Gazette and sentinel., 1860-01-07
That Patriotic Suggestion.

ty, that all persons be allowed to vote at the
Democratic primary meetings to elect dele
gates to the Democratic National Convention,
to be held at Charleston, on the 23d Of April
next. II dissents, however, from the prOpo-
sition or suggestion alluded to, and in its frank
manner, says, let 1.-THE Democratic Conven-
ton nominate whom it pleases-we must sup.
port tie man, if We desire TO sustain our con.
federacy." That is the true position to take.
1t is the clear and unprcjudiced admission of
an editor, who has given frequent evidences
that his logic and his love for the South, are
not warped by party tactics. 1t is the posi-.
ton which we took. four years since, that the
South at the next Presidential election, must
unite upon the Democratic candidate if they
would preserve the confederacy.
1t is unreasonable to suppose that the De.
mocracy at the %juncture when the canvass Of
1860 was about to I've opened, would fall into
the ranks Of the "Oppositionl' At such a
time, when a union upon a certain man or a
certain party, was the only course, to avert a
great evil, it could not be expected that the
strongest man or strongest party, would yield
to the weakest, Such a course would be like
a man choosing the worst counsel in a trial for
life, or the slowest horse to win a race. When,
to attain one great end is the object Of all,
the wisest and easiest way to arrive at il, and
that least subject to cavil and risk of defeat,
should undoubtedly be pursued.
AS a matter then Of expediency, in which
every man in the South, (and we may say the
n%ation,) has a peculiar interest, pecuniarily
and socially, without looking at it in any other
way, it is the duty of every voter nthe South
and the whole country to sustain the Demo.
cratic nominee Of the Charleston Convention.
To say that such voter-who has been pre-
viously known as an enemy to Democracy and
the Democratic ~party-requires to assist in
e~lecting delegates TO send to a Democratic
Convention, before he can put faith in the re.
suit Of that Convention, is at once saying that
he has no confidence in such Convention with.
on, bis assistance in the selection Of its dele.
gates. And further, it is tantamount to ask
ing q man the loan of a stick to break his head!
1t is well known, that in various localities OF
the State, there are persons and cliques pro.
Tossing to be Democrats, whose sympathies
gingle and accord with those of the ''Opposi-
sition"-who vote alike, and upon all political
subjects think alike. This kind Of political
jumbeJaya took rise simultaneously with the
actire death of the X. n. party. 1t is an ad.
mixture Of the Southern Fire.eating-ism order
of the Democracy with the former, which are
welded firm and fast together in their SYM
pathies and their hopes. In case the latter
party, or the original X. Ms, were invited or
allowed to assist the Democracy in selecting
their delegates, no one can doubt that their
new allies would vote with them for the same
delegates, or those f~avoring a certain Presi-
dental candidate-DoUGLAs for instance
and thus, possibly-aye, probably-deieat the
Democracy in their own local ConcentiOns!. Is
it then to be supposed that the Democracy
would consent to the Introduction Of an ele.
ment into their primary elections Of delegates
would be calculated to defeat the very
they had in view-a clear and unequiv-
ocal expression of the Democracy of Louisi-
ana, in the National Convention at Charleston
No, the patriotic, The truthful and the high
like our contemporary above, will not
condescend even to ask TO be admitted into the
Democracy, in consequence Of its strength, TO
assist in the election of delegates. They are
well aware that the Democratic party is the
only National Party upon which rests any
for the South and the Union; and how.
ever much they may dislike to unite with their
old foe, their honor and their patriotism will
cause them to shrink from voting for any 9th.
er candidate than the nominee Of the Charles
ton Convention.
Let us then, hear no more about this mon~
str us politicalhermophrodite-th admixture
Of political elements which tickles so sweetly
the palates Of the Opposition" 1t may be
honey to the taste of many of that party and
hose of their allies protesting TO be Demo-
,rats, but it would be bitter to the vitals of
Democracy. 1t is either egotism, in saying:
have no confidence in the nominee who is
without our aid or it may be per.
fdy, in asking admission TO a household for
The purpose Of destroying it. Let the watch
word prevail-"7hose rho are not Nth us, are
us! I"
W. r. ADAMs.-The personal and
teal friends of this gentleman, have lust