The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-10
More OF the Harm onies.


We mentioned yesterday that the CASE
members of the Pennsylvania Democratic Con
vention protested against the action of the Blu
cHASAN majority, and though, as we said, the
protest sis Of no force" in regard to the action
OF that convention, 1t possesses both interest
and significance as a new note in the scale Of
Democratic harmonies. With lively zeal for
party unity, the Pennsylvania, Mr. BUcHAS-
ANS organ, excludes the protest from lis ac-
count of the proceedings of the convention, but
that dodge will not prevent the country from
being made aware that the feud long known to
exist between the friends Of Messrs. BUcHAN-
AN and CAss resulted in an open rupture in the
| convention, and now renders impossible any
united action of the party in the State, so far as
either Of these candidates is concerned We
subJoin the protest in question, which received
the signatures Of thirty Of the delegates ::
awe soemnly protest against the resolution
just adopted, wnnton Acknowledgement of the
Congressional districts, which We in whole or in
part, represent. We dcnounce it as a fragrant
usurpation Of poweras desperate alte native re-
sorted to by tyrannical majority TO manacle and
silence a large minority in this convention upon a
vital question-it ia trampling under foot Of an
usage sanctioned by the action Of the Democratic
party in lie convention for the last seventeen
year.it is not only violation of ge but il lie
sacrifice for temporary purpose Of cardinal
| Democratic principle. While the Democracy Of
other States bringing the election Of delegates
nearer to the people, Pennsylvania, by this action
Of the majority Of her convention removes it fur
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! trust Of the popular will.
The whole proceeding is an usurpation of our
rights and tho rights Of the people whom we rep
resent, directly branding them and us as unfit to
Oh ose their electors and delegates to represent
them in the National Convention Itis iustifable
! by no erircncy. it can be justified by none; it il
pregnant with the seeds Of dscord and dssatisfac.
ton in tho rhnks Of the Democratic party Of Penn
sylyania.
:" We protest against the right Of the majority
Of this convention TO deprive the Congrcssions
Districts of their suffrage in the election of dele
gates and electors. We utterly repudiate the ac
by which il has been done.
1--WE came here clothed by our constituents by
virtue OF the power inherent in them and by vir.
tue Of the time -honorcd usage Of the party with
the right TO select electors md delegates subiec
To the approval Of this convention, to represent
them in the National Convention, and Of that righ
We recc gnisc no power but that Of our Democrats.
constituency Is strong enough TO diycst us.
The violation Of that right s violation Of
part Of the vitality Of our organization and we re
fuse submission TO the resolution.
1--WE decline all further participation in the &c
lection of district delegates. We assert the RICH
Of the delegates from the several districts and IN,
right Of our constituents themselves 10 disregard
the selection Of delegates and electors mado by az
outrage upon party law, and TO select them in nc
cordance with established usage
We therefore protest ,gainst this act n. un Just
unnecessary, and in disregard of vcnorated usa ge
NJ it il with every principle Of Democracy az
act Of Reorganization, fraught with anarchy anc
dismenbership Of the Democratic party-and W,
ask that this, our earnest protest against it, be en-
tered upon the journal Of the conventions proceed
ings.
eve look upon and pronounce The appointment
Of an irresponsible committee, clothed with powe
to scrutinire and stab in the dark our fellow cti
zens, without giving in public any renson for il
~ an act which should bring with it the blush o
shame to the cheek Of every man who claims TO b.
a Democrat; and the committee itsclf we conside