Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-10-17
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BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER II. 1852.
THE .aA>SACHTSETT DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTION.
NO.

The Democratic State Convention al Wor-
ooster, Massachusetts,, on the Sth INST. was
funny af.ir The chief speakers. E. c.
Blley, editor Of the Boston Herald. D. H..
H. Childs of Pittsfeld, and Gen. j. :. Whit
ney Of Cambridge. repeated the same party
slang that has been heard for 50 many years
Iast, about the glorious career Of the Demo-
cratic Party--how all the good which has
come 10 the nation since the organization Of
the sovernmeut, came by the Democratic
Tarty-hUw the nation can't get along except
as tn Democratic party has the management
Of it-how the abolitionlsts are to blame for
the war. because they furnished all the cap
Ital for she secessionlsts TO work upon-and
50 on, and 60 on. And now what is to be
done why the Democratic ic party must take
matters IN hand-conciliation and magma
nimity and compromise must be held cut to
our erring brethren of the South The Union
Is not to be severed by any means; but when
The time comes we shall invite them to talk
and ask them if the Democracy Of the North
ever did thlm any harm or thought of dong
them any-why not then bring all things
quietly back 10 their former Status and have
all things 60 on haImoniously as before
As to the PresIdent-why, Of course, they
were going to sustain him-not his procla-
nations Of emancipation and suspension Of |
Haleas Corpus writs, Of course not-thay !
could not sustain any such unconstitutional |
doirs- lut they must sustain him against
thc TaeIoqls and aJohhoniasl They must
surround him with conservative men-must I
oil Congress with conservative men and to /
make that sure, 70 far as Old Massachusetts
could g, tie way was to vote for the can
litate> nominated by the Peoples Party
Convention, the day before That party
SFas m the interest Of the Democrats
Party. They hatd Gov. Andrew and
Senator Sumner, and the understanding was
that that convention and the Democratic
party convention were to pull together Il
thcy'ditn'r, ali would end in a mere fash cut
an Gov. Andrew would be reelected. Ii
they pulled strong together there wa
a fair chance t. defeat him and give conserv-
atism quite lift.
one or two speakers showed an unwilling
ness to enlorss the Nominations Of two or
thiec a the Peoples Convention nominees
though. they were tinc;urei too deeply with
sb.Iu0uism hut the resolution TO adopt
that nomination in gross was declared adopt
ed, though there was considerable confusion
and dissent manifesto, and the Convention
broke up.
The resolutions adop:ed-fiteen in mum
5er-lsree in drift with the speeches as
sketched above. They denounce the Presi-
dents proclamation Of Sept. %, say he has
40 power to suspend the writ Of Ha5eas cor
pas IN any case.-give slap at the loyal
Governors who met at Altoona, hud Gen.
McClsIl4n-sympathizs with their fellow
citizens Of the Border States for their IN
w4vsIIns patriotism-ieclare that they want
nobody IN office who believes in " higher
law doctrines, and say they are ready d" TO
unite with all conservative men in the cleo
ton Of State, County and District officers
who shall resist the dangerous policy of the
Abolition party, &c.