, 1860-07-21
THE DIVIDED DEMOCRACY.

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THE DIVIDED DEMOCRACY.
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4oc nrecHlhr1dge demonstration ut the Cnop-
er Institute, New York CITY. nm Weenpsdav
er,n;nc ,ast ia ..;d tr 4,a ~, :s,
fe have far surpassed in point Of numbers aud
enthusiasm the late Douolas rnt;}5cat;on vnra+.
;no :, That ,;,.- ~. e.:.:-,
- =. ..r,c -. 1e ptoe'pa' sPeecn was
toaoe " Daolel >. D'ck'nson. 1t was from first
to last fiery defamation Of WAT and a buRle
cali to arms a0aiust Douol., and h;e man n.
,no,a fa,- ,ns,;n,.,, ,,.,.o..~s. w
s1e Ae" "F7''"eo 14'ssapn7'
7nE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL coxyEST1oS-punI1c
E1REc1AHoS.
There was never a moment in the historv of
the Democratic party. or time when the masses
OF the people locked to the sitting Of Na1inn-
al Convention with more confoinr exnectat;on
than when It was about to assemhIe at Charles.
ton in 4nrii faat. There wasnever inns ~hen
such confidenre was more wicked,v. wanton1y
and shamefully bctruycd-whe rea.nnah1e ~.
nec,at;ons we're m n,adiy hlns,ed A. in tha ~.
sults produced By it, action. It's proceedings
lind no parallel in disgrace and deoradatSn
since the empire Of the New World Was soli at
auction for noueF.
The Democratic party for its steady devotion
TO the principles nf the Constitution. the cath
oicy ofits creeds, for it's grand radical ANALYSIS
and its lust and lnitv conservatism, had won
he confidence Of The maesys and wrun9 unwil-
lino admuation from its hereditnry nnnnnents.
and Nil good .uen looked to il in this. tie evii
day Of our country. for deliyerauce and safety.
lis convention assembled as Charleston and Or
eanized for business. 4 holy man arrayed in
4Inr r.; 1rI4:u "hnrd
aud fervent supplication, inEokes the favor Of
the Deneticent Being who has Touchsafed to us,
IS people, SO many blessings. The whisper
Of beauty is hushed in the galleries-the aged
bow their gray hairs in sympathetic and deep
devotion-ievitY is, hurnbled in silence, and
even lurking fraud is abashed and covers for a
hiding place. But the prayer is orer, and
band Of couspirators take possession Of The as
scmblaee, and instead o! National Convention,
a great huckstering bazaar is erected-a politi-
cal trade sales is opcned-mansa cement inau.
gurates her slimy and repulsive court. and the
Office Of Chief HI agistrate of this mighty repub.
lie is put up like The beard Of public pauper,
at the lowest bidder lis proceedings bear e5-
ldence Of deliberate and long cherished design,
Of combination and conspiracy to tie up
minoTitles against them, and leave those free
who we're for them, and thus attain br Ffaud or
force particular result, regardless Of popular
sentiment or Of consequence which might fol-
low. The ruling faction had snutfed up the
scent Of four hundred millions Of spoil, and for
| them The administration Of Douclas was ex.
pected to rain milk aud honey, snow powdered
sugar, and hnil Moffats Vegetable Life Pills,
| ILaugh.er Under nenrly fwo weeks Of this
application Of the forcing process the Conven-
tion proved unequal to the emergency, and
paused for heafth-a portion Of the delegations
withdrew, aud the residue adjourned to Balti-
more for period Of some six weeks, for yenti-
]asion. The public had reason to hope, that
narnrufcd frnrn tho f1Hp
ed them, and no longer breathing the contagious
| they encendered. but jnha:inp heal,hv 7nnral
atmosphere, they might return aud dischsree
the duty which they lad undertaken, Bot ab-
list state was worse than tie tirst. IA yoieaM -
"That's :eo."E The same drilled. packed ma,
| chine minority. met again. couposed Of DELE.
gates from portion OF States, and assumed 10
sit in judgment upon the rights OF regular del-
egates from another portion-to punish them
dard CT other delinquency short. to deny % to
sovereign Democrsilc Suites the rigl,t 10 rei,,rn
t3 their seats at 3 Dsltimore, becansethrv did mt
occupy them for the wLoje ncr;oi of The nm.
traeted sittinr nt Charleston~a nnestion he
1ar,;n,r an,;retr - ~ cnn..;t,oaas,s ~
deleraf;ons a1nne, and viii wh;ch ia Nst;onai
ConTention had no business whatsotrcr Snd
| nj on1r ua-a thasa del.1at;ons s~,.,i.d ,,.1n.
