The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-29
From the Syracuse IN. " Democrat
The Aspect Of Political Affairs.

The Aspect Of Political Affairs.
The aspect OF political affairs this moment presents
matter Tor curious and interesting speculation The old
distinction between democrat and feders yet kept IN
IL viii probably last long AS time for while there are
men, there must be democratic party and democratic
principles, Tor this is but another name for party who
are IN favor OF equal nights As therefore, human ma
ture progresses, such party must grow stronger Quite
probably there will be federal pary-a any rate for
long tme because there will be those who wish 10 as
sumo portion of the rights of Others and by gov
enmenta action, 10 derive tavors either in proportion 10
property accidental circumstances, rather than as re-
sultlng from the proper recognition OF human rights
We approaching the election OF President of the
United States The democratic party has maintained
reasonable, regular and useful rules for its action
The candidate for its support has been for time de-
signated by national convention Such assemblage
recently convened at Baltimore 1t embraced among lis
number men of great personal and political worth 1t Sc
ected candidates fairly-presened them openly, with
manly explanation of the principles of the party, acting
through this body In all the States except New York
the nomination is well received. Nowhere is pretended
claimed that there either wantof regularity the
nation, lack of merit IN the persons ho presented
for the Offices of President and Vice President OF the United
States To the democrats of the State of New York it is
matter OF very important question, whether they will
continue TO act with the democratic party In the whole
Union, or whether, by following false lights, they will
assume powerless, negative, and unworthy position,
where the only consequences fatal 10 themselves,
unworthy OF their professions and tending solely to the
benefit of the wing party We cannot suppose that the
democratic party, in every other State, will renounce
their opinions and be controlled by what choose 10
promulge the principles of action 1t is not
sonable TO expect this: We cannot expect to support
democratic party in New York that shall act in har-
mony with the democratic party in the whole Union
The union OF the States necessarily carries along with
the union of the party throughout the whole of the
States He is not more fahess TO the Union who seeks
TO nullify the action of Congress within State than is
that proessed democrat the great party the Union
who seeks to establish severe tests here that not gen
orally recognised. Both alike seek Tor revolution Both
alike abandon principle, and alike dangerous to fol-
low.
How. then, and for what end shall any democrat on.
n General CASE In
does place him. respects the democratic party of the
Unionl Certainly in one not less antagonisc than that
of the wings. Who that is honest and fair minded will
assume to take such course' Lewis Cass is man OF
most enlarged experience, OF accomplished education
who has been found faithful in all the various Offices that
he has filled Whether in the Senate of the United States
foreign minister, member of the cabinet of Gen
Jackson, governor Of Michigan, officer in the
war of 1912, citizen OF the United States his
above reproach In every position he has ably Maintained
the honor of his country, and indicated his ntegr
y He is opposed, of course, by the whig party That
is natural, and all well enough. Perhaps it only
shows that he is democrat, after all. There
few persons acting professedly for principle and
to establish some new tests, but who are really acting
election of General Cass We listened, on Saturday, to
itneran lecturer of this class, who has made himself
somewhat notable in this State. We mean John Van
Buren,, the son of late democratic President He was
quite elaborate in showing that he had been excluded
from democratic State convention here, and national
convention Baltimore; and antdote for his being
thus excluded convention had been held at Utica, and
the was to be repeated on the 22d instant
Then there to be another convention OF these men,
who cannot agree with the great democratic party of the
Union, who seek the establishment of tests, and
who are alike reckless of results, either to others
themselves. So far as objection is made to General
Cass, it is the stale cry of norhen man with south
ern principles" and that he did not commit himself
upon the subject of the improvement of rivers and
harbors What democratic voter is there in this State,
who has voted for thirty years past that does not
ognise these old objections and familiar terms.
and that does not ntuitively connect them, in
degree, with the of Van Buren, How often
has the democracy of this State met the charge that
the highest honors of the nation, was northern
with southern principes They met it successfully.
They said that the who is to be President of the
United States must look at them united, and
sundered and antagonstic and they repealed the charge
as triflng and without meaning. Shall the charge,
when made against another of equal merit-though
Cured in by the of the rsthave any force or
be any more regarded Would that son have been
thought of TO reecho such charge but for the fact that
the father, under the same circumstances. had been
tanned by the democratic party There was then
ungratefu member of the democratic party mngle
with the federal opposition there is Had there
been the democracy OF the State would then have
tanned the father repudiates the One
thory for thus placing these individuals before you
son 1t could scarcely de defined without reference to
the father. We Benton Allen, Havemeyer, Steven
son. Skunk and all the prominent democratic leaders
other States, earnestly sustaining the nomination OF Cass
and Butler. Are they not safe men to follow as this
young man. who has been notable for his epistoary
writings, and for his escape of responsibility at New
Scotland
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