The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-10

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inquistorial powers"
Somewhat rough language this, to be applied
by one section of the Church Democratic To an
other section; and yet it strikes us as in the
main consonant with the merciess drubbing
which the Harrisburg (Pa.) Keystone admins
tiers to MIR. BUCHANAN IN the article copied into
this journal yesterday. To read the resolutions
without knowing any thing of their origin, one
might suppose that they emanated from some dark
spotin Europe, and were eveled at the monslros-
tiles of European absolulism; so emphatically do
they denounce "flagrant usurpations of power"
"trampings under foot' of established rights
and usages, irresponsible committees" in
qulsltoral powers" and all manner Of political
inquity, ordinarily supposed to belong to other
countries instead Of the ocalled Democratic
party of the United States. The thirty three
protesting delegates have, however, the advan-
tage ofhaving been behind the scenes, and see
ing how the wires are worked; and we are
willing in such a case to receive them as COM
petent witnesses, to be heard from again when
the BUCHANAN fight fairly commences. They
are too obstreperops and plan-spoken to be lost
sight Of in these days of degenerate Democracy.
At New Orleans the harmony is much akin
TO that which prevails elsewhere. A little
time ago, the Jackson Association pronounced
in favor of DOUGLAS as the fttest representa-
tive of the warm blood Of Democracy, and in
effect stamped the seal of uselessness on the
cold fogies" Of the party. The CAss men,
although in minority as in most other places,
refused to submit quietly to the snubbing, and
Jeffersonian club-iormed to give shelter to
the malcontents-ha appeared with an address
in favor of the Senator from Michigan. One
Of the reasons adduced by the Jeffersonans in
support of their candidate, is that Mr.. CLAY
has declared his preference of Mr. CAss over
every other mana Misrepresentation SO widely
known, and so universally laughed at, that we
may presume the authors OF the address were
pretty closely pushed for weapons to parry the
blows applied by their more energetic adverse
ries. Looking at the course pursued in Penn
sylvania and Louisiana, it would really seem
that Mr.. CAss's friends have resolved to make
him the marplot of the approaching contest.
The Irish Democrats, we see, are leaving
Mr.. CAss. The New York Truth Teller, a
journal representing the views of the Irish citi-
zens of the Democratic creed, and hitherto
thorough-going CAss organ, remarks:
ain 1915 Mr. Cass was the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party, was decidedly and deservedly most
poDui,r wit he adoDted cit iaII
the Irish. The popularity and excitement conse-
quent his first nomination. will not, we fear,
attach to the second. Besides, the recent grounds
taken by General Cass on the question of inter
vention will not, we fear, do him much good in
the country"
The Senator must begin to discover that his
great effort on the Intervention subject-design-
ed to be the hobby which should bear him in
to power-was indeed "a great blunder."
With the BUCHANAN men, the DOUGLAS men.
and. lastly, the Irish vote against him, his
chances of nomination are reduced to slim di-
mansions.
General BUTLER, too, is experiencing the
difficulty of rendering contrarieties cohesive.
The .uississippian pledges to him the Southern
Rights vote; but, on the other hand, the New
York Erening Post demands 10 be released
from the compact, and to have liberty to write
down the author of the BLAIR and BREcKEN-
RIDGE epistle. The Post discourses in this
strain:
at is bad omen, on going into battle, to betray
a consciousness Of weakness and an expectation of
defeat. General Butler not a strong candi-
date at the North, and this letter implies that be ia
distrusted by the South. One who perceives that
he lie thus situated, might we'll have spared himself
any further troublein the matter 1t is hard to coax
back the public confidence when it has once de-
parted. Yet, with view of doing this, General
Butler goes considerably beyond declaration of
his own opinions on the Compromise question, and
adds that he approves Of the resolutions of the Dem.
ocratic Convention in Kentucky, making attach.
ment to the Fugitive Slave law test of political or
thodoxy, and condition Of political fellowship. II
has been observed by shrewd politicians that the
greater the anxiety shown by public TO re-
the confidence OF any class, the less is gene
rally his chance Of success.
While, therefore, we find the opinions Of Cen
eral Butler, proclaimed by him in this letter to
be precisely those he known TO entertain so
that in this respect il communicates no new in
formation, we cannot congratulate him on the skill
with which he is playing his game for the Pre.i
dency. II seems TO that he has taken the advice
Of those who are friendly to another candidate"
General BUTLER has, then, maued the VAN
buren, and JEFFERSON DAVIS alliance. so far
as a letter could have that effect; and we may
therefore expect that some new manifestation
will be needed to complete the bargain which
the Freesolers and Secessionisls have desired
to form. Messrs. BLAIR and VAN buren, are
much too astute as fishermen to be misled by
the semblance of a nbble. Having waded
knee-deep in search Of prize, we may rest
assured that something will be brought up in
due season. They ought not to lose much fur
ther time. however, as plain men begin to think
that the party possess "a pretty kettle of fish"
already.
Cotton.
The America brings advice of a small ad-
vance in the price of cotton, due, as the trade
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