It was now before the country that the South did demand an advanced step from the Democratic party.

He accurately traced the downfall of the Northern Democracy to her changing and growing exactions.

Taunted with their weakness, they were now told they must put their hands on their mouths and their mouths in the dust.
"Gentlemen of the South," said Mr.Pugh, "you mistake us--we will not do it." Such language had never been heard in a Democratic National Convention, and the hall was as still as a funeral.

This was Friday night, the fifth day of the convention.

"A crisis" had long been whispered of as the skeleton in the party closet.