Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-05-09
The Result at Charleston.

Inc Result AZ Charleston.
The Goldsborough Daily Rough Notes says:
North Carolina stood firm for the Consultation
and the Union throughout, and welded no ordinary
influence over the action of other Southern States
which refused to secede from the Convention. Not
withstanding Douglas was by far the most promi,
nent candidate, still North Carolina refused to vote
for him, in the hope we presume, of being able to
bring about reconciliation. Twenty five times
she voted for Lane and almost often for Dickin-
son and Hunter. The whole delegation voted as
unit with the exception Of K p. Dick, who cast his
vote part Of the time for Douglas. ..r
While it is to be regretted that the Convention
could not harmonic in the nomination of q cand-
date it is matter of some qualification to know
that the conservative men Of the party, South and
North, exercised the utmost patience and discre-
ton; and, by declining to make nomination, for
1.-THE present, have adopted the only course which
wisdom could have dictated.
1t is true, our country is passing through an
alarming crisis; and nothing but wise counsels pru-
dent deberation, and unwavering patriotism, can
avert the swift destruction that impends
| by the time the Convention meets again. in Bal
timore, on the 18th of June next the storms of IA
naticism, which have ragged SO furiously for the
last ten days, will have to some extent, subsidized
reason will have reasserted her dominion because
the people will, i'm the meantime be heard; patri-
OTIS will proceed calmly and advisedly to the exc
cuton Of the peoples behests, and by the united
voice OF Northern and Southern patriots, candi-
date will be nominated that will insure the perpe-
tuity of the Union with all its hallowed blessings;
because it will insure victory to the Democratic
party" a
The New York Journal of Commerce says:
"The Withdrawal of portion of the Southern
delegations is much to be regretted ON this account
among others, that it prevented full expression of
the Democratic sentiment of the nation in regard to
Presidential candidates. Probably not one of the
retiring delegates would have voted for Douglas for
the Presidency.
1t is also ominous of evil in regard to the perpe.
tuty of the Union. If the Democratic party Of the
North cannot cooperate with the Democratic party
of the South, what shall be said of the North as
whole? It is possible that the action of the seeding
delegates may not be sustained by their constituents;
and that as the least of two evils the States which
they represent may, after all, vote for the Conven
ton nominee If they do not it is not easy to see
how he can be elected by the people, This secession
will afford infinite joy to abolitiorists and other foes
of the Union, North and South; but by patriots,
wherever found it will be regarded with deep con-
Germ. We look upon the Democratic party as the
last hope of the Unon and therefore view the events
at Charleston as of far more importance than the
success of that or any other party in itself consid-
ered. However, We will hope for the best"
The Newbern Progress says:
THE fact that after all the excitement produced
by Southern delegates Withdrawing from the Con-
vention Douglas got 1924 votes when only POP were
necessary to choice by the two-thrds rule in full
Convention is conclusive evidence that he has hold
on the affections of the American people which the
five or six States whose delegates left the Convention
cannot materially affect. Do the disunionists of
South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi Florida Texas,
and Arkansas expect to dictate to the Democratic
party of the other twentysx States? If so they are
destined to sad disappointment The fact is Douglas
was largely the choice of the party and the platform
being agreed upon by his friends affording all the
protection that has been claimed for slavery hereto
FORE he ought to have been nominated
1t matters not what may be done in the future,
this abortion at Charleston will prove severe blow
to the Democratic party and unless the majority be
allowed to govern at Baltimore in June as it has q
right to do, and nominate Douglas, the Democratic
hosts of these States will never be marshalled for
another national conflict. The fact is the result at
Charleston will cause thousands to flock to some
for its platform before the Convention meets in Bal
timore Not content with leaving these matters to
the Supreme Court of the United States, and the
re-aifrmaton Of the Cincinnati platform, the dis
union wing of the Democracy at the South must
have slare code incorporated in the platform They
knew they would not get it in when they asked, and
really we have idea that that was their principal
object They came to Charleston to defeat the nom.
ination Of Douglas and they were determined to do
it let the consequences be what they might-even
to the breaking up of the Convention and disband.
ing the party"