Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-05-25

S,euses is to defer assembling in Richmond
until the necessity Of Such meeting shall be-
come iulperasive3 Ought they not in view
Of the already altered condition of affairs, to
return. to the Conception at Baltimore and
aid their. sister States in the struggle for the
recognition Of sound democratic principles ?
May it not be that their votes would how
suffice to turn the scale. to purge the party
coed Of all heresies, and to emblazon on
the party banner its honored device of fdeli-
IS to the Constitution and the Union in char
acters 40. clear as to defy misconstruction
Suppose for q moment that in this last
struggle for the right they should again be
overborne. Is it not, then, equally plain
that the delegations of the other democratic
States caanot for an instant be suspected Of
an intention to refuse to redeem their pledge
Of withdrawal from an assenblage which
shall persistently determine on the sacrifice
of principle which they themselves have de-
alared indispensable for their united action
to a supposed expediency? And will net
all the democratic States thus Withdrawing
aud adjourning to Richmond be Joined by
the true and faithful delegates from Penn,
sylyania and New Jersey, from Indiana and
New York-aye, from every one OF our Sis,
ter State. where delegates are found linD9ed
with the living principles of our party but
whose voice has hitherto been stlded IN the
Convention, because of their being in tho
minority of their respective delegationss
For it is a striking fact not to De over
looked in this connection, that whether the
vote had been taken entirely BY States or
by dele rates, in either event there was a
clear majority in the Convention in favor OF
the recognition Of sound constitutional prln-
ciples, and it was only by taking part OK the
votes by States as units, and another part
BY divided States, that al apparent and &c
ti,ious majority succeeded in preventing
that recognition.
The answer to all the foregoing questions
seems to us to be clear aud plain. The line
of conduct we suggest leads, in our judy
ment. to a reconciliation of difference on a
basis of principle. 1t leads to the united and
harmonious action of our party. 1t does
more, infinitely more: 1t secures vastly
added strength to that assertion of priuci-
plcs which none of US would for an instant
thiuk of compromising it compels theft rec
'ognitiou and proudly vindicascs the action
OF tho seceding delegates who VIII thus
have secured the object Of their struggle.
and have mcrited the applause and gratitude
of their democratic brethren.
The contrary course would. we Believe he
productive of mischievous Consequences. -
Time does not permit the action OF the reg
'ular organizations Of our party III tie re-
s~pective States, and who alone have The
move TO speak their will, to meet in coun-
ell and give instructions to their delegations.
How is the yoics Of California or of Oregon
to be heard in-timc? How are the coustit
!uencies of Texas and Virginia to meet ii
State conventions and give authoritative ex.
spression of their. will before the middle Of
FJune7 How can the. machinery be put in
'niesion by which the d.mocratic voters will
direct attendance at Baltimore or Richmond
In accordance with their judgment? Evi.
'dently. this. cannot be done. Evidently
tins delegations already elected are the only
ones .that'can act. and they must act on thei!
own judgement in a %cohjuncture which does
ns. allow opportunity for instruction By
their Constituencies. 4 refusal, then, by
the delegates of the seeding States to re.
turn to Baltimore, a refusal to defer the
RIchmmond meeting until there shall be ar
uncomfortable necessity for holding it would
Inevitably sresalt in incurahle division Of our
party, the sole conservative organization re-
masking in our country in its final disrup-
ton worse than all. in the endangering of
thc successful assertion of its principles,
compared with Which the success Of a single
electoral struggle is unworthy of one mo-
snSn*'s consideration.
r. W. JOHNSON. NJ. +. IT, GARRETT,
"A. I'VE MsoN T.. TooMDs.
,JoHN SLrpY1L, w. K. SEBAsTIAN,
;JEpr'N DAVIS. X NJ. T. HUNTER,
T.. @. C. LAMAR ) 81. Mason,
M J.. C~RAwroRb, }. P. BENJAMIN,
Peter. e. LorE, i. j. G%ARTRELL,