Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

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orummers for the nomination of Senator Donyla,
by the Charleston Convention now sbinn;nr ,,~
and down Pennsylvania avenue and -pe,b,n. =.
many Identified, half with the Republican partv
anu nan with the proposed new Union partv a,
"neSuy electioneering for his nomination nv The
oHiodSo ana Baltimore Conventions The me.,
oil 'hls Is, that so loose do his princi ples .et
upon MIN in these times, as that the plunde,-
nohSers OF all parties-for, as far as We can no,
ceiEe' every mothers son of them are Notorious
ioppYles-ss though by common consep. b,y.
Ptcneo upon him as the properest possible = ,ndi.
ua'e 70 suit their views of governmental tbino.
nnahciai. The able and earnest advocacy Of his
GAINS 70 the Chicago nomination next after these
Vi governor Seward, for which Mr.. Douglas is In.
oeneo 70 the New York Courier and Enoui,,, i.
Do''oih OF the activity Of his Republican
party friends, as explained above.
On the whole, however, that he is be;,,, .,,.
cracked up as candidate for the nomination Of
all three of the great parties ILLUSTRATED.
'ne impudence Of his pretensions for the favor If
either one of them. We have steadilv scon,sd
the Idea that the South, at Charleston, will submit
10 De brow-beaten by the immense force of North
eih and Northwestern outsiders-from States that
are hopelesslY Republican-who are to attend
'heie IN MS behalf, into dividing the Democratic
party OF their own section for the sake of estab
iisnlhg powerful faction at home, lin the Soutb)
whose policy will be to justify the hments
VI aooiltonism, by protesting favor for the
method OF working out its ends in the Territories
Dy which Senator Douglas swears; and the fact
that his claims to the Republican party nomina
ZION are being as earnestly urged here and through
out the North as his claims to the Democratic
nomination, cannot fail to close the entire south.
ern ranks against him, If aught be still wanting
to that end
with Douglas as the Democratic party,s candi
date Dy Southern ACC uiescence, sauatter soyer-
eighty instantly becomes the Democratic partv,s
shlDDoieth, whether formally incorporated into
the creed by the Charleston Convention or not
Inc act OF thus making party at the South ia
'ordoie 70 That method Of working out the aims
Vi aoolltlonism VIII surely be recognized at
Charleston as the most disastrous event that could
possibly happen, SO far the future of the South
| Is concerned. United as the South now is against
abolitionlsm, she may at any moment she chooses
successfully throw herself upon her reserved
rights. With powerful eneiny-such as would
soon exist were she to support Douglas for the
fresidency-in her own household, she would be
DIS completely shorn of her strength as David was
shorn of his by permitting Delilah t. cnt OIL his
locks
But, we repeat. there is no more substantial
reason TO believe that the South will vote in or ont
OIL the Charleston Convention for Douglas to ac-
commodate those in Republican, party States lean.
Ing to abolitonsin yet anxious to continue their
standardization with the Democratic partv
than she will be persuaded to take the one stem
further in the same direCtion-to support Mr.
Seward, on the ground that if she will but Give
MIN her support his election will be certain as he
IS doubtless the strongest man with the Abolition
pfy NJ
urged for the Charleston nomination wholly on
the ground that he has strength with the enc
mics of the rights of the South in the Democratic
party, greater than that of any sound Democrat
from North or South
VIRGINIA AT CHARLEsToN.-Ne have received
information from the District Convention. held
on the 3L inst, TO choose delegates to Charleston
for the Rockingham or Tenth Legion District Of
Virginia. that Messrs. Mofat and Yost-both
Hunter men-have been elected. Weunderstand
there was an overwhelming majority of MIR. Hun
ter's friends in the Convention This completes
the list of delegates for Virginia. The count
stands Hunter 10, Wise IL. But the vote will be
cast as a nnu, in accordance with the invariable
rule OF the Virginia Democracy. The delegatio on
is one OF ability and will reflect the princip of
the Old Dominion in manner ccnscnant to her
traditions and well-merited renown as a De mo-
cratic commonwealth.
ARMY Misunderstanding Geo. A H Blake,
LIST Dragons, has been assigned to the command
of the troops ordered to the department of Oregon
by special orders of the 3lst ult
Surgeon s. +. Moore, Medical Staff, having
been relieved from duty at the Military cademy.
Surgeon c: McDougall, Medical Staa, has been
assigned to duty at that post
The WEATHBR.-The following report of the
weather for the morning is made from the Amer
isan Consolidated Telegraph Line to the Smith
sonian Institution. The time Of observation Ia
about o'clock.
APRIL II, 1860.
New York, n Y........ IA ming
Philadelphia, Pa. cloudy.
Washington, ID. Geo.. cloudy, wind NE
Richmond, Va............ cloudy, 59e.
Petersburg, Va. clear. warm
Raleigh, n. u. clear, 10.
Wilmington, N. C.......c clear, hot.
Charleston, ). C.......... clear, 10, wind w
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