Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-20

him along with the Dlmocratie REVIEW
u Chairman. AS to that, can only say Judge Douglas
is boy yet only about forty years old, and some
folks thinks he better larry at Jericho till his beard is
grown. There is good mettle in him: but let him wait
fifteen twenty years longer and then may be It will do
to begin to talk about him.
Deacon Snor. That's correct I move We pass over
the Young America class, and take up the Old Fogies
Chairman. Well, what say to Governor Marcy? Our
Dimocratc brethren will please to express their minds
freely In order to harmonze know each others
opinions.
Sargent Joel Doening I've no doubt, Mr.. Chairman,
but what Governor Marcy is good sound sort OF d.
mocra and has done good service in the party but
think that patch his has done the job for him.
he'll get it. If we undertake to run him,
we shall get lckd, that's all.
Chairman. Well, how will Mr.. Buchanan do? He's
strong candidate and lately got majority in the Dino
cratic Convention of Pennsyvany spite of Gnera Glass;
who did MT get half many votes as he did.
Deacon Snow The greatest thing know agin Mr..
Buchanan is that I've heard he was once an old
Federalist If that's the should mt like
for him and moreover if there's the least faint Of Fee
deralsm about him Mr.. Richie will be to fight agn
him tooth and nail So there would MT be chance
elect him.
Chairman. Well, there's Gneral Cass, how does he
stand? Is there any why he would mt well
sargent
be too particular and amt hard to please but Gnera
Glass; don't think would run better than Of the
others And besides he's got of the Dimocra plat
FORM and would MT under your rule TO fight qgia The
Wigs For year ago he and Gineral Foote and
others went off upon slant and jined Webster and
Clay and got up the compromise. We can't call that
! fghtin the Wings. The Dimocrats have been good
deal wrathy about it and it is mt but little while ago
soc Dmocratic paper in Richmond, Virginia, calls EN-
" the miserable set of ragmufns who got up the Union
party 1t would MT do to have candidate that the
Dmocratc papers talk about. 1t would MT pro-
duce the right sort of harmony in the ranks of the D
mocracy think, Mr. Chairman, better go further,
! if we fare worse.
Chairman. Well, gentlemen then there's Gineral But
Ter, of Kentucky. He's said to be very safe careful
flaws in. What say to him?
Bill Johnson Mounting bench with two or three
papers in his hand Mr.. Chairman, Gineral Butler is
the candidate in the wholelot Generally speaking
he is MT nowhere and when you do happen to find him
he is mt in the right place You remember sir
last meeting described in my speech the Butler bait
being all nicely rolled in meal and rubbed with
little Van Buren, OIL Well sir, since then the meal has
been shook off the Van Buren, oil could mt make it stick
It's all shook off, and shows nothing but black slavery
cat. few weeks ago Mr.. Cabel, of Florida, in Con-
sraitened him out and showed his color and of his
friends in the House read letter from him that showed
he went the whole hog in favor of the ragmufps
promise" Sir hold that letter in my hand and in it
Gineral Butler breaches about the compromise like
Methodist minister He says: g 1t is though great
national altar had been erected in midst, which
every lover Of country is invited to lay his
offering Of peace and offer up his prayers for the
perpetuity of the Union and the continuance Of the in
esmable blessings which enjoy under its protection
Sir that language shows that he is Mt fit for President
it's enough to turn the whole democracy agin him. The
great Dimocrac paper in New York. the Evening Post
that was in favor Of him awhile ago, says We
cannot congratulate him the skill with which he is
playing his game for the Presidency
And, sir, have in my hand the Dimocratc Review,
the great organ of party and that shows Gineral
Butler up his colors It says he is mt nothngnor
nobody; nothing but 81 mere beaten horse" It says
the country might be lost before Ginera Butler could
get an idea into his head word out of IT," The
Review says From his almost total lfeessness in pub
c affairs il denied at the last Presidential election,
seven in his neighborhood that he Democrat
'at all. And General Butler went to the polls
in lS4s and voted for himself to prove his Demo-
'cracy." On the whole the Review says: awe declare
him made up Of feeble negatives" Mr.. Chairman, l
skip Gineral Butler and take up the
candidate.
Deacon Snor. l wont pretend to say can do any
thing with Gineral Butler may be he is out Of the ques
ton But there Is think II Is possible the
Dimocratc Review has mt exactly done him justice.
like to see fair play all round Mr.. Breckenridge
preventative in Congress from Kentucky made speech
on the Presidency few days ago. the 4th Of this month
If mistake not and he declares the Dmocratic Review
is " full Of gross Misrepresentation viii read, with
your leave, Mr.. Chairman extract from his speech
There gentleman full OF talent, full Of activity
particular partisan and frend-as he had right to be-
Of particular gentleman mentioned in connection with
the Presidency That gentleman went to the State Of
Kentucky upon political pilgrimage last fall the OBJ
sect Of which was, suppose, to drive General Butler
from his SOIL to dshonor him at home, by fasen-
ing upon him corrupt political intrigue. But he fail
ed In his object and back and bought up the De-
mocratic Review for political partisan paper for the
campaign; and with names at the masthead, that
Review is now pursuing fatal to the Demo-
cratic party as it is false and unfair"
And, Mr.. Chairman the Washington Union; our great
Dmocratic organ at the OF Government comes out
agn the Dmocratc Review about as hard as Mr. Breck
enridge Jest hear what il says: "And last, but not
least among the organs which create dissen
ton and promote discord is the Democratic Review
This periodical once 50 elevated in its objects descends
to the level Of faction and opens its batteries upon
all the prominent members Of the Democratic party who
happen not to suit the Of the editor The Union
paper goes on to give the Democratic Review good
drubbinr IL saws the attack unon Gneral Butler was