The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-22
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY NIGHT, OCT. aa, is47.
The DtsorganlzinR Movement the Proviso Demo-
In Ne

members OF the Syracuse Convention TO put aside the
deliberate action of that fully authorized body and to
fos into the creed of the northern democracy the whole
principle OF the Wilmot Provso the New York Evening
Post charges in two elaborate articles with abandon
ing our position of "neutraty" between the two sections
OF democrats in New York. and with attempting by an
undue exercise of 'authorty in matters POLITICAL, to
dictate creed to the democracy of that State and OF the
north
In this the Post wholly mistakes the kind of "neutrali
typ which we claim for ourselves between the two Sec
! tons of the party in New York. We aver and claim
that we in no neutrals the question Of
making the Wilmot Provso part of the democratic
creed. We most emphaticaly denounce this proposed
Herkimer movement for that purpose because it now
comes up issue between the two sections of the
New York democracy, but because is with the
true spirit of the compromises of the constitutions be-
cause, being sectional movement, it must if sue
cessul, denaonalize, and, as fear defeat the demo-
cratic pary because it is movement now made in New
York, directly in the teeth OF the final Judgment of rep
resentave convention OF the democracy fully and fairly
empowered to pass upon it because it is thus in palpa
bic violation of the most cherished usages of the demo-
cratic party and finally, because the men who now as
reject the action and the nominations of the Sy
course substantially unite themselves with the wings
who have already adopted that issue; and must if their
action shall result in the division and the defeat of the
democratic party, bear before the whole country the
odium and the responsibility Of having voluntarily pro-
duced that disastrous result We deny in taking this
stand against the proposed Herkmer convention that we
act at all ina spirit OF dictaton The question involved is
ne OF the highest national Importance; and member
of the democratic PARTY, claim full right to express
opinions strongly and plainly in regard it, This
right we have exercised in similar for more than
forty years, and it is too late for to lay aside
We charge, on the contrary, against the Post and the
Albany Alias and their Proviso Democrat friends that
they, and not we, are assuming dictatorship in this
ter Who gave them authority to put this Provso prin-
cpe into the creed of the northern democracy just SO
soon has been voted down by the representative
Dem, ,cratc Convention at Syracuse and then adopt
ed formally and in terms by the wing conven-
ton at Auburn! The Post happened to differ,
in 1874, with the democracy of the country on
the hole question of the annexation of Texas;
and, in the famous circular then had
in New York. to make opposition to annexation ar-
Gle Of the democratic creed We then protested against
the of the Post and its friends But as we re-
mem DER, the Post did then that, in doing
attempting dictate to the northern democracy
1t as just little reason-t has, if possible, still less
rea sonic make that assumption
The Post attempts the boltng" Of its friends
fir the decision Of the Syracuse Convention, by char
ting that that convention packed and controlled by
holders under the federal government with the
consent connvance of the authorities Washington
The charge grave one, and the Post has wholly failed
prove it. The fact which it has specified, is the
participation OF the postmaster New York in the doings
that convention On the highest authority, have
iisavowed all connexon with that proceeding the
,ar Of the head of the Post Office Department at Wash
ngton The Post has accepted this our disavowa as
satisfactory. We deny again, in the most explicit and
Emphatic manner any attempt or design on the part
of the authorities at Washington to interfere, directly
or indirectly in the constitution OF the Syracuse Con-
vention or in its course. We challenge the Post for
any particle of proof OF such interference But put
tc the Post if the convention packed by federal Office
holders, the packing all on one side! Will the
Post pretend that the federal officers in the State of New
York are not distributed between the two sections of the
democracy or will it contend that while the ocehoders
belonging to the section OF the party active to
pack the convention the ocehoders of the other section
folded their and took part in the contest We
are not minutely informed of these movements. but
the facts which we do know are OF different char
acter One of the most violent articles against the
dongs of the majority of the Syracuse Convention and
in favor of this Herkmer movement, which the Post de-
tends, was copied by the Nex York Globe from the
American Statesman weekly political paper in the city
of New York, edited by man holding situation in the
Office of the naval officer of that city If the Post will
look around for its active coadjutos in this Herk-
m er movement it may perhaps find other journals now
eagued with it, and yet enjoying small measure Of the
federal patronage Butwe do not dwell upon these facts
We repeat the denial that there any proof that single
assortment has been made by the federal government
with view to pack the convention or to control it, and
that any influence has been exerted from Washington to
determine its nominations, in any way to shape its &C
ton.
On the contrary free to say that, to us. at dis
lance from the scene of conflict and, believe, to
the democracy of the whole country, the Syracuse Con-
yention appears to have been fairly constituted repre-
sentative body and to have exhibited in its proceedings
both praiseworthy fidelity to democratic principles and
no want OF moderation between the two opposing
tons of thepary lin saying this, we are not to be
erstood as pronouncing upon its nominations, as
approving them all That is point we do not
mean to discuss) In repeated instances where seats
were contested the majority of that convention decided
against their own friends and in favor of the opposite
claimants The contested cases to have been fully
i c;v tn all he