The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-02
.ction of That Convention? Did they


show resentment or anger?" Lot
the facts speak. The Two most
honorable and dignifed offices in
the gift of tho State were filed
upon the ticket by the names of
Charleston men-the offices of Co.
werner and of Attorney General.
Now, mark the result. Every gentle
man named for Office, in every other
part of the State, suffered the weight
of his name and influence to be used
to unite the party and carry out its
objects, except the nominees from
Charleston. They declined the honor
of the nomination. we do not mean
to complain of these gentlemen, for
whom we entertain the highest re-
spect and the warmest admiration.
We believe them to be good and true
men. in every sense of those words;
but we are now dealing with facts.
Their motives and their reasons are
beyond question, and are no doubt
perfectly satisfactory to all. But we
do mean to say, that this did not in
dicate resentment or anger, on the
part of tour Columbia friends" We
felt no such sentiment then, and we
feel none now. The same speaker,
ut the Charleston meeting, was dis
posed to reflect upon the action of
the Central Executive Committee, as
unauthorized and as somewhat dicta-
torial, because they did not ut once
hasten to call another Convention. Mt
the bidding of Charlestion. The
committee had no such power COL
ferred upon them, rs mny be seen
by the resolution making the up
pointmeut, and defining the extent of
their authority.
We must, therefore, be permitted
to characterize this reflection as en-
tirely gratuitous, and rs showing
some degree of "anger and resent
ment," to say the least of it. The
committee have labored faithfully,
and, we believe, satisfactorily, for
the people of the State and the Con-
vention whom they represent. That
committee was nominated without
solicitation on their part. General
Hampton was not member of the
Convention, but was absent at the
| West when named as one of the Exc
cutive Committee; Mr.. Pope was not
in Columbia at the time when placed
on the committee; General MEG Gowan
was not member of the Convention
neither was Mr.. Shannon; nor was
either gentleman present; Colonel
McMaster and Colonel Thomas we're
members of the Convention, and
were nominated on the committee as
two of the most useful men that
could have been selected. We cheer
fully admit that some of the ques-
tions passed upon by the Conven-
ton arc open to wide difference of
opinion; but the Convention settled
those questions and those differences
satisfactorily to itself. If Charleston
had no voice in deciding those ques-
tons, we ask again. aOhose JfaM aoas
n9 Let Charleston answer. Ger
tninly, the fault does not belong to
"our Columbia friends" But it is
snid that no delegation was nominal
cd from Charleston to the National
Democratic Convention. The claims
OF Charleston were overlooked! This
is unfortunate; but, in point of fact,
what "cllims" had those who had
avoided our counsels and turned
their backs upon onr fears. our hopes,
our solicitations and earnest invita-
tions? We again except the Mercury,
who advised different course. Had
the Convention any assurance what
over that the nomination would have
been accepted, or would have been
even agreeable to those who had
twice refused MS the light of their
countenance? Any nomination that
did not originate in Charleston may
have been, and in all probability
would have been, declined. There
was n delegation from Colleton-
Which is n part of the Charleston
Congressional District-and this dele
CATION proposed Mr.. Tracy as dele
gate to the National Convention,
which was at once acquiescd in ns in
every way suitable. But what if a
full delegation had been named from
that Congressional District-stW, if
Charleston had been overi0ohed, The
unpa,qlonabte sin acould still hare been
committed. Ignore Charleston! the
cly Of Charleston! Think of that,
ye rustics! Well, Charleston has
been petted. and we must excuse her.
The chief city of every State and the
State itself have always been at war
J with each other; but not so with