The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-05
The Democratic "Rock.o-


With its usual fondness for irony and hyper,
bole, the Union declares that "the united and
compact Democratic organization stands
planted like rock!" The Union does no,
say that the crock" which suggests the com
parison rests on narrow apex, and veers
round as smoothly as weathercock; nor does
it explain that Mons. MAILLEFERr's operations
at Hell-gate have shown how easily the hard
est rock may be shattered into a thousand
fragments. Had it entered into particulars
the Union would have spoiled the joke, and
the fine flourish, intended to afford consolation
to it's friends, would be seen to be wholly in
sufficient for the purpose. "a rock" is now
a-days very imperfect type Of fxedness OF
invincibility. The Scorr powder is at least
as good as MAILLEFERT's.
But the Democratic organization is "united
and compact" Of course the Union still
speaks in Pickwickian sense, with the hope
Of correcting things as they are by showngs
how they should be. Our contemporaries ex-
changes daily present heartrending illustrations
of the want Of the precise qualities which it
sarcastically processes to have discovered. Let
US collate few Of. these illustrations, that
lookers-on may appreciate the full import Of
our neighbcr's waggery.
The North has an alliance of Hunkers and
Freesoilers. 1t has all the old leaders of the
Union Democracy, with all the leaders of the
new lights. 1t has Compromise Democrats in
close fellowship with the VAN BuRENs and
the RANrouLs; General PIERCE arm-in-arm
with ATWOOD, the gubernatorial candidate of
the New Hampshire Abolitionists. 1t has staid
party organs which parade the recognition of
the Compromise as proof Of the nationality Of
the platform; and it recognises as its most eff
Glen, advocate the New York Euening Post =,
which is ready to make oath that the platform
is sham, constructed without the tormality Of
farce. and imposing no obligations upon the
consciences of the party. 1t has a little of the
leaven of conservatism, which votes down sec
tional agitation as perilous; and it has huge
mass of Freesolism, pledged to revive anti
slavery agitation So soon as the Presidential
contest shall be over. This, then, is one side
Of our contemporaries precious crock"
The southern side is toerable counterpart,
but with slightly different hues. The Com
promise Democrats make the best show they
can, and point to the platform as to thing
that covers a multitude of sins. They are
staggered just now by the revelations of Gene.
raj PIERcE's domestic views on slavery, and
know not how their party allegiance can sur
vive the explosion. They scarcely wonder at
Mr.. BELsER's enlistment under ScorT, and
are still in doubt whether that can be a good
organization which binds men 10 support the
principles they "loathe." The Southern
Rights men are in infinitely better humor.
They have the assurance of Messrs. FORSYTH
and SoULE that General PrERcE's nomination
was their own work, and they have the ex-
ample Of General QuIrMAN to teach them that
they may despise the platform while they sup
port the candidate. And yet a crack runs
through the Secessionist segment Of the rock"
and gives toothold TO JEFFERSON DAVIS as
with PIERCE.
East and West are more discordan,. The
former views with undisguised suspicion the
rapid strides made by the latter towards the
possession of controlling power, and is anxious,
1t possible, to check the demands it presses
upon the attention of the country The West
wants railroads, and will have land to facili.
tate their construction the East sickens at
proposals levelled at an article of the Demo-
cratic faith, and involving a repetition of what
are regarded by its Democracy as wanton spo-
liations. The West insists upon appropriations
to render more easy and secure the navigation
OF the lakes and water courses on which its
depends; while the East cannot re-
strain the horror with which it views the
unqualified adoption of Wing doctrine by
Weste m Democrats. To add TO the difficulty,
the Eastern Democracy feel that they are
battling for candidate who voted 10 extinquish
the lights that are essential to the navigation
Of their coast.
The Democratic crock" turns out to be,
then, Of the lowest order Of conglomerates II is
medley Of freesoilers, compromisers, and scces-
sionists, pro tariff and anti-tarif men, politi-
clans favorable to internal improvements, and
politicians bitterly against them-thrown into
a mass irregularly and with no regard to rea-
son, and utterly destitute of principle to hold
them together. The Union's Wanted organi-
zation possesses none of the cohesive elements
of "united and compact" bodies it has neither
a common interest nor common principle to
strengthen it, and will inevitably be shivered
To atoms by the shock of next November.
Who CONVECTION OF Nsw YoaK-A call ap-
pears in the New York and Albany papers for a
Wing Convention Of the State of New York for the
nomination Of candidates for electors of President
and Vice President, and for the Offices Of Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor, Canal Commissioner,
and State Prison Inspector to assemble at the city
Of Syracuse on "wednesday, the twenty second day
Of September next.