The New York herald., 1851-08-04


State, to unite on platform that would be accept
able to each, and to join in calling Wing State
Convention for the nomination of candidates to be
supported at the fall election. We did not see any
likelihood Of success from the movement, for gave
the silver grays more credit for consistency an d
honor than they deserved. The silver grays are
small in number, compared to the abolition wings;
and If union were formed, We knew it would
qe at q sacrifice OF the principles entertained by
the former The overtures made by this branch
Of the party were fair and equitable, and would
have been accepted by the abolition wings if they
had not determined to open the agitation OF the
slavery question the earliest opportunity, for pur
Poses of their own. They would have been willingly
accepted if the abolition wings, under the leader
ship and at the dictation Of Seward, Weed s. Co.,
not bent upon following the course marked Out:
for them by those demagogues. Indeed, it would
have been inconsisen in the abolition whigsof New
York to entertain such overtures for moment
when we look at the course which the majority Of
the last Legislature adopted on the compromise
measures. During the regular session and the extra
session, Mr.. Anthem, of Richmond county, and Mr..
Thompson. of NewYork, proposed, a.diferent times,
resolutions for the consideration and adoption of the
majority, on the subject ofthe compromise measures;
but they were stifed in committee, OF laid on
the table, never to be called up The same course
was pursued in the legislative caucus. after the ad
journment How, then, could it have been expected
at this late day, they would listen to overtures
based on the silver gray platform, which they had
repeatedly rejected The policy of the abolition
wings was this:-They wanted unon-they wished
the disjointed ia ,ons of the whg party united,
much, and more than the silver grays did for, al
though they may attempt to despise the silver gray
force in the Legislature where they did not partcu
lary need it, they would be glad to have it on the
day of election, to present uni led front to the
disjointed democracy. But, in order to effect such
union, they wanted the silver grays to abandon
their platform-to consent to union, without any
reference to the compromise measures of last Con-
gress, which constitute the great question of the
day, so that they might be able, when the proper
time arrived, to renew the slavery agitation, and
recommence the war against the South, by pro-
posing repeal of the Fugitive Slave law, or such
modification of is provisions as would render it
nugatory to all intents and purposes.
This was the kind Of union which the abolition Sc
wardwhgs wished to form with the silver grays and
one which the latter could never enter into without
sacrifice of honor and principle. The compromise
measures were intended by their authors as final
settlement Of the slavery question, on the basis Of
the constitution. They we're accepted as such
by the patriotic of all parties, throughout the land
and any attempt to repeal any one of them, espe-
cially the Fugitive Slave law, would rekindle
the flame of excitement which burned so fercely
year ago, and threatened to consume the govern
ment and the republic. Such, howe ver is the
union, bargain which the silver grays have enter
ed into with the Seward abolition wings more
dishororable disgraceful surrender Of principle
we never heard Of The silver grays abandoned the
manly platform which they laid out for themselves
threw aside their principles, and caved in, body and
SOUL to the enemies of the consttution-for enemies
to that sacred instrument the Seward wings are,
all the twaddls to the contrary.
Our readers will mark that portion Of the joint cali
for convention which Is intended to refer to the
Fugitive Slave law. 1t says "that the rights os
citizens voters equally undeniabe to discuss
with the full and mutual regard for the rights and
interests Of all parts of the confederacy, (Which is
as necessary now to maintain, as it was ndispensa-
bic to achieve the blessed union of these States,)
the expediency Of such laws and the proprety Of
any Of their provisions and to seek by consti uonal
means their repeal modification" Could any
thing be more plain than this Is not this a de-
claraton-a point blank asserton-that the aboli-
tion wings Of New York intend to reopen the sla-
very agitation, and move for repeal of the Fugi-
tive Slave lawl 1T is not, then we do not under
stand the English language. And yet the silver
grays submitted to it-disgracefully surrendered
themselves.
An attempt is also being made by the huukers
and bsrnburners Of this State, to form union; but
thare is mats ELol,h oc =
there is in the other case. On the 4th of July a
fete was got up at Tammany Hall, for the express
purpose of Encouraging such union and the sub
Jecs has been more or less discussed from that time
to the present. Both factions express their desire
for union-both are loud in protesting the necessity
OF union, in order to save, not only the State of
New York, but the whole republic; but neither
will give in to the other. The hunkers plant them
selves on the platform Of 1874 and lS4S on the sub
Jet Of slavery, and make a corner s;one of the
compromise measures. This the blrnburners will /
hot submit to- Their organ In this city looks upon
such an offer Of union as an insult and signih ,antly
asks If they are to join the proposed union with
ne sticking in their throats, by saying they will
uphold the Fugitive Slave law, when they dctest
III II is easy to see, therefore, that at present,
there is no prospect ofa union between the two fac
tions Of the democratic party.
Such is the present position of the two political
parties in this State and Of the fractional parties
which were thrown of, by centrifugal force, from
the main bodies, in the excitement CROWNS out of the
slavery agitation. As Cor the barnburners it is very
likely they Withhold another convention, re- establish
the Buffalo platform Of lsis, and prepare for the
Presidential election Of next year. They will pro
baby nominate candidate for the Pre- sidency, or
heir own and scrape together all that exists Of The
rec soil and abolition materials Of the whole North
md West, and join them together under their
banner.
These movements in the North will not escape
he attention Of Southern politicians. The leading
men Of that part Of the country are watching what
going on here. silent as they appear TO be. They
zee in these movements elements Of success in the
project they have dc ermined upon ofrega ming the
)0wer which they recently lost, and Of eecting a |