New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
THE SOFT RESOLUTIONS.


We entirely agree with The EreHiag Post tni its
echoes that the Resolves of the late Soft Convention at
Syracuse with respect to the Fugitive Slave Law and
its adjuncts in fact mean nothing and amount y moth
ing They are like the Indians string OF Scripture
names which he reeed of unbdden to an astOlishei
missionary. when being asked what he could mean by
such iargon be frankly replied that he meant Cider.
So the soft Resolves aforesaid mean Cider-sll that
can be drained from both the National and State hogs
Leads-tLat and nothing more. Here were Secretary
Marcy Gov Seymour and all the other cderdispensers,
at once coaxng and threatening them" Endorse the
a" Slave Platform, and We can do everything for You;
reject it, and all gone suckers together Pray,
don hesitate, but bolt it at once and make as wry
faces as you please afterward II is only form.
SO they put down, and TIE Union seems to feel much
better for the operation lei thus that many dose
Of nauseous physc which seemed to do no good at all
to the patient did vet very good purpose for
the doctor And as this game of making declaration
for effect without meaning anything by ii is substan
tally family matter, leave its morality, its tact
and its probable results undiscussed while call at
tenon to kindred performance with respect to our
Canal Policy wherein the whole People of Cur State,
and those also of the States west of u.s. have very
deep interest
twill be remembered that this same Soft Conyen-
ton passed the following explicit and squareto Re
solve with respect to the vigorous prosecution and early
completion of our State Canals;
Roed That the proposed ut Of the Constitution OF this
STATE BY which ten and si op' Of dollar are ~,
I,eI and Valley Canal and the Of the 0e
60 and Chmpsn Csnss meets our hearty appreciation and shan
that this ~
stringent Tro, ons forbaang Official fssosm and the corrupt
ws eXnTuhm NJ Of the debt and the SPEEDY completion ohe,e
works another Of those act from The o. me
fu and impractical legislation Of oar political opponent and t-
ofihe Canals
Now while we readily and heartily acquiesce in that
construction of the proSayery Resolves that regards
them as only to be understood ina Pickwickian sense
and not to mean anything in particular-eOnsidering
that nobody is to be duped by them but those who
rant TO be cheatedyet we protest against any similar
latitude being taken in the explanation of this impor-
tant Canal Resolution. We insist that the People of
our State shall be permitted TO know beyond doubt,
before casting their votes in November that the spOn
sors for this Resolve actually mean what it says.
There has been cheating round the board on this
subject heretofore and we must know that bls assu-
rance actually what it says We were at syra-
cuse two wears before when Mr.. Dean Richmond, now
Chairman of the Soft State Committee personally
Barnburner but Canal man by virtue of his location
at Bufso) engineered Resolve similar to this
through the Democratic State Convention OF that year
He had hard nights work Oft but he finally wor-
red through endorsement OF the Canal Enlargement
Policy, in this backhanded fashion;
Rsir,d That confidence the Wig manssemeni o.
Our Ssa nd 'S is .sd e SeS a hs. been
passed for the Ersgemenf ofthe Ee Canal placing millions The
neassify for Saor on he part their
s.s1s lS'S Sessy c9S Slsiis 81 s e o. i
This being deemed ambiguous aud not quite salts
factory the candidates the Democratic State Ticket
were obliged to come out before the Election with this
explicit pledge:
From the Albany Evening Atlas Nov. j 1851.
WINS OF TN DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES FOR STATE 0TFi-
cERs oN THE CANAL QUESTION.
GrxrIENrS Ruor. been PIT eirc asou b. WINS
alsns The line Of The Canals with view 70 defeat ,he Dsmos5le
TIE which you have been respectively nomin4ed
the lest Legislature ths Enas o. the Ere
and and the completion Of The Black River aud Gene'ee
Or oSeci IN addressing yOu to ascertain whether these ruuor,
have ounss,oH il fset An early reply VII eb!e Years &C
O. H'''ii % W w.i q: H sHTIaitt
N cs.s 9 b. %a Week. N J R saa W h' % sSa Levi
ALsAxr "Wednesday. Oct p 1851.
GISrLKNES. We have respectively your
Of he h nt and in Ply 70 assure TIA, as n,
the sentrsy ne hs.e not hes.ed = ssy S lY
Gao Is5g am S,oeo-s did :, 1s s Ei
~ LIZ ne
end me lefon q tie Gsaesss yab aaa Rad Rrer CGsa
carly The ris snd AID the
Of the lateral Canals Of public necessity
which the Of the state should es 'se. directed
Res,ectiully yoGrs.
joan c. Law ;. GARFIELD,
HENkY BENJAAis NELcB.
HORACE WHEATON. MM. J MCALFISE
Mesrs Wood o. Hubbard yas a. Mallory. la II sLsr
Til aud w Wright
This Resolve was atterwsrd repudated by some Of the
apparent subscribers not having been actually signed
by them but If was prousely scattered al along the
Canals and circulated in the newspapers just before
the Election. and undoubtedly saved them from defeat
Ii they did not really authorize its issue they made il
theirs by silently aequieseing in its circulation and
Teaping the benefits OF its credence
How they eontriyed directly sfterward 70 eysde the
fufment Of these pledge. and defeat the prosecution
Of our Public Works. is well known II was game of
thmblerg which certain grade Of politicians some
times play with bat Of which il is not right TO
make the Judiciary OF a State aeeomphees II tends
to destroy public respect for institution whose IN
iegrty ard npartslity the essential pillars Of the
Social fabrc-But al that past, Ter the past bury
it Tie whole People o; our State. with the exceP-
tOu Of the BsrnburnDg leaders who for the lat twelve