New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-11
From the Evening Post.
Letter from nain,horne Tompkins


To the Democracy Of Neo Io,k:
In appealing to the Democracy Of the State oil
New. York, feel that need 40 other justification
than the position in which the Democracy has been
placed by the adoption Of certain revolutions at the
recent Syracuse (mis. called Democratic Conven'
ton, and by the acquiescence in such resolutions
of those deiega!es to the Convention who should
have insisted upon q Democratic platform, and who
should upon the passage of she resolutions alluded
to, either have retired from the Convention, or Ut
lea.t have entered solemn protest upon the re-
cord / will make charges against then for
having purAued different course. for most of shem
have rendered manly service in the cause OF Free
dom; bat must be allowed TO nllude In sorrow to
their submisbion to the erection OF go anti Demo.
cratic platform az that given to US by the Con
vention.
Had that delegate to the Convention, and need
no. name him, who has given to the country such
ample proof OF both the will and capacity to mako
slmoat superhuman exertions in the Democratic
cause-had that gentleman, say, upon she adop
ton Of the platform Of principles approved by the
Convention, immediately retired from that body,
although he had been the only delegate who had
done TO- it cannot be doubted bu! that the Demo.
cratic maaaes would have nobly sustained him
Wbile ] cannot approve the courae he took, still
there is such a debt OF gratitude due to him from
the entire Democracy Of the country that dare
not ana will not coDaure bin, | musS contont my.
SELF @i,h differing in opinion az to tho coursa to
h&ye been pursued in the emergency in which he
was placed. But hope he will not urge tho Ds'
mocrscy 10 elect the ticket nominated by that Con-
~ h ale
hat the majority Of the voters in the State are pre-
pared to indorse and sanction the principles and
spirit Of the resolutions passed oy that body.
will no " proceed to tho consideration OF the objec
tionable resolutions. One OF the resolutions to
which particularly refef is in the following words
Rssoired That ngaluBle the country the re-
cent selttmen by Congress 81 the questions which have
uphspp'ly divided The psople OF these States.
Now, taking it for granted that this resolution
refers 10 the different mattera with which the
Slavery que .Gion waa connected, | wiah TO know
Wbat cause Of congrstulItion the democracy OK
this State can fud in the settlement alluded 20,
other than the admission Of California as State OF
this Union. Is it TO be found IN the passage OF the
different territorial bills Without the Jetfersonian
Progao?
II sppearB to me that when the banner Of the
Democracy wan unfurIed Ia I9is, there was to ba
seen upon it an inscription in these or Aimilsr
cords; Incorporating hostility TO the intro.
ductop Of Slavery or Involuntary serytude, except
now free y lfIreme mber arshr tho Democtacydid
then and have since endeayored to prevent such ia.
roCuctioD by the insertion Of orohibiDry clauses in
the different territorial bills Ii our cause Of con
graduation 10 be found in the defeat OF that endsav
1T ID to be found in the passage Of the roxas
Boundary bill, by which frsedom has Loaf an
immense extent Of territory, and toe people of
this country have Lost ten millions of dollars D.
ID il to be found in the fact mat Slavery has not
yet been abolished In the District Of Columbia
That the locality of the federal government ia still
decorated 0y tina. foulest and most inhuman OF ali
human institutions? Ia cause of congratul.tion
10 be fcuHd IN the modification which must be fell
by IhOgo who have nOoy advocated the cause Of
Freedom in either House OF CoDgreae, and who
have sastanCd disComheure aud dafeatl Were
such diacomf,9re and defeat sufficiently grew
CUB Should they nor have been spared the insult
conveyed in this c0ngrdtulal0ry resolution In
vain may the Democracy seek for cause OF con.
graduation, uBless they seek for il ia the passage
Of - The Fugitive Saye bill 1t must have been
in Anticipation OF the final paEssge Of this Demo-
cratic Dill, that the Convention fousd such great
csuse for congratua.i0n. Tnat the Democratic re.
laiion between master and slave is not TO be 90.
vefed by abort endurance by the ssve of an anti
Democrdtic state of liberty wss 10 doabt consider.
ed by the Convention az great cause for congratu-
latin But ptobably this as not the only cause
We Democrats were TO be congratulated on the
privilege we obtsiDed by tha bill OF aiding in the
restoration Of the temporarily es.raDged slave to
Inc tnchatHtBg embrace Of his gffecsionRse master
>: can be parties TO the renewal of this fond re-
iation What blessed pri7ilege What an en-
ligbtened Congress- TO have Included within the
Units Ct che bill such ample for congratulate
iDg the entire country. There ID one liule draw
back, however, and that H. that those officers who
are especially designated by this bill to take mea-
sures TO restore to the bonds OF affection the mis-
guided alave, are Tot in ali instances, OF the De's9.
cratic family. But there will be relief from tns' ~
from other uses for temporary morsicato1 ,, W.
what sane man can deny that, with Suon Ds" a.
cratic platform the Sytacu'e o9nTeo9n ta b1,
ven u.s. we mast secuYe, not ohly 1ne 0'@'''