The Nevada journal., 1858-07-16
Democratic CO,rHn CoNeDtion.


We publish in to-day's issue full pro-
eeedings Of this body. They will be
found we trust, impartially correct, 50
far as il was possible for a reporter to
catch the events of so nnruly conven-
lion. 1t was decidedly the most noisy
and disorderly political collection of men
We ever saw together Throughout,
there was, an almost total disregard of
all parliamentary law Motion was pill
ed upon motion till the original was COW
cred up and deep out of sight. The
Chair would then commence pitching
off the top Of the pile. One thing would
be half done, then dropped for some
thing else. The only good order had
was during the few moments S S. Fem
temporarily occupied the Chair The
President of the convention was alto
gether too indulgent and patient for the
time and place. A firm hand would,
we believe have established tolerable
order
At the noisiest part Of the proceed
ings a vote was put to adjourn sine die.
The entire body seemed to favor the
motion. The response was pretty gen.
orally in tie affirmative And thus the
Democratic County Convention was dis
solved by general concurrence, The
two factions immediately assembled IN
different parts Of the same room and
proceeded to make nominations and do
the entire business pertaining to the
convention at large. Each of these
factions will, doubtless, endeavor TO
make itself appear as the regular Demo
cratic convention.
We do not make profession Of De
mocracy. Perhaps we may no. be ac-
quainted sufficiently with the organiza-
ton of the party to give correct opin-
ion upon the democratic merits which
may be attached to the course of the
respective factions. One hing, how
ever, is certain; the convention dissolv-
ed by common consent Ii adjourned
sine die-without a day specified ON
which it should again assemble I he
question then arises; in whom is the pow
er to call the convention again togeth-
er? We know of no instrument for the
purpose in the Democratic party but the
County Central Committee-the COM
mittee that called the convention at first.
\ body acting not under the sanction Of
the call Of the committee would seem to
be a mass meeting, rather than a nOmi-
mating convention. such as has been
heretofore recognized as regular y tie
party. The real convention dissolved
without completing the objects for which
it assembled. There ought to be some
means in the machinery Of the party to
procure a completion Of the nominations
such as would lie regular-regular. be-
cause refectiug the popular Democrat
ic will through established Democratic
modes
We understand the convention sys-
TEN to be approved by the Democracy
the Union over. 1t has been used to
give expression to the party will in the
establishment of platforms and the Sc
lection of candidates, and few have been
found in the ranks Of the Democracy TO
suggest a different mode Of arriving at
the sense of the party in regard to priH-
ciples aud men. In cases of difference
Of opinion submission to the majority
has ever been enjoined and regarded as
obligatory upon good Democrats. That
majority is to he ascertained by pro
cess sanctioned by party usge
II would seem that the County Cen
tral Committee should be recognized as
| the directing authority IN country till
| their successors were regularly appoint
ed We aill suppose destructive fire
10 occur III this city on the night previ-
Gus to the day appointed by the Central
Committee for The assembling of NOM
mating convention. We presume the
| right of the committee to postpone the
aasemblage till a concert of action could
be obtained among the delegates, will
not be questioned. In case of a fire oc-
curing while the convention is in ses-
sion, disorganizing it, it would appear,
the committee should be invested with
like power. When the delegates be-
como mutinous in convention and dis
solve it, assuredly the interests of the
entire party are not to be sacrificed be-
cause of the freaks of its temporary
agents. The Central Committee, i'll the
absence of any other authority, it would