The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-26
me WAR AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
pEPLY TO TIE BRONSON AND OC0NOR LETTERS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
vRTTTEU BY SECRETARY MARCY.
WAR TO THE KNIFE,
TO-, &C., &s.

TIA Warrington Union, the chief organ Of the Spells
.lI.st Yesterday gave publicity to the following docu
A.t 10 which the editor directed attention BY saying
aths writer y distinguished citizen Of New York" 1t
Ia almost unnecessary to add that the author under
stood to bs Secretary Marcy, previously
nouncsd in our tslegraphis dsspatch;-
New York, Oct. 81 1858.
Ihave read the letters of MesSr Bronson and OConor
with great satisfaction for they enable the public to
derstand the real ground upon which these gentlemen
propose again to withdraw from the democratic party for
this not the first of that kind the part Of
either Of them Their letters cha racteris.ic Mr.
Eonsons is full Of misrepresentation and Mr. OC0nors
of speca pleading b due to the latter to say that his
per integrity IL unquestioned. He is lawyer
and his political has al~ays been governed by
professional rules Ignorant Of the politics Of the nation
and State, he takes the rst retainer offered and then
serves his client with zeal and fidelity. have always
regretted that the Union democrats did not engage rt
Both of these gentlemen, the one covertly and the
other frankly take the position that the union of the
democratic party in New York mere coalition for
unworthy purposes, which, honest men, they cannot
counenance yet their letters eoncede it to be very de-
srabls that those who separated exciting question
in S4S should hereafe ether in support of the
great principles of the democratic party, they
the point that the only of reuaitng the
party 10 this State objectionable. This difficulty has
been discovered at the end of years of The
consciences of these like the courage of their
friends at Syracuse seem 10 subject to Intermittent
lacks OF horror and DISNEY after long periods OF reec
Is apparent that ne thct Mr. Bronson nor Mr. oConor
party altar opposi, its principles its candidates
Their antecedents forbid their doing The oaly
advantage they claim over those whom they so loudly
condemn is, that they back to the party, atsr
long estrangement from IT. in more regular way Allow
to illustrate Mr. O'ConSr's idea by his He
modest do this himself and borrows the
Of another gentleman for hat purpose In ls5s-4o he
followed Mr. Talmadges detection the currency ques-
on opposed the treasury supported General
HARRISON gave his the doctrines Of the WING
party, and made against that Baltimore platform
upon which he stands. Now mark the right way,
according to Mr. OConor ct getting back into the demo
cratic party when it is again successful Instead Of
coming into the party formally he thinks those who
opposed its candidates and principles must drop iuto
the ranks IN miscellaneous way as M. Bronson ana
himself have done heretofore This is the whole point of
his letter.
Now that it is proposed break up the democratic
party in New York. with view to having it united
cerding the practice Of these gentlemen, it worth
while to conide if there obligations Of good faith
and common honor that will be violated by the act Mr..
0Conor is most unfortunate in his statement of facts.
There be misunderstanding about the history of
the union of the democratic party in New York. Those
who supported Mr.. Van Buren, in 1913, did not, is
asserted by Mr. oconor propes Sc the re union of the
proposition for the adjustment of the political differ
in the State of New Yorh 1t signed by Mesrs
Peckahm and others who constituted the Sta executive
committee of the Cass section and to the central
committee of the opposing organization reference to
the columns Of the Albany Ay1s viii show that during
proached the other section for its reluctance to unite under
common organization.
called ia consequence OF this movement of Messrs
Crsswel Peckham, Beardsley and others. The official
from Messrs. Cutting Beardsey, Peckham, Bovine and
others. So earnest these gentlemen, that they
made variety Of propositions tn the other convention
in the ende2vor to unite upon doctrine.
Their organ the Argus, denounced the other cenven
ton because it declined these propositions The follow
ing preamble and resout on offered by Mr. Cutting
petely show how inaccurate is the statement of Mr.
