Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-03-18

ocFalic meeling! Ana are we all Demo
Gratis! That's the question. Ii we ART
all democrats then of course we al
want Democratic President; and wt
ough. TO fix ourselves on that point, ant
not to be looking round for any Other
nails 10 hang our hats on. Therefore
| move that we instruct our Delegate Il
Baltimore TO vote for a candidate fol
President that is s,aunch Democrat
and in favor of all sound Democrati,
| principles. ssR Icy BEER
! Chairlnan--Are you ready for tina
question! Ii that is your minis, gen.
tlemen, please .
Solomon Jones-Mr. rn..~-man,
oppose that motion, and before it's put,
Iwant to 49,, low what is sound Democrat
ic PRINCIPLES. want to know il Aboli,,
iion is one of 'em' ass..s t..Ez. r..
Bill Johnson--And | want to know if
slavery is one of 'em. a
Sargent Joel---And want to know if
Russia's ,ramplin down Hungary is one
Of 'em! -..s,-..... I,
Johnson--And want to know if Gu
ba is one Of 'em. as
Deacon Snow-Mr. Chairman, as
there seems TO be some confusion and
misunderstanding about Democratic prin.
ciples, and there don't seem TO be much
chance of doing anything till these mat
ters are settled, move that Squire Dow
ming. our venerable chairman, shall make
plain statement to this meeting of all
the sound democratic principles; and
then we shall have something to 90 by.
This was seconded all round, and
Uncle Joshua. coloring llule, laid his
specs OH the desk. and got up out of his
chair. h So
Chairman--Genilemen and Demo-
Gratis: As for the Democratic principle,
| view il as very important we should
have fair understanding of it, for it 10
the vital principle of the party, and with,
out il we can't hold together. In the
old Ginerai's time, if my memory serves
me right, we had three principles TO go
by: one was the Bank. and one was the
Tariff. and 'totller was Internal Improve.
meEts. That is 10 say, them was the
principles we had to fight agin. Them
was the Wing principles; and tie Demo.
cratic principle was 10 fight agin the
three Wing principles. And as long as
we stuck 20 that we beat, and got the
offices. But the science of politics has
advanced good deal in these latter
years. since the Generals's time, and so
many new principles are crowded in.
helter skelter, tha, we get kind of coniu-
sed and mixed up. | don't think they
do any good. Some of these new prin-
ciples, instead of holding us together.
seem pretty likely 10 blow Us apart like
gunpowder. But the good old Jackson
principles work 'tother way; they hold
us together like way, and give us tlie Of
fees. Therefore think we may safely
say we 60 agin the Bank, we go agin the
Tariff, and we go agin Internal Improve
ments. And lihink our Delegate TO Bal
timore should be instructed TO stand on
that platform. 81
a Bill Johnsm--I move that We amend
that platform. by adding that We go agin
slavery. a8l H5lza uf
Solomon Jones--I move Mr.. Cheer
man, that we amend i, by adding, that
we go agin Abolition. ~ st
Sargent JOEL move tha; we amend
IL by adding that we GO agin Russia.
Cllairman--Shail we pul the question
on The platform with the three amend
menis added TO il. II f4sH 8
Deacon Snow-Mr. Chairman. if these
amendments are added, think there is
a number of other amendments that
ought to be added besides, particularly
the neutrality doctrines of Washington.
Therefore move that we adjourn this
meeting for one week, and that the whole
subject be referred to committee to be
appointed by the Chairman, and that
they report TO the next meeting a Demo.
cratic platform containing all the sound
simon pure Democratic principles.
Deacon Shows motion was put and
carried. and the Convention adjourned. !
NorE, from Major Jack Do,oaiag 10
1r. Gales g. Seaton.-My dear old
friends. I've eorreciifed the minutes of
Secretary Stiles, and send it to you
to publish, to let our DeiAocratic
brethren all over the country know that
we have made rally here to try to save
the party. (Which you know we thought
awhile ago was dead, and SO fur we've
met with very encouraging success.
z3a MAJOR JACK DOWNING.