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DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

It will be recollected by our readers that a communication appeared in our last, signed by numerous democrats, recommending a meeting of the party, to be held at the Court House, in Bowling Green, on Monday, the 4th day of February next—the first day of the County Court. We hope that every democrat in the county may feel sufficient interest in the good of the cause, to come forward on the day appointed, for a friendly interchange of views. Since our last county meeting, the party in this State has become somewhat divided, and less harmony prevails at this time than existed twelve months ago. Our own county, in a small degree, feels the effects of this jarring discord. But this slight alienation of feeling among the members of the party, produced, or greatly aggravated, by misunderstanding and misrepresenting the views of each other, can readily be reconciled in a public meeting, in which the views of all may be freely expressed, and where the public interest will operate to engross the mind, to the entire exclusion of angry contention and petty prejudices.

The approaching election is one of vast importance, and will consequently be attended with much feeling and excitement. Our opponents, believing the division in our ranks much greater than it really is, and stimulated thereby to hopes of success, will make the most strenuous exertions in every portion of the State to secure the triumph of their principles, and herald it abroad as the manifestation of popular approval of the benign administration of the people's President.

It is with the democracy to say whether this shall be the case or not; whether the unjust test of "men, and not measures," shall supersede the motto under which they have battled for the unchanging principles of their governmental policy.

It is for them to say whether they will adopt a platform, founded upon principle, and stand upon it, regardless of the heresies of one or the derelictions of another.

In this course, and in this alone, can we expect to enter the contest in a spirit of "union, concession and harmony." Then let the democrats of the county be present at the proposed meeting, in order that preparations may be made for the approaching election.

A District Convention must soon be held, in some part of our Congressional District, for the nomination of a candidate to represent us in Congress. Our county stands about first in the district, in political strength, and the expression of her views, at an early day, will give tone to sentiment elsewhere. A State Senator is to be elected from this County and Ralls, composing the district. This county is now entitled to two Representatives in the lower branch of the State Legislature, who are, also to be elected at the coming election. A Sheriff, an Assessor, and County Judges, are again to be selected for those respective offices. All feel an interest in having these offices filled by good and competent men; then let all be present to take some preparatory steps towards the accomplishment of the object.