The true Democrat., 1854-06-06
What are We to Do :?

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 The failure of the whig convention to assem- ble at Warren, Bradley county, and make a nomination, leaves the Whig of this city in rather distressing situation. ''The question ''what are we the whigs) to do? seems to be rung daily in its ears and the doleful sound brings up no agreeable reflections.
 For solution of the querry, it calls upon the "able" and the "experienced'' of the party, those, we presume, who have grown grey in the service. That they will come to its rescue remains tobe seen. Its case is hard one, and it will take all the talents and the experience of the party to extrcate it.
 What are s0e to do? Messrs Lemoyne Flanagin, Lacy, Gibson and Curran, you are all invoked Gentlemen, are you prepared for the sacrifice your country, your party and your paper demand?
 The sad failure of the whig convention is not a very complimentary commentary upon those long and labored articles against democratic corruption and misrule, which, for the last four or five months, have filled the columns of the Whig. Itis but faint response from the peo- pie to those stirring stereotyped denunciations which that paperis wont always to heap upon long trade against the democrats for the estab- lishment of the banks, and justification of the whigs though accessories to the transaction. do not seem to have had that effect that was con- fdently anticipated.
 What are ace to do! The whig party presents the mournful spectacle of body without head-a party without leader to bear its ban ners into the conflict The truth is, the Whig has itself, dug the grave of it's party. By its unwise opposition to the Nebraska bill it severed the tie that bound it together The honest rank and file could not follow their lea ders. They could not be brought up to confer even the empty honors of whg nomination upon a candidate, who was to be the exponent of such doctrines as were put forth by their organ here.
 What is the South to gain by sustaining the excluded by it from the Nebraska territory?-
 Are they not thus deprived of right they have, in common with erery citizen in the Un- ion to go there with their property and locate home? By its repeal, have we not some chance to make slave State where, by its ope- ration, we have none? What is the South to gain by keeping open the question of non-inter- vention, and thus keeping alive the exciting question of slavery in Congress? Can she ever expect Congress, composed of majority of treesoilers, to legislate favorably for the slave States? Can she hope it will legislate slavery into territory? No-never. Common sense, as we'll as past experience, teach the people this fact. Why then oppose the passage of the Me- braska bill, which repeals the Missouri compro- mise and proclalms non-intervention as the doctrine of the constitution? We can never get anything favorable from Congress- why not then accept its proposition not to interfere?
 The opposition of the Whig to the \ ebraska bill fell heavily upon the hearts of the masses of the whig party. They saw no reason for it -the Whig gave none-and, consequently, all of its anathemas against the democratic party failed to infuse spark of animation into them i What then are ace now to do? The question seems to be poser. The Whig candidly ac- knowledges its inability to answer it. Is there not some one more able, experienced and bet ter entitled to the confidence of the whig par ty" than the Whig, who can suggest remedy? We pause for a reply