Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-06-21
From Me Basliiae,on Spectator.

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THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The ques,iuu as 10 the time when The
Convention shall! I've beid. may be consider
ed as settled. Tire great preponderancc
| in favor of May. 1914, renders it certain
that time will be given to all the .candi-
sialcs and their friends at the ensuing ses-
siou of Congress 10 place themselves reetus
before the public. The nexl question in
order, and in poin, of importance. is the
manner of organizing the Contention.
The two plans Of organization most promi-
neuily before The party for their consider
alton are those proposed respectively by
the Democratic members OF tho Maryland
Legislature. and the Democratic State
Cenren,ion Of Virginia. As frequent al
lusion is made to these antagonist plans in
the Address of ll,e South Carolina Con-
ventiou, We annex them for the iniorma-
,iou Df our readers.
The proposition Of The Virginia Con-
veu,ion was as follows: I'VE recommend
the aitainnent Of the purpose desired, by
the appointment Of four delegates TO the
! National Convention ffom ench Congress
s;onal district. as the said district may be
finally arranged. under Ihclg;e apper,ion
menl, by our Legislature aud that The
said sixty delegates. or such as inny at
tend. voting among themselves Ter 4cagiia.
shall determine and give. in hcl,ulfos Tir-
GINA. seventeen votes, corresponding 10
her tsI,"ie electoral powers, in favor of the
nomi,.asiau ui such individuals Us they
may believe will be mos, acceptable Ia
the great body uf their constituency"
The following are the views Of the Dem.
ocraiic members oG the Legislature Of
Maryland upon the sanc suiijrcl:
ANSsroLIs. Ecb. l6. 1919.
A, an adjourned meeting of The Demo.
cratic meuhers nf The Legislature "f Ma
ryland, conveued AT the State i,ouse in
Anaapnlis, for the puri0sv of comparing
aud expressing their views upon The maa
nor aud the time oi holding The National
Convention of The Democratic party nf the
Uuiw, with reference 10 The uom;nurion
nf candidates f'r President and Vice Pre-.
sidcul u: the United St,tcs.-,he commit.
tee. TO whom The subjrc, had been refer
rel, suhu,isted the following rcpor, aud
resolutions:
Whereas, IL is deemed cxpedicu, hv the
Democratic Republican Parry nf Mary
land. in The great struggle viii, b now agi-
tates the two political parties of The couu
try, conlendirg for The predou!inaRce "f
their principles 10 The administration Of
! the Government OF the United States, that
q Ndiinna! Convention be held for the
nomination of President and Vice Presi
dent "a the ncxr election, for the purpose
OF harmouiziss conflicting opininns on
That subject. anou.s; brethren Of liic sac c
principles, an! producing concerted and
vigorous 6c,ion in opposition ,n tEcir po-
.lilicai advorsaries. and The prevalence Of
Whig principles aud. whereas. in order
to pruduce the har,nsay and concert so
important TO success, !, is absolutely ne.
cessary thai the friends of the several Dis
tingui,hed citizens, who have hscn'uamcd
10 dilIerenr parts of'hc couEiry as worthy
oflhotTo highest c!..;ces in lhe riff oI the
people. should be entirely satisfied that
such convention, called to decide which OF
them is 10 be preferred aud pu. forward
ilr their common support, has been con-
sli,nted in such mauner as will 'cnmmand
confidence, by secrrinsa fair and jus, ex-
preston Of the will Of majority oil the
Democracy Of the Union:
There:ufc, BE II resolved by Mc Demo,
! cratic Republican msmbers ofthe 'Gearrdl
assembly Of Maryland. Thai. i'll The for
! ,natinn of convention for the na.ninarinn
OF Presiien, and Vice President, ,,hat mode
ofsciec'ins and organizing j, should he
adopted, whic!, is most confmn,abe TO
the spirit Of the Constitution; aud thai any
other mode OF forming il would no; only
endapger the puiiy Of the Democratic par
ty, and tend 10 distract their efforts, bu,
would in the end ,cnt 10 the destruction Of
the Constitution, itself, aud the subvcrsion
Of the public liberty.
Resolved, That. rs in The formation of
The electoral college for the election ofprc
.sident snd Vice President. the number of
electors assigned 10 egeh Stale, with the
addition oftwo for The purpose of giving
ldue representation and influence @ the
ssvercisniies Of the Respective S;ales;; sn
The SAME priaclSic ought 10 govern in The
formation of convention, iaieaded to
| aiye affair. Just. and constitutional expires
SION 5f tEe vuice of the pemocralic Re-
publican party.
.RtSslred, That. as The spiri, Of the Com
s,ilu,ipn, aswrtl as ull Just principles of
liberty. rcqdifes that al,heueh the mujoriry
must Gnnily decide, tie minority never
,heicss ought 10 be calmly, fairly, end re.
specially heard; SO convention Of The
Democratic party, iu order TO o5,aip a
true and deliberate expression oil The De-
mocrney. should be 50 constructed. soihat
after i,saring respectfully aud calmly the
" isbes and views of every portion Of The
paIty-in ai,tguar,ers q. The Onion, aud
tgising disfassinusre and impartial con-
sideratisn 10 all opinions in regard 10 IN.
.lisi,iaals, sneh o decision may be finally
iniadc. as will mite ali 10 cordial eaor.
40 defeat their common political adveTsa-