On April 23, 1860, the Democrats come across in Charleston,
South Carolina with the objectives of confirming their platform and suggesting
a presidential nominee. Stephen Douglas of
Illinois appeared like a respectable choice to many party members. But the Southern
Democrats despised Douglas; for even if he was not totally disparate to slavery
in the West, he required to bind the institution's use in the grounds. The
Southerners just could not stomach such a view. After numerous days of quarreling,
fed-up representatives from ten Southern states walked out of the convention on
April 30.
