Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-07
Eespec, for the people.

Respect for the People.
The FIRST resolution of The democratic Ma
iional Convention declares that the American
Democracy place their trust IN tim intelligence
the patriotism and The Discriminating justice
Of The American people The second "a.
clares that these resove.makcrs regard Hjs rs
n "9,aiactire feature" Of their political creed
In other words, the delegates of the great DE-
mocratic party do not scruplo toinsult oueIalt
of the citizens Of this country,by declaring thai
they have no faith ~ the grand elementary con
siiucn,s and pre- requisites Of free government
Republican institutions are based upon TN
hypothesis Of tie intelligence and patriotism u
the citizens, and be- who denies these qul!il'es
To the minority of The people CON haFo no cah
hdence in the adaptation al such lnstitu'lons
10 their wants and capacities. and II he he hon.
est. he " i'll advocate different system 81 gov.
ernment The democratic Convention Inv,
in effect, resolved that the Wig purity and
every other body aud class of cidzens except
those belonging 10 Their own party are opposed
10 our republican form Of government. lfibis
was their meaning the resouIion.in lis language
and import. Is false and slanderou4, and will
not be assented To by those whom those re-o.
lution-mongers pretended to represent. Tn
honest masses Of the democratic party viii not
endorse such calumny upon their WING
neighbors and friends However much they
may differ ia regard To the measures Of
government, they well know aud will
cheerfuly admit that thcjr VIII broth
rem are as patriotic aud as bone,t as lhen.
selves, AID that in regard TO the grent prioei.
Piles of self government and rcpubIicarism--
their own party cannot ri9bGally claim any
superiority. II we do not mistake that mag
nanmty and fratcrnal feeling which con ,tnte
so large an ingredient IN the soeial character
of our people many Of thc better and more
liberal members of lbet party viii be found, At
the polls,puttlng 'ho stamp Of Thew rehuko upon
the gross and heartless SANDER
As to the feeders Of the.dcmociatic party. il
would not be difficult 10 show that the prnci
pie asserted, far from being disJncriv,
feature of their political foith-inds no plac,
in their creed and more IN their system Of man
agement. At the very time they were employ
ed In parpetrating tins fhcl-thev were en-
gagged in transaction which showed that the,
had no respect for the wishes Or lhc iutclli
gence Of the people. In The vastly importan
action Of selecting man who. by possibility
was 10 be made the Chief magistrate of the na
ton, go little did they reflect the general desire
of the people, whom they cojmed 10 repre-.
sent, that they designated an iuyidual " 10, We
hazard nothing in saying was mol the choice
of one in ten thousand Of the voters 81 tho conn.
try. The "int,llgencc, tire patriotism and ile
discriminating Justice Of n largo pturay oi
the people lad designated Gen Gass for that
appointment Next to him, it is probable Mr.
Buchanan would have been the choice Of ,hc
people; aud then Dickinson, aud Butler and
Marcy and others 1.-THE designation Of a can
dldate had been left 10 the fee choice of In,
people-even the democratic pcople-itisqpit
probable that thercarea hundred citizens Of ihe
country who would have been preferred for
that post to Franklin piorce. This, the mem.
bers of the Convention could not have ftiled
I" know They We're perfectly aware that
the judgement and wishes Of Their constituents
the inedgeneo. patriotism and discriminate
ing justice 81 the masses dill not indicate Mr..
Pierce Tor that post md yet in the very hour
when they had con'emptuousIy and arrogonrv
disregaljed the developments of party. a, VOL
as public senliment--nith an cnrontery tha,
equals lis ialsty, they promulgated the libel
lous declaration that heads their series Of re-.
solves.
Coming nearer home. wh Il hi E, been the ac.
ton OF the leaders Of tla parry We al know
something of Virginia democracy. 1T is com.
monty regarded superior quality Of the
article, and stands. we believe. in very high es
teen. throughout the the Union. Let us see
what the leaders and Legislators of this high
proof democracy have done TO attest their con