The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-24
THE ALBANY RESOLUTIONS.

We have read some of the resolutions adopt
ed by The Democratic members OF The New
York Legislature, on the 18th inst, with plea
SURE. and others with surprise. That approving
General Jack, on's veto Of the Maysvile road
bin and his veto Of the charter Of the United
States Bank, meets our hearty concurrence, and
expresses the sense Of the Democracy OF the
Union. We may ask, however, whether sim
liar yeo under circumstances Of much greater
difficulty, and involving the most perious respon-
sibili,y, was not worthy of a passing notice by
gentlemen who regard measures more than men?
The opposition to Bank Of the United States
in any form. expressed by the meeting, is the
echo of the universal sentiment. Ana II Is the
more gratifying coming from some gentlemen,
and the friends of others who heretofore solicited
the establishment of branches Of the late Bank
in The State of New York.
The resolution denounciDg The act for disri-
bu,ing the proceeds of The public lands, "when
the National Treasury was destitute of means
TO pay the daily expenses of the Government"
is scarcely just in not discriminating between
the act as presented and The bill as passed
When it became law, it contained the princi-
pie recommended by President Tyler, that the
distribution should not take place while the
Treasury was empty: that is. when il became
necessary to impose duties on foreign goods ex-
ceedng 20 per centum of the value. When
bill providing for the absolute distribution, with
out reference TO the condition Of the Treasury,
was presented to the Presiden', it was vetoed
by him, and thus the very principle advanced
in the resolution was sustained. Was not this
act of devotion to the country worth moments
notice.
We deprecate and lament the existence of
the spirit which dictated the re.olution recon-
mending a National Convention to be held at
Baltimore in November, ls43 for the nomina-
ton of candidates for President and Vice Pre-
sdent Ten States, namely Louisiana, South
Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Ma
ryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine,
and Michigan, had already designated tie
month of May, 1874. as the appropriate time
A very large and respectable meeting of the
Democrats Of New York, held at Tammany
Hall, had approved that designation. Even
Missouri, which had at first named November,
Iofos IetaC'Su uhC piOCStuiuS, CfluCtu
her preference for another day. The attempt
by the members of the New Y ork Legislature TO
resist the current Of opinion, evinces any thing
but disposition 10 hsrmonize. We sincerely
hope il is not the commencement of a system
Of disorganizAtion which would ruin where it
cannot rule. Such attempts will be deemed
faclious by the great body Of the Democracy,
and will be lrowned upon by them.
The resolution which leaves to the State Con
venton the authority to determine the mode Of
appointing delegates to the National Conven-
ton, looks very much like plan to deprive the
People of their respective districts Of the choice
of representatives to that Convention. 1t can
scarcely be expected that a State Convention
will decline the exercise Of power thus indi-
rectly conferred on them. Whence this I'M
willingness to accede TO the obviously Republi-
can principle so warmly ged by the Democrats
of ten States7 Whence this dis,rust of the
popular will
We fear these resolutions are but the har-
bingers Of division and disunon. How can
delegates elected in such different modes,
meet in the same Convention Oae set,
chosen in DISTRICTS representing directly the De-
mocratc constituency, can scarcely recognise
another set sent 10y packed State Convention.
Again Are we to have two Conventions-one
in November, 1s43, and another in May, 1874 2
If so, which will be the true Democratic Co,
vention 2 Or must ten States yield 10 the dicla-
ton Of two or three, and meet at the time sp-
pointed by the latter7 Will this be submitted
to7 We doubt it. And we see nothing in
these rash resolutions but a Pandora's box of
wo and evil to the Democratic cause. The
mischief can be prevented only by The irmuess
of the Democratic party in those States where
caucus machinery has not yet subdued freedom
Of action, or overcome the conciliatory spirit
which uDites brethren of the same faith in a
course of proceeding TO secure the ascendescy
of their principles.