Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-12
shall the ADtI-DemocratIc States OyerruI.
the DemoCraIic StaIes Mt Charlesrnn Is,

The Enquirer ofsaturday contains another article nm
der the above striking and significant caption which We
opy below for the edtcaton of readers Whig and
Democrats. IL Is obvious, from the Enquirer, show
ng that the plurality rule is utterly inadequate Ito pro-
'ect majority OF Democrats the South from being
oyerruled by minority the North" 1t will devolve
upon the Charleston Convention therefore to devise
ome mode to prevent the Southern Democracy from he
iog trampled under foot by their handful of Northern
lilies But hear the Enquirer
We have already adverted to the manner in which
ehe 'he majority rule or the twothirds rule may 81.
oie those States whose Democratic votes are worse
y M the electoral college lay down platform, or
dominate Presidential candidate altogether obnoxons
70 hose true Democratic States which alone can be re-
hed on 10 elect Democratic candidate hen nominated
Or sustain a Democratic platform when copstrncted
This not only unjust the Democratic State gen
ANY destructive OF party discipline affording too an
opportunity for the invasion Of party prncipes but 4, i
IN many instances especially demoralizng to Democrats
mnorities ia anti-Democratic States
Look at some of the instances the North where the
democracy have so long remained minority They are
Po"erless TO secure popular election 10 public offices
Their leaders have ceased TO be responsible 10 the pub
opinion of the communities in which they reside Wbo
uhaceustomed TO defend or advance political measures
el"e PoPuar asemhages, shut out from the grand the
'e OF pohucal contest and self-reiAnt exertion their
political career has been reduced to mere fnessnp On
secure offices by Federal Executive appointment
The business Of President making constitutes their
"A 4
thing towards the election OF Presidential candidate
their entire eNeons confined securing claims M
on the favor Of Presidential asprant by assisting
him To procure a nomination. They thus become ne
trading politicians-bartering caucus tricks for fII
oces-and, like all mere mercenaries when dsappoint
ed ia the 4nd Pr' go they Join the ranks of the
enemy mus Il that, 10 so many instances, small De
OStac minouues at the North rapidly become beau.
uiully less until the Democratic party Of whole com.
muhitF d@indes down TO mere coterie which on the
election OF Democratic President finds federal spo in
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political wants in the way OF public Jobs and pub az
hces II then becomes the interest and the Di;r
nte bind OF principal managers to keep tie pnyfy ia N,
afdif "a minority and iH ne smallest possfBie Di,
". These men unfreguently heralded tbropgt
the newspapers Q ''foToTn hope hand of I,
voted patriots, standing firmly opposed 10 over
nsiiilg hgOriues-undeTgoing Priyaton and defy
hg popularity IN Al unselish devotion 10 the
political principle. Lucky dogs! They laupb in tbei,
sleeves aud pocket federal money and wear federal hon
orS an proportion altogether unatt4inabe bT Democrat
&c maorucs Quietly cozily "harmoniousiy" thew Gel
on together until some fraction Of the faction dcover
That another fraction is continually assimuIatng an the
choce hts Of Federal patronage for it. own .epsrte en-
JoymenL Then comes snarling and revealing and &c.
COhteuuob-and the consequence is finally that the t
iachohs select different Presidential aspirants each viii
'e nope OF excluding the other from all share in the
'PoIs. prominent Southern Democrats who we're pre.
sent al Cincinnati, state that they we're referred 10 con
saHtJ as umpres 70 settle squabbles of this sort ber
cAch OF the contestants did hesitate TO ayow that
share OF the .pos was all he seeking both discover
'''' 'u"t litN were only cutting each Others
hToats and each finally DESTROYS of an equitable ar
rangeinen which would secure him half the pudding
since he could not get the whole
rs there no manner in which the Democratic mart,
can Oher honorable premiums TO Democrats rnsoriiies
u there, at least no manner in which the marty ca,
"'7h the present system Of inducing mnOrities 10 re-
nam HlnOnuesE Can no system he devised which vii
obge the aspirants TO Presidential nomination 10 ap
peal to the sympathie' sentiments and principles Of b
great MAJORITY OF the Democratic party-instead oftenpt
s 5uch a.pirants to pandsr to and bride minoritie
winch are nov unable TO sude the voice aud oyerrid