Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-25
FROM :he Winchester 'irsinian.
'hc La,c. Charleston Convention.


Irhc failure oi the Democratic National Con.
vcHti0tI, al Charleston, 10 nominate candidates;
lor President and Vice President. is not 50
much I matter Of regret Is is Ia" cause OF that
failure There is vet ample time 70 nominate,
! and the nominations by the Opposition parties
both TO be made this nonth-nlay prove ad-
! vanlageous TO the Democrats in making their
nominations. Good often comes Out Of evil;
and VIC console ourselves with the hope that
such may be the effect Of the failure of noG,.
nation 4; Charleston II will afford IN op.
portunity fer al! the conservative and patriotic
Of The country to reflect and make them fully
sensible Of the peril in which, the country Is
involved II will afford time for the sober
second thought" to mature plans to l,ar,nonizc
conflicting opinions, and to bring about harmony
and union in the Democratic party-thc only
party through which there isany hope Of Keep.
ing the government from falling into the hands
Of Black EepubIican;sm--an event which We
believe will speedily bring dissolution Of The
! Union.
What is to be the rrsul: Of the extra session
Of the Convention to meet at Baltimore OF the
| 18th Of june, no one can ioreteli. Judge Doug
las can never, VIC are satisfied. rccci"e two
thirds Yotc Of 4 full Convention and conSc.
uncntlr cannot be the nominee. Without the
vote of the South (where all tic Democratic
strength Of the Union iies) he would not only
be beaten. but d!sgracefully beaten rs Z candi-
| date hr President. illinois. and perhaps one
or two smaller States Of the Northwest would
bc all ,la voles lie could receive. 1t is. there
! fore allnpurtant that he should receive 9
vote OF t|o.lnirCiS Ol the Conrention-thc Only
vote that will int:Ecc the South 20 tolerate hi;
| nomnation--to enable him 10 rcac! the coal
Of his ambition. Is 4 choice Of evils. wcSiloGid
rot hesitate 10 give hira olr support. ii nc were
20 rcceirc the nomination from Il lni md regular
Convention. We alc opposed to any co;urro.
mise Of principles for tie sake Of cSpcdicncy.
The strength nl the Democratic party has pro.
! cecLc,l from It's adherence to certain principles;
and whenever it departs from principles, for snc-
cess at ir polls. its prestige is gone. Wcarc op-
posed to s!i;,altc- sovereignty. The territories,
as such. arc the common properl" Of al! the
States, ana all have an equal righ; /" occupy
them with whatever is recognised Il! each State
Il, property. uat!! 4 State government snail bc
! formed sovereign powers are assumed.
So long rs Judge Duclas cn;crtains az opposite
opinion. ,"c arc, to the extent of that question.
opposed to him him. In all oteI respects, VIC
| acknowledge that he appear, t. ''c heart ami
soul viii, The nru,ocratic party.
We hone tiir Baltimore Convention mas no;
cnatin;ic Il y:rangic over platforms. we hope
~,ioi;. ;i,r :;fi;:;:::n :;:nr!S itE:G fiatEG'tft", .ii'
sands ri "ori Democrats. bones; and ca?a
! Die. who .:6iild need no platform pinnci IL
! their backs, 10 keep ,hc:a in the line OF duty.
| With good Democrat, whose principles ars
we'll understood, and the Constitution Of the
| United States for & platform, we should De sat
istcd.
Tho failure Of union in the Democratic par
t., for the next Presidential contest, would be
US we sincerely believe, onc Of the greatest ca
la!uities that could hcfaii the nation. And wi
arc free to coafcss thai &c have fears In { suct
:. calamity will bring into power Black-ic
publicanisln. .rhe cl!archcs have split on tn
rock Of abitionism--and On the same !ock IN
last national organization against that dcstruc
tive clement, seems likely 10 separate. In
Free States, with scarcely Democratic rot
in the Electoral College, attempt TO con
troll ali the really Democratic States OF III
Uuinn--and this the latter ithc SOUTH is Tin
willing 10 allow. We have a!cadv made t0
r.any compromises 4, appcasc the HoTti'--ih
dav Of compromises is past-lnd Parlcn!arl,
that Of yielding to the doctrine OF "sqaaite
sovcrcignty." Let the South stand iirm wl"i'
ever NAV he the result. The more we yield {
Northern demands, the moro it will exact
We await with hope the action Of the l5aitl
more Democratic Convention. The Dough-
party have it in their power 10 defeat Biac
Rcpublicanism. We shall see whether the.
prefer tLc triumph Of that party to the aspire
firms nr - sin nlc man for the Presidency.