Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-04-08
From the National Iutelligencer.
Democratic Convention in Downingville,
in the State of Maine.

To Choose Delegate to the Baltimore Con-
rention, and decide on the Presidency.
DowNIScvrLbE, STATE OF NAME
March 10th, 1852.
According to call from Uncle Joshua,
the Chairman posted up in the usual places
that is, on the mcetin' -housc, and on the
centre school-house, and on Bill Johnson's
store-the adjourned meeting from Februa-
ry 8, was held this evening in the centre
school-house. Democrats all on hand, with-
out distinction Of party, and the schocl-house
chock full before seven o'clock. On taking
the chair, Uncle Joshua called the meetin to
order, and addressed them as follows:
"Gentlemen and feller-Democrats, before
we take up the business of the evening,
feel it my duty to say a few words about the
present state of our party, and to lift up my
warning voice against divisions. If we can't
come together like brothers, and all pull at
one end of the rope we're gone. If part
pulls at 'tother end, the rope snaps, and we
all tumble head over heels and come to the
ground. So l hope, fellcr-Democrats, the
divisions and disputes that broke out in our
last meetin' February 8, wont be seen to-
night. ] say, feller-Dcmocrats, if we mean
to beat, we must harmonize, as Mr.. Richie
used to say; we must harmon,ce It's true
there's some pretty hard difficulties in our
way, but we must get round em. When
I'm ploughing in the field with smart team,
and see hard stump right in the way,
know better than to go straight ahead, and
keep pthe plough in, and stick the ploughsharc
right among the roots, and tear the plough to
pieces. But what do do? just run the
plough out of the ground, and slip round the
stump, and then set in again and 60 along as
. smooth as ever. And so when I'm moving
in haying time, and see hornets nest in the
side of stump or in heap of stone, l had
, a good deal rather leave little grass stand.
ing round en- than to NOW up so close as tc
stir EN- up and bring the whole swarm ou
round my ears. Now, l say, feller-Demo
Gratis, if the Democratic party would onl!
jest keep out of the way of Stumps and hor
nets nests, we would get along smooti
enough, and carry the day any time. But i
we are agoing to run our ploughShare int
every abolition stump that stands in the wa!
and stick our scythe into every slavery hor
nets nest that we come across, the jig is VI
with US, and we may as we'll give up th
farm at once and 60 off to the Grand Bank
1 and ketch Goldfish, for it would be no us
n for us to fish for office any longer unless w
a can harmonize.
f "Gentlemen, that distinguished old Dem
/ ocrat of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Buchanan, latel
. wrote letter to the Democrats Of Baltimore
f it was dated the 23d of February; it was
:. great letter; and Mr.. Buchanan is grea
8 man. In that letter he says: There ha
seldom been period when the Democrat
;. party of the country was IN greater DANCE
d of suffering defeat than at the present mo
c ment." And, gentlemen, a Democratic mem
n Der of Congress from Ohio, Mr.. Olds, mad
e speech in the House on the 9th c
: this month, in which he says: Mr.. Chair
n man, am free to acknowledge as a nationa
r. Democrat that am humiliated at the bick
J. erings exhibited by prominent Democrat
upon this floor Gentlemen, these hand
writings on the wall shows us what we ar
" coming to if we don't harmonise. There
fore, hope we shall set an example of har
mony here tonight that will send thri
81 through the whole country from Maine
'e Texas, and from the Atlantic to Californy.
ol Uncle Joshua sot down, and the meeti
* give three cheers for the harmony Of u
u, Democratic party.
Bill johnson. MIR. Chairman, rise
"a renew the motion that made at the la
y =. meeting, that we choose Major Jack DowI
ing for our delegate to the Baltimore Coz
vention.
Ut Doctor Briggs. My motion was befo,
that, Mr.. Chairman, which was, that "
BY take up the question of the Presidency frs
of And still think we ought to discuss III
nd matter, and have fair understanding abo
Nv it, before we choose our delegate to Bi
is timore. However, in these times go (
ce harmony, and for the sake Of harmony
all withdraw the motion, and am ready to vO
he on the delegate.
~ The motion was then put by the chairm
Is and Major Downing was elected delegate
X Baltimore by the unanimous vote of the Co
he vention, followed by three cheers.
zee Chairman. There, feller-democrats, is
sa- example of harmony. That shows us wi
ult we can do when we all pull together. If
alt can only make the Democrats all over I
act country pull together, We shall choose c
Presidential jest Us easy as We have che
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