Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-08
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than that Of the Virginia delegation, * III
Charleston Convention, iii moring the adjourn
mcnt Of that body TO Baltimore, with Il ifco''i
mcndatioi. that vacancies might be filled III ;h'
delegations from tic States in which SUCH VA
canc;cs existed" 3xre1t in Alabama, am
possibly in Georgia, the dcmoraliZlng Mrtt1
tioa to select other agents or delegates will ht
unhceGed. In Georgia The same delegates vii
lie rc.apnoin.cd to 90 first to Richmond, accom-
panied i- stron., resolutions approving tEci:
condrc, and thus thai Empire State Of tho
South vii! adhere 10 every part Of the reject
! ct platform. i;ut EGt 50 in .Alabama. Ihr
" .!:!e o. rr;I" faction here proclaim, that Ala
Laaia shall be represented it Baltimore, even
II there be onlr ore hundred or one hundred
thousand Democrats il. lie State who desire 10
h. 1hGS represented" 10 this ~!actious posi-
ton ii.vv ia,c iIecn invited bT the Virginia
t:olc"alicu 1t Charleston. Il * the necessary
Consequence Ok thn resolution Of adjournment,
co!ched ~ il : in language inviting To the
movement now being pursued iii Alabama
b. III" resolution OF tie .Alabama Convention,
held in January last, her delegates 10 The
Charleston Convention We're instructed. IN q
certain Contingency. 10 withdraw from the
Charleston Convention. l'n: her acton did
!u1 500, there. /: WAS further provided, that
in the cyaHt her delegates withdrew. !: ne"
Convention w:is immediately 10 be called, ~
determine "what is best ~ be done. And Il
I cnHmi;tc. uf one from each Congressional
! District w..s directed Ia he appointed, whose
ditv IL WIS made 10 call tliut new Convention.
In ii! ;isis. there is Perfect fairness. Such Il
committee WAS appointed, and at its head was
riaca,l tiyur.aI Toulmin, Of Mobile, whom a.!
ac,inrwicdcc - he Il gentleman ami 8
! Democrat above all suspicion. So soon as il
was knew that the delegates Of -Niabailia
had withdrawn i:niii the Convention, those who
were ogpuScd to the action o! the former cn'i-
~ycat:". #t M0ntgoracry. aim! The great leaders
Ct wi!ici. oproSitloH were ut Charleston, ut
cue,. &:0wr,l their purpose OF struggling for the
:Scen.i:ncy in the convention 10 BE- called in
The State, uT "Oing before the people III the
]couu,ics ami by voting down all resolutions ap-
proving tl;cac!!oi 81 tho delegation in returning
From liz. Charleston Convention, aEftEus getty
! tar .!.,; riTR ln2aas tile control ol The IicW
rYnvcAli,n III tbs WAS anticipated, and the
retiring Delegates and their friends were pre-
pare; .r tle iss'ic. They llad been charged
! 1t Charleston with disappearing the will Of
the 'luay!c Gf the State, &nli t was loudly pro
2,aiI:,cG. Give us u chance bciore the people
: q ,il.t STATE, ard is sound Democracy, under
the :~::i!uc:cc a.. - sober onG-thorght' will
p.l :ii right" No one thought Of Il divided
movement ia .ilabama. But one convention"
~aa thought or, and that was TO be 4 convc!i.
;iai, 20 Ic called ty General Toulmins Com
! ~ini;:rr. The delegation retired on Monday
I That right. Tuesday AMI Wednesday they were
in constellation with the delegations !rnl:.
either States who haG also retired.
Presentations were making Oil both sides
a;ron~ the Alata1nians in Charleston for the Sc.
lection Of delegates 20 the Convention 10 hr
/ called. Gu THURSDAY Virginia made her moYc-
! meg: = that mn"rncn: fixed That vacancies .hI
! exist IN seize States, aid that they were 10 to
G,!rI, and lie su,c motive Cor I'd adjournment WAS
10 enable The States 10 81! these vacancies. -
Can any other III imagined and if there is
, thu re0pla should know it. vt oHcc the whole
policy Of -tiahlnla'S iu-nrr action was changed.
