Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-10-07


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From the Republic.
80 Two PARTIES IN NEW roRH, :
The editors Of the Union Southern men as
they are. are delighted with the resolutions
and platforms lately adopted by the DEM
ocratic Free Soil Convention Of New York.
We congratulate them upon the coincidence
Of feeling, the entire Union and harmony of
sentiment between themselves and the New
York Epeniag Post The one is as much
delighted as the other and both appear to
rejoice with exceeding great joy.
The Union published the resolutions as
adopted but takes good care to throw under
the table or into the fire the resolution that
was rejected, and all the debate and proceed
ings thereon. Now, the Eaening Post, tie
great Democratic Free soil organ Of that par
ty in New York, and decidedly the ablest and
most consistent journal upon that side o. the
question in that State, is mere honest, That
paper tells the iohols story. and cxults at the
result. The Union is not guilty OF sug-
gestio falsi, but it is of a sappressio reri.
1t does not tell "the truth, the aohole truth,
and nothing but the truth, but just so much
oft as suits its own purpose. but which puts
false coloring upon the whole matter.
Let us bring the honest, fair spoken,
frank. and ingenious Erening Post upon the
stand as witness in this important matter
Come forward, DR.. Post, take the stand,
and tell us why you are so exult at what
was done and what was not done by the
Democratic Free soil Convention at Syra-
cuse, Be frank and candid, as you usually
arc Go on, we listen. What about the
resolutions?
Erening Post.--"The resolutions are, in
terms substantially the same as those adopt
ed last yca. BUT NOT AT ALL THE SAME IN
THEIR SIGNIFICANCE The attempt to induce
the Democracy Of New York to approve Of
the present National Administration, was vo-
ted down by large majority, and therein
lies moral which we leave to the Union
Safety committee and the Journal Of Com
MERGE to digest at their leisure. What ards
not resoired By the Convention is Of far
greater significance than lrhdt lcas resol-
red, and we trust it will put an end to those
unhappy divisions in our party, in reference
to State policy, which can only result in
protracting the power Of q class OF men at
Albany who have shown themselves ipdiffer-
ent alike to the restraints of conscience and
the Constitution. Aloare that differences
of opinion existed among Democrats about
the policy of the present National ddmin
istration-e ESPECIALLY about IT'S GROWING
ACHIEVEMENT, THE FUGITIyE SLAVE Law
THE CONVENTION VERY PROPERLY REFUSED TO
GIVE 1T THEIR APPROVAL, or to permit such
an unnecessary and Improbable issue to be
introduced into the canvass.
And SO you say, Mr.. Post, that your DEM
ocRAr1o FREE-SoIL Syracuse Convention
considered the Fugitive Slave law as ''tho
browning achievement" of "the present Ma
tional Administration, and REFUSED TO
GIVE IT THEIR APPROVAL r
Post,-That is precisely what said.
If we understand you, you mean to say
that while the resolutions that were adopted,
or rather re-adopted, being those adopted
last year, are in appearance an approval OF
the settlement made by Congress of the
questions which have divided the people Of
these States--in other words, of the mea-
sures known by the name of 1.-The Compro-
mise" yet ''their significance" or meaning is
very different, and that, and in truth, they
condemn one of those measures, to wit, the
Fugitive Slave law.
Post-That is the unmistakeable mean.
ing of the language have used. My opIn-
ions upon that subject are no secret to any
one who chooses to be informed of them.
Will you now be good enough to state
what you meant by saying that" What was
NOT resolved by the convention is OF lar
GRAvER SIGNIFICANCE than what WAS resol-
we'd 7"
Post.--The meaning of this language is
very obvious when you recollect what the
convention refused to do.
| What was it
Post.-Why, "Mr Fowler Of Orange. for
himself, and Mr. Murray of New York. sub
mitted the following additional resolution;
"Resolped. That the Democratic party IN
the State Of New York will faithfully adhere
TO the recent settlement, by Congress. OF the
questions which have unhappily divided the
people of these States, and will neither coun-
| tenance nor sanction any sectional agitation
or legislation on the subjects embraced IN
that settlement"
aMr. Wight Of Schenectady and Nye, Of
| Madison. urged the adoption Of the report Of
TIE committee; Mr. Maurice dissented. and
offered the amendment above. voted down in
committee. If itw was voted down it would
be regarded as sanction Of agitation
and Of legislation tending to obstruct the
free operations of the law.
"Mr. Murphy Of Kings, sustained this
view. He accused the resolutions of ambi-
guilty and of eonfning themselves 20 an en-
preston Of adherence TO the Compromise
resolutions, as they stood at the time Of the
adoption thereof AND NOT INCLUDING TIKI
FUGITIyE BILL.
MIR. 0. Clark moved to lay Mr.. Maurice >
amendment or the table, without carrying
with it the committee resolutions.
The President decided the motion out Of
| order