The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-20
VOLUME VI-NUMBER 1861 .4ss.s=s ,.r+ ,..,, 80,

-. CHARLESTON,
to,their rightful status as sovereign States OF
the Union. They recognize in the Chlef jus.
tioe Of the United Stated the just and upright
man who has already given an earnest OF his
aid, them in attaining .thst great .,objeet,,
and with; their conservative Republican friends
and :neighbors they are anxious to place him
in, q position where his power and influence
will be made commensurate with MS
patriotic desires to give them full restore
tion to all their rights in the government:
These opinions sentiments I sna hopes aes mo'
tions BY any means. Other visitors at the wig
wan. and those who in the hotel parlors and
reading rooms desire to elicit the Southern
opinion ON this great point, freely endorse the
Southern view Of the situation and claim Chaee
as the only man who can save the party from
complete and positive disruption and political
ruin. Most Of the Eastern delegations, though
not perhaps 80 warmly, are also nffavor OF the
great Chase movement, and listen with great
attention to the views Of their Southern breth-
rem. There is increasing. excitement as TO
the action of the Tammany leaders In the
matter. - :
4 rumor was yesterday set aaoat that alta
caucu5 neluriO eucit UP.nho! 90 1Soo p55oE:SI1
action OF Tammany in this crisis it was decld-
ed to drop Mr.. Chase and to go back 70 Hend-
rioks, Of Indiana; Dixon, of Connecticut, or
Doolittle, of Wisconsin. There WAS not the.
slightest foundation for the canard, which had
it's birth in radical brains and lived lts br1el
existence in radical circles. There was q
seekers. who accepted the rumor ass drown
ing man would q straw |; but their elatlon I'M
der The wish thstfwas rather to the thought
was Of short duration, and again they reiapsed
into that state of despondency In which the
first prospect OF Chase becoming the candi,
date Of the Democracy preclpltated tnem' anu
in which they are. destined to remain.
DEMOCRATS AT THE CAPrTAb-THE NEW YORK
F CONVENTION SOUTHERN DELEaATEs-----THlE
Two-rH1Hps RUIE-aRANT AND ELS BAoKERa.
A Washington, letter June ~ to the Balhi- Bait
more Gazette says: atI,'9 t;a5 ~ ;saL s.
The city is unusually full Of leading Demo-
Gratis from a. distance. AT quite, 3 gathermg
last night the approaching New York ConVeif-
ton WAS the. subject ofgrsye remark., ltswss
generally conceded that, some reliable; man
would, be the seleoted standards of the
partyS and that he would be. placed upon, q
platform short, plain and to the purpose. As
.toathep course OF the Southern delegates, of
whom two or three are here, 1T Was thought
they, would ,unitedly and fcheerfully yield, 2
ready scquiescence in. what should, appear. 70
be- tho wishes of the real representation OF the
Democratic party at. the North, but that they
should not be regarded or treated as cyi
piers, but as peers. Another very lmpor-
tant matter was discussed. that OF me
that whatever considerations in bygonel
days might have Been urged in its favor, ]
time had demonstrated thnt its observance had
rather distracted than cemented tho parry i
The inevitable tendency of it's adoption now
would be merely to defeat the will Ok the ma
|,joriEy: Afhifd Of The members OF the Conven-
tion-belonging to theJodds and ends OF per-
sonal cliques under it's operation-haye the
power either to folue an Objectionable candi-
date upon the party or to disrupt the organi-
cation. Itsinaugnration in 1874 laid the foun-
dation of the schism between the Northern and
southern wings Of the Democratic party, and
finally in 1860 led not only to the disruption OF
the only national party then existing, but, as
necessary, consequence, to sectional warfare;
reason advanced in favor ofrits continuance,
and in, the opinion OF wise heads it shouldb
formally abandoned, as soonlas the 4th OF July
Convention assemblies AS substitute ~ WIS
thought at the gathering referred 10 g. rule
preiimmarily apledgfng every member TO abide
by and support the choice OF amajority might
ai,sger all profitable pRsR8sei = II. ,, .ro,-
ments used in7suPp snts' eleCtion By
his friends. It laS known that he
egregiously 'expose1 eranee OF public
affairsswhile epgage9 stertna service as
Secretary Of War. HAn5 Cabinet ne was the
laughing Of event suob Lesser lights Eas
Randall and Browning 2 His 'speeohes" and
''letters," which be js said to Whit off IN apdp-
clusively his,utter nnftness for civil functions.
To all this however, is opposed the sconclu-