The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-13

in any election. No dissension or division occurred
during the canvass. No measure was proposed
from any quarter TO promote the election that was
not zealously adopted. No means were required
that were not voluntarily raised from the pockets OF
the members themselves, without resort to any
other source. Those who now complain at the
smallness Of the vote after the election, proposed
nothing and did nothing, and contributed nothing to
increase il before. II lis said that there was no
meeting in Fanue Hall, and no public addresses.
The answer is obvious, that if the people had want
ed meetings and addresses, they would not have
waited for committee to tell them so, but would
have acted with that impulse and power, which,
when the people move, always effects what they
desire. The meetings, addresses, marches, and
magnificent torch-light professions which rendered
the recent presidential campaign the most brilliant
and effective which ever stirred the democracy OF
Boston, or Of all Massachusetts, came from the peo-
pie, and were got up and carried out by the people,
independent Of the action Of any standing commit
tee. Committees are powerless unless the i'm
pulse comes from the people. They are not
drill officers to order out the voters on parade
duty at their bidding, but the servants and
agents of the people, to do their will. The
county and ward committees did all that the people,
any portion of them, desired at their hands; and
they earnestly labored to do more. sub-commit-
tee was appointed by the convention of county and
ward committees TO obtain Faneui Hall, and make
the arrangements for public meeting That COM
mftee procured the necessary sgnatures--onc hun
dred names-and applied to the city authorities,
and were informed that they could have Faneuil
Hall on Saturday evening next before the election;
and measures were adopted accordingly for holding
meeting on that evening. Subsequently the COM
mitee were apprised by the Board Of Aldermen
that mistake had been made in assigning the hall
to the democrats for Saturday evening-the Of il
for that evening having been previously granted to
the native American party.
The subcommittee, thus disappointed, took i'm
mediate measures to procure another hall; and a
large hall was obtained in the fremont Temple,
and the of paid for by the committee for hold
ing public meeting on the same Saturday evening
The disappointment in losing Faneuil Hall after it
was understood we were to have it, and the delay in
procuring another place Of meeting, led to misap-
prehension in communicating the notices to the pa
pers. This was Immediately remedied by prepar-
ing large placard notices Of the meeting, which were
posted throughout the city, calling upon the demo-
Gratis, ZONE AND ALL" to rally at the hall in the
Temple. Such notice year ago would have
crowded any public hall in the city. At the hour
of meeting the chairman of the committee of ar
engagements was present, and called the meeting to
order; but the night being very stormy, and the
number in attendance small, the meeting unani-
mously adjourned, TO meet at the polls on Mon
day"
At the same time public calls were made through
the democratic presses upon the respective wards TO
hold meetings separately, in union of several
wards; and if the people did not respond to these
calls, it was not the fault ofthe committee. In short,
the Of this general apathy, which reduced the
democratic party in Suffolk county from 1863 votes
in 1884, to 1919 votes in l845, entirely beyond
the action or inaction of the county and ward com
miees; and to reproach them with il is to reproach
the people.
We take pride and pleasure in adding, that the
democratic press throughout the State never
more efficient, vigorous, and constant in urging the
party to do their whole duty, than this occasion.
Their editorial columns were filed with the ablest
political articles on State and national measures. No
subject Of disunion, and no illusions to local dvis-
ions or United States offices, entered into the can
vass; and the whole force of the democratic press,
among which there is no division whatever, was di-
rectcd with energy and eminent ability to rouse up
the democracy of the city and State to united and
energetic action.
II is only necessary further to state the compare
tive results throughout the State to show the falslty
of the asperson that the State committee Boston
democracy are not chargeable with the falling off Of
the vote. In the three most reliable democratic
counties in the State-viz: Middlesex, BRisToL and
Hampden-the aggregate falling of Of the democrat
ic vote was nearly seven thousand. In Bristol coun-
ty especially, where had right to expect the
most from the favorable influences Of those "causes"
to which the writer in the Union" alludes as oper-
ating adversely elsewhere, there was not only a
failure to elect democratic senator's, and choice of
but democratic to IA wing representatives, but for
the first time in many years the wings had plurali-
ty Of about 300 over the democratic vote; and the
strongest democratic town in that county (Seckonk)
has chosen wing representative In the ninth
congressional district, also embracing all of Bristol
county but two whig towns, where in 1912 the dem
ocrats had majority Of nearly 200 the democrat
ic candidate to fill the vacancy was in minority OF
l,300-a result that cannot be attributed to a
want of popularity in the candidate, who is
in all respects deserving the united support of the
party. Similar painful results Of the general inacton
of the party might be pointed out in every section
of the State; and the final result shows the non-eec.
ton of single democratic senator in the State and
the choice OF but SO out of GAS representatives.
On the other hand, our opponents 1.-THE whigs)
over all others last year, they are in minority OF
upwards Of 1000 this year; and have chosen but
senator's mot enough constutionally to organize
the government) against IL elected by the people
last year, while their popular vote has deprecated
10000 in the same period.
Besides the general decrease of the whole vote Of
all parties which accounts for much of loss, il
also cannot be denied that considerable portion OF
the decrease of the democratic this year is to be
attributed to the drawing off Of democrats to the ma
tive American and abolition parties. The former
cannot again happen, from the present position and
future prospects of the first-named party, and we
confidently rely on the return to of our friends
who have been temporarily misled by that excite
men As to the latter, it requires to be met with
more defined purpose by the democratic party; for
cannot be concealed that in this respect there has
been too much of tendency In prominent men in
our ranks heretofore, when candidates for sfice to
solicit the votes Of the abolition party. The central
committee, who are accused of "doing nothing" in
their State address met this issue fully and distinctly
Other causes might be pointed out for the falling
off of the democratic vote, which had their origin al
much earlier period than the appointment of Uni
ted States officers, and have no direct connexion
with it, but we will pursue the unpleasant topic no
further Our design has been simply to vindicate
the State organization, and the Suffolk committee es
pecially, from the aspersions cast upon their mo-
lives and action through the columns of the Wash
ington "Union," acting under partial and incorrect
statements from an anonymous correspondent
Having done this, the Suffolk ward and county
committees will continue to direct all their energies
and all their most cordial wishes, they heretofore