The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-10
THE VALUE OF RESOLUTIONS.

There was time when the radical Demo-
Gratis of New York attached vital Importance
TO the resolutsosss or creed promulgated by
their State Conventions They would not OBJ
ject to Hunker candidates, provided the plat
form they stood upon was sound.
Presently theft opinions underwent change,
and when the reunion took place in New
York on the basis of Hanker resolutions o!
then, resolutions al at once became quite UNI
important-they bnt expressed the opinion OF
individual members Of the convention--the
great thing WAS tho ticket - the majority Of
nominees on that we're radical Democrats
enough what morecould be wanted?p
Well, the Reunion was effected upon that
basis, and what has become of the radical De-
mocracy of New York; Lost swallowed up
in Convention at Baltimore, the little finger
of whose iniquities IS larger than the loins of
the Convention Of lslS.
Resolutions are Of some account; the plat
form Of a Party Is a matter of radical mo-
ment The tenacity with which the Demo-
cratic Party has tlung to the Baltimore Plat
form, and the influence this has exerted over
its action, demonstrate this
We are sorry, very sorry, to see the New
York Evening Pat let tn Btute0 laboring to
make light of the euormity pf the slavery re-
solves of the late Baltimore Convention.
sButn il says, whether the resolutions are
good or bad, we regard asia matter Of very
little moment. They undoubtedly speak the
sense of the committee who framed them, but
| in no respect can they be considered ~ speak
ing the sense Of the Convention. The resolu-
tons were not adopted by those who nomina-
ted the candidate. They 3ere not put till n
large number of the members had withdrawn
they were not debated not considered, not even
heard considerable number Of the members
present voted against them and those who said
aye, did not know to whit they were giving
their applause The pretynce Of passing reso-
lut,ons Of adopting platform Of political be-
lief, under such circumstances is the merest
farce in the word--a proceeding rs destitute
Of moral force as If the resolutions had been
adopted by dozen chance travellers on board
a steamboat
The resolutions were deemed Of vital import
ance by the Cavsntion. 1t was with difficulty
that they wcsA kos bask until afsSr tho nea'i-
nation Of the PrcSdestal candidate. While
the baloting was going on, they we're referred
to, and their purport WAS tramphantly pro
claimed At O'CLOCK Saturday afternoon, the
Convention assembled to complete the nom
nations. All were then in attendance. The
resolutions were subn1 tied just before the bal
loting for a Vice Prudential candidate was
commenced, laid upod the table, and ordered
TO be printed. Ga tie last ballot, 277 votes
were given for King, for Jefferson Davis
showing that oil tho delegates were present
Immediately, the resilutions were taken M
read twice, and the pttiops relating to Slavery
most clamorously ap}iauded. Then followed
the previous auestio1, with q refusal to con
slider the resolutions separately; the New York
delegates, trained eveS since the act of reunion
to let the Hunkers always define the plat
form, did not even oil for vote by States
and the whole series f resolutions were passed
by storm Of ai6rnskive votes. Tit delegates
were all present or, IL any opposed to the res
olutions had Left, thst we're false to themselves
and their conssitasna. Generally they under
stood clearly what they were, and what they
were designed to aGdomplish If any were ig
norant il was their own fault, and the fact
would imply gross indifference on their part
The truth is, the REGULATIONS are important
1 . .
q The delegates we're al present; for immediatel,
after the passage Of tho resolutions. vote take,
by States ON aiaoton lay on the table the resciu
ton making certain provisions for future conventions
1856 voting In tho Affirmative, lS2 in the negative
showing 2ss present.