Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-30

passion and prejudice continue TO sway the hour' lhe
assembled Democracy will have to meet the re-
sponsibility boldly and promptly, with view to
the harmony and triumph Of the party. the New
York delegation shall continue to be the hot.oed OF
prejudice and excitement, the Democracy of the ma
ton can do nothing else than, with the declaration ct
"a plague on both your houses meet the issue boldly
and exclude both sets of claimants, with their quar-
rels from the deliberations of the Convention. If the
New York Democracy have not the sense or the pa.
trotism to agree amongst themselves, they should
not be allowed to mar the harmony Of the delegates
from every other State, aud they should be taught
severe lesson Of discipline. We can win the victory
without New York, and We do not wish to endanger
the safety Of the Democracy by an eutangl'ng all
ance with either of the conflicting factions By their
feuds they have virtually surrendered their State into
the hands of the Black Republicans. 1t Is bad
enough that their divisions have worked wrong and
an outrage on the conservative spirit great State
They must not be- allowed to thrust their diff.
cuties into the Convention and aaunt firebrand
in the midst Of the harmonious Democracy. II the
Hards and Sofia, under the influence OF personal
rivslrss and disappointments, continue to refuse
a cordial arrangement amongst themselves, and
place themselves in attitude before the country,
that no other organization can arrange the difficulty,
they must both bear the consequences of their ob.
stinacy, and submit to an exclusion from the Con-
vention. How is the Convention to decide between
them! In the language of the Augusta (Ga.) Con.
stitutionast, whose sentiments cordially endorse,
can the Convention '.go behind the credentials OF
each, and the official record of the principles they
present. aud take testimony to tho relative mum.
Der of honest men, and hypocrites in each organza
ton! Can it 90 into investigations of motives, or
take testimony as to auecedentsl Can it put parti
cular men on trial and decide on the soundness of
his party by evidence of his individual aberra.
tons'
at is clear that the Convention cannot take jurs.
diction of the in this manner. 1t may very pro-
psrly remand .hs whole matter to the people where
these feud. have arisen and tell them to settle their
quarrels among themselves
"Non rrihitaatas componerc thes."
ave see no other alternative for the Convention
consistent with its dignity and the general inte'
rests OF the National Democracy, than to REJECT
BOTH DELEGATIONS. To receive one to the eIclu-
sion of the other would be TO make invidous dis
,incton not justified by any facts of which the Con-
vention could take cognzance. To admit both
would be but TO transfer the heart burnings of the
,ion. 1t would be to make the floor Of the Conven.
ton the arena for the disgusting wrangngs of thu
purists and the placenen.
"The National Convention should peremptorily de-
cline assuming the task OF settling the domestic
squabbles of factions in the several States. If it
dertakes to act high court Of appeals. to sit on
such cases as that presented by the "Hards" and
"Softs" Of New York, neither aweek nor month
would suffice for such discussions. When such case
we're decided on, it would not be settled The con.
testing parties would 20 away as much estranged as
everyone nsutingy jubilant with victory, the other
exasperated by defeat and smarting under sense oi
wrong. They would both return home to renew their
chickering's.
"The National Democracy Of the Union should
proceed in Convention to lay down its platform Of
principles, on which it is prepared to fight the battle
of the Constitution and equal rights and present ts
candidates for President and Vice President.
"If the Democracy of New York approve the prin'
ciples, it will be their duty, and it should be their
pleasure 10 take efectual steps to support them and
the candidates selected to bear the banner on which
they are inscribed This cannot be done honestly
and in good faith in any other way than by the Sc.
lection of one electoral ticket to be presented for the
popular suffrage. "Hard" ticket and "Soft' tick.
ct would be virtually repudiating the action of the
National Democracy, warning in an indirect way
against its principles and its candidates. and con-
irving plan to throw the vote of New York to the
Black Republican candidate. If the Democrats
commit this folly and treachery, they will ignomin
IoS. nj md ma
neut without the poor consolation OF being pited by
the Democrats of other States. In the general re
ioicing over the victory the National Democracy will
achieve next fall New York will then have no place
No tears will bs shed that she is absent from the De-
mocratic FEAST 1t will be- said, "she s joined to her
idols; letIher alone"
"The Democracy Of the other States have begun
to cease thinking that New York is essential TO De-
mocrstic success. They now believe they can do
without her in national struggle. 1t is not in the
fear of general defeat they dsprecate the schsms
and feuds in that State. But for the sake OF the
sound and true men in New York, whom we would
gladly see relieved from the odum and discredt they
would shun, but are forced to share, we would re-
ioice to see the New York Democracy trample under
toots past dissensions and rally unit on the prnci
Plies upon which the approaching butte is to be fought
the honest rise above faction and the lead
ers Of factions-let them discard the partizans alike
ofthe Houses of York and Lancaster-call Conven.
Yentlon for themselves, aud select from their own
sound material an electoral ticket"
We repeat that we have some hope that patriotic
views will prevail and that New York will vet enter
the Convention with harmonious delegation select.
ed from the two rival sets of claimants Our bons i;
strengthened by letter from E1- Governor Seymour
to the Albany Argus, in which he declares his pur
pose to decline all Office and retire to private lifs
His letter breahes ardent desire for the triunnb
of the Democratic party and its principles, q. any
sacrifice. May the same spirit animate all the other
delegates from New York, Of both branches! Gov.
Seymour thus writes
Can't bipotry and intolerance obstruct the progress
of temperance, religion and prosperity in our own
State while fanaticisn threatens the welfare, II not
the continued existence of the institutions OF our
country. Against the spreading ieprosy OF nyPocri @
sy, which makes outward Wilderness because there
is inward impurty and corruption shall st all hmes
contend. It is cause of deep modification 10 the
Democrats of New York, and of just reprosch by our
political friends elsewhere, that the only douot Oh
success which disturbs them, and the only hope
which animates our political opponents, grow out OF
the chickering's and quarrels of those PROCESSING sin
Democrsts in this State will settle the next Presden
tal contest At the last election the "Natlye Amer-
can" party succeeded by vote less than that which
was given to one of the Democratic candidates the
preceding year.
The self-sysd Republican organisation, with un.
usual exertions, aided by partzan appeals from the
pulpit and the press, wthis ablest and most eloquent