New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-26

10 bury the memory Of all past divisions, 1t occurred
10 the minds Of many that this Convention had bet
ter be called by the Democratic members Of The Leg
islature, irrespective of all past distinctions. Such
concession from the majority faction would have In
yoyed no disgrace. Il would have been the more
appropriate because the Convention not the reg
ular annual Nominating Convention, but SPECIAL
one, called ostensby for patriotic purposes. One oil
is real purposes to strengthen the party by oc-
cupying what was imagined TO be strong poet
ton on n great public question. Wonld not
have been well ALEC to strengthen it by harmonnIng
and cementiBg it, broken paris But no! The
Richmond and Cagger State Committee would not
consent to this. 1t OF vastly greater consequence
that dcy he recognized as representing the regular
and oRly organization. than that one OF the most i'm
portant objects Of the Convention be attained. Men
who demonstrated their fidelity to the party by still
clnging to its shattered columns, could not be per-
mitted to meet their acknowledgements on common,
equal, and iratenal ground, without taking upon
themselves some distinct and understood badge of
humiliation. Like Barbarcssa, they must grovel on
the ground and take the foot Of The offended Ponlifi
on their necksl
When the recent State Nominating Conventions
were TO be called, the Republican State Committee,
either very periodically or very shrewdly, invited
the Democratic State Committee TO unite in calling q
no-party convention wherein support Of the War
should be the only qualification for admission, or for
nominations. The Legislature of Georgia had just ne
much authority to answer this proposition either AZ
Tentatively or negatively IA had Mr.. RICHMOND and
his tail. lie was not compelled by any eXpediency
TO answer il. He should have referred the PROPOSE
ton 70 the Democratic State Convention, and he
would have met every expediency by informing the
Republican State Committee when that Convention
woud lie called-leavng the latter to call their owl
at the same time and place, ii they saw 1T.
The usurpation of power did not stop here. When
the Democratic State Convention was called, it was
called platform, or, in other words, tests OF adj
mission were prescribed Those in favor Of this or
that, might come-those opposed, were not invited.
Would stern old GEORGE CLINTON, would Vas Bu-
RrE, when the tremendous Regency machine crushed
or spared nj hs bidding, would tho fearless and de-
terrnined MARCY, have dared, on Hcir question, and
a piiol question thus TO dictate in advance plat
form for the Democratic party What days have
we fallen on Are we slaves and the slaves Of
whomi Are coarse, ignorant men, who never adj
dressed deliberatve body, who never penned po-
lleal document, who dare not have even their phi
yate letters shown outside their circle Of cronies,
whose very language Is not Eabitually that OF gen.
tlemen who probably never read page on the the'
ory of government and TO whom the words Of poiti-
cal economy would suggest no other ideas than the
cheapest way Of buying vote in the lobby-are such
men TO exercise power which our greatest statef-
men never exercised nor even claimed Have over
prown lobby lords bought us and do ihey own Us as
chattels VIII the reading, and thinking and hon.
e., men Of the Democratic party consent to be the
slayes and tools and puppets Of men who derive al
their importance from the use Of money, and from q
low, unsciupulous cunning
But let me return TO my narration. The platform
process did not work well in the State Convention
Some of the spirits who came at the call of the State
Committee were unbiddcn spirits Richmond d Co.
could not count with absolute certainty controlling
the Convention, without turning out body OF dis
sentienis This they finally Effected, after desperate
struggle and by all sorts Of expedlcnts. The ostens
sible pretenle was regularity. Yet they bad beer
clad enough 10 recognize the representatives Of the
came organization in the Immediately preceding State
Conventions, and on other occasions, when they
wanted their help They had been glad enough &c
admit supporters Of that organization On the Inst
Electoral ticket, and even into their State Commit
tee. They had actually placed Mr.. WooD on a very
important subcommittee Of the latter body. Aitei
all this il was decidedly cool TO expel these men,
representng third or fourth part Of all the votes
they could hopo to obtain inrho coming election, Oh
the baked ground Of regSidray' RICHMOND and
lCaccrn were not 20 absurd rs dis They expelled
them simply and solely ~ obtain an uudoubted con
trJl of the Convention. Their vanity and their Pc
cuniary interests are better subseryed in lording il
lover hopeless faction, than by acting among elual'
lin a victorious party. Indeed, tho fewer the num-
b,rs Of their followers the castor it is TO manage
hem-o easier ii is to puck conyentions-the easier
il is TO nav oil aspirlns and, we shall byand-by
show; for while nothing is thereby lost in the way Of
jo5Giag and pigndey, the number Of shaTers in the
booty il diminished.
The oxprrglted edition Of the State Convention
the Richmond and Casger rump, constructed Il
platform characteristic Of its orign-loolpg way
and rowing ano,icr-jesutical in its terms-bypo
critical lie iaceatemptng TO cheat all, yet moi
deep enough 10 cheat children. ltwas an abortion
aud born dead II suits neither war nor peace men.
Two Of the candidates resigned rather than ON it,
an TIE yest reDadiated IN Her letter Of acceptance
Who ever heard before of Democratic State cand
dates openly and publicly casting aside the platform
on which they were nominated! lfourparty 20 10 tn,
election on this platform take that Gaoi )ase si
uhicL rW prOre Jatoi.
The Convention lad its touches Of genuine COM
edy. Into it dcscended that resplendent potica
meteor Of the Brickinridge sky ions A.GREES; and
as motors are apt to do when they strike the ground
he cent ont. After sending round secret circulars ii
abundance, and writing avolent public letter agins
the war; he meekly swallowed all the war-planks o.