The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-09
From the Coos IN. H. Democrat
New York Politics.

Affairs in the Empire State look rather squalIy just
now. For time the old feuds healed up there.
Hunkers and barnburners fiaternized. agreed upon
Joint ticket and whipped the wings. appearing for the
time like sensible and reasonable democrats The last
presidential canvass found them in this condition large
portion OF the hunkeTs and barnburnes, determined
oblteratng all traces Of the old dscords. having united
were denomHated the 'sofs," while large residue of
the hunkers, comparatively disinclined reunion took
the name OF "hards r The two sections, however, ecog-
missed each other sections Of the same party William
L. Marcy and the sofs had 81 votes, and Daniel s Dick
nson and the hards had Is votes, in the Baltimore Con-
venton. They differed, but yet acted together neither
set OF delegates Directing that the other was not demo-
craticneher sci claiming that the other wrongful
ly in the convention Governor Seymour since elected
by the votes Of both sections, appeared there as the
leader the "soits and declared that all the feuds in
the New York democracy were settled and Daniel S.
Dickinson also present the leader of the hards
and assented 10 the same thing.
Now for best known to themselves, but as we
think on account OF heatburnings growing out OF the
appointments by the general government. Dickinson,
Clinton, and their associates, have undertaken pro-
scribe the larger portion Of the democracy OF their State
they feilowshpped as democrats in the Baltimore Con-
venon, and Of whom they since voted for AZ gov
ernor-to maintain that the democracy is small minor
~ only The sOfs have nominated ticket, made up of
seven Cass men and three barnburners all warm friends
of the administration, The hards have nominated
ticket, on which appear the names OF two persons at
least who have only declared their hostility 10 the adj
ministra,on. Both SETS have placed themselves clearly
and distinctly upon the Baltimore platform. The sos
have the regular organization with them The hards Sc
coded, and base their separate action upon the ground
that they the only democrats in the State and such
men as William L. Marcy do not belong to the party
Considering that Dickinson has always been sort Of
competitor with Marcy, it little becomes him TO be pla-
cling himself al the head OF such movement,
10 dispaEaging such man.
There is a disposition in some quarters to regard any
alusion 10 Dickinson not made with Bonded knees and
profound reverence high treason But it is
observabI in those quarters where attacks upon the ad
ministralion the most plenty and hostility to il the
most apparent. When he appears at little festival in
Pennsy vania TO listen 10 succession oil 0asts equally
full of Aa,,efy to himself and the adminstra-
where praise him. and the voice OF every wko
has, iances be has, any special oil complaint
against The administration goes up in the cry II may be
bis design TO give The administration fair and "inde-
pendent support" but is his present fortune TO be the
svore Of the dsaecled and the penoni6caton OF dis
affection. And we do not think that, in the disposition
be msness TO revive old controversies in the democratic
party his State, he shows either patriotism forecast
These difficulties New York have many complica-
tom, doubt The break in the party there 10
pound fracture and not hastily be prescribed for The
old saw "faulls both sides is doubtless applicable
Those rho last in the wrong may not, upon the
whole, have been most the wrong but bound,
leaving The distant past 10 history to co0nenancc right
and condemn wrong in the present Aad Bell, White,
TalImadge, Rives, Duane. Berrien, and Calhoun-the
brilliant boilers OF years gone byiared in sonsequ
of their warfare upon democratic administrations,
will the men fare who ener, matter how covertly,
into warfare now upon u democratic administration,
which the people, having vast interest 10 its prosperity
will mol allow 10 be sacrificed.