Washington telegraph., 1851-10-29
81 From thelAlbamy Register.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

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When we have ascerta;ned what a
thing is not, some advance has been
made toward determining what it IS. In
| this respect the recent decision of Mr..
Peter Cagger, chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee. respecting the
Democratic platform agreed upon at Sy-
racuse-a decision elsewhere noticed in
this paper-nust give much satisfaction
to Democratic papers that are in doubt,
or at variance with each other on that
subject. The Buffalo Courier, for in
stance, says:
democrats throughout the State want
TO know it, thut they may be assured pre-
cisely where they stand-whether on sea,
or air, or good dry land"
"The Fugitive Slave law is the back
bone of the Compromise, and the Demo
cratic State Convention congratulated
the country upon its passage in conjunc-
ton with kindred measures of adjust
ment of dangerous controversy. These
facts are undeniable, by the record.
This being so. we would respectfully call
the attention of the Argus, and that of
all Democrats who have consistently sus-
to'ned the COMPROMISE measures from
the beginning, and intend 10 stand by
them 10 die end to the following extracts
from papers which ay at their masthead
the names OF the persuus nominated by
the convention Tor State oaices. 1t is to
be borne in mind that these things are
said within week after the pls.rform is
constructed aud the nominations made"
From the ". Y Ercaing POST
What was not resolved by the con-
vention is Of far graver significance than
what was resolved. Aware that differ
ences of opinion existed among Demo
Gratis about the policy of the present Ma
tlonal Asimlnistration-espe specially about
its growing achievement, the Fugitive
Slave law-the conUenttOse rcrY yrOperL,
1efuSca to gtUc u tier approval, or to
permit such az unnecessary and at1,prof.
1ta6le sSSue to be introduced into tie
ctJ,1DaSS. III Lt#.r
From the 81. Laurence Republican.
An effort was made in the convention
by few ultra men, who are always
bent on mischief, to aPProre tie Fagt-
tire Stare laW and commit the Democ-
racy of New York to this leading mea-
sure of Fillmore and We5ster's Wing
Administration. The attempt signally
tailed, and the Democracy stand upon
their ancient principles aud tried integri-
ty. tearing the Fugitire act ana ksneired
measures to tie fostering care Of their
authors. &c. DC fe.
1--WE only DESIRE says the Buffalo
Courier, "to call the attention Of Nation
al Democrats to the above. in order that
they may be enabled TO comprehend the
position which, III the estimation of GER
tain parties to the compac. recently form
ed at Syracuse, they now occupy. 1t is
matter of the first consequence, about
which there need not aud will not be either
doubt or misapprehension or mistake be-
fore tue ballot boxes are turned this fall"
The Washington Union aEd Richmond
Enquirer are more perspicacous or more
easily pleased than the Buffalo paper, for
they declare the platform all right Here
is a conflict of authorities, an embrogLio
that warrants. according to the Horatian
maxim, the interposition Of superior
power; and accordingly Mr.. Cagger,
chairman, &c, The supreme authority on
this point, kindly interposes and declares
that the Democratic platform does not en-
dorse the Compromise measures of the
last Congress- -