Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-01

morning the news brought BY the Arctic, which
have commenced between Russia and Turkey
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS AND THE
NEW YORK QUESTION.
In our humble judgment, much misappre-
hension exists as to the real issues involved in
the New York controversy. That misappre-
hension has been occasioned, not only by
wrongful conceaiInents, but by wrongful state
ments. Even the Detroit Free Press, which is
edited, we understand, BY gentleman that
breasted the autslavery agitation in the dark
est hour, with the most unhinching determine
tion, has been misled by the artful appliances
that designing men have used to misrepresent
the attitude which the national democracy of
New York, and those who sympathise with
them, occupy towards the President and his
administration.
1t is mistake TO believe that the national
democracy of New York has been guilty of any
detection to the democratic party. 1t has not
assumed position of hostility to the national
administration, nor has it made war upon the
President and his policy. The free press has
been entirely deceived in this regard. Indeed,
that journal admits, that those whom it wrongly
charges with detection, have hitherto been
among the most reliable and undertaking demo-
Gratis Of New York-that they have strong
hold upon the sympathies Of national demo.
Gratis in other States--that they do not complain
that the general domestic and foreign policy Of
the administration is not in strict accordance
with the doctrines Of the Baltimore platform
and inaugural address. The Free Press might
have added that those who now oppose Daniel
S. Dickinson in New York consist chiefly
Of the old Buffalo traitors-that they have
not for years been reliable dcmocrats-that
they have no hold on the sympathies Of
the national democrats in other States
that during the presidential contest, many
of them denied that the Baltimore platform
was fairly adopted--that since the presidential
election they have failed and refused to reafirm
the doctrines of that platform and the princi-
Piles of the inaugural address, and that as late as
the middle of September they introduced a
band of DULLES and blackguards at Syracuse to
enable them to take forcible possession of the
organization Of that party which they now pre-
tend to sustain.
Under these circumstances, if it be true as
the Free Press states, that the question in
yolved in the New York contest is purely
question Of spells, which party stands before
the country with the purest record? Which
party can appeal to its past history for present
rindication Which party should be denounced
as corrupt spoilsmen? The men who have
stood firm in the days of adversely? Or "the
sunshine patriots and summer soldiers" that,
after years of consistent treachery, now come
forward and clamor for rewards and posts Of
honor, and resort to violence in order to secure
Office and the emoluments of Office?
But it is not true that the real issue in New
York turns upon mere question of spoils; or
that the national democracy has commenced
war on the administration because the Presi-
dent would not ignore and disfranehise one-half
of the united democracy of that State-because
he would not 60 deliberately to work and divide
party protesting the same faith and standing
on the same platform. The Free Press, in
grievous ard most unjust error. That the
course which was followed by Van Buren,,
Grover, Cochrane and company, was dictated
by mercenary motives we think clear enouob.
but we deny that the action Of the national do.
nocracy Of New York is dictated by any such
motives
They object to an association with men
whom they know 10 be faetious lnercenaries.
they object that unworthy men shall keep no a
corrupt and corrupting organization within the
pale of the democratic party; they object that
the usages of the democratic party shall be
broken down and its character brought low by
fraud and force. They say, and they say truly,
that there has never been an honest union be.
tween the Buffalo conspirators and the regular
democracy in New York. They say. and they
say truly that the scenes in the last New Yorl,
Legislature, and the scenes enacted at Syracuse
last month, prove the utter dishonesty and
destitution of all political principle of the men
who now pretend TO be the peculiar champions
Of the democratic platform in New York.
But they have not commenced a warfare IN
the administration because the President would
not disfrancbise one half of the united democracy
Of New York-because he would not go DELHI.
erately to work and divide a party protesting
the same faith, and standing on the same plat
form. If the freesoers are to be considered
part Of the New York democracy, then there
has been no united democracy in that State
no democratic party protesting the same faith
and standing on the same platform
The national democrats of New York have