The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-25

article, taking sides very strongly WIN uo oo1
iuonist section of the convention II is as asiute
a specimen of special pleading az any gentleman
II tho long robe could draw up, and it would not
astonish US if spiritu al rapper' should speh
out hat the nominee under the Patrol rooi
the day il was put in type. An extract or two VIII
give its tenor
.But IL .eems 10 us that that (the coalition) 10
not the question at issue among our friends IN this
case. The only question ls, was II hecesSar P'o
per or important, as matter either OF Po',|y %
principle that the Stale Convention shouid take
action unon the subject? We answer this question
in the negative fhc convention was composed
both of men, and the representatives OF h'en, wuo
have favored and who have opposed the coaii'ion'
|, was held TO nominate candidates on ~hoh no
ro,Ition was ever proposed to be formed aud 10
act upon subjects with which the coalition mas noun
ing to do No action in regard to the coalitloh mao
ever before been had in state CohVen'ion' anu
those who are supposed to favor a coalition dld not
propose or desire any action in favor OF II, Out on
the contrary pledged themselves TO oppose any &c
ton in favor OF il Such being the case, tho con,
venton proc eedcd 10 nominate Its Candidates anu
to proclaim the principles upon which they desire
to stand.
".When this was done those opposed to this de-
cison organized separate convention, anu, a,I s
appointing a State Committee, adjourned with the
avowed intention of calling new convention 10
nominate other candidates.
..we think this was hasty and Ill Judged
form WAS in itself sufficient condemnation OF the
coalition as il seems to U.S. certainly IT would nave
been so considered anywhere else At any rate
when that was done, all was done that could he
reasonably expected or asked OF those who nave
hereof,re favored a coalition. And why should any
one ask action in condemnation OF what had thus
been condemned by strong implication, ana what
no one there proposed? When men calling them
selves Democrats voted to adopt the National De-
mocratic platform and to support the Democratic
candidates, why should they be required 10 dis-
ayow an intention to do acts IN Vio'auon oil mat
pledge? A refusal TO do 30 raises no presumption
against the sincerity OF their pledge; refusal to
condemn a coalition under the clrcumst stances DE
scrbed implies no disposition to favor 1t. II
man refuses to pledge his word that ne VIII not
commit crime, that affords no ground to suppose
he " i'll commit the crime. And since, therefore,
there necessity or good reason for adopting
the resolution in question, 1t seems to US mat the
refusal TO adoptit was entirely correct and proper
I, will be time enough to meet the question OF
coalition when it is proposed TO form one; and he
proper place meet it is where II is proposed to
be formed and before the men who propose to
form it,
Now to read this very candid article, one at a
Distance would verify suppose that two hundred OF
the Old best tried Democrats OF Massachusetts, had
abandoned regular annual meeting OF their
party, aud organized a new meeting, from qucs.
ton Of the most insignificant character and having
no practical Importance; that some mere matter Of
form had been introduced, in regard to which tho
minority had been rudey tenacious. The Patriot
thinks that the subject OF coalition would have
been more proper at tho time and place when it
was to be practced! Innoccn! simplicity! cour.
teous candor! No Democrat in New England
is or was ignorant that the vote Of Mr.. Bradford d
resolution, deuouncing the coalition OF his party
with the Aboi,ioniss, tpas test uote by ,chich the
policy of those oo parties ,oas TO be regulated during
The coming Everybody knows that the re-
suit ol the action of that convention, unless de-
fea ted by the overpowering strength of the Wbiga,
will be to repeat the Of the previous coali-
tion and that these can result but in the same
event the election OF Mr.. Bishop, who a
Frecsoiler in 1913, whatever he may be now, as
Governor of Massachusetts,, and John G Palfrey
az a Senator in Congress in Mr.. John Davis >
place. ready to second Mr.. Charles Summers
| tom to repeal the Fug itire Siarc laW'
"We wish Virg MIA and Maryland Demo-
cratic friends to look this matter directly in the
face II General Pierce sanctions by his approval
the Massachusetts coalition, (and such facts as
we have given indicate virtual approval of it,
we wish our southern brcthern to know it. TIE
JVhigs of Nfassachusetts intend to keep the faith
theu haze pledged, and as far ns we know, there
il TO Wing press citizen who now Id dis
posed to agiae the eubject OF abolition. With
| them, the madness, fanatcism, and reasonable
! designs of those men now ready to enter into
| a coalition with the Democratic leaders, have
| forever obliged any former disposition to seek
mod flea tons and changes to render it less Oh
| ectjonahe 10 their fears and feelings 10 be swal
lowed up in the certainty Of bloodshed, civil
and disruption Of the Union under its agitation.
At the same time they cannot ait by and see false
pretences Of approving and abiding by The Com.
promise 20 be set forth in words, and sent to the
South to induce them to think that all is peace If
the Democracy prevail, when all men OF all parties
at home know perfectly well that a coalition is in
progress which, if successful, ia to throw into the
ST. nate and the House o! Representatives. of the
United States set Of men who will Rave been ha II
| elccc ed by avowed Aboti"n5t7 and the other half
o! whose election process has resulted from self
| culled Democrats, who accept gladly such aid.
awe say, and we ask our southern neighbors to
examine for themselves, and in the coumns Of the
two papers named they will fad the means Of
Judging, that while the Democracy of Massachu-
setts passes resolutions in favor OF the Compromise,
il will exert its entire power TO send men 10 the
General Legislature to agitac slavery, and that
the home organ OF General Pierce, with that full
knowledge Of the matter that everybody here hss,
approves and sanctions the scheme!"