/ Unc o! their leaders declared, "-Ali is now right;
we llasl hazard n~ulli:ng, hu! rcpn.liAtc any
Convention which shall be called Tor an: alter
;.ryy6Hs ,han 10 Seld delegates to Baltimore"
w il:s, close III the question Of the policy
OF sending delegates 10 Baltimore by the form
or or call for meetings in the dilfercr: corii-
lies They reasoned thus: We have been
invited 10 send delegates 20 Baltimore. Virginia
has girca the invitation, and we shall accept il,
and she dare not reject lis, even II they Ec
zen; bv onlv ore hundred Democrats. For il
~!irattrrS not whether zone hundred, or one
hundred Thousand Democrats approve, We will
I II. represented at Baltimore. We rcrudiatc
A.! aE;i every Other Convention, although that
Contention may Ec The real representative Of
Forty ihuisand good and sound Democrats
&C he Sla:c, ard OH" Convention, snail rep
rcsan; bMt Z tenth 0? this number. We repN-
( riiotc every o::lpT ConYcntion. although il HAY
ia called tx ,iir 20uniieS; men, with the broaC
irritation. to come int" counsel, to determine
"w,.!. !. hest 20 h: Dome We bold io!il;Iig
!, be-. 90 he Gn:ic. bat 20 send delegates L"
I Baltimore, sad HAT alone have We been invited
10 Ia, IN t;.c resolution offered by Virginia anG
carrie! - the Charleston Contention. Deter.
mined u. ;!.r;: purpose, and with small frag-
! ,ncnls q! tie party II = large majority ol the
c%orn::c.. and ionbt(ul maioriiies in but 4 few
&c chem, !hev will hold Il disnrganizinS Con-
vt:l.;":: i. Montgomery OH the .fth Of 'n1e
n~:.;. AZ; %anIoilt; delegates TO Baltimore.
Mr. FORSYTH, ii.c Editor of the Mobile
! Register. M able. distinguished and cstllnab'e
gentlemen and an originn! an consistent
friend 81 MIR. Douglas, i The chief leader in al!
this. and most probably will he 4 delegate 10
i.4i;imo!e. By this sample yoa can Judge o!
IL" character OF the rest Of this delegation
( -" Of si!en! You may count on as opposed 10
am :aag4TtwcGt nc the platform. rs 1t iiiS
been adopted. so Il will remain. Virginia must
bow Ii" Icc,: and accept the yoke. licr new
associates Will not struggle 10 secure anything
mort. From huntsville to Mobile their press
avow satisfaction with the adopted PLATFORM
true, al, our pc"p{e a:c they content, AMI,
upon NY so;ii, J hc!:1"c iGi!r.!iithS VIII %nSw"S
yuu, We are not. and will ncTcr submit to II.
For Mr.. Douglas nr any other man nominated
u2or that piat!a.m &c ii is, care not who 1t
;S. be assured thar Alabama Will not vote. nor
will she do so with the addition OF the resolution
which, Il delegate from Virginia, On The 'p;h day
or the session, ayowrd vas satisfactory to that
State. Had the Charleston Convention mc"c-
" adjourned 10 Baltimore our position would
have hcen different, vastly different. We
, should. then, il my opinion, have had but one
Convention, "lr family difficulties wouit' III
that Convention have been settled and our mar
moay maintained. j!ut this did not satisfy the
friends Of adicurnmr!.;. The primary AMI tie
! oa{y reason openly assigned for the Adjourn
u,rn; WAS to have vacancies filled. ON oppo-
nents taking the i:ST, call Il Convention pre-
un,!;y and min To remove tic reason for ~
adjournment iy combining the action Of That
Convention 10 the Hing OF vacancirS.~~
All beyond that they utterly rcpudlatc.
The gray" aud important assistance irgI.
MIA has given !llcm 10 Stan' rindicatc'1
before the country for their movement, IS pain.
fully apparent. cannot hciic"e It was SO dc
si,aeu hr hcr delegation, but for the consc'
0~ucnCcs u? the act. they and they alone are re.
SponsiDlc. They c!rc; rot 10 invite counsel
r-. 900, a. ,r.,. :, ;,.. NIL al tho ,ipht- nj