The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-05
From tho Hartford Tines
The New York split.

The wings Of the split in the democratic party OF New
York are now generally known BY the names OF the
hards and soils New York beats the world in the IN.
veniion OF remarkable names but IN this lho
hard and soft borrowed from Missouri and applied
10 sections OF The parry in New York who unlike the
TWO wings oil The party in Missouri in the platform OF
| their split tst
The hards call the other party eois for two reasons
INST the soils advocated anioa OF the democratic par
~, and took pains TO bring the wings which were so
widely apart in lS4s together ia 1882 Hon. VIM. l..
Marcy aud other rm and reliable friends OF the
mise measures, and The supporters OF General Cass in
le4S. the friends aud advocates OF uaion. not
upon free soil prncpIrs. but upon the Baltimore plat
torn This point should be borne in mind. For these
efforts, which were successful in The late presidential
election, placing New York in the democratic ranks,
these called ''-ots" Secondly The admnistra-
lion took The stand at It's that the axila
tlOn OF the hlavery question to the welfare
OF The Union, and IN no way calculated to promote any
gOcd result and thai democratic freeman who stood
upon thu Baltimore platform and by III. influence aud
the las presidential elect had aided in sustain
ing the should be prescribed or DIS
owned a member OF the party. This policy was lore
shadowrd a early day aud President Pierce emphat-
cay declared IN his inaugural address:
No reasonable Of any party will expect the admin
sao be rdtess OF It's responsibility, and OF tho
under The Influence Of political hostility end partisan
prejudice. IN positions which wt require not only severe
labor, bur cordial co operation
Here The President declared that the officers OF govern
should be selected from those who co ope-
rate with him in The leading principles OF his admns-
naiion One OF these principles that the compromise
measures shall be sustained and the slavery agitation
avoided as much possible. The soits sustain the
administration IN tbis, and act upon the general prin
cples of the administrator For supporting the cabinet
(Which sustans these prlncples) the hards call Them
:" soft"
But the hards" say that free -soilers have been ap
pointed 10 office. Ii is. however quite "hard for them
TO point out many such Ia lSaS the efee-so.efs
polled in New York than the Cars men, or
rex ular democrats. But great many OF these votes
were cast not IN friendship Tor the ree-sol platform,
hut from the fact hat certain delegates virtually de-
MED vote in the Baltimore convention OF that year, and
from old difficulties that had for years been ripenng
John A Dix acted with that faction; bat he came back
early day and took the stump tor Pierce last fall,
advocating his election on the Baltimore platform, ius-
tvesave bill and all He appointed assistant treas
urer OF New York, place dispensing little or no pairon-
age; and he has recently resigned H. 10 this appoint
ment the hards point and is abeut all they can do IN
heir opposition TO the administration. They denounce
Secretary Marcy. But he was staunch supporter OF
General Cass, friend Of the compromiss measures In
their darkest days, sraigh-along democrat, and cer-
tainy one of the ablest in the Empire State. He
aboIed with others TO bring back The masses OF 100000
democrats who did not vote with their party In ls4S,
upon the broad platform laid down by the national
democracy at Baltimore. He knew that their return
would make the Of the party sure and be knew
well that their continued opposition would deleai the
him for that! Was il "soft" undertaking on his part
We cannot doubt the united answer Of the democracy OF
the nation to these questions Gov Marcy was s,eael
NOT selected, and here, apprehend, was lhs
great rub Marcy had been true de nocrat a. DICK:
inson he is an abe man he had done al nai ne coaa
unite the democracy upon the national PLATFORM and
the party brilliant, in the presidential
election of 1882. This made him "sot.' too Then
there great many sof,s in this country The great
body of the democracy softs II this makes them 60
The true democracy OF this nation still stand by the ad
nnsraoD and they will stand ny II so long as It 10 true
the principles upon which came into power As Yet
have evidence that it has abandoned those prnc
pies the least degree but We have OF ITS un-
waverng support OF them This being The case we have
been unable discover any good Tor the oppos-
ton which the hads OF New York (and this opposition
s confined TO New York; are wagns against The admin
lstration OF Plesideot Pierce