Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION OF NEW YORK

I DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION OF NEW YORK
This Convention assembled at Syracuse on Tuesday
The preliminares caucussed Monday evening the
Hards fixing Ira p BAnSEsc of the Senate from
Chenango for chairman. and the S0fts on JOHN B. SKIN
SER Of Wyoming. The Hards and Softs both claimed
majority Of uncontested delegates The Convention
to have been held the City Hail. but owing to the key
being possession of Surveyor Cochrane the delegates
I adjourned to Brintnalls Hall.
| On the opening Of the Convention Mr. Cochrane said
they were here organize the Democracy They stood
the Baltimore Platform, sustained the Fugitive Slave
Law and the National and State Administrations lie
appealed TO gentlemen not members to retire
The Convention finally called to order by MINER
c. STOREY Chairman of the General Committee lizard \
and, after wrauge the subject of chairman both
parties claiming majority and adjournment to the
City Hail. was proposed Gen. Clark (Iard opposed the
notion and declared that the Hards had majority of the
uncontes.ed seats Hereupon the Barnburners declared
the Convention adjourned to p NJ at the City Hail. by
a large majority.
The Hards then assembled at the Globe Hotel and Or
ganized. committee from the regular Convention at
this juncture notified the Hards that they were wanted
by their soft brethren The Chairman of the Hsrds Mr.
BARNES declined for his party saying he and his friends
did not consider their lives safe in place ruled and
ceeded to business their houk dele
gates being present During the organization General
Clark made speech defining the position of the Hards
He said the National Democracy had supported the Union
and had never been defeated Never had such dime
serving Administration Better let all go than
have this state of things Once If party in the
majority they nominated ticket, and all supported it.
He believed the President to be pure and honest
lived; but his Cabinet was not unit it was
trinity. Let them now follow their principles and they
would surely go to victory.
Gen. WARD, from the committee on permanent officers,
reported the following who were elected Miner C. Storey
President; John Dmon, Nathon Barritt Robert McClel
land, d. " Campbell, John RVger James Grant Thomas
J. Reynolds and R. H. Standard Vice Presidents; Gil
deon J. Tucker, y. H. Hutchins p M. Bromley A. YER
nan, and j. s. Matthews, Secretaries.
committee Of eight WIS then moved and carried to
prepare resolutions and an address.
Mr. GRAVES of Orleans, said they wanted to nominate
ticket of moral men, and "whip then fellers out"
They would not be- represented by rowdes led by John
Van Buren, and Sanford L. Church
After the appointment of nominating commitee the
Hards adjourned until s P. M.
On re-assembing the committee nominations
ported the following ticket, which was accepted:
GEORGE w. CLINTON, Secretary of State
JAMES 7. bradley, Attorney General
JSo b. FAY, of Monroe State EngineeL
W. c. WATSON. of Essex Treasurer.
]. E. COOLEY Comptroller,
j. G. MATHER, Canal Commissioner
NJ W. BENNETT, of 0nondaga, State Prison Inspector,
g Il. RUoGLEs, Judge of Court of Appeals.
III. NJ DENNIS {short t,rm
F. S. BOURNE, of Oswego, Clerk Cour of Appeals
State committee of twenty-four--three from each
judicial distrist-was reported and elected.
After the passage Of the usual complimentary resolu
tions the Convention adjourned sine die
The Hunkers had several short speeches in their Con-
venton right of which we derive the following report
from the New York papers:
Mr.. WALSH of New York remarked that the Democra-
tic party had kept itself in power fer years by repudia
ting al sectional anmosites all Of all Sorts always
acting upon national platform ard now 1t could not
honest party act any longer with the sectional and
Irrational men who professed to be of the Democratic
party Mr.. Walsh spoke kindly Of Mr.. Pierce, but de-
nounced the composition Of his Cabinet without stint
mercy He said this his happiest day Of his life in
being rid Of set of traitors whose intrgues and
rupons had for years been disgrace the Democracy
Mr. CUTTING of Erie did not believe that Mr.. Pierce
had lost his Democracy intended to turn traitor to
his inaugural professions rs yet he chung him.
ping he would return to the Democratic fold but Of his
Cabinet he spoke with severity, as not deserving the
hdence Of the Democratic party His speech was much
appauded
Lieut. Gov WILLARD of Indiana made the crack speech
OF the evening He went to Baltimore, he said, not for
compromise concession either in principles or in men,
and in adopting the principles that settled the slavery
ctement he did compromise take to his bosom the
men that kept up that excitement lndianians he said
accustomed to speak plainly, and he should say
plainly that he thought Frank Pierce guilty of great
injustice in giving his patronage the that he had
given it to- and Of lasting injury also to the country and
to the constitution He did not believe that Frank Pierce
meant 10 bstay the principles Of his inaugural but had
been led into practical betrayal Of them by the advice
of bad men who surrounded him and who misled him.
lie hoped he would escape these men, and he believed he
would
The speaker went say that this ticket-meaning
the Hunker tckewould have the sympathies the heart
of the nation with it, aud every good Democrat every
where would pray for its Any misfortune that be-
fell it would be misfortune for the whole Demo
CRITIC party every where The speaker also said he learnt
his political lesson in New York. but he left the State be-
fore the lesson brought here that a white
and bitterness his whole speech and il received
with the greatest enthusiasm there being cries for
core, and Of Willard" "Willard" long after he had
sat down.
The sos reorganized Brintnalls and after confer
ring with the Hards who refused to join them proceed
ed to call the delegates In addition to their forces
the delegates from Montgomery Orange, and oswego
(Hards responded to the call The whole muster was
eighy-seven delegates, being six more than the total
number of Hards. Mr. Skinner was appointed chair
man. After some discussion the appointment of COM
mittees laid over and the Convention adjourned
til o'clock Wednesday morning
OnTuesday night the Soft Shell leaders had considerable
caucusing at the Syracuse House, in Gov
They agreed to endorse the Baltimore platform in all its
details, including the compromise, especially the fug
tive slave law, and the slavery portion Of Mr. Perce In
augural Address.
On Wednesday they re-assembled and made the fol-
lowing nominations for State officers:
ISAAC A. YERrLANoK Secretary Of State
RoDERT KxLLY, Comptroller
MARTIN GROVER, Attorney General.
FRANCIS SEGUR, State Treasurer.
ANDREW J. fEATEs, Canal Commissioner
Ws. Q. DEYER, Prison Inspector.