The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-05-11
End Of the Charleston Convention.

A portion Of our edition Of last week con-
tanned brief paragraph announcing the sud-
den and inglorious ending Of the Charleston
Convention, without having succeeded in ma
king nomination. The news was received
here by the evening mail Of Thursday, AFTER q
portion of our edition was worked of. We
have not space for the particulars Of the closing
scenes. Il was apparent on the day before
that the convention was ut dead lock, and
that Il would be impracticable to make nom
nation. During the 81 ballotings, Douglas OBJ
tained about the same number Of votes (ran-
cling from las to 1877, which, although ma
iority of the convention, was not sufficient, I'M
der the rule requiring 2O2 votes to make nom
nation, to give him the nomination. We did
not think his nomination was at any time pos
sble, and therefore are not disappointed at the
result. The convention probably more to save
appearances, than any thing else, went through
the formality Of an adjournment to Baltimore
on the 18th Of June. The adjournment was
demanded by Southern and Anti Douglas MEM
bers. The result seems to be a confession to
the country OF the impossibility Of the nomina-
ton Of Douglas. or any man standing on the
platform adopted previous to the ballotings.-
Douglas chances will hardly be improved by
this adjournment. The motion to adjourn was
made by Mr.. Cuttings. delegate from Mary
land, and previous to its passage resolve was
passed asking that the Democracy OF the States
whose delegates had seeded should hold meet
ings to make choice of other delegates.
The probability OF the conventions assem-
bling in Baltimore with full benches at the time
agreed on is small. II it should come together
there would be the same difficulty about the
platform and about the man that now exists,
and ii requires no OWNERS power to foresee
the result. The "irrepressible conflict" has
done up the Democratic party, broken 1t in
pieces, and not even spaulding Prepared Glue,
which mends every thing, can cement it togeth-
err again. The following comment upon this
event, from the Richmond Wing, is quite as ap-
propriate as more serious notice e
'In the great milling match between Heenan
and Sayers, when the English fighter had near.
ly oil the life mauled out Of him, and was about
TO give up the ghost, his friends cut the ropes,
rushed In, and brought the fight to an end. SO
il was yesterday in Charleston! Democracy
was down, beaten black and blue, in its very
last gasp--when its friends not exactly cut the
ropes but hauled down their flag, struck their
tent, and closed up the fight. We don't think,
though, that either Savers or Democracy Will
ever enter the ring again. The two bulles are
both done for"
The Southern Seceder's Convention assem-
bled about noon on Thursday, about forty del
egates being present. After brief debate on
the subject, Mr.. Jackson withdrew his resolu-
ton declaring it expcdient for the convention
to express its preference for candidates for
President and Vice President. A motion was
then made by Mr.. Burrows, Of Arkansas, to
appoint Standing Committee to prepare and
issue an address to the Democrats Of the Union.
This, too, was soon withdrawn, and discus
sion sprang up as to whether the seceders, by
the course they had taken, meant it to be I'M
derstood that they were willing to dissolve the
Union. Among others, Mr.. Hill, Of Georgia,
utterly repudiated any such intention. Mr..
Yancey was drawn out by this denial, and a
sharp colloquy ensued. After protracted de-
bate, in which speculations were freely INDUCED
regarding the probable action Of the National
Convention. the seceders adjourned, without
making any nomination, to Richmond, June 8.