The true Democrat., 1854-06-27
The Repudiation.

The Gazette in its last issue renews with re- doubled zeal, its warfare upon the Pulaski de- mocratic convention and its nominees. In pur- suing this course, it does not pretend to claim that it is advancing its principles or it's party In opposing Messrs Rector and Martin it op- poses two sound and unexceptonable demo- crats while, if it defeats them, it elects two wings, from whose known whiggery the demo- cratic party in the next Legislature, can expect nothing but hostility. And this is what it's course leads to. It strengthens the whigs and
 weakens the democrats, and if it achieves any thing, it will be the election of two uncompro- missing whigs
 l In this, what is there pleasant to look upon? Can even friend of the Gazette contemplate its course with any degree of satisfaction? It's arguments and its reasons are shalloW-are foolish. That Judge English was not nomi- hated is no reason for bolting. He had an equal chance with every aspirant in the field. His own weakness was the cause of his deteat.- Indeed his name was not mentioned Ill the convention, and if 1t was spoken ot elsewhere, it was only in that select circle to whom he chooses to confde his wishes and his cause. It is true he was far from being our choice, and that we did not support him is because in common with every other democrat, we had our preferences, and we had the right to exer- else them in the convention. It is only when the candidate has been nominated that we hold a true democrat to be bound Had Judge Eno fish possessed all the strength and popularity attributed to him by the Gazette he could not have been defeated. He could have had his friends at the convention and secured the mo- mlnatlon, and had he have been nominated distasteful as he is, personally. to us his name would have been hoisted at our mast head
 hls, no democrat will doubt. We have never opposed democratic nominee-never boIted, but on the contrary have supported the party even when such course has been per sonally repugnant to our feelings This we have ever held to be the true doctrine amone men who are for measures and not men,
 I he Gazette speaks of iactious-has it never occurred to t that ita own course is. in the highest degree iactious? Let it look around if and see how few there are, even of its own friends, who are willing to carry faction to the extent 1t goes Let 1t look around 1t and see what Wretchedly small squad it leads on in this most unholy warfare upon the orcaniza- ton and success of the democratic party. The democrats very generally will support the no- mlnees-ndeed there never was before witnes- sed more unanimity and enthusiasm in any party than there Is, at this moment, in the ranks ot the Pulaski democracy. Superior men. as candidates, they never had. Possessing abi!i- ties of high order, exemplary as citizens. ho- nor2ble as men, and as democrats. pure and above suspicion. they are candidates that the people are justly pleased to support In our intercourse with the democrats of this county We have not yet fallen upon single indiviiu- al who is not well pleased and who will with hold his support.
 The Gazette alone objects and opposes; and, as usual, makes the want Of full convention is pretext for bolting This is the customary and only excuse for such conduct, but in this instance 1t is without foundation The con- vention was a large one, unusually large for times of 50 little political excitement. It was as respectable a convention as has been assem- bled in this city since the exciting days of Polk and DallaS-anditsn nominations were made with theutmost unanimity-noto one dissentiellt voice being heard.
 The Gazette pleads the cause of those de- mocrats who were not present with all of its ingenuity, but pleads 1t for them against their own wish. They are pleased with the result of the convention, and if they had not been, they are still too true to the principles of ther party to oppose the men selected to carry them out. Personal differences may divide the rartv prior to the nomination of candidates. but after wards, never. Personal preiudjces and prefer ences are all alike buried, and the success of the party alone contended for.