The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-29

Who hate William III. Seward above all things--nean
wen in what they have done But some OF Their recent
So,pgs have been plumbers Of very bad sort They
have nominated mixed ticket. made up from the regular
tickets Of the two parties which purpors to contain the
names Of sound national only but which. in reality,
contain, iour wing names and three democratic names, and
moi nearly as sound compfomse ticket the regular
ticket nominated by the democracy. But the bangng
., The selection is not the main blunder, The whole
,ebeme is unnecessary, l-imed and may be injurious
The regular democratic ticket represents not any bygone
errors OF any Of the nominees but il represents the union
Of the democratic party of New York, IN ioge'lulness
aud abandonment Of those errors on the basis OF the Sy
racuse resolutions which definitely announce the settle
asa OF the slavery questions by Congress. and hal
that settlement with Joy, as a liked iact upon winch
the democracy of New York can cordially unite with The
democratic party OF the country to carry out Tue ancient
democratic principles and policy The wing liekeL on
the other hand represents not the past opinions OF the
gentlemen named upon ii but it represents The recent
refusal OF the wing party acknowledge any settlement
of the sectional controversy and their recent determines
lion to emasculate or repeal the fugitive law, which Mr.
Seward has made the condition of his cheating coalition
with the Susr Grays In word, the democratic ticket
represents the best practicable union TO maintain The SET
dement, and the wing ticket represents the best practical
Bile union to disturb it and, therefore, to make up
mixed tickle, out OF these lists of names and call it
sound compromise ticket is very little better than
welntenlioned absurdy. This appears from the fact
that the Journal OF Commerce-the able organ of the
ccmtnee--in order 10 make its action plausible,
has been forced to contend that there is great differ
ence between the spirit the platforms laid down by the
two parties Such preence for party action and organ
izaton come from what quarter it may, only shows that
such action and organization driven desperate
strait 10 find either petext defence. Again: it is ad-
itted that the power OF the Union committee is mainly
in New York city; and the late resolutions OF the Tam
many Hall meeting show that the democracy which now
gathers there is sound TO the After the passage OF
those resolutions democrat could think there was in
the city at least. any need Of mixed cket and we are
glad TO learn that the democrats who had before acted
with the committee have now formally abandoned its
organization, and determined TO vote their own party
ticket
In these remarks readers will not understand us as
in any degree impugning tho patriotic motives and pur-
Of the committee These we admit and respect And
while clear to that they. politicians have
made mistake, we still trust that it will not do much
harm. WAbsieva that their mixed ticket will receive
but small vpte smal! certainly in proportion TO the
vote which srch ticket purpoIs TO be must GER
ainy have received had there been real necessity in
the present Circumstances Of the case form and issue it,
Indeed, no small part Of our regret at this mistaken
course Of the committee this time arises from our con
vcton that by it the influence of that body may be
weakened il case truly demanding its eectual inter
position shall hereafter arise. In the prese Mt aspect
however, Of The Two parties in New York, such an &C.
- in udp hv No
And we regret that their present action tends to throw
doub, upon the position Of the parties New York
as to the disturbance OF the Compromise wings
being organized to accomplish and the democracy to dis
eouneaanee such disturbance OF the settlement
We commend TO the attention of readers the fol-
lowing judcious and conclusive article on the subject
from the Albany Argus:
From the Albany Argus, Oct 81
The Union Safety Committee of New York have issued
address to the Independent electors Of the State" in
explanation and in support of their selections OF cand
dates i opens with the following remarkable assump
tons and POSITIONS
4" You about to exercise the most important public
duty that can devove upon fee people The leaders Of
candidates they expect you to vote for In doing so they
have put Ga heir he platforms IN Which o %
country They have buried for more convenient season
the great question whether the compromise In
gard TO slavery shall be agitated anew.
As for this they fleet consider that
question perpeuay rest and that NOBODY wishes TO adj
vert oiL Hence hsy do not omf and endorse The
prom. masurt, which is the only mode OF putting II at
This we take to be very view of the
The subject OF slavery still continues disturbing question
kept down at the South by the and unlrng
lions OF the influential and able But 1t is adj
mted all hands at the South that If these compromise
are no, adhered TO- the people Of the fife south
Now, whatever may be said Of the wing platform and
avowals, these assumptions wholly unwarraned as
applicable 10 the views promulgated by the democratic
State convention.
The Union committee regard the great issue before
measures in regard TO slavery shall be agated anew
In this they unquesonably coect but by what rule
OF construction or process OF reasoning they reach the
conclusion that the democratic platform keeps this issue
entirely out OF sight" is not easy TO perceive.
Equally strange and unwarranted is the conclusion that
the democratic platform does not and endorse
the compromise measures" TIE democratic State con-
yenon lief, room for cav or dispute on this point
In congra,ulang the country the passage OF these
measures smphaiicay, and in the strongest possible
Other inference can be drawn from lis action without
impntns 10 the convention designed imposition upon
The public To suppose that the convention congratula
ted the country upon the passage Of laws which il did not
approve and endorse is virtually 10 charge upon the
srossest hypocrisy and bad faith.
This view OF the matter, which challenges dispute,
ehecuay subveris the ground on which the committee
assume to in reference 10 the anddates the demo-
cratic ticket They proceed in fact in their selections,
on entirely different grounds They 20 behind the au
cratic State convention, speaking for and in behalf OF
the democracy OF the State and its candidates and, pre-
senting the broad national which they stand
before the people, undertake TO 81, in judgment the
Individual opinions OF the candidates themselves ho,
whatever may have been their course heretofore stand
pledged. by constnhng be candidates. 10 an uresefpsd
concurrence in the principles and pieus sci forth bu ne
delegated democracy OF The State mhose svGrdCss eg