The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16

1t is well known that Virginia stood with
Mississippi and the other States which with
drew from the Chasieston Convention. in adj
vocacy of the principles of the Majority
Platform. Inthe committee on Resolutions her
representative, by Instructions Of his delegation
co-operated tremendously with the Other
Southern States, to secure report enhancing
that platform and side by side with them,
she sustained them in the Convention. When a
majority ofthe southern delegations withdrew,
she announced her purpose to follow their
example unless the Convention would adhere
to the rule requiring two-thirds of the whole
electoral college to make a nomination, and
unless it would engrat upon the Cincinnati
platform resolution repudating the Douglas
doctrine Of sguatter or territorial sovereignty
The Convention aeceded to her demand in the.
matter of the nomination, and re-opened the
question of the platform. But, having been
brought to deadlock by the application Of
the memorable two-thirds rule, the Convention
adjourned without arriving at any definite
conclusion.
If it should so happen that every attempt 10
heal the breach in the party BY the adoption
Of platform embracing the principles of the
majority pIatform-and upon no other condit-
ion can it be healed-there can be no doubt
but that Virginia, together with the other
Southern States that remained in the Conyen-
ton to the hour Of adjournment, will be found
cooperating with her Southern sisters She
can not pursue any other course without re-
tracing the steps which she has already de-
liberately taken.
In the Committee on Resolutions, she re-
fused to assent to the adoption Of the Cinein-
matt platform without its antiquities were
cleared away, and the constitutional rights Of
the Southern States distinctly Enumerated
In open Convention, She took the same high
ground-and through fifty-seven ballottings
at the risk Of perpetuating dscord in the
Democratic party and forever sundering its
ties, she aided to battle the efforts of the par.
tizans of Douglas to foist him upon the country
as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency
Pending this fierce and embittered struggle
the leading organ of the Virginia Democracy
sent forth words of encouragement to thos,
who foudly hoped for the union of the Soutl
in defence Of her constitutional rights
The Richmond Examiner which deplorins
the occasion of disruption of the Democratic
party, and avowing the attachment of Virgin,
to it, said !: t
Although the telegraphic dispatches which
will arrive at a late hour will no doubt tell IL
what has been the action of the Virginia del
egation, weare now ignorant of their course
Their position has been of great embarrass
ment. The Democracy of Virginia have al
ways been true to the South upon every ques
ton of political interest which has yet arisen
Her counsels, example and advices have al
ways exerted wholesome and restraining in
fluence upon her younger and more impetuou
sisters of the South, and when her Demoerac,
is called upon to strike blow at the real AM
practical interests and rights of the South o
destroy the nationality of the Democracy
they mH proUe true to those States achose al
terestS are identical rth- her oaca.
The Eichmond Enquirer said
"The dispatches from Charleston, publish
ed in Tuesdays and to-day IS papers, announc
the disruption of the Charleston Convention
by the secession Of several Southern States
1t does not appear at the writing of this wha
position Virginia has taken, but zoe hare n
doubt her delegation ,oiH not divide Ergiini
fran her sister Southern States"