The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-30

=" ocoP'iuE VI tne b2.tiEnole PLATFORM
TO ind cate that tie Zee soilefs had
ed the error Of their vsyr, oad wish.
to their old party e!sganccs. For
very one vcs puzzled % accouir for
~, ''a"o somerset. |, seeatd hardly pos.
hd' the fierce animosties which had
"ses 70 log betSeen these coniand.ug fec.
- "' sn'a'd a once lie spI eased, e, en- under
.,"s''ye A,ence Of the spols. A gen.
s''fust p'esailed, and suspicious were
fiis, that some trick had been
p,I-"eu' he curtain c, length was raised,
-" "' iesuli ct this b.oibeyIy 70 union was
seu % the nomination of N ,r,,n Van Blu
-" '0' '"e next s,dency. Since this p,e.
''' 'e'e's 'sn, the [a.ns sunp N pra,se of
'"e 'es'ofs'ioo Of Democratic b,rnonv have
suddenly ceased. The :. ;o,c;,n. ova, WI
dissenslons have bten p,e.dv ,noJa.,aI I
words us. W
Wh'n tho Syracuse Wing Convention
psssed 'hs resolution spproUns Sen,,d,.
course, 'hs ccnservauve srd nahon,I II h;.s
present very property wilhd ew-anl ,hs;,
course has vefJ generally been aap,soo.d hy
the wings Of the country. But the ,s,,a,
ond d'scrtsit.s'e sction Of the Locc,oco Con
Veh'ioh mas scarcely inet with rsbuke from
me Loco'oco press. Little notice has ueen
'aken OF The infamous deception which ives at.
tempted TO be praciised upon lLs 10 diligence
io' The people. S,titfied wlth the platform of
principles openly promulgu gu'ed, the Democrat.
c press have taken To pains 10 expose the
iaua perpeirsied IN secret. They are wiling
the Democracy should believe ,hs, the .ca,.
'e'es lisemen's of the party have been hsr
mon'ousIy reunited, though offended with
sacrifice Of truth and integrity.
Some Of The Frce.soii Democrat, of ,be
Not'h' however, are not conten, that this plat
iofm oi priDciple, should 90 forth 10 the wo, Id
as correct opponents oil Democrs,ic scp,,u,en,
10 The Empire State. They rcpudla,e i. a.
"tiuliy nisrepressniinc the views and opp.
IONS OF lag" msjoti,y Of the party. Among
hose who are !oudes, in their dissent. is a
hr. "in'hoipo Tompkins, who addresses a
long itter 10 the DemocTecy oi Nex YORK
" q late NUMBER OF the Evening post. fle 10
a son ol the distinguished Daniel d. Toup
k'ns, so long the Idoiz-d leader of The party
10 New York. and IVES for four wears S ale
Senator m the lst d strict. vs. quote the
oPtung paragraph of his letter.
10 appealing TO the Democracy of the
S'a'e Of New York, feel that need no 9th
et ll.tihcallon than The positIun in which the
Democracy has been placed, by the adoption
OF certain resolutions OF the recent Syracuse
Democratic Convention, and bv
The ucquescence in such resolutions of those
delegates 10 the Convention, who should have
insisted upon ID mocra'c platform, and who
should, upon the passage Of tae resolutions oil. !
luded 10, either have retired from the Cenvcn.
venlion, or at least have rn,efea q solemn
protest upon the record. | will make no
charges against them for having pursued
'Herenl course, for most Of them have rem. !
defed manly service in the cause Of Freedom;
but mus, be allowed 10 aude 10 sorrow 10 |
iher submssion TO The erection Of so anti. I
Democratic platform az that given 10 Us by +
he Convention"
lie then goes on TO review The resolutions
1f the Cln,eniion, end considers & st Of sll
he follow ing:
Resoiced, That we congratulate the coun
ry upon The recent settlement, by Congress Of
he questions which have uuhspplly divided
he people of these States.
Nov, taking il for granted that this reso.
ullon refers TO Tho different matters with
which the Slavery question was connected,
sish 10 know what cause of congfatulaiion
he Democracy Of this State can find IN the
eiilemen, alluded to, other than the adms.
non ol California asa State of thus Unon.-
= II 10 be found IN the passage OF the ffef.
mt territorial bills without the Jrtiersonian
'rovlsol !
IL appears TO me iha, when the banner ut
he Democracy was unfured IN lS4S, there
vas to be seen upon It an inscription IN these =
r similar words q" Uncompromslns hosii.
y ts the introduction Of Slavery or Involun
ary servi'udc, except for crime, into the ter. q
itories Of the ur,ed Sta'ss now free. III
emember aright, the Democracy d,d then
nd have since endssyored to prevent such
a.,educlon by the insertion Of prohbitory {
lauses in the differt Mt territorial bills. Is
ur cause Of concrstulaion 10 be found in the
efeai Of that endeavnri IL II to be found in d
he passage of the Texas Boundary bill, by |
Inch freedom has lost an immense extent of
aud the people OF this counlr, have D
,st ten millions OF dollarsl Is il, TO be found o
, the fac, that Slavery has no, ye, been sbol "
,hed in the District Of Columbia &c.
Mr.. Thompson then passes under review
f the resolution endorsing he Baltimore pla, =
,rm, aud in referring to that portion which Il
enies to Congress the rish, to interfere With s
he question of slavery, and declaring that Ia
1e efforts of Abolluonsts and others, tend to
ndsnger The stability Of the Unlon, says:
Arc you prepared, fellow Democrats, to Ia
,ow your disregard of truth, honor, and com q
ION humanity? For did you no, in ls4S
Toclalm that you would sdvocate the cause
" free soil for free labor and free men ~ o
Pill you now violate the sacted principle Of it