New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-29
PARTIES AND PLATFORMS.

Il do MT See" said Wing Free Soier who voted
for Van Buren, in AS to Barnburner friend the other
day. but that you Barnburners have got clear over to
the Hunker Platform, that you are now no differ
"ent from the Hunkers -" Only in this replied the
Burner, that they beere in the Platform" And that,
as we understand is the real difference How long this
NAV endure, we cannot predict but certainly the ten
dency of their present attitude and is to make
the adhering Van Burenes forget or seriously doubt
they ever were Free Sellers at all But for the in
destructibilty of print should expect soon to see
Prince John, Grover Stanton, Cochran, &c insisting
ON the stump that they had always been the peculiar
champions of Southern Rights and foes to all man.
ner of " Agitation"
Let us suppose plain farmer in some rural valley,
who supported Van Buren, in AZ had migrated to Ore
gon or Utah in the spring of 49, and heard little OF our
Politics since were now returned, and about 10 take
mart in our pending canvass He asks one of the Soft
leaders whom he knew a compatriot in Is TO post
him nm for the contest and is referred by him to the
Soft Platform lately constructed and mounted by their
folks at Syracuse for the needed knowledge "Why
how is this ?" he must excaim in asOnishment after
reading it. You make but two material issues-l the
Suppression Of Slavery agitation by acquiescencc IN
l." the Compromises Of 1850, and approval OF the Fug
" five Slave Law and .. The prosecution OF our Ca
nas nv amending the Constitution and borrowing Ten
millions to complete them But who promoted that
:. Agitation resisted the adoption of those Compro-
l." misses and denounced that Fugitive Slave Law more
evidently than YOU and who has opposed the Canal
