Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-07-04
Correspondence Of the Times.
Defeat of Vamr-E2ecfion of Conrad-TM Administration

Correspondence OF the Times
Defeat Of Jurisdiction of Conrad-TM Administration,
The Nebraska Bill, &c. &c.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.
DEAR SHIN redeeming the promise l gave
you, of letter from this city, know OF no more
interesting subject than the great event of the day
the defeat and its causes of the Hon. Richard
Vaux, the nominee of the Democratic party, for
the Office of Mayor-supposed to be the choice of
that remnant of the party which still adheres with
some degree of attachment to the Administra-
ton.
If here, you would quickly learn that the de-
mocracy of times gone by, is now the ideal, an
ideal which the Washington party seem deter
mined to crush out. That democracy which once
existed, shap ped, and framed fashioned and
established our political institutions; that made
usa great prosperous, land happy nation; has aban-
doned the centre of Power, and is now treasured
only where executive influence cannot come
Weakness and even corruption may for time
hold the unsteady reins of government, forcing
the chariot of State, like reckless driver over
forbidden paths, yet such folly and weakness
fails to draw after ANYTHING but the ridicule OF
the wise and discreet.
We have just had an expression of public senti-
ment in point. The city and county OF Philadel-
phia are largely democratic. MIR. Naux, whom
have known personally for long time, was
great favorite with his party-received a unanl-
nous nomination, and yet was beaten by 10000
majority in favor of r. j. Conrad, the candidate
of the anti administration party. The Know
Nothngs. made clustering noise that 1t was the
work of their Vaccinations, which is quite ridic-
ulous,y alb surd The 10000 could not come from
their ranks. nor from the Temperance, nor the
Wing parties, which has been repeatedly tried
before, but from that great national democratic
party which at the coming in Of Franklin Pierce
was unit, but which now lies shattered and
crumbling to pieces.
Some NAV contend that true democracy is that
which sustains the President and his Cabinet, blu,
| ask with what grace can men, who, at best,
have occupied but obscure places, and are scarce
" known in the great measures that from time to
time have agitated the nation, call in question
the political faith Of the strongest best and firm
est men Of our country. To charge such men
with detection or treason to the Baltimore creed,
is the height of folly, and perpetrated only by the
palsie5 limbs of that body, in the head OF which
they are reluctant to admit any disorder. Pres't
Pierce was elected upon the Baltimore Platform
lie pointed to it in his inaugural address
and repeated the same in his message to Congress,
declaring in precise and positive terms that the
slavery question should not again be opened, and
vet, in few short MONTHS fastens upon the coun-
try the most Infamous law that has ever disgrace
cd or disturbed the peace OF our country. In his
prociytics and fondness for Slavery he has even
nut-strpped the South. He has made slavery a
general and not local law. That it may exist
under protection Of the CONSTITUTION, in any
part of t'c public domain, or in any State OF the
Union. where there exists not local laws TO the
contrary. Some of the contemplate northern
douch-faccs who voted for the bill wish to make
IL softing apology to their constituents by assur-
ing them that it will virtually amount to mere
.abstraction,' that slavery will never exist IN
the State of Nebraska. The apology suits the
authors The in sult to the north is quite as great
rs though the entire territory was at once paoied
with slaves. While the south was anxious to OBJ
tain the privilege of slavery in Missouri, Florida,
AMI Texas. they Gladly cedrd away their CLAIM to
Nebraska up,n stipulated conditions, but no soon
CT ia thny acquired the forme-, titan they con
i-'ved demand for the latter,-and obtained It,
! am willing to leave the South out of the quos-
ton. oar reckoning Is not now with the south,
bat the nor;l,-wiih the dwelling creatures who
have betrayed every confidence and trust relose"
in them The awful day of accountability draws
on apacr, and well may they begin to enquire
..who shall BE- ABR to s;and.' Tn very element
are in commotion. Ali the pas 'ions of an ouras-
cd people are bursting forth, and it is idle to cry
peace. peace, for tell YOU Sir there is 10 pence,
and will he until the perpetrators of this
decd are sent howling back to the dcns of obscu-
rity from which they have crep, only to curse
and blight the far prospect Of their country,
prosperity. That general harmony which wa
fraernizing the north and south has been broken
up, and bitter sectional feelings cngcndcred, oat
Of which will grow sectional parties, the direfu
consequences of which no man can forctell.
More Anon, L. L. NJ.