Red Wing sentinel., 1860-05-09
W. w. PHELPS, Editor.

W. w. PH III rs, Editor.
TilS ADJOURNMENT OF TIKI:
CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
Onthc third day Of May the Northern
Democracy, having manfully stood up and
nnl won glorious victory for the platform
upon which they had 80 often rallied, and
in defence Of which they had 50 steadily, and
often successfully, breasted the torrcnt Of
sectional excitement, which threatens,
not only to sweep away tho right. of on,
half tho States Of our cqpf..,. .,.sracy, but seeks
to completely change the character Of on,
Federal Government, and destroy the
equilibrium existing between it's several
powers. to accomplish its ends; having S,
long fought for those principles at home
and at Charleston made a fight equally bold
and i.anly against the extremists Of the
other wing; having won there noble victory
which they tempered by their moderation
adopting in accordance with established
usage the two-thirds rule-thereby showing
that they sought no unfair advantage they
took into con liberation the cmb;tered and
hostile feeling exhibited by the minority
which oven it it did not destroy tho proba
blity Of Douglas receiving a two-thir Is
vote, would have rendered his nomination
at that time cause of further discord-
and feeling from reliable representations
that the Sou hern people would not sup
port the extraordinary course Of their dele
gates they concluded it would be wise
snd just policy, tending TO prom,te har-
mony-by letting the Southern delegates
have time to cool of, and giving their con.
ssisaents an opportunity to express their
sentiments-to adjourn tho Convention
which they did, to reassemble At Baltimore
on tho 18th Of June.
This, somewhat une xpected, but undoubt
'edly polite movement, has given to rise to
many spcculations. We profess ourselves
eminently satisfied with it because VIC
conceive that it will put an entirely djtfsren,
face on the Southern side Of the question.
High officials and leading Southern men
had BY studiously misrepresenting the North.
>ern Democracy, produced At the South,
rhe impression, that with exception oI
Douglas and small clique Of follower they
were willing to grant the demands Of the
South; it is the nature Of mon to got all they
can, and accordingly many extreme men
were sent rp from the Cotton States, to
present these demands. Those States can
now see that they have been misled they
can now realize that the Northern Democ-
racy who have so long, in the face Of de-
feat and humiliation, and hopeless Of obtain
ing local Office or prefsrment, contended,
against prcdjudice and Misrepresentation,
in rider to guarantee to distant section
the exercise Of its constitutional, but un-
popular rights, are not the men who will
to preserve party harmony tamely yield Up
their own. 1t is gratifying too to know
that this was appreciated and that among the
most eloquent defenders Of popular soyer-
eisnty, at Charleston, were many Southern
men. To that Convention many Of the Sc.
ccders, also, went disposed to deal honora.
bly, and in accordance with moderate coun.
sells. They were met by the fire eaters and
the tools Of the Administration and the
Senatorial clique their predjudices were
aroused their passions excited the faint
sparks Of sectionalism famed into flame,
and If then there remained any consi'era.
tions. Of interest or policy they speedily
succumbed to the golden influence Of Blu.
chanan, Cochrane and Slidell and thus was
nourishsl that factious and sectional spirit
which after opposing with extreme bitter.
ness aud passion the ratification of long Oh.
tsinins and we'll understood Democratic
principles, seeded from the Convention
and formed seperate organization. What
this Bolting Convention will do, is yet un-
known. Is is rumored that it will meet in
Westinghouse fit place, under the cye oI
its proseni,ors and dirsctors-where it will
proceed 20 make its nominations. The re
suit Of all this will he that the Democracy o.
the Southern States will repudiats the &C.
ton Of their delegates in seeding from the
National Conventions; and their subsequen,
extraordinary assumption Of authority in
-.,nAking nominations; they will declare tina,
i by sveh acts the delegates have forfeited all
:, right to represent the Democracy Of thei,
several States, and they will elect new dele
gates .who will represent them truly an
>faithlr}ly at Baltimore, where the candidate
will be nominated, who vii! next fall b;
elected to the Presidency.
This may not be. The Boilers may bacl
down and come into the convention. Thi:
We do not expect nor do we hope for it
Their::extreme views, and frothy declama
tions haze long enough been source o
chagrin to the Democracy. Long enough
has it lad to bear up the weight Of thei
foolish and undiges'ed schemes; to apologize
for them, and to convince people that they
were not the sentiments Of the masses. /