The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-27
AaAress OF the ora Hunkers. OF the Demo
cratic Party.

cratic PARTY
TO THK DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
..ral NEW YORK;
The democracy of the State Of New York, sincerely
DESTROYS Of union with all who have heretofore acted
consequences OF division and alienation Is well upon
the great interests the country the integrity and
ascendapcy the democratic party have approached
the question Of attempted cancellation with deep
sense ts portsncs They could not but feel that
upon the Democratic Convsntion At Rome, and upon
the we'll being Of the State and Union II they know
themselves they have sought to alsy rather than irr
tate--to mollify and heal rather than reopen old
conciliste and restore good feeling rather
than provoke morbid and acrimonious hostility.
In this spirit the Democratic State Committee pro-
posed the recent separate State They did
not hesitate to renew the proposition made by the de-
nocrstc members Of the State Legislature and reject
ed or disregarded then by the members Of the free
soil" organization. They felt 1t to be incumbent
duty In view Of the evils Of whB misrue in the State
state we'll cslc uated to perpstuate both to make
anal and earnest effort to combine once more in
common movement ana upon union ticket Tor sease
officers the hopes and energies OF the friends OF the
democratic cause In presenting 1t for the consdera-
ton of the adverse organization they carefully abstain
ed from all illusions to questions OF past dierenoe OF
any topic that revive provoke controversy
II the effort not made in the outset In ike con-
catory spirit by the other organization the slave
~ question in relation which feeling and irritation
have existed which has been made cause OF EN-
FILTERED intestine division was thrown oy mem arect
" int the correspondence the same factious and
spirit which exhibited itself at the last
election in separate and Irregular organization at
the democratic nominees manifested In quarters
representing the wishes and protesting to reflect the
Democratic State Committee proceeded in the effort
to afford to the democratic masses OF the State OPP
portunty forgetting the past discardng the
Of division, to together with mutual aims Of
ciliation and amity.
That opportunity has been afforded. We assembled
at Rome delegates duly chosen represent the de-
mocratc party Of the State. We not In spirit
of antsgonism, but actuated by cordial desire to
ciliate We came not to carry a point or to enforce
n I'm In o.
operated with the democratic party, and all who en-
terrain sincere desire TO the relations OF
cient fellowship that there great common grounds
which this desirable result could be attained with
out derogating from the opinions Of any one any
portion OF either In relation to questions
which have not been regarded matters OF political
faith and without requiring yielding concessions,
not entail to unity and which neither could make
We aimed not to depart from this great and liberal
rule Of action We have presented IL to the other or
ganation not only the basis Of all the past action
the party but In the and the forms
adopted heretofore by that organization 1t has been
rejected by them They demanded, as the condition
of union the distinct adoption of extreme abstract
position unknown in the past action Of the
party unnecessary in any view Of Its future .oon not
even not objected to, to prevent the extension Of
slavery but widely objected to at the North and at tho
South, productive only of intestine evil and sec
tional agitation. and perneious in its fruits upon the
unity OF the democracy and the integrity Of the Union
and yet insisted upon test Of democracy-as the
toschstone of faith-ss Sncompromising' svowAl,
hch all must make subscribe to, Whatever may be
their Of s necessity its Props or It's
territories or the powers Of Congress- more ibera
or despotic dctum, could not well be proclaimed. IL
only that the democratic party shall present this
new, and until two years since unknown test, but
avov it; and that II ali this be net concsded-if the
test be Observation-Disclosures from the democratic
party hostility to its candidates ana o.s.n,a.Sn ana ~,
tickets and subvsrt its landmarks and organization,
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laid by MIR. jefferson the slavery question has never
been regarded IN any form Is part OF It's creed or ~
test OF its faith II has been sufficient that upon
the distinctive doctrines and Of that party
its friends knowing section geographical dividing
line have cordially co-operstsd strong in concord a
united in essential doctrDe leaving to every man
tire fri edom Of opinion and action upon the question
of ssvery That great party moving in its true orbit
embracing the North and the South and the East and
the West knowing sectional lines, has sought
to sustain the true interests Of the country the rights
Of the States aud the reliability Of the Constitution.
From the Of l7ssduring the period Of British az
greson anterior to the Of 1872 when the federal
party tainted the democratic that they
could not be kicked into war''-during the memo
rebls and unavoidable conflict which followed that in
soent taunt momsntous end glorious In annals,
but which that same party denounced IS wicked snd
unjusinable embarrassed in every form Of party
hostility during the embttrred contest with the
neyed pewer and it's gigantic and corrupt auxiliary
during the var with Mexico and its brilliant results
but not less the subject Of whg federal denuciaon
attempted emhs and hostility-in short du-
ring All the democratic administrations, from Jefferson
to Polk-ths dsmocrstic party has stood before the
world ~ great national party; presenting its broad
and distinctive principles to the consideration Of all
men-jeslous Of the honor OF the country and the
rights Of the people-ever prompt to vndiczte and
no fellow hin with factions and ressne ali
movements, whether At the North or the South cacu
lated 70 disturb the relations Of concord between differ
en portions of the republic, and to weaken and impair
the cohesion and union Of the statss has prov
ed itself the party Of the country the CONSERVATION Of
union, the palladium Of the popular rights and OF
great pervsding and patriotic national democracy.
Although started At earlier period in our history
party movement be said to have had Its origin ia
the Hartford Convention One Of the avowed objects
Of thst teasopasls assemblage to effect "a
radical reform In the national compact 70 secure the
attachment and support Of all the people, By placing
all the basis Of fair representation The slave Pc
pulstion and the Of its forming In part the basis
Of federal representation, the principal ground
which the structure Of sectional pref udices
tempted 20 be erected The first anne ndment proposed
by that sssemblAse to the Constitution Of the United
ates for The appotionment Of representatives In
the several States according TO their respective
bers Of free persons excluding slaves and In order
check the advancing population and rising power Of
the West (chefy carved out Of the original territory
th.t mo n.1 state ,bpuig Be- .dm,ted into ths Union
By Congress without the Of two thirds
The movement at Hartford was sectional aud geogra
addressed to the Eastern aud Northern States
And designed BY appeals to local and sectional In
tsrests and preadcss TO control the government or
20 the upitn. The South was demoeratic-Mr
Madison democratic the administration from the
accession u Mr.. jefferson to that moment had been
in democratic hands. Hatred Of the democracy, and
the desire Of power stimulated the federasts to con-
slant efforts to It, sectional issue under the
plea OF unfair representation, aos a natural repss.
the assasnts Of the aud Of the democratic party
~ the meet cunning and the most effective form Of
enhancement to the and Ct resistance to the
other. Pre-eninent the democracy OF New York,
under the leadsrship Of the patriot rompkns In
tanning the national democratic party and Its admins
tration aud In crushing this the germ Of sectional
organization aud Of disupion.
In the history OF the country, the next effort In Q
like spirit the distinct agitation Of the Mis-
souri, quet ion Six had not changed the nature
Of federalism Its anne, it means, or the political
poets OF the country. The national democratic party
still In the ascendant A southern democrat still
occupied the executive chair. The desire Of power
not less abscrbing stimulant with the federal
party. Again. the slavery question and sectional
Issue seemed to offer ct whatever hazard to the tran
quill Of the country and the integrity Of the Union
the resdiest mode Of attaining its object SO long
the democratic party. standing upon Its broad princ
ples under the sss Of the Contuton, maintained It's
national cohesion they had nothing hope TO seps
rate into fragments, by geographical lines and BY
oostest between sections again the labor Of the
Eastern and Northern fedsralists They smitton
In the spirit Of tn. more modern Buffalo creed With