OConor that the union Of the party was sought only
BY the opposite section and by time serving
hunkers:-
II. se.ven.isn having .,h.u;sd all honorable
fortunately the democratic party ana the con
n.i. them Win view secure that object and this
ssasas
G lsnaa "a
O behalf q M S qS Ss4 q sr a
ertens heal existing disensous and cordially
soes TO lay aside ana a Sa u s
principle, declared y s
in bunker convention IF which Messs. Bearisley,
Dickinson, Cutting Ward Peckhsm. Bovine, Follet and
Mitchell members All these ge. tie neu in their
speeches declared that they earnestly desired the
Of the in which they engaged and they
approached the other organization with relu stance to
meet them upon the terms offered.
month later, at the convention held at Syracuse,
composed exclusively Of deleg those who sup
ported General in 1ss the proposals made
by Messrs. Cutting Bear 1sey and Others renewed
and accepted by the opposite section Each section named
half the candidates and adopted its own resolutions
1t is, them evident that the idea of this ou coah
Ion oriSnasea WIN Ia Sc |a9 are now acting WIN
est majority OF those who voted for General Cass in
1s4S, to say that they determined to abide by the
low the example of certain gentlemen who have aban-
doned the democratic party because they
ul suitors for the favor OF the supporters OF Mr. Van
-3Sep. The records show that the movements for the
reunion OF the democratic party mainly directed oy
those who now direct the oven en,s oil Mesrs bronson
and 0Conor, and their motives at this time viii be
planned
mer dviions have been kept alive by the division 81
the nominations and by separate ucuses at the state
conventions. But VINO created tais difficulty imne
diately after the union, Mr. Dickinson proposed TO
prominent supporter OF Mr. Van Barren that he should
be nominated for the Office OF Governor and Mr. Dckn-
son returned the United Sta Senate Mr. Boards
ley was very active and open his efforts to make the
rangement with the friends of GEN Dix. When
the district delegates to the late Baltimore Convention
leced the State delegates, Messrs. Dickinson and
Beardsey poposed that the last named gentleman should
De associated with Mr. John Van Buren, as
of the State In the State Convention OF 1852 MIR. Bird
SAIL the confidential friend Of Mr. Dickinson, was known
TO be cordially cooperating with Mr. Van Buren, TO pre-
the nomination Of leading free soer to the Office OF
Governor.
M oConor also complains of the separate of
the ''two sections at the state conventions yet he
that while he took part in these very
which he finds it convenient condemn, those who
wished to obhterate all traces of former divisions protest
ed against the separate caucuses and
they would not participate N them, or be bound by
them in 1851, they were denounced IN unmeasured
terms.
Is the position taken by Mr.. ooonor in his letter
sisteut with nice sense, indeed with any sense, o.
personal honor He admits that he member of the
State lconvenon in $780, held under the terms of the
Union that he reported the and took part in
making the nominations and made objection TO them
at the time; but he claims to have been consistent De-
he bolted from them when he returned home and
united with the wings Castle Garden The boiling may
have been consistent with his former course" but
was it honorable? When Mr. oCenor elected to this
Convention he knew that gentlemen would sit
bers who had opposed General Cass in 1siS. Why did
he 90 TO a convention in which he knew they would
sit2 why did he endeavor to procure the adoption of
certain resolutions By the aid of their votes or to be bind
Hg upon them in spite OF their vott Why did he seek the
nomination OF candidates whom he liked, ard to place
the whole united dspoc attic party of the State under
obligation to support them, when all the time he meant
spudate the whole transaction unless every end ne
went TO serve and Others accomplished by the
convention To have pursued honorable ought
ne not TO have said " As opposed TO the union OF
the democratic party, and will not scquesce in It.
not with proprety sit in convention which is organ
i-ed under the union Mr. 0Conor was, however, a
ddae for election to the Union Convention 1851
and he served on committee Of that body In 1852 he
was made one OF the state electors by the foul coaf-
ton as associate with Mr. Piper who Van Buren,