The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-27

..,ro,ing influence in regard TO the re-
sinng subject Of your Letter whaiesei sons / feel
d not under existing circumstances refuse "
nnv win your request without upnf hJsrsfoTe give
unnpv snJs in This State. shall, lneteoIe $50
@ no srryed opinions upon the questions - ~ M en-
u have called ny attention ana "a CONS ~ tovards the
eassos 70 Jews of o,hers which IL has always Deeh ny
Ire 70 Snctise and which 1t IS no" more ui'' ~
% Iy Inc doings democratic national coaven.Jr a
lam upon the support OF the democracy ol ~ ,ht SIae
necss .ary that the democracy OF ihat
"a h. G,irly represented in such conVehto', any
nnaI rights and privileges win her PoiiuoN ishr Of
CO., other States in regulating lis proc eedinss d nv
lv' anbongh perseverngly demanded was coige W.. ~
hs recent convention 10 tue democracy o. w. iecisons
h NC re IF course in no degree concluded by us @ |
hey bb her rights and their duties are mus 'ra
N is Notwithstanding naiefla! 70 tu them and
ions wnon o.eJ The convention, that 1t should pe
Md,srinctIy shown whose door hes the Vii AT On.
their Observation-Disclosures at una. u MONT both sets
ton Of the convention ICON Me tu,S Vork although
Of delegates claiming represent New ioh' ave con
differing in almost everything ese e ,he eonyenton
euned the opinion that the acton OF 'ne norcinate
had been such as to put out OF their power w
Ma It's proceedings without total disegaiu o. hts of
" web 10 their the honor and Just Ilsn
uhe State II therefore but reasonable 10 nn
here least the opinion against ine VII 70 sustain the
uJongs of the convention would be universal Nam
Ierhef set OF the degae' who claimed h of
@ conduct g. coaeh their opPones, ior no
Sustaining the HaelsI9n OF BODY o. ssoeeyev formed
Npd expressed the opinion towhich haVe a"s
seems TO me- be regarded as very extraordinary 'e'"
renee in politics. r a., r,om,nittas ON Credentials
eyamne into the iaots and report eir op,hlou he
unso,inp claims referred to them is an nu,spu'ao
Con, ,hat instead Of doing 50, they required an unpna ne
,jas from both OF The delegates rom New ioh .ila'
would 81 ppoFt the nominee oil me cohVci.ion' W
ney h nisbt BE- and resolved that without compliance
nvi, this arbitrary eKacuon, they woa'o NOT eve" 'o o
,ha merits of their respective CLAIMS -,
Nn when il is sidered That no such pledge was re-
mied at any previous National pemocraud oonyenson
ng, any person-tlat at Of them The delegates
Stat
nmnce their determination in advance nor 70 supper.
NUM-. nnn,inaton il il should be made, without caus-
o'sston TO be raised in regard to their seats IN
I'M aud that they carried such refusal into ful
W subiect,np themselves or their State 10 the
ches Of the associates other Slate'lat this very
onventon without dispute as to their eiigbiy
go, several Sa,es who could into such
dge without violating the instructions OF their constu
Rnts and whose intentions hot TO en'e mo IL were o
oncealed--hn the convention itse had previously ana
ynressv refused 10 impose such pledge upon its mem
rs and that on the very committee which so impenqusy
Gsmanded il from the New York delegates, there were
sn,ers who openly denounced its exaction as an out
as declared their utter unwngness 10 take 1t them
selves and wbo also, we've nevertheless recognised as eiig'
e and fin members of The convention when these things
rs considered is it possible that any citizen
among MS can tail TO regard This treatment OF lh- New
YORK dsrga ia as an If our H
lilo live in ,ofauny with whom 1t Is necessary to resort
TO argument prove dis whoe minds do not rush TO that
ueoneusion presentation OF the subject il Is of
VERY uIe importance us what is said or done in demo-
csic convention Others may think differently, and !
have neither the right the disposition to become their
scuers But speaking for myself, and for myself only,
do hesitate say that the representatives OF the radical
democracy of this State entirely right in their appre
citation OF the they received, and in the
they adopted Were to advise them, those whom they
npesented any steps which would indicate the slight
lei nsensbi,y on their part the degrading distinction
that applied to them should in my best Judgment,
he courrselig them to act of political dshonor, by
(which they would Justly forfeit the respect OF all upright
minds. God forbid that should be induced, IVY any
'aderaon-, leave my memory exposed the mputaon
lof having made poor return for whole life of public
hvors received at their hands.
