The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-04
From The Boston Post
TILE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION


The time for holding the annual State convention of the
democracy is close hand Nominations for State Off
GERS the election Of two delegates at large the national
democratic convention the presentation of the issues before
the people and the annual preparatory business will call
together convention, it is be hoped large patriotic
and efficient consisting Of delegates from every and
city in the State Let the democracy assemble this year
in full numbers in councils and let the gathering in
action come up fully to the wants Of Massachusetts,
We never knew better spirit prevailing in the demo-
cratic ranks Measures principles the good old cause the
constitution the Union the whole country the
watchwords that tower above all thought Of men, Fac
tons by combining their forces have inflicted lasting dis
grace Massachusettsby the extraordinary and
disreputabe proceedings to its domestic aarsby the
reasonable and dsorganzng legislation as to the
affairs of the Union The dominant party has done what
il could do render strong the ercest anmosities of
render weak the fraerna relations of country
1t has made this State odous to her sister States Every
mail that arrives brings evidence of this in the
made these proceedings by the journals and public men
and not simply of one party but of all parties merely
of section Of the country, but of all sections
With this of affairs home in view with the GER
tanty that this disgrace proceeds from legitimate work
ing of bad principles each democrat and man
il TO himself to the noble old Bay State of better
days the obligations he under support the const-
tuition Of his country to the country ITSELF to do what be
to remedy these evils 1t can only be done by striking
AZ then roo-by piougulng INTO the SoHby eXtIrpaung
its weedsby substituting for the upas that deadens what
ever its branches shadow that grand old he-gving and
inspiring The evil lies in abolitionis
that would destroy this Union and in know-nothings
that would make the Union not worth destroying
IL noble fact that everywhere in the countrymark
everywherethe democrats stand together whether in
majorihes or in mnorities in opposition these pes-
enal hercses Ii here in Massachusetts Last wear
when the land mad with Them democratic conven-
ton Of this State stood up against them and against all the
poor demagogsh, disgraceful isms of the time So to
judge from what have every day from the lips of true
democrats it will be this year No action looking to CO.
operation with the heresies Of know-uothngism or abo-
donism will be tolerated for
This time that requires OF ell who would act as pa
riots to think Of what they to their country Men
fanatical the slavery quesonother men from whom
better things might have been expected who dare 10 pro-
fame the grave Of Webster and speak in the name
of him who made the great speech for oosoIArIos-are
now fomenting sectional animosities playing into the
hands of the Garrison traitors and doing what they can
to array the North against the South Let the democrats
at this crisis act as patriots constitutional men rs low
of the Union Warn the committees that the time for
action has come
Democrats send full and true delegations to the con-
vention Send there secretlodge and no freesoi
ers Send democrats.