The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-26


is not The party desired the convention
at erkmer the 14th of February and the other at
Syracuse Mt later day The legislative caucus, con-
sulting upon a compromise, selected Utica middle
ground, and also time intermediate between the two
respective days designated by the two parties In this
connection Mr. Smith read certain extracts from the
Albany Argus approving the action OF the legislative
caucus. as putting final extingusher to the Herki-
mer abortion At the Utica Convention there were
lis out Of the 12s delegates and all but three
counties were represented This is our titlethis Is
title Every step of the Syracuse adherents from
that day to this has been dsorganizng and despotc
PKEJupIcEs OF THE SOUTH. -
One word regarding the prejudces Of the South Inc
other party in this contest have appealed to these
JUDGES. We have made such appeal. We nave
kept silent this subject before the Convention we
leave to the Convention to actto receive or to re-
ject us from this hall If 60 out shall not go
out dsheartened, dsmayed, Or in denunciatory
spirit. Applause)
We have been called abolitonists. | take the liberty
to say that we are not abotionists. Applause) SO
far from being political abolitonists we are their poll
teal foes applause especially by the Virginia dele
gation) You have summered with US and wintered
with in political uniOn and you know that We
are the stern advocates Of State rghts-we the de-
mocracy of the State Of New York. (Applause) We
the opponents of alktnterfsrence with the
domestic rights Of the States and in these rights Of the
constitution will be found faithful than the
Applause
THE wILMor PRovIso.
But while are thus steadfastly firm upon the
rights Of the States, we are also uncOmprOmsngly in
favor of the federal ordinance of 1887 extended
the NORTHWESTERN terrtOry penneQ InOmes Jeuer-
son, the great apostle of democracy If are to be
rejected, we will be rejected upon the principles OF
Thomas Jefferson. At all events, beseech you, gem
tlemen of the to decide with justice and
according to truth upon claims and if we re-
ected, state boldly explicitly and distinctly and dis
tinctly the grounds upon which you reject US. We
subdued or with anything like feeling that we are
conquered Our banner will still be held aloft and
flying. and emblazoned upon its broad folds will be
motto The principles Jefferson dear to our hearts,
now and for ever"
HUNKER.
Mr. FOSTER, the stand, said he did not here
to appeal to the passions of the members of the Con-
vention to handy epthets with those to whom he
and his friends opposed He left ephets to those
who have no better arguments he would make no sec.
tonal appeals. He proceeded to speak of the prelm
nary arrangements for nominating officers in towns,
took place in the Syracuse Convention. In the midst
of the proceedings of the last day and before the
man who just addressed this Convention introduced
a resolution asserting the prime ipe of the Wlmot
proviso But it was laid upon the tabe-for what had
Convention collected to nominate State officers to
do with subject of a national character. Mr. Fos-
ter cared not whether lie was called Hunker or Conser
vatve long he moved with the and brought
power to the people, instead of removing it far
Their from them. The ticket nominated was hosted at
the head of the democratic press The Atlas had
founded in 'Afr but it was naysr struck
at all. IA voice" Is the Alias the organ of
the ny Yes it is =, the ne. Leading s
and all the democratisspapers. ("Except the St. Law
renee Republican, Another voice, "And the Repub.
iic at BualoO Can any gentleman point to another,
CA voice from the Barnburners, .Three in al'O Only
three in hundred democratic papers. And yet it is
said that the Convention characterized by fraud
And gentlemen who submit to pledges, went away
nduging the idea that the democrats defrauded
out of their rights; and while the democratic papers
put their heads the result of the fraud they
organized indirectly to defeat the ticket could point
to half dozen now present, of our opponents. who
took part in the Syracuse Convention Some of those
Conventions here, (the Barnburners) The
gentleman who preceded me was in Az three; he may
not have been at Utica, but some vof them were
in all They discarded the HerEmer Conven-
ion. q paragraph in tho Albany Atlas shows.
Their proceedings were in defiance Of the laws and
usagcs of the democratic party. While our country
ut war; instead of coming together with strong
hands and for the great battle with domestic
opponents, they departed not only from the usages,
but the principles of the party There has been but
convention like the meeting at Hcrkimer. During
the war with Great Britain there was party in the
national legislature who blocked the wheels govern
ment. and there a secret session. At Hartford
The only difference between them is, that the
ton Herkimer unblushingly proclaimed their Sc n
ments to the world and invited persons to join their
standard. In the other, were not able to the
treason it Mr. Foster read from speech of
John Van Buren, to show his spirit of opposition to
the proceedings of the Syracuse Convention and that
of his associates. Mr.. Van Buren, said, among other
ticket because it emanatcd in fraud and not regu
lar; and because he was opposed to the extern
sion of slavery to territory which was now free.
And when they talk about the Missouri compro-
mise do they talk about the line of thirty
six, connected with it Not at all. They talk
about line as far south as the utmost limits. You
need not send us back. We cam OF agree We have
electoral ticket, selected tho 9th Of January
last and they have pledged themselves to abide by the
nomination of this National Convention. Send us
back and what shall do' What will be the result
There will be two electoral tickets. There will
be certain defeat in New York, and the contro-
vcrsy imbttered. the end of which Sec
You cannot ask us to go to them Their platform is
too narrow We cannot stand upon it. 1t is not
national platform We desire to sta nd by the Union
north. en- n Ger heu tha nla
form is narrow that cannot by standing upon it,
abide by the constitution, we depart from its princ-
Mr. RKrp inquired whether the caucus which was
called at Albany was composed of the members
of the Legislature.
Mr. Foster remarked that was in the spring be-
fore the election, and the other after the election
BARNBURNERs-THE wILMoT PRovIso.
Mr.. PREsTos KING said have doubt of the
regularity of selection, and rights to seats
The democracy of New Y ork have doubt of it,
This question should be dismissed with the arguments
already heard. ! will address you issue by
which we are to be admitted excluded. 1t is a
question of principle Are democrats
the Convention we will believe that it is because we
maintain the principle that slaves shall not be carried
to territory now free and they admitted because they
hold the opposite. Ohio. in her State Convention. has
passed resolutions strong. Are they prepared to
send their laborng there to associate with slaves
[Hisses.l The democracy of New HAMPSHIRE in Con-
enton declared in favor of the Wilmot provso Arc
her representatives in this Convention prepared to
ropudiate the democracy of New York. will they
democracy of New York know their duty to the whole
Union. and they will regard the democratic party of
the Union dsbanded If they shall be kept the
Convention, There is no power that can alter the
result Honorable gentlemen here. from Virginia
Georgia Alabama and Florida say that it is an indis-
pensabe condition that must declare ourselves in
favor of such a construction Of the constitution as
will enable persons to carry slavery into territory
frec and the delegates from New York on the other
side (Hunkersl say that they will support the nomi-
that test This pledge will suit the de-
mocraey Of Now York. They will never take
tain it. II we stand alone we will fight the battle of
freedom The legislature of Now York, with
almost unanmity, have declared themselves
in favor of this principle Ten sovereign
States have declared that such is their opinion
Mr.. King made other remarks Of similar tenor in the
of which he said that Jefferson penned the Will
mot proviso aud that MIR WiImo took ii from the or
dinancc of 17S7.
Mr.. DooLIrrLr after few preliminary remarks said
he and his colleagues could not pledge the democracy
of New York. they not their representatives as
yet in the Convention. They have resolved on their
honor as men, the integrity Of New York the rights
Of individual States that the principle which they