The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-10


and fortunes. Notc the tables are materially turned
and many friend has deserted the 'grea statesman
the " embodiment of whgery itself Nop there is
rebellion in the wing ranks; and many wing who cried
him up the skies, is prepared to pitch him overheard
and take up military chefian, whom they once re-
garded ''worse than war, pesence and famine"
For our own part we may profit by the lesson which
the events of 1874 may teach u.s. The wings then
confident OF success They acted il they held the
fates themselves in their own hands They considered
the grea Harry of the West" so strong and so in
vincibe, that he was almost hailed as the President
elect and only wanting the forms of the consttu
ton TO invest him with the executive power All their
movements all their conventions, all their meetings.
all their pressesthe whole tone of their party expressed
the most perfect confidence In his They
ndlouled the republicans for making effort to resist
him. They secuted down ali opposition In doggere
rhymes they ridiculed James X Polk as "a used. up
man." Things indeed looked gloomy for us; but was
the very danger were in which saved the democrats
Upon the very brink of the abyss, we stood in the
Baltimore convention of May 81 1914, we impress
ed with the necessity OF making aordnary effort
screen US from destruction Wesaw how important it was
heal up differences put forth our whole strength
to exert every snew and to call all hands quarters
save the ship. "Union, harmony, concesson-every
thing for the nothing for men, became watch
words and in spite of wing EMULATION and wing rdicue,
we all went to work. and saved the country from the
misrule of the wing paryfrom the mischefs of those
principles which their wing convention at Baltimore put
forth on the ls of May 1914, the shbboeth of their
ath"a well-regulated national currency, (das great
national bank tariff of revenue to deray the necessa
ry expenses of the government, and discriminating with
special reference to the protection of the domestic labor
of the country alias high protective tariff the distr
button of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands
&C., Sc We defeated all these schemes with their dis
tngushed champion in spite OF the humbugs with which
they attempted to cheat the people Yet required
great effort part TO effect deverance but that
effort made, and glorious triumph and brilliant
administration has crowned our success.
The wheel has rolled round; and again the season of
conventions is at hand. A few days hence we again
meet at Baltimore to select our champion and organize
our ranks The present condition of our party again de-
mands reunion OF our forces; the spirit of char.
mony union, and concession, which was necessary to
save in 1914. The wings though oft defeated are
not yet subdued. "The snake though scotched is not
killed, and will close again" The wings talk of cast.
ing Mr. Clay asde because he is moi sufficiently avail
ableforgeting all their sangune calculations on his
power, and all the ardent devotion which bound them
to him in 1914. They talk of taking up military
chieain, because they calculating upon the magic
of his military fame. Suppose them prepared to submit
to his dictaton-suppose them nominating him next
month Philadelphia, because he declares that he will
oppose any other nomination they might select even
though it be the "Great Embodiment" hmself-what
then Suppose them equally sanguine about him as
they in 1874 about Mr.. Cay-suppose too another
thing, that the only danger which threatens our ranks
should deprive of the active services of one wing of
our army-what then! We hold that our cause in lsis
will rally every true heart to the rescue as it did in
1874; and that the very difficulties which we have to
meet-he very sanguine hopes which many of the
wings building upon the availability of General Tay
orare calculated to up every democrat to the
test. Our situation would not be critical as it was
four years ago. Our confidence in strength is
greater The wings cannot be sangune and exult-
ing as they were in 1914 We willing to meet them
at every point. But must not deceive ourselves
Suppose they take him whom they may believe to be
their strongest man. II true to cause, (and
who believes that the great body of party will no,
prove faithful TO their prncpesfathiuI to themselves y
must succeed. The stronger the champion whom
they may take up, the stronger efforts will be-
We will not say, said in 1910, "we have beat
this man before--we may now fold our arms and do
nothing" But we must say said in ls4i, "let us
put forth whole strength and the party All that
we want is to meet in Baltimore the 22d in the same
spirit which friends carried with them Jour years ago
Let them carry that meeting the conciiaory feel
ing, the same energy of exertion-and we shall have
both of these qualities, except perhaps in one quarter
and if we do with the cooperation at that
point which most anxously desire, must do with
ont it. The indomabe democracy must stand together
call out all their strength and carry the victory again. in
spite of the Boosting wings
II is amusing however to look back at their braggngs
and exultations in s44 They cannot be confident
no,o than they then. They were sanguine with
Mr. Clay as their champion at that time They cannot be
more confident under him under any other leader than
they were in May 1884, when the democratic conven-
ton assembled to organize their forces for glorious vic
tory.
The great hg convention of May l. 1874, Hon Anbros,
Spencer, Of Ne,c York, in the chair.
Mr. Spencer and addressed the convention express
ing his sense honor that had been conferred upon him
and reviewed the state of parties in the country.
Mr. Legr of Virginia, then and made address
he convention which he stated that the voice of the
whe party of the country decidedly in favor of
ce ain individual for the presidency that it would be
necessary TO 20 through the al forms of nomination.
He then offered a resolution declaring