The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-06

that when The democracy in every portion OF the Unon
hold meetings and appoint delegates to conventions, 10
make proper nominations for the people, must sier.
unless consider them grossly ignorant that they do
IRON conviction thai such convention is highly neces
sary to the Interests OF the people II they not nha-
enced by this Conviction for what do they travel
from all portions OF the country Baltimore for the
pafposa o holding q convention, once in every four
years. Our greatest men have all been IN conventions.
and nave abded The choice of conventions and
what caused them to do so, if il not that they
conseied conventions essential 10 the interests OF The
pafy 10 attribute any other motive 10 Their actions
wosld be doing them the greatest injustice. The
venton system has not, heretofore, been made issue
between parties. from The fact that il has not been op
posed by any party and this gives ample reason for It's
not being laid down in our platforms. But plat
forms being formed by holding conycntions-tbe
only means BY which they could be brought about--ne
cessafily show that those who formed them deemed IL
essential TO the interests of the party have conventions
This principle having been unanimously sustained by the
democratic party ever since It's organization, has not
been J.opaded untl recently by the insane attacks OF
laid down The principles and policy which they deemed
most essential 10 the perpeualon oil republican nsu
lons and The interests OF the people Taking these facts
into considerations, do not see how any could ask
better evidence that the democratic party regard
lIons the only of keeping union and harmony
IN our ranks, and guarding against the intrigue OF faction
and sectional anmoses. IL will be noticed by referring
% the other questions that they all pertain to the
thing, namely democratic authority for holding conven
lions, but expressed in such TO induce the
superficial reader to believe that they popountcd
cessary 10 slate that conventions have been brought
into Tequson, best have attended them, have
abided their choice and have cheerluy gone into the
field in support OF candidates nominated by them,
showing by their actions, plainly than any
trivial form OF words could express, their hearty
appreciation oi this noble principle of democracy
They have sustained in all portions of the
try, and have welded it triumph antly against much
OF the anaicistn and anmosity which have had ten
deEcy TO rupture The democratic fold These facts must
appear evident TO all unbiased minds The same spirit
OF concession and compromise which was nobIy
ercised al the u0lon OF States equally applca
bic TO The union OF the democratic garry, and fully
senial in maintaining lis organizalIonan organization
to which past truuphs may be mainly attributed,
and upon which depend future prosperity and sue
cess. Ii this system Of organization be set aside wha
shall we do, while the wings wisely unite in conven-
tons, nominate their candidates, and march the polls
one solid phalanx Shall suffer ourselves be di
vided by sc,ous men and submit tamey and knowing
ly inevitable defeat? No, never while the light
of reason ervades the OF The democratic party
not while continue to walk in The vale OF sanity and
TO exercise thoe principles which have borne us from
triumph TO trumph-no while we enabled TO dis
criminae between the true principles OF government and
the idle whms Of fancy, will allow ourselves to be
carried of the track beautifully marked out by the
leading lights Of the faith, and sustained by national
authority The duty OF ofdemocrals is then, apparenthey
should prepare Tor future contests by organizing the party
and lace enemies with that resolution which nervej
he famous Laceda nonan band 10 dispute The passage
oil Xerxes at Thermopye.