The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-22

would net have required us to associate with
those who were VIGOROUSLY guilty of personal
equal fair, manly, and honorable The two
con, entions were, believe, numerically go aal
at the time they would of course have b. made so
before uniting No principle could have been asserted
without the concurrence Of a majority The able and
distinguished men in the Case convention the
cretary at err the CHANCELLOR the hief Justice,
the u s. Senatorcoud each and all have bsen fully
heard. Their friends would have listened with de-
ference which has grown to bo habtuai their views
OF the contribution we'll as OF democracy We have
already said believe they woad have been outvoted
positions. We did not ask them do ali asked
OF them to st in the convention o. while
voted Ay. Several of them have done this before
regard to the Independent Treasury, the fsr State
Banks, the new Constitution. Why not do the
when New York stands up for human freedom aad
We had their decaI before that they could
accept our offer with propriety Their commtee write
TO thus" We can act with democrats. whatever
their views in to slavery may II in other
spests sound F" Our "soundncss in other respects''
unimptached then why not " act with US aud
what is still i'm portant, Why not allow you to act
together! For reasons which do now aud never
did derstand the Cass convention promptly returned
the following reply t. our unqualified offer of unioa-
Resolved, unanimously, That this couventios de-
clines to concur In the resolutions last received from
the held At the Baptist church and that
President be requested TO nmuncate this resolution
to tho other convention and at the time to in
form them that having farther business u.s.
will adjourn sire die, unless they have other
communication to make
You will not fail see that our proposition did
not ask the CSss convention to any resou-
tions We asked them, the third resolution shows,
without reserve TO unite and To suffer you TO unite
This they refused and their inpatence to adjourn
die Increased by what they think the danger Of
union-tbey return no counter proposition, but
for more MIR. kennedy, Of New Y rk then pro-
posed to send them the aine, New Hamp- hire Wis
coDsin. and Vermont platforms stating, no that
he had no hope they would be accepted as they
more stringtp mt than DIR Growers reso utions OF
which they had already declined. MIR Kennedy's
molten was opposed, on the ground that after they
had declined offer unite without prescr bling any
other offer and the motion lost by large major
ity. motion was then made aud carried to notify
the Cass convention we had Rg further to commu-
nicate, which was done. The Cas- con entisn then
adjourned sine die and few hours after We did the
zane.
We have thu called your attention the prominent
facts which distinguished this hxsl effort to uuite you
In one organization On our part it was earnest aud
sincere. We are satisfied you in principle and
ought to unite in action We have had referred
resolution recommending you to unite on local tick.
cts with those who profess principles avowed ut
Rome, without regard the State ticket On mature
reft cion, advise against such course. unless the
regular democratic State ticket Is also unit We
have seen with regret among the democrats Of some
counties disposition to withdraw from all psrticpa
tion in State politics toconnne their Efforts TO
local tickets This is imprsctcable If 1t wise.
The electors will and should vote full ticket There
must be right and wrong about this. as we'll as
about III other qucstionsexsuiDe for ourselves and
determine which is the right side You desired
uniondetermine who defeated it and wilt with your
severest ceEsure those whe strive to prevent men who
agree in principle from acting together.
A State convention is called by the cass committee,
nominate State ticket This will doubtless be done
The Democratic Legislative Caucus have called State
Der. TO nominate State ticket. This will be done A
final effort has been ede to rcuDte you by chose who
were delegated for this specific purpose aud 1t has
failed You therefore PEELED to choose be-
tween the two organizations, or abxndon both. and
confess that there democratic party Ia the State
ofNew York. We act under an ancient democratic
organization which has existed ia it, form for
twenty-five years You have never within that time
voted for democratic candidate for State office who
s..tV oaAE l.ua
tive caucus unless you voted the ticket headed by
Reuben H. Wslworth last fall II the Syracuse Con-
vention avow your principles, and you believe them
sincere you viii be governed In your action by the
question Of regularity alone The Utica Convention
and It 10 BY adherDg TO that and that only that you
unite IL Is the ancient an time honored de-
nccratic organization The principle Of human Free
dom which lies at lite base. will never be abandoned
The democrats OF the banner counties OF ST. Law
renee, Herkimer, Delaware, SUI TX and chemung have
our State have Inscribed It upon their standard and
their whole history thows that principle inscribed
there never fails VI ultimate success Send your trues
hrmest and best men to Utica the 18th September
allow substitutes and hold delegates their
return to rigid responsibility You viii thus
with proprety and the assertion Of sound princp
Q ticket thus presented Will receive accessoss Of
strength nom those who prefer the permanent success
and 1t Is far from impossible that you may yet disap
point the hopes Of thoss Who after sharing beautifully
rpsir Of restoring their shattered fortunes through you
and ssek to PROSTATE you and the State to
the wings with the various objects Of avengng past de-
feats, pecunsry advantage here, immunity for cri me
and the desperate chance of political rewards from
other States.
GEORGE W. LORD,
JOHN VAN BUREN,,
JOHN q. FLOYD,
q ORlNNELL,
WARD HUNT, , Committee
q. A. STARKWEATHER,
II. B. STANTON,
MARTIN GROVER,
ID. BURWELL,