Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-04
THE HARMONIOUS DEMOCRACY.

They must be believers in the "irrepressi-
bic conflict" doctrine at Charleston by this
time. For wee; the National Democratic
Convention has done nothing but wrangle.
For BODY prefer ling to be under formal
rules of proceeding, we doubt whether any
thing equal to it in "noise and confusion )"
has ever been seen before in this country. It
reminds e the Jacobin Clubs in the
Gays of the old French Revolution. ThereI Is
this difference between the two, however
The Jacobins after their fights separated to
lay plans for cutting off each Others heads
body. The Democracy at Charleston wind
mp their daily scene Of interrupting. halloo-
ing, yelling, and threatening, with declara-
tons Of no personal ofense intended or taken
with invitations to "take a drink and
secret determinations to cut of eachother's
heads politically in which 4 good many
stand n chance Of neutrality-suspicious. on
both sides.
The daily reports from Charleston have
been so confused and conflicting that nothing
reliable could be drawn from them beyond
this that there has been a real and bitter hos
tility between the Southern, Northern. and
Northwestern men as to platforms Of doc
trine,-as to what was to be SAID, and hardly
less bitter strife as to what should be done,
that is as to who should be nominated
The hullabulloo on Saturday was so awful
that President Gushing vas betrayed into
come hnsty and irrevarent speech towards
The members, for which he apoloe.zed on
Monday-saying however that the necasNties
ofthe times called for very plain speech from
hin. A vote being in progress on one Of the
minority platforms, that offered by Butler, a
New Jersey delegate said the Convention
which appointed the delegates from that
State recommended them TO vote as "a unit.
President Gushing decided that tho recon-
mendation was equivalent to an instruction
Anappeal was taken from his decision, and
il was reversed. A long tcsso followed be-
tween parties wishing to he7d Of each other
by various motions, and motion was made
TO lay aside all platforms and 60 70 balloting
FOR a candidate. but that was declared out
Of order; and SO the war Of the platforms
went on again
AS near as we can make OUT, the Commit
ter NJ" Platforms (made up equally from the
btates) reported by a majority, a platform
which went all the length in favor Of main
tanning slavery in the Territoria= by the
authority Of the National Government,
which the Southerners demanded Two or
three minority platforms were reported. TIE
result in Convention was 10 substitute enc of
these (that of Samuels' Of Iowa. FIR the one
reported BY the majority Of the Committee,
and then to strike out from it the following
preamble and resolution
That, inasmuch as differences Of opinion exist in
the Democratic irty 20 the nature and extent
Of the powers end duti Of Congress, under the
Constitution Of the United states over the insti-
tuition Of slavery within the territories,
Resolved, That the Democratic party VIII abide
by the decision Of the Supreme Court OF the Uni
ted States over The institution Of slavery in the
Territories.
That being strurk out, tn remainder was
adopted, as follows
R,solv,d, That We, the Domocrao7 Of the Union.
In Convention assembled, hereby declare Cur afr
nation Of the resolutions unanimously adopted
AID declared platform Of principles OF the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati lu the wear
1886, believing that Democratic principles are IN
ohangeable in their nature when applied to the
same subject matter F; and we recommend as out
only further resolutions the following
Rssolued, That it is the duty OF tho Uuitc0
States to afford ample and complete protection tg
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad aud
whether native OF foreign born.
heSoived, That one OF the necessities OF the age.
IN military, commercial aad postal point OF view,
is speedy communication between tbs Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional government ss VIII in
sure the construction Of railroad L. the Pacific
coast at the earliest practicable period.
Res0iu,d, That the Democratic party are in ia
vor OF the acquisition Of the Island 4 Cuba on
such terms shall be honorable 20 ourselves and
20 Spain.
R,soived, That the enactments Of the state Leg
isatures 10 defeat the faithful execution Of the iu-
gitive slave law, hostile in character, subrcr-
sive of the Constitution, and revolutionary ia their
effect.
When the platform reported by the major
ity of the Committee was thrown overheard.
the boilers took their start What the end
of it all is to be, remains to be seen.