Washington sentinel., 1853-11-06

of their chiefs has spoken, and spoken in terms
that cannot be misunderstood. Let his words,
so full of peace, of patriotism, and of wisdom
be caught up by his friends everywhere, as we
doubt not they will be.
MASSACHUSETTS POLITICs--FREE-
/ SOIL COALITION.
| On unprincipled coalitions with freesoilers
anywhere and everywhere we set the seal of
our reprobation. We would be glad for all
men to cooperate with the great democratic
party of the country, bnt base compacts and
temporary alliances with abolitionists and free
soilers should be eschewed. We ought to have
a pure party and high standard of political
faith. Such coalitions may sometimes be pro-
ductive of temporary advantage-but they will,
in every instance, lead to trouble, perplexity,
and generalization. If abolitionists or free
soilers desire to act with the democratic party,
let them come forward rs individuals and de-
clare in favor Of democratic principles and can
didates. But when they come as an organized
band and offer compromises, they should be
driven off promptly and without ceremony.
Freesoilers are infinitely more hostile to the
national democracy than honest, national wings
are, and yet compacts are made and alliances
formed with them, when such compacts and al
liances with wings are never dreamed Of If,
when wings come into the democratic fold, they
are required to come as individuals, and not as
whig organizations, is there not astrongerreason
why freesoilers should be subjected to the same
restraints? 1t is more necessary in the latter
than in the former case, because abolitionists
| and freesoilers seek to set aside the Constitu.
ton, whilst the wings uphold the Constitution
according to their Interpretation Of it-a wrong
Interpretation we, Of course, think.
The same game seems to be playing in Mas
sachusetts that has so long been played in New
| York. With the politics Of the latter State we
are more familiar than we are with the politics
of the former. But while we do not profess to
| be acquainted with the precise condition Of
affairs in Massachusetts,, we feel that whenever
and wherever base and unprincpled coalition
is proposed between abolitonists, freesoilers,
and national democrats, we cannot err in con.
| demning it.
These remarks are drawn from MS by some
comments we have seen in Massachusetts pa
pers on the present condition of public affairs
in that State, and by certain resolutions passed
by conventions Of national democrats in the
counties of Plymouth and Middlesex. The
two most important resolutions adopted by the
Plymouth convention are as follows:
ResOired, That this convention would distinctly
and emphatically reiterafe our declarations Of last
year. that we recognize no democratic party in this
State, but that of the national democratic orQan-
cation, whose candidates for governor and lieuten-
ant governor for the present year are the Hon. b.
l.. Wales, Of Randolph, and Hon. George H. Os-
borne, Of Danvers; and that we look with no feel
ings but those OF disgust upon the miserable farce
enacted AT Worcester by the coalitionists, in
mating gentleman for an Office which they nei-
ther expect nor wish him TO occupy; and i'm their
pretended adoption OF the national democratic plat
form, while aailiating with party whose known
principles and actions are in open hostility 10 that
| same platform and the Union.
/ Resoired, That the national democracy Of Mas
! sachusetts were the early and earnest advocates
of the election Of Franklin Pierce to the presidency
ofthe United States, and will continue the consis-
tent and ardent supporters of his administration
so long as it shall be conducted with the requisi-
tons of the Baltimore platform and his inaugural
address; and we heartily pray that he may not be
seduced from the path of duty by certain heartless
and aspiring demagogues and hybrid politicians
which surround him.
The most important Of the resolutions Of the
Middlesex convention are as follows:
Resoiced, That we are heartily and unequivo-
caly in favor Of the principles of democracy laid
down in the Baltimore platform.
Resolved, That we are heartily in favor of the
| principles contained in the inaugural address OF
President Pierce, and will use all honorable means
| to assist IN carrying out these principles.
hesofred, That we are in favor Of carrying out
1 IN State, as well as in the national government
the legitimate principles ofdemocracy.
hesofced, That while we are in favor Of the prn-
ciples the Baltimore PLATFORM including the COM
| promise measures, we cannot consistently assist
IN elevatng to prominent political Offices men who
are, in principle and by their public declarations
pledged TO oppose these measures.
| Resofted. That we opposed 10 a coalition
with the freeso party, believing the natural and
necessary tendency Of such coalition TO be TO
elevate to high Offices men who are opposed 10
| principles which we are pledged and determined
10 support.
Resolred, That we are opposed TO coalition for
| the further reason that the tendency of such a
coalition has been and is to abolitionize those
democrats who favor il, and TO weaken their al
tachmcnt to the true principles of national and
true democracy. while looking at the acquisition
| of power.
| hesofcsd, That we are opposed TO coalition
with the freesoil party for the additional reason,
that the tendency, if not the intention, Of such
coalition is TO elevate TO the Office Of chief mags-
trate OF this commonwealth, one whose principles
upon national matters, which are, with him, para.
| mount TO those upon State affairs. are known TO
be opposed TO many If not all of the great princi
Piles of the democratic party.
TO the above resolutions we call the special
attention Of our readers. They are in exact
accordance with the sentiments and positions
of the national democrats Of New York, and
indeed Of the whole Union.
1 MARYLAND ELECTION.
We have not thus far written anything in re-
lation to the Maryland election, because the