The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-17
From The independent a. ~ Democrat.
THE BALTIMORE NOMINATION.

The nomination of General Pierce was
brought about by the tact of the delegates
from the slavehOlding States-the members
from Virginia Mississippi, and Alabama tl-
king the lead. The mission OF General Pillow
and Others and the letters of Captain Scott,
We're a part and parcel Of the plan Lewis
Cass hardly thought while replying to his
Virginia catechizer, that he was carrying ont
the design Of the knowing ones, who had
marked him out to be let down so suddenly
as to break his neck in the fall Mr.. Buchanan
very naturally got the almost undivided vote OF
the South until it was clearly manifest that
Cass, Douglas, and Marcy, were thoroughly
killed off. The nomination of Pierce was then
effected without opposition, the South needing
no public pledges OF his entire devotion to their
views and interests
That the Convention was solely under the
control of the pr0slavcry politicians is seen as
clear as day Robert Rantoul, jun. than whom
n truer Democrat never trod the soil of New
England, and who was duly and regularly
chosen the delegate from the second Congies-
sional district OF Massachusetts, was excluded
from the Convention for no other reason than
that he boldly opposes the Fugitive Slave Law,
as anti-dcmOcratic and unconstitutional True,
he represents the views of fye-sixth of the De-
mOcracy of his district but the voice of free
constituency must not be listened TO by n Con-
yentlon brought together To nominate candi-
date for the Presidency who in the language
Of one ot il members must be sOlcmnly pledg-
ed 10 UetO repeal or modification of the Fug-
tive Law, unless, indeed. such modification should
prone necessary 10 ats more c6ectudi execution,
AND BIZ GENERALLY DEMANDED BY TIE SoUTII
ITSELF
We revere Democracy wherever il exists in
spirit and in truth, aud watches over. with
equal and impartial care the interests and
rights of every portion of the community But
we cannot too deeply detcst, and too earnestly
oppose. II political organization which, adopt
ing the name Of Democracy, does the utmost
violence to its principles and practical teach.
ings. OF this stamp was the Democracy OF
the Baltimore Convention, which could nomi.
nate no candidate Tor the Chief Magistracy OF
the Union, unless upon u platform embodying
principles better adapted TO tho Government
of Austria and Russia than that of great
Republic
From The Northern C,h.cn (Ncw York;
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
The telegraph announces that at the Demo
CIatlC NOHNtHtlbn Hclu W DdltiHioTt llSt WEEK
Gen Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire wa
nominated for President and William X. King
of Alabama, for Vice President
Up to the present writing, however WI
have not received full and reliable report o
the dongs of that assemblage Yet the mag
which has been set up for the people to wor
ship cannot receive our homage We thanh
God that we are not yet patriotic enough Il
bow down before it An idol having such
large proportion Of dough in ts composition i
10 repnlslye To our nature, that il cannot re
cciye our alteration, though in Withholding i
We may not find place with the multitude
We may, indeed, be with glorious minority
but this Circumstance shall not cause us to de
yiate from the line indicated by principle anC
duty
In our first article after assuming the editor
ship Of the Cih:en, occurs the following sen
tence The paper will be Democratic and i
is hoped in the best and highest sense Of the
term This was not penned at random, bu
was intended TO designate landmark by which
we should ever be guided, It was designed +,
set forth principle which no political conyen
ton can ever cause us 10 surrender