Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-09-15
Conventions.


Washington Union, alluded to in our last
ono one who has watched the course Of
contests for q few years past can have failed
TO discover that conventions for the purpose
Of party organization have ceased to COM
mand that respect which was formerly paid
TO their action. The reason Of this is appa-
rent; conventions were resored TO origin
ally to ascertain the will of the majority Of
the party, and in that result il was the law
of the party that all should acquiesce. I'll
is not to be denied that in too many instances
thew have been made the instruments Of de
feaiing the will Of the majority, and it is
this fact which has detracted from the weight
of authority which they are intended TO ex-
ert. A party cannot maintain its strength
without union in its ranks, and as long as
conventions are gotten up with fairness,
and are made TO reflect honesty the will Of
a majority, they are probably the most eff
ficient mode Of securing concert and unity
of action. Reform in this branch Of party
organizations is essential, and we are glad
TO see that it is beginning to receive atten-
) ton"
Upon this extract, "The Banner makes
the following comments.
eve would ask to what agency the pre-
: sent administration owes its origin? The
Union will rightly say, 10 the will of the
people. But how was that will moulded
into being? How was it that New York
gave up her Dickinson aud Marcy, Penn
Z. sylvania her BUCHANAN, the West her Doug
f lass and Cass and Butler? What wrought
o the miracle that was witnessed, of these va
rious sections giving up their favorite states.
Il men, for the sake of the triumph of Their
o principles? A convention, and nothing hui
convention did or could have done this. TX
a convention the Union owes IFS position az
n the organ of the administration and very
,. poor choice we think that administration ha,
h made. The government patronage and pub
= lie work, of which that paper receives 81
- much, has been bestowed by the votes o
IN democratic members of Congress, nominal
S; ed in CONVENTIONS, and gaining their seats b,
m virtue of such nominations. The Uniol
"a had its birth in the administration Of Mr.
=, Polk we would ask the question, how nue.
81 that administration owed to conventions
u The Union has been loosing concern excep
ed and publishers have gained the very breat
as lney nave eaten from lnlS SAINT cOuueHHe
source. And now forsooth in their YER
nc fulness and fairness from the public crib the
as say:
he mo one who has watched the course o
I'll contests for a few years past can have faile
= to discover that conventions for the purpos
" of party organization have ceased to com
a mand that respect which was formerly pal
il to their action" Pa
X The grossest evil THAT has arisen froI
,;a conventions is that they have been instru
- mental in sustaining the Washington UnioI
,Ss 1t now lends its columns to the worst form
he of disorganization. The democratic part
10 realizes the notifying fact of nursing
in viper for its own destruction. We repea
r. that paper is no longer worthy of confdenc
;, and we have every reason TO believe that
IL has lost the favor of the administration.
Let the democratic party as one man plaC
the seal of its condemnation upon this al
all other disorganizers."
at We shall look with some interest for Il
err, result of this new division among the cha
ers monious," and not fail to report. tt
air Banner would never turn against anythir
est that afforded good living, and it is astonisl
in ed that the Union should. So are others!