Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-11-09
THE NEW YORK TROUBLES.

adopt to sustain the FREQ sellers IN New
York,--we desire to say tia. We do 80, be-
cause it necessarily assumes. and has assun,-
ed. a national aspect Of most threatening
character, to the rights and peace Of the
South. We have some consoIssion---small
thought be--ia believing that no respecta-
blo politician in this quarter will have the
boldness in the present advanced stage the
discussion. to uphold the policy Of the ap-
pointincnts TO Office, Of members Of the Soft.
OF Free Soil Party Yet such is the admit
led purpose Of the administration IN i.s letter
40 Judge Bronson.
No one prstends to insist that those vho
honestly" stand upon tho Baltimore Plat
form should be excluded The question.
however is. do those, whom Judge Bronson
vas Informed were entitled to oEcial sta
ton tho Soft, "Barnburner," Free soil
Party" honestly stand on that platform I?
We exhibited tho,proofs as to that, in our last
number We publish below an extract from
the late speech Of the Hon. Daniel s. Dick
inson, which should carry conviction to every
mind Mr. Dickinson was the favorite Of
Virginia Politicians, for the Democratic NOM
ination for President, prior to the meeting Of
3be Baltimore Convention. If he does not
truly state the dishonest purposes Of tho
Free Sellers, in their late Syracuse Resolu-
tions. which have been we had alnos. said
criminally. endorsed to the Democracy here,
az showing that the Free Soil faction could
not be trusted, where shall we look fer the
truth
Politics party politics produce some
strange results. Such is the disposition Of
men to be gullei, that the Inconsistencies Of
parties and individuals no longer render the
dl.mmus in which they may be placed, awk-
ward or embarrassing to them. 1t is only
necessary to invent pretexts, however shall
low. to suppress aud 9istort facts. however
indsputable. and one blast on the party bu-
Gle rallies the troops to their party colors.
Such has been past experience. Shall it
be so in this instance? We confess We are
curious to see the result, and shall keep
sharp lookout to see whether men who claim
to be Independent Of dictation. will doff their
lofty cresis and with cowed. and submissive
aspect, creep in at the back door of party. or
will openly and boldly declare their honest
convictions, and raise the standard Of def
ance.
We unhesitatingly declare. that in our
opinion, this paudering To a desperate faction
this persecution Of those Of the Democrat
ic party in the North, upon whom only. the
South can place any reliance, is the most hu-
initiating exhibition Of party depravity that
we have ever witnessed Nay more---it has
raised evil spirits demons whom the good
Of the land had hoped. had been forever ex-
oreised. t.r..
In all sincerity. we believe that it will
eventually precipitate q struggle between
rights guaranteed by Constitutions and Jaws,
aud mad fanatioisn, which may shake and
rend this Unor.
We commend the extract referred to, from
,he speech of Mr., Dickiason-the man who
stood by Clay. Cass, Webster and Foo.e, and
with them. upheld the pillars of the Const
sutton in the doubtful days OF the Compro-
nisa,--whose praise was thea in the mouths
Of all, as one Of The Northern patriots, who
loved their country better than themselves -
tp; alas whose star emits no warning and
guiding light TO those who steer their barks
toward the Polar Star Of the spoils.
saExtsaet from Mr. Dickinson's Speech:
i'lhe adoption Of national platform by the
Action should deceive no one The evil one
sdeR,s the gospel platform whenever it suits
his purpose, and becomes an angel of light
whenever he can turn it to advantage. They
fenud it necessary to their purposes. and hav.
Jog no impertinent scruples Of conscience, bolt
cd it down forthwith as body. but the man
sgiag spirits either openly disseuted from II
or evsded Il, not haring had time 10 read il
Mr.. dohn Cochrape, surveyor Of the port Of
New y ork. noisy freesoler. who up TO very
recent moment had strcnuously resisted ma
,i5hal sentiments seized an early opportunity
inthe convention to declare that be was au.
,boyized, (by whom il did not appear. TO say
shat al who did not come up TO a national
platform, including the fugitive slave law,
,w6uli not be recognized as democrats.
After this declaration. it is no, surprising
20 any one who has understood the sincerity
cE tbis foslorn hope sucere in nothing but
The pursuit Of spoils-- that they should have
sdontea national platform; fugitive. slave
Jaw ani sll although q few weeks before some
81 them bad pronounced the doctrines Of the
JIesileat's Inaugural "damnsble, !" and others
Asd from resolutions simply endorsing il in
,Ae Presidents own language. rs Lot fed
srem tho approach Of Csc and birthstone -
Sat when told the spois could only DO pr"-
cssea by endorsing such sentiments they
would have taken down the fugitive slave
: 1sa platform with the fugitiyes on II II re.