The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-07
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THE NATIONAL UNION CONVENTION
| THE BALTIMORE NATIONAL UNION CONTEMPORARIES
NINTH OF MAY TO BE AN EXCITING DAY IN POLL
TIcs-PLATFoRM OF PRINcIPLEs-RULE OF EXPO
sTTIoN, &C.
Presto, change A wave of the wand and In !
the scene of interest is transferred from Charleston
to Baltimore. The ancient, time honored, the long
styled "national" Democratic party is no more
The wedge OF sectional politics has split it in twain
The force which long since wrenched apart the
tender and sacredly fraterna ties of the great
Methodist Church in America has sent the divided
Democracy where it had already sentfthe old Wing
party. Free negroism, disguised in the shape Of
"repubicanism," stands face to face with that last
element OF strength remaining in the country. The
conservative party of the nation, representing the
whole land, and coming into existence only from
the present pressure of the public peril is now the
common nucleus upon which will rally the whole
force OF the Union party to resist the Black Repub-
lican organization 1t is to be seen if sectional is
sues will ruin this National Union party. Will the
Baltimore Convention reenact the folly of Charles
ton? Will packed committee on platforms pro
coed to the work of infamng the mutual iealousies
OF rivals? Will selfconstituted committee of
gentlemen concoct a new law for the land, and
new text for the courts? Has not the con-
sentative "midde" party platform already
made, broad enough and strong enough to bear us
all? Why go hunting after platforms when we
have the Constitution upon which Washington
Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe and host of
others stood safely in the earlier days of the Re-
public? The Constitution should be the platform
of the Baltimore Union Convention. Instead of
sending out special packed committee have
every reason for believing that one of the first acts
of the Convention will be to resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole, and adopt the Constitu-
ton OF the United States its platform of prnci-
Piles. believe further, that a motion will be
made, seconded and carried, to accept as the rule
of exposition of that platform the decisions of the
Supreme Court. In short, the law of the land, as
expounded by the Courts, will be the rule of action
reported by the Baltimore Convention to the
American people. And if the course of things
prove thing, the people will sustain this 'plat-
FORM FORM. IL Is not unknown to them. 1t is already
nxed deeply IN the national heart. A man NAV,
with Just national pride, saw, ssMy platform i
courts" - 'H0
| have in my time witnessed MANY spddor -,
pulses IN public feeling. But never before have 7
seen anything like the tide which is now SETTING in
with steady current in favor of the Union mSve
ment. The Baltimore Convention on the OH of
May will be the most important assemblape ever
convened for domestic political purposes twill
without doubt present resistance to the Chicago
nominee more imposing than the Democratic party
could under any circumstances have put forth from
Charleston.
Who will be placed in nomination it is impossi-
BILE to say OF one thing l am positive: the nomi,
nee will be thoroughly conservative man. Hous-
ton is the only Democratic leader whose name
would be favorably considered; but all the indica
tons favor man from the Middle States; possibly
Mr.. Everett, from Massachusetts,. Mr. Hunters
name Is frequently mentoned but until final ac-
ton is had at Charleston, accompanied by some
public movement at the South, we cannot antici-
pate how far such men as Hunter may be commit
ted. Mclean and Bates are entirely set aside Mr.
Crittenden or Mr.. Bel, or some man of that kind
is decidedly preferred. There will be, of course,
an effort made to sectionaze the Baltimore Con.
vention, and either defeat unanimous nomination
and harmony OF action or secure candidate upon
sectional grounds Bat the ''national' element
will control and the country be presented with a
conservative statesman the grand platform of
the Constitution.
From the Boston Couri.r, May5l
THE REP UBLICANS In A TIGfi PLACE
Among the many aspects in which the intelligence
from Charleston presents ITSELF is its probable effect
upon the deliberations of the Republican party and
the matter from outside point of view, and ex
ercising our Yankee faculty of guessing, we are
of opinion that the news is not comfort table to the
sagacious leaders of the Republican party. Had
the Charleston Convention nominated Mr.. Douglas,