such uretensions. but born, deleoa,;ons made
up to suit the convenience and necessity
q .ne % osets,on. nh Tele put Ia tneir p!.ces:
to eyery principle Of common fairnessNso a. ~.
piete with outrage and usurpation divided. dis,
membe1ed and broke up the Convention, as il
saouao d aass aHne, M uaq ~ ese.Y sens'ole ming
o." :. mou.G ~, ~ eotuutsuu Ntu ny "p9lt 4,
n, et,t anu CaPp: o'e IL coauuG' VI 1ns
:Is -. ~ ouentaE, WV I'uae4 Itnke'
70 p1esioe o'Ge tne t3lAnnoas eaohi ana OF 1at
"a a"e1as"as Ivy w. % hnadf aoe eame ,les'oen., re
WIsat;n-;d"n ss ~ t Tsuo " ~. ram.;a ,leSsr 6
tian made m chief~ Of dele~.t.a ,rom /; ;ennh. INK
Gc.n Ssetos whosa deleast;ons rara ths ~,
thnr. ~ .ha .reat xronr sen.;rsd of ,hs;r "u
and w;,hnnt n nemoc1st;c badv r-ccecdcd ~
nom;nsts Mr I1nnyias md F;;y,air,cl -. &C s
~era ;nformed amidst tremendnns ar,bux;osn,
vsrnnant anJ othar Sew Ena,snd s'.taa
and tue be- whole Northwest were pledged IL
.i.ht "Guea; ;.gnmhr.nca Soh he1d hr one ahrsh ~
TELL ;,h a.. fss;,e nnn,oHss sar,o - ~. -,
hlneo.n1 VIII d.., afa%s fas;sa. ?;me ta ~
,is .aaI -sassad a hnrsa ~ * tto.a 49, .rh.s
I3uns % t;sdi,ne and Gsncnr mn 1he n;nz1s
,h ,ae "st ~ ;n,o IN eddr md nnre n aa", ba,
en- 1,assed the honse a9ain. and the host,ne,
swore 1he1 were fidItnT nnd danc;np in ever,
hnnse for = hundred mics on The sborc If ~
r;rrr-while they had b.en reyo]yin0 in nm cdd
and had seen bit one. The Doupfas strenpl]
- estimated in the sarne ~av
lie then goes into The canFaas OF tue disrupt
ion and charges upon the ruling majority Of Ii
yew York dele0ation the resnonsihi1itr of !,
...,:.:,
10 these gen"emen ana the'r political 1850
ciates, be addresses himself ss follows:
Those who ruled and dictated to. and vieIde
the vote Of the New York delegation, ahrouel
the fraudulent process Of a unit vofe-a rul
: | forced upon large minority of this delegation
to st,1e iheir sentiments, while small minorisie
were released from it in others to suit the p,1,
T. poses Of tho conspirators- hereafter b
. known by the name plainly branded upon thei
i vuilty forf eads at Charleston. pol,tical gan
0 Giers,-as creatures who hang fostering 1po
the iobliea Of Sia,s and Federai ieeisl.t I
= nurchuxe chcrts.ed privilege aud immuuitY b
@ rorrupt app]iancea: who thrive in its fDt1d II
!. mosnhere and sweil to obe-e nronortion1. liI
yu!tures upon olal: oti1ce brokers, VII
crawl md crioce around the footsteps {
il power, and by false pretences procu1
-, themselves. or vile tools places OF otl
- cia1 trust and emolument. fhat thev M
nact and control caucuses and conventions ,
fhe e1ncnse of the nennle they defraud An
het,ar whiie honest men ura engaved in thr
n ;ndns;,;,t nxocat;ons tn earn .he;r Head |ion
rhaars md a rnire t:o T. o1d MN nf III
J. -. ~ tha o,,a 1nb,a eo;-;; ~ 4,,s nonoc-s,
It 49, ~ tr,,r ~ .nrh rontsrs,nattn, arnrnschas
IAN. .rhose nrord hammer once f1oeied rim -
T. 1So ~ ar,nnnsrsd - .ra,id da~sne-,tad
1t ~ ,es,;, ~ fsansrai ds,;nhts ~ hnnd If +,
s disrp ~ .nd dsnrsrs and ,hs j1enocrs nsrtT
T ~. VI TonnSed in ,ha sn;rit ~ 1slfarso