Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-05-30


g., ,a, " for all time, and condemn tito
- POI. "a contempt of every pure
and patriotic citizen. A:s,,tv II we
Let us avert such !. poss- tic
can. An Of the Democratic papers
South seem to be in favor of sending del
esates to the Baltimore Democratic Con-
vention, but these papers arc exponents
Of constituencies representing Democrat
ic lnajoritirs in their respective States
Let us inquire for u n:ome:it what advan-
tege can accrue from sending delegates
even rroni these STATES; or from their be
ing represented in the Baltimore Con-
vention. Large mi>-rallod deliberativc
assemblies are provrrbially governed by
passioa, rather than by reason, and the
chances of disagreement and division are
in the direct ratio of their size. Unques-
tionably there viii! ba men in that con-
venti"n who will be !avorable.to Deni-
ocratic nominee-men Of ability, and in
Auen &c too, who cannot lay aside their
antique notions OF political science,
though they may be HOW called dead IS
sues and political herasies, and WHO like
the "Dourbons," ncyar learn anything
from cxperic:,ce. There will be others
too, perhaps OF equal ability and inilu-
ence, bur OF more s"gacity, who may be
opposed 70 such nomination. What
will be the probable result, save that
which generally follows from the con-
cussion OF antasonistic forces, disruption
and disintegration? Surely this is not a
very desirable fate Tor the Democratic
party. Have our Political Sachems for
gotten the sudden and abrupt ter,pina-
ton of the Democratic Convention in
Charleston III 1860?
If then the Southern people, (and we
here mean the masses, and not the 50
called political wire pGllers,) are opposed
20 Democratic Nominee at the prrseT:
iuncturo ci affairs, Of. what use is the
Baltimore Ccnvention,-what good can
it effect and why should even those
Southern States having Democratic ma
joritics, send delegates tc represent tEcln
in that body.
It is admitted by some Of the Southern
papers--tlic Charleston Daily Ncrrs i'll
pa-ticular--tl.at it Mould lie improper,
and impoiitic, if nti dangerous. for the
Sa:timorc Convention t. nominate or in
lorsc tho nomination of Messrs. Greeley
IL Brown, and tlat its action should be
confined to an approval oi the platform
o.. tie Cincinnati Convention only. Sow
it seems 10 US thar :,acn reasoning is cX-
:ecdinaly shallow, .'.r we cannot, po!iti
cily speaking, approve OF the principles
ii any ~ y, or G".ire their siul
ditimsioi,. uli!cs., W. imriicdl!' recognize
;...d in,;r'r,c ,iic apr 'n;lnc1l vi tl.osc SC
.ccted 10 disseminate and enforce them,
anless indeed we only intend the asser-
lion Of an abstract principle. lii other
words, ii We imduroo The platform OF the
liberal republicans. and Greely 4 Brown
..rc the peIso',s ilitu7ted with the up
citing a!i1 enforcement of its princi
p.cs, it is mere hair splitting TO say thai
We 60 hot alsv indorsu the selection OF
these .'i.ucmen as the standard bearers
OF the nag which the party h;.s uniurled
40 see nothing i'll the position Of The
.Ncwx 10 commend it to our observance,
as we think that tho recognition of tn,
iibcra republican, platform isGantamom;
to that Of It's leaders, AID the same result.
Il :: necessary sequence, would happen
IN both cases.
There are now three orposir4: clcnlcnts
in the Democratic Party South. Tho first
f4vocs the Nomination of Democrat for
tho Presidency; tho seccNd siivoc&t.2>
the nou.ina.ion oc Greeley ald Brown;
the third supports the PLATFORM Of tbs
liberal Republicans. but seeks IT, cvado
the Endorsement Of thc nominees Of that
party. These contr&riant elements may
produce ace:hity Q! feeling a2d perhaps
division. Would not the failure ~: the
Baltimore Convention 20 meet produce
all the good resuit. we desire, and avert
Ill the evils we fear?
But whether the baltimore convention
ought or ought not to meet, or whether
the Southern States. having respectively
Democratic majori:ies, send or 60 moi
send delegates TO that body, the object OF
this communication: is simply to show to
our Democratic fellow citizens, that it is
not advisable, or either dignifiod, orprof-
table, FOR our State TO have any connec-
ton with this Convention, or to send del
cgatcs to represent it in that body.
The people Of South Carolina have now
no position or power within the lines of
the National Democratic party. They
are in q hopeless minority, being II ,O64
weaker than the Republicans in the Pres
idential election of 1868. If the State
should send delegates to the Convention
they would have no weight or influence
there, save as amateurs, and by the cour
tesy of those who would be there Of
right. Their vote, if cast, would be only
permissive, for they could bring no
strength to the party, and their influence
would be nothing, because it could not
be backed by material aid of any kind.
To use thus an Americanism, they would
be political "dead heads.'' And what
high-toned and intelligent Carolinian'
will consent. to occupy this position!
What good then could be obtained BY
sending delegates? Could they shape,
or in any way modify the deliberations,
fraction of the ConventionP Some en-
thusiastic but unrehecting people, who