Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-11
Democratic Sentiments gathered from
Charleston Correspondents.


found sensation. lie thoroughly reused
the southern feeling. and was rapturou'ly
applaujsd throughout his Grafton. Hand
some. graceful. courteous, brilliant, tho.
roughly informed upon biz subject, and
deeply sensible OF in importance to tho VI.
tai interests OF his section. he made . mag.
ni6sen, appeal. There VS." nothing COM
mon, nothing personal (; there were no
boasts, no ,aun,., no threats; but from the
beginning to the end Of his speech no was
the gentleman and the scholar.
lie was followed by Mr. Pugh. who. IN
the tenor Of hi. remarks. declined TO meet
the point. urged by Mr.. Yancey. and with
hardly an attempt TO d-iend popular 'oVyr-
eighty. addressed himself more particularly
TO the defence Of the northern wing Of the
party from the charges Of Generalization
from the influences Of abolitiouisu. Mr..
Pugh was energetic rather than f.rvid. be
wa, personal rather than brilliant. and his
Argument was intended 10 cover tho policy
rather than the principle OF action.
lit !. evident tha, the northern wing Of
III, democracy were profoundly impressed
by the speech OF Mr. YAneey, as his APP
plau.e came a, frequently from their bench.
ss a, from those Of bis own friends. Nor
can there DO much doub, that ne democracy
as here r,pr1nfed, irouid pass hs southern
platform # ihsy ddr,d 10 do 50. POiicy and
MT prndyie sihs governing fore, lritA THIN.
No speaker on tia, side Of the house has
bad word to say against the southern
platform, except as one on which de'ea,
was certain at the North. One gentleman.
Mr.. Brent, Of Maryland, who spoke on Sat
urday. did no, hesitate to say that. while
no approved Of tho prO-'laysry platform.
lie should vote for the Douglas resolutions
a. matter Of policy. A, heart tho dean.
ocrauo party /, pro-'larsry. They may
talk a. they may, they are essentially pro-
slavery all over tho Union-.nd only be'i-
tA,s to say 80 at the North because such
doctrin, Is not popular.
The mos, importin, 'peeehe. OF Saturday
were those Of Mr. Samuels. Of Iowa, aud
Sir. Burroughs Of Arkansas. The former
took the same ground with Mr. Pugh. lie
did no, attack the principle Of the southern
resolutions. bu, only their policy. lie i'm
Piled their proprieiy, but prosnos,ieated
dsfca, in case Of their adoption. He INTRO
duoed the amended repor, Of ,h. minority
(ihe subject having been reeommi,Ied dur
ing the morning session. in answer to Mr.
Nsvery. Of n. O., who brought in the south.
srn platform. a. chairman Of the committee
appointed for that purpose. Mr. samusTs
argument was not a strong one. lie claim.
ed tina, the South should surrender wha,
they had pleased TO term their vital inter
c.i,. as a proper reward to the northern.
democrats who bad been turned out Of Office
by the Republicans. but who had worked
from " dawn to dery eve, aud from dark TO
dawn" to sc, ibsm back again no for
the South and III. right, OF tho South.
Tho speech par ,IeeiIeHes, the mos, Gamins
and the mos, original, fell from tho lips Of
the gentleman IRON Arkansas. The Mi.sou-
ri Compromise and Yankee tin psdlars were
strangely mingled with an neomprshensible
description Of hi,souihsrn plantation home.
lie wa. q, fierce as whirlwind and a. rude
az burr. lie was silenccd in the course OF
an hour by ironical applause from Douglas
benches. A, this juneturo began the Wild.
&c. scene possible in delibea,ive body, as
yet restrained from personal violencs. More
than half the Convention were upon their
feet. Loud erie. came FROM all part. Of the
house. At least twenty gentlemen were
struggling for the floor, shouting at the top
Of their voices. Members mounted benches
calling loudly question. question, v
+" order, -" order :" hats, papers and hand.
kerchief. were waved to a,,rae, the attention
Of the chair. The crowd in front OF the
chair and in the ai.les were pushing and
struggling in grsa, excitement, and complete
disorder. Arms were thrown wildly about,
heads lodged ,hi. way and that, aud every
face wa. heated with excitement aud d,.ior-
ted with passion. In vain fell tho gavil oil
tho Pre,iden, repeatedly. !, was scarcely
heard amid the tumulI. The ladies lett The
galleries. Disorder was supreme, and Tor a
time anarchy was king. At last, as lfwea'
ri.d by their eIsrtion., there was momen'
ury remission Of the disorder, and the del.
esate. were informed ,ha, unless order was
preserved the President would leave the
chair.
Mr.. Boulder Of Georgia, was among those
who had refused TO retire, and he desired 10
give his reasons. lie was a southern states
rights and American slave trade man. lie
believed slavery to be morally, socially and
politically right. and that slavery was an
institution Of civilization still ho believed
the doctrine Of protection to slavery In the
territories a mere abstraction, on which he
was no. prepared TO d'integra,e the demo
cratic party. 1, Is no troubl' for man to
be a saint IN Heaven, but when | look u
northern democrats and see them standing
on 20 breast the storm Of fina,isi.m | love
them, and will stand by them until the last
day Of this week, late in the night. llswa'
no, willing TO cast them into the arms oil
the Black Republicans. Tho African slave
trader !, the true philanthropi'.. lie bring
the heather here to civilirc him. and sends
him down the stream Of time Christian
being. The slave trader Of Virginia author
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