The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-05-15
lust AS WE EXPECTED.

We copy the following from the Raleigh Stand
ard Mr. Holden was at Charleston-he knows
what he says, and believe what he says is true;
"nas- Charleston is a noble Southern City. The
Inhabitants are intelligent, spirited and hosptabe.
But notwithstanding this it is to be regretted that
the national Convention was held in Charleston.
The outside pressure on the delegates was against
the Union,--against the nationality OF the Demo
cratic party and therefore unfavorable to calm de-
liberation and fortunate results. The dlsunonlst
Mr. Yancey, was at home in Charleston. Night
after night large crowds assembled TO hear speeches
from the delegates and Others, Mr. Yancey and his
followers being conspicuous among the speakers.
Nearly all the speeches which we heard were ultra
Southern in their tone and depunciatory of Mr.
Douglas Northern Democrats could scarcely OBJ
tain hearing Men who have stood by the Con-
stitution and the Union in the hotbeds of North
ern treason and disunOn, and who have commended
for years face to face and hand to hand with Black
Repu blicanism in its most odious shapes, were
either Kissed their voices drowned by the boot
ings of the crowd. And in the Convention
Mai. Perry, who refused to secede. but remained
for time and cast one vote for Mr. Hunter as a
delegate from South Carolina, was Kissed by per-
sons on the floor and in the galleries Free speech
and free action were therefore, virtually denied to
those delegates who regarded dcnunciatons of the
star-spanged banner as unpatrotc and reasonable,
1--WE heard the American flag bitterly denounced
in oRc of the crowds which assembled at night in
front of the Charleston Hotel and who EEere de-
termined to stand by the national Democratic par
ty as the great hope OF the Union, and to rebuke
the spirit of disunon which threatened to divide
and destroy it.
Northern Democrats of course felt acutely this
condition of things, but they bore themselves like
patriots aud gentlemen. They complained, but
not bitterly, of the outside pressure brought to
bear upon them 1t had no effect on them but to
confirm them in their devotion to their candidate,
Mr. Douglas They had voted for the fugitive.
slave law-they had voted to repeal the Missouri
restriction-they had voted to annex Texas, and
add thereby three hundred thousand square miles
of slavehoding Territory to the Union-they had
voted against protective tariff laws of which South
Carolina once complained so bitterly, aud ac-
count of which she was about to leave the Union
they had struggled in their respective States to
prevent the enactment of laws TO shield and pro-
feet fugitive slaves and they had recently honored
one of South Carolina S prominent sons with the
Speakership of the House Of Representatives. I'm
der these circumstances, not to mention others,
these gallant men deserved better treatment than
they received at the hands of South Carolinians
For our part, We have no hesitation in saying that
will not go with South Carolina, with VIM.
l.. Yancey and his followers in their attempts to
dissolve the Union. The star-spangled banner is
not yet odious in our sight, nor do we by any
means despair of the Republic. We still have con-
fdence in the national Democratic party. We
look to Baltimore for confirmation of that conf
dence, and for ticket that will triumph in No
Tember next. Meanwhile, are tor the Con-
stitution and the Lnion. and against all who would
trample on the or dissolve the other. As for
MIR Yanccy, We leave him to the tender mercies of
the Alabama Democracy. They will dispose of
him"