The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-11

strong hold" as the .Argus styles it,
where they passed resolutions which the
.drgus endorses as sbreathing the true
spirit OF the Democracy" Among these
resolutions was the following:
Resolved, That while we concede to every person
the right of forming his own opinion upon any and
every subject, and particularly Of the Wiinot proviso
so called, yet we acquiesce in the doctrine
That one portion OF the community shall dictate TO
the other and endeavor TO enforce and establish
their peculiar views and notions the creed OF the
Democratic party Of this State, and denounce all
who do not agree with them ant-Democratic
and opposed to pure Democracy"
The meaning of this is obvious enough,
though it is involved in good many un-
necessary words. The Democracy of Suf-
folk mean to say that they do not care a
fig what man thinks about the Wilmot
proviso, as long as he votes with the Dem
ocratic party. This the .Argus approves,
and pats old Suffolk kindly on the head.
Then we come to Washington county, a
place somewhat famous in N. York politics,
the seat Of the Washington and Warren
Bank, and ofthe township of Sandy Hill, ia
nous thirty years ago for the absence of any
"stated preaching of the gospel" 1t was
in this place that Mr.. B. F. BUTLER re-
ceived the rudiments of his education in
politics and finance, and it may be sup
posed that the memory Of his early labors
in these vineyards continues to exercise
an influence over the opinions Of the place.
Washington county has slipped the bride.
The .Argus does not say word about their
resolutions breathing the true spirit of De-
mocracy, or any other true spirit. The
secret of this perhaps may be found in the
following resolution;
Resolved, That while we avow uncompromisine
hostility to any measure designed or directly tending
to excite sectional irritation and to foment discord
in the Democratic family by arraying the North
against the South thus jeopardizing dearest in
terests yet we yield to none in our adherence of
the institution Of slavery, and in deplorng its
istence in our Republic; and our earnest prayer is,
that the day will soon come when those that are in
bondage shall be freemen, and not vestige of sla-
very remain to curse the country, to the end that
in the beautiful sentiment of our old chiefain the
immortal Jackson, {" the blessings of our govern
ment, like the dew of Heaven, may descend upon
all classes aike-the high and the low, the rich and
the poor; and ,oOuld that all constitutional ordi-
nanccs, prouisoes, deemed erpedient to
facilitate the abolition Of siapery, to restrict ,cin
lis present limits on to prepet its further extension,
should be adopted
The proceedings of the convention of
the second Assembly district of Erie
county are also given in the .Argus. The
" ancient Democrats of this district aver,
in the first place, that they have owed
their success to steady and unwa-
vering adherence to the organization"
that has existed for half century They
are quite behind the age. This "organi-
zation' turns out to be the work of half a
dozen of the elite of the distinguished
Democrats of Richmond, which the great
champion of the New York Democracy,
SILAs WRIGHT, swore vengeance against
in his last days. They cannot have heard
the news in Erie county. or they would
never be so recreant to the principles of
their once great leader as to seek the re-
construction Of the old &C. organization"
for the sake of putting the Federal power
and revenue again into the hands of the
DENBYs, MAsoNs, STEvENsoNs, and RIT-
CHIEs.
The Erie Convention then proceeds to
resolve that they will favor "any measures,
hoUerer originated" which are calculated
to bring about the overthrow of the present
National Administration-th that they will
set up no single measure as test-that
they will make no undue concessions,
and will ask none.
While these things are going on in New
York, the sole organ of the Democracy at
the seat of the Federal Government deals
its blows right and left at the VAN b.
RENs, senior and son-denouncing the
hypocrisy of the Sage of Undertook, and
arraigning the leader of the Free-Soil
movement as vain, empty, and head
strong demagogue.
What is to come out of all this remains
to be seen.