Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-08-03
DEmoCRATic PARTY AND IT'S
NOMINEES.

Never have The Democracy entered a political
campaign under more favorable auspices than
the;present. Never has success appeared 10 force
itself epon US as il does now. Never has Ale,
the Gca ofDiscord. so completely withdrawnhi n.
sell frotn our counsels, or sat with such supreme
greatness in the consultations Of our opponents.
Peece and harmony ~pervades the entire party
SUCCESS and victory are waiting TO crown The Ell
forts Of patriotism, and drawn forever the sinister
beings of agitation and fanaticism. Strange as
it gay appear TO see a party of such magnitude
as the Democracy present an unbroken front TO
anienemY, almost as greatiH numericass'rength,
bu, a dwarf when compared TO cur unity-it Is
nevertheless true. No petty difficulties harass
ana de- ide us no sectional differences disturb
ou5 organization; no ersonalanimosities destroy
our harmony, but strong in our might and
strengthened with The business Of our cause, we
arc a4.an undivided family pressing on to the
victory which we have but 10 grasp at to obtain
Truly the Democracy are i'll a healthy condi-
tic5n. Sound in body, limb, and spirit, too. No
ADDITION cores ahict them no reckless spend
thrrin sprains lame them no dead carcass OF
National Bank hangs around their uecks like a
milestone, dragging them to destruction; no
8 DauStguS OdBhAuPL ~" SAHHS
and 10 Galpbin plumbers swamp them in boys of
dismal darkness; but pure as the u~ntainted air,
they enier the CO ntest with all the prerequisites
of;success.
Democrats, is ii not gratifying TO think of the
present condition Of your party She stands
this 81 day of August, 1852. just where she stood
il: I7g9-wiIh The immortal Jefferson, the foun-
der Of our faith and the exPounder of our doc
trine at her head-uncianged and interchangeable.
Storm after storm of political intrigue have been
hurled against her wave after wave of The ebul-
Iitions OF designing dcmagogues and misled men
threatening to sweep her away, but they have
+ failed. They only washed her base OF the filth
that had gathered there. Every effort which has
been made to destroy her, has only increased her
strength. She is like the pine Of Clad Alpine
. .'Moorsd in the ri(trd rock,
She is proof TO the tempest shock-
The Il mer she roots it the raider ii blows"
Advocating her time hOHored principles and
bending her energies for the public veal, she is
foremost in any great National question which
size considers polite, while she is the same un.
firing, waichful- sentinel that gives the alarm
when danger approaches. She is firm in advo.
c6ring the right, and no less intrepid and fear
less in rescnting the wrong.
L az uOIIIISGS VI lLlS niAillIp bhO NN'S
Convention are men of sterling worth, patriots
aud democrats, in whom there is no guile nor
shadow of turning. The lifetime Of both is a
store house of good and noble deeds, which rank
them high among the worthies-JeGferson Jack
SOD, Woodbury., James X. Polk, and thousands
Of others. In Gen. Pierce is combined all the
qualities which are essentially necessary to pro-
pcrly administer the government. He is eau
tious, yet determined; fearless, yet discreet;
wise, yet not egotisticaI, but modest and retir-
iug-the lover Of private and domestic life, but
still the obedient citizen, ready when called up.
on 10 serve his country in her Legislative halls,
o, march forth 10 defend her rights or revenge
her wrongs upon the battlefield. lie is in every
essential point a modern Scion, dragged from
private life, into the arena of conflict, TO queIl the
.fschrands of disco:d and slife the strife between
those who should be brethren.
-IIs was among the first in the halls Of Con.
gress to raise his voice aud exert his powers to
stay The tide Of Abolition petitions that poured in.
to the lower house In a PortentOus flood, marring
the harmony of Congress, and creating the first
sectional feeling which ever h"rnoj in the breasts
OF the people of this Union. His speech in reply
to Mr. Slade, OF Vermont, is a masterpiece. He
dissccted the question-siowcd abOlitionism up
in its true light-deincd the powers of the Fed
eral observation-disclosures the rights Of the
States, and demonstrated clearly that abolition
was but another name for disunion. His per-
sonal character is above reproach, and he pos.
sessc5 10 an eminent degree all the finer feelings,
which makes hita the idol OF the social circle
He enjoyed to an unlimited cxtentthe confidence
OF the lamented Calhoun, and possessed the en-
tire friendship of the illnstrious Polk. Nor was
this confidence and friendship sought after by
Mr.. Pierce, they were the free generous offer
ings Of men who could appreciate transformations
merit, and who loved to associate with charac-
ters, pure and unspotted as their own. Such is
the man the Democracy Of the nation are called
upon TO support. II is needless TO ask, will they
do il? We already see manifestations which
cannot be misunderstood. All are satisfied with
Gen, Pierce.
Can any thing we may write or say cause one
Democrat to place a higher estimation upon the
candidate for the Vice Presidency than h ealrea-
dy has? Can ought we do call forth a louder
response than you have given this nomination?
No we feel confident that ;here is not a Demo.
crat from away down cast TO The land Of I" ever.
gladcs and orange Iossoms'-from the black
diamnnd mines OF the Keystone TO the plantations
of gold in California-who will not cry, 9 there
is more SO ft-there is none like him" If the
word virtue comprises. every thing that is noble,
WIN II. KING is such, for he possesses all The
Virtues. If experience is the master teacher,
who las had more ;han him. Occupying a high
posi'i9n in the U. S. Senate for the last quarter
ola century, he has been called to Gil the Vice
Presidents chair upon almost every occasion
when circumstances have vacated ii. He has
been The steadfast friend of all the measures of
the party, and the answering advocate of The
principles which made the ADMINISTRATIONS of
jackson and Polk glorious and beneficial to the
country. The Democratic Convention has been
peeuliariy fortunate in lis selection of Mr.. King,
and seldom indeed have two men been presented