, 1860-05-07
VOLUME XIII.
THE SPLIT AND ADJOURNMENT. AT
CHARLESTON.
: 4. ::
Comments of Leading Democratic
Journals.


7"e s1eA''s3
>. ~ ls not cur province or outy OF oe.i[e 10
T. i ss,sf ;e saasGss ass sSS ss
act OF the retiring delegations, aud t" utter our
earnest wish that the iasson may not be lost.
Let none deceive themselves with the assurance
Or Insertion That auy4 4ppeel eau be nude with
success or effect from our Southern delegations
to their constltuency. 1t mar be tnet Tue Eeo'
pc are qnt1n III cases "nn me feti73ng oe'e-
sa1es; N some cases II VIII oe !ouno, ne"ese!,
~ ~ 1!s saf.,s :t;o
That The rights. honor apd interests Of the South
aud the Federal integrity and equality Of the
shaIl not ba i nts7thihg q 1nfete1t far noiiti.
tssns If the un'on can be ,ho.s 5avsd e The
fonx kGafS kSTe.a,ssiled e: Thet Sonsh can
andskal heyf6dfca,ed. and With liz South. il
ali cases and contingencies, viii be found The
fnonweo1fh
u.,
'eo-S $@s .4A4asIo. al ~
THE SOUTHERN DELEGATES
The Sou uhern St1taS which have remained 'n
the Convention may, VIC suppose, be conbldered
:. as eogaged in the exalted yofation ot ffeaaent
South. They 20 into the ballot with Squatter
Sovereignty Platform: On such platform it
they nominate. Mr. Douglas is just ss good ns
any Southern man who can be Illuminated. ln-
deed t.Ae fnay, b. faf hetters Ia Southern, man
Wbd @ni accept o5 domination on 3 plat'orm
bsi1as1s IN y OF hofsn II nsauy 4nsFon1y. o. sie
support Of the Cotton states. he bel'eEes 10
it, then Le: is. worse than IT. Dqugtas. 1of IN
administering the GoFefnment, ne VIII epoes''
or 10 e2pc,liate The South: II he does not ps-
here IN The PLATFORM, theh be is still less Vortos
Of the support Of the South.
|.':1':sas2s :. IFrcm Foruvys p.s.e.l
Th. WASHINGTON -orresnondent of +hc Phia-
deinh;.n = ~. ss1s - The' eontest- before the
s t;c+v ii tha B,;};1ns,s onrrntions sh,]l be III
cG;IS;s nlay It viii eni,st al he talent and all
~. oncroies n ali 1h- friend. If fr, e royeru-
ment. il tuiTndd ID sbe drfeat of the Democ-
racy. but it viii elevate principle and will COM
jnrd tp deal frar kty With fhe ereat Emericsn con.
stituencics The Administration and the ire.
eatsra arcIes6]Tcd unon the destruction Of Doug.
f.s Ihear nf thajri ianuncia.inn a1readv. There
Is tn he m ouartcr ,,nou l,iu. or uuou y Of lii
friendsS 1jAis tn be- offcted m as 4 sacrifice aud
1hcv nre to ha hun:el ont Of public life The fac,
!; ~ SerfbsEr INV ,.bo 1avas u 1ifTar frnrr
~ ri Pro Siarsrro1dcrs' csn eytr hone to rersir
| tLeir conf3denea. = lie ia forcdoomed. and tai,
| foreyh GIJaotdinary Developments will nLu
be- tho order oftl6 dav. Politician. viii look ou
uoot tba trouBied sea with 'fafyipg hopes a,It
fesa{s;:. ,Thfr: Win be careful 'how' they novl
] jest they may be Submerged: 70 be natiora
| viii he ihe fashion hereafter, and 10 avoid j.
| e,tnme.. uhcafsapr. The humber Of youp,
men md visnrous thinkers in retirement wi
GO ~ 10 ran;a1v nn,.rnaci,;no fnt1,re A ne,
chlnck for dis:Ine,iop. aud von must not b.
,"r,;a, r. ro'' sra XII, traatsd t. a eounTskat
9h;e T. ~ ina ~ ;,rooress;re or;ptoa, an'
.iar;na 20 nan 10 tate pnslf,on: md BE- content
ts q 'r,eu ~ haw @ 11e nar,;e. nar i;yff an
thc ho1;Hc;sGs1 nJ sranole The Tniu1; IL sagc. 70
;"s, ~. pnp I - race f. sae witch of ire Sreu
! Examinations can be truesT to th. Constitution
Inn 1:rown friohtentd ,he ,South uatiouaiixc
/ 1ooT '!s 80 49, - = - "-w; ~, .o,;rs