The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03
The Philadelphia Convention.

In the selection of delegates to this Conven-
tion, too much care cannot be observed. The
intention of the original call was to bring to-
gether men of every political party, who are OPP
posed TO the measures of the Radical Congress,
which, happily for the country, has just ad-
journed-men who can for once rise above party
if necessary, to sustain the Executive in his eff
forts to restore our sister States to their proper
places in the Union, with their powers under
the Constitution unimpaired. In times gone by
no party that has existed in this country since
the establishment of our Independence, has been
better suited to great work of this kind
than the Democratic party. 1t has, upon all
past, been II great conservative element in
the nation. 1t has stepped forward and Joined
hands with the great Kentucky statesman, when
the liberties of this people and the union of these
States were endangered, from the Vaccinations
of the same element that is now trampling
constitutional law under its feet, and engaged
in the unholy work of setting up despotism in
our midst. 1t has at all times, and under all
circumstances, been the friend to civil and con-
stitutional liberty, and the unyiclding enemy of
tyranny and oppression. We therefore look to
the Democratic State Convention, which is to
meet in the city of Baltimore, on the eighth of
this month, for conservative and moderate
action none other will do mt this time -
Let the delegates to the Philadelphia Convcn-
ton be men Of sterling integrity and moral
worth, men trained in the severe school of JEFF.
terson, and who are willing to lay aside petty
issues and preudccs, for the sake of the public
good; who are willing to sacrifice personal am
bition for the sake of the liberty transmitted TO
us by the fathers Of the Republic--for the sake
OF the perpetuaton of a union of the States, and
the happiness and prosperity of the American
people. All this we expect of the coming State
Convention ; and looking back 10 the great his
tory of the Democratic party, and remembering
that heretofore it knew no East, no West, no
NORTH, no South, but one common country and
one common brotherhood, we feel that we will
not be disappointed in our expectations
We cannot turn from this subject without q
passing glance at the proceedings of the Uncon-
ditional Union Convention, which met in Balti-
more, on the 25th Of July last Although we
may differ with that party in many particulars,
there are some important measures on which we
agree; and prominent among them, is the effort
TO sustain the President in his exertions TO re-
store the country to its once happy, united and
prosperous condition, and to rid ourselves, if
possible, ofa corrupt and debased national legis-
lature. We are among those who are always
willing to give credit to whomsoever 1t may be
due, and hence it is not without some pleasure
that we record the fact that much of the pro-
ceedings of that Convention seems TO have been
characterized by spirit of high toned libcrality
and patriotism. Therefore we look 10 the COM
ing Democratic State Convention to meet this
spirit with that magnanimity ard liberaity for
which tie great Democratic party, IRON its
foundation, has been so remarkable.