The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-01-23

icandldate for the presidential nomination
tobe received at Baltimore, al the Dem
ocratic National Convention No be'held
there in June next. Among The various
aspiranls Cor that distinguished position,
tcol.Alleni was The only one who had a
prospect Of uniting the party in the State
lin favor Of his claims, and even he, sup
ported ass he was BY ailarge proportion Of
the best and truest Democrats in The
Stale, failed todoso. aThereVis evident
y want Of seitledssentimsnt as to who
shall be the National Standard Bearer,
III The coming contest. There is a com
mon sentiment in favor Of Union upon
any Democrat likely 10 be selected as a
Presidential candidate in opposition 10 a
continuation Of The present inefficient
Wing Administration, But this feeling
is united with a general diversity oi
choice. In the Slate Ccyteniion, the
| proposal Of Col. Aliens name had 10
meet this unsettled opinion, and II is no
dispAragement TO the high respect in
which heiis heldin the State that his
name did not accomplish what could not
have been accomplished for any Demo
cratic Statesman in the Union, so far as
Ohio is concerned. Against The resolu-
tiontof Col. Morgan in favor Of VIM.
Allen, the friends Of Cass, Houston, But
Ter, and Douglass-there might have been
Buchanan delegate in the Convention.
--united, controlling as they did large
political Influence, and aLoutalI The state
patronage in the possession Of the party,
aud the result was almost necessary
consequence Of the combination. Gov.
Woods influence was thrown against
Allen, probably to achieve cabinet ap-
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pontment after the Gnolse and confusion'' y
Of the contest should have passed over.
Col. Tod's friends went insthe same
fnshion, lie having been named for Vice
President on The ticket With Sam.
Houston; and the Western Reserve with
Its anti-Slavery aflinilies went for Cass
and the Compromise steady ptalanx.
Indeed Gen. Cdss, alone, so far as we
could see, profted BY the result. II we
are correctly Informed boihihe Senator.
ial, and nearly half Of the District Dele.
gates, ale in favor OF Gen. Cass's nomin-
alton, though no one will pretend that
q resolption recommepding.bis pame
would have been as 1earl} successful as
that offered in favor Of Col. Allen
Douglass's friends we're fewer, and Hous-
tons more numerous than we had ex-
pected, and those of General Butler, ol
Kentucky, were found TO count up some
in The aggregate. ~ Iisf]
Generally speaking, Democrats are
more tenacious Of principles Than men,
though some distinguishing quality in
each Of the many great and ablc States.
m, men Of the party attracts particular minds
more than others. Private griefs and
public expectations, however, will al
times creep into the clannies Of mems
minds and work wonders in their actions
We cannot, however, say thai these had
undue influence 10, the late Convention
We should have preferred that Dem,
ocrAtic Statesman from Ohio should have
been recommended, from reasons Of per
sopal character, Of recorded action, and
from principle Union in favor of the
men ofisour State who're they possess
eminent desert wodld seem 10 be The
dictate of.a sound policy, and The, sbes
means to secure influence forthe State
|inihe councils andpoliiics Of the Nation
But other considerations seem 10 have
outweighed these, and others which
might be mentioned, and we are con.
tent. OurSpriuciples areiabove all q1es.
ton ofsmen, above al suggestions d
policy. Union and harmony lnusf be The
waichword and the guide Of action
conscious that The people will always in
the. end meie out justice 10 the claims
Of individuals, and correct all lndeserved
neglect. 4 ss3A '''1 sa'5is
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