New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-18
THE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT N ono.

Co-,e.pord.ne. Of The n. Y. Tribune.
CINCIsNArI Monday, Aug. H. 1854.
As the mother Of Achilles dipped him into the river
styx by the heel to make him invunorabe, so does
the Admins traiion-the parent OF the fathtul-eon-
tinue 10 mmerse its darling offspring by the pedal eX
tremetes IL the Sygear pool for Ike sgnihcant rea
sons. 10 make it rnperyous against wholesome inttu-
ences and ste.dfast in its prOgrssee faith No soon
er has one measure Of corruption been dealt ont, than
hs, been succeeded By another aud another al atss
this shameless child will accede ~ anything however
uon.rous or .bsurd, provided only that IL is an Ad
mnisration test, IS 10 sure to be- But we 10 loI
see the power any one individual has, whether Fres
dent or private to originate questions OF policy and
make them tests of the sOundness OF the creed Mat
ters entirely strange to all precedent are urged upon
and adopted by this p.rtv re tests-o whaI te'ts Z"
principles before entertained, nor formally IN
dorsed. We have OF late beheld Democracy thus
citing antecedeRts which never were, always having
been repudated and rejected by its predecessors But
IN the Incidents ON the camp-gTound. To reterate
and extend their principles, this count. produced
somewhat szatle delegation OF tne domlnat. party,
who convened in . grove near Carthage. % Nla2e
ahcut six miles distant from this city On saturday ast
whittier many Of US Wigs repaired through pure curl
o.ity We anticipated a grand show, and = rci dish
of something: in neither OF which were We diiap
pointed for enjoyed the sight and reshed me tar
of even more than our prolific imagAatlons ma
previously supposed possible
When assembled. q committee OF Delegates were
selected consisting OF tom each ward Gad town
shin 10 confer upon and report TO the Convention reso
buttons 10 govern i and It's order Of exercises ms
sssele body retired TO private council aud prepared
divers resolutions and adopted them with unaAimity
very nearly: but the tS0 or thee exceptions were
s,er bot1e FROM the conference with an air OF shgn
disgust They soon. however, placed Their gigantic
proluctions be- r. the Convention by their { hsruan
Geo l. Pugl. and il was moved the! be adopted.
Thi. was seconded and about 20 be rushed through,
when one of whom they had fesrs, and who l. a
.coupe OF 80 100 msny' Tor their nted States
senator elect very motestiy arose and requested
p-rlaist.On 10 SPEAK OT fen moments; lie "otd DC
frank and free in bis statements, and - tae selle
will show, be was That man was Charles kesme.n'
with whose ability sud influence you are -lniilaF IL
.aid be had hoped much from this Convention and naa
hoped but 10 b. disappointed. The Com ~ zee Lsd
reported very spcciousy, but they could Ho a'ch 'He
people with 90 tare hook Nothing lad been done
but 10 redi-u the Baltimore platform; and Wa ho'
thst their basis already They must D. poor Prin-
cples indeed that needed bolsterng every year. lie
then went on 10 exhibit the corruption that existed Ia
their city Affairs ard show tie manner IN which the
treasury was robbed; and then proceeded 10 say tt
Democracy such they represented, was ias' sihA-
ing by tie weight Of its own corruption.
These words had aroused ever! latens SPARK o. Ee
that existed in the bosom OF brother delegates and
the elbows and angles OF each were ner'Ousy moving
in parallel lines and at right angles when NJ Reeien
stated that with regard 10 secret political actions 'le
opy met this question hsf way, and It WIS the ons
cne thew had met AZ all They were very valisnt
against the Know Nohings il the nj party but sad
nothing against the Know No;hings in their 0tea ra"'
IL lad been asserted thai foreigners were the cause oil
Natveism but il was + ialseh hood
Uer,upon Nr. Robinson, Editor of III, kEqrlr,r,
sprang TO hi. feet in iii of rae and said to MI
Reemelin "You are liar" This was signal FOR
DULLES sud one Joe Cooper begsn brisAy 10 remove
the weights that beset him. and made singular mods
with bis head toward tie orator al me same ums
poking large holes in the atmosphere Win hs se1etal
limb. while he sought the place where Mr.. Reemein
stood. Tbe latter thinking such antics ominous OF
pucils,ic exercises AID .uPPo,ins himself as likely