, 1860-11-15

The Fire-Eaters procured the holding ofthe
Democratic National Convention Of 1860 at
Charleston, 8. c., in order to pull the party
further Southwark in their candidates and plat
form. That Convention met accordingly, and
otiered them the Cincinnati Platform with the
Dtei Scott decision annexed, which was as e.
fcctuala reputation Of Squattcr Sovereignty
as could be desired. DrcdScottism and Terri
tori0l Popular Sovereignty nre are as incompa-
tfblc as lreand gunpowder But the "Chival-
r." were not content have the oyster-thcy
must have the last shell also-aud FILLING to
secure it. they bolted. This bolt threw the
Convention into the hands Of the Douglasites
and nominated their chief There was no In
teut to nominate Douglas on the part Of the
majority; but the "Chivllry" octcd SO as to
preclude any other result. And, Douglas
heing nominated, they put up 4 boiling ticket
and deliberately broke down their party.
1t is notorious that the Fire-Eaters deliber-
of Douglas, and have conducted the canvass
with that view. They knew from the start
that their course at Charleston, Baltimore and
since, rendered Lincoln's election Inevitable;
and as they are BY no means fools, they must
hare designed what they so desermined]y ac-
comp11shed.
Here, tuen, ia the question now submitted
to conservative citizens, North aud South:
The Fire Eaters having disorganized aud diyi-
dssl the Democratic party, so as to elect Mr..
Lincoln, shall they now be permitted to break
up the Union because the end they worked for
1ng bcastly exhibitions OF their spirit, in the
presence and on the person Of . lady who Is
esteemed nnd admired by all who know her:
SENATOR DoUoLAs' REcEPT1oN III ALARAxA.-
The s9uthtrt co.fsatraey tells the following sto-
RI: A gentleman and 4 member OF the Brock
tnEidge party, Informs Ms that be was present
,shan Judge douglas arrived in Montgomery from
Columbus. on tue night Ut the lat Of November
nut1 U hAA
cnsruborated by hnlf dozen eye witnesses.) that
wnen Judge Douglas alighted from the cayEiaga 10
a:eaad re :teps Of The Exchange llo.ei MontE1n
Hs=t struck Colonel Seiblcs. editor Of the Con-
federacy. the second esg struck Colonel Elmose.
acd the third osS struck The bat Of Judge Donsiar
hh tcfe. who stood Immediately 0n hs left These
arc the facts detailed to Us BY several gentlemen
whowitnesscd the disgusting affair.""
Are the men whose hands pefpetr1te, or
| whose haraugues instfgate, so dastardly an
Outrage as this, likely to be soon intrusted
| with the founding of their darling Southern
| Military and African SMVc-Trading Republic!
Tie naked truth is, the Fire-Eaters have for
thirty years been plotting and working dis
| solution Of the Union. Ever since It became
Gen. Jackson, these intrigues have been per-
/ secuted. In 1888. they boasted as loudly Of
Southern cooperation with South Carolina, In
| defense of her nu1lifying cousc, IS they now
do. Then those in the plot Werc as fierce for
Disunion Us they have ever since been; but
they did not break nor bend Old Hickory. He
knew them; aud they knew hhn-so there was
no blood she'd They tried to make the Ad-
mission Of California in 185oa ground Of Dis
union, but the People Of their own States
voted them down. Mississippi. Georgla, Ain
bama, all declared against them; aud South
Carolina did not see Tt to "go 1t alone" They
tried to get Texas into their clutches list year;
but Sam Houston thrashed them into quiet.
We shall be sorely disappointed II he gives
| them aid or comfort now.
Douglas could not have been nominated had
not tho Fire Entcrs bolted from tho Conveu-
ton. The next Senate certainly, the House
very probably, and the Supreme Court uuques-
tionably, arc anti-Republlcan. At the worst,
the friends Of Slavery will contrul two Of the
four great depositories Of Federal power
more probably, three Of the four. In this di-
lemma, In step our good friends the Fire
Eaters, and purpose to hand over to ~ both
Houses Of Congress, as they hare already done
with respect to the Executive. And with
both Houses Of Congress We may ranlodel the
Supreme Court With Congress Voluntarily
pnr1,cd Of its Toombses, Chcstuuts, &c, there
will be rational probability Of some bened.
cent action.