Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-13
NATIONAL CONVENTION DELE
GATES

AIIONAL CONNENIION DELE
GATES.
How SHALL THEY BE APPoINTEDR-We
are pretty certain that May, IA, will be
the time on which all the Democratic
party will unite for the National Conven.
ton 10 meet,-ihsre seems TO be no dis
pute about the place. Baltimore is uni
Versally conceded--allhOugh the Yves: is
undoubtedly entitled to the honor, and
must before many more conventions are
held, insist upon her right.
Well, the time and the place conceded,
the next question Of some importance TO
be settled is, how shall the Delegates be
chosen 9This properly discussed and unan
imously settled, will insure harmony to
The deliberations of the .ConVenliOn--dis.
arm all mischief makers and grumblers OF
any cause Of offence--and enable the
successful candidate TO come before the
people without The taint of intrigue upon
| him.
We are OF the opinion, then, that tho
"Dislrict System" should be adopted. -
We piefer il for several reasons. the prin-
cipal of which we will state. Delegates
chosen BY the people Of the Districts,
will unquestiOnably have the surest Op.
portunity of knowing Ihe sentiments OF
those whose predictions they are au,
,horissd to express they would be more
likely to be individuals acceptable 10
their constituency and be who is con.
ided in by those Of his neighbOl hood cir.
Gle, has strong claims 10 the confidence
of those abroad ;--they would be chosen
ofthoss who would not only be trusty,
but Of those who would be certain TO 60,
which is very important, as we in Ohio
we'll know. Ifmen are delegated to that
important mission who are dIstrusted at
home, the people have their confidence
impaired and are led 10 doubt the fair
ness OF the nomination they make. 1t
often happens that delegates are selec'
ted in this manner from counties or dis,
tricts not represented in the convention
whether they are proper persons. or
whether they will accept, is wholly prob
lematical. Besides, there may be dis.
tricls in which Calhoun or Johnson or
Buchanan or Cass has q respectable body
Of friends, and probably majority; or
probably all these iIlustrious individuals
nigh; have much larger body Of friends
united than Mr.. Van Buren,; would il
be concilitOry, or honorable or Democrat
ic for Mr.. Van Buren's friends to insist
that delegate should be appointed who
would cast the vote Of this district con-
trary TO the prevailing sentiment? Would
it conduce TO harmony and union'
We desire the adoption of the District
System Oh these grounds, and the adds
tional, that the convention will then be
composed of men whom the people Sc.
lected directly, and instructed knowing.
ly. What have the people to fear from
themselves, that they should cOnfde the
important trust of appointing delegates
to make a nomination which is 10 rise or
sink with democratic principles, 10 those
who may ignorantly or fraudulently mis-
represent their wishes? 1t is highly i'm.
portant that every sentiment, interest and
Slalth bHuulu 10 IGplGboubSuS~- 4 HOT lHo
delegates should be chosen or those on
whom the fFiends of tho various candid
ates will compromise, end that when cho.
sen they should be instructed whom to
support, and all difficulties will be re-
moved.
We frankly give our sentiments on
this question, that the opinions Of orr CO.
temporaries may be elected, and we hope
they will as frankly speak cut.
We would not treat either the time or
the mOnnerof holding the convention as
impor rtant, weTei it not for lbe fact that
the friends Of Mr.. Calhoun attach vital
importance to both, and will agree upon
no compromise but their own; and as he
and his friends agree to sabmit to the de-
cree Of that convention, whatever it may
be, it il is held at the time they prefer,
conducted in the manner they suggest,
and composed Of delegates elected by
Districts, as they think the most proper,
why not comply with every one of these
wishes, and thus insure harmonious &C.
ion when the crisis arriVes?-C CiacinaG.
1 Eng.
a A.