The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-06

| and amendments were debated.
The House considered the Geners! Appro-
priation bill in Committee Of the Whole on
the state OF the Union. An amendment was
made appropriating eighteen thousand dollars
for the outfit and salary of the Commissioner
to China, instead Of the six thousand dollars as
originally reported.
'srho Democracy OF the North and the
Baltimore Platform
The Albany Alias, which has been raised
by the Freesoil Democracy of New York to
the position of estate Paper" has an article
with this head, explanatory Of the reasons that
induce the Barnburners to sustain the Demo
cratic ticket. The Atlas speaks er cathedra
upon this subject, and in a manner that goes far
to elucidate the secret of Democratic "uni,y"
in the North.
Replying to the accusation Of inconsistency
preferred against its friends, the Atlas reviews
the circumstances under which the divided nr-
ganization in the Democracy of New York
arose, and proceeds to contend that the action
Of the Buffalo Convention resulted in triumph
to the VAN buren, section of the party. 1t
|
ting slavery into the constitution Of Oregon
and California, respectively, as one Of tho re-
suits achieved by Freesoil Democrats, and
then remarks:
"rtat the other clause Of the proviso, which 70
cognxes the duty of the rendition of fug tives from
servcs, is also affirmed in the provisions of the late
Fugitive bill, is drawback upon the sati.taciioa
sohich all Jefsrso,ian Democrats Of the North fee!
in haping checked the aggressive agitation ,uhich
threatened to s1tend slarery IN the Pacife; betting
the continent and casting its verhanging sha dow
| upon the trembling provinces Of Mexico. When
history is written it will duly estimate the great
ness OF the good achieved and of the evil avertcd
but we doubt whether it " i'll devote many words to
the fact that the law of '93 was after being nearly
sixty years the statute book unquesticnrd made
more summary and stringent. For ourselves, We be.
licve tho jurisdiction ofhs subject with he States
We do not sec how any Democr at who the
Constitution OF the United States, in its limited
| can come to any other conclusion see
how he who recognises The rule Of constitutional
| Interpretation laid down in the Kentucky and Vr.
gina resolutions regard the decision Of the Uni.
ted States courts, claiming the exclusive jurisdiction
of Congress the matter any thing else than
| a more dangerous aggravation Of dangerous ne
| sumption OF powers. These, however, are but in
dividual opinions, shared by many States Rights
Democrats, but put forth by political organiza
ton. On the contrary, the Democratic Batimrrs
Convention, which re-enacted as of binding force
the Celebrated revolutions Of 9S, phch n,lllfy such
Gcis Tie Fugitive act, approved the itself, and
protested against its repeal, o. any alteration that
would render it less efficient. Is not to, US TO
reconcile such conflicts Of meaning.
| "Did we elevate the doings and sayings of 30.
itcal conventions to the point Of id ,lary which
some men reach, the dscrt Pancy would greve
As il is. We know that parties are historical in
! character, and are 10 be judged 10y their tr .di
tional principles. and by their Identification with
present measures. and mol by 'p.aforms;' and
| that conventions, which require the concurrence
OF two thirds and other saf guards and assent to
their nominations. and sh"G7s Of their resolutions
,sih barren majority at tie close. recognise this
fact"
The four sentences which we we italicized
| show that the New York Evenir.g Post fairly
represents the feeling cherished by he active,
controlling Democracy of the North. They
affirm distinctly
LIST. That the Northern Democracy claim
credit for having enacted the Wllmot proviso,
so far as it has been adopted.
2dly. That in the view Of the Northern De-
mocracy the resolutions of '9S. ere enacted as
Of binding force" by the Baltimore Conven-
ton after nominating PIERCE, "nulity such
acts" as the Fugitive Slave law.
3dly. That "conflict of meaning" exists in
the Democratic platform, which may be settled
as the local exigencies of Northern and South
ern Democracy may require.
4thly. That the Democratic pattofm vas
adopted, as the Euening Post declares, "with
q barren majority at the close" of the conven-
ton; that it was "shuffled off )" and that it
does not form the standard by which the prin
cples of Northern Democracy are to be judged.
In confirmation of the first Of these PROPOSE
tons, the .4tlas adds to its article the Free
soil resolutions Of the New Hampshire Legis-
lature, signed by Moses NORRIS, jr., and HAIR
ny HIBBARD; and to cIench the affair the .4tLas
remarks: democratic .Ne,o Hampshire ,ras
unanimously for the Wiln,ot propiso when
.Nsw York teas divided"
We do not fly to papers of doubtful charac-
ter, ofan old date, and devoid of extensive in
1uence, for these ayowals. The Albany Atlas
occupies the same relative position to the De-
mocracy of the Empire State that the Wash
ington Union does to the central or conservative
Democracy; and the paper We quote from bears
no older date than tina. Of Saturday last. TAX
ing the averments Of the .atias in conjunction
with the declarations of the Erening Post, and
the course pursued by nearly the entire Freesoil
press of the country, and we are at loss to
Imagine what decent pretence can be found for
representing the Democratic party as either
Compact" or national. We want TO know
how the Union proposes to rebuff the evidence
Of our latest witness.
The .Nississippian reprints Colonel KNEES
contribution to the renowned Donaldson and
Greer correspondence, that the "true position u
Of the Democratic candidate for the Vice Pres
idency "may be properly understood" On
that occasion Colonel KING announced that
so long az a large portion Of the former Dsmoc-o