The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-18

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In the State Convention Of 1850 where for the first
time freesoil members sat with democrats they held
themselves aoOf as section claiming to act such;
they Denounced the leading democrats of that day,
fuch as the Hon William L. Marcy for their politi-
/ cal conduct they voted against the democratic
PLATFORM and yet they were not expelled, but on the
contrary were awarded share of the offices; butt
openly and most dist Dcdy opposed the unhalowed
combination. In the same season l was member of
the SO called democratic convention for the district
of my residence, which nominated for Congress q
notorious fTeesOiler and aboltionist / pronounced
both Of these conventions heterodoXical, irregular
and possessed OF binoiDg authority; because they
! hsd liz effect admitted the section which the Hon.
Secretary now requires to be formally and distinctly
Iecog1 lied as section. and as such fed from the
| public treasury. | declared my opinions, and an-
| nonDctd in the most public msnrer my determiaa-
| tioD to wage uDceasiug war against the pocy Of
maintaining the eciiOns. At the celebrated Castle
! Garden setting, held just after these conventions,
and before the election delivered address which
was circuat tbroug hour The Union. Among ether
remarks u like import, there expressed myself as
| follows:-
lin future elections, let single ont for preference
those candidates, matter of what political
sect who faithful TO the Con- titution, and devoted
before all other earthly duties to the preservation u the
Union Both Of The existing great political parti have
allowed tn .mseves 10 become less contaminated
with the sin of supporting or toeratng these aents of
sectional strife anu disuniou the abolition free soil
aeators Between the freesoi managers and the cxpe
dency Of sound opinions true, saunch and rea BILE
with dif ;uty be found amongst the nominees
for Office. II may consequently be difficult To select;
but the best must be done that the circumstances will
admit. shall single out, for my ticket, who in
favor oil peace measures fraternity with the South and
the peimsnency Of the Union If | cannot find such /
will take those who pretend to be 30 and thus give my
voice for the principle
In reference to that class of pretended democrats
who are ktown as free sellers, said:--
e tactics and purity of that class we'll exemplfed
in the proceedings of the late Democratic
ton held at Syracuse did II cir nominal opponents
appear on the occasion in a light much creditsble
had the honor to present set of resolutions affirming
ft,,la nf f1a
among them that Of the intervention OF Congress
the slavery agitation Those resolutions adopt
ed by great maj ,rity But 10 when the nominations
up, three noted free soilers devoted advocates
the principles and practices denounced by the Conyen
for oces was said that the union Of the party
required and sanctioned this sacrifice of consistency
union Of two political bodies entertaining opinions damet
really opposed upon the only question now aitang the
public mind affecting legislative ac deemed law
ful just andhonorabe; because might combine suni
oeni defeat the wings portion of the
public offices each the temporarily united sections To
such union have ever been, will ever be- party.
i worthy of both sections amounts to deserton
Of its principles by each, AMI can honest
pose. ] prefer union Of all the friends of union
throughout tins menace d republic To combination of
two hostile political factions for Temporary success
snd participation of spoils. Nevertheless, these
candidate were forced upon me and in the
congressional district Of my residence, thorough
nation by protesting democrats For Of
these shall my be cast Shall vote for the aboli
tionis aga pst the national whig repres NATIVE
in Congress- who supported all the peace measures in
which rejoice, who has thus earnest Of his
devotion 10 his unry? Never Fellow citizens, let
resolve 10 wi hhod SURFACES from any and from every
eradicate for Office who is tainted degree with the
Fin Of iote ing antisayery agitation for political purpos
matter wLai his party OF his proiessed political
socationno matter w,th what STATIONS observance Of
the forms Of party nomina ton hs may have been robed
for The canvas
Sent by the same distrctto the next State Convsn-
tioD QS5D, attended, ano soon Learned that the
SAINT policy was 10 he puRutd. The "sec ion'
openly ted its secarae caucus, and, though in the
minority, carried the orgah,zati n by the usoal in
tIisue, Shaking the DUST from my feet lett the
convention before any platform was adopted or can
0idate nominated.
The Hon. Francis Cutting, now democratic
representative in Congress, adopted the same
course.
If anything connected with the political course Of
men in this State was fixed fact, known ana con-
cede on all hands, it was tba would not, either in
ut the polls vote for any freesoiier of
1S4S who continued to act with bis associates in
maintaining distinct section Of socaled demo-
Gratis.
The chief leader Of the freesoi party in his speech
at the Albany ratification meeting, held few days
ago, truly asserted that my course in opposing his
ticket halmonized perfectly with my whole previous
political action toward his secton and that nothing
else cOafd have been expected from me.
So much for my connection with free sellers or
free snim or with sections of the democratic party.
next refer to the alleged violation of implied
pledges.
Neither when I consented to accept office from the
President, nor ut any other time, had any human
Icing the slightest reason to suspect from any act,
wcid or acquiescence Of mine that stood pledged to
the principles and policy in relation TO the distrbu-
teI Vi 1fiCes between " sections or portions of
the democratic party, mentioned in the letter OF the
Secretary of The Treasury or that would give in
fuebce cooperation III aid Of the policy mention
ed by the I'm on No one who ever spoke to me- or
with me- on the subject, could possibly have doubted
that stood pledged against those principles and
that policy.
1t is ntmated that these principles and this policy
are embraced in the Baltim ore platform, and were
inG,csted IN the inaugural address. | cannot find
that the slightest counteance is offered to them in
either document "Prirclpe" it cannot he called;
but il the "polcy" Of keeping the democratic party
in this any other State, for ever divided into
teudipgaud jealous sections, by recognizing suchsec
tons ano pa'roDizng their leaders, could be found in
the platform or in the address snould ut once with
draw FROM the former ny adhesion and from the
latter MY adm iration.
IT, indeed. couDtefpoise TO, aud qualifying set
off agai the and trusty national democrat, at
the head Of their ticket, the Baltimore Convention
bad Nominated for the Vice Presidency Cassins NJ
Clay, Joshua H. Gle dnes. even some noted free
soil democrat who wiling to recabt his errors
tbat 0ocy might be charged with having approved
the distribution policy. That s said TO be the only
way ORE ognjzng section ! hat will carry convic-
ton With it, The course O the Convention was not
marked by any oh oereIictloa Of principle,
IL is sand by the U"iDm that the Presidents an-
nounremeDt Of his Cabinet was distinct avowa Of his
policy. His enemies have often said So ! never
When the New York appointments we're published,
it was said that the names Of Mr Dickinson and my
self were merely used to whiten tue sepulchre in
which lay entombed the mutiated hopes Of the
floral democratic party. did not subscribe to this
imputation ON the motives OF the President.
Neither the Baltimore platform nor the inaugural
address contained the slightest hint in favor OF dis
trtution Of Offices between the sections OF the demo-
cratic party, airy recognition of such secons with
concurrng in the reproach cast upon the Cabinet
by lis political enemies and now for the first time
gwen on authority in the Union, could not have
supp sed that its very materid ana construction
Indicated such policy my own action had been
uniformly hostile 20 the policy my speech had al
ways been, and still was, openly, frankly and dis
tjnciy adverse to it. What right, then, had any ono
to imply that ] would aid In or conform to III
Geem it unjust in itself, and subvereve OF poti-
cal morality; believe that an adoption Of aud ad
heson TO 1t would be mischcvous II not fatal to the
democratic party.
If any man should say public events gave good
reason TO fear that this pernicious policy might OBJ
/ in an as < infancy in the councils Of the admin