The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-25
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The annunciation by the Democratic party in
Massachusetts Of acquiesoence IN the ComPro-
misc. and Of a determination TO maintain it,
will be most gratifying intelligence to the great
body of the party in all sections of the Union 1t
il in accord with the movement Of this party
everywhere else, and shows that were never
wrong in maintaining that that great measure Of
peace and harmony contained nothing in it
which violated any of the leading principles
which formed the platform Of the National De-
mocracy since the days of Silas Wright"
Union of august %
We copy the above from the metropolitan
organ of the Democracy. 1t evinces high
satisfaction with the recent proceedings of the
Democratic Convention Of MASSACHUSETTS, and
greater facility at selfdeception than has ever
fallen under our observation, even in the CO
lumns of the Union. We do not charge upon
our contemporary an intention willingly to i'm
pose upon others, but we may be permitted to
marvel that he should so readily impose upon
himself
1t is true that the resolutions Of the Demo
cratic convention that recently met at Worces-
ter approve the measures of the Compromise.
How those resolutions were adopted we have
already shown What the character of the
convention was which passed them we all
know The convention was composed of the
men who elected CHARLES SUMNER, the Abo-
lition candidate, to the Senate of the United
States. They have nominated for Governor
Mr.. boutwell,, the man who placed himself
in the Gubernatorial chair of the State by the
| most infamous and shameless coalition of which
| we have any knowledge. His seat he owes to
corrupt agreement among his followers to d.
vide the offices, State and Federal, between
| the Abolitionists and the Democrats. Mr.
Boutwell, received his part Of the spoils, and
then devoted all his official influence to the con-
summation of the bargain by the election of ar
| Abolitionist to the Senate. The Coalitionists
compose the Democratic majority in the
State. They composed a large majority IL
the convention, and elected one of theil
| own number by an overwhelming vote
| to the presidency of that body. The commit
tee TO draft the resolutions was composed o.
| three Democrats and three Abolitionists or Goa
litionists. The resolution approving the Com
promise was struggled into the series by one Of
| the Old Line Democrats, each of the three Goa
| litionists upon the committee denying that he
| had given it his assent or sanction. Under
| these circumstances, in the midst of an uproar
and riot which precluded the possibility of as
certaining the sense of the meeting with regard
to the resolutions, they were declared to be
adopted, and the meeting dispersed.
And the adoption of this resolution, under
these circumstances, by men who had demon
strated their nationality by electing Mr.. SUM
NER to the Senate, and by renominating
| the Coalitionist Mr.. Boutwell, as their Guber-
Material candidate, is claimed by the Union as
a decisive proof of the ''acquiescence of the
| Democratic party of MASSACHUSETTS in the
| Compromise"
| For such small favors has the Democratic
organ learned to be thankful OF such doubt
| full victories has it learned to boastl Such are
| the slender encouragements upon which it hopes
to effect the reorganization of the National
DEMOCRATIC party Such are the proofs
by which it seeks to demonstrate to the De-
mocracy of the Union that their brethren Of
MASSACHUSETTS are all right on the measures
of Compromise!