Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-03
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

Baltimore convention, embracing, IN Inc form OF a
Report series OF political axioms and propositions,
deliberately and cautiously prepared, with ain intent
operate upon the public mind in fivor of its OBJ
jecs; which Report received the unanimous APP
probation of the Convention.
The Resolutions thus sanctioned clsim more atten-
ton than those of the last Convention of that cha
racter, not only because we have seen what use is
likely to be made of them but because in the present
case the Resolutions were reported and discussed
and adopted in the face Of day, and null assembly,
and not, as in the Convention of 1874, after ma
jority of the Members of the Convention, ignorant
Of the design, had departed for their homes. This
Manifesto is entitled to such consideration as is due
to the deliberate expression, by the representatives
Of one of the great political parties OF our coun-
try, of those sentiments it really ererains and OF
those others which, with view success, the party
deems ii polite to profess.
Had the Convention confined itself to the enun-
citation of abstract propositions, some Of Them mere
truisms, and some others of them such as are COM
mon professedly at least to both parties we should
probably not have troubled our readers with any
remarks of ours upon them But, when applica-
ton of these principles is made to past events, and
particularly to the Administration Of this Govern
during the last three years of Democratic rule
when the course of that Administration is, without
exception, stamped with their appreciation when
solemn pledge is thus given that the Administra-
ton of the next President Should the Democratic
candidate succeedl shall be true copy Of so adj
mirabe pattern and when assent to all this is
confidently claimed the gound of the trust placed
by the authors Of this Manifesto in the intelligence
the patriotism, and the discriminating justice of
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, We cannot, consistently
with our opinion as part Of that People, or with
our duty in the station which we occupy, allow this
Appeal TO 90 forth to the world without thorough
examination of its contents.
We proceed therefore to-
A REVIEW OF THE "PLATFoRM."
AS much more solid as substance is than sha-
dow as much better as fine gold is than failing
bank 9 promises to pay; much are the public
actions and conduct of part7, that has for years
held in country almost conslnt sway, test of its
character and purposes superior all thait has found
it profitable to promise or convenient to profess
its principles" These last may be erroneous or
impossible, or, indeed, only Intended 10 amuse and
deceive :: but It's actions cannot lie its deliberate
measures must be reality its practical admins
traton must offer true Interpretation of what it
means Of what it IS. As, however, it is with the
falling banks-which, the more their paper money
is discredited and sunk in value are forced to issue
the more of it-so is it now with those deceivers
and managers who deude and rule the people by
calling themselves DEMOCRATS the more they have
misgoyerned the country, and made havoc in the con-
stituton and laws, the more do they enrich US with
their professions and instruct us with their doc
trines. Certainly they have shortened the Com
mandmens 10 almost nothing; but they are stretch
ing the Creed into most copious one. Like that
righteous sect Of DID, the Pharsees, they lay heavy
burdens on other mems shoulders, bulift them them
selves with not so much as little finger they bid
others do good, but do not as they say they make
long prayers, while they are devourng widows
houses; they compass sea and land to make one
proselyte, and, when made, he is wckeder than
before most religiousy do they pay 1.-THE Of mint,
and anise and cumin, emitting only the weightier
matters Of the law, judgment mercy, and faith
excellent they to strain at a constitutional pnat
like road or a canal in the United States, while |
they swallow with ease the camel OF a cut through
the foreign sthmus Of Tehuantepec a survey for
harbor on our own Lakes they cannot stomach
but they have no quams about dispaiching an ex-
petition to survey the shore OF the Dead Sea- Very
nice people they about externals and, in word,
Tor Constitution that is to be laid up in sepul-
chre, all rottenness and dead mems bones within,
all whitewashed without, we can imagine no tomb |
more pharasaical than that which the late Under
takers company, styling itself the democratic
National Nominating Convention" have left be-
hind them at Baltimore, under title Of the Plat
form Of the Campaign"
The first sentences Of this Manifesto to the De- |
mocracy are as follows:
Resolued, That the American Democracy place their trust
in the intelligence the PATRIOTISM and The discriminating JUS
tce Of the American people.
ReoiUed That regard this as distinctive feature Of
our political creed which prou 10 maintain before the
world as the great moral element in form Of government
sPngns from and upheld by the popular win and we con-
rast with the creed and practice Of liberalism under what
ever name OF form, which seeks palsy the viii Of the con-
suenb and which conceives inposure too monsrous
for the popular creduliy."
They "Put their trust in he Peoples intelli-
gence, do they! Good men put their trust"