The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-01


Ind entitled to large vote upon those questions
might not have led to different result The democrstic
ton also therefore at liberty to reject to receive
The nominations Of the convention they may think
sxpedient Certainly they under no binding obl-
cation TO sustain them, especially as the nominee
thirds Of the electoral votes Of the states admitted
claiming to be admitted into the body which vas the
dspensabe to his regular nomination. In saying this
we discsim any intsntion or desire to obirude our
state the principle leaving others to apply it or not as
they may deem at and right But for ourselves, We
declare that recognise authority
in the Baltimore Convention to speak for for the
democrats Of the Union on any question. much less
to bind US them by any of its proceedings. We
This lust sta and most obvious conclusion might be
further illustrated and enforced both by general
soning and by reference to particulars con-
nected with this case. But forbear to enlarge
train of already perhaps too extended since
the letter Of distinguished candidate the Pres
dency, which forms part of our proceedings, and
point in the sunlight Of the clearest characterization
rrv, iyopK covprr.,rn IN ro,,,S.rr-urp c.Snr-
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- - M; stty hd naTa IN wmivn 'nJ .t Iemo
sanss ~ ho,or a%s,,sv 90 n,ir.nia thsv co,.,
seusc VI nonor or noou'y 10 priucpie snoy cou'o
=. , ey i sso pso. ooipeu s
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Vi our popular eiecIous or 10 provue ior .ne
own Interests and the interests Of their
In other states who concur In their opinions by the
and Vice Prcsidsnsof the United States After full
Comparison OF viewn and with special reference to
wnat tney knew 70 ce the wishes ana the WIZ or tner
unanimousiy. nominated Martin Van Buren,, OF New
YORK a. canuiaa1e Tor the once OF fresident, ana
Henry Dodge, OF wisconsin, as candidate Tor the
once OF vice rfesident
cannot Dc necessary 20 spend the time OF our read.
ers or or ourselves, IN any engtnened exposition OF
tne OF sner Oh THESE ior tne places
for which they have been named. we have nominated
tnem wNnous tneir Inowleoeo on sssene-sne nfse
named, indeed aganst ms known wsnes ana ms POSI-
i've leiusa. 70 DO sly snas
In TINS solemn ana momentous crims tne people nave
rght 10 oemana as tne,r stanaaro psasrs, inc most
70 b interssts ~ Freedom and the honor Of the r,nub
lie How sincerely our for the Presidency
with the popular sontime mt on the great
ouestiou OF the day has been made known in his own
clear nd oonvincipr language bv the noble letter to
the deeaates from the city Of New York which forms
mart OF our proceedings The letter or Gen. Dodge
10 member Of the LEGISLATURE of his state ON his r.
cent election Is Senator in Congress- expresses aso
to Il same cause.
10 In reference to ths great ana all absorbing issue
that our candidates have been named we, tnere,
foro omit All special reverence 70 otner topos anu viii
barely remark That while eacn OF me canaidates wiz,
upquestiousby, adhere to the great principles ana
rules Of the democratic faith as expounded IN tne
inaugural address OF Inomas Jenerson anu ionS suu
honorably illustrated by themselves In their
spheres OF duty we are persuadea tnaI poIn WIN DC
ready to lend their snoua 'ney DC e,ec'ea
to the places for wn,cn tnry nave Deen ~
all wiso ana consttuonai EFFORTS 10 procure inc re-
forms ana 20 accompusn Tue measures enumerased In
the resoiutions accompanying THIS address. Espe-
ciaiiy as we fully believe may each De relied on 70
yea TINS cooperation IN ao oi tnat great III
reaay 20 important 70 tne m'gnty ana growing wes.
ana wnicn necds put TO % lowered In the way anu 70
the extent clearly permttcd oy the Federal Cooss.u
on TO make our inland seas ana the states wnon lie
interior commerce hitherto unrivaled In extent and
benencence, IN the history OF mankind Equ1uy, 700
vii eacn unite WIN pasrio.,o IN a.. plac.,
cable EFFORTS TO reduce the oversnadowing patronage
wncn nave now 81 wn 20 sucn negne a. 20 consro
anu col,uP. .ne nc'on on oo.n .ne srea.
s'''u'ons' anu oom"Anas .. 'ne Peop'e'
CANDIDATES OF THE BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA
CONVENTION.
We shall discuss with like brevty the claims of the
candidates nomi by the held ut Bal
timore and Phadephia-the former claiming to repre-
sent the democratic party and the latter the WING
IT, of the Union In regard to the ca nddates OF the
baltimore Convention we have already alluded to the
position in which they have been placed by the action
Of the convention; It Is necessary more specical-
yrp #emtjaA TIE pRsi Sh 10 .hs.
o,.n scts snT ao.,s.., mas sssu"so ny ms
ies.sr saarsssea a. tne close OF the last year, by
,sngib RS y,s.s ~ az e.. eanosee, ne gives ~
this letter after e..rrr th, ~ a. 80. qac;son.
th AZ odt; .i .na' ne u st,ongIy impressed
~: sno Sons 'os'ou; .ns. great changs mas been
as we'll =, IN sas 10 ms
will show how far. and in what direction anv chsngs
hss ocsurrsd in Nav Work he nro"ssS 20 a;you ~
novsr ~ cor.r..s ~ p ~ a. " uss 'ne
the internal nolicv and Cameras ~ th trst, -.
w nc .'.ss .neiL Power 70 crea.o serntorisi
etes for change ar donht on othsr nnint S ns,,,S
scarcely be exueoted to ouestion sinca he he a r,r
man. 80 th oH ~ q $4,000, Since ne ne,1 tor
vanbe comes Mt length to the conclns,on That ~ q
10 saw the least excsedipvIv donh,fmi Shsth.r Co.'S
gress or the people Of the Territories possess
to exclude slavery therefrom and bs tbsresrs hoIds
il most consistent with the principles of the oonstt
lion as we'll "a most Az for otherr .a-s-fo ~
both Cowgrsss 49,. -. -. ~
iect Ths contrsst 1T AZ p0mst over .ns sud
snesch mada nv n. suthor ~, +n go, snu ~
Ssrata usyy.h 49, Ao. yu snr MOOR o., me
oh;ection IN the Viirnot n.ovao nhe paosa ms
sivs, ~, The rro''d ~ ~ onsny not exclu-
o.tisn,t th., - .so, ~ 90 . p,enaure anu mex
c,arst;ons In ths Sn., na ,nh more; WIN ns ae-
when the three million hin va hsSsrs ~, h 1870
certainly ouite noticsrhe and ws cIns.S =" -
IT, ,h Ias se Sosocnoe' auu wen csicuated 10 sat.
nomi nee biu,ss,r thu, 80 a, ~ y. .hs
yoing on in h,s Own ia !, @ IN. has 'nuseo oeen
IL ;s bowsvar n,ost nnfo-tt sn t NOUS Topic.
.bonla Sror, ,,,ra 20 .;a' ~ az .nas tnIs onsnge
freedom nd mors sna n " .no.S s.a more agaioss
nd tho do.tr,ras - ~ ~ oSo'o ~ ING olmAnas
s.s.sas ~ -" ~ VI. e"re po"er Win every dls-