Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-09-29
From the New York National Democrat
A MEAN ATTACK UPON THE ADMIN.
ISTRATION.
The Richmond 9lmes, Wing paper, Saws:

The Richmond Times, a Wing paper, says:
"We look, then, upon the triumphant ascend
ency Of the Van Buren, wing of the New York
democracy as one Of the certaintes of the flu
ture. John Van Buren,, a few years ago, boast
ed that he would one day or other make the
democratic party of New York an abolition
party, and it would seem that he is in fair
way to verify this prediction. He now stands
at the head OF what must be regarded as the
regular democratic organization of that State;
he is its ruling spirit; and if he does not abolition
ize the democracy Of New York, it will not be
for the want of the fairest opportunities to do
So"
This is an unmanly trick of the whig papers
in the south to represent the John Van Buren,
abolition faction as the regular democratic
party in this State, in order to break down the
administration OF General Pierce in public con-
fdence.
They declare that President Pierces tremen-
dous majority was triumph Of the strong pop
ular hatred of the whole freesoil faction, and of
all factions and that it gave him the means Of
utterly roofing out and exterminating such here.
sizes, and now they desire to make it appear
that Van Burenism has rather triumphed than
lost ground in the State of New York. These
are the unworthy motives that induce the wing
v
Buren, short-boy convention as the regular dem
ocratic convention of this State. They believe
that no greater reproach could be heaped upon
the administration than such n state Of affairs I;
nor could there be, if it were true. But it is
not true. The same faction that were the boilers
in 1913 are the boilers in 1853. The very act
of trying to overawe and organize the conven-
ton by a band Of hired DULLES and assassins,
which were brought over three hundred miles for
the purpose, was, in the first place, b0lting n reg
ular organization, and every subsequentact,i in the
nomination of q second ticket, was equally n
violation of the custom of the party.
The wing press knows very well that the con-
vention of the national democrats was organized
regularly, according to the ancient custom of
the party. 1t is the business of the State com.
mittee to appoint the time and place for the
meeting of the convention The committee
performed its duty in this case, but the hall en-
gagged by them was secured by gang Of fighting
men, ut the organization of the convention, and
in the afternoon the hall was found to be in the
possession of the same gang, one hour before
the time to which the convention adjourned.
The committee was therefore compelled to pro.
cure another place for the convention. The
history of this whole affair has already been suf
ficiently before The public, apd the whig press
is trying to belle the truth, for the purpose of
throwing upon the administration the disgrace
of having Van Burenized the democratic party
of New York We repeat that this whole state,
ment of the wing press is malicious lie-an
unmanly lie. The very fact that the Van Buren,
faction had to resort to hired DULLES, as the only
means of getting any hold in the convention is
evidence. that they are conscious Of having lost
ground since last year. But let the whig press
wait until the November election, which will
sufficiently show where the Van Buren, faction
is in this State. We appeal to the Ides " Of
November