The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-19

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The New York Democracy
On Sunday last copied, with approval. from the
Niagara Democrat. article urging the election Of del
sxa.ss to the coming democratic convention in that Estate
who should be cordially in favor Of the union and har-
mony Of The democratic party in support of the national
and State and OF the broad national
cipes on which they stand For this the Albany Argus
takes US to task in an elaborate article, charging Us with
utter ignorance OF New York politics. because in quoting
the Democrat. we quoted journal whose editor sup.
ported Mr. Van Buren, in ls4s Here the main point OF
the Argus its own language:
.sWe tisn.s this matter for the present with state.
ent for the special benefit of the Washington union aud
that's that the editor of the Niagara Democrat was the
udor in 1873 Of tho Niagara Cataract the most
viruent OF tho eesoi abolition in the ate and
In this respect whit behind the Albany Alias in its
eff PROSTATE the democracy OF the nation
To this reply briefly. that according to our uaJer
siandng OF New York politics than one bundled
thousand democratic voters ia 1913 in the same
predic amsn, which the Argus now charges upon the
Democrat and that j, is now we'll known that wi,hou,
the aid OF inch the presen, democratic aseendency
n New York be maintained, and could not have
been acquired. We say that in 1850 The democrats Of
New York, who in ls4s chose the good part OF ad
herring to the national democratic organization, voun-
tariiy and in good faith, united with those democrats
who voted for Mr. Van Buren,. and. in State conyen-
ton. put forth the basis of that union common dec
laraoa OF national democratic principles; that candi
dates from both the sections OF the party thus uniting
were then selected and supported by that convention
and by the united democracy that the State there
by partially carried that in 1851 the same course OF
action was repeated by the united democracy. and
the democrats united then swept the State and elected
A. r. IL.
party that in that year the democratic State convention
pledged the thus united democracy OF New York 10 snie
with the democracy OF the country in s approaching
National Convention OF 1852, and abide by lis princi
pies; and that finally, in November 1859, al Baltimore
this pledge redeemed, and that both the sections Of
The New York democracy, represented in their union by
their delegates al Baltimore. did take their place in the
line Of the national democracy the common declaa
ton Of democratic principles thus set FORTH being received
in thai convention ty the democracy oshe county with
out regard TO their anecedsns, and so co operating
faithfully in the election OF President Pierce.
And now We affirm that the Argus, and those dem.
ocra.s for whom it to speak, were either par
iies in good alt 10 all these arrangements they
CURED, or else that the Argus and those for whom il
speaks. w seusg 10 scfsde good faith 10 those ar
rsgsmsnfs. did plso iseY ,coufe pale Of s democratic
psrsy snd orgsn,zstion in New York. The Argus NAV
select just which Of the Two horns OF the dilemma il
chooses We suppose il will claim TO have steadily
acted with the democratic organization OF the State We
shall not dispute its claim But if So on what ground
does that Journal at this late day. assume 10 csnsure US
Tor citing sound sentiments from an editor who we
wrong 10 isas II that editor. and such democrats as he
were good enough 10 be met and operated with in
1870 and 1851 IN State conventions and in The National
Convention OF 1852, is IL not sheer nonsense for the
h'sue,wbo did meet and cooperate with them in
se OF isis 10 turn round and say that BY reason
oists, they are not 10 be quoted when they give
o'eranee 10 sound democratic prncple.i r. on The
oner hand. The Argus chooses say that il never did
uhne with those democrats who voted Tor Mr. Van Blu.
zen IN 1885, then how that journal sustain it. claim
70 COMMUNION with the democratic party either OF the
os's OF Of The country Both these organza,ons-,b.
Slate and the naonaldd recognise and sanction ,b,,
Union upon common declaration OF national prncple.
sho ine Argus repudated il then, rcpudiaes il now
'he sane time repudaies the democratic pauy and
'oFlss all right 10 lecture either the Washington Uo,or
OF any other democratic journal
we repeat tba the ueson !. no, what the
sa'a Democrat or the Albany Alias said in isas The
q'ssuon -. where they stood during The subsequent, years
:" winch the union Of The New York democracy was
'o'med where ihsy stood when that union was con.
and ratified in the presence and under the sane
'oh o. the national democracy at Baltimore in 1889 p
''o' nnally, where they stand now. when The cordial
maintenance Of that union and Of lie principles s the in.
"'pshsabe condition Of the continuance of democratic
"p'emscy 'nthe country What we have approved and
quosd 'rom the Niagara Democrat has been in harmony
o 'ha' union, and would, in our Judgment be well
Wv we ArEn', and for those whom it represe 4, Il they
w. would 40 far keep faith with the democracy Of the
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