The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-26

manifest that the democratic eecto "a TO whom
decision Of tho question how deeg tes to the ps,ionsl
oonv enton should be cnosen-would dotsrmioc nv 4
majority In favor Of tho State system the
committees called convention at Albany o,sns;hiv 70
perfec their organiz atom that convention
asd were induced to the surprise their risnds and
even to the amszeaent of themselves override and
absorb the entire local town district stops
OF the party, and to put in no niuaon ticket prssi
Of ,hstfamous body Attracted, as always am to apv
sssembiage in the name OF democracy however false to
It's principles: ! took the liberty of being present
spectator o. the Albany convention free
~ with it, members | do not know that can state
more forciby the surprise they cvinced when directed
by the managers to nominate electoral ticket than
was done BY ono of those managers in to me
Mr. Augustine Dandy, postmaster of tho city Of
Utica seeming to have charge in part of the body en-
q1ired Of him. the second day of It's deliberations
whether the true that they intended to no.
sa. N r He lint
again" " Well" said he, aour friends thought
mention this fact because confidence was either
expressed or implied in the remark, and l do
make conadaut Of me. (Laughter) The highly res
pecable gentleman therefore who stands ss the pres
convention has the consolation Of knowing that his pro-
poser was thought crazy by his friends whsn he rst
suggested his nomination. (Laughter.) Tho electoral
irregular and boiling, and NO honest democrat will sus-
tain it his vote The delegates selected by the Utica
democracy Of this state; they win bs rsoeiysd At Bat
sensation Their brethren Throughout the MON
will neither desire nor dare to reject them lot them BE-
ire. uar deesstes and let the test imposed by Alabama
and Georgia, South Carolina and Florida be applied to
the nomination of the Presidential candidate while
do not undertake to say what shall do do venture
TO predict that the POLITICAL like the meteorological
almanac for November next, should read ab these
days, expect strong gales from the north and wssn
tremendous laughter and appauss)
Let US now consider the grounds upon which some Of
our Southern friends have threatened not only
cude our representatives from the convention
citizens from all share in tho administration of tho 90
vsrnment 1t 10 charged that the friends Of the
Wmot provso that provso attached to q bill ap-
propratns So tho purchase Of territory from
Mckee, and it declared that the act by which such ter
ritory acquired, wha 1t might be- should and
must contain fundamental provision by which slaves
except Is punishment for crime, should be forever
cuded from tho territory acquired The provis0 in this
shape received the vote of every this
State in Congress Our Senators instruct
Of ls47, think unanimously, to support this proviso
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, nearly all the free
question does not arise in this shape territory is
acquired; New Mexico and California ours never to
be surrendered; the President requests Cong
gsnizs territorial government over them Oregon IL
ours and its Inhabitants petition Congress for the
same protection. Our Senate, with one exception and
House of Assembly with four, have instructed
Senators and requested our to procure
the Insertion In these territorial acts of prohibition
against the admission Of 'svsry into thess regions 30
Virginia. Alabama Georgia, South Carolina and Florida,
in selecting delegated to the national convention
have power to prevent the holding thess free
territories That, indspendsns OF any law southern
slave holder has right settle in territory
slaves and hold them a. such The democrats Of New
York, maintaining the ground have stated, conesde
mon. and assert that Knowing this add desirns 70
tho unity OF the democratic party orga
nized they have never made this filth controlling test
electon tho democrats In the States referred to
that they WILL under political ssity what
support any man Tor the Office OF President or
Wee Precedent who their creed upon
Northern Wis n
these psrious demands tho southern dem ocra al
ludsd to- abandon their position With men of no
there Ia but course to pursuethe ysry In
wrong must YIELD and this the southern position
must be- surrendered or the South assume the re-
sponsbility Of dismembering the democratic party.
have been charged with being abolitonst party
with which act has uniformly any
posed the Transmission Of story pamphsts by
mail they have opposed the ption of abolition pc
rous slave holding States into the Union they have
elevated six to the Presidency they
never countonanced any sectional party am no abo
itionis but to tbs extent OF umble powers have
supported tho policy OF tho democratic party voted
At the late election against The proposed to
blacks supposed the antp.thy b.ssssn th, Two RACES
msds thci joint political action I'M tic able ana
aissgrsssbls as has slwsys been personal association
between them But never ceased to feel that the inst
tuition OF human slavery a disgracs to tho ags Ia
which We live. To buy and ell human beings revols
ing not only to freeman and democrat but to PHI
lsnhropist and Christian. No cultivated man in the
United states north south Potomac can ever
entertain uiherent opinion Let me read you few
extracts illustrative OF this position from the of
the democratic members OF the legislature
Mr. Van Boren proceeded to read as follows =
The Father Of his Country who president OF the
convention TO frame the consttuton) in letter 10
Robert Morris ssyt: 81 only say there is
not man living who wishes moie sincerely than
do to see a plan adopted for tho abolition Of
(savery) but there Is only proper and fsctual
mode BY which 1t be plishsd and that is by
will go, shall not be wanting
Mr.. Jefferson, although not q member Of the conven-
tion sxersd 1t the time influence public OPT
scarcely to that of Washington and ike
that statesman Though planter and a rlavsholder,
never forgot that he was philanthrOpt and patriot
10 his original draft OF the Declaration of
when denouucng the King Of Great Britain for the en-
eolrsgement he had gwen the rlave trade hs among
other equally severe invectves, charges him with
ing wsged cruel war against human nature itself
violating its most sacred rights Of life and liberty in
persons Of distant people who never offended him -
This pirsticsl warfare, ne said "ihs oppron'ium OF
innde powers, Is the warfare Of the Christian King
Great Britain asterminsd to keep up market where
strain this execrable trafnc
an opportunity will be offered TO abolish thi, Ismspa.
BILE evil Every thing do 10 to improve 1t II It
opens In our day II not, let trsnsmt to des
happy lot, and our adherence of rlav,ryn
Mr.. Madison, speaking In one of the numbers Of tie
gross Gays "s wsro doubtless to be wished that the
to prohibit the importation had been
postponed until 1905 or rather that it had been suffered
either for the restriction ON the
msnt or for the manner in which whole clause was
expressed ought, however, TO be considered great
point gained In favor Of humanity, that period Of
twenty years may terminate forever within these
states, trac which has long and loudly upbraided
the barbarian Of modern policy that within that period
wiz receive considerable discoursgeusn from this
MIR. Monroe said We have found that this evil has
preyed the very vias Of the Unon and has been
prtJudcia 10 all the States In whioh It. has existed
Gsorgs Mason, speaADg Of the elave-trsde, said in
rOv 1Over
men this evil was looked upon great oppression,
ana many attempts were made to prevent 81 bat the in
teress OF the African merchants prevented its prohb
ton, Nosooner did the revolution take place. than II
was thought Of IL was one of the great of
s,paranon from Great Britain les exclusion has been
Of the Union. As much IS 1 value the Union
oil the ststes, would admit the Southern States
into TINS nion unl'ss they agreed the disco ntnu
ance OF this disgacsful trade, bscause 1t would bring
weakness, and not strength, into the Union"
These were the Virginia statesmen of che Revolution;