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Democratic Convention.

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about the Nass ConrentioR of the Demo
cratic party to be held at Barton, and OF
the talented speakers to be there and the
truths to be promulgated, that expected,
as matter of course, q thousand or some
thing near it, would be present. But SIR,
/ there were not one hundred Democrats
in the house to hear the speaking and do
the voting, forI counted every one, and
it amounted to Just eighty-six. There
might have been twenty standing about,
besides, at least, twenty of whom belonged
to other parties, perhaps more. Now,
sir, if was disappointed in the number,
| was equally so in their speakers, or
rather in the speeches made by them, for
they were made up of any amount of as
sertion, vitiperation, and coarse, and some
times vulgar anecdotes, which generally
drought down the house, and some such
slang phrases as "Black Republican"
''Nigger-worshipers," Natural fool Soci-
cites" etc, etc, while the remarks made
that they would call arguments, we're a
review of the differences between the Old
Line Wings and Democrats, in former
campaigns, with an effort TO shirk the re-
sponsibility of the present disastrous af-
fairs of the nation, upon the Republicans,
&c, and landing the present administra-
/ ton very highly, and commencing Presi-
dent Pierce for the course he has taken
in the Kansas outrages. The first speak
er, (Mr. Potts. asked, What could he
have done! Could he stop the outrages
at the polls, unless Gov. Reeder inform
ed him that there would be trouble at the
first election ?" and it was also said by
several that day, that for four a0eeks past
no account of trouble had been received
from Kansas. Now, sir, here is an in
term from the time tie Missourians first
bulied the bogus legislature into office,
to the last four weeks, that not a word
was said about their beloved Presi lent's
inactivity, nor they dare not. The sec
ord speaker, (Mr. RANDI said what the
whole party have denied: that the foun-
dation rock upon which the pure Democ-
racy stood was the institution of slavery.
That is true, and the only inference that
can possibly be drawn from his state
ments. The following are his state
ments: " We are directly opposed to the
Republican platform; again, "The old
line wings have now joined with the alb
olitionists, and if they hold on they will
stand as long as the constitution, provi-
ding they succeed, for when slavery is
abolished the constitution falls. There,
sir, If that is not owning that slavery is
the foundation upon which rests democ-
raey, SO called, I dun'C know what else II
Is. No wonder they wish for the extern
sion Of the " Divine institution" that
they may continue to get rich with the
spoils from the public treasury, for they
feel assured that if the North should get
an equal share in the representation in
Congress, in proportion to the population,
with the South, they would stand but a
poor chance to get the 4" loaves and fishes
hence they 60 for the doctrine that " might
makes right, and against agitation; that
the power that supports them-she slave
power-may glut its capacious nav with
millions OF square miles of territory once
E devoted TO the goddess of liberty. but
now thrown open by the assistance of
northern democrats who have betrayed
their trust, and pandered to the ayariee
OF the southern sectional faction; to the
perpetuatlon and extension of slavery.
that spot which defaces our otherwise
beautiful escutcheon.
:. Their harmony and consistency of ar
gument as displayed at Barton. was de-
hghtful, and of piece with all their do
lngs. Mr.. Rand says, Gentlemen we
do not 60 for measures, but for princ;
Piles, but our opponents 90 for measures p
The third speaker, (Ir. Bowdish) said
Gentlemen, we wish them 1.-THE Repub-
licans) to understand that we do not saek
lor the offices or anything else of the
kind, but it is for measures We ca
When doctors disagree who shall de-
eide " They had a red hot Democrat
from New Hampshire, Ian expelled men,
Der OF the Know Nothings) to denopnca
know Nothingism, Republicanism. &c
VINO sad that we and the republicans
would start equally in that state to ret
Inc majority in their election, and to get
z''oo to make majority they would
each have to do their best to obtain them
from that class that were unstable or fuc-
tuaiing IN their politics" He by this re-
marx considered New Hampshire donbt-
iul' but strange to say he made lean
ana SAID they no doubt would get many
ifoin the ranks Of the Know Notbinoz