Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-09
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

We have thought all along, that the eager discus
sns in the Democratic Press with respect to the lime
chen this body should meet had better oe ,noae'atea
Their tone and we ure pleased TO The Nestor OF the
prsss-our friend of the Richmond Enquirer, IN Inc
;se .,;,;t of concai0n which has always distinguish
cd the course of that prudent and judIcous edto
nosnp 10 relinquish preference Tor NOVEMBER OF me
present year-and CO. II The Democratic iamhy WIN "
G Tho l,ter period OF May, 1874 For the reasons as
signed BY the Enquirer, in his address 10 The "Demo
crscv ofthe United Staes-we too have believed that
an .ariier nomination of The Democratic candidate than
.ome deem expedien acouid be best But the evidence
aooeoroo in various quarters Of the count'y-nnu 10
so many States, that these reasons are not
sa,sfactory-renGers il altogether important, not
indeed 10 abandon previous opnons-out no longer "
adhere TO the with pertinacious obsnacy IL one .ng
should be eonsidered nay, if one thing be IN point Oh
more certain than another-it is the lmPossoii''y o.
Democratic success in 44-wthout cordial harmony
and reaI cooperation. We must not 60 into this con-
es with the .soutward show Of friendship and hear'i-
ness in the cause while dissatisfaction and Inc spiri
of complaint Turk beneath We, TOO, must nave some
thing Of posye enthusiasm, 10 meet the faetious ury
of he Ciay idolalers. To get up the "proPer spirit
in the Democratic ranks-to suppress the seihsh
tons of ambitious men-if such we have IN our ranks
il behooyes u.s. by all means, TO put such men Painiy
in the wrong-and this will be DONE u they a' - IT, uo
NIT 10 The will Of the majority fairly ascerlained Inc
Democratic party is not going 10 allow itself 10 De sP
up-sundered-its great present power ana sHengen
frittered away in patry, contemplate oisPue uoa
the claims of men-any one OF whom, a. ali HAey ~
be for his services and IS adequate
n in The great trust Of the Presidency How superlavc
The foy-how egregious that vanity Of opnion.-wn,ch
proclsims at the outset that 81 will go TOR Mr. van
Buren, and else"-"I will 60 for Mr.; Calhoun
and none beside" Such eccentric bloods-these ezetu.
sires-it is better for any party to be quit of-ano
were they not commonly devoid OF all influence, II
would be worth the trouble 10 enter upon sentence oil
formal accommodation. The U. S. will be reduced
TO a pretty psss-when ONE nan only-and none
but mis- found fit of all the seventeen millions,
10 be President And yet, to his extremity have
ence for any Of the distinguished persons spoken OF
for that office can be INDICATED upon principle, or JUS
lifted in practice. Who is John c. Calhoun, with all
our admiration for his ustrious talents, that the De-
mocraic should be sacrihced or enaangrea iof
his especial benefit? Who is Martin Van Buren,,
eviced unusly he by the mad spirit OF coon
ery in IS4 that any friend should seek 10 repair or
avenge that injury determination to stick to ham,
regardless of results 10 the cause, or The calculations
success? We are prepared-unaterabiy resolved, ior
nythng known TO us-to stand up 10 lne no'h'ha
ton Of The General Convention, in the confident as
surunce, that it will be wisely made. We shall give
it no negative support-for however contrary that no
minalon may be TO individual Judgment, when
made it will become postiDe preierence-for The
reason that III made This the spirit that must secure
victory-uny other will lead TO defeat-or at least 10
an election hazardousy obtained in the House of Re-
From that arena, every true friend TO
the country, warned by passed experimental keep,
if possible the Presidential election. Al this moment,
the whole nation has to lament the condition IN
which the national Executive officer is placed, from
the fact that he has from the start, found him
self in sympathy with popular majorty-who regu-
larly invested him with the purple OF the Republic.
The Enquirer calls upon the different States to take
steps to ascertain the wishes OF the Democracy-as to
the time November lS43-or May, 1914, most suitable
for holding the great Convention. When this shall
be done, bona fdc compliance without any heming
or hesitating will be expected-nuy, demanded.
Ellington BGnner