The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-25
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THE STATE CONVENTION.

The Democratic State Convention, Of which We
publish the proceedings in this paper was gaIher
ing Of the real old fashioned Granite Democracy
such has never convened la this state since the
year 1929, when the iustrious Jackson was hrst ln
augurated as PRECEDENT of the United states Not
outstanding the weather and travelling, there were
present nearly -four hundred who had come through
thick and through thin To be present ON the occasion
Upwards Of two thirds of the towns In the State
were represented some OF the delegates having ira
yersed distance OF Oae hundred and Ten niles And
these were the bone aud muscle OF the democracy
whom no threats of prescription could terrIiy-those
who not to be prevented from attending oy De-
ing denounced as TRAITORS or "omedsts IRON any
respectable political party Among them migh nave
been seen old and uniform neutrality-suspicious.
and soldiers Of 1872 l3 IA and u.s. those who then
contended against the federal elements OF newian-
ged 'radlcasm and who have eontended against fed
| eralism IN whatever shape II has appeared ever
since.
Never did better spirit prevail IN any Drmocra-
tic convention held in the granite State. IL was
emphatically glorious assemblage OF Democratic
farmers and mechanics, convened expressly TO con
suit upon the best interests Of the State and the party
to il from the hands of Federal interlopers
and lawyer Office -holders The enthusiasm which
characterized its proceedings could only be equalled
by the zeal which had brough goodly number from
so great distances, and that, too at time when the
bad travelling and almost impossible state OF the
roads hardly ever equa led. The fact that so
many should have been present, under the circum-
Stances brought back strongly to our recollection
the glorious gatherings IN the commencement OF the
year 1929 The roads then in a similar situa-
ton, and many Democrat present on Thursday last
then surmounted every obstacle to be at the ceebra-
ton Of the glorious anniversary OF the Battle OF New
Orleans. Then the party was not, as now, tram
mced with Federalism-by the Hubbards, the Haies,
the Lanes and the whole tribe Of miserable Office
seekers and hangers-on. Then, on Thursday last,
the same men came together purely from their love
Of Democracy and Democratic princples-to rescue
the State Governmental reform lis expenditures,
and turn out OF Office and high places Of trust
those who had been unfaithlul to the interests of
their constituents and who had squandered the peo-
pies money.
As will be perceived, by perusal Of its proceed
ings the officers of the convention were men well
known to nearly every democrat IN the State. Mel
Their of them ever carried federal vote, and neither
Of them was ever, before this present day of radical
msrule and wckedness, brought under the charge OF
being " traitor or a 7" disorganizer." They were
old men and old democrats, assembled for no selfish
motives but with the view to bring back the party TO
It's old landmarks. 1t was with ordinary feelings
of pleasure that we such men as Richard II.
Aver, William Low Philip Brown Stephen Perley,
George l.. Whitehouse and Joseph NJ. Harper pre-
siding such an occasion. The honesty of one such
democrat placed in scale OF the balance, with
the radicasm Of the whole Hubbard faction IN the
other, would cause the latter TO " kick the beam, "
and lay bare the rank federalism concealed under its
hypocritics guise.
The candidates put in nomination by The Conven-
ton are well known to the people OF the State-hrm
and undertaking Democrats. They are men selected
from the farmers and mechanics of whose qualifca-
tions it is unnecessary for us now to speak. When
the nominations had been made, salute of twenty
six guns fred in honor of the independence and
manliness Of the Democrats who had sembled to-
gether consult upon measures calculated to rid the
party of a clique of political knaves and demagogues,
and to restore it its former usages and principles.
OF the resolutions passed at the Convention it al
so unnecessary for us to speak. We only ask for
them careful perusal. They imbody true doctrines
and Democratic princiPles--Principes which only a
twelve months since were considered sufficient test
of Democracy-princples which we have always en-
tertaned and which we always intend to advocate,
come veal Time will not suffice us to
remark further upon the proceedings of the
vention; we may do more at length hereafter
Suffice it to say that its deliberations were conducted
with great unanimity of feeling and with degree of
interest the part of those who attended which we
have rarely before seen equalled.