Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-29

AS an of justice request that you win copy the ad
dress of the Union Democratic State Committee, copy
of which enclose to you. Having both addresses before
them your readers will the better understand the matters
in controversy.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
r. H. GILLET.
ADDRESS TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Ii is duty under resolution passed by the Demo
cratic State Convention which Syracuse the 18th
instant to address you recent political events vitality
affecting the organization and permanency OF the Demo
cratic party in this State And proceed to discharge
this duty with firm conviction that in appealing as we
do TO your candor your intelligence, aud your patriotism
may safely rely your giving patient hearing TO
what we have to say and just verdict after you have
maturely considered it.
It is intention to recall past events further
than take brief glance the circumstances which
have led by natural gradatioRs the present attitude
OF things and TO the position which the Nationn Demo
cracy of the State have felt il high and incumbent duty
10 assume.
1t is scarcely allude to the well kuown his
torca fact that under all the agtatons of the past fer
long series of years. the Democratic party has adhered
with fidelity the compromises of the Constitution aud
the integrity of the Uncn and has resisted, with fear
less energies all the attempts of faction AID fanatslsm
10 invade both Nor is it necessary to claim that it
stands where it has always Stood the friend and
advocate of the great principles which lie at the fcunda
ton Of Government 1t stands at this momeRt pre-.
cisey where it stood in lS47, wen faction in this State
nominations because the Convention refused recognise
the Wmot proyso integral part Of the Democratic
creed 1t stands upon the platform of lS4S, where il
stood when the partsaas raised the standard of
beon, and with distinct abolition organization and
with abolition candidates. opposed and defeated the De-
mocratie National and State tickets And encounter
the politicians, partially disguised and with
few accessicns Of interested or ambitious individuals wo
from personal objects have proved recreant TO their
tional Democratic associations and affiliated with those
they denounced apostates from the of the Demo-
md Cans It1ffn nfIa an IT
spirit and in design
Overcome by the pervadng love of union and the high
principles which animated the Democratic of the
State and Nation the Abolition faction sought change
Of tactics possession and control over party
they had abored to dismember and defeat They affect
ed sudden love of harmony and union" They de-
manded readmisson in the Democratic ranks as
turning prodga renoancng their errors but equals
nay captains and leaders So far from any relinqush
ment OF their herese5 of opinion and course they
claimed their adherence to the former and their determ
nation to uphold and maintain them And they persist
ed every public occasion in their aFowals of oppugua
ton and hostility In three successive State conventions
they resisted and voted against approval and recogn-
ton of the compromise measures; and when compelled
yield the popular Democratic voice they demanded
that tie fugitive slave enactment should stand
eepuon to qualified and meagre approval of the great
acts for the adjustment of the slavery agitation.
Such their in all the legislative proceedings
IN reference to those material of the National
Democracy. Their most prominent leader assumed this
attitude in unequyocal terms the Frceso gathering
Massachusetts In the last Baltimore Conven Ion they
resisted the adoption Of the national platform and their
candidate for Attorney General now with several Of his
Freesoil associates, voted against it And it at
period later distant than the last regular session Of
State Legislature that they refused sustain the
patriotic resolutions proposed and urged by the Demo-
cratic members approving Of the national platform the
Inaugural Address of President Pierce, and the fugitive
slave law. Led by their Frcesol speaker they re-
sisted the adoption of those resolutions by every ega
tive arhce and by open d determined opposition, and
EpNNp alali +kopa al
finally, when, at the succeeding session. the reso
lutons brought last VOTE they fed from their
seats remaining in the chamber voted in the negative
Still more recently, at the meeting Of the Democratic
State Committee convened in the city of New York in
July for the purpose of calling the annual State Con-
yenton such of the Freeso members Of the committee
We're in attendance renewed the attempt sometimes
within the and at other times lowering without
10 prevent the adoption Of the resolutions Aud
again. at the meeting in Albany in August OF the Young
Mems Democratic State Executive Committee" it
apparent from the proceedings that these cordial doc
trnes Of the Democracy not less repugnan these
than TO other pretended friends Of union and harmony
Here display Of opposition very similar to that eyinced
the State committee exhibited by certain young
men, Who after exhaustng every arthce of parliament
tary tactics in their efforts cyade VOTE when
from i longer possible initiated the nsincerity
Of their leaders and voted aye" upon the very resou
lions they had opposed and labored to defeat. few
only Of their number had the courage and ankness to
avow their real sentiments, and 70 vote in the negative
upon the resolutions Other significant at
Of the State indicated like spirit Of hostility these
expressions Of the sound Democratic sentiment Of the
country.
1t may well be asked, whence this uniform and un-
ceasng opposition to resolutions the transcript and af
frmunce literally Of the sound national doctrines Of the
Inaugural address Of President Pierce which
Democrat could hesitate to subscribe In judgment
it springs from design deep and dangerous, which it
is known has long been cherished, 10 aboitonze the
Democratic party of the North and, by obtaining the
troll Of its organization TO convert into the great an
ti:layery party Of the country" This design bold
ly proclaimed by John Van Buren, the abest and most
prominent of their leaders, in his speech already alluded
TO- before the Aboitonsts and Frcesoilers Of Vermont
and every act Of his political life since however conceal
Cd under professions at moment to support and
force the fugitive slave law and by denuncaons Of its
provisions at another has been in utherance Of this
object To it he has bent all his energies With 1t he
hopes build Northern Confederacy strong enough
override and subvert the rights and institutions Of the
South and his personal elevation Hence
these resolutions Of the Democrats Of the Legislature and
OF the State and executive committees flor they
;dentical produced much uterng among the abolition
iEng politicians The members Of the State committee
opposed to them, in letters to the Albany Atlas, their
appropriate organ publicly dissened from the action of
the committee except far as the call for the State
convention concerned but many Of the newspapers
processing to be Democratic but secretly abetting this
abotonizing movement, and covering their purpose
der the deusive cry Of union and harmony" and
pretended zeal for the national Administration steadily
refused to publish the resolutions.
For three successive State elections the National Demo
Gratis not without misgyngs acquesced in the pretended
scheme Of union and harmony" They were not un-
willing to make experiment in political action for
assumed public good, however contradcted by oil past
history and the lessons Of experience in judging OF the
aims Of ambitious interested or factious men. They
not unwilling TO make sacrifices Of feeling and po
sition, if by any such act Of beray they could effect
cordial and united support Of the great principles and
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