Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-04
NEW YORK POLITICS.

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Ill, Jy.,. \, a..o...,r. the national democ
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III ,'r"n> !. l'rau,, Esq,
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,... u'r, u - mal r,,ar 4 the condition
u !. !, SIS l""k would commend Mr..
,,,rr, y. u i j l,,". truthful, and
an r>r.,,i''"n u the aims and purposes Of
,a-,.,v.t den, "'larv, and also Of the aims
..I ut3 ",, y th,''hand Of unprincirled fac
). ,,.t,rs Mnn have broken the organization Of
ne New urk democracy.
III our ,>>Nr ii Sunday We presented at some
officially, and liz connection which the Presi-
dent has with it, We said then What we repeat
how. with additional certainty and earnestness,
that they who have been attempting to identify
The President with the nnprincipled men Of the
Buffalo platform have no authority for the base
uses they attempt TO make Of the name and in.
,!ucncc of the Chief Magistrate
We therefore repeat what We said on Sun
day in order 10 give J, a more direct, posi-
tive, and specific significance. We say again
in these words:
We regret 70 see the efforts that the free!
sellers are making to impar a national charac-
ter to the feuds in the empire State. As friends
az the present administration. and deeply soil
t,ous for is success. We think such efforts de-
tnand the scver,>; condemnation.
1 IL - !
Alorracv Of the whole country feels assured.
thar the Pre-. .lcnt was actllated bv the purest
and most patriotic motives in distributing his
official patrona 70 in the north and northwestern
State, as well a. III the south and southwestern
s,a,es Hi. repeated declarations that he had
appointed no member Of the free-soi organiza
ton 70 Office who had no, abandoned his free
soil here>ics, gives every assurance of that fact
independent, Of hi. firm and consistent career
as a politician.
But the artiul dtnlagogueS Of New York
have attempted to thrust false issue before
the public. They would make no distinction be.
tween the condition ofthiug, before The Syracuse
conventions and the, condition OF things since
the real purposes Of the tree-soil faction were
exhibited at that convention. They have at
tempted 70 contornd subjects entirely separate
and dis,inci. hv efforts 10 make it appear that
those who put no faith in the false. statements
and hvpocrcal hrut''s SONS. and who dcnounce
The violrn, and aisnfganizing proceedings Of
the Cochlauc and Van Buren, party at Syracuse,
mus, also ,rnouncr The previous policy Of the
administration. which had for its object the
union Of the New York democracy. on safe and
sound principles
We believe that the attempt to mingle aud
confound these things is IN unauthorized effort
10 appropriate executive influence to improper
purposes b. creating the impression that the
President is IN active participant in State
f,ul. .spousine the cause Of a handful Of men
whom hc has resisted with firm and undertaking
consistency. We have authority to speak
tcr the President. lnt ne do not believe that
he has been mi,lel hv shallow sonbistrv or
tia: lie sanctions the which is sought to be
ma'c &C. hi, lspme and influence, to build up
the fortunes Of a faction. and bind hi, admin.
,straion 70 n local organization thai is abhorred
b; the !. cat mas, OF the American democracy
because il, history j, ,sr record Of faithlessness
and treason.