The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-08-29

entrusted and admired?
1t must be remembered, too that the resist
ance to Mr.. Douglas nomination was not con
! fined to the Southern States, 1t was wide
spread throughout all the States, and was pre-
dominant in Oregon, California, Pennsylvania
and New JerSey--Statcs whose votes, with al
: almost united South, were essential to success
in the coming election. 1t was also predomi
nant in Massachusetts,. ~f
Under such circumstances were his claims
yehemently urged for the Presidency. The
press telegraph, and every art of management
was used tosechre the election of delegate IA
vorable to his nomination. The maxim OF the
immortal Jackson was reversed, and the man
was made to seek the Presidency, not the Pres.
idency the man. a'
THE CHARtEsToN CONVENTION.
Heretofore, the delegates chosen by the De-
mocracy Of the United States met in National
Conventions as brothers, to consult together in
spirit of harmony and concesSion--to lay down
the principles of the party, and to nominate
candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presi-
dency, not Objectionable lin numbers) to any
respectable portion Of the party, and therefore
likely to receive its united and harmonious sup.
port. For this purpose, was the two third
rule adopted in the first National Democratic
Convention that was ever held in this country;
and actuated by the motives which begotit the
Democracy have repeatedly in National Con-
ventions, whenever respectable opposition pre-
sented ITSELF rehtsed to nominate some Ct the
ablest statesmen, and by the nomination OF 9th
ers less Objectionable, have marched on to vic.
tory, and the development and enforcement Of
their principles. 1t will be recollected that Mr..
Van Buren, received considerable majority at
the Democratic National Convention in 1874 vet
no one then contendcd that he, therefore, was
entitled to the nomination. On the contrary,
the Convention, regarding the opposition Of the
to his nomination as entitled to con-
and respect, refused to nominate him,
but nominated Mr.. Polk, against whom there
was no o'jection,) and under his banner, the
Democratic party achieved one of its greatest
1t was this principle OF harmony
and concession, Of respect and consideration for
the opiniohs and views Of the minority, which
bound the Democracy together with bands OF
7te6l, and made them invinciblc on the day of
battIe. 1t was the tallsmanc motto under
which we marched to victory-the secret and
the keystone to our success.
Far different was the spirit displayed at
Charleston and Baltimore by the friends OF MIR. |
Douglas. They came to nominate him. or to
break up the Contention. Many of their prom
ncnt men boldly and openly avowed the pnr,
posc-"liulo or ruin was their motto. They |
met the opinions aad views ofthe seventeen re.
liable Democratic States, almost united in OPP
position TO the nomination oflTs. Douglas, with
insult and dtrison ... ..r.
The Democratic States We're wcdded to no
me man. They Had their hvorites, but they
'ut forth no claim that even one of them should |
De nominated. They were willing to take any
me of the iilnstrious and distinguished states
ncn Of our party, except Mr. Douglas. lie had
made himself obnoxious to them for the reasons
Iready mentioned, and they asked that he
honld not be thrust down their throats. Was
he request an unusual one? Our history as a
,arty shows that it was not. Was The REQUEST
III unreasonable one? Who will say so. when
hey reflect that upon the States which made
t, chiefly devolved the task of ccctne the
nominees Of the Convention? Yet the Douglas
lelcsatcs not only turned a dca ear to this re
luest, but in the most high handed and reck-
ess manner with sacriligious hands tore down
he landmarks OF the party, and tramped upon
Democratic comfy aid tisages in order to foist
hat one man upon the Convention. With any
,thcr Democrat they could have had harmony
md union, and presented day the spectacle
# united and invinGible party. w G put it to
he conscience and the judgment of every hon
st han. Are they not guilty of setting up this
me man as paramount to the union Of the
States? Are they not guilty of having divided
he party? Did they not thus take "the first
ltal, and irrevocable stride towards disunion of
he States?' From this nnenyiabe position no
ingenuity nor device, nor wholesale and reck-
ess charges against others, can relieve them
lnexcrable logic" stamps the grave crime upon
heir brows. Representing States, nearly all
which were hopelessly Black Republican,
hey claimed that they were entitled to dictate
9th the platform and the candidates. and to
his end the system Of tactics, which we had
Witnessed outside of the Convention, was, for
he first time in om" history (and we earnestly
ope the last,) steadily and pcrsistently enact {
d in it, Rules were made and violated at ,
leasure. The decisions Of an impartial Pres {
lent were adopted, and then overrhIed, as it {
uited their purpose. The usagcs Of Democrat ,
Conventions were followed, and then shame {
lily violated as it accorded with their designs
Iverything was made to bend to the one great /
urposc for which they assembled--thc nomi-
ationpi Mr.. Douglas. II cannot certainly be
onsidered strange that honorable men, unused
D such scenes should leave the Convention. {
nd tha: it was finally virtually broken up. {
The first act of injustic, was sa.# ls
atsi t..3rN THE UNITE EULE, it88 Il slsET S
The Committee on Permanent Organization {
,ported the following rule, known as the unit |
in any State which has not pro.
ided or directed by its State Convention how |
$ vote may be given, the Convention will re- {
ognize the right of each delegate to east his lin
iyiduaI yoteD This ruIe wos in violo,ior of 4