The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-23

I although II has IeBuIttu, tHc
inents OF John C. Malher confident would in the
lIumphant indication OF that epd democrat aud capa
be public servant and has covered his enemies with
insion and disgrace, II is not the less most sgnhcant
ILLUSTRATION Of the hypocrisy which, under such circum
stances claims TO desire unon and a,erniz alton the
democrallc ranks. n.
| More than this at the very threshold of the conyen-
ton the Washington Uaion the metropolitan adjunct OF
those affiliated presses and politicians, following up ills
ablesl and most consistent and uniform Of the democratic
press threw in is provocative 10 'union and harmony
against our disosusbei iellow-cilxen and inaexibe
national democrat Daniel S. Dickinson, charging him
the intrepid, earnest, and Incorporating opponcnt OF
free solism in all It's aspcctswth an atiiaton with tho
| Wimo proviso ~s8
And we ask your at!eation to another prominent ex-
hib,ion of the peculiar in which these proles-
sons OF harmony and union" have been reAlized AT
the legislative session OF 1851 bill passed the house oil
assembly providing for the speedy enlargement Of the
but the completion OF these great works by issue Of
stocks, 10 be repaid from their surplus revenues-he
solely OF The products Of The far West and
the canals In the senate it encountered the active
hostility Of the same politicians that proclaimed the Will
mot pIovlso and originated the impeachment. Twelve
members Of that body-some Of them from belief that
the law was unconstitutional, and Others iron hostility
to the proposed enlargement sel--rcsigned thsr seas
and hus by preventing the presence Of constitutional
vote defeated the act AT special election held in the
ensuing month the popular dsapprobaon was manifest
ed in the defeat by large maories OF i've OF these san
atorJ who candidates Tor reelection; the defeat OF
sixth by tie vote and the election Of seventh BY u
bare majority Of three Or four To the ena'ng Ave there
was serious opposition AT extra session OF the
legislature convened in the summer OF that year, the ca
nal bill became a Law
A, the ensuing fall election the present Slate officers
were candidates the " united" democratic ticket
Such their respect for the popular sentiment, Or such
their desire OF success that on The eve Of the election
they volunteered public circular. and scattered 4
throughout the State. pledgng themselves 10 carry ont
the provisions Of the canal law. This performances. and
this alone rescued them from defeat. But they were
scarcely invested win the seals OF office when they com
menced The labor OF procuring judicial decision against
It's cons,uiionay. In this effort they were successful
and il became necessary 10 accomplish this important
public objec through an amendment to the const!turoA
Az the late annual session amendment, in conformity
TO the constitutional provision, avoiding, again, tine i'm
position OF tax upon the people, urged by the enc
mics OF the enlargement, and relying Tor the Completion
Of the public works upon their own rcverues-tbe vol
un,ary tolls paid by the great army M Growers and ship
pers who through these noble channels Of intercourse
and transportation, enrch Stale and enlarge lis re-
and Vanderbilt; aud ii fasscd that body by very large
majority Such however was not its fate in the house
There an nnscruparcs presiding officer and his assoc-
aes, the coaes ~ friends OF union and harmony" re-
sisted us passage by all the arts and efforts OF parliament
AIRY Distraction. and the session closed leaving il nhs
posed OF the general orders AT the extra sess,cn Aso
the exhibit OF hostility delayed action upon H.
until the popular expression became and
the fear OF conse qaences SO strong under natural
sihty 10 the proceedings OF coming Stale venion
from which they hoped 10 denomination, ar the
friends 10 obtain cortro and the results OF Trial al
the polls. that the Stale officers gave the signal and at
change oil taccs in the assembly paeaea the pro-
posed amendment substantially cane from The SEN
ate, without dissenting vote. 1t is thing sn ne
history OF parties 10 witness greater oDliquy greater
contradiction tt
The union of all true democrats epon cordial and sin.
grounds of principle and even an honest change of
position when demanded By the public good "a an object
oil approval and adnrahon But when old hatreds and
opinions are alive aaa srparent, and when active and
rancorous hostility assaHcs sudden attitude OF acques-
cence have right to suspect the motives that prompt
both, and TO rely upon the sincerity OF neither, when the
object shall be attained No intelligent citizen think.
VIII Dc deceived by these occurrences No will be-
eve that the hostility OF these politicians to the enlarge
ment and completion OF tie Canals long and uni.
ormiy maniested has become extinct, thai is
ence Is abaled No doubt that if they succeed
in sufficient numbers the senate and assembly districts
at the approaching election they will be pronp, and ac
tive to de.ea,, in the next lsgisai the
amend.hent they reluctantly pretended 10 AID in passing
Wren its passage was beyond their power Of yeniion.
Such, fellow democrats, were the occurrences and in-
dioaions under which the national democrats proceeded
within the past month TO the choice OF delegates to the
recent State convention 1t is well known that, in airly.
contested elections the several assembly Districts they
carried decided majority OF the delegates But a fact
which ought to have confirmed their preponderance
duced in the defeated coalition only stronger de.ermi.
nation and unscrupnlouS eBor TO Illustrate the
uar democratic will. Steps were at taken in
eral of The districts where they had suffered defeat 10
withhold, by fictitious contestants, seats from clearly
chosen dclex aes. Ii well understood that TO the
extent required to annu and couneract the majority OF
the national democrats unqnesonably chosen this game
would be pushed Thus al the opening OF The convention
some hITyhve contestants entered the hed In addition
10 this mode OF reversing overcoming majority. most
extraordinary efforts every form OF peIsuakion. induce
ment, Intimidation, resorted TO- vast array Of
official influence the force OF station, The auxarise Of
wealth, and the appliances of power, were thrown into
the arena. We called indeed TO witness remark
able spectacle hitherto unknown IN the history OF
our political conventions. The chief magistrate OF the
State appeared the ground, not by proxy, bat IN his
proper person. and consented 10 enter the lobby lore
the active sxpedienis and appeals deemed
al TO paralyze or overcome the national democratic
ority and control and direct the movements of the
conventoa lha, high fanctionary accompa lied By
Comptroller Wright, Attorney General. ChalhsId, and
other State officials, and by officers OF high station under
the federal in the city OF New forkbe
veyor OF the port the naval oftcer and the posnascr
and from the interior they assisted by the postmaster
at Hudson, the collectors at Rochester and Oswcgo
the postmaster OF Buffalo, and other Official auxlisres
Everything promised, and everything threaenedthat
the emergency seemed TO demand Mr. Cochrane, known
prominent leader in the -so movements, and IN
The employment OF freesoi auxaries assumed TO aPeak
'by authority and to dsnounce with summary vengeance
all who should venture decline their association or n
sst their dcalion But let Il not be supposed oS mo.
men because prominent place holders under ths general
government appeared among the contesing dcleGness
and were active bringing all the power o their Otbclal
poSiona TO control the organization and action oil the
convention that the responsibility OF their
anywhere upon themselves, and least OF all upon the
source of Their appointment 10 Office The distinguished
head of the national democracy, the President OF the
United States have sympathy with the
The designs OF whose anlecedents all at with
his patriotic and who. whatever may be their
professions for immediate object, antagonists in
feeling and purpose 10 all the current Of his political life,
past and for the future. and the avowed principles that
govern his public action. Wie
Bat will not detan you longer by any reference
other events but proceed directly inform you 81 wna
ami did Syncnse, and the caasts ana consi0