The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-19
From Noal's (Nao York; Times, Of Sept. To-
..IJuion OF Honest Men,"

| when the Burrites and Clintonians, after fierce
contest for years, made friends and got up union
| ticket We remember il, and well remember that
the old Democrats, then called Republicans, refused
| TO have any thing TO do with it. MIR. Naphtai Ju
dah MIR. Ebert Herring, Mr.. Sylvanus Miller, and
many others now alive, who were at the memorable
supper, must remember it, The. old republican
party said, ''we prefer abiding our time; when we
secure victory il will be permanent one" Mr..
Clinton became the federal candidate for President,
against Madison, and had Van Buren, in the boat
with him. The old Democracy nominated Daniel
ID. Tompkins, swept the State elected Madison, and
bucktail flag fioated proudly TO the breeze. So
much for avoiding corrupt unions Mr.. Van Buren,,
when he found Clinton in the minority, jumped into
a canoe and padded over 10 us, and we had TO take
him in, or he would have gone over the dam. Poor
Clinton, ten years afterwards, said TO us, Mind
what predict-you are all opposing me-opposing
the great internal projects of the State and ralying
round Van Buren,. He will get all he can out OF
you and when there is nothing left 10 give he will
leave YOU How prophetic How perfectly true!
Mr. Van Buren, and his allies not only broke down
the regular nomination Of the Democratic party,
but actually, by joining the Abotionists struck a
blow at the union of the States They went over to
the Wing party, and said, 'sWe are Free Sellers
we come to your aid, and intend to put down the
Democratic party The Wings said, $50 ahead
They started Van Buren, as third candidate, ran
Cass overheard, elected General Taylor, and then
said to the Wings, Didn't we do the clean thing?
Pay US" The Wings looked at them with amaze
ment. 'Pay your Why, were you not volunteers
from principles Pay you? Why, you were work
ing with tools, rolling thunder. Pay you!
Nonsense,'' Finding that there nothing to be
had by that speculation, Mr. Van Buren, says,
g Let's go back to our old party and unite with
them. Wen get something out of them" And
the Democrats, smarting under his apostacy, say to
the Barnburners, at Syracuse, ssThere is Secretary
OF State, Treasurer State Prison Inspector Judges
&c. &c. Take them, come back, and Join us to
put down the enemy" When the Lord forbade
the Israelites yoking and together,
what his reason' That they should not compel
the industrious animal to do all the work. while the
lazy beast was vicious, idle, and refused to draw.
He had another reason. He prohibited yoking a
clean and an unclean beast together. When did
the old republicans nominate honest candidates for
high offices, and say to the mercenary outsiders
'We will sacrifice those nominations to propitiate
your favor, providing you will honestly sustain us
We used to stand or fall by our nominations. We
had too much confidence in the honesty of the peo-
pie to form corrupt alliances AS Charles Cotes
y,
''Milhons for defence but not cent for tribute"
What was Free-Soilism when first preached?
Exempting new territories from slavery. What is
it now A upon slavery in the southern States
"a blow at the compromises of the Constitution
a stab at the union of the States. What did the al
lies say at Faneuil Hall? Why, s'that all honest
anti-slavery men. Wing or Democrat, were wei
come TO the Buffalo platform What did Senator
Chase, of Ohio, say on the subject Not that he
opposed to slavery in California, but that "the
struggle with slave power was more noble struggle
than that of Bunker Hill, and he ready to Join
any party TO deuer the land from the blighhng des-
potism of slape po,re and that immediate enan-
cipdton unde,,iable duty" Is the great Dem
ocratic party prepared TO make on the south
ern States, and join the Douglasses the Chases the
Giddings, and the whole array of fanatics and Abo-
tionsts in this exciting, unjust, and ruinous cru
SADIE? If they are, let them unite with the Free
Soilers-let them create northern sectional party
to minister TO the personal ambition of apostate
leaders, and threaten the union of the States. IL
they not ready for such monstrous, unnatural
sacrifice, let them stand by their principles stand
by their nominations and stand by the union Of the
States and we have no fear of the results. Who
can doubt that the whole Free-Soil Convention al
Utica is under the entire control Of Mr.. Van Borsa
! and hs john Any union is intended for their
beneft--to reward them for their treachery to the
Democracy oftbe country Are the honest men of the
old Democratic party ready for such an unnatural
alliance? We hope not. IL will be a losing game in
this State, we greatly mistaken in the "sgns
| Of the times"
p. s.-since writing the above, the Free Sellers
| have met in convention, reafrmed their Free SOIL
| doctrines, and said TO the Democrscy-"We take
your offer Of half the ticket" So, then, we are TO
have the Van Buren, dynasty, after their Benedict
Arnold movement, again saddled on the party.
Have a care, gentlemen We are seldom mistaken
in results. If you make such an unnatural ALI
anoe in the North, you will not carry the Democ-
racy Of the South with you when the struggle
comes. As Doctor Franklin said, ''Dont pay too
dear for the whistle"