Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-07

number of the New York Sunday AtLoS the fol
lowing summary Of the circumstances occu,ipo
at Charleston and Baltimore that have resulted in
the present division of the Democratic marty. he
cause Ii embraces in the briefest possibl space
truthful history of them: .....
We were a sorrowful witness, at Baltimore.
OF the events, intrigues, and misinanagement TO
which the democracy are indebted for the di.as
rous dsmemberment of the great national IA ,,,,
of the Union, by which the brilliant prosprct ~
democratic victory In the Presidential contest
has been entirely obscured tits, perhaps, useless
now 70 comment upon the doings at Charleston
and Baltimore, because nothing which can he
said Will bring back the past or close up the wide
breach that has been needlessly made in the rank,
OF me old national democratic party. That party
has been lrrevocably severed In the middle by the
action OF Its professed friends, and il will prob
ably never again be reunited In the po,yer and
strength that has sustained IL for SO aay wears s
tne predominant political Organization of the
we had hoped for different result than tina,
which we now behold; but from the opening of
'n a, convention at Baltimore our hopes began to
yield. Instead Of desire to harmonic. and Emit
which We expected TO find Ina the members ~ tl,t
Convention, we perceived In the ontset dete,
nlnation on the part Of the supporters of Mr.
pouslas 70 force him upon the party and the
country at oil hazards and without any reoa,a ~
consequences. With the aid Of the New Yort
delegation, they held the absolute DOVE, IN a..
termne the destni,s Of the party; and In the f,cs
OF certain destruction they resolved that their will
sbonlo be done, at the sacrifice of the national
equalization. In the admission ana rejection q,
delegates, they pefpetrated outfaees upon tbe
flyh's OF Individual delegates and State orJa MIA
uons, beyond the endurance Of their ASSOCIATE.
representing the certain democratic States Tb.y
refused admission to the regularl y-el.cted del,
gates from several States and pave Their ssats ~
party rebels, who were never appointed by any
legitimate organization; and by vari ety OF othr,
unfair, ilhoeral, and dishonorable expedients and
the strict application of the unit rule they con
rived 70 obtain factious majority of the Con
yention, and obliged large majority OF the dele.
gats, representing certain democratic eleetoral
votes. to withdraw from all further as,ociat,on
win them TINS left with less than two third,
81 Inc electoral vote represented they proceed sd
70 nom nate Judge Douglas, and derIare him tbs
candidate OF the democratic party contrary TO the
usage which iequirts two thirds vote Of all the
eiecI electoral colleges 10 make valid and binding
nomination BY the same vote Senator Fir.
Patfick was nominated for Vice President
The seeding delegates, embracing a repre
sentauon nom ~ States, including the deleosts.
rom All the states certain to give n ademocratir
vote with the President Of the Convention al fhei
neaa feufed 70 another hall, and nominated John
for Vice President ''''''
IN this manner the great De,noc ratio partv ba,
been disnembered, and two candidates are now
presented, by two factions OF IT, for the higbes
omces IN the gin Of the people Senator Fitspat
'nck, however, was prompt IN deny the use Of hi
stances, although he had pieyiously eonsentrt
That II might be used az the nominee of a unitet
party ana his place upon the Douglas ticket ha
since been filed by; the Executive Coromttre n
pointed by the portion OF tbs. Convention whIcI
nominated Judge Douglas, BY snbstitufing IA
Same OF TIE Hon Herschel v. johnson, an ex
Senator from Georgia. :,