Democratic banner., 1847-11-29

DIU Iuc e0ltOt OF tne DoHueI buCou w 80
sinuate" or "hyPocriticaliy' pretend wheF,
he penned the first article that he was not
Q emocrat?-JOUrn0
The Banner meant To- ~insinuate nothing
more than it said, to wit: that it was an ef-
fort to fslsify the position of parties upon
that question. The Banner entertained no
fears, that anything the Journal has ever
said, or published, would materially alter
the position Of parties upon the Wilnot
or, any other question. But we
said it was an "cfort" an "~unblnshing and
one" to produce u false impress
sion, upon the minds Of community.
The resolution to which We allude de.
nounced the proviso to the three million bill
"ofered by David Wilmot a democratic
member from Pennsylvania" &c. Now II
is clear to the common sense Of all, Tex
cept wooden heads. } that the writer Of that
resolution, wished to make the impression,
by d~enominating Wilmot q democrat in
connection with his proviso, that said pro-
viso was . democratic MEASURE" and that
it met with democratic favor. II the wri-
ter Of that resolution did not wish to ere.
ate . false impression, why did he not tell
whOle truth, or, say nothing about the
Of its author? Why did be not let
the parties rest upon this question, or, tell
the people that it received the hearty soy.
port Of the body Of the whig party Of the
And now, in vindication of this fragrant
Injustice, and dishonesty Of purpose, the
Haeaa!s" {'6s q low word ne
quote the Jouraal,) asserts that Wilmot i.
democrat-afact We never denied, bnt
old the Journal tie Wigs supported hi,
oroviso--a fact he dars net deny. For the
ruth Of what We say, We called the atten-
ion Of the Journal to the fact, that every
state convention Of the north.
hat has yet given ssy expression of opin.
% upoa the proviso, has either directly or
Indirectly denounced Il; and that every
state convention that has yst express.
d an opinion has either directly or indj-
ectly endorsed and approved the princi-|
les Of ths Proviso.
With evidence a. clear % this, Whist
esse then is there, in the pr.ting Of the!
Until he can she to the contra
. let him seek no more to make the impress
ion that Wilmot's proviso is . democratic
aeasure. Finding himself completely rous-
d when he looked to the north for the &C.
ions Of the parties, he tries to argue thai,
here are democrats there in favor Of the
Flimsy sub,erfuge! the very boys
rno~ there are some Of both parties 10 fu.I
'or Of it in the north. But when the ex-
,ressions Of the state conventions stars
'im in the face-where majoritiss tell the
ruth, be seeks with his usual sophistry, 10
the attention Of the public from the
Syracuse convention, whefs the whole
'tate Of New York vas represented, and
The proviso wss voted down BY . majority,
sectional meetings called by the minori-
y, where David Wilmot himself figured,
md declared his Pfoviso wa = democratic
The Journal has to admit that it
vas voted down by the Democratic State
Conventions Of New York and Massschu.
cts; will he show % where q wing con-
state or county 10 the north, voted
/ DOWN. not ont. But he argues the
in conventisa "lscked the frank
'ess snd honesty to vote the wishes Of o
srgc majority Of their psrty'-singulsr
dsa indeed! having largo majority in ia
or of . measure, end afraid to avow it..
When especially, if they we're to avow it.,
) would be the very means Of keeping their
together. II was this bold and fear
ess course Of the majority Of the demo-
rats Of New York. in not yielding to the
renzy of the minority in favor Of the pro-
$50, that has caused that minority, to split
rom the party, and give to the wings the
lection just passed. The wings united in
favor, had but little difficulty in carry.
NJ the entire abolition vote, which. &C.
cunts for the Ease with which they carried