The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-19

Administration cannot stand upon the principles
ofthc message, il does expect to stand at all !"
CDAsIEL WEDsTER's Letter TO the Union Meeting
at Westchester.
The Positions and Platforms OF the two
Parties Ina New York.
The editors the Union Southern men as
they are, are delighted with the resolutions
and platform lately adopted by the Democratic
Free Soil Convention of New York. We con
graduate them upon the coincidence of feeling,
the entire union and harmony of sentiment be-
tween themselves and the New York Eoening
Poa. The one is as much delighted as the
other and both appear to rejoice with exceed
ing great Joy.
The Union publishes the resolutions as adopt
ed, but takes good care to throw under the ia
bic or into the fire the resolution that was re-
jected, and all the debate and proceedings there
on. Now, the Euening Post, the great Demo
cratic Free soil organ of that party in New
York, and decidedly the ablest and most con
sistent journal upon that side Of the question in
that State, is more honest. That paper tells the
lrhOLe story, and exults at the result. The
Union is not guilty Of a suggestto falsi, but il
is of suppressio veri. 1t does not tell ''the
truth, the ,rhole truth, and nothing but the
truth" but just so much Of it as suits its own
purpose, but which puts false coloring upon
the whole matter.
Let us bring the honest, fair-spoken, frank,
and disingenuous EUeniag Post upon the stand
as witness in this important matter. Come
forward, Mr.. Post, take the stand, and tell US
why you so exult at what was done and what
was not done by the DEMOCRATIC FREE SOIL
Convention at Syracuse. Be frank and candid,
as you usually are. Go on, we listen. What
about the resolutions
Epening Post.-"The resolutions are, in terms,
substantially the same those adopted last year,
BUT NOT AT SAME IL THEIR sIoNlFIcAEcE.
The attempt TO induce the Democracy of New
York to approve of the policy of the present Ma
tional Administration, was voted down by large
majority, and therein lies moral which we leave
to the Union Safety committee and the Journal IF
Commerce to digest at their leisure. IPhat not
resolved by The convention as Of far grGUer Significance
than .phat resored and trust 1t will put an
end to those unhappy divisions in party, in ref
erence to State policy which only result in
protracting the power OF a class of men at Albany
who have shown themselves indifferent alike to the
restraints of conscience and the Constitution
Aioare that differences Of opinion existed among
Democrats about the policy OF the present National
Administrations especially about its GROWING
ACHIEVEMENT, THE FUGITIVE 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
canyass."
And so you say, Mr.. Post, that your DEMO
CRATIC FREE-son Syracuse Convention con-
sidered the Fugitive Slave law as "the crown
ing achievement" of "the present National Ad-
ministration," and "REFUsED TO GIVE IT THEIR
APPROVAL"
Post.-That is precisely what | said.
If we understand you, you mean to say that
while the resolutions that rcere adopted, or ra-
ther readopted, being those adopted last year,
are in appearance an approval of the settle
ment made by Congress of the questions
which have divided the people Of these
States-in other words, of the measures
known by the name of "the Compromise" yet
- their significance" or meaning is very DIFF
fcrent, and that, in fact and in truth, they CON
denim one of those measures, to wit, the Fugi-
tive Slave law2
Post.-That is the unmistakabe meaning
of the language | have used. My opinions
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 re-
solved by the convention is of far GRAvER
SIGNIFICANCE than what WAS resolved"
Pod.-The meaning of this language is very
obvious when you recollect what the conven-
ton refused to do.
What was it?
PoS.-why, "Mr. Fowler, of Orange, for him
self, and DIR. Murray, of New York, submitted
the following additional resolutions:
Resolved That the Democratic party in the
State of New fork will faithfully adhere to the re-
cent settlement, by Congress, of the questions
which have unhappIly divided the people of these
States, and will neither countenance nor sanction
any sectional agitation legislation on the sub
jects embraced in that settlement
"Mr. Wright, of Schenectady, and Nyc, Of Ma
dison urged the adoption of the report Of the com
mttee; Mr.. Maurice disscnted, and offered tn,
amendment above, voted down in committee.
IL was voted down it would be regarded as sanc
ton of agitation and Of legislation tending to oh
struct the free operations Of the law
"Mr Murphy. Of Kings, sustained this view
He accused the resolutions of ambiguity, and of
fnng fhemseipes 10 oppression Of adherence 10 u
Compromise resolutions, as they stood at the time o
the adoption thereof. AND NOT INcLUDISo THE FUGI
TIVE BILL.
"Mr o. Clark moved TO lay Mr.. Maurice
amendment the table, without carrying with
the committee resolutions
The president decided the motion out Of order