The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-27
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
Eron, an occu.ionaI Correspondence.
New YORK, September 25, 1851.

Mr. EDITon: AS the action OF the late democratic
vonion in this State has been the subject of much
mark by the press of the country and 10 have
elected conflicting opinions as 10 It's justice and expad
ency may be uninercsiing your readers de-
vote few moments to consideration OF the proceed
ings of the and the resolutions there declared
10 be the platform OF the party 10 the coming contest
Much dissatisfaction has been expressed with regard
10 the OF the convention, especially by those
journals protesting neutrality and Union principles, the
most prominent OF which probably the Journal OF
Commerce aud the Herald. The resolutions have been
termed weak vacillaipg, and committai the
epithes have been applied ndiscrinaaely both the
democratic and the wing conventions If their prnci-
Plies In every Respect similar; and The platform has
been decreed TO be complete triumph OF the iree-so
section the national democracy. How much truth
there is in such view OF the case, glance the facts
will clearly show.
1t will be recoec,ed that prior to the assembling OF
the convention ii currently reported and understood
that of the whole number of delegates elected the ma
tonal democrats had clear majority Such, il FACT
the 1t happened unfortunately, however, that
few OF the most prominent among these national meno
hunker they familiary called-were of such
ultra stamp that they unwilling 10 allow the fol-
lowers OF Van Buren in ls4s, who have the OF
their ways, 10 return to the democratic camp even upon
condition of enouncng their heresy and renewing their
allegiance TO the party. These gen,lemen-whose zeal
think, exceeded their wisdom-seemed TO anticipate
defeat and pursued system in every way calculated
bring about such result They doubted the good faith
OF the convention at every step. They seemed TO fear
that the free soers would find oopholes by which
they might escape from the pledge they gave, and there
fore, bind them securely, proposed amendments
to the resolutions differing only in phraseoogy from
what had been already adopted the sense OF the
convention. These having been rejected, would have
given what these gentlemen seemed to desre-an ap-
pearance of deieat-had not several gentlemen of the
highest standing in the national party declared that they
opposed these alterations because they opposed
to the substance they contained but because they
unwilling 10 tinker and patch the resolutions by repeat,
ing idea already clearly expressed The resolution
offered amendment 10 the report of the commit.
tee resolutions hardly added anything 10 the force
OF what had been said. II, as it was said, il de-
signed 10 refer to the fugitvesave law, il no,
pointed its language Of the resolutions reported
by the committee and adopted by the convention If the
English language is capable of expressing an idea, and
there idea prominent than another in those
resolutions IL is open and unqualified approval of the
compromise They declare the fidelity and de-
votion OF the democratic party of New York the great
principles OF the democratic party OF the Union de-
cared in the national conventions of 1910, a, and as
principles too well known 10 need any explanation They
congratulate the country upon the settlement by
Congress OF the questions which have unfortunately jv-
ded people OF these States They declare that the con.
sttuton of the United States is the only bond Of union
among usake obligatory upon the several States and the
psople thereof and to preserve the uaion unnpaired,
epery requirement Of thai constitution and especiqy euery
day snjoined by H. nuSi be strictly Observed They also
expressly deprecae al sectional ataton and plsGse Inc
democratic party of New York 10 tic cordial support OF
the candidate nominated by the National Convention.
The resolution proposed 70 be added Ibis clear express
sion OF democratic principles in the following terms
Rtsoi I'd, That the democratic party Of the Safe o!
New YORK will faithfully adhere the recent settlement
by Congress Of the questions which have unfortunately
divided the people of these States, and will neither
enance nor sanction any sectional agitation" 1t will be
observed that the reference in this TO the iugyeslave
law by direct in the words OF one OF The
resolutions adopted which speaks OF the necessity of OBJ
serving strictly every duty enoned by the constitution
Sectional agitation bad been already condemned by pre-
vious resolution that every point which IT was in.
tended TO embrace this additional resolution must be
garded as superiority.
The prominent object in offering the resolution IN ques-
ton to render impossible for the free soilers 10
avoid hr,csrepeated approval OF the Compromise This
must be considered at least unwise step They bad
already given their approval in terms explicit enough for
honorable men. They had already been subjected TO
sufficiently Illuminating in being obliged 10 adopt at
successive conventions the platform Of the National
Convention OF lsas. whose aes refused 20 sui
port #.'
We should always bear in mind that the secession OF
Van Buren, and his followers in stS mainly per-
sonal in it's character This fact, which always well