The republic., 1851-11-01
From the Philadelphia Ne,Ds.
The Harmonious Democracy y.

we nave III dS llle OplHlOn OI the eQltOT Ol
the Pennsyloasian, that ''when men hate each
other personally, and differ IN political belief,
union is impossible, and all hope of success
dream and cheat'' This is emphatically the
case with the Locofoco leaders in Pennsylvania;
and, although we were not prepared for 80 broad
and unqualified admission from the PennsyIpa-
man. in the shape of an abstract truth, which,
when applied to its own party, exhibits the utter
hopelessness Of its success next fall it but confirms
in the conviction that the electoral vote of Penn
sylvania will be cast for the Whig candidates for
President and Vice President, and that such re-
suit ia anticipated by the most sagacous leaders of
the Opposition. How could they hope for success
distracted they are, and as they will con-
tinue be, in regard to the Presidential question?
Their success with Bigler but adds new cmbarrass-
mcnts, and increases the bitter feuds which exist
among them. "When men hate each other per-
sonaly, and differ in political belief'' do Bu-
chanan and Frazer, Cameron and Woodward
Forney and Cummings, Campbell and Page, and
Brodhead and Wilmot, call hope of success is
dream and cheat,'' as the Pennsylvanfan truly
remarks. With such discordant materials as lead
ers, who, cordially hating each other as they do,
and bent upon each others destruction they are,
''union 10 impossible and, as consequence, de-
feat inevitable.
What will be the action of the Locofoco State
Convention foretell That it will be
the nQisiest and most boisterous asscmblago ever
held in the State every one anticipates. Imagine
the character of the men of which it will be com
posed, and the feelings of hatred which will ami
mate their conduct towards each other There will
be then exhibition much more interesting to
those who delight to witness pugilistc feats than
any that has been given by Tom Hyer or
Yankee Sullivan. Barnum will be afforded an op-
! portunity to make another spcculat tion almost
equal to that of the Lind If he will but take our
| timely hint, and rent the building in which the
convention will be held, we have no doubt he will
be able to dispose of every seat in the spectators
gallery at the of S 10. There will be the cool
and calculating Cameron, unmindful of ''the noise
and confusion around him, leading off in a we'll
studied exposure of the weak points in the political
character of Pennsylvania's called favorte son.
| There will be Frazer of Lancaster, Hickman oi
Chester, Rrodhead of Northampton. Snodgrass OF
| Westmoreland, Page, Brewster, Phillips, Reed
and others of Philadelphia, Hughes and Frailey OF
Schuylkill, Burnside of Centre, Hale and Burns Of
Miffln, Campbell of Huntingdon, Lowrey of Craw.
ford, Dawson of Fayette, Reilly of Franklin, and o
host of Others all firing red hot shot aganst Janes
Buchanan. If any mans political career was
ever put to the test, and made to undergo a scru-
tnzing search, Pennsylvania favorite son will
nave W paSs tnut OTueal IN the next LOCO
foco State Convention And what, under such
trying circumstances, will be the course of the
mercurial Forney, the pugilstic Van Dyke, the
heroic Black, the nervous Woodward, the chival.
rous Tyler, the prosecuted Campbell, the irritable
Sterigero the cgotistical Porter, the self compla
cent McCandless, the clustering Bowman, and the
other friends of the assaied and abused Buchanan
VIII they remain silent, and not repel the assaults
made upon him? We opine not. We can almos
see Forney stepping forward and leading on
counter assault upon Cameron, followed by his
friend Van Dyke in another experiment of his pu
glistic art upon the gallant war horse of Lancas
ter. The antagonistic factions having commence
pummelling each other, we drop the curtain over
the proceedings of the convention, to reflect for
while how admirably such proceedings are calcu,
lated to harmonize and unite the party, "consoli
dating its strength by complete combination up.
on one faith, and thorough agreement upon
broad and eternal principles!"
! This is no fancy sketch. II will be more than
realized. II the proceedings will be less belige-
rent, then the signs of the times are deceptive LET
then, our Wing friends take courage. There are
no such irreconcilable differences among them
They can and they will unite in support of the
didate nominated; and when they united they
can give the electoral vote OF the State TO any one
! of those now named in conncxion with the nomna-
ton. "But arc beaten now, and cannot re-
gain what have lost, to succeed next fall, "
says Whig less proverbial for his activity before
than his croaking after the election. Admit il,
and what does that provel We defeated in 1899
and yet gave the electoral vote Of the State to