The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-27


Mr. TURNEY withdrew his motion for the purpose
stated
Mr. DICKINSON then read the following protest
Protest York Delegates
The undersigned, delegates from the democracy the
State of New York. while they respect the motives which
have governed the majority of the National Democratic
Convention in their decision upon the contested claimants
from their State for therein, earnestly protest against
that decision wrong in ITSELF and injurious in its
quences.
The question is merely local difference of position
in which the democracy of the Union cannot participate
in which they have no concern 1t involves question
of the first magnitude, the disposition of which must affect
Tor good or evil their permanent beins, and the dear
est interests of the country.
convened and held. This is denied. 1t possess
ed the inherent power, aside from that directly
ferred TO transact any business that might before
it, to change any conventional usage assumption II
undoubtedly possessed the right the representatives Of
veses 10 he Natcnai should be he act Of
ha in that respect as in all others the spirit OF the
constitution SO fully recognising the district principle
power competent adapt the practice of the democ
party to the popular and democratic tendencies OF the age
But even this be denied will not be seriously pretended
that the democracy, n>u convention assembled have
the right to provide and direct the mode by which future
shall be convoked by committee appointed by themselves,
rather than at the dictum of few members OF The egs
cratic convention appointed State committee call
future State conventions That committee, of course
lar and duly constituted mode 1t had been adopted by the
body clearly empowered make it, Henceforth the call
the mode, by State committees appointed for that
and purpose and virtually limited that duty and by
partial and limited Legislative caucus Is it pretended that
this national convention has not the undoubted right ap
point central national committee call future conven
tons; that If it shall prescribe this mode OF designating
the time and place for future conventions, it will super
sede The caucus designation through members of Congress
The cases are analogous Bat body of men, heretofore
previous 10 the last general election New York. claim
ing to act with the democratic party and who, after parti
lciPating in the Syracuse convention through all It's
Nceedngs, repudiaed its nominations, and separating
caie md altar ad and
hostile mass meetings, and contributed in every form
OF hostility the of the enemies of the democracy
refused TO abide by the determinations, any than by
the nominations OF the convention They induced por-
legislature, (nos of whom had participated directly in the
detection which defeated the democratic tickets and very
Few Oh Wno vo'ea NOSE ,ieSes a. the last eecaon)
the decision Of full democratic State convention and
ton of the Herkimer leaders, called convention in tn,
ensuing year, and after their official period had
PRED course which there is no warrant in any
practice this State. 1t under such CALI erna.
mating from such that the other ella INFANTS
in this convention appear here.
The undersigned feel that in recognising equal validity
in delegation appearing here under such circumstances
the convention does great injustice the rghtu and
ular delegation who emanang from the regular repre-
sentative body of the democracy OF the State sustained
nominations, and have uniformly supported its tickets and
its administrations.
But, aside from the question ofeguarity which the
designed regard being ubjus,ly affected by decision
which places delegation coming hher under the spuri-
GUS action OF few members OF defunct legislature in
spring directly OF the irregular and hostile meeting at
Herkme upon an equality with the undersigned--,here
is another material objection to such decision.
The distinct ground which the persons claiming seats
in opposition the undersigned separated from demo
party of the State the last cecton and opposed and
defeated It's nominations the refusal Of the democ
convention to assert the Wilmot Provso political
The undersigned refrain from going back the origin of
this pretended anti-slavey iree-so" movement,
hatred OF anneSaon lis aim to avenge the nomination of
the national convention of 1874 and design donation
alize the democratic party, and form northern
tonn party, of which the proviso the sign and creed 1t
is sufficient to bring TO the recollection of this convention
that the majority dctum
this subject. They simply declared that while every man
entitled to enjoy and his opinion this subject,
shond not be allowed entrance into democratic
veuon rule of political faith and that being mis-.
chevous in its design and tendency and calculated d
vide and weaken the democratic party, they preferred to
where the fathers of the republic have uniformly Stood
where the Democratic National Conventions of 1910 and
1874 declared themselves stand But because the majority
refused 10 adopt TINS povso as ISSUE the minority sepa-
rated from the democratic party proclaimed their
aterabe rule OF aih asserted in acous meetings at
Herkimer at Albany and elsewhere called in orators
the national administration its executive, and its cabi
net; and this issue went to the polls. and, by uni
precisely the solution which the dem
refused to adopt) defeated the reg
ular democratic nominees. That minority thus acting In
unison with the wings their views and votes, are repre-
sencd by the delegates here IN opposition to the
dersgned The undersigned conceive that more
Early anti-democratc, iactous. repugnant
and mpron of the constitution, could
have been adopted and that this convention, in admitting
delegates emanatng from such body of politicians, who
only at the last election but since, and
stand upon and proc aim this issuc and who have
manner, under any circumstances, expressed will
lngness abide by the decisions support the nomina
OF this have Dcted serious upon
the friends of the democr acy and of the national adj
mnisratIon, and afforded to dsorgapiza-
ton and revolt from the demcc rauc parry 70. e 'li
In politics, as IN moras there is right and wrong prirci-
pe and this question very Gle ary involves both deiec-