The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-22

friends, why the doings OF such body should not be
abided BY as representative of the will of the party
much less have seen any reason gwen why the mi
nonty of such body should assume to themselves the
right separate ANIMATION, to nterpolae into the party
creed and most Objectionable doctrine already reject
ed by the convention ITSELF already adopted by the wings
and sure if taken up by the democrats of the NORTH to
work their utter prostraton national party II the deea
of the New York democracy in the coming contest is
be brought about and justified upon such state of facts
them as il us, there is an end of all reasonable
reliance upon the sound and settled usages of party or
ganizaion But we hope for better things from the
g sober second thought" of the New York democracy
now called upon as it is, by the Pos" and its friends
to travel up to Herkmer for purpose so disastrous and
under auspices SO equvocal.
The Post charges, that while we demonstrate against
this proposed movement OF the seeding Provso demo-
Gratis in New York; we have said nothing against similar
ultra counter movements at the South We must correct
the Post in this position. From the first we have re-
monsrated against the proposed southern sectional
vention. We demonstrated against this at length, and
upon rendered reasons, when it was first propo-
sed in South Carolina. Much more shall we re.
monstrate when we shall see in any southern State
what we now see in New York, section of the
democracy seeding at from the middle ground OF
compromise and conciiaon and from the authorized de-
cison of democratic State convention, to take in def
ance OF such decision, extreme sectional ground op-
posed to all harmony and compromise. Upon that
ground we have taken stand. Upon that
ground as we believe, the south will stand firm unless
forced into serner attitude by just such
the north as this proposed Herkimer convention
The Post denies that it and its friends have sought to
array parties throughout the Union in geographical d.
visions upon the Proviso question Plainly the Post for
gets that the Proyiso issue is, It's nature sec
common rights OF one section of this country to a
participation in any territory that may be ac-
quired by common efforts and sacrifices Such an
aggression by one section OF the country upon an
other, must and will OF course, if persevered in, be
sectionally resisted. Much must such sectional
resistance arise if the aggression be peperaed by dis
organizing movement at the NORTH like this of the Her
kmer convention made in defiance of the regular usages,
and the authorized organization of the party In fact,
the effort of the New York Evening Post is to unite sthe
democracy Of the NORTH upon this Provso platform
in which the wings of the north willing and
anxious to unite them Thus should have the north
arrayed against the southsecton against section But
perfectly convinced that the great mass of the
democracy OF the north will save from this combina
ton with the northern wings, and this collision Of the
north with the south, in spite of the madness and exrav
agance of the uncompromsing Proviso men.
On all accounts, therefore, protest against
the objects of this proposed convention. We protest
against Them because they in themselves protest
against that spirit of Cancellation which is wise and just,
and in which alone the democratic party of the country
can unite and prosper We protest against them, be-
cause if carried out they must contribute directly to
turn the great State OF New York to wing
dency And, finally, we protest against them because
they seek aside Just, WISE and authorized ver
dict of the New York democracy, in convention
sembled, upon the question of the Wmot Proviso, and
to substitute for that verdict the unwarranted voice of
and schism.