The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-17

We. have already spoken of the falsehood OF the
charges here implied but stated, they form for
sooh most formidable list OF grievances Here is, in
truth, most ample apology for the course OF democratic
Journal IN abandoning the cause OF the democracy in
opposing the national nominee of the democracy in
assaing democratic administration and industriousv
lending It's aid to political movement. which, if il fail
fail in utter gnominy, and which, if il succeed ca.
result in nothing better than the election through demo-
cratic apostacy of whg President of the United States
But we hope for better things. We persuaded that
te masses of both sections OF the New York democracy
will see the paltry motives and the wretched petences
upon which the Atlas, in its showing
grounds lis secession from the democratic In
the light of the fact, that the present nominees Of
the Baltimore convention stand exactly upon the plat.
form cordially sanctioned by the New York democ.
racy, in ls44-a platform Of wise and just concia-
ton, most nomentous and agitating queshon-in
the light of this fact, the democrats of New York will
now see that in thrustng its Wilmot Proyiso agitation
into the presidential canvass, as weapon OF assault
upon the democratic ticket the Atlas merely seeks for
some preence of principle for opposition and apos
acy which poorer and paltrer motives had already made
on its part foregoing conclusion. We hope Tor better
things than that the democrats of New York will sane
ton such course And encouraged in this hope,
by the description which the Atlas itself gives us OF those
whom it calls the Barnburners." Here is the body Of
whom, the Atlas us, we shall see IN con-
venton at Utica on the 22d instant:
''He will find large body of plain men, deeply imbued
with the doctrines and principles Of Jefferson whose
democracy does consist in keeping the word OF promise
the and breaking it to the hope Earnest, sincere
men--not funkies, timeservers Or nimmers men
who when they send delegates convention, expect
they will be treated courteousy fairly and not humbugged
with asehoods who, when their representatives
thus treated feel they have responsibilities to and
work to do and who will do it men who listen to reason
but empty twattle He will find there the who
sustain the principles OF the Maysyle and bank veto of
Jackson who did finch the removal of the depos
ties or specie circulation who sustained the sub
treasury and restoration of specie payments the
and energy carried the State OF New York
the great of 1874 the who redeemed this State
in lS4l and sustained its credit through severe ordeal
against conservative influence the men OF the new const
tuition; men, most OF whom have never asked office nor
sought public employment or been to the federal city He
will find opposed 10 national debt national bank
protective tariff paper system; and particularly will
he find men opposed the extension OF slavery to free
ritory.''
We do not expect northern democrats 10 be sin favor
of the extension of slavery to free territory as an abb
stract proposition We do not ask it. We only ask Of
them Just regard the equal rights OF the citizens OF
all portions of this confederacy, to participation in the
new territories which the efforts and the com
mon treasure may have acquired. And, with this expa
nation we rejoice to hear from the Atlas the character OF
the men who are to assemble at Utica. Let them 60
there in the maintenance of the principles here ascbed
to them-let them act in the faith and spirit OF those
principles upon all the great points which have hereto
fore constituted the great issues between the wing party
and the democratic paryand they must as true men and
sound democrats from that convention resolved
to do all in their power to prevent the election OF General
Taylor and, as the only method OF accomplishing that
object to secure by all honorable modes of exeron the
election of General Cass. Still more must these men,
by whatever they call themselves, if they up to
Utica in the strength of the principles here attributed
them go hther and act there and return thence the
fast and constant friends Of the present administration