Washington telegraph., 1852-09-22

Where the golden hlleS OF the morning meet,
A mirror bright In the dew-bathed wheat.
Coalition of FreesOilers and Pierce
Democrats.
The evidence of the complete fusion of
freesOilers and abolitionists of New York
with the Pierce party, is full and overwhelm-
ing, and leaves the path of duty of all
Southern men, who regard principle as
above party, clear and unmistakable. 1t is
to give their support to ScorT mataonal
candidate, occupying high and broadly ma
tional grounds In addition to the proofs
already given of this coalition of the free
solers ami Pierce men, we would call the
attention of southern democrats to the tes-
timony of Hon b. f. BUTLER, as contain
ed in his iate letter to Senator Chase. We
have room for but few extracts He says
~ sBo,ore the publication of your let
ter, the freesoil democrats of New York
whose organization was long since merged
in that OF the reunited state democracy,
AID who were thus represented in the late
Baltimore Convontion-+l had, by uni
ting with other democrats in ratification
meetings and in various other ways gener-
ally C. accepted the nomination of that
Convention, and expressed their determina-
ton TO give the nomination their cordial
support.=u The like determination had
also been expressed by chat portion of the
democratic press Of the State, which, in
rs supported the principles and candidates
of the Free Democracy.
X x * x
without now stopping to notice them
in detail. it is sufficient in this place to
say, that tie Free-soH Democrats Of Ncso
York h0r5ng been represented IN tile
B0ltimO,e COpUc8tiOn, and having, by the
votes and voices Of their delegates, united
IN the aaominati0nS Of Pierce anil King,
1t was not TO be expected that they should
repudiate these nominations however they
might dislike or Object TO, any part Of tie
pL0tf0rnz.'
According to Mr.. Butler, however, the
freesoilcrs and abolitionists feel themselves
free to repudiate the platform while accept
ing the candidates. Hear him
1T is not unknown to you, that individu-
ais and journals of this State connected III
'4S with tile Free Democrucy have in
several instances accompanied their accept
ance and support of the present democratic
candidates with Tprotests more or less de-
cided against that part of the platform which
related to slavery. ..A 8
"Free-soil democrats, distinguished for
their intelligence and honor, of [l5-other
States, as well as New York, while dissent
ing from and protesting against the plat
form of the Baltimore Convention, had avow-
ed their intention Of supporting its nomi-
nees." 81
$50 far as your letter is designed to ex-
plain and to vindicate your rejection of the
slavery resolutions of the Baltimore Con-
vention, it Iy-eXpresses substantially my
own convictions, and receives my entire con-
currence.=U
"The main purpose for which that Con-
vention had been assembled, was toR5-nom-
mate candidates for the reunited national
democracy. ."A
"In this state of things, what was the die
tate of prudence, as well as of comfy and
justice! Obviously that while the conven-
ton re-afirmed the leading and distinguish
ing principles of the national democracy, in
which all its members agreed; and while it
declared the known views of It's constitu-
ents, upon questions Of political policy, in
respect to which the democracy as party,
differed from their opponents, it should
either carefully abstain from topics connect
ed with the divisions Of 1913, or if allusion
was made to them at all, that it should be
in terms So broad and tolerant as to ena-
BILE democrats of the South and of the North,
the East and the West, whatever might be
their principal opinions on the topics refer
red to-however diUerSe-however extreme
to sustain them with just self-respect,
and with fraternal regard to the equal
rights of others.
Wise and disinterested democrats in eve
ry quarter of the Union, thus desired and
expected the Convention to act 1t was on
ly in this way that the wounds of 1913
conld be efectually healed,: it was only in