The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-26
Coalitions and Reorganizations.

While the Democracy in both sections OF the
Union is plainly expressing its determination to
unite upon faithful acquiescencc in the final ad-
iustmeht of the slavery question, as basis upon
which the ancient policy and principles of the De-
mocracy again to be placed in the ascendant
and faithfully carried out by Democratic admin
ietration, the special organ of Mr.. Fillmore, seeing
in such of things the inevitable defeat Of its
partisan hopes and prospects, is stranng its vision
TO spy out any chance that the element of Freesuil
ism, which has heretofore vexed and distracted the
northern Democracy, may now interpose obstacles
TO such united national organization of the party.
The State of New York has heretofore been much
relied upon by the Wing journals az presenting an
instance of this disturbing tendency. But the as
pect and result of the late election in that State
such as almost entirely to preclude all such hopes
in that quarter, where it is plain enough that the
entire Democratic party has found the means of
uniting on a national Democratic platform.
Union of yesterday.
Our contemporary is afflicted either with
very treacherous memory, or with perverted
estimate of the memories of other people. 1t
has either forgotten the past, desires that its
readers should believe there is no past, except
that which is favorable to the current notions
on the subject of Democratic reorganization.
That is the hobby of the hour, and the only
danger is that our contemporary will ride it to
death before the world has had fair opportu-
nifty of judging of It's mettle.
According to the Union, the State of New
York is just now kind of Democratic paradise,
possessed of regenerated national Democratic
platform" and presenting no appearance of any
disturbing tendency" All is harmony and
prosperity in tho Empire State; Wing "hopes
and prospects" are annihilated; and our con-
temporary already rejoices in the fulness of its
heart at the certain advent of ga Democratic
administration" Are the optics Of the Union
as defective as its memory, or are they gifted
with ken not bestowed on ordinary mortalsl
The Union AYERS that " the entire Demo
cratic party" of New York has found the
means of uniting Irrational Democratic
platform;" and it indirectly conveys the inn
preston that this reorganization has been eff
fected without any sacrifice of sound pIin.
ciple. The Union has, Of course, quite for
gotten the conduct of the Democratic Conven
ton at Syracuse, which cOntrved to dodge the
question Of the Compromise by the reaffirma
lion of resolutions agreed upon before that Sc
ries Of measures had become law. Of course
too, il finds it convenient TO ignore the exist
enee Of record Of certain proceedings of the
Tammany Hall Democrats, at which the fol
lowing, amongst other resolutions, was pre-
scented:
"Resolpsd, That we regret the action of the dele
gates at the late Syracuse Convention, inasmucl
as they presented neither our principles nor ou
men; that the convention, by decisive vote, re
fused 10 adopt resolution pledging the Democra
cy against the further agitation of slavery; ant
we also regret that it has nominated for Judge o
the Court of Appeals Alexander s. johnson, an &C
tive supporter of Van Buren, and Adams in oppo
Bition to Lewis Cass and William o. Butler, tn
regularly nominated candidates Of the Democrac
Of lS4S; for the Office Of Treasurer, Beniami
WEIGH, ir editor Of abolition paper in th
State; for Canal Commissioner, Horace Wheaton
who has always been identified with the SLAYER
agitation, and through whose inefhciency az IN
Mayor Of Syracuse the Marshal ofthe United STATE
has been manned by armed mob in resistin
the execution Of the laws of the United States; 70
Attorney General Levi S. Chat6eld, who, at III
last election Of State officers, wrote letter endor;
ing the doctrines Of the slavery agitation; and las
not least by the nomination for State Prison In
spector Of Henry Storms, who is member Of tn
prosecuting Native American Order of Unite
Americans, and was the grand marshal of the
parades in this city; and that such ticket docs NJ
deserve the support Of the Democracy Of this city
These allegations hardly tally with our Ger
tcmporary's bright imaginings. 1t sounds we
enough to talk about union 'on a national ID,
mocratic PLATFORM" but the harmony become
plainly fabulous in view of the published la
that the Democratic ticket at the late elect,
included four aboltionists, whose notoriety
such rendered them obnoxious 10 a certain Sc
ton Of the party. Of these abolitionists, Il
Democrats succeeded in electing two--Messi
JOHNSON and CBATFIELD; and still the Unic
has the hardihood 10 parade the election
proof that in that State at least the obsiacl
which have heretofore yexee and distract'