The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-06-12
THE PLATFORM.

We gave IN ;ull in the paper yesterdav.tne
closing proceedings of the Democratic Nation
al Convention. and the platform of that party
for the campaign Of 1852. Their extreme
length left us little room for comments. prl-
Walton the less to be regretted, that both spoke
50 plainly for themselves and seem so little
to need anythin" from us To point out their
extreme partisan and sectional character. or
their monstrous and offensive doctrines.
Whatever NAV be their faults. and they are
neither few nor trivial. they have at least the
merit Of open and explicit trankness. There
are no Disguise to the clovcn foot. 1t is ev-
ervwhcrc thrust forward boldly and unrescrv-
cdlv. and he that runs NAV read.
The proceedings of the Convention from
first to last have been OF most sectional and
anti-national character. 1t has been South
crn and nothing but Southern. The great
North, with its three fifth, of the population
and representative and electoral strength has
been treated as Of no account An ultra
Southern spirit has pcrva,.ed the Convention.
IL elimination is ANYTHING but National, and
save only in name. ANYTHING hut Democratic.
The platform they nave finally adopted and
promulgated i. in its political latitude. many
dc.re'> South of !nvthing the Democracy
As the, falsely call ;hcnnSrlvcs-hav vet ven
;urri 20 -
All this ran; Of nationality, an,. al Ia,
sro>"r, icncy If scctariani>m stands on. most
prominently in All they have said and don"
it meets rs IN the reception of the Statr-rirh,s
men alias s,cc,!.rs- oi Georgia. and the re
lection Of the Union Democrats. II aran
appears in tn" exclusion OF Rantoul. repre-
-cntnc nineteen tv"utictlIs OF his uartv in
t,lc Essex District, and the receiving hi> com
p"ti'or. chosen by small omnibus load of
office >crkrr>. but having m clam to a seat
founded upon ii" usual requirements OF party
organization. W. find II again IN the speech
- Of tn" MrEac>, C"acn> the Barhc>,l..cS.
ana III" F"l.;~. i stands ont in fragrant de-
!nrmiry in IN" rra;rn spec, hes o;'the Brichts.
he Scvmo;rs the pirkirsonS and the Backs
each Apparent Y striving 10 BE- more southern
than l." South it>r'i. AN! ,ieinc in their <v..-
"phan;i. suhsrr,irnry to the requirements
of s"r:lona.,>m. We SO /; in their ronina-
ton and endorsement Of Franklin Pierce.
whose highest. if not his only rrcommcada-
ton. appears 10 have been lis complete and
ahirct ,,v'io,n Ia tn" dem ,u,l> Of the South.
y" man ms ever earned for himself more de-
s"rvc'i'v tn" reputation Of most thorough
pace! dou.n-tacc. ErcarS" John =. Hale
had III" minlnn>> 10 rcfn>" to assent TO the
annexation of Texas, he was ,ilihr,l ,lrnounr-
Ell and o>;rarI>c'l At tie high lrlc>t Of Frank
lin Pierce. The Democratic Journals that
had dared 10 take similar grounds and de-
nouncc the whol" scheme in all its Darkness
wer" driven. by his management. to eat their
own words. and to fall into the support o.
that which they had 50 vchcmentIv condemn
ed More recently. his connection with the
persecution Of Mr. Atwood. the nominee of
hi- own party, AMI his final prescription. for
the hrinous offence Of not regarding the Fu-
"ltive Slave law As the perfection Of human
wisdom. are well known. These and these
only are the heroic achievements which 50
strongly recommended Franklin Pierce To
til" support of the South Carolina. Mis>issir-
p and Georgia nulliliers. anil which gave
him their early support, and all this is plain
ly enough avowcd by them. in the alleged
ground Of their adhesion and support;
In other respects. the nomination and the
platform upon which il is planted. are equally
objectionable TO the country, and inimical to
lis best Interests. Both nominees are bitter
enemies to the true interests of American
industry both are devo;ccs to the so-callcd
trc"-tradr ahsur'ities. that would surrender
up tac labor of America as a sacrifice 10 for
{" IN manufacturers, and to an unequal COM
petition with the i'll paid, half starved labor
crs of England, Belgium. France and Ger
many The same antinaticnal and unpatri-
otir sentiments are unbluslinolv avowcd in
their adopted resolutions. Hostility to inter
nal Improvement is also another avGwel dog
ma OF their platform, and the great West are
plainly told that they have no iavors to ex-
Pect at their hands, in securing the safety of
their harhors, or the navigation of their riv-
rrs In a word, every section save one ;s
sternly dcsied, IN open denial of their truest
interests and one. and one ONLY. exalted
and favored. East, West and North no whore
appear; or ohly in dwarfed proportions. The
South is all in all
sS' The Vermont Conference of the Meth. !
odiS' Episcopal Church will hold its annp,,