Washington telegraph., 1852-10-27
Aiding the Democrat
70 1Sarfv


&c Party.
One of the incidents noticed in the following
liter appeared in our columns a day or two ago.
+ is worth reproducing, however as part of a
4atement which iorcibly illustrates the nature OF
%a alliance existing between the Democratic q nd
rreesoil forces and the object of the policy now
nnrsued by Freesoil leaders
Correspondence Of tie BGLilnore Pat,iot
New YORK, October 2 1852
The Free Democracy whose meeting is men
toned in the extract below, quoted from the New
York Commercial .AdUertiser, is all that remains in
nrganc form" of the old Liberty or itical
3nti-slavery party-by far the larger portion hav-
ng gone off upon the Buffalo platform into the
Democratic party just enough remaining back to
Eeep up an organization. This organization is
hsgneI to make the impression on the South that
tbe Abolition party cannot vote for Pierce and
! King while every one acquainted with the fact
Enoms that the leaders of this Free Democracy
arc one and all the most invidious. ndefa tigable.
and Efficient workers for the election of Franklin
| Pierce in the whole land. The Joshua Leavitt
referred to has been, for more than eighteen years
tbe most unrelenting, bitter, and cunning leader
of the Abolition party in the North For many
Years the editor of the notorious Eaa,scigdtor his
influence has been felt in giving direction to the
Abolition party more than that of any other man.
few years since a gentleman of our acqrlaint-
Mr.. H. Mr.. L. had been sent out as delegate
from this county to the Worlds Anti-slaverv
Convention; and now on his return While
on the voyage the following conversation passed
between them:
(entiemaa Mr. L., what can be your ultimate
design in keeping up t1e organization of the Lib
erty partys You surely cannot believe that YOU
are going to increase till you can elect candidates
favorable to your views over either of the other
poiticaI parties.
Mr. L. Oh, no. We are not so mad as to be
| Ieye that But we mean to 90 on increasing our
forces from year to year. till we shall hold the
balance of power III some of the large Northern
States; and then we make our terms with one
Of the two great parties that divide the country.
We expect nothing from the Whis party. Its ex-
cesSiye conservatism, its opposition to progress
and reform, its great wealth that makes it trem-
bic at all agitation, precludeS the hope of anv
thing from them. But the sympathies of the
Democratic party can be more easily excited in
favor OF our objects. 1t is the party of progress
and reform. And when some crises in which
they become fearful of losing their national cleo
ton arrives, they will yield to our terms and the
country will see the Democratic party and the
Liberty party voting the same ticket That time
has at last arrived.
The gentleman at the time laughed at the idea
of the Liberty party and the Democratic party
ever coalescing at election. But truth is
stronger than felton, Here is the article from
the New York Commercial:
HaRMoNY AGAIN.-The meeting of the Free
Democracy at the Chinese Assembly Rooms last
night, amounting 10 nearly fifty persons for its
numbers fair illustration of the unique 'harmo-
N.Y. that prevails in the Democratic ranks. The
Times reports the following scene Mr.. Joshua
Leayitt having abused Gen. Scott, said:
The second candidate was Gen. Pierce man
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one to be treated with personal respect
n Voice. heard that Gen. Pierce was drunk
the other day.
NJ. LsarH You heard lie, then.
The Chaif Order
NJ. Leaou. I'll take care of the order. sir
Nr. L. proceeded with a great deal OF earnestness
to defend General Pierce. &c. SIC.
v. !. Commercial.
Mr.. L. is at this very time, am informed,
party Throughout New York and New England,
urIng them to vote the Democratic nominations
a,siiIin9 them that it will all ,onie ont rigAf"-
And since Franklin Pierce has made an extended
visit to Massachusetts, and been in consultation
with the most notorious oi the "cCalitionsts'1 OF
that State. there can be no room fox doubt that
the bond is signed on the part at Pierce and friends
10 give the Free Democracy" the ''pound of flesh
nsarea the hear" IN consideration of their votes.
" lJH tue \ an DNTcil>. buffers. NllHlOtS. ana
other leading olerS-With the New York
Errptg Posi-; the Albany .4flqs and major part
OF the FreeSoH press in Ohio and Wisconsin
strongly supporting Gen Pierce. Joshua Leavitt's
course Is natural ana consistent. The instinct
which led Giddlngs to prefer the Democracy as
most akin to Freesoilism, and which now leads
the active spirits OF the Freesoil faction III every
State to labor for Pierce with more or less open
ness, could not mslead Air. Leavitt. Of whose alb
O!itionism. we believe, there never has been any
doubt. Throughout the most bitter periods of the
abolition warfare he has ever been amongst the
foremost in his antagonisln to the South. The
South will not overlook the fact that he is en-
gagged in defending Gen. Pierce, and in striving to
promote his election.
We have the admission of yesterdays Union
that association with notorious public, and flat-
ical Abolitionists would demoraiize whole par
ty." According to this rule, the whole Demo-
cratic party is demoraliZed beyond the possibility
Of redemption, Its northern wing embraces nine
out OF ten OF those who have achieved notoriety
as enemies of the Fugitive Slave law; and its n-
erests are indirectly advanced by the brief re-
mainder, majority of whom are opposing Gen.
ScorT ii not actually canvassng for Gen. PIERCE.
Could matters be otherwise! Could Frccsol-
ers withhold support from one whose nomination
would never have been achieved without Freesoil
votes and who was never heard of as candidate
except through the agency of the FreeSol Denoc-
racy of New Hampshire!
parfsas IN, We ysSs CS6rorss