The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-04-13
A Call for the Democratic Convention.

very general desire Is aep expressed that
the call Tor meeting OF the National Demo-
cratic Committee should be imnlsdiatsiy issusd,
and we understand that steps will be at
once taken to give this view practical dirse-
tloa. Upon that COMMITTEES will davolve thu
dutg Of fixing the time and place for holding
the National Convention. Further delay on
these points NAV DO seriously detrimental to the
ossi iHtsrest Of tie party and The .tFeie'cy 81 lie
organisation.
The quiesecnt stllude ofths Democracy since
the meeting Of Congress, and an anxious desire
TO bring about harmonious concert Of action,
seems 10 have been misundersiood Ia some
quarters, and 10 have been misrepresented In
others, as indicating disposition not to hold
convention at all, and TO accept tpkatspsr can.
diiaiss another lssliticel body, not even yet or
gaHiss8, should prescribe. This false opinion,
which appears TO have been indussriOusly cir
culated, and which Is utterly destitute Of all
substance. has done mHoA miscAief in creating
expectations, that by no possibility can ever
be realized.
While the Democratic press and It's beet r..
prssentutiee men ~ have manifested the most
liberal and patriotic spirit for friendly CO.
operation at the Presidential election, il is
proper to remove the delusiou, wherever It
may exist, that for that reason they are pre-
pared to adopt any obnoxious candidate whom
an extreme and exacting faction might choose
20 set up. II that beliefs entertained to any
extent, It cannot be dismissed TOO soon or too
positively; for, while some thiags may be done,
there are other things which cannot be even
attempted. And II there be no reciprocal
spirit OF concession on the part Of those who
propose to make common cause, then the at
tempt had better Be abaHdeHsi aafirely.
At all events, the time has come, and mat
not bs longer posfpoHsa, for the Democratic
party 10 GET ~ lac and prepare for action,
without considering ''hat may or may not b
dens BY tho Cincinnati Convention. That
body, sndsr the csry best circumstances, will re-
present bas a fraction Of the party from which
Il proposes to separate. Standing alone il can
effect no practical result, aud viii only derive
consequence from becoming part Of q general
Opposition, and perhaps recefving a considera-
ton wholly disproportioned to is Numerical
ptreagth.
a. qaits possible that che reasonable homes
which have been formed Of the Cincinnati
Conversion may be disappointed or frustrated
cy. rsrsoHaL antsfioH, or thwarted by relish
sairsgss. Therefore, the greater reason why
the. Democratic Convention should be called,
and the preparatory steps be taken for the
election Of delegates In every State. The three
millions Of voters who compose the organize
tion demand tAst As old practice sAau Be faith
fully obsrcsd and Ill The iine-konorsd traditions
respsefs&. AHd tiers 20 No intsHtion Of rsnosHe.
ang them, az win Be coon discovered bF whoever
snag haps counted uPeA an abandonment Of one
Or the other.
The above extract is copied from the
Washington Patriot, of Tuesday. The
Italics are cur own. The Patriot is the
metropolitan organ of the Democratic
party, and especially of the Democrats
iin Congress. The extract is remarka.
'ble, as revealing the intrigues which
have been going on all winter, with the
opposition, by men who have assumed to
be the leaders Of the Democratic party,
1t also reveals tho further fact, that
after all the hobnobbiug, the billing aud
ceeing, and obsequious Difference to the
Liberal % Republican, by these
pseudo Democratic leaders, they have
failed to seduce them from their integ.
rity, and have finally been snubbed by
them. Aud the Patriot now complains
of the personal ambition, and selfish
intrigue" Of these "Liberal % Repub
licans." Marry, my masters, the Sin.
trigue' has been chiefly on the other
side, and the deep chagrin and disap.
pointment are manifest in the foregoing
extract. A sorry figure do these gen.
fiemen cut, before their party, and the
ecaatry. Failing in their intrigues to
barter candidates and principles, they
now como forward with demand for
m immediate call Of the National Dem
oeratic Convention, aud acknowledge
that "further delay may be seriously
detrimental to the best interests Of the
party and the efficiency Of its organiza-
tion." Let US say to these gentlemen
that they have already inflicted deep
injury upon their party and weakened
the efficiency Of its organization. Their
course has sown broadcast the seeds of
discomfort, and repressed the ardor of
the masses. Nor are we sanguine that
The reeuperative power Of the party will
be able to rastors TO it all that has been
lost BY the unviss and reprehensible
ISLANDERS of its assumed iaaders. Upon
them be the responsibility.