Year: 1859

ever called together in this State. While
there were some new converts to our creed
participating in its proceedings, the great
mass of the assemb &c was composed ofmen
who have always been Democrats and have
never wavered in their principles. The
heroes of many former fight in the good
cause of National Democracy. the veterans of
a hundred battles. were present. Gray
headed old soldiers in the cause men who
had stood by Jackson in all that gloriou:
period of his life which was consecrated tc
the expansion Of American power, the de-
fense of American liberty and the preserva-
ton of the Federal Union-men who had
shouldered their muskets under his banner
and fought the battles of their country in the
war Of lsl2-such men as these were there
with their white locks and venerable aspect
and sage Democratic experience OF this
character are the Democrats whom the mere


iedgelings Of the hour undertake to denounce
end repudiate as Bogus seceders from the
Democratic filth or allies of the Republicans.





majority of those were BON and bred in the
Democratic faith, for it is as true as any other
automatic proposition, that men are frequent
ly born with the principles which are to gov
ern them through life. Some are born to be
time.servers and traitors, sycophants and
toadies, Others to be bold and fearless. honest
and true, despisers of despotism and lovers of
liberty. The strong pulse of feeling that beat
in that Convention was throb Of the great
Democratic heart of the Nation.


! 1t was no wonder that such body should
put forth the broad, national and coDserva-
tive platform which they have given to the
country. 1t was body which consented to
10 compromises for eXpediency's sake and
made no concessions of principle. Standing
hand and Republicanism on the other, it fol-
lowed the plain path of its principles and
enunciated the creed of its party without re-
gard to the consequences 1t did not even
entertain the faintest shadow of notion,
(or no such proposition was either introduced
or suggested) in favor of an atfilintion or
coalition with any other party No man,
with any other known proclivi les than those
of a straight out Douglas Democrat could
have hoped for nomination at the hands of
that Convention If there he solitary in
dividual on that ticket. who is not absolutely
and unqualihedly IA Douglas Democrat, he
was nominated by cheat upon the COnven
tion and there is not a solitary delegation
which was there present that would not re-
jrct and repudiate the nomination, and hail
with honor the party organ which would re-
fuse to support it. We have examined into
the antecedents of every candidate whose
name appears upon the ticket at the head of
our columns, and we are thoroughly satisfied
in every instance to endorse the action of the
Convention in placing them before the peo
pie. We believe that the Convention sought
to nominate good and true men, and sound
Democrats.


If there be any outside parties not satisfied
with what has been done, it cannot he helped
As for the Republican party, if they choose
to vote against the Douglas d mucracy il
the coming contest, they have the full and
free consent of the Douglas Democracy so to
do. 1t is manifestlv the true policy of the
Republicans to break down the AdminiStra
tion party in this State, by voting the straight
Douglas ticket both in the State ut lrgp and
in the counties. but if they have not the good
sense to perceive it, we are not responsible |
for their blindness. IT, under the peurie .
surposiion that the Douglas party sympa-
tlize with The Republican cause they insist
that Douglas men must support Republican
nominees in part, in order to obtain the Re
publican strength for the main Douglas tick.
ct, the sooner that their minds are diSalused
of the idea the better We make no conces-
sions of principle We are DEMOCRATS, not
Republicans, and if the Republicans cannot
support the Douglas Democratic ticket, for
the sole purpose of defeating the Admnistra
tion party, Why they will have to let it
alone That is the sum and substance of the
whole matter. 1t may be, that, by refusing
to act upon what is undoubtedly the true
policy for them, and voting for separate
and independent ticket of their own, they
will secure the complete success of the Ad-
ninsiration party. But, if they he willing
to take the chances for the result, it is their
own business.