Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-26

The CHARLESTON CONVENTION

hot-like that of New York in AuCust-and the
excitement of all the surroundings makes its effect
upon all who have come hither on this occasion
from the North, much more visible In their flushed
countenancss and quickly heating walks, than If
they could do as Southerners usually do at this
season, devote their time to the task Of keeping as
cool as possible. The upshot of the sudden change
OF climate, and over-indulgence in summer fruits
and vegetables, and undue excitement Of all Sorts
| Is that dysentery and diarrhea affecting quite
number Of the Northerners, Ike Fowler among
them. The sickness Of the invalids, however,
will probably cause these not yet sick to haul I'm
their horns, taking better care Of themselves
during the balance Of their stay here it is to be
hoped. How long We will have to STAY no man
knoweth. 1t is very certain that Douglas can
| never obtain a two-thrds vote of the Convention
| as at present constituted, and the game of his
managers is, apparently, to force secession of all
the South, If need be, that he may be nominated
| by the balance of the Convention. They talk of
staying here for year, to prevent the nomination
of any one else by united Democratic party
That is all CANNON, you may rely on it. When
ever his stlr sets, there will not be twenty-five
1 votes In the Convention comfortable by him. for
any such purpose.
| There was meeting Of the Southern delega-
lions last night; sort Of impromptu affair, very
| generally attended from the South without par
| ticular invitation, and If by accident Stve al
speeches were made-all the speakers taking
| most extreme grounds against Douglas and squat
ter sovereignty. II is clear from what took place
| then and there, that Douglas has no show what
| ever in the Southern camp; the views of John
| Forsyth, the COHStuutiondLiSt, and Alexander
| Stephens, who are regarded as the Douglas
| Southern missionaries, having no more weight
with them than they would be likely to have in
| The seward camp at Chicago, when the Repub-
| lican Convention assemblies there next month
| The state of fixed determination on the part of
| the South not to abide the nomination Of Douglas
manifested in that meeting is but of piece with
| all have seen since arriving here. Its effects on
| the Nat onals from the North is very great Thus
| many Northern delegates who came here with
| secret or avowed leanings towards Douglas are
| now prepared to set their faces against him
| throughout the whole of the ballotings; they now
| comprehend that without the Southern States
there is really no such thing National Demo-
| cratic party in existence. That is, that If the
| Northern Democracy attempt to stand alone they
must look to success only by becoming more We
hement abolitionists than the Republicans az a
| natural consequence of their antagonism to the
Southern Democratic party if they break from it;
| and that they will be beaten clean out of water
at that game by Seward and his gang.
| The Douglas leaders who com prehend now that
| they may never hope to obtain the votes of the
southern delegations for their candidate. profess
to care little what the latter do-saying that if thew
| secede they will beat them before their own con-
| sttuents. But there is no sincerity whatever in
| such professions on their part. They play to
| throw Douglas into the House of Representatives
in the hope of obtaining southern votes there, as
| against Seward. They know well that if it were
| possible to nominate him, which repeat is not
| within the range of possibility as the Convention
| is composed, seven southern States will at once
/ Withdraw, with strong chance that all the rest
| OF the South would follow them, and not few of
the North, headed by Cushing and John Coch-
| rane, and tailed by the redoubtable Fernando
Fernando, by the by, keeps a very stiff upper lip
| and works with might and main against al ra-
against his delegation, though he expects to have
minority his favor signed by the delegates
from the cotton States upon the credentials com
mlHee prlnc1p ally, and on that to be permitted to
| make flaming speech before the Convention in
| which he will do his best to break the affair I'D
| In row. Fernando is very shrewd He foresees
| the Imminent disruption Of the Democratic partv
ere the close of the week over the slavery question
| Douglas and the platform; and knowing that New
York city must inevitably 90 with the South
politically, In such an event, he is determined to
oe Oh the top OF the heap there. But John Coch-
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| game even. c. is known to have been fighting
the battle Of the South in the meetings of the Soft
| delegations with degree of energy and ability
| that mark him for one of the first mon in Tho
| land-bearding Dean Richmond, out-managipp
Casger, and snubbing Cassidy until he has fairly
ootalned the mastery, having with the assistance
OF the whole Dickinson strength so fixed up their
matters as that 1t is impOSsi BILE that Douglas can
GET the vote of New York if his nomination will
drive any portion of the South out of the Conven-
| ton.
| The tmsHte between Messrs Richardson of
| Illinois, and Randall, of PENNSYLVANIA. created
| much feeling for the time being iniuring tbe
| cause of Douglas with the South It was ex-
| ceedingly regretable, because Mr. Richardson is
really as noble-hearted a gentleman as the Con-
'ehHoh embraces, and under ordinary circum-
| stances would be the last man in the world to saw
| dill uhhlhd 'hlng TO one of Mr.. Raudalls age and
Plo'erolaI dignity, courtesy and kindness to
all The readiness with which the gentleman
showed fight" to the Colonel. proved his title 70
MS nigh reputation as chivalrous gentleman
no less than did Col. Richardson's prompt apol.
ogy prove that he was also actuated bv that va,s
OF honor which being conspicuous in his NO,
sohal bearing in the House of Representative
uu'ihs MS whole career in Washington, earned
MIN the personal confidence of all men of all
parties In public life, to a signal extent
Race no commence whatever I'm the boast NJ
the Dougiasites that the adoption of the resolu-
ton allowing individual delegates to vote ,h.i,
own sentiments against those of the m,io,it,,
when uninstructed to vote as a unit, will give
Dougias material strength The platform. you
VIII remember, is to be made before the pomipa.
uon' That will be as dead against squatter SOW
eie'ghV' as dead can be. That is-in effect, the
Senate platform which Douglas has freely de-
nounced thousand times, proclaiminp that he
cannot put himself on it without dispracipg
himself My opinion is that it will carry before
the Convention by from twenty five to seventy
hVe majority, somewbere-every Southern dele
gate being compelled by public opinion at home
10 vote Tor 1t Of not favoring it per se,) and all
the carbohydrates Of the North, instructed for
douglas or not, voting for it, if but to render his
nomination impossible.
If 1t should not carry, you may regard it as
certain that Jefferson Davis will be nominated bv
the votes Of considerable majority Of the dele
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