Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-17
Nominees of the National Democratic
Party.

cratic National Convention, we are proud to
know that the action of that great Conven-
ton Of the Party has not neeessitated the
lowering Of the flag which we then flung to
the breeze We were confident not only
that DoueLAs was right but that he was the
choice of the Democratic Party OF this Union.
And the event has proven our opinions sound.
On the occasion of hosting that name Mt
the head of our columns, our Chem readers
will remember that we used the following
language -
AT the present writing, We know not
whether the great Champion of Popular
Sovereignty is triumphant or defeated, in his
stupendous contest in Illinois. But triumph.
ant or defeated, we can delay no longer in
hosting his name at the head of this paper,
as our choice among all the great leaders of
the Democracy, for the President of the
United States. We do this the more readily,
when we consider that the good old county
of Yuba is Douglas Democratic to the core
and that, as the recognized organ Of the reg
ular Democracy of this county, we reflect the
views and wishes of the Democratic masses
in so doing. Our reasons for preferring
Judge Douglas for the Presidency are, first,
that his principles are those of a sound Ma
tional Democrat, and, second, that he is the
only Democrat. iu the whole range of the
party, who is able to carry majority of the
Northern States, or indeed any portion Of
them. We are proud to support him, and
as we have, to the extent of our humble abil
ity, stood by him in the past so shall we
stand by him in the future, as long as he
himself is true to the great principles Of
which he is the mightiest living embodi-
ment."
Months and seasons have rolled around
since the above declaration stormy political
contests have ensued, botn Of a local and Of
a national character; dark days and bright
ones have, in the meantime, come to the
Democracy; but through all the changes
that have happened, the desertion of friends
who had promised to stand by the true cause
to the last, the temporary triumphs of enc
mies.-we have kept that banner flying, con-
fdent in the belief that time would vindi-
cate the right and justify the principles for
which we contended.
The Charleston Convention assembled, and
we stood ready to abide by its action. 1t
confirmed the principles which we had
avowed and championed, and reaf1irmed the
doctrine Of NonIntervention, the one great
principle for which we had battled, in
common with the Donglas Democracy of the
Union. A few Southern ultras, urged on by
Northern Buchananites, personally hostile to
Douglas, seeded from the Convention, and
openly bolted the party, because it had re-
fused to abandon its old principles An ad-
journment was had for the purpose of filling
their places with men who would truly rep
resent their constituents and abide 10y the
authoritative action of the party in National
Convention assembled. The Convention met
at Baltimore and admitted the new delegates
who had been accredited to that body. Some
of these were in reality not new delegates bu
the old ones re accredited. Others agair
were new delegates. But, whatever they
were, the usages of the party always make
the general body of the Convention sole
Judge of the qualifications of its members
The Convention admitted the new delegates,
some secession and some ant-secession. Not
satisfied to abide by the action Of the Con-
venton and the usages of the party, the ul-
traists Of the South and the Buchananites,
who were no doubt instructed at Washing
ton to do anything rather than agree to the
success of DOUGLAS, openly. and without any
attempt at Disgusting their proceeding, bolt
ed the Convention. They amounted to but
very small squad, leaving more than two.
thirds of the regular delegates in their seats
BY means of stragglers, here and there, out
sders picked up wherever they could be
found, fragments of delegations, &c, &c,
they managed to get together about los
delegates, and held a convention, which pro-
ceeded to nominate couple of boiling can
didates, John G. Breckinridge, of Kentucky
and 10 Lane of Oregon, or rather of North
Carolina, for that is the State from which he
originally came The other Convention, the
regular Convention of the Party, having
more than taOo thirds of the regular delegates
after the boilers had retired, nominated, by
a unanimous vote, STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, o
Illinois, for President, and BENJAMIN FIrz
PATRICK, of Alabama, for Vice President
thus making these gentlemen the nominees
of the Party by taOo-thirds vote Of tie entir
body Of the National Conyention, even haC
the seceders remained.
We, therefore, in view Of this plain condi-
ton of things, support STEPHEN A. DouGLA
and BENJAMIN FITzPATRIcK as the regular
nominees of the Democratic National Con
vention, and proclaim the squad of seceder
from that Convention a spurious and unau
thorized body, and no more entitled to th,
support of the party than would be an,
dozen of irresponsible individuals who woul(
rush forth into the street to day. cap in hand
and pretend to make nominations for tn,
Democratic party.
Some persons are afraid that the seceder
will lead off the masses of the Southern peo.
pie. We fear nothing of the kind We ar,
perfectly well satisfied that even those South
erners the most hostile to DOUGLAS, (outsid
of the Buchanan ofice-seekers), will vot,
for Judge DOUGLAS in preference to seeing
Black Republican go into office.
But whether they will or not, the sol,
question that the Democracy of this county
and State have to determine, is whether they