Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-08-06

other, and both divisions agreeing to support the
whole ticket. Many Of the Free Soil democrats
manifested strong repugnance 10 this arrange
mant. They earnestly desired to maintain their
own distinct organization until the other division
of the democracy should be willing TO accept
their principles of fre dom as the political faith
of the united democracy. They expressed strong
apprehensions that a union upon any other basis
would result in the compromise, and fiua aban-
Comment, OF their principles. To remove these
approximations, and reconcile to the union BODY
of earnest men, adhesion was Indispensable to the
success ofthe united ticket, strong resolutions
reiterating the principles of the Buffalo platform
were adopted by the Free Soil division in Con-
ventlon at Utica, and speeches were made by
John Van Buren,, H. B. Stanton, and others,
giving the strongest assurances that the proposed
union would insure the recognition Of Their prin-
ciples by the entire Democracy of New York.
An extract from a speech Of Mr. Van Buren,
upon the introduction of the resolutions, viii
show the character Of these assuraaces:-
81 will state, Che remarked,) fairly, freely and
fully, what we expect We expect to make the
Democratic party of this State tie great ant-sla-
very party of this State, and through it, to make
the democratic party Of the u. States the great
untl-slayery party OF the United States. Those
who do not contemplate this result will do well
ECh OuL Vi lOE lIlGTG Is no uOU0t tlaI,
when our principles get fairly before the people,
so that they can hear them, and know what they
are-and we have made arrangements for that
now-that the whole people will 90 with US.
And our Southern friends, having had things
all their own way for the last twenty. five or thr-
ty years, must make up their minds TO let us
have our own way for a WHILE we being fair
men, and reasonable in our demands"
These assurances prevailed, and the united
ticket was agreed to.
Immedahy after this, both divisions Of the
party met III mass convention at Syracuse. At
this convention a resolution on slavery was adj
opted, affirming the constitutional power Of Con
gress over slavery in the District of Columbia
and the territories, but not recommending the ex
ercise in regard to the territories 'on occasions
of attempts" to introduce slavery into them.
The resolution further declared, that simple
agreement in support of the ticket and mot CON
currenco, even in these vi,Ts, was 70 be made
the basis of the union. This vas certainly a
serious retrogrcssioa from the position taken at
Buffalo, and only two days before at Utica and
yet the lenders of the radical democracy still as
sured the friends Of freedom that all was safe.
and TINT the entire democracy Of New York
would advance to the impartial application of
democratic principles to all questions, slavery in
cluded, and array It's unbrokcn strength against
the enCrOaChments of slavery and the domination
OF the slave power; and many earnest opponents
OF slavery, relying on these assurances gave to
the united ticket, not hcsiiating ana reluctant,
but cordial and vigorous support.
What ground they had for such reliance will
appear from declarations made at the Syracuse
mass convention, and other occasions, about the
the same time by gentlemen who possessed their
undivided coHGI2ncc.
Among these gentlemen, Preston King stood
very prominent. lis action in Congress, bis
course at Buffalo, his high rcputo for sincerity
and integrity, had knit to him the affections ofthn
free soil democracy lie was formally called up
on TO address the mass convention, and among
other things said
"Iho great question b2fore the American
people now is, shall the interests of slavery as
political power, predominant over the pFinci-
pies of freedom in this c0untry.--Thcre is no
doubt that this is the prominent question before
the country. < There is no doubt that
the reason for not expressing such sentiments
on this subject as are entertained is the appre-
hcnsion that the slave States will be lost. There
is no doubt that this morcenary consideration
hinders many from speaking out what they thinl,
and feel. The object of this convention is to
unite the party, so that its action may be unan-
inou5 in Congress in favor of freedom. And
that action must be unanimous We must re-
quire that every member Of Congress from the
North shall stand firm upon this question: be-
lIeve that our conventions at Rome and Utica
were sincere and unanimous in the determination
II sacrifice everything elso except principle to
procure a union, and equally uuaniaous IN the
Determination not to sacrifice particle of prIncj
pie. believe, and we believe that nine onths of
the Cass men agree with US on this question. II
not, should not desire .his union: but, for Ger
tain reasons which are unknown to me, certain
men who have had much influence with them;
are not hcrc.-Perhaps they DO not agree with
us, and DO not desire this union. In the county
i'll which reside, there are many men belong
ing to party which united their strength with
ours last year. at Buffalo in way which excited
my admiration. They wished to see the advance
mont Of the principles of freedom, and showed
no soiciudc about the distribution OF Offices Let
us now be true to principle under this union, and
they will 60 with us, and so will all honest and
liberty loving men, but the moment We abandon
this principle they will quit and will quit with
them"
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