Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-09
From the Richmond Wing !

The platform of the Democratic Convention is
very tesselated affair. Like o log-rolling bill,
it has a little Of everything in it. 1t is designed
to furnish a foothold for every shade and variety
of opinion; and yet, in many particulars, it is q
very decided failure. The adoption of the prin-
ciples of the Declaration of Independence was
certainly bright idea, and gives a very emphatic
proof of the progressive spirit OF Democracy.
The man who invented that deserves gourd
button by way of encouragement for future eff
forts. The old platforms of 1874 and lS4S are
thrust in head and ears, and cut rather awk-
ward figure by the side of the resolutions of 1898
and 1899. 1t is unconstitutional, it is said, "to
commence and carry on internal improvements;
the meaning of which is said to be, you may COM
plete all that have ever been started. This mode
Of interpreting the constitution is on the jack
sonian principle Of improving rivers below ports
of entry First declare place at the head Of
any river port of entry, and you may stretch
the constitution to meet the case. As to the
public lands, different principle is observed.
There you contract the constitution to meet the
contingency. A general distribution OF all the
States is highly improper and grossly unconstitu-
tional but partial distribution among particular
States is the very perfection of rigid construction!
The late war with Mexico was a very righteous
war but nothing is said in favor Of the revolu-
tionary war; and that of 1872. Whence it is to
be inferred that neither Of those great struggles
is favoritc with the Democracy
The endorsement of the Compromise is couched
in very strange terms. The resolution of 1913
is preserved, which Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio, said
embodied the principles Of the Freesoil party
denying as it does that Congress has any right
to touch the subject of slavery. But appended
to this is an explanation, shaped very much like
the resolution Of the Illinois convention, which
was prepared by the notorious Freesouer, Went
worth II may mean something, or nothing
SunnosinR il to mean something, IT places the
Sontbern Rights and the Freeso wings of the
party in a dilemma. They have both vehemently
protested against the Compromise, and sworn
they never would support it. But the word
fnaiy is carefully omitted, and that omission
was probably designed to ease tender consclenccs
and strip the resolution Of all its force. In this
xion it is to be remarked that, although
Gen. Pierce was one of the gentlemen catechised
by Capt. Scott, he was the only one who did not
respond lie discreetly kept his opinions to HIM
self
The last resolution is a paragon of unmeaning
gcneralities For the life of us we can extract
nothing from it. We suppose it was thrown in
for ''the rest of mankind"
We do not find in the whole platform a single
plank for the State Rights party to stand upon,
unless the empty endorsement of the Declaration
Of Independence and the resolutions OF w
was designed for them. They arc nice hair-
! sp1ttCrs, ana very NIUE 6pdCo WIN SUM-
them. They love distractions more thah rcui,l
ties. and, therefore, both the Hoo,,ases arc ON
IqcIsoniaa orociamattoa&ts. They Will have aouh-
dant occupation for their wits in devsing reasons
for supporting men who differ from them on
We had expected more 'oEm9 Platform--one
more frank and explicit, and moro thorough
,o,ng For words cost Democratic politicians
nothing. They are always ready with any guam
htv of rlelyfs--aud our only wonder is, that they
have been 50 sraring Of them on this important
occasion If ever there was a time when they
stood IN particular need of a great deal Of hard
swearing now is the time. They have heretofore
! duped the South on four or five very critical
emergencies and there is very natural and
widespread distrust of them. They swore ny
Van buren,, they swore by Cass, by VIM >.
Brown, and by Gov. Joe Johnson-all OF "non
turned out to be very different from what 'hey
we're represented to be and the latter proves 10
be a higher-law gentleman Of the very hrst water
Upon the heel OF these unfortunate experiments,
to bring forward q native OF New Hampshire, Oh
whom little is known, as the peculiar friend oil the
south. is to subject Southern confidence 10 an eA-
traordinary trial
4rHis letter has Smcs come to light, as we
lshrp from New York paper, ED, TEIEeRAPH'J