The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-20

the vantage ground" in all past eonicts-oan-
be regarded wandering from the right path The
principles Of the democratic party like the principles
Of truth have abiding permanence and the system
Of required to give them practical effect HAS
like character of consistency and stability not how
ever excluding progressive development s and sonse
quent improvements; but the foundation cannot be
changed without endangering the whole superstruc-
ture On this foundation the democratic party Of the
State and the Union stood when it achieved its many
glorious trumphs On it the party in this State, repu
dating all other platforms OF more recent construction
fashioned the device and made to accommodate the
views of and old opponents must continue to
stand If 1t would act in concert with the democracy Of
the Unionf it would recover from defeatif would
again be in the ascendant and to the country
the benefits and the blessings of an administration
genial to our free institutions
The committee say this in no exclusive ar unkind
spirit. They invite all sincere democrats however
aented separated heretofore by circumstances and
events to meet upon the old common and safe ground
which has sanctioned and principle and patriotism
confirmed and by united efforts, by mutual concessions
by the nomination Of ticket acceptable to all
store and maintain the democratic ascendencyin the
State and in the Union.
JOHN " L. PRUYN, ST S 10H lTB IL L; SKINNER
| STEPHEN c. CLARK, AuSBuRN BIRDSALL,
| JOHN b. HASKlN, DARIUS A. OGDEN
| JOHN T. HOFFMAN, VIM L. q. SMITH,
HENRY HOGEBOOM, Democratic State Committee.
| ALBANY, May Is, lS49
| COMMENTS OF THE BARNBUENER PRESS ON THE
| HUNKER ADDRESS,
From the Albany Evening Atlas, May H.
The Cass members OF the State Legislature ii will
be recollected, protesting desire for harmony and
avowing principles in relation to questions at is-
sue approaching at least those entertained by the
mass democratic freemen Of the State, recommend
ed that their State committee should call their State
Convention at the time and place at which the demo-
cratic convention Tor barnburners as they would
fer to call t) fixed The suggestion was favored
by majority of the Cass press in the interior
opposed by the more ultra partisans of slavery
tension and practitioners and apologistso Of bank
| ruption
As the contrvaSce of irresponsible State Central
Committee, empowered to call conventions was an in
genious invention of the Argus clique for their own
purposes and not for those of the somewhat mperti
nent gentlemen of the State Legislature, the ed-
tors Of the Interior who intruded their advice in the
matter the suggestion of common time place for
holding the convention has been authoritatively
| ruled Messrs Pruyn, Peckham, Clark e. Co., making
the Argus their organ call their convention at SYRIA
the 5th of September week before the meet.
| ing Of the democratic convention at Utica.
This is the conclusion to which, in spite its hypo-
critical professions we were sure hunkerism would
| rive When 1t was arranged between a whig judge
and late proprietor OF the Epening Journal that at
the discretion Of the latter the editor of the Argue
might have quttance of $4,000 Of his indebtedness
to the Canal Bank knew that the editor was prac-
tcay under bonds to that to keep broken the
peace of the democratic party and that he would not
be permitted if he desired to assent to any union
Of sections Of the democratic purity that promised
cess over their wing opponents
The necessities of the ba mixer have prevailed over
the counsels Of legislative ana Of the press
Of the interior and the public will recognise in the
| trick of getting up second convention, days
before that already called by the democracy an art
full worthy of the genius who has presided over
the Canal Bank and section of the democratic party
proftably to himself however disastrously to them
Missouri PoIitics-senator Benton's Appeal.
The following appeal Of MIR Benton is in his charac.
teristc style direct bold and unfinching The Acco-
resolutions to which he refers drawn by Henry
Wise and 60 the whole for the ultraism of dissolv
ing the Union, rather than submitting the prohib-
ton ofsavery in the territories.
To THE PEOPLE MISSOURI:
The General Assembly of State at it's late ses-
son adopted certain resolutions the subject of sa
very and gave mo instructions to obey them. From
this command appeal to the people Of Missouri-the
whole body of the people-and if they confirm the in
structions, shall give them opportunity to find
Senator to carry their will into effect cannot do
anything to dissolve this Union to half Of
DO not admit dissolution of the Union to be
remedy to be prescribed by statesmen for the diseases
Of the body polite, any more than admit DEATH or
suicide to be remedy to be prescribed by physicians
tor the diseases of the natural body Cure kill
is the only remedy which my mind can contemplate in
either case.
think it probable, from what observe, that there
are many citizens-good friends to the harmony and
stability of this Unon-who do not the Missouri
instructions and their prototype the Calhoun address,
in the light that see it, and in the light in which
it is seen by others who best understand it, For the
information Of such citizens and to let them the
step in this movement and where 1t is intended
end, herewith snbjoin copy of the Aecomac resou
tons lately adopted in that county of Virginia. aud
fully endorsed by the Richmond Enquirer the voice
of the south. do not produce these resolutions for
the purpose Of arragning them on the contrary see
something In them to admire being bold and open
and the true Interpretation and Legitimate sequence
dress, and its offspring, the Missouri instructions
fundamentally wrong but to those who think them
right the Accomac resolutions also right and should
be initiated by similar resolutions in Mis-
souri,. produce them to enable the people Of Mis-
souri, what 1t Is to which their Legislature would
commit the State and what it they have instructed
me to do
appeal from there instructions to the people of Mis-
souri-the whole body of the pcople-snd in due time
will give my reasons for doing 1t question above
party goes to the whole people In that point Of
view the Accomac resolutions present itand present
IL truly and shall do the shall abide the de-
cision of the whole people, and nothing less
Respectfully, THOMAS H. BENTON.
st. Louis May 8, lS49.