The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-03
DOUBLE SH E EFT
THE DEMOCRATS AT BALTIMORE.
Proceedings Of the National Convention.
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EXCITING STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Several Compromise Resolutions
offered and Tabled.
Spirited Debate Relative to the
Party Platform,
&C., &c., &C.,
BY MAIL.
Our Baltimore correspondence.


Our Baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE, june /. 1852.
Ht Melting Of the Democratic Convention The Prospect
The Divisions and Sub Divisions Of the Party.
The Democratic National Convention assembled to-
day in the hall Of the Maryland Institute under salute
of heavy artillery For three days including Sunday
(here Sundays in revolutionary times), there
had been mode Of caucusing among the several decga
tons at the hotels and counting Of and arranging
ofcommttee men, and debating among the cliques and
betting and bidding upon the Presidential candid stcs
The noise and confusion have been utterly without pre-
cedent, and utterly incxplcable The Compromise mea
of 1850 having thrown the old organization of the
party into wreck and disorder nothing better could be
pected in the gathering together Of the various fragments
factions than disorder confusion and embarra
unprecedented in the history of the untcrried demo-
cracy" They may be considered however. assembling
under the following divisions and divisions of sections
and factions
1.-The old bunker democracy or old fogics of the
North in support Of all the old and principles
of the party, including all the Compromise
2-The barnburners, little fshy upon several ques
tions, and especially upon the Fugitive Slave law, if
pushed too close to the wall.
3-Young America opposed to old men old fogies old
principles and i'll favor Of new men young foges.
measures. and principles. including the great
of the extension of the the republic every
direction and the great principle of Intervention in every
quarter Of the world wherever the liberty may
demand it. The mass Of this branch Of the democracy
Northwest.
THE old bunker or old fosy democracy of the South
from Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, &c.
6.-The secessionists or Southern rights party, of
Georgia, Alabama, Florida Mississippi. &c.
6.-The Southern Union party of the slave States.
These again may be subdvided into high tariff, low
tariff and no tariff men-river and harbor improvement
men, and opposed to the River and Harbor b and
again subdivided into Cass men, Buchanan men, Marcy
men. Douglas &c.-the Bourbons and the revolu-
tonists-those for restoration those for reconstruction
and those fol destruction at all hazards.
The work of harmonizing all these elements is job Of
magnitude Pima acie, it appears to be impossible
But 1t will be done There is nothing scarcely, impossible
with the cohesive power of the public plundcrn Mag
nifed to fifty millions year. it is bond Of union add
harmony strong enough to suspend even active
vouton Its power is just equal to four times the
Of fifty millions of dollars. Who rcsst-what
what faction resist power like this The demo-
crazy united for the purpose of dividing the spo
and the wings will unite to hold them fast.
Prominent in the convention. to-day. such men
as Henry A. Wise, of Virginia; Preston King of New
York; Yuec,. Of Florida; Kaneul, of Massachusetts,
Thompson, of Missouri and Montgomery Blair, of Mis-
souri,, all cheek by jowl in the common cause.
Mr.. Hallett Of Massachusetts, announced the party
motto to be the union of the democracy throughout
the Union for the preservation of the Union - but the
old motto Of Coy Marcy is more to the purpose to the
victors belong the spols"
The appointment Of Romulus NJ Saunders Of North
Carolina late Minister to Spain is said to be buchanan
movement Saunders at all events, Is the man who in
conjunction with Robert j. Walker in Al succeeded
throwing Van Buren, overheard and in nominating Mr.
Polk
tremendous outside pressure is operating in favor
Douglas. The impression gains ground among the dele
gates that he will be the nominee in spite of all that
be done to prevent it, variety Of operating
in favor Of Douglas Stenhip for Douglas and
some Of them are here e Cuba men, in and out Of the
convention all for Douglas because they know he will
not stick upon rifes, like Mr. Fillmore, when the liberia
ton Of Cuba is at stake large proportion Of extreme
Southern for Douglas under idea above
all other reasons and Young America is him, because
he is of then with them if necessary to the
liberation Of Hungary by invasion OF Russia and
Austria.
The Buchanan men will fight hard. Failing upon Old
Buck, they may possibly make something out OF Marcy;
but from the shape and complexion of things to day
traornary may SEEM the chances in favor Of
Douglas This is truly great and glorious country