The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-18


This fact should operate zeal and quicken
our exertions.
We require not simple victory. To beat the enemy by
live thousand would but partially discharge the duty
which this crisis New York her fame TO the
wings OF the unon and 10 the cause OF reedom Ii is
duty principles by such preponderang vote
shall carry resistless moral influence every part Of the
country.
The parties in this Snie byher conventions have
takeu opposite sides upon the Wiuo Povo. Locoloco-
refuses itself in opposition TO the further extern
sion Of slavery 1t insults the moral feelings of every true
northern man. and ouuages every instinct OF freedom, 10
propiliate slavery administration. On the other hand
the wing convention openly, cordially, unanimously
adopted the Wnoi Proviso, and declared the nnaenbe
hostility OF the party the acquisition of slave territory
There stand the parties distinct and diverse light
and darkness The verdict of the people is asked upon this
issue.
We desire see. a bare majority, but overwhelm.
ing vote for the wing ticket.
II should be OF pride and patriotic solcitude
with every wing to contribute his ballot to swell the great
tide public sentiment in favor OF freedom. We therefore
ask friends in all the towns, and wards and counties
the State organize promptly for the The old
enemy is 10 be met and conquered And the wings OF
New York will feel especial pride and pleasure in
swelling the majority with which Willard Fillmore aud his
associates the ticket will the Cayuga Bridge
BARNpuRNRRs' Mass CONVENTION Albany Atlas
announces il is authorized by Messs King Rednson
and Elderkin of ST. Lawrence, Rathbun, of Cayuga Col
vie of Chauauque Masec and Smith, OF Senben, BAR
kerr Potter Holmes, and Ransom of Erie and Van Barren
I,
convention Syracuse. aix their the
call for convention to be held at Herkmer on the
18th instant. This is bold and decided movement and
foreshadows much that does yet appear. Among its
consequences told, is designed 10 be the nomination
Of Martin Van Buren, for President in 1913 Many of those
who favor this call influential party leaders, who do
go warfare without counting the cost
In far the proposed movement of one section OF
the New York democracy, which referred these
articles, relates to the State politics of New York. and
is founded upon personal preferences among the demo-
Gratis of that State have desire to comment upon IT,
or in any way NEEDLE with it; though, in common
with the democracy of the whole country, cannot but
express deep regret at the serious disunon and dis
organization in the ranks OF the New York democracy,
which the late movements would seem to indicate. We
cannot believe, the Rochester American supposes
this mass convention at Herkmer is intended as a move
men in favor of particular candidate for the presidency
The Albany Atlas of Saturday last appears scout any
such suppositon, when it expresses its belief that the
convention should and will confne itself the consider
alton of principles asserting them boldly and freely, and
assuring the democracy of other States that stand
and unsweved on the question OF democracy and free
DOM Beyond this do not think arould be practicable
or proper to 60. But there is purpose of this con-
ventionand that, too, avowed IFS main and disinc-
tive purpose and apparently recognised in this quotation
from the Atlas also--whch does mperatvely require
consideration al hands, and at the hands of every
democrat in the country That avowed object is the M
corporation into the creed the northern democracy 9th
achoe doctrine fhe WHot Prouisol It is professedly
for the purpose Of bringing about this sinister and i'll
omened change in the fundamental doctrines of the demo-
cratic party of the northern States (s the democracy of
the morrill, the Evening Post styles IT'D that one sec
ton of the New York democracy having failed of this
purpose in the State convention Syracuse now pr o.
poses TO assemble in convention at Herkimer, TO
effect in another convention
Against any such attempt in any quarter TO make the
Wimot Proviso part OF the platform of the national
democratic party feel bound as member of the great
democratic party of the Union, enter most respectfully
our solemn protest We feel bound to speak out as we
think the duty of every democrat to do at this important
juncture What must be the effect of this political
movement? II appears to us under existing crcum-
stances, act for the democracy of little less than po
cal suicide II is the adoption by democrats of an issue
which the wings of the morrill, and especially the wings
New York, have already made their own The resolution
of Mr.. Field, embodyng the Proyiso doctrine, which
rejected at the Syracuse convention was adopted
word for word by the wing State convention, and il was
adopted the motion of the editor of the Tribune, well
known abotionist in his principles and his sympa
thies This resolution is put forth by the Albany Atlas
at the head of its editorial columns with the emphatic
quotation from the Scriptures, =" The stone which the
builders rejected, the shall become the head Of the
corner" The resolution was scarcely rejected by
the Syracuse conventions when it adopted by the
whig convention; and the Herkimer convention is
to be called to adopt this "White Mans resolution
as is denomnated The very first and altogether in
evtabe effect of the adoption of this doctrine as rally
Ing point by any section OF the northern democracy
must be TO identity and unite that section with the
wing party upon principle which both they and
the wings proclaim 10 be cardinal principle in their
organization. That such result must entirely de-
feat and overthrow the democratic party in the COM
ing election in New York, hardly be questioned
The wing journals, shown by the of the article
which copy from the Rochester American" are al.
ready in this view, pluming themselves with the hope
of easy and most signal victory That journal sezes
eagerly upon the Proviso as a common ground upon
which the wings and The Poyiso democrats are TO rally
together in irresistible strength How can the State OF
New York be saved from wing ascendency, when such
movement tends TO produce a secession of portion
OF the party from the ancient democratic platform and
organization
But this Herkimer convention manfcstly looks be-
yond the State Of New York It is directly calculated to
carry into the democracy of other northern States the