The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-22

MANIFESTO OF TEE HARD SHELLS.
Terrible Onslaught on the National and State
Delegates to the Syracuse Convention,
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% ono ID mocrassc &spubiioan MIsct0rs or
sho SsAse Or Yosk.
It b dury under o'utiou pAssed BY tbs Demo
cgaM State Convention shirh eat NJ Syracuse the l3th
mss, 60 address political eveaA vitsly
cSSs AIT, IN hi. a'e Asd =. prossea to discharge
this dotg nth FRI avic. on that 10 Appealing - we
70 - your osIasr your N s.ilsesos and you.
We may safely rel, your giving patient heArsss 70
what have 10 Icy and just vsfoct asef you nave
mAturey oopsidsrso &c.
"a tale he circumstances which have
IA 81 natural srsaa To tbs present. attitude of
shes and to the posioa woch ths national de scfscy
Of the sts have sit Asa ana insum oent duty TO
assuESe
It L. ssa-cssy necessary to slluds to the ws kaown
historical fso uodsr al tbs asaous Of the past
for king series OF democratic party has sdher
ID with hdehy to The of che constitution aud
Tie ntry of be USioo snd has resisted with fearless
energies al the OF action and fsusacsu to In
v.<e ecsn Nc s it Secss.sry 70 claim that i stands no-
ana,ns. ssssa Is a. shSs s Man ana sassess :.
ysvsrpmsnt IL SO de &C toi, mon meat precisely
n stood In I647 this State resisted and
pphtod fr regular dsnoarzts Stae no ,nAaons
beesave the r-tu 81 % recognise the Wmot
Provtee as an iu-sre par, of The dem >crsc crset II
stan A. vson the p~rw lStS -hsrs stood wnsp the
eauo PEI raised the ssndsrd Of rebellion saf with
distinct abO Ia g.aT~ston ana 9TH Aoohaoa N,
ddatss ,posed and ossested the demoo ,aa
and Ssa.s tckss Aas sunter nov the spe poll.
ciAas partially disguised aud With fey scos'sions OF
objssts have prsvs cant national deuocrs-
Go sni.ei with those they deaounod
apssfatee from hc Of the democracy aad the
Constitution but the same in Essence In spirit and IN
design.
Oserborue BY the cervsdng love Of union and the high
principles which animated the democratic masses Of the
State and pst,on, the Abolition faction sought, 10
change f tactics to r~coer 90 ton and coatrol over
party they al Abord dismem and defeat. They
nfbotsd sudden IOWA Of harmony aud union" They
demanded readmssios into democratic ranks,
returning prodieas renouncoe their errors. but
0uuo4a n. vtsi leaders. So far from
renno thec heresies of opinion and course,
fev nro aimed their to the former and their
detssalsatiOa to uphold aud maintain them. Aud they
persisted every pahi,c OCCASION in their svowais Of
opPssnation ana hostility Ia three successive state
Ooav0nons thsy resisted ADD voted against apr oval
and recognition # the Com measures aod when
compelled TO yield to the popular democratic VOICE. they
ds0anded that he Fugitive Slave enactment should
6tAnA exception qualified and meagra approval
q tAs great ter sns Of the slavery As
tAtioa.
Ssch wss thei. all the legislative proceedings
IN recurrence 10 those material of the national
dsooorsey Thsir most prominent leader med this
tn usequivo'sl terms at the free soil gathering
In Vermont tn sprirg OF 1881 and like occasion
nA@Achurets In the last BAL dmore Convention they
reastsd te I'd the national patfOrn and their
candidate fer Attorney Gene, now with several Of his
free sod associates voted against It. And 1t at
Our STATE Iessat.,s that they refused to sustain the
patriotic resolutions proposed and urged BY democratic
nsmsses. approving Of the national platform the In
augurl address of Pre-idsut Pierce aud the Fugitive
Slave NV. LED by their free soil Speaker they
sisted ts adoption Of those resolutions BY every esA
.. SsOs ana oy open sno determined oppositoa, ana
finally whsu 1T tbs suoosedng session the resolu
e.ss a. rcmsaine IN - Cnsh . 49, - IN na.
EN- - !" - oA""'''f' 'o0'u = W. mega
s4a recently. at the meeting Of the Democratic
III. ~ 81. mn .oss ,S c.IIin,tns engrsi lts, N
ton, such Of the free soil of the coamittss
wore astencsno pt sometimes with
n IL roo an q other tuss hovsrins without t. pre-
veat - Adopoa OF tns resolutions. And again at
n.-onrst,c STATE E,acuuvs Smmttsa il As en,r,nt
- - nrocsdnas thai thu c.rdin.l of the
S-.SS 49, - - s - =. =. 49, 49, !. 49,
--.ts~dsX f,;snS ~ ~nio "a L.an !, H. A..
nv Fl oonosit,on val, miIsr 10 That evncsd r. the
Ssatp O,mmittse "a, exhibited bv cersin you,r man
80 No. av.r, .rt6cs of nsrl.
tica In selr srts n .vaie vn,s vhsn ssc.ns f.o, Il
~ no ncer possible iarasd the insncertg Of their
hsd onpossd "a I.Soed to asts.t 4 fs~ OIL If tn,
number had the and TO their real
sntents and to vot In the negative UPON the resou-
ees Other significant occurrences at the prim sry nd
dtsiot msetpcs he'd in different parts of the State in
dcaed Ike sort Of ~tiIity TO these expreasons of
ths souud democratic sentiment OF the country.
ms, veil Be asIsd whsacs this Uniform sDd uncsss
ing opposition resslu ions the transcript and s-m
alos literally Of the SOUND national doctrines Of the in
ausuYd adSr,ss 81 presidert PercA To vhch "a trne
smecrst ooud be tare 20 subscribes In our ind ment
Il eurines from design deep and dspse Gus which il ia
knovn 6as Ior mem cbershsd "a aboition - tbs dana
cratic rarty OF the Moth and bv ohainno the control
nf IT. oranzstion 10 convert II into ..the rrsst AMI
slsvsry party Of the counryn This design was boldly
nruciesnAd nv John Van Rurep the ahiest and m ,sr
sumineut of their leaders In his spesch aesdy alluded
To- before the abo ionsta and fressolsrs of Vermont
end every act Of PORTUGAL life since concealed
MA. proesscns ct oos momeut to support AND enforce
ths Fugitive Slave Las and by oenunciaons Of it's pro.
v00s 1t another has been 10 urtherasce Of this object
To Il he has bent al his energies With he hopes TO
build up Northern confede,acy strong enough to
ride asd subvert the rights aud institutions of the
South, and to secure bis personal elevation.
Hssce these resolutions Of the democrats of the
Legislature ard OF the State and Executive
Committees, (fo- they we're Identical producsd
much futterng among the sb0lfiioniziDg politicians.
III mem 00fB OF the ate Committee opposed 30 them
In ktters to the Albany AHos their appropriate organ,
publicly diaeped from the sc1on of the committee OK
cePt 90 Tar "a tie call fo- the State Convention
osrnsd and of the protesting TO be de-
mooaec but secretly AbettLg this sbohtionizng move
ent, ana covering ne purpose unosr the deusve cry
EAdonA admins uation, steadily refused to publish the
resolutions
For three success sive State elections the t3nal
democratic not without mtgivpgs, acquiesoed in the
procended rcheme Of union and harmony They
not unwilling to make experiment in political action