Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-03
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The Southern Delegates in the New York
Convention-...-Wha Shall They DO?


We believe that the general impression in
the South is that our delegates should not vote
in tho nomination of candidate until the
Northern delegates have agreed upon the man,
and then to rut!Iy their selections or, in case
the delegates from the North should be una.
bic to agree, it has beAp suggested that the
Southern d,lcgata--:-..;3at decide the question
by their votes.
There arc some serious objections to either
of these propositions, leaving out of view our
'1yht and duty to vote if VIC take seats in the
Convention, and if, further, we shall be per.
mittcd to vote for electors. Tho Convention
will be composed of delegates representing
247 electors from the Northern States, lcay-
ing out the three from Colorado not vet adj
mttcd, and delegates representing 70 cleo
tors from the South Now, if the Southern
delegates arc not to cote, and tho two.thirds
rule heretofore established shall be adhered to-
it will DC seen that no one Gun be nominated
unless he gets I'll votes, Or very near the
unanimous vote Of the Northern States.
NoS@S., either the two-thirds only Of the Jal.
lots cast or the Southern States will be com
PEELED and ought to be, to vote, rather than
require of the nominee that degree of strength
amounting almost to acclamation, which has
never been thought necessary herctoforc.-
The enforcement of the two thirds rule under
such circumstances, will always and inevita.
lily dcfcat tho popular choice, and f;.stcn up.
on the party man whose chcfcst merit must
gbe that he was too little known to excite an
tagonism.
81 If the rulo be so modified as to require only
fwothirds of tho votes cast, then thorc may
Ebe, indeed wc believe there will be, some pro
pricty in tho Southern delegates holding aloof
and compelling Northern friends to agree
among themselves upon some man who is
strong enough to get two thirds of their own
votes Having secured two thirds Of tho bal
lots cast or one hundred and sixty-fvo votes
for thier candidate, thon tho seventy votes
from the South can be thrown soldly for him,
which will make tho vote he receives twenty.
four more than two-thirds of the whole num-
bor cast
If this course be adopted and we hope it
will be--much trouble and difficulty may bo
avoided and harmony secured in tho dclibcra-
tions Of tho Convention.
The Other proposition which wo wish to no.
ticc, is that which has been generally CONGO.
dcd, and VIC think, without due reflection, as
the best course for tho Southern delegates in
case the Northern delegates cannot agree
among themselves we should in the last
moment, and to secure selection, join in the
ballotting by concentrating upon the strong
est candidate, and thus secure to him tho re-.
quisito wo.thirds majority.
To this wo havo this objection It would
weaken tho candidate thus selected in our own
party, and subject tho nominee to tho change
throughout tho Middle and Eastorn States.
lie was defcatcd by Curtain for Governor in
1868, and his defeat was duo mainly to tho
false, charges which woro brought against
him Of being opposed to the support Of tho
Xtjnion soldiory, aud tho unfortunate invasion
Sf!that State by the Confederate army during
& " campaign. These ohargos would DO again,
y apsglsA lsss force, urged against Judge