Washington sentinel., 1853-11-08
THE NEW YORK ELECTION-A WORD
TO OUR FRIENDS THERE.

This day will exhibit the strength of parties
and factions in the great State of New York.
The election, there, is with us, as with the sound
democracy everywhere, regarded as one Of more
than ordinary Importance. The Importance
thus attached to it arises from the fact that
upon its result we will be able to understand
who are the real friends of the Constitution
and the Union, and how many pure and tried
patriots there are who, under combination OF
depressing circumstances, stand by the princi-
Piles of the democratic party.
We will not pretend to give an opinion as to
the number Of votes the true national democ,
racy will deposit in the ballot boxes to-day.
1t would be an opinion founded entirely upon
our sympathies with their cause, and our ar
dent hope for their success. Indeed, when we
take into consideration the difficulties which sur
round them, we would not be surprised IT their
vote should faH far short of their real strength.
They fight against faction which falsely and
| hypocritically profess principles in which they
do not believe, and which their leaders, but a
brief period back, repudiated and held accursed.
The State administration, in spirit of political
intolerance unprecedented in the history Of the
democratic party, have prescribed and guillo-
tined employees and laborers along the whole
| line of their canals who refuse allegiance to
the freesoil Van Buren, organization. The
whole authority of the Treasury Department,
has been interposed, and frowns prescription
and persecution upon those who will indicate
their integrity by repelhng freesoil coalitions.
Under this condition of things, it viii not be un-
reasonable to presume that many timid and
time serving men, who forget or are careless Of
their own dignity and the dignity of the State,
will, by their votes, give power and Importance
and increased vitality to the enemies of the
Union.
But whatever may be the result, whether the
national democracy poll their thousands or
their tens of thousands in this days election,
they viii have the proud consolation of know.
ing that the spirit Of the Constitution is in
the midst Of them. In its name they are
| gathered together, and ire are with them in
| its maintainance. We would have them bear
in mind, that though men die, principles are
eternal; and that though they may be few
in number, their cause is invincible. We
would impress upon the unfinching democ-
racy of New York, in any event, that they, in-
n.ediafely after the election, commence the
work OF an organization co-extensive with the
State State conventions, county conventions,
and town meetings, should be called, and in
each OF which recurrence be made to organic
principles, and that policy based upon them,
preservatiye of the Constitution and the dem
ocratic party in their essence and purity.
Let Sour organization be pure as your prin-
ciples. Reject all coalitions as unprincipled
and immoral, The idea ofan in,perium IN inspe-
rio, government within government, each
antagonist to the other, is simply . profound
absurdity. This the entire country now feel
and know, and if such policy is much longer
i persisted Ia, the result must prove fatal to the
morale Of the democratic pasty, The effort of
i the New York national democrats, in the work
Of publication, strikes the heart of the country
with pleasure, and gives assurance of their
political and moral integrity. Let them, be
their vote what it may, maintain and perfect
their organization, that they may again "crush
out' tho recently revived feesoil factionists
who seek to control the democratic party in the
north.
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