The committee carried out their designs to the extent OF
n
Itself relieve your delegates yourselves from the injustice
nI So But that possible That the differences be-
tween the delegations irreconcabe, appar-
en 10 that BODY nor was there room for momens d6ubt
a, al ea one OF the delegations would not attem to
urepesent the State unless their right to do exclusively
WAS examined and decided by the conventions it had
hot vet become too late for the convention to do its duty
matter when il appeared that the resolution not to take
their seats was common TO both delegations Ihrre was
Nv disposed Of than by examining into and deciding upon
the conflicting claims before them. The unavoidable re-
suit of falling do TO cause the proceedings OF the
convention 10 be regarded without authority in New
York. The expedient Of admitting both delegations
between them OF principle. and where both
parties finally assented TO the arrangement but was wholly
was nevertheless so disposed Of New York allowed
double Representations with the inevitable and well I'M
erood consequence, that she should not have single
effective upon the proceedings OF convention whose
decisions she is called upon 10 sustain Your delegates
this STATE in the convention, and offered maintain their
title thereto before tina, body by documentary proof Their
claim rejected, ana what ground NOI
the ,und that they unable to sustain IT, for their
credentials and proofs were returned to them unopened,
and itself did profess 10 put the IeIec-
ton of their demand on any such ground and yet mat
was the only ground on which, II wei founded men
disguised tina, the belief that delegates were refused
admission the ground of the opinions ente tanned by
their constituents upon The question Of the prohblo OF
slavery in the territories is very general in this State lh
of proceeding adoped by the convention renders 1t
not ite difficult 10 define with precision for what par
cula reason the rejection of both sets OF delegates by the
nominal admission of BOTH ordered. That many
members influenced by the consideration referred
to- am well ntstied whilst it is equally clear that the
numher Of those who were, neither small nor uniin-
poun in character. Those who feel themselves consrain
ed to believe that their delegates rejected for that
cause cannot indeed, but regard 1t as an extraordinary
spectacle in the political field find their votes demanded
for the nominee of convention in the deliberations and
discussions OF which they were not deemed worthy OF par
tcipaon.
cannot under such circumstances refrain from con-
curing with you in the opinion, that the decisions of that
convention are ia degree binding upon the democracy
OF mis- State, or entitled any other weight in their estna
ton an as expression Of the wishes and opinions Of
respectable portions of their political associates and friends
IN other states qualified as their expression is, by the acts
by wnich 1t has been accompanied.
You DESIRE aso views in regard 20 the prohibition
Congress OF slavery in territories where does not now
eilst and they shall be given in few words, and IN
manner which VIII not, hope increase, IL 1t does not
diminish, the existing excitement in the public mind.
Inc Industrious founders OF government were not In
sensible to the apparent inconsistency between the perpe
nation oil slavery ia the United States and the pnc pies OF
the revolution, deneated in the Declaration Of indie
pendence; and they ingenious in their DISPOSE
lions to attempt conceal the impressions by which they
We're embarrassed But they knew Also that its speedy
abolition III several OF the States impossible, and its
existence IN all. without fault the part of the present
generation They were also upright and the fraterna
feelings which had carried them through the struggle
independence Were 100 strong permit them deal with
ucm mater upon any other principles than those OF lib
crafty ana justice The policy they adopted, guar
anee 10 the States in which slavery existed excusv
.on.fo oVe sne subject within their respective ursdc-