The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-15

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From the Bo.s.n Chscsicls Ock Isl
The Concord STATE Cspuaf Rvpmfsr o. yesterday
conts'ss report OF thu pfoces diogs OF the Demo
cratic Geners. C"muittse. representing tie Ba he
section ~ ne asmoSiscy q the State. held In that
city on WEDNESDAY. u occupies over Oh ee columns,
ard enbrsces sefies Of resolutions ard an I'D
6nss TO the people Of New Hampshire ard Of tue
Unitsc State" M Burke, formen Commissioners
Of Psttits and eoiter Of The Washington Umios,
was CT sirnan OF toe Committee on Resolutions.
ard OF course reported tbem an well n the address
The principal feature In botp u the pomlnsttcn Of
General Sam Houston for tho ne xt presidency : sad
on the grousd that the late elections show = ten
dercy In she democratic party Tn demOraNz atom
and oirorgsnizs,iop, which Can opls be avsrted by
innod ate nuuI ation, and bee sse nation Al COO.
yebtiops, az now constituted and conducted, have
ceased 10 embcdy the 1sims ns aud preferences Of
tie majority. Tnere u much truth in this an
noupc mept In its appf alton 70 Wig az we'll IS
dem cratic conversions. The potet has beeu very
stfs n2y urged in presses of both parties since
last election, and lOrp before Mr. Burke thought of
the Ds''sr. Coming DOW. hosever, from lead ag
democrat, and in Gen. Pierce's own State. it may
have more eisct than trim another source. The
lest Wtie Nstiobal Convention, representing the
party North and South. HIS been held BIO gever il
msy he ~ith the democratic. but let us copy few
sentences from q e sddTs ST.
The cay when nominations ty national convention .
viii &c rcstectsd is past they like their prede scrs,
Cor psl csucut have bscsme otaoets he stsl
css and iegec ing people Of tho United Sta ~ csnnot
shut u cir syes TO the menevtous and ting tact
that nsiorsl conventions It present >nred
ard nductfd disipRuished citizen OF the kepubc,
who has gained The confidence IT the people ny
nandirg 6y cisp'e. 90 In long life Of eminent snl
valuable pnLc sersice, aslire to the Presidency.
Fa'nnai conventions rule sll such fl the ll1& Of
pres otop 10 thar exal &C efce h0us hut OF in
f.r'cr cities. ubsnosn I, tie leo"le and
thought o. capt b, intriguing e@msg scuns, in ell.
vstDg fncb meI to tne highest bonDra % tie epunc
secure Il cir ayanc, meut In IL erior sphsses
con nov bore nopiD sj0r By rationsl couveutaus
Ir.tesd e being fsir exp ems ~ the popular ssai
IrE MT nj yCnftn mi
press Il viii and voice IL tie people Who c0uSt
ib>t Gen Csss The chice of than three fourhs
OF tie Demo rscy ef tbs unfn, their candidate
IA. ucsd from the pomn alton by tho late Rati
rl'le Convection; the event to which the pres ent
bsrrsssreDs Of the democratic party may, In great
n essuru. be attributed
Tse only way 10 Ehch those immense evils can DO
corrected erd the people restored their sovereign
and tight TO CT the chief meistr
Of the Rephc ef which dey have been cenicd by the
mac ns Of national convection is tase the bust
making Pro.iden.s into their own hands 70 mo re
the bfmlpaijoss uemsslses-inssuuch they have to
make tne elections In such General
ac3 so the boD,rad and revered to the I'D
Of f.s most iustfoua Of Presideufs, nominated ard
elsctdd He rornta,ed in ooposition to the nom-
NATL Of the cd Congressional caucus Of his day
The resolves sustain Eessrs. Morrison aud Kit.
ridge, the two representatives from New Hamp-
shire who voted against the repeal Of the Missouri
compronise. and re ommend them for re election.
On the whole, this movement In New Hampshire IL
bNth sign'bcfnt AID important. IRE immediate eE
fe ct 1t will be to bring Genera Honston's name
the Presidency, and at time, too. when parties
being broke up there is strong disposition suong
those v no belonged to each TO encourage the for
nation OF lev one. Gen. Houston, thsmeh
Soufhen Dsn, was 10 favor of keeping the faith Of
the nston in The matter of the Missouri compromise.