The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-25
NEW YORK RESOLUTIONS.

The following are the resolutions passed by
the recent Democratic State Convention at Sy-
raeuse
" Resolved That we approve og the aims and
principles set forth in The resolutions adopted
by the Democratic State Convention held at
Syracuse last year--which resolutions were az
follows:
"ResOired, That the Democracy of the State
OF New York, approaching the value of Union
and fraternity, and standing upon their an
Gent principles present their candidates with
confidential reliance upon the united and cor
dial support of all who desire the ascendency
Of its principles in the State and National Coun-
ellis
- The third resolution deprecates the course
of the Wing National Administration and the
fourth, the action of the Wing State Admins
tration
ResOired, That devoted to the principles
and forms of our Confederation, and regarding
the rights of all sections Of our country as
members of n common brotherhood we cherish
the Union of the States as the rock of our pO-
litical government, and deprecate all sectional
agitation, either at the North or at the South,
calculated to impair its sacred obligations or to
threaten its perpetuity
"ReSolred, That the Democratic party of New
York are proud to avow their fidelity and de-
votion to the great principles Of the Democratic
party of the Union, as declared in the National
Democratic Conventions held in 1910. 1914.
and 1S4S; and that they look forward in hope
and confidence to the complete triumph of that
party in 1852.
Resoiied That we congratulate the country
upon the recent settlement by Congress. of the
questions which have unfortunately divided the
People of these States; and ReSoIred further.
That the Constitution of the United States is
the only bond of union among us-alike obi
| gatory upon the several States and the People
thereof; and TO preserve the Union unimpaired.
every requirement Of that Constitution and es-
pecially every duty enjoined by it. must be
strictly observed
ResOired, That the Democratic party of
New York will meet their brethren of other
States in National Convention, and will cor
daily support the candidates nominated thereat
according to the usages of the Democratic
party.
| The last resolution il one deprecating and
cOndemning the Wing management of tho ca
mails, as lavish reckless and corrupt"
The following resolution was offered by MIR.
Fowler, of Orange, bat it WAS not passed:
| Resolved, That the Democratic party in the
State of New York will faithfully adhere to
the recent settlement, by Congress Ut the ques-
tions which have unhappily divided the People
| of these States and will neither countenance
nor sanction any sectional agitation or legsla-
ton on tho subjects embraced in that settle
ment"
These resolutions are very different in tone
from the resolutions Of the Barnburners in ls4a
and may lie regarded as a surrender, Il ID
true that the resolutions do not in terms. de.
clare an adherence to the Compromise meas.
ures of the present Administration but they
pledge the party in advance to the nominee Of
the National Convention, and of course to the
policy which may be marked out for them by
that body In retreating from their aggressive
policy they have refrigerated, and this may be
regarded as the natural result of their coalescinc
with the Hunkers There il no such thing AZ
a party triumphing upon negations. To be
successful they must lay down positive and
substantial platform, and adhere to it, The
moment they wa,er or abandon the principles
by which they protested to be governed, they
in great measure lose their influence One OF
the most popular men this country ever pro
duced was General Jackson; and where was
there man more positive in support of biz
views, or more aggressive in bis principles He
satisfied himself Of the correctness of course
of action, and boldly appealed to the People to
sustain him, and The People did sustain him
with unerampled upanimity, in abandoning
for temporary purposs, their aggressive char
acter, the Barnbarnen Of New York, US we con.
ce,e, committed an error, though we believe
they were actuated by praiseworthy motives
The bitter fruits Of that error will probably be