The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-31

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The vIrginIa Democracy and the New York Times
The New York Times, in speaking Of the action Of the
recent democratic convention Of Virginia, says that the
Virginia democracy select their delegates The Baltimore
Convention with instructions to vote for the most avail
able candidate, and then lay down separately the prn
cples which that candidate shall be supported This
statement canno, be justified by the facts and il carries
with il an unfounded and offensive imputation. The
Virginia democracy has taken such inconsistent
ton, and il has followed such evasive and shung
policy that ascrbed 10 il by the Times The late con-
venion adopted certain resolutions in the Of the
democratic party which il represented II then declared
that the delegates 10 be sent 10 the Baltimore Convention
ough, vote for the strongest candidate chose principles
to conform most suiay TO he cardinal ensts
Of Tie democratic republican party" There is whig
evasion and double deang in that course. II is clear,
honest, and consistent The Virginia delegates to the
Baltimore Convention not, therefore, instructed as
the Times would have The country believe. 10 cast their
for the available candidate, without reference
10 his principles They distinctly instructed to
look TO the pincpleslo the known prncples-of those
who may be presented and TO select The most available
man only among those whose known principles conform
equally with the tenets Of the democratic republican
faith. The convention goes further, and explains what
it means by the democratic republican faith but brings
forward no candidate and submit that by pursuing
that courses The Virginia democracy has proved that Il
serves principles and does not follow men.
The practice OF nominating candidate the naked
idea OF expediency. whose principles not known to
conform TO any standard and leaving the managers in
each locality to cover him with mantle OF the hues OF
surrounding objects, originated with the wing party. Up
to this time it constitutes characteristic OF that party
and we trust that the democracy viii initiate an
example so unworthy free people. The wing party,
when assembled in convention has never announced it's
principles, explained TO the people the it would
make Of power il ntrused TO its hands II presented in
General Taylor candidate who had no principles TO
maintains and the Philadelphia Convention refused to
announce any system OF public policy the guide which
it bad followed in making the nomination Availability
alone was consulted and not only the wing party
Of each State le free make that representation OF
General TayIors sentiments which nigh, be locally most
available, but the entire wing party left equally I'M
irammeled-the northern section TO represent him
enemy slavery, and the southern section the owner
of two hundred slaves, in whose hands the honor and
the interests OF the Sosih would be Even now
the New York Times deprecates the idea that resou
ton should be introduced into the next wing convention
expressing acquiescence in the Compromisebe the
northern and southern wings differ on that measure--
while il is supporting with all its strength the claims OF
General Scott, whose opinions unknown that sub
ec and whose warmes, supporters insist that he shall
not be Intercepted. The Times desires TO pursue the
shutting policy which il uniustly mpuIes TO the democ
racy OF Virginia Il supports General Scott as the most
available candidate and il wishes to be left free 10 sup
port him after he is a candidate, The ground that
he is hostile to the fugitive-slave law, or will moi
veto bill for lis modification or repeal, expecting
that the wings Of the South will be guided by the Leading
principle Of their partyhe desire for power-and excuse
their conduct TO the people OF the South by asserting that
General Scott is 10 the Compromise and tina, man
who cannot be trusted without pledges cannot be trusted
with them. sb II