The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-02-11
Democratic National Convention.
From the New York World.

ty The Democratic National Committee
for reasons which will sufficiently appear in
the sequel. have selected for the Democrat
ic National Convention so late day as the
Fourth Of July; while their Republican
competitors, too impatient to wait for Il
national convention at all are busily en-
tempting to commit their party to Mr..
! LINCOLN in advance But while the prac-
teal course of the two parties is SO opposite,
their mode of reasoning would seem TO be
Identical. The Democratic party regards
time as its most efficient ally, and, as i: ex-
poets TO gain by waiting, it deems it p little
TO wait. The friends of Mr.. LINCOLN, on
the other hzud, feel tina. now is the flood
tide of his popularity, and that unless lhey
/ hoat him int n I'M ma ion before it inev-
liable ebb. his chances will all subside.
1t will thus De seen that the most clear
sighted politicians OF both parties substan-
italy agree as to the operation Of time as an
element in the presidential contest. The
! Democrats are content to torego the advan-
tageS of an early organization. because they
see that the progress of events will Go more
for them than disciplined party effort.
The Republicans would not come so early
into the field with their candidate. and be.
gin now TO organize campaign in his sup
port, if they did not deem it hazardous to
wait. When conflicting parties agree in
views on point which So deeply affects the
interests of both, the agreement corrobor-
atcs their common opinion. But as reason
Is stronger than authority let us try to dis
cover what grounds there are for the opn-
'on that time SO tends to strengthen the
Democratic party that organization and
discipline, are in comparison, of inferior
consequence.
Between now and the 4th Of July the
great spring campaigns will end, and proba-
oly Will have accomplished their work.
We trust, and the country trusts. that BY
that time the heavy fighting viii be over,
md will result in a military demonstration
nat the rebellion is an utter failure. If
The South shall then conclude, as in reason
it onght, that its future is indissoluhly con
nected with the Union, the expedien,
thing for It to do will be to make immeli
ate submission, and trust TO the magma
uimity. no, Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN (heayen
save the mark >. but OF the northern people
who are too generous TO strike brave and
PROSTATE foe. Let the South have pre-
v'ousl ly -.lbmittcd, and the Fourth ofJu
y, 1861, viii be as important day in our
annals IS was the Fourth Of july. I7,6.
The platform OF the Democratic party will
hen be, PAciFICATIoN, ,RATLRNAL
UNION, and STATE EQUALITY. On this
alatfayin, under these circumstances. the
party y ould be irresistible Itwould carry
every ,crthcyn state except Massachusetts,
and every southern state except South
Carolina. A Democratic electoral ticket
would bo run il nearly every southern
state and both the electoral and the popular
majority of the Democratic candidate
would be unparalleled IL the history of
American clcctions-so overjuyed would
the people be at the near pre-. pect Ola cor
dial reunion on an equal and fratcrnal
footing.
Bat suppose the contingency on which
all this turns-the submission of the
'outh-should rot happen, and that the
lth of July should find them, though beat
IN, still sullen and stubborn Even thai
state of acts would be itvofatle to the sue
cess OF the Democratic party. Nothing
could more clearly demonstrate the impo
tencey ofthe Republican party to so restore
he Union to dispense with great armies
They would at least have led the horse t.
he water. and have found that it was quite
mother thing to make him drink. The
south would be dotted all over with oar
rlscned towns and military posts. 1t would
sc held in submission at the points of hall
million bayonets. The people of the
nited States could look forward to n.
arl y relief from the burdens of war
with this gloo,ny prospect before them they
would change their rulers for men VIII,
could restore tbe old fraternal relations
If the 4th of July finds the federal arms
victorious, but the rebels contumacious.
The Democratic party will still go befcre
the country with its platform of PAcIrIoA
ZION, FRATERNAL Union, and STATE
EQUALITY, aud ask the country to Judge
whether that is more likely to win back
he South to willing allegiance than Mr.
LINCoLN's odious abolition oatl which is
expressly intended to exclude the great
body Of them from the exercise of politi-