Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-15

py ueclded majority How you voted
on this resolution know not, but judg-
ing from your antecedents as one of the
editors OF the Patriot d Union, should be-
lieve you voted in the affirmative. This
resolution being in full force and effect
wher the Convention adjourned TO meet
in Baltimore, and not repealed, it was as
binding and as imperative on the ConveIi.
ton at Baltimore as il was al Charleston.
And we find, in the proceedings of the
Convention, that after five days of crim>
nation and re-crimination, the Conven.
ton divided into two seperate parts, the
one nominating Messrs. Douglas and
Fitzpatrick, the other Messrs. Breckin-
ridge and Lane, and each calling them
selves the Democratic National Conven-
tion. Now, sir, ask you in all candor,
whether any of these nominations were
made in accordance with the provisions of
the resolution referred to? Did either OF
them receive 'two-thirds of the electoral
vote" or two-thirds of all the votes in a
full Convention? You must admit they
did not; therefore neither Mr.. Douglas or
Mr.. Breckin ridge have been nominated
according to the custom, usage or precedent
OF the Democratic party ofthe Union. 1t
was under these circumstances that the
State Executive Committee met at Phlla~
delphia on the I'd list, and offered the oil.
i've branch to the friends of the respective
nominees in Pennsylvania and every
Democrat, if he is honest in his profess
ions. will sustain the Committee in their
patriotic efforts to redeem our old Com.
monwealth from the blighting rule of
Black Republicanism, by uniting upon
one electoral ticket, ard that, the one put
in nomination by the Reading Convention
and the triumphant election of Henry d.
Foster You protest against the action
of the State Executive Committee as an
assumption Of fpOog' while you are the
State Committee by appointment of cer-
tain Southern gentleman, who calls him,
self Miles Taylor, and very generously
places Pennsylvania un der your control
| suppose their is no assumption Of po,er in
his while you can politically say:
am monarch of all survey
My right there is none 20 dispute"
Again, find by the proceedings of the
Tod Convention, that Benjamin Fitzpat.
rick, OF Alabama, was nominated by the
same Convention rs Vics President, on
the same ticket with Mr.. Douglas and
directly afterwards the Convention adj
journed sine die. A com mittee was ap.
pointed to inform Mr.. Douglas and
Mr.. Fitzpatrick declines the proffered
honor. But it appears, by the sequel,
that the committee had invested in
them rowing power greater than yours
for when the nominee for Vice President
declined, the committee caught Mr.. John
son and nominated him as Vice President.
There is no assumption of power in this
Yet there is one thing true, that Mr.. H.
V. johnson was not nominated by the
Convention that nominated Mr.. Douglas,
but by a committee appointed to inform
Mr.. Fitzpatrick of his nomination and
after the Convention had adjourned sine die.
That committee nominated Vice Pres-
dental candidate, and this you approve
of and sustain as Democratic, and
object TO the State Executive COM
mittee for acting within the sphere of
their legitimate duty, and for the best in
terest OF the Democratic party of the
State. regret to see this division in the
Democratic party of the State. When
the party sustained measures, not men" !"
i. was always victorious; and if you re,
feet and look back, when the partizans of
Wolf and Muhlepberg divided the Demo L.
cratic party of the State, the result was
that Ritner was elected. Gov. Ritner was
delighted that he had beaten two Demo-
Gratis, but was astonished to find that the
Iron Gray" beat him single handed
And in more recent Convention, held
at Altoona, another contest about men
not measures or principles-resulted in
electing majority of Republican mem.
bers of Congress from this State, t:eng
the Senate, and giving majority in the
House of Representatives of this State
and, if | am not mistaken, you opposed
this measure, and went for union, harmo.
nv and concession of the Democratic party
And this was in accordance with Demo-
cratic principles. Everything for princi,
ciple, nothing for men. The old truism
of "united we stand, divided we fall" is
as applicable now as when it was first ut
tered. regret cannot give you credit
for your present position, as your circular
is dated the 10th of July. But the edi.
tor of the Philadelphia Press (whom, as
editor of the PATRioT AND UNION, you de-
nounced for his selfish and vndictive Cd.
position to President Buchanan states, in
an editorial of June 25, 1860, that "while,
however, we shall support the election of
Stephen A. Douglas, the Press wiN in no
respect be party newspaper" "To this re.
mark we must make one exception the
Press is the incorporating foe to the
disunion, secession Administration party
the foe Of lis candidates, o. its leaders. its
organs" &c. And again, he is the first
through the columns OF his Press. to nro-
claim that there should be no union of
the Democratic party of this State, unless
they bowed down to the imperial man
dates Of j. w. Forney, who is now re,
ceiving the wages of his political prosti-
tuition with the Black Republican disun-
ionists in Congress assembled and, be-
fore you, he has issued his bull, that sepa-
rate electoral tickets should be nomina.
ted in every State, and then. like your
SELF protests against the course pursued
by the Democratic State Executive COM
mittee. And | find you following in the
waka ne tho aIifor nc tba Dr,ea oot m