Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-01-08

for the purpose of harmonizing and effecting a
concert OF action in the party. We think the
lenses used In speaking of this slavery aglta-
ton, so far as 1t effects the democratic party,
are applied with peculiar propretY. these
questions with us are things of the past. The
democratic presses and masses of the state, so
far as we have observed, tremendously agree
TO go into the next presidential election upon
the old basis OF the party,-the Baltimore plat
form. What more can be askedt This seems
to us sufficient, and we can discover no neces-
slty for any new confession of faith. 1t does,
then, seem TO us that convention for the pur-
pose OF taking action upon these 'spast excit-
ing questions might bring forth as fruit, dis
cord, instead of harmony. Our congressional
caucus has, we think wisely, recently declined
renewal of the very sort of discussion which
would come up in the proposed convention.--
For our part, we are quite satisfied to 60 into
the next presidential election upon the old basis
of the party. We have no fears that the ma
tional convention will not readopt that basis
and nominate candidate who can command
the universal suffrages of his party. Were
the election to be next week, 1t is our firm
opinion that either of the persons who have
been prominently spoken of as prospective can
didates, would sweep the state by ten thsusand.
In this belief we should regret to see any
movement that might possibly result in the
lessening of such majority, by disalfecting
any persons who now stand ready to vote for
either Douglass, Cass, Butler, Buchanan,
Houston, or any prominent democrat of their
stamp. Another purpose of the proposed con-
vention is the election of delegates TO the ma
tional convention. According TO custom the
legislature nominate two delegates at large
Each congressional district will be entitled to
delegate, (under the new distrcting of the
state,) and it would seem TO belong to the dis
trlct to make its own nomination. Under eX
listing circumstances, (as our county nominal
tons are net made until after the Baltimore
convention it seems 10 us the province of the
county committees to arrange the conventions
for the nomination of delegates. And these
conventions, it seems TO US, will be efficient in
accomplishing all the good results which are
anticipated from state convention. We have
thus taken the occasion TO give a frank ex-
preston 10 our own opinion, and that of prom
inent democrats, upon this important matter
This is the light in which at present we view
this subject, and we hope our friends in Mon
roe will not include US in the number of SIN
terested politicians" spoken of in the last re-
solve, unless they do us the Justice to believe
our interest TO be identical with that of our par
ty in the state and nation.
The Legislature will soon come together,
quite fresh from the people in fact, if not by
election. The democratic members will, no
doubt, look carefully to all these matters, and
act with cautions deliberations, and with an
eye to the wishes and interests of the party at
large"
Since writing the above, we have received
the proceedings of a meeting held at Belfast,
were passed. More than a hundred were pres
ent, and everything is said to have passed off
with the utmost harmony and enthusiasm.