Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-02

nS- The Democratic State convention of
Massachusetts, will assemble at Huntington
Hall, Lowell on Tuesday the 26th of Septem.
Der, to nominate candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor, and to transact such other
business as may be deemed necessary.
In this connection, We copy the appeal Of
the Boston Post to the Democracy Of Massa.
chusetts. Such old fashioned patriotic appeals
are never made at the North, in these evil times,
except by Democrats. This has the ring of the
true metal. 1t invites no coalitions, no com.
promises. 1t does not WOO abolitionists with
soft Establishments and seductive smiles. 1t
tells them plainly that the sound constitutional
Democracy would rather incur defat without
them than achieve victory with them.
What Wing journal at the North would have
the manliness and the patriotism to make an
appeal like this from the Boston Postf
"The Wing journals are prophesying that
the Democratic party in this commonwealth
will be nothing at all at the next election
What it will show itself to be when this day
comes round, will depend much on the stand Il
Lowell. Every true friend of the National
Democratic party, every Democrat who means
TO continue his association with that party and
who desires to see maintained here in Massa-
chusetts an organization based on sound prin-
ciples, ought to do what he can to show this
prophecy TO be false. As fit beginning, let
| the democracy send true men to the conven.
| ton. Let them send men to il who will oppose
coalitionism in all its DISCUSSES, and who will
stand by the democratic organization Of the
nation. This is free country and when
men get so democratic as to be dissatisfied
with such party as the democracy, they ouph,
to quit its ranks. But it is a little too much
for them to ask those who wish no better asso
ciates, no prouder recollections than those that
gather about the old banner, TO give up their
national, equal rights platform, TO a5olitionize
or Sectionalize themselves, and help turn the
glorious old nationality Of the party into mar.
row faction, unworthy to assume to influence
the destinies Of the country. If Massachusetts
Democrats, who mean to stand by the Consti.
tuition and the Union, cannot command a ma
jority in the State, at least they can command
platform that will be like that which their
friends occupy in other States; and they can
send forth political sentiment that will do some
thing to aid the good cause. In this way, if
they lose the victory, they may command re-
spect.
ave hope the true men Of the party will
strive to have this convention straight, out
and out, Democratic convention. We hope
delegates will be selected who mean in all their
nominations to stand by their national Demo
cratic organization who hold that the mea-
sures OF the present national administration are
an exponent OF these principles, and who are
willing to count the Nebraska measure as one
Of them; and we hope such delegates will have
the frmness and the courage to stand by their
principles Let them raise such banner-let
them make manly appeal TO the democracy
Of this State to rally about it--and then see
remember that the democracy is the only party
that stands squarely on the doctrines Of the
CoNsTiTuTIoS--the only true NATIONAL party"