Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-09-28
TIE DEVILS OWN.

MANY years ago old John Adams, on being asked
what he thought of some particular phase of n York
politics. replied, that it "the Devils own incom-
prehensibe" Such has been It's character much OF
the time since. And the last phase exhibited in the
double democratic convention at Syracuse on the l4th
and 18th instant is as remarkable as any that nave
pbne before. lIards and Sofs, Hunkers and Barn-
burners terrified and unerrfed each section has its
own ticket for State officers each claiming to repre-
sent alone the real Democracy of the State To all
onpearance outsders being Judges the Solts or Barn
burners have the advantage. They 1t was who took
the most pains to keep with the others; they it was
who made the greatest advances for cancellations sake
abandoning their Buffalo platform of 1913, to de-
clare over and again their unqualified assent TO
the Baltimore platform of 1859. The Sots brought
over some of the Hards to sit in convention with hem
while large number of the latter held another
vention by themselves But as the Soits have who'll
" abandoned their principles for the sake of conciia
ton. the least the Hards can do will be TO abandon
their men: and then the Democracy of New York will
be once more united, harmonious and triumphant
Meanvh lille. here the two Syracuse platforms of
the two wings of the Democratic party both having
devotion to the slave power for their chief support
that of the Barnbuners, however, being more bedaub
ed with submission and compromise than the other,
for the plain reason that It's authors under sus
picion On their ticket also, it should be stated, a
fair share of the candidates taken from the Sec
ton of the Uunkcrs.
1t appears to us them that the Sohs have outgene-
rallied the ards that the ticket of the former stands
the best chance, although if the latter prove as I'M
compromising as their name implies the government
NAV be thrown into the hands of the opposition. Mix
ed up and confused the whole is, the object
of the Sofs or of their leaders, simple enough.
This was to put themselves IN line with the Democra-
tic marty of the nation. This is done. John Van
Buren, stands ccits in c,tria, right side up lie and
his associates are once in the line of promotion
1t is true they present the spectacle of men making
Mt one period slS) solemn declaration of princi-
ples. pedgng themselves to them, advocating them,
and in five years thereirom, making another decara-
ton precisely the opposite in spirit and IN letter.
THE first declared the demands of the South unjust
and exolbitant to be submitted to the other ac-
knowledres their perfect Justice; and acquicsces en-
tirelv in the acts recognizing and enforcing them
The one asserted the sectional character of slavery,
and the freedom of the Federal Government from any
liabilities or duties in relation to it the other claims
the fullest constitutional guarantees for it, resolving
the Federal Government into national police for the
catching of runaway slaves, and even echoes Frank
lin Pierce in declaring that negroes should be caugh
schcerfully'' 'not wish reluctance founded on alb
eract opinion as to their Iropriety' Chat of slave
catching awo) Sin different state of society,"
wide 9th resolution, sun shells, n Y. Times
Sent 18th . If the South are not earlGed will
~ ortira submission as this L
arc worse than when they doubted Daniel Webste
in his latter days.
How Martin Van Buren, must enjoy this game q
the political card table Indeed it looks rs if he ba
taken hand, though he is tother side the
shutting and dealing is much after his own style
He to be sure can't hope for the stakes but his so
John may-and the mere lingering is pleasure to a
old hand like his.
And now, to revert to our beginning, how does oil
John Adams epithet apply to these proceedings
there really anything ''incomprehensibe" in them
Not at all. But the rest fits They are the ''DC
wills own"