New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-28
wAITImORE AND RICHMOND.


Steps are IN progress at the South to meet the
emergency occasiOned by the Charleston secession,
the adjournment to Baltimore, and the call for
new Convention at Richmond. In Georgia, the
most populous and important of the seeding States
very warm struggle is going on between the
friends and the opponents of the secession policy,
the immediate occasion being the election of dele
gates to State Convention, called by the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, to meet at Miledge-
vile on the 4th of June. At Augusta, adelegation
hostile to the Secessionists has been elected and
resolution has been adopted in favor OF sending
delegates only to Baltimore. Aproposltlon In favor
of sending delegates to Richmond also, or of au-
thorzing the delegates elected to sit in both Con-
yentions, was voted down. Ex-Gov. johnson has
written letter in which he takes the same ground
with Stephens, viz: that the Democratic party Is
pledged to the doctrine of leaving the people OF the
Territories to regulate the question OF Slavery In
their own way, subject only to the Constitution OF
the United States and Of referring any controversy
that may arise as to the binding force of any Terri
torial laws on that subject to be settled by the
Judiciary The indications would seem to be that
in Georgia the anti. Secessionsts would carry the
day.
The State Convention of Alabama, by which the
delegates to Charleston were elected, fOreseeing
the contingency of secession, appointed an Exec
utiye Committee, on which the duty was imposed,
in case such secession occurred to call COnven-
ton of the Democracy of Alabama, "tO consider
"what is best to be done" Such call has ac-
cOrdingly been issued, for Convention to meet in
Montgomery on the 4th of June, the same day
with the Georgia Convention. Certain citizens,
hswever of the State, have issued call for
another Convention, to be held at Montgomery on
the same day, for the purpose of electng delegates
to fill the seats at Baltimore left vacant by the
secession of the Alabama delegates at Charleston.
In this call the SecessiOnsts are charged with the
design, not merely of destroying the Democratic
party, but of precipitating revolution intended to
result in the dissolution of the Union.
The Democratic State Central Committee of
Louisiana, instead of calling new Convention,
have issued a call for the reassembling at Baton
Rouge, on the 4th of June, of the Convention by
which the delegates to Charleston were originally
appointed. This call takes the ground that the Sc
ceding delegates are responsible only to the body
by which they were appointed for the manner in
which they may have fulfilled their duties, and that
this Convention has right to reconvene for the
filling of vacancies if such should be determined
to exist, so often as may be necessary, until the
functions for which the delegates were appointed
have been fulfilled. The State Central Committee
oIs hot "a call IN
imply disapprOyal or censure of the course
adopted by the Seceders-a responsibility which
they are unwilling to assume. What however,
the State Central Committee refuse to do has been
done by two other bodies The Central State
Rights Democratic Club" Of New Orleans have
issued call, signed by Pierre Soul6 as President,
for State Convention to be held at Donaldson
vile, on the 9th of June, to elect new delegation
to represent the Democracy of the State, at the ad
jourued Convention TO be held at Baltimore. This
call is addressed to all such voters as adhere
to the platform adopted by the majority OF the
Charleston Convention, as are determined to sup
port the nominations to be made at Baltimore, and
as are ayerse to all sorts of divisions in the Dem
ocratc ranks the organic ,tion of new parties, and
the TeyNlng OF OdfOus issues unueT the uTltatinS
distinctions of Union and anti Union men.
Another call for State Convention, to meet at
New. Orleans on the 6th of June, for the like pur
pose of selecting delegates to represent the State
at Baltimore, has been issued by the Louisiana
democratic Association" George A. Fosdick
President
A State Convention for Mississippi is to be held
at Vicssburg on the Both inst. This Convention,
it is alleged will approve the act of the seceders,
and will authorize such delegates as it may elect
to attend both at Baltimore and Richmond
1t would seem doubtful, however, whether the
Convention at Richmond will really come to any
thing. No movements appear to be on foot In the
non-seceding States to send delegates to it. Such
of the seceders as may fail to obtain an indorse.
ment at home will hardly feel like showing them
selves ut Richmond. Ii is evident that the eX-
pectations of the authors of that movement have
been greatly disapp pointed. The South has shown
itself much less inclined TO be precipitated into
decisive measures than Mr.. Yancey had hoped.
Not only has the movement found no encourage
ment from the non-slavsholding States; even the
cotton States appear to be very hesltatlng and
doubtful. The only effect thus far has been to
make palpabe the double assure by which the
Democratic party is rent and to develop in the