The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-20
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rate strait by the recent avowed determination OF the
democracy OF New York TO unite with the national de.
mocracy upon the basis of cordial approval OF The Com
promise final usment OF the sectional controversy
Both the Republic and the Southern Press oil yesterday
forced TO quote the New York Evening Post a demo
cratic organ, in order TO make out that the democratic
party OF New York do not ,ohai they say explicitly
in the resolutions just adopted unanimously their State
convention and unanimously approved by the democratic
press OF the State.
Now, thus 10 cite the testimony of the Evening Post in
this matter is simply confess that competent and cred
ibe witness cannot be found TO give the testimony which
is wanted The fact is notorious and undsputed that for
years past the Evening Post has not BEEN and has not
claimed 10 be, organ either Of the national democracy
or OF the New York democracy but has held precisely
the same relation to the democracy which The Common
Wea the organ of the free soers in Boston, now holds
to the wings Some time prior to ls4s, the editors OF
The Evening Post were democrats, just as at the same
period the present editors OF the Common wealth were
wings In ls4s the gentlemen who conduct both these
journals formally seeded from their respective parties and
took position, together with Mr. John Van Buren, Mr.
Joshua r. Gddngs, and last, and then least, Mr. Willard
Fillmore. on the anti-slavery declarations which were
copied out OF the "Ere letter. of 1885 into the Buffalo
platform, then constructed TO overthrow the demo-
cratic party Of New York and OF the country in the ma
tona canvass In 1850 the passage Of the Compromise
scattered these good people Mr.. Fillmore sprang into
the White House. and, under Mr. Crittendens advice,
aided by pressure without forgot, for time at least his
Erie letter. and upose his character OF Chief Ma.
tonal Wing Mr.. Giddings and the Commonwealth"
men chung desperately to the sundered panks of their
anti-savery "patform" while Mr. John Van Buren, and
the Evening Post suddenly swamped in deep and stormy
water, have since been ounderng in fierce struggle to
get somehow TO land. First they struck out in savage
onslaught the democratic State convention of last year.
laughing that body for having adopted precisely
the resolutions which the convention of this year
has now req6rmsd with both the Posts and MIR.
Van Buen's full approval Last year the very graua-
men of the Posts charge against the convention was
that these same resolutions fully committed those who
rallied upon them TO the ,choe policy Of the Comp0-
mise and it urged, in dersion, that the same COM
mitment extended even to the denomination OF Polk
and Dallas, and Cass and Butler part of the Balti
more platform Of 1914 and 1S4s, which the resolutions
expressly affirmed On just the view that the reso-
lutons in 1850 committed the party to the Compromise,
John Van Buren,, and twenty members Of the con-
venton with him, fought the resolutions TO the last ,od
against them and at time planned boA like that OF
Due Co., but afterwards thong ht better of it, Then,
as the time drew near for this years convention, both
Mr. Van Buren, and the Evening Post took a new tack
Out came Van Buren's mumpotey letter TO the Tammany
Sachems, advising discreet silence npon national affairs
as the true democratic policy for the State canvass in
place oil the reatrnance of The Compromise resolutions
of last year. The Post followed suit, and having by
this time 10 The sage conclusion thai the Coupro.
mise was the joint property of Mr.. Clay and Mr. Fiji.
more, stouty and increasingly deprecated the reairm
ance of the last years democratic platform on the
ground that such resfhrnance would fully eop,mu the
democratic party the maintenance Of The ,ohig policy Of
fhs Compromise The issue was thus distinctly made up
one hand who wished not 10 commit the party TO the
on the other hand, who resolved that the party
should renew its formal approval OF that
final Adjustment. The convention met The few silence
men sitne.d with vengeance, and the resolutions
were unanimously reafirmed-Mr Van Buren, himself be.
ing by, and giving his assent
Tue Evening Post, quoted by the Republic is quite
right in declaring that this unanimous rearmance Of these
Compromise resolutions this year has different "sgni6
canoe" from that OF their adoption last year. 1t signifies
FIRST that the anti Compromise party in the democra tic
ranks Is MOI now sHonR enouBu IN view 10 lis
head 1t signifies, secondly, that the quibble which
foolishly attempted make that the fugitive slave
law, part Of the Compromise, not embraced in
the settlement by Congress, and not covered
and approved by the resolutions has been hooed
out OF all decent political society. 1t signifies thirdly
that the democracy OF New York, when they "congr
late" the country upon Settlement" and "deprecas all fur
Their sectional agitation" OF the matter settled, and pledge
themselves "un,e in fraternity" with the national de-
mocracy, standing upon that settlement as fna mean
just phat hsy say and do deem necessary any further
declaration OF their purpose, however patriotic and well
deserving the spirit in which is presented and pressed
II signifies in the fourth place, trust and believe
triumph for the united democratic party in New York in
its present State canvass, and the gain Of the electoral
OF the State TO elect in 1852, sound national demo
cratic President, fully pledged to maintain the Compro
mise.
The cordial asseni" TO all this by the Evening Post
and by Mr. John Van Buren, certainly shows that in an
age OF progress they have no. stood still In the period
from lsis TO 1850 hey travelled from the convention al
Buffalo the convention Syracuse there TO growl and
show their teeth at the Compromise resolutions. From
1850 1851 they have travelled through the gates OF
silence up 10 open expression OF their assest 10 Com
promise platform; and the teeth appear to be drawn,
and the growl has dwinded into rhine. Their next
Journey we trust is to carry them into some quiet post
il the rank and file OF the democracy, where their past
political sins, being longer conspicuous may be the