The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-18

We published on Saturday the resolutions and synoe-
sis of the address purporng 10 have been recently adopt
ed by democratic members of the New York legislature
assembled in caucus In the Albany Argus, received
Yesterday we find statement the subject, put forth
by the members of the Democratic Caucus Committee OF
the Assembly, which we also transfer to columns
OF the address and resolutions referred to- the Argus says
"The ultimate object doubt, II is prepare
tory step TO refusal 10 aeqees the proceedings Of The
tt0naf conrento'i or to support ats nominations
81" will be observed that these Herkimer politicians in
part OF their proceedings this time any previous
tme submit their professions the national convention,
pretend that they will abide its decisions. We have
belief that such will be sanctioned by the de-
mocracy Of the Union
The brief address of the regularly appointed democrat
ic committee OF the assembly, assigning the for
sing cooperate in these proceedings will be found
columns to-day; and WILL say receive
the aud approval OF the great body the democ-
racy OF the State"
The statement of the caucus committee is follows
To THE DEMOCRACY STATE.--The unders cned
the regularly appointed committee on the part Of
the democratic members of the assembly, decline call
cooperate in call, for of the democratic
members, any portion of them, for the following
sons:
ls Because the object the proposed caucus as stated
by portion OF the democratic members, is issue
dress endorsing In. irregular aud invalid proceedings
Utica, to endorse and IHomugate the Wilmot Proviso
movement, approve call for State convention nom
mate electoral ticket in opposition the regular demo-
cratic STATE electoral ticket already nominated by dem
ocratc State convention; and devise scheme which,
however intended, result if persisted privne
the democratic ticket nominated Baltimore of the vote
of this State.
I'd. Because regular State convention composed OF
delegates from all the counties in the State and possessing
the undoubted power designate the mode in which flu
ture State conventions shall be called and held have a-
pointed State committee for that purpose, and expressly
conferred upon them the power call State
Believing the delegated democracy OF the State
in authority any legislative caucus much less OF one
composed OF members partially representing scarcely more
than dozen counties in the State they regard the decision
of such convention Of binding force and effect and the
attempt of few members OF the legislature retain this
power in defiance Of the delegated democracy a usurp-
alton, acous in ITSELF and entitled consideration by
democrats.
3D. Because especially, democratic State convention
has already nominated State electoral ticket pledged to
the support of the nominees of the Democratic National
Conventional pledge which the authors of this caucus OF
few members of the legislature wholly disregard and
neglected refused recognise in any shape and be-
they seek interpoate into the democratic creed
the an-savery issue, with view weaken its unity to
divide action, and defeat its tickets The address
and resolutions of portion of the democratic members
the legislature representing mcagre part of the democ
racy of the State, could, under circumstances be re-
gaded binding upon the democratic electors OF the State
and especially upon the delegated democracy of the Union
with which they scarcely claim to act since they refuse
any recognise the decisions of the democratic
national convention in relation to themselves, and careull
omit as they have done since their detection from the de M
ooaic party the last State election pleoge themselves
10 support acquesce in the nominations of the said ma
tonal convention
For these reasons and the friends of the present ma
topal administration and of the national democratic con
venton for the nomination OF candidates for President
President, they for themselves and other democrat
members, regard the proposed originating in
design hostile to the democratic nominees Baltimore a.
disorganzing and irregular in ITSELF and intended shall
be held carry forward scheme to defeat the democratic
candidates. at least deprive them of the this
And they do hesitate that said
legislative be regarded unworthy circumference
and attendance by democratic members and that its pro-
ceedngs pretended real be treated wi til the contemp
they deserve.
HENRY WAGER,
l.. II. CASE,
VIM, A. HASLIT,
DENNIS GARRISON
ABEL KENDALL,
| Democratic Assembly Committee.
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