Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-03
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of our State. In pursuance of the recommends
tion of the late Convention, district meetings will
soon be held for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to Baltimore, and FIVE do not mistake the
signsof the times the recent struggle between
the old and young Democracy in the great Sam
hedrim, will be renewed i'll the provincial assem-
bes of the faithful. Our neghbor of the En-
quirer will of course protest against any such
inference, impugning the devotion of the De-
mocracy to principle, but we cannot help
thinking that he has some dim forebodngs of
approaching trouble in the camp. In his paper of
yesterday he says:
"We repeat solemn declaration of last Tuesday
that these meetings the most important that have
been held for many years 1t is matter of vital
ty that the whole Democracy forth and select wise
and prudent men to represent their wishes Let the full
lest and airest expression of sentiment be secured and
let men be sent to Baltimore who bound the fortunes
OF no man, will act sagacousy selecting candidates that
will come nearest to the Virginia PLATFORM and at the
same time, command popular support
A correspondent Of the same paper, who writes
under the signature of mo mans man," delivers
his sentiments in language not very courteous or
complimentary towards young America and its
leaders. We quote an extract
Accounts from Washington indicate a bad state of
feeling among the friends of the competing Democrats
candidates 1t is said that Wings enjoved even more
than the specia friends Judge Douglas the "Fibuse.
ring speech of young Marshall of California. He de-
clared for douglas and Progress for young America
young blood, and against all "Od Fogies, and old no.
lions In truth his speech received and understood
as declaration of war upon every prominent candidate
for the Presidency except Judge Douglas He took espe
clal pains to the Judge from all responsibility
for this speech But current reports be true the Judges
friends from particular sections subscribed for large num-
pers oil them tor clrcuatonand the Judge hmseftook
thousand more
Now all this looks ugly. But the tao thirds rule in the
he laid NV
our State Convention, may heal all dissensions.
Inc same writer makes an earnest appeal to
the democratic brethren throughout the State,
from which we infer that he anticipates an
effort to 'pack committees" procure ''unfar nom
nations" &c. But let him speak for himself:
Let every neighborhood be fully and fairly represen-
ted IN the primary meetings and district conventions
Let there be heart burnings about packed committees
and unfair nominations! Send full delegations true to
our cause Let there be iberal disrusts charmen
or presidents, but yet, let the meeting in all cases
have fair chance in the appointment of delegates either
IN aid OF the chairman otherwise. Let every man
have chance to nominate; and iftoo many benomnaed
make the selection By ers in any other fair mode
Democrats be up and doing.
Another correspondent of the Enquirer who
signs himself ''Virginia,'' advocates warmly the
claims OF Mr.. Buchanan to the Presidency and Gu
logises his public and private character in the
most exalted strains He gives Cass and Douglas
each adig in the side by recommending Mr.. Blu
chanan upon the ground that he is not s.taipated
nth the doctrines Of Interuention'. The conclu-
ding paragraph of Accommodation is so remark
able In Its statements and avowals thatwe place it
before the reader in the writer's own words:
Against this man nothing can Justly be alleged Gen
erous frank noble hearted in the circles of private life he
Is by friends devoted attached him for his
virtues As politician has course has been that true
aldcons1stet Democrat. HIS dsfgu,ed by no
talse step; las democracy has been undeciating and
Jdatt as the needle tothe Magnet This man, nomina-
ted, would produce at in his support enthusiasm
which would break the dssensons which threaten our
party In the mosttryng political period our country
history, he deserted the Democratic party or
deemed it necessary to attach himself to any newly
formed faction or clique In endeavorng choose vir-
tuous talented and patriotic citizen be the chief ma
gstrae ofths mighty nation shoudtake into conside
ration also availability lesson dearly bought by our
SAD defeat III lS4o when honest principles and
Win leader OF consumnae talents and spotess charac
ter and extended fame could resist the wild and en-
Ihsastlc support given to mere military cheftan,
ylncompeten to discharge the duties of the office to
which he was hurriedy elevated 1t is therefore the
score OF availability together with his Just claims dst-
gulshed ability and answering patriotism that hope
the Baltimore Convention may nomi lanes Bucban.
an as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency in
The remarks of the writer on the subject of
duaahblhty are amusing enough, when we con-
slider that they come from Democratic source,
but it is to the statement in regard to Mr. Buchan-
ans consistent Democracy that we would invite
special attention. 1t passes our comprehension to
understand how this writer could have venturedt to
make such a statement, in the face of the notori-
GUS and undisputed historical fact that Mr.. Bu-
chanan bitter Federalist, and denounc-
ed the Republican administration of Mr.. Madi-
son in the most unmeasured terms. According
to the Harrisburg Keystone, Democratic paper,
Mr.. Buchanan, in 4th of July Grafton delivered
at Lancaster, just after the close of the last war
with England, styled Mr.. Madison ga man
who preferred his private interest to the public
good'-caed his policy ''timid and time serv-
ing, 'sweak ard wicked''-the war ''disgraceful
in the extreme to the administration - he denom-
mated Jefferson ga philosophic visionary - and
remarked, 1--WE ought to every honest exer-
ton to turn out OF power those weak and wicked
men, who have abandoned the political path
marked out for this country by Washington, and
whose wild and visionary theories have been at
length tested by experience and found wanting"
And this is the man who, we are told by tn g
Enquirer's correspondent, has always been as true
to the Democratic faith as the needle to the pole
A WORD TO THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Alas, the Old Fogies In their appearance, so
defect and wretched they are objects of public
compassion. There is nature cold, no heart
SO stern as to refuse the grace of pity to these
casts of party. The scales Of justice have indeed
been broken, when those who have sacrificed so
much that men consider valuable have the prizes
and emoluments of party now rudely torn from
their grasp. But torn too soon-for the plumber
of which the Young America party declare they
mean to have the lions share, has not yet been
won. 1t was not wise for men thus bound togeth-
er by the attractions of Office to set at naughtthe
en,,it1 Of .at r1lle of division held in reverence