Washington sentinel., 1853-10-13

unearth the remains of the Buffalo convention
Of 1913; but that Office will be left to some
one who is less fond Of a pure atmosphere thf n
am. Whenever that putrid compound of
treason, envy and malice--of revenge, hypc-
cricy and delusion--of ignorance error and
knavery-of fanaticism, stupidity and ambition
Of white, black and grizzled spirits, shall be
exhumed, as il will be, it will, for pure unal-
loved rascality, astonish even those who were
looking on at the time OF its sublimest bril-
lancy: and vet the chief actors in that dis.
graceful scene now with big swelling words ard
brass enough to establish a bell foundry, play
the censor over democrats who resisted their
infamous efforts at disunion, and who have
been true TO their professions, and faithful to
their country through long and exemplary lines.
But, as further argument in favor OF the
coalition and against the integrity Of the de-
mocratic party, and as a last and desperate
resort, am quoted as having spoken in for.
mer years in complimentary terms of Governor
Marcy. That distinguished functionary and
myself were many years upon acceptable terms,
personally and politically and if that is Of ser.
have done, in his behalf might ba!found
through history Of twenty years. ! had uni
formly given him my support, and was active,
if not influential, in placing him in the cabinet
of Mr.. Polk, where he earned most Of his ma
tional distinction, over the protest and against
the remonstrance Of the Van Buren, family and
their associates. / have made no allusion to
him in my public addresses, and should not
have done SO had not his present champion,
Mr.. John Van Buren, invited it by allusion TO
what have said of him when he was acting with
his friends and supporters oftwenty years-the
old line democracy. / have never admired the
taste Of those who, after having been intimately
associated, upon separation, alternately amuse
and disgust the public by personal exhibitions
of other days, either of public or private
character; and although Knight refer to many
testimonials of confidence from Governor
Marcy, / am quite sure that shall not, and
i trust no friend Of mine will exhibit them as
makeweights in the present struggle. / shall
leave such resorts to those whose necessities
are far greater, and whose sources Of satisfac-
tion are evidently much less than mine.
NY speeches and sentiments may be found
in favor of Governor Marcy, and of Martin Van
Buren, and many other public men whose con-
duct approved, SO long as they remained true
to their position; but those sentiments would
present sorry evidence indeed of my opinions
Of them now; and not only of mine, but Of the
opinions of the entire democratic party. Tn.
fortunately the history Of man, both sacred and
profane-in war and in peace, and especially
in the affairs of the democratic party, proves
that temptations are stronger than men, and
that those who have been the most honored
and favored are the most liable, not unfre.
.quently, to 60 astray, and be known only &C.
cording to the proverb, "by the company they
keep" and were it my purpose, as it is not, to
consider the political relations Of Governor
Marcy, would sum it all up in one significant
N J;e a,,.ooe,,J
c,tlogists, and defenders.
No good ever came of this most unfortunate
coalition. 1t filled our State halls with har-
moniousn conhict--with elimination and re-
crimination-our legislature with plots and
conspiracies against faithful public officer,
originating in political malevolence, and end
ing in malicious prosecution, to the shame
and confusion Of its " harmonious" originators,
and the exhaustion of the public treasury for
their benefit. 1t has left not one single trace
Of utility behind it, but its dark and devious
pathway is strewn with exhibitions of conflict,
malice, and ill-will, and train of dishonorable
remembrances and demoralizing influences,
which generation cannot obliterate. The
honest Masses who in l848 were misled by
traitorous leaders, would long since have rallied
to the national democratic standard, but for
the coalition which placed fidelity and treachery
upOu u pls uOSC Wio nave nOt dlIcduy uOuc
so will now speedily return to their early and
cherished faith, with an experience which will
enable them to persevere to the end. We shall
be relieved ola few dlapidated leaders, who
went out for "wool, and will come home
shorn," if they do come home but the chances.
fortunately, are that having gone to huxter
with freesoilers, like fur traders, who first go
out to traffic with the Indians, find themselves
in the pdppoose business before they are aware
of it, and finally remain and marry among
them, and raise up generation of halfbreeds.
They will be unexpectedly detained, like the
soldier on battle field, who, when the armies
came into conflict, rushed into the enemy's
ranks, and, seizing his man, cried out, Cap.
tain, captain, have taken prisoner" "Well,
bring him along said the captain. / can't"
was the reply. swell, then, come back your
SELF ~ can't get away, and the prisoner
won't let me co. said he.
The assembling Of the late democratic con-
vention at Syracuse, if the pathway to it had
not been for the last FIVE years paved by " free
sol" which no democrat could safely travel,
and for the last two or three years softened by
broken pledges and repaired only by renewed
coalitions, furnishes abundant evidence that the
democratic party could no longer, with either
safety or honor, tolerate the connexion. at
cannot be denied, with semblance of truth,
that the national democrats there had maori.
ty Of the delegates The Hon. M. Story, chair
man of the State committee, called the conven.
tion to order, as it was both his privilege and
duty to do. He nominated Ira P. Barnes,
chairman put it to vote, and upon the vote
decided it carried There was no appeal from
his decision to that Of the convention, and he
therefore stood as chairman Nor does it
change the fact that another individual, not
even a member of the State committee, subse.
quently nominated, and amid yells from q gang
of rufhans, declared another person elected.
Mr.. Barnes was still the dnly elected chairman
of the convention. But the convention could
not transact its business with either decorum
or safety. In addition to a numerous corps of
public Offices, State and national, with the bri.
berry of Office and the threats Of expulsion, there
We're there by freesoil procurement to take
part in the proceedings Of the convention, the
spawn Of a general Jail delivery from the city
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