Washington telegraph., 1852-10-20
From the Memphis Eagle & Enqmrer.
The Value of Democratic Plat.
forms.


We have heretofore charged that the resolves
and declarations of principle of the democratic
marty, put forth during electoneering canvass
were designed simply to catch potes, and could not
be relied upon as indicative of what the actio, of
the party would be. In proof of this, we nave
cited the fact, that while their latest Baltimore
Platform" processes to commit the democratic
marty to discOuntenance all further agitation of
the subject of slavery, whether in Congress or
out of it." the leaders of this party from the press
and on the stump, have made this very slavery
agitation the chief staple of their electioneering
harangues-thus compelling the wings, sincerely
anxious as they were and are to regard this as a
settled question and 20 discuss the principles and
measures of the two parties, in order to re.el
TO the renewal of the agitation they hypocrit-
cally professed SO much to deprecate. We further
cited in proof, the notorious and glaring nconss-
tency between the declared unconstitutOnality in
the Platform" of Internal Improvement by the
General Government, and the vofes Of large
number of the democrats in Congress for bill
making large appropriations for Internal Improve
ments, directly well as Indirectly, in the clean
Ing out of Rivers, anu in the donation of lands
for the building of Railroads. These instances
are of themselves, enough to satisfy every unpre-
iuliced and impartial mind that these professions,
which read so plausibly, are but 'soun1 and fury,
sisnfying. .nothing'-bna to catch uotes; but there
IS abundant evidence to the same fact yet behind.
Take for instance, that plank in the Pierce
platform which relates to the subject Of Interven-
ten. which is as follows
"Resolrcd, That in view of the condition of popu-
lar institutions in the Old~Word a high and sa-
cred duty is devolved, with increased responsible
itv. upon the Democratic party of The country, as
the party Of the people, to uphold and maintain
the rights of every State, and thereby the Union
Of the States, and to sustain and advance among
ituti libar lxcn T. cc+, oil
monopclies AMI exclusive legislation for the benefit
of the few at The expense of the many, and by a
vigiant and constant adherence to those principles
and compromises Of the Constitution, which are
broad enough and strong enough to embrace and
uphold the Union as it was, the Union as it is,
and the Union it shall be, in the full expansion
OF .he energies and capacity of this great an pro-
gressive people"
Georgia contemporary has SO happily ana
lyzeI and exposed this piece Of electioneering
hunbug, that we adopt his strictures:-
THE CONDITION OF POPULAR INSTITUTE oNs IN
THE CID WoRLD!'-"The rights of erery State!''-
17He Uni9n of the States!'-" "Monopotes amd ercl.-
the C1nsthutioni"-"Ih Union as it ,cos, the U,uHt
as is, and the Union as it shall be!' Was there
ever such tumble of words before! Wh.' can
make sense of the resolution! Who can understand
it! Go over it again, reader, and tell us What the
popular institutions in the Old World" have to
DO with State rights, with "the Union it was,
the Union as 1T is, and the Union it shall beH'
Above all, tell us ,ohM popular institutions" there
are ''in the Old Worll." and what relation they
sustain to ''the full expansion of the energies am
capacity of this great and progressive people. y
The party might as well have declared, that in
view of the popular institutions in the moon, or in
view of the grievous condition of Billy Bowlegs,
The Indian Chief, high and sacred luty is de-
volved upon them to uphold and maintain the
rights of every State, and thereby the Union of
the States,'' &c. &c. The connection in the one
case is about as apparent as in the other.
The truth is as the ~ Y, Post, Democratic
Taper, has declared The resolution was intend
ed to be mere jum.le of words-to mean any
thing or nothing, according to the fancy of the
reader. To the follower of KossUrH, it was de-
signed to have the appearance If an endorsement
oi his intervention vagaries. The non-interven-
tiorist, in the meanwhile, to De impressed
with the lea that The condition of the old world
rendered it necessary for us 10 take care of ,ur-
selves. And generally, foreigners in this, country,
as well as ,the rest of MANKIND" were 70 UNDER
stand it as simple eXl preston of the interest and
curiosity of the Democratic party in regard tn the
people of Europe.
In all seriousness the resolution is unworthy of
great party. 1t an insult t. the interventonst
AMI the nOn- intervent ,nist-tp the foreigner and
the native born citizen. The Convention triied
with the people when it alopteii it. Upon mat
ter of 50 much importance, it should have spoken
out distinctly and manfully anl not have sought
to he 'all things to all men," Its failure to do so
sufficient to authorize all who oppose the
fanatcal schemes OF kossUTH, to withhold their
support from the nominees of the Democratic
party.