Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-12
THE DEMOCRACY OF RICHMOND.

We are exceedingly pleased that the Democratic
party of this city designs perfectng it's organization
by nominating a full Democratic ticket. They are
right to take no heod of the quarrel which has sprung
up in the ranks Of the American party.
IL the Iph:S, aud those who agree with that paper
differed from the nomisees OF the African Church
meeting on any question of principle, we might lend
them helping hand Bat such is not the case. l,
simply s2uabbie cmaaS djstrstaiton'sts, aud the
Hsg and ts sympathisers as bitterly opposed to
the Democracy, apou the only vital political ques'
tion Involved in this a,e the candidates II
dsnnnnces For the last ten years these chickering's
and intestine feuds have existed among tho cppns
;ion IN Richmond, and the Democracy oi this city
have very properly refused 10 unite or form an ALL
.nce with either Of the contendinG fsctions To u
these petty quarrels involve no more principle
,laa the noisy battles Of crows and hawks
ra- Richmond Democracy have pur-ued the even
tenor OF their way and, By doing increased their
numbers until we have becoiAe powerful minority,
which threatens in a fey years TO make this city De-
Inocrac.
By avoiding entangling alliances with dsa!.
isc-d dstributions;s, We may soon win splendid
victory, untainted BY bargain or coalition
The nobest and proud-st feature OF the old De-
rnocratc party of Virginia is, that 1t never surren-
1ers great principle from motives of policy or OF
temporary expectancy.
To this inf,xible rule. to whicl history fortu
na,ely does not furnish single exceptional case.
we owe our high position in the ranks OF the nation
al Democracy.
There never was an election requiring more
s,c. end faithful adhesion to party usages aud prn-
c,,.es than the present. The Wing and American
4 Ia, onI LIFT, IN
animate the corpse of that old federal ,fstrbu
ton The issue which divides the two parties ia "a dis
10; and ir,nortsrt as any for which the old Dsmo
cratic party con,7nded in the days of Jackson and
Calhoun For Democrat, in any contingency.
~ vote iOr Il d:s:ribu;ion;st, would bs 10 strike e
de..y blow at the consistency cn! timr-honored in
ta.rty Of the patty To wncn he belongs. No co.
aI!ion su.renderin- by single vote the uucompro-
mig hostility OF the Virginia Democracy to distr
tn;ion would brins with any thing elsa than ulli
mate ruin to oIr party. \ single such Instance
would By sezed upon by the Wings aud Americans in
svary Democratic strouc hold. where there are
f=.s disaffrc,ed Democrats The vote Of Demo
c,at IL Richmond gwen u:id4r any circuns ances for
a !s,r:butioms,, would be worth hundreds Of vot.s
Z, the enemy nevery par, of the State. They would
I u,nphaotly say: You have surrendered your princ
:. for expcdency, TO get tr1 members Of The L"gis
l,f.re.-.he Richmond Democracy have consented 10
VT. 70. msn who advocate distribution You hold
Your Constitutional scruples at a cheap rate when
they csn be so easily surrendered. Such coalition
:.vcvin- the terrible necessity of Democrat voting
ior dlstroutioaist, would stultify the Democratic
pr-.a and rendering our long and nrducus labors
worse than useless.
Fu- wseks 80 have been endeavoring to expose
.e enorn:;iies OF the distribution policy. We have
cnl'.n6rd tina. it ia the most unconstitutional of
treasures. and that /; should be denounced by ali
friends Of the constitutions There could not be
H mora humiiiane commentary upon the
lessress Of e,ii;oris, labcrs than for any pc-.
ton OF the Democracy to deliberately form a
coalition with the enemy for the pa;ry purpose Of
esc.:rg few memo-rs OF the Legislature Evarv such
Caution MISREPRESENTATION whatever else we may
csl!t .ouli bs al eba-tnn,nsn. OF principle. No.
ever dressed up and By whatever name called j.
>ons.7 r.'iru. express ar~l..u.uyv. -, ,ue for
man oppo> Il to rs question Involving a erea,
sud ossrsd p...t?!".
"a. erea ani Ca - difference between the Ds.
socrs;ic and Wing pa. les hes always been tina, the
Ways at all times hare b,tn ready TO form all sorts
and kinds of coalitions to accomplish their ends,
whist the Democrats have invariably ami steruly
refused to do so. The Wings invariably sacrifice
principles to expectancy. The Democrats have no
.uch word as expeiiency in their party vocabulary,