Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-14

/ journals IN favor Of the nomination II Stephen A.
| Douglas, md thus advcrts to their doctrines:
/ DssAporats at fhs South who advocate the nom
1 inafon Of Senator DouoLAs for the Presidency. do
| % On The grouud that his position the slavery
| question makes him popular in the Free States
| Any Democratic candidate they say. can carry the
/ South, but this would not elect him he must be
able to carry free States. II the party to act
on THE policy. the New Orleans Delta throws ont
in the sabjoined paragraph. suggestion worthy
| Of their consideration:
The following is the article from tho Deifd TO
which the Mercury refers
"The process Of determining The question is
like sum in the Rule Of Three. For instance ;
grant that Mr.. Douglas. n Democrat. sound on nll
points but one. 10 worthy Of recommendation to
Southern preference in proportion an that I'M
sounduess recommends him TO Northern support;
then, II Governor Chase or Martin Van Buren,,
or Preston King. or David Wilmot. or Hickman,
the bewitched also n sound Democrat Oh all
points, 10 by reason Of his distinguished unsonnd-
ness in that particular. exactly three times as
popular At the North as Mr. Douglas. il must fol-
low that Gov. Chase has exactly three times the
claims TO Southern preference as Mr.. Douclss.-
No well informed politician will assert that 6oy.
Chase does not possess at least three times tho
strength of Mr.. Douglas at the North; and rs tho
Democratic nominee he would be certain 10 sweep
the Northern States with scarcely the shadow Of
opposition. The case is. therefore. as clear a. n
mathematical demonstration. IT elccting the
Democratic nominee and preserving the Union Is
the primary object OF patriotic desire. the nomina.
ton Of Governor Chase would BIO one pre- eminent
" ft to he made His Incompatible availability
Ia as immense; his election would be an inevitable
certainty. II Seward were only sound On free
trade, internal improvements. strict construction,
aud forth, no would be still more available, in
deed supcrlatvely available md tho Southern
Democracy could not hesitate To run him for the
President. But as Seward could not dcccntly
pass for Democrat. he is out Of tho question:
Chase, then, is the man by Nil odds"
In anothea article. the Deita thus refers to the
complete disqualification. and surrender off rin-
cplc" which Southern men make in supporting
Senator Douglas.
The Delta is reviewing tho action Of tho Lousi-
ana Democratic Convention, and presents q strong
case thus:
II il also source Of regret that the resolutions
are silent in reference to tho attempt which is now
being made to sectionalize the Democratic party,
by forcing on it. for the Presidential candidacy.
tue representative of peculiarly Northern views.
whose nomination can be effected only by the pow
or of Northern majority. II it is our duty TO
resist the standardization Of tho Federal Govern
men t. it is surely our duty to resist the sectional
izaton of the Democratic purity. If it was neccs-.
sary for a Convention of the Louisiana Dcmoern-
cy to anticipate measures OF dissolution aud pro-
lection In case OF the election of n Black Rcpub-
lean President. why was it not equally necessary
To anticp pate similar measures Tor the Southern
Democracy, in case simi lar catastrophe such for
instance rs tho forced nomination of purely sec
tional candidate should threaten The scctionalza-
ton Of tho National Democracy?
The rights of the States and the integrity Of the
Union may BIO admitted to be proper objects Of
tho caro- of Democratic convention; but that il
no reason why tho rights of the Southern. De.
mocraoy and tho integrity of the Democratic par
ty are uot proper Obj Gets OF so,citude on tho part
Of Democratic convention. A resolution cmbra-
cling the ideas wo have referred to, was in fact
prepared and placed in possession Of one Of the
gentlemen composing tho Committee ON RcNon-
tons, but was never reported to the Convention,
probably because it was deemed inconsistent with
tho resolution which pledges the marty to support
the nominee Of tho Charleston Convention. -
Tho last resolution is 40 utterly unnecessary
and impolitic that we aro surprised it obtained
respectful consideration even, in body constitit
ed like the Baton Rouge Convention. To pledge
the Democracy Of Louisiana to tho support of any
sound State Rights Democrat, nominated hy
fair vote. is superauous. because everybody knows
that there will be no opposition 10 such u cnnii-
date in this State. To pledge tho Louisiana Do
mocrncy to support u sectional candidatc-thc
champion of Squntter Sovereignty, the represent.
ativo OF those Northern influences which threaten
to obtain control of the party organiza'ion-is to
pledge thom to to foolish thing. 1t is com
plee disqualification. 1t is n surrender nf that
principle GU which we oppose Mr.. Douglas nomi
nation and when the question is reduced To n
question Of mere party expcdcncy, looking sim.
ply to party success the friends of Douglas luxe
mn incontestiblc advantage in the discussion Fl.
timer the princip Plies on which we oppose p"ughs
and which we have proclaimed ut Baton knusc,
are essential or they arc not essential. II they
are not essential it WINS unnecessary and impoll.
tic to enunciate them, and it is unjust t. make
them the basis of opposition to nuy mans nomi-
nation. II they are essential they ought to con.
.stitu,o an insupcrabe objection to the nomination
of any man who disscnts from them, and the no
minaton Of such man cannot { binding On those
who entertain them.