The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-14
NEW YORK.
From the Albany Argus, Jan Is
New York Democratic State Convention.

New York Democratic state Convention.
JANUARY 26, 1S4S.
Mr. McVean of New York, from the committee ap-
pointed to prepare address reported that the committee
had united in recommending for adoption address,
which he would read.
Mr. NIcvean read the following address, which was
lstene 10 throughout with marked attention by the con-
venton and by large audience, and received with APP
pause
address to the Democracy of Ne,c York
The representatives of the whole people embraced
within the democratic party in regular convention of
delegates assembled at Syracuse in September last APP
pointed State committee in whom they repose without
any other Limitation than their discretion the power to
call future State conventions of the democratic party.
No other body since chosen, representing pretending
to represent the democratic party, has nerfered in the
power reposed in the State central committee That com
ittee, IN pursuance OF the power thus fully vested in
them called this convention now here assembled It's
authority as convention of the delegates OF the demo-
cratic party is therefore UNREASONABLE.
distinct, separate, and hostile party organization of
persons who lately members Of the democratic
party, was afterwards made at Herkmer The persons
who formed this new organization made no preensions
to regularity, that the movement which led to was
otherwise than hostile to the pre- existing organization
known as the democratic party On the contrary they
justified their secession from the party the ground that
It held to principles obnoxious to them that separa-
ton was necessary to the proper advancement of their
adverse principles Nothing has occurred since to change
their relation OF hostility to the principle. which, in their
Judgment, justified their voluntary separation They
have indeed since changed their place of holding their
State convention from Herkimer to Utica but thew do
not pretend that it is different organizations or that they
have changed in any manner their principles which in
duced them to separate from the party On the contrary
the whole machinery of the Herkmer organization has
been carefully put in motion, to declare TO the world that
their organization, and that the principles which
duced them to sccede the principles of their existing
organization at its changed place of meeting. They do
not pretend that the endorsement of their views by
era of the members of the Legislature has in the least
abated their hostility TO the party from which they went
forth or the organization which that party has kept up
and under which assembled in this convention.
We concede that their organization is hostile to u.s. 10 the
fullest extent they claim; that is not only hostile in
form and in action, but hostile in principle They have
declared that their political principles are reconcaby
opposed to ours and as we determined TO maintain
ours at all hazards, and exclude their tests from
ne democratic party, their secession was the inevitable
tesut OF the position. However much we may regret
ha he cause Tor separation existed, il is better the sep
arauop beng effected by their deliberate act should be
SO marked as to lead to mistakes to our several po
stons