Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-04
The Noise and Confusion" at Baltimore.


We continue to chronicle the proceedings of the
National Democratic Convention. From all
counts the memorable ''noise and confusion" that
deafened the ears of Gen. Cass at Cleaveland was
a very small affair in comparison with the hubbub
and disorder prevailing among the ''assem-
bled wisdom of the great Democratic party at
Baltimore. Eight hundred or thousand dele
gates are said to be 10 attendance, one hundred
and fifty of whom are from Virginia. The recon-
mendation of the Virginia Convention, that only
four delegates should be appointed from each Con-
gressiona district in this State has, it seems been
contemptuously disregarded by the faithful.
South Carolina was still unrepresented at the
latest dates, no Rucker or COMMUNICATING step
ped forward and volunteered to represent her so
yereignty. The papers state however, that Gen.
Commander is now on a visit to Baltimore, and
should the Democracy find it necessary to sou-
Sc that tie vote of South
Carolina should be cast, they may yet avail them
selves of the Generals services they did in a
similar emergency four years ago.
The proceeding might be justified as being in
accordance with the slime honored usages of the
Democratic party, Indeed, the precedents Of
1886 and 1848 go far towards establishing it as
Democratic principle that when State is unrep-
resented in the National Convention, the vote of
such State may be cast by any individual whom
the Convention can pick up in the streets.
1t appears that at the close of the second day,
nothing of importance had been done. The ques-
ton, whether candidate should be nominated to
suit the platform platform be made to suit the
candidate, seems to have given rise to some trou-
BILE and much discussion. The latter expedientis
undoubtedly more in accordance with locofoco tao
tics, and more congenial with the spirit Of Dem
ocracy than the former But this stratagem was
tried in 184e and failed. Gen. Cass having been
nominated on that occasion in advance of the adop-
ton of platform, the subsequent efforts of Mr..
Yancey, of Alabama and other Southern men to
shape that platform to suit the views of the South
were completely frustrated. Gen. Cass having
been declared the candidate of the Democracy,
it was deemed necessary to make the Democratic
confession of faith conform nearly possible to
his opinions. He had proclaimed in his Nicholson
letter what is known as the doctrine of s'squatter
sovereignty" and the great body ofthe Democracy
saw at glance that to accompany his nomination
with the adoption of the Alabama and Virginia
resolutions don ouncing that doctrine, would be an
an act of egregious disqualification. Hence the
platform of l845 was emphaticaly shaped to suit
the candidate
But the experiment was attended with disas-
trousis ISSUE and this consideration, we are inclined
to conjecture will deter the Democracy from its
repetition. Should they embrace the other al
tentative. and after first erecting their PLATFORM
undertake to find candidate to suit it, we predict
that they will be condemned to search as long
and weary as that of Ceres in quest of Proserpine
who, as the story runs, went to be d before
she overlook the object of her pursuit
Since the above was written the following d O.
ceedings have come to hand from which it will be
seen that the proposition to erect platform be-
fore making nomination has been negatived:
At the evening session resolution was submit
ted proposing in direct terms that no nominations
shall be made until platform of principles be
agreed upon 1t was opposed by Mr.. Soule, of
Louisiana, the ground that its adoption would
prove impolitic, by inducinga struggle to manu-
facture platform to suit the different aspirants
for the-Presidency. Mr.. Neighbors, of Missis-
sippi, and Messrs. Wise and Floyd, of Virginia,
supported the resolution. Other gentlemen took
part in the debate, for and against the measure !;
and the whole subject wat eventually laid the
table, ayes 166, noes Ill
The Committee on Credentials then submitted
their report. la the case of Mr.. Rantoul two re-
ports were made-that of the majority being
against his admission, and the minority in favor of
it. Ia the case of the two Delegations from
Georgia the committee unanimously recommend
that they coalesce and cast the vote of the
State, which is equivalent to admitting both sets
of Delegates.
This report produced some excitement. 1t was
laid on the table, ordered tobe printed, and made
rhe special order for this day.
The Convention then adjourned.
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