, r,,,her Congress nor Ter
ri orsi Legislature, whether by direct Legislation
or iegi-"t'on ct nm IndFee' "ne anf'e"u'! nature
possese.s the power 10 gnnul or impair the con'
sti;utunal tieht OF my cizen oi tho lnIed States
Ia ,akc his slave pr,pcr,y INTO the common Terri.
tories: but it is the duly OF tho federal govern
men' there to afford tor Una, "s 'of o,.sr spoe,s'
-. .h IA n, INV tina nroyc that ,Lc ude,ary
uoes not rossess power to insure adequate protec-
ton, it will then become the duty Of Congress to
supply seeh oenoieh'y'
;zel February of the United States when they
riyhtfnlv form n constitution to be admitted as n
S.. nh ,b. l,n,,n may then. for The first time
~. ,,.fnlc Al n stc,a ,,k.n f,rmiuc n now
,.I,n,,i, do. t, lar ,he,.c,,as ,yhetncr Il ,
very as a ,l,n.s,,c in.t,,u,ion. ,hall Ia. maintain
I'd -, n,ob;lit,d nith,n tLeir Jurisdiction. nrd \
C,.,... ,h,n ,d,,', Ian, N. - St.ta .thcv shol
ls ;,,,,' ILn lion viii oy without slavery
.sttei. ,;tr,;,,n ,,nv ,r..,.r,le nj tho lime a
g..=.,..,,..-,.,W
Ii MI ba seen tIat those RESOLUTIONS make I'll
reet issue with Dou glas. aud That ii they be- IN
..r,isi ~ ,L,, .r..i ot III, ,arlv h, ,unuot II,
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nm" : "'''' "'' ~ '"' Nv - -. $40
eiataa3h' a1oett 'ne h'hihateh II 'e"uerc" "'''
coa.1 the party. airoit aud skilliu us 1t Ia IL
the ar. + evasion and aDnble dealing box tn,
o,,,. H. ,,.,,, n,,l,s -, IA. ana h,nt nm,
u.
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ed = We : ~" 'nstly that this move wa
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