The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-26
rnE rHREE CONVENTIONS.

The following comments OF the New York Commercial
Advertiser will be fu appreciated by all with whom
patriotism is moi mockt1y and deceit and who amid the
Of factions ard the fierce strife Of fanateism
insensibe 10 the dignity of the American and the
deceuees Of political contests tmay not be out OF place
to add that the Commercial Advertiser Is line whg
paper, of the Clay and Webster school:
'sLet us look calmly and boldly bumating picture
which these conventions present. Pass Pitts
burg The republicans commenced convention there yes
terday we have report of its proceedings from
plainly in il interests And what done daring the
whole first day Practically nothing all. Not single
idea was broached apparently address made
worthy of ward meeting and delivered that
ought to have the lips been in the
hearts of those who uttered them. All that
the keeping ofexcitement 10 the fever point Some
thing said at the about caution but il
fell idly upon the hearers and agitation and discomfort aud
angry feeling the natural consequence of the speeches
made. There neither soidity nor Depth nor
grandeur, permanency in anything that said
done. #a .
Come back to philadelphia, and n possible the picture is
disbeartenng, for there national council
preceding the national convention which must be looked
at the time The council met and what did they
Nothing but oyertun overurn overurn They overturned
Of their cardinal principles by admitting the Romanist
delegation from Louisiana and then made mockery Of that
by admitting also Protestant delegation directly opposed
the Romans body They overturned principle again by
the way which they admitted of the Pennsy vania
delegations and refused the other by the Of heads
upon abstract sentiment respecting slavery and not
the real merits Of the controversy And finally they
their whole platform of principles adopted year
ago. and voted another into t place, which just liable
be overturned BY the convention sitting, repud
ated by the separate councils the that thua
abrogaed for what steadaness there
be any platform that rests upon such foundation
ssWe step into the know nothing nominating convention
and find only confusion COMPOUNDED. From ten clock
ia the morning o'clock the following morning the
time spent upon the question Of the Pennsy
delegation, and it treated in the waynot its
merits, but upon numerical supremacy Of one sen
the slavery question: another. And sixteen
hours spent angry excitement and in rude attempts
to triumph each other which is fitting preparation
for duty Of deciding upon proper candidate
for the presidency of this great republic And where and
when this end? When American citizens 60
to such important assemblage convention to nom
nate President with due of the soemny and the
pregnant of the decision they empowered
make2 ag ,5 yaH t a..
sOur hears cken at the being enacted and
the which they point, and than do
resolve eschew all political association that does not look
such petty considerations and take the high ground
that Americans live for their country and merely
for party, and for their whole country and only
for section Of it, whether that section be North South
or East, West" +"