The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-03

But IL seems mat the Pos has now found out that the
committee generally is of "no consequence, and that
is made up OF 'plian TOOLS" &c. How long since the
Post enlightened Is this the fact, in the Posts
vew with respect to the generality" of the twelve gen
temen who recorded their against the resolu.
tions' When before the evening OF Tuesday last, has
the Post seen anything quarrel with in the "expres-
sions of the opinion" of this Democratic Republican
General Committee of New York And what fault can the
Post now find with the dongs of the large majority of that
body except that il seems quite fully resolved retain
its place and influence in the democratic party by sup
porting cordially the national democratic icket-unan.
mously agreed by all the democrats of all the northern
States save only the ultra barnburners of New York.
The Post says that il has been denounced by this same
committee in former years, when acting the unques-
toned and fully authorized organ OF the New York city
democracy Quite likely And if that journal should hold
its present the very same thing may occur
again. and under circumstances which may require
stronger nerve in the Post, democratic Journal TO
treat such decision with "quet contempt" We differ
with the Post altogether to the importance OF the
recent strong vote of the committee in favor of the
national nomination. Regarding that body as the direct
Immediate and accredited organ OF the Utica section of
the democracy of the city, the importance OF its vote
sign of the public feeling of that section on the subject
can hardly be overestimated.
The truth is, that. according to present Indications,
sehim is in progress among the barntwners in New
York, which threatens to divide and distract and weaken
them than they upon the showing OF their op
ponents have heretofore weakened and distracted the
democratic party in that State Their ultra leaders and
pressee long since charged with being bolters see
suspended over their heads most tremendous bolt back
again of their own followers into the ranks OF the regu
lar rank and file of the national democracy The barn
burning leaders, some of them, seem bent upon burning
I'D their own barnard the Post and the Atlas and the
Budget and the Globe flourish the longest torches The
democracy of the city, at the call of its committee, has
fixed the 18th of June the time, and the Park
the place. to put out the fire. We predict deuge and
drenchng for the benefit of whom it may concern. AT
ali events, the fact seems fully settled that the
fagration cannot spread into any other States.
To be serious in the matter, however, what have the
masses of the democratic party in New York to gain by
breaking away from the democracy of the nation AS
sumo that they will gain wing President by it; will
that measure of success doubtful it is, be subsan
| tial qualification or advantage to them Will they get
better government by Pa government more in harmo
ny with their principles and Tuer to their Interest," Is
| defeat worth making a crusade for! Is discontinue
worth boiling for in. the view of that great democratic
multitude of quarter of million of democratic voters
which has heretofore made the Empire State to be at
once the honor and the strengthdecus ct tutamen-ot
the national democracy Why should that multitude
now be coaxed persuaded by few violent spirits to
move off from the national democratic platform of 1882
1t is the gerry platform of 1884, and Sias Wright--Sas
Wright himself rh his hand laid do,On By that
master workman and other, chief architect was
it wisely and strongly builded in spirit comprehensive
enough-wth heart large enough to embrace the rights
and the interests of whole Union as embodied In the
creed of national democracy and, in the name OF Slas
Wright, we have full right to invoke, and we do In
voke the of the democracy of New York to stand
strong upon that platform, as they stood upon to
the issues of victory in 1884,
| But is urged-and this is the burden of the report Of
the Utica delegates which we find in the last New York
papers-that the national candidates. whom the National
Convention has with entire and cordial unanmity placed
upon that PLATFORM placed there without the par-
cpaton of New York Be it so. That no fault OF
the National Convention. What that convention could
do in grave controversy-actng in spirit of conciia
ton and of profound respect 10 the rights OF the New
York democracy-tlat, and all of it, the convention did
1t declined to reject either delegation which could show
| what claimed and purpored to be formal and valid au
thorzation from the democracy of the Empire State We
hazard little in saying that the judgment of the
ton strongly inclined in favor of the Syracuse delegation
The votes of the conventon-the report of its commit
teethe eloquent valedctory address of its experienced
and able and eminent presidential show this But the
question weighty, and perhaps not without some
difficulties. The real parties tigant were constu
ent parts of great sovereignty. The convention
had been chosen with any direct view TO the de-
csion of the question; and they left it undecided
and welcomed to their hall all the who put fortha
prin,a face claim of brotherhood in the OF the
| State of New York In SO doing, the National Con-
venton fell back upon the sautary and just precedent
which had wisely established in 1885, in the case Of
the two contestng delegations from the great State OF
Pennsylvania On that occasion, those two delegations
both took the seats to which the convention invited
them; and, though differing widely upon many points,
noby agreed upon their joint vote for President and gave
it, and then went home shoulder to shoulder, and made
it efectua That both delegations from New York have
not now done, and not doing the same thing no
fault of the National Convention That they had fun
opportunity and fair and respectful invitation to 40 "
the just praise of the convention and removes at once
from the mind of every fair and candid democrat every
pretence of ground for the opinion that New YORK was
in any wise treated with disrespect.
We reserve for other occasions many OF the topics
which should in our judgment, commend themseVesw
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