The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-26

abortive meeting. that mouse born Of mountain.
Those who in IL. tell there never exceeded
thirty Of the Democracy at any time, aud
most OF tbese felt it obligatory TO go, as having
some connex ion with the ceremony-that they felt
very bad-ke cats in a strange garnet, or.
what was still worse, like the same feline ami.
mai IN certain deep and hot place, with
claws They were paraiyEo by the numbers and
undaunted bearing Of the fity-two, united as a
Spartan band-distinct as hostile camp-'ferce
as ten furies though quite terrible as help
and evidently ready 10 have a Thermopyle And
they had il and with better success than Leoni
das and his three hundred The case was this |
told one Of the promoters Of the meeting that they
would be whipped lie said it was impossible; the
whole Democratic city and county was called, and
It was impossible for ffy-tour to whip five
thousand. told him matter about num-
bers, 1t would be done The contradiction ended,
not IN a bet, Il am man TO bet, but dare some
times,) but in my daring him to the trial. l told
nm to introduce resolution in my favsr for Con-
gress, and see what would happen to it and left
II to himself TO make and manage the resolution
ana conduct the experiment. He did 50, to the beat
advantage Tor success; drew a gentle resolve,
(Which never saw and put il into tho most re.
comniendablc hand TO submit that of nv old and
esteemed friend, Mr.. John Smith, mild and anna.
BILE man, whose benevolent department would win
the way for any proposition that justice and urban
ity could win. Mr.. Smith undertook the adventure
but soon became appalled, at the overwhelming
numbers. compact array, and fierce countcnance
OF the hity-two! He saw he was in the presence of
u superior and impacabe power. In his distress
he looked and he walked, he counted and he con.
suited. but he never could count above thirty and
upon consultation, all agreed it was lost case
hat Re ha e.
Louis, and, to avoid the renown Of such catas-
trophe, the resolve remained pockcted; MIR. Smith
kept it snug, and suppose am the only one who
has ever told of it. The Wing press did not know
this, and they had the right by the ear when
they said there no, two hundred persons
lookers-o on inclusive, at that ratification meeting!
that the Democracy were not there-that Benton
was absent, and the Democracy absent. Such an
abortion OF a ratification meeting, summoned upon
daily notice or two weeks, was more impressive
than any COMBINATIONS, and shows that the
masses are right by instinct and without leaders.
They know there is union. They feel it, as
well see it,
In subsequent paragraph we have the
key and the moral
81 quit this Jefferson City Convention with the
mention OF a fragment of spoil which was divided
ting. 1t il known that the present impending
election for Congress embraces but five members
out OF the seven to which the State, under the GEN.
sus of 1850 is entitled, leaving the election of the
other two to be provided for under an act of the en-
suing Legislature. These two Offices, though not
yet having legal existence were divided out; but
the division not misunderstanding that to be done
by State Convention after the law is passed. At
ter that Is done, the people may look for a State
Convention TO represent their 'wilP and to obey
their 'nstruc tons by nominating the two agreed
upon al the late convention without their know
ledge With the modern improvement Of proxies
from counties that never granted any, and of which
an industrious runner can collect many at the rate
of five hundred dollars for four there can be no
difficulty in showing the two agreed upon in April,
1882 to be the came selected by the people in the
summer OF 1853.
81 now drop the Jefferson City Convention with
the declaration that It all fraud and cheat
from the beginning; that it has effected no union
between the two wings of the Democracy; that the
Antics rcinain (their leaders mean) under a dis.
unct organisation, hostile and treacherous as
ever, with more power than ever to help their
friends-the Whgs-and more determination TO
do it,
With the failure of the St. Louis ratification
meeting on record, and with Colonel BENTON
engaged in an unrelenting war upon the whole
affair, some OF the Missouri Democratic prints
continue to discourse of " union and harmony"
with most amusing assumption of innocence.
The Jefferson Inquirer is in this category, and
yet we fiEd that in recent number its editor
soundly berates certain ofthe nominees now be-
fore the State, and gives preference to men
who have ''bolted" from the decision Of two
conventions. Here are its comments on the
nominations in two out of five Congressional
districts:
Gin the first Congressional district the friends of
Col. Benton had right to expect his nomination
That there are large majority of the Democracy
OF this district in favor Of his being a candidate
cannot be successfully contradicted and we regret
to sec personal luminosity influence men in oppos
ton to the will of majority Col. Benton is the
choice Of the Democracy of St. Louis county over
any other man that can be named. Indeed if il |
were put to vote between him and Col. Bogy
who should be the Democratic candidate, We yen-
ture TO predict the decision would DC in favor of
Col. Benton, twenty to one. And more: the policy
OF the Democratic party taking up and running
as the standard bearer of Democracy man who
a few years since, loud in his denunciation of
the Democracy in preference to long and ell tried
Democrats-men who stood by the Democracy in
times OF trials policy never can aud never
will countenance. We intend no disrespect to Col
Bogy; VIC regard him, personally, as gentleman,
and will speak Of him in no other way, but he
should have served longer time as a probationer
in the Democratic party before he attempted 10 |
claim the support Of the party for his devotion to
it's principles The course pursued by the friedds
OF Col. Bogy, in cndenyoring to force him upon
the Democracy, will be fraught with evil conse-
quences, and tend TO create division and schsmsin
the party and for his friends to claim that he has
more strength in the Democratic party than Col. |
Benton is downright presumption.
"With reference to the position of parties in the
fourth Congregational district we have but little to
say, and cannot but express our regret that our
friends there should be go divided in their support
Of a candidate for Congress The result, we fear,
will be the election of a Wing. From what we can
learn, Mr. Birch cannot and will not be elected |
His vascillating course is we'll known to the De.
mocracy that they cannot cordially support him.
Perhaps our personal friendship for Governor King
may prejudice in his favor, and gainst Brch be