The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-12

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Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, under date of May 5th,
says the Northern Democracy completely
out generated their opponents in the Charles
ton Convention. Douglas received them ON
their return, well pleased. Instead of be.
ing read ont of the party, his friends will
read bis enemies out. This correspondent
says sit does not amount to much. however,
for without the South the Democratic party
passes away, and Douglas thinking himself
the head of the old party, is really but the
leader Of faction. As have heretofore
stated, the fate of the Baltimore Convention
is in the hands of the New York delegation.
The political gamblers of that State, the
most unprlnciplea men IN the nation, who
have reduced the art of bribery and corrup-
ton to science, and perjury to an art, can
do as they will at the adjourned Democratic
Convention. Ia that Convention there will
be new delegates from Georgia, Alabama,
Arkansas and Louisiana. There will be no
representation from Florida, South Carolina
and Mississippi. If New York votes to ad.
NIT the new delegations, and then casts her
vote for Douglas in good earnest, he will be-
come the neminee.''
Hethinks it is probable that OF Baltimore
The work of the Charleston Convention will
be reviscd-the platform finished up, and the
nomination made afterwards. That New
York saved the Charleston Conv ention from
being utterly broken up, by a promise TO
vote for the Tennessee resolution, which ex-
picitly declares that q Territorial Legisla-
rights in slave property in the territories
In other words, the political gamblers Of
New York made contract with Virginia.
Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina
that If they would stay in the Convention
the platform should be made agreeable to
them and death to Douglas.
He says Stuart, of Michigan, made a
speech for the very purpose Of producing
Southern explosion. The fire. brands he
shook IN the party powder-house produced
an explosion "but there was more powder
in the explosion than Stuart calculated unon.
Instead Of merely blowing off fragment or
two, and producing the long coveted reac-
ton in the North, one half the South-the
very citadel and heart of Democracy
blown away"
bHyard, living in the northern part Of
Delaware, "a State almost Invested of slaves.
anu where the institution will be extinct in a
few years, retired on the evening of the en-
piosion By retiring at that time he sup
posed he would be nominated by the ssces.
sionlsts for Vice President. Douglas would
carry enough Northern States to prevent an
election OF President hy the ele etoral college
She secessionists would OF course carry the
major portion Of the South. The Chicago
movement would Of course sweep most OF
the Northern States The electoral colleg.
would not be able 70 elect. An election OF
President by The present House would be i'm
possible; consequently the election would b,
thrown into the Senate, where the Constitu
kuAiDH EFbNtuHS kHAi tHH TWO HlEl8sI Tor " tgl
President shall be ballotted for for Vic
President, AMI thas De shaii DC President o
the United States. The two highest Vice Presi
Dental candidates would be the Chicago an
the seces sion nominees. The latter woul
have clear majority in the Senate, aud be
come President Of the United States. III
thought the remaining Southern States an
the Pacific States would withdraw. He dit
not anticipate the crawGehing Of New Yorl
on. the platform aud the consequent reduc
ton Of the Importance Of the secession
movement. He thought he saw the Whit
House skinning down the vista. The retro
graae movement Of New York has aisap
pointed him, and be sought the earliest hon
orable opportunity Of retiring from the Con
ventlon OF which be mas made Chairman.