Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-05-11
The Charleston Convention.


cratic National Convention, which convened
10 Charleston on the 23d of April, adjourn
|ed on the Sd of May, without making nom-
nations, to meet in Baltimore on the 18th
OF June next. The policy of this action.
after the secession ofseyeral Of the South
ern States, cannot reasonably bequestioued.
1t was possible, and even probable, Judge
Douglas could have been nominated in a
few more ballots, Notwithstanding the arbi-
trary and unjustifable ruling Of the Presi-
dent Of the Convention relative to the two
thirds vote; but vacancies existing in sew
eral of the States, it was deemed advisable
to adjourn, and thus afford the non-repre-
scented States the opportunity of appointing
delegates. Had the Convention proceeded
to the nominations, potent lever would
thus, have been placedin the hands Of the
Opposition to attack the nationality Of the
Democratic party, and it might also have
engendered bad feeling with the national
men of the seeding States, who are anxious
TO be represented at Baltimore, and thus re-
deem their section from the faint Of disu-
MON and rebellion which might otherwise
rest upon it. The seeding delegations
clearly rnisrerresented the great mass Of the
unsuspecting people of their States, who,
being aroused by the action of the agitators
who nestle in their bosom, and have betrayed
them, will rush gladly to the work Of as
serting their nationality and attest their de-
votion to the Union by sending delegates to
the Baltimore Convention, to fill the va
cancies which have been created
The disruption and secession at Charles
ton, occasioned by the action mainly of AL
ALBANIA was preconcerted and not unexpect-
ed. The arch-agitator in the programme,
w. L. Yancey, has directed all his thoughts
and energies to bringing about dissolution
of the Union for the last 20 years. IN ls48
he seeded from the Democratic Convention
which nominated Gen. Cass.. In 1858 he
attempted to establish what he tcrnled d
"Southern League" the object of which
was to ':precipitate the cotton States into a
revolution" The mask was effectually torn
from him in this effort, by Roger A. Pryor,
and the insidious attack upon the Union ex-
posed The plot and its author fell still
born, and Mr. Yancey was heard nothing
more of until he succeeded in getting into
the Charleston Convention, the importance
and responsibility of which position enabled
him to accomplish that which he had here
tofore failed in accomplishing the apparent
disruption Of the Democratic party. lie
and his followers went into that Convention
for no other purpose. The resolutions a.
dopted previously by them, and the AFRO
CAN'T and insolent demands made, preclu-
ded all possibility Of harmony and unity
They went out. They are out, and we
hope and trust will ever remain out. We
look upon such men as no better than North
ern fanatics. They care not for the Union.
They would tear down the temple of liberty
itself to accomplish the ends of selfish am
bition; and erect upon the ruins Of our COM
mon country, ga Southern Confederacy ?
1t is for this they aim, and not intrinsically
fer an empty abstraction. What care they
for the rights Of tie South, practically, in
the Territories When Missouri vas Bleed
ing at every -lavishing her money BY
the million in the practical assertion o.
Southern rights in Kansas, where then were
these seeding States these extreme friend;
Of the slavery interest? Not one dollar die
their Legislatures appropriate not one com
pany Of men did they organize to he p Mis-
souri, in her struggle for their rights They
were themselves secure from invasion anlc
loss, with more territory than they coulc
ever find negroes to populate, and hence
permitted the hardy and gallant citizens O
Missouri to spend their means aid spill theil
blood, without particle of aid from them
But now, when no rights are to be invaded
when no interests of the South are in fac
suffering, these Gulf States are ready tc
renJ the Union in twain, if Congressional
Intervention is not Incorporated into the
Democratic platform, when the doctrine o
non Intervention has been proclaimed anc
adopted by The Democratic party thousand
times and Judge Douglas is not defeated
for the Presidential nomination, when Mis-
souri,, who has suffered more than all the
slave holding States in the Union, stands
firmly for him This is the consistency o.
these States. They skulk the issue when il
comes to practice, and rant and rave when
there is nothing at stake.
The Democratic party this day. stronger
than it has ever been The secession Of this
element of discomfort from their ranks. will
arouse the rejecting men both in the North
and South, and the party being relieved Of
the disunion faction, which heretofore has
been ambitious Of mischief through the in
strumentallty of the Democratic organiza-
ton, the conservative sentiment Of the cohn-
try will come to its support, and watt into
power the man who may be put forward by
the Baltimore Convention of June next, =
The people are for the Union. They see
the difficulties that stare us in the face, and
they will determine, in-the majesty OF their
might, to remove them. We are glad the
Charleston Convention terminated as it did.