Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-08-11
A Model Delegate in Demo
cratic Convention.


readers who closely watched the proceed
ings of the Democratic Convention, at the
Front Street Theatre, in Baltimore, which
eliminated in the nomination of STEPHEN
A DOUGLAS, that a certain Mr.. LEWIS
Il. PARSONS was the leader of the bogus
Alabama delegation who were admitted to
seats in that tumultuous and irregular
assemblagc. OF Mr.. PARSONS political
antecedents and present proclivities, some
idea may be formed by the following card,
which we fhd in the Nashville Uni on anil
.4meyican of u recent date
/ Editors NuShuaN. Union and Amcri-
can In looking over your paper OF the
9Th, in an article headed "Mr. Douglas
and his Nomination." you refer in very
strong and Just terms to one Lewis b.
Parsons, of Alabama, " who," as you
say, never in his life voted Democratic
ticket
" This circumstance brings to my mind
very striking occurrence which took
place at Baltimore during the session of
the Convention, which, with your consent,
| desire to lay before your readers.
" You will remember that Mr.. Iancey,
in his Baltimore speech, gave Mr.. Par
sons one of the most relentless scathings
that any man ever received. Meeting
with Mr.. Parsons at Barnum's, after
night, asked him if he had heard the
speech of Mr.. Yancey. lie replied that
he had not. l told him he was quite
severe upon him. He asked if he was
personal. | told him no-that he had
charged him with being a Wing and then
a KnowNothing all his lfc-that he had
never voted a Democratic ticket in his life
Mr.. Parsons, in reply, said that this was
all true, and that his whole object in get
ting into this Convention, was that he
might secure the nomination Of s. \. Doug
las, as this was the only way, in his judg-
ment, to destroy and ruin his old foe
the Den 'racy. Not only SO, but he
! further sal that he intended his move.
mcnts As jti"t to the Dcmocracy-,o
conceal his real purposes if he could but
reach his aims.
I" At this stage of the game, now being
played, | have shouldcrcd the responSi-
bility Of giving you these facts over my
own signature, and which were promptly
communicated, when i'll Washington City,
to part of the \ ALBANIA delegation |
make no comm5nt.
G. W. CHARLTON"
So it appears that Nr. PARsuNS and
his cont,e,tS, for We have right to con-
slider them of the same stripe, came sur
rcptously into the Convention to = secure
the nomination of $. \. DouGLAs,' As the
only way, in their jul gmcnt, to destroy
and ruin their old foe. the Democracy
After this outrage upon common dcccncy
and the time h0nprcd u,agrs Of the party,
was it any wonder that the accomplish ed
President, CALEB CUSHING, left the
Chair in disgust? Was it any wonder
that the dclcgat'' = from all tn reliable
Democratic States retired from the Hall
turned their backs in shame and hunill-
ton from such = spectacle, and sought
associations more cong'nial to Il National
and Constitutional Democrat!
This Mr.. LEWIS +. Parsons is the
same gentleman who made the lcadn.
-pccch at the DurGLAS ratification meet.
ing in Independence Square, "A short
time after the nomination; and we thnl;
we have right to ask every honest
D,UGLtS man if he docs not believe that
Mr.. PARSONS was then animated by the
same hostile spirit 30 the Democracy as
when he slid = he intended his movements
Il. a tci"t to the Democracy to conceal his
re n p1>rosca if he could but reach his
aims"
JoHN lIIrKMAN.-Thi' notorious po
litical traitor, who, in connection with
llaskinS, Forncy, Knox, and Douglas, so
bitterly opposed the Administration Of
Mr.. Buchanan, has finally gone over into
the Black Republican camp, He has Of
late addressed republican meetings, de-
nouneed his old friend, Douglas, and
strongly ADVOCATED the cause of Lincoln
and lIamlin. lie was an Anti-Lccompton
Democrat of the first water; and his fate
will be the fate of some more of these
strong Anti-Lacompton democrats. For
ncy has also gone over, body and soul (;
and the sooner some other ones would 60,
the better it would be for the democratic
party. But the fact that both Hickman
and Forney have already gone over, is
conclusive proof that their doctrines, if
persisted in, will lead all kindred spirits
to the same diSgraccful goal,-Sel'nS
Craze Times.
LINCOLN AND THE TARIFF.-Betoye
fongress mJow"cd, n h%j"guishedmem-
Der Of tie U"itW STATES Senate sent q copy
ofMs Morrill, T"W Bill 10 AJrahan