Year: 1861

The proceedings and ticket of the Demo-
cratic County Convention of Saturday last
will be found on the outside of to-day's
paper. The convention was large one,
numbering one hundred and sixty members.
Why so large convention was called for
the purpose of putting forth ticket to be
beaten Is difficult to say, unless the style Of
tho Chinese going to battle with gongs to
terrify an enemy with numbers and noise
was adopted by the Democracy.


The resolutions passed are about rs
strongly tinctured with Union sentiments
as could be desired. But the fact that near
one third of the convention voted for Mr..
MeOosnell for the nomination for District
Judge, who repudiated the resolutions, goes
TO show that there is an element in the ranks
not as strongly set in one direction as might
be advantageous for the success of the
party, There is, indeed, a want of harmony
in the ranks which presages tetal defeat


If we are correctly advised the resoin-
lions would not have assumed SO ultra q
complexion, considering the body by which
they were adopted, but fer the desire OF
some pains taking individuals to commit
Mcconnell to their own views or kill him
off. They succeeded admirably in throwing
him out of the convention in no very envi-
able state of mind, which bodies little good
70 the organization of which he was the
most active member.


The ticket is a good enough one to beat
As might have been expected, the Gosven-
tion went'far to lay traps for the Irish vote
bv nominating almost half the ticket from
natives of the sod. Some of the nominees
are as excellent gentlemen as can be found
in any party; aud in this respect We make
ne distinction on account of places of ma
tivity; but we could mention a case at least
of different or indifferent character being
put upon the ticket for an important office.
This might be expected in any convention
where the merits of the candidates are not
known. We do not blame the convention
for not knowing as body what some Of its
members did know.


The question fol the people Mt large to
discuss, now that the so-called Democratic
ticket is before them, are, what is its worth,
and what the risks they run Of electing
sympethizers with Secession by voting for
it. The worth of the ticket is to be judged
BY comparing it with its competitors, and
the hazards of throwing the rule of tfe
county into the hands of JEFF. Davisites are
to be learned by an examination of the ele-
ments that compose the Democratic party
and when we see that large minority of
the delegates that represented the party in
the convention, minority which may be
said to have large constituency in the
ranks of the party, did not and do aot sub
scribe to the doctrines of the platform laid
down-doctrines that deprived the party OF
the further cooperation Of so able and in
fucptiai a gentleman and democrat as John
n. MeConaell-it is not extrayagant IN the
people to suppose that danger exists OF that
constituency retiring from the support oi
the rusiorty of party that has uieondi-
,ionally iudorsed the action Of the Govern
plent IN carrying on war against the re-
bellious States. We say it is not among
The imrossibles, but among the proba-
bles, that the party, already hereft OF its
head, will be deprived of some of its nem-
bers before tile fall election. The attraction
of one portion is 90 the Breckenridge wing
beyond doubt. This tendency, as one ex-
treme bugets another, will serve to gravitate
larger portion towards the Republican
party. Therefore, when we consider the
incongruous elements represented in the
convention of Saturday last, We are dis
posed to regard the dissolution of the De-
mocracy at an early day as not in the least
improbable, and particularly as all parties
are dissolved in the Atlantic States IN this
crisis, except the great one sp<<sd over
every square rood Of the loyal States, anC
devoted to the support of the Administra
ton and the Union. We cannot believ'
that party with nothing to contend TO
but party spoils will receive the support G
any considerable portion of the Unlon ioV
ing American people.


BRsrKER DIBBLE's CoMPRoNIsE.-Brothel
Nj ia rraCerhill 70