Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-05-30
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Majority against Douglas, 81
1t will be perceived that II of the 35 votes
of the State of New York in caucus, were
opposed to the nomination of Douglas. Yet
By the rule compelling the State to vote as a
unit, the entire 35 votes of the State were
cast in his favor. The voice of the minority
lacking only two of a majority, was hushed,
smothered, silenced, by the majority. This
is popular sovereignty with vengeance. By
the same rule the 6 Anti Douglas delegates
from Ohio, 3 from Indiana and from Min
nesota, were denied voice during the ballot
ings. And yet We are very cody told by
the Douglas worshippers, that majority of
the delegates in the Convention were in favor
of his nomination
1t is not difficult matter to prove that
nearly all the States which voted for Doug
las in the Convention, voted for Fremont in
1856. The following States voted for him
as unit on the last ballot; New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Connecticut. Maine, New York
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan. Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Vermont. Allof those States with
the exception of Indiana and Illinois, cast
their electoral votes for Fremont They are
| the hot beds and nurseries of Black Republi-
| canism. Pennsylv ania a Northern State
| which voted for Buchanan in Is Sc, cast III
against Douglas and 81 for him. New Jer.
sey another Northern Buchanan State In 1856
cast 81 votes against Douglas and II for him
California another northern democratic State
cast its vote solid against Stephen A Douglas
and Oregon another democratic State admit
ted since 1856 did the same thing All the
delegates from the Southern Sta tes which vo-
ted for the Democratic candidates in 1856, op-
posed his nomination, with the expection OF
four from Missouri. Mary land it will be rec
collected voted for Fillmore. We may there
foresum up as follows:
Democratic States, The majority oftohose
delegates aoere an tauor Of the nomination of
Stephen 4 Douglas-Indiana, Illinois.
Democratic States, the majority of uhose
delegates acere opposed to the nonaination of
Stephen a DougIas-California, Oregon, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia. North Car
olina. South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama.
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Missouri. Texas, Delaware and
Kentucky. The majority of the delegates
from Maryland were also opposed to his NOM
ination.
A6o1ttt"n or Black Republican States the
majority Of 'ohOse delegates ,0ere in taUor of
the nolinatiOn of Douglas Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts. Rhode Island, New York, Ohio.
Iowa. Wisconsin, Michigan. The foregoing
is correct in every particular.
An effort has been made to show that ac-
cording to the election returns of 1856, a
majority of the popular vote ofthe American
Democracy is in favor of the nomination of
Dougias- This is mere fallicy. Although
the entire vote of the delegations from Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa &c, was cast in his favor
IN the Convention, thousands of democratic
voters In those States are opposed to his NOM
ination. Although the 35 votes of New
York were cast in his favor. it is highly prob.
able that majority of the democratic voters
of that State are opposed to him. The same
thing may be said of Ohio, Indiana &c. The
blue hight Abolition States are of course call
right" for him.