Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-10-14
The Harmonious Democracy.

Notwithstanding the boosted harmony which
we are told prevails in the Democratic ranks, it is
notorious fact that the party is distracted by To-
cal schisms in almost every quarter of The Union.
The Hartford Gai1n at enumerates afew of the do
mestic quarEs low disturb the peace of the
l..h.sa epi1 l!l ase '|;s
lsing them the i.esssTature In one
hal district two Democratic caad dates were
ut course, IN tue success of the Wing can
same parties divided a Presidential cleo
e run two candidates, which will be certain
Electoral vote. If the "harmony' is not re-
IS III kbe great question of a coalition is
{ ssitatie2shd il it were not for its effect upon
the South for an electoral ticket seopla 10
formed giving en- ctors to the Pierre ticket and five
the Hale Tue thing may be done yet at tie LIST mo
saenf when too late to be circulated at the South
New York is all in broi between Barnburners and
Hunkers The late primary elections in New York and
Albany indicate how little "harrnony'' exists in the
poiticks does not ead to knock down fight brea
king ballot boxes Neither will all this diseord sop
date apt to their chagrn by scratching
Oft the name of the fortunate from their tickets
In Georgia Alabama and Mississippi, Demo-
cratic State Rights ticket to be In the former
State there are five electoral tickets in the field sufficient
to Accommodate every voters feelings
In Ohio, The opposition to ,the Little Miami Tribe is
mngag itself in all the local and State elections and
VIII terminate in disgrsceu defeat of Locofocoism
Such is the harmony of the party in that State that
for either faction
The Democratic party have uniformly arroga-
ted to themselves all the principle in the land
They charge the Wings with being actuated by
the sentiment of man-worship. and aver that
the Democracy look upon only instru
ments for carrying out certain great principles
It's in this way that they argue when challenged
to a comparison of the illustrious deeds and pub
lie services of Winfield Scott, with the barren
and uninterestng incidents of Gen. Pierces
reer. The Wings, they say, are blind hero
worshipers whilst the Democracy the stern
devotees of political principle. When tainted
with the mediocre abilities and comparative OBJ
security of their candidate, and asked why they
ostracised all their great men to make room
for one who never in the Senate or field
had done any thing worthy of remembrance
their answer is, that the Democratic party
care nothing for men, that Pierce is fair
representative of Democratic principles. and
such. was much entitled to the nomina-
ton as any of his competitors. They would
have the world believe that ia elevating Genera
Pierce above the heads OF Cass, Buchanan
Houston and other distinguished men of the par
ty, they sacrificed all personal and selfish cousid
erations on the altar of principle. The history
of the Democratic Convention at Baltimore fur
nishes the ampest refneaton OF this assumption.
Pierces nomination was the legitimate result of
the personal rivalries aud feuds prevailing in the
Democratic camp. 1t was not because the De-
mocracy cared nothing for men and every thing
for principle, but because they cared every thing
for menand nothing for princip le-that they dis
carded their ablest cham pions aud gave the post
of honor to one whose name was not thought of
till the eleventh hour For three days the Con-
vention was conyused by the struggle between
the respective followers of some half dozen can
didates, struggle unparalleled for its intense Bit
terness, and yet involving no principle whatever.
Does this look as if the Democratic party cared
naueht for men aud every thing for principle!
The Convention was brought to the verge Of
violent dissolution by this protracted personal con-
test this selfish scramble for the honors and
emoIumentz of office. The great Democratic
party was in imminent peril and like 'sstrcng
swimmer in his agony' caught at straw to save
itself from drowning. Pieree owes his nomina-
ton solely to the dire necessities of the predica-
ment ia which the Democracy was placed by its
total anconcern 10 regard to principle nd yet the
party now point to this nomination in proof of
their devotion to the same.
Husr1sss CoUkr.-The Court was occupied