Washington sentinel., 1853-11-06

the FREE DEMOCRACY--(the name of the
Buffalo democracy)--unde the direction Of
whom? Grover, John Van Buren and Gen.
Dix! All three Buffalo platform menl These
and these only, are announced as the leaders in
the soft organization.
Thus they dare again to raise their fallen
standard, with their names emblazoned on it,
and proclaim as their present leaders the rebel
captains Of the treason of lS4S!
| Such is one result of the Guthrie policy
| But look further In Massachusetts,, where the
policy of coalition, once ascendent was pros
trate before the sweeping tide Of victory in
1852, again becomes the order of the day-and
is announced as tribute to the wise policy
of the administration, supposed to be settled
since the decision of the suit of Guthrie, for the
use of Van Buren Co. rs. Bronson, Dickin.
son and others But to cap the climax Of re.
suits, unexpected doubtless by General Pierce,
the telegraph announces that a coalition con
vention at Concord, Massachusetts,, of open and
avowed freesoilers, with national democrats SO
called, had divided the spoils, and denounced
Bronson's contumacy, and applauded Secre
tary Guthrie as the hero of the cabinet, and
the representative of the coalition policy
"To what base uses may we return, Horatio?
the President may well say to his learned secre
tary. We thought we could see, that ato this
he al. .ol
field, we boldly and honestly proclaimed our
| apprehensions. For a time, we stood almost
alone. Even the south in her perfect conf.
dence in the integrity ofpurpose and soundness
of sentiment Of the President, seemed to fear
to express difference on a question Of policy,
lest it might be misinterpreted. But it is no
longer so.
The attorney general takes the field to de-
nounce the open and fragrant coalition in Mas
sachusetts. We prefer them to the insidious
and covert hypocrisy inhereing in such as that
of Syracuse growth. Give us the bold, manly
defiance of an open enemy; but save us from
one who viii "smile and smile..and be vii
lain; 2 and under the cover Of friendship de-
stroy those who con6de in his heartless profess
sions.
But more than this. Presses in the south
are awakening. The people are aroused, public
opinion is forming -and will soon be fixed,
against all bargains for Office, with traitors to
the peace and security Of the institutions of the
southern States.
Weask who now do the administration claim
as their peculiar friends in New York There
is conflict in the party. The administration
has cast its sympathy into the scale Of the
"softs," and has prescribed an eminent man,
who refused to join hands with them in their
crusade upon Dickinson. Between two com.
peting factions-the one with no name on its
ticket tainted with freesoil or abolition, and the
other with ticket composed, in part of fierce
and bitter enemies of the south in ls4s, with
out tear of repentance or an expression of
regret, and advocated by the orntors of the Van
Buren, school. Between these two, the secre-
tary-(and must we write it.?) the administra-
ton has consented to sustain by its sympathy
and patronage the last, and to censure and
condemn by prescription the first!
In the language Of tho Richmond Eran.iner,
the administration may rest assured that
there is not philosophy enough at the south to
look with composure upon the banishment oi
Dickinson and his friends from their confidence
while Van Buren and his allies retain it.n
We would appeal to him, for uhom we have
appealed to the people. : We would appeal to
General Pierce himselfl Will you cast away
from your confidence the man whom that great
commonwealth, "which first pronounced for
you, and pronounced alone," deemed worthy Of
her suffrage for the Presidency? Win you dis
card him to take up the bitterest enemies Of
her rights-the almost sworn foes to her peace?
1t is not saying too much to say she gave you
all; = let her not, like the griefstricken king,
driven from those he had most trusted, deplace
confidence which was unlimited, and sup
port which was overwhelming and enthusiastic.
We would say with earnest solicitude to the
Chief Magistrate, do not feed by rewards those
who will betray the true interests of your
country, nor sustain by your patronage those
who will only use it to destroy your party OF
make it a curse instead Of blessing to the
Union. 5
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