The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-21

Address TO the Seceders.
The address to the Charleston seceders is
| published in the Constitution Of this morn
| ing and embodies the views contained in
Bennings letter, which sent you last night.
! 1t is signed by r. w. johnson, A Iycrson
John Slidell, JEFF Davis, l.. Q. G. Lamar,
| Martin Crawford, Peter F.. Love, John J .
Jones, James Jackson, John ". Underwood,
NJ. II. Garrett, L. TooInbs, W. X. Sebastian,
| r. NJ. 4. Hunter, J. NJ. Mason, j. p. Benja-
min, Lucius J. Gartrell, John II. Ringan,
John X. Morrison. After rccitng the fact
| that the majority platform was adopted by
| the majority Of states comprising all those
! likely to vote for the Democratic candidate,
and pointing out that but for the unfair OPP
Grafton Of the unit rule, it would have been
adopted, the address goes on to sustain the
action of the seceders, and to point out the
mode of yet restoring the harmony of the
party. 1t assumes that a disposition has
| been evinced since the withdrawal of the
| seceders TO adopt satisfactory platform and
| thus secure the united action OF the party.
! The address then proceeds us follows:
1t is plain that if the Convention shall
at Baltimore adopt IA satisfactory platform of
| principles, before proceeding To elect its can
didates the reason which dictated the with
! drawal of the delegations of eight States
! will have ceased, and no motive will remain
| for refusing To unite with their sister States,
| nor for holding an adjourned meeting at
| Richmond On the other hand, if the Con
! Veution, on rc-asSe mblng at Baltimore,
shall dIsappoint The NpectationS of the re
naming Democratic States their ielega-
tons cannot tul To Withdraw and unite
with the eight States which have adjourned
Il Ri,.i,, In .4ttI,
be unanimous action in support of our prin-
ciples 10y all the States which eau he relied
on for casting Democratic electoral votes.
"From this statement of facts Is it not
evident that the wise and prudent course
now to be pursued 10y delegations Of the
eight States is to defer assembling IN Rich
mond until necessity for such meeting
shall become imperative? Ought they not
i'll view of the already altered condition of
affairs, to return to convention at Baltimore
and aid their sister States III the struggle for
the recognition of sound Democratic princi-
pies May it not be that their votes ould
now suffice to turn the scale to purge Tue
party creed of all heresies, and emblaznn on
the party banner its honOred device of - Fl
deity to the Constitution and the Union,'
in characters so clear as to defy miscoII-
structiOn2 Suppose for Il moment that in
~
again be overborne, is it then not equally
plain that delegations of other Democratic
States cannot for an instant be suspected Of
an intention to refuse to redeem their pledge
OF withdrawal from an a5Sembla2e " hich
shall pcrsstently deter mine the sacrifice
of ! principle which they themselves have
declared Indispensable for their united ac-
ton to IA supposed expediemcy? And will
not ali Democratic States thus Withdrawing
and adjourning to Richmond, be Joined
by true and faithful delegates from Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, from Indi-
ana and Maryland? AVE. from every
one of our sister States where delegates
are found imbucd with the living prin-
ciples Of our party, but whose voice has
hitherto been stuffed IN convention because
of their being III minority OF their respec-
tive delegations? The answer to all the
foregoing questions seems 10 us 10 be cltar
and plain. The line OF conduct We suggest
Leads in onr our Judgment to II reconrllia-
ton OF differences on the basis of principle.
1t leads to united and harmonious action of
our party 1T does more, infinitely more -
1t secures vastly added strength To that
sertOn of principles which none OF us for
an instant think OF comp oni5ing. II com
ptls their recognition and proudly vindicates
the action OF the seeding delegations " no
thus will have secured the object OF their
struggle and have merited the applause and
gratitude of their Democratic bretheren.-
The contrary Cuursr would, we believe, be
productive OF miSrhievous consequences
Time does not permit the action of regular
organizations Of oar party in respective
States, and who else have power 10 speak
their " i'll to meet ia council aud give in
stInctions Ia Their delegntions2 How is
the voice of California or of Oregon to be
heard IN time How are the constituent
cies of Texas and Virgins. TO meet ia
Stale Conventions and give authorita-
tive expression OF their will before the
middle of June? How can the machinery
be put in motion 10y which The Democratic
voters will direct attendance at Baltimore !
Richmond in accordance with their iudg- |
ment2 Evidently this cannot be done. |
Evidently the delegations already elertrd !!
are the only ones that can act and they /
must act ON their own Judgment in II con-
1uucture which does not allow opportunity I
for instruction by their constituencies \ /
refusal then lay the delegates of seeding /
States, to return To Baltimore; II refusal To I
defer the Richmond meeting, until there
shall he nn uncomfortable necessity for hold /
ih% 1t, would inevitably result in the in |
durable division of our party, the sole con
scrFhiiFe organization remaining in our
country AL ITS final disruption; worse
than all III The cmdnn2erIny of The success
FIJI assertion of its principles, compared
with which the success of ii single electoral
Struggle ~ unworthy OF one moments con
sidcraiiun
HG4H-- The Covode committee have traced !
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printing corruption fnnd into the hands of !