The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-13
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90 i6E CoLUMBIA, June IL.
The Democratic State Convention has begun
its session under the most suspicious eircGm-
stances, and its proceedings thus far b ave been
such as to furnish the most favorable augury
for success. The city has been crowded all
day with delegates and spectators. and at the
hotels there has been such an Influx OF repre-
sentative men from.all sections of the State
ss has not been seen for many months. There
has been an opportunity during the day Tor
full and free interchange OF opinion between
the representatives from the various sections
of the State, and the uDanlmity of opinion
that1hss been evolved Is as decided as 1t must
be gratifying. II anything more were needed
to show that the Cincinnati movement had
been hailed by the whole people OF South Caro-
lima as the only path out Of the network of evils
by which she is surrounded, the evidence would
be amply furnished by the conversations
,Ast have taken place to-day between the gen
tlemen from every section Of the Slate, who
have assembled here to echo the desire anu
demand of their constituents. The people OF
the seaboard and the dwellers by the noun
tains have met here to-day in the persons OF
their representative men, and a. they grasped
each others hands and looked steadily IN each
others faces, they have seen the mutual deter
miration to rally in solid phalan1 around the
standard which has been 30 opportunely
raised for their deliverance. The spontaneity OF
the movement throughout the State, and the
unanimity Of sentiment pervading the repre-
ssntatives of every section. could not have
been more perfectly illustrated, and have been
matters Of agreeable surprise to even the
most enthusiastic supporters of the Cincinnati
ticket. have seen men to-day who were
from the bottom of their hearts In synratny
with the Cincinnati movement, but t!morous
in view of the possible hostility Of other men
who have been known as leaders In the
sentiments of the people OF South Car
olina In the years that are past, 60
mn. to s1ch men and ask them, In
half anxious and half sceptlcal tones what
they thought of "the Cincinnati business" /"
and the reply, In every case, has been, In sub
stance, "sir, the Cincinnati nominees and
platform afford us the first and only honorable
opportunity that we had Of coming back to
the great sisterhood of States on equal terms,
of our own free will, and without such mental
reservations as have made our late enforced
adheson ghastly farce, and South Carolina
will prove hopelessly deficient In common
sense II she refuses to accept It," These e1-
pressons, and expressions such as these, have
been universal among the delegates assembled
here to-day, and in the face Of them the feeble
opposition that Is intended to be maintained
in some sections of the South Carolina De.
mocracy became the sheerest nonsense.
There has been the usual amount of caucussing
among the delegates to-day, and, doubtless,
some wire-pulllng, but only In reference to
the personnel of the delegation to Balti-
more. As to the principles which are 10
form the platform of the South Carolina
Democracy, and the expression of opinion
that is to govern the delegates, the con.
yention is unit, and It's action may be
safely prophesied.
The convention assembled at eight O'Clock
this evening in Carolina Hall, which, long be-
tore the hour of meeting, had been well filled
by spectators. The hall Is ordinarily used as
the courtroom for this circuit, and the space