The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-01
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
HELD At UTICA, NJ Y, JUNE % AND %, ls4s,
peoplo of the State of New York and
of the United States.
OF THE

o To address you was brought Il gether, the serious
II has discussed aud tho important measures
Il has taken impose upon its members with more than
or linary force the duty of laying before full and
fran expontion of their sentiments motives and de-
irns fhis shall proceed to do In the language OF
SINCERITY respect of caudor and of confidence
which free Americans sh ould be addressed-in which
free Americans should speak.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE UNION AND OF NEW
yoRK--pREsENT ATTITUDE OF THE LATTER
For ono % than dirty years friends Of democratic
liberty in the United States in the South and In TN
North have more or less closely banded together
in party associations In the methods and under th
influences, resulting from these relations they have
aud of objects, Of measures and Of men, essential
as they supposed, to the usetul working OF on
feierative system and to the just support Of thu
State authorities. Through the combined agency
of the Federal and State governments, aud by
the atrol they have exercised BOTH the demo
cratic party of the Union have been enabled largely
TO promote the welfare of the people, and the advance
reuown Of the American republic All the prominsnI
of this century. by which our independents
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. territorial limits extended from
tho Atlantic to the Paccthe integrity Of the State~
and she liberties Of the psople 80 rectualy secured
vornmant Of the Union the sheet anchor OF GU
home aud safety abroad" and to base 1T
legislation principles Of equal and exact usticeo
humanity and bsnevolence-all, without exception
have been accomplished for ourselves and for the world
under the favor OF Providence through the ascenden
~ or by the influence, OF this great and patriotic
party.
of New York without vanity In themselves, injus
tce towards oshers, We thnkit may bs afrmed) have
contributed their full share. Thomas Jefferson, the
frat in the long line Of democratic Presidents
could not have been elected without their VOTE jane
X Polk yet In the SERIES his
peculiarly to them without their jealous aud eff
Client cooperation, the saving and timshonorcd prn
cipes proclamea by the former, In his inaugural ad
Dress might never have been established. Without
the like fundamentally, the great national
which have been cousummated during the administra
ton of the latter osuld not have been achieved
This association, noble In its origin and objects
SO iustrious by It's trumphs and benehcent Ia it
results has within the last few weeks beon rudey In
terrupted; and so interrupted, to place the dsmo
oracy OF New York. represented by this convention. II
to what Is claimed to be, aud what nominally is thu
voice and the will OF the party the Union
are not brethren Of the other States generally
to the wishes and Judgment OF the party whole
the savehoding States who have assumed the contro
OF It's national organization and to the insults
wrongs, which, by means Of this control, they hav
inflicted upon
With this national posture, there h also breach
the ranks of the democracy OF our own State. VIVA
many OF have long apprehe tho result of tn
difficulties and discussions of the last few years, has
at length to pass They who, citizens Of New
York for 40 long period, Ia harmonious and
fu, concert together in the political arena
now sepsrated-totaly and finally separsted-from
other
The which have led to state of things 80 un
desirable In ITSELF and inauspcIous In its auguries
and the Immediate means by which 1t has bee brought
about, 50 well known to the people Of New York
that our present appeal IL designed exclusively for
them, might we'll omit any exposition of those topics As
L We shall content ourselves With brief reference
to tho more notorious and material facts.
FINAk "a or axY
FOR IT.
we're named, remark, that the final breach in Ihi.
State to be traced to radical difference Of opinion
existing long back 1887 between certain leading
Individuals and the Of the people, In respect
the financial then proposed by the national
administration This difference however honest the
Int he II
the party seeds OF disunon For season, smother
eacs Of th like dsssn ON the nart Of The ,ams ind
| vduas and Of others who united with them, to the
debirsying and dsbtavoding policy Of the State sd
mustration made TO spring up and to grow with the
mot fearful rapidity and rankness. The veto
power. given by the constitution and exercised by
Sas Wright, rescued from the perils to which
they exposed the resources and the credit q
New York. To this act Of Roman frmness, and
to the general course Of his administration, tn
faction OF which speak. though not always open
ly opposed, always really hostile. Receiving from
the unmerited favor with which, most unfore unately
for New York 10 regarded ut Washington. large
amount of aid aud comfort from the national admins
tration 1t gradually sw.lled to sse, and acquired
capacity of mischief, which Upholstered by such ali
ment. IL could never have attained IL finally effected
the defeat OF that great man, aud again placed
by whose reckless expenditures aud engagements,
its finances had boon so alarminsly dirordersd
and by whom. but for the sautary --.-..--- o.
npur constitution, they nigh. .~sxn be put
hazard, This untwsly- -.i..s. Of the iiustriou.
sssiweathered followed his expulsion from the
ark of state: and in his grave--to tina expressive
language of the first of literary societes-.n hf~
grave lie buried the hopes Of millions of country
men" The which rent ths heart OF the demo
racy of New York, the universal sympathy OF ali
lasses Of our citizens the signs and Of
he whole American people, were. however. incapable
reaching the tisadened sensibes Of the faction by
vhch be had been inundated Within two months
fter all that nortai of Silas Wright hsd boon con
gusd 70 o, lis aa,lxs 'os Aaarish Egg the mosr
lions In Official dutT, drives, majority. fraud
eently seated Ia - Syracuse Convention, from ihs
tho tnf IA oct n
another violation cf the popular viii oore nagran,
in Its cha-actcr ~ involved gross derelicton OF
rcsouton against /, extension of slavery bv ann
sction of the federal government to any terrtorie,
States.
In the honest excitement produced by these out
ra1es the free democracy of New York were mpelled
to INC Adoption OF measures not altogether conf,rm
able to the srictcst rules OF our ancient dsc,p
Much as we approved and honored the feelings from
which they sprang many Of the undersigned. ana
great numbers Of their constituents did not Mt tn,,
time. concur In these measures. Candor, however.
now requires the acknowledges mt in the light of
subsequent history clearly sec that though itrevu
arin form they were Indispensable to rouse aud VIM
scate he popular will were evidently approved by
d~mecratic matses; and we're therefore, In substance
smong the wsest and most useful ever taken for the
! safety and vtlfare Of the party.
AZ all events the iIerkmer CONVENTION actually held
~ octootr ISL and the Herkmer Convention APP
pointed q b held In February 1s4s quito reg
nar IN rfa as many OF the proceedings OF the SYRIA
nss Convention. and as the convention appointed by
acting Under Its sanction, to be held In Alba
lmparsbly superior. The object OF the former was
kug out, aud 20 erectuate tue will of the majority
Natter: TO misrepresent to stihe, and to over
~ u when the democratic members Of the Ls-
lature, - Novumber last, in accordance with regular
and designated Utica ms tho place and
shs 10th Of February, lsts the day for the assem-
% state Convention TO appoint delegates TO the
Sath II Convention. to determns how thew shoujS
o,,r ed those Of us who desired to preserve
~ r.'Fv ~. 'inoe ratio party Of New York hailed
w. 5"'ffr"fh;.th delight. We raw "a We sun
49, ~ h .cJde ground between tho Her
r;uis - 1Ttorsfh.r ~. Conventions, the means of
~ oS os fo NJ A.. we took it for granted that
tutsd representative that OF ,ner regu'afiy con
perate ors.nzstSS that each woulS
Pa tRs< in fair and alo~ase on syr regular .hs