The Portland daily press., 1864-06-28
The Troubles of the Democracy,

The "Inyincibles" have changed their base
In the face OF the enemy. They have, re-
sponsive 10 popular clamor, postponed their
National Convention from the 4th Of July till
September. Meantime difficulty has arisen,
o question OF authority. The committee
which called and now has postponed the Con-
ventioa was that OF which Mr.. August Bel
mont is chairman-the COMMITTEES of the
Douglas wing of the party in 1850. Since
the postponement 1t has been discovered and
vehemently asserted that that committee had
no power, the only committee to be recogniz-
ed being that chosen by the Breckenridge and
Lana faction, known as the committee Of the
National Democracy. or that committee
Gen. /. l. Stevens was chairman, butbe Is out
Of the way, having fallen calamity at the Sec
ond Bull Ran battle. Col. Florence, of Phil
adelphia, comes next In rank on that commit
tee.
The postponement will give. time for tie
Development of all the latent devil element in
the factious leaders, which has been slumber-
ing, or at least has not been rampant 1t lie
an unsettled question which faction has pre-
vailed In the postponement, but the following
extracts may aid those who are curious to in
yeslgate the matter. The New York News,
the property and the organ OF the Woods
Fernando aud Ben, both ultra "Peace Demo-
crats'--said few days before the postpone
ment:
There Is every reason why hasty and
premature nomination should be avoided by
the democracy; the black Republicans At Bal
timore have nominated their candidate, and
the war democrats at Cleveland have nomin-
ated their candidate. We can watch their
manouyres, search for their strong points
and their weak points, and profit as well by
their errors as by knowledge of their adj
vantages"
Per contra we have the Journal of Com
merce, the friend Of Seymour and "Little
Mac" which says, since the postponement:
"The Dem 1erats have made a sad blunder,
and yielded the nrst line OF intrenchments TO
the enemy. The adjournment OF the conven-
tiou Is a serious mistake. 1t is idle TO conceal
1t, for now the only hope Is in getting some
wisdom Into the heads OF the managers, who
appear MS in old times SO be pulled by wires.
Already faction lifts It's head. Another dem
ocratic committee is In the field, and it Is
hard 10 say which is the real authority, II
there Is any authority. Unless the democra-
cy look out there will be q scrub-race amoag
various subdivisions who will grow up during
the summer, aud, as in donkey race, the
question will be who shall come in last
Tor no one will think OF winning by being
ahead"
Referring to this new trouble OF the Democ-
racy, and the conrse of the metropolitan pa
pers IN relation to it, the Evening Post
says:
The prominent fact 10 this matter now "a
that Wood and Vallandigham have. after an
arduous struggle, gained decided victory
over their rivals amongst the oppo.itlon lad.
ers. The Daily News triumphs-the Jonrnal
OF Commerce is defsated--the World snh,n,,s
and passes quietly under the yoke. Nor
this result strange; for Of the two factions.
that controlled by Fernando Wood and
Vallaadigham is the stronger by reason of
its lack OF pretence. 1t does not pretend
30 support the war for the Union; it does
notcsndemn rebellion; it says what 1t mean.
In toIerably plain language; while the other
faction blows alternately hot and colds
Tor war, but opposed to war measures; blames
the rebels but would not have them hurt;
Joins rebels and loyal men in one condemna-
ton, an openly lets the world know that 1t
cares for nothing but Office. Men animated by
such sordid considerations have no chance
agains, men like the Woods and yallandio.
ham; they can be only the tools of these. as In
former times they were the servants Of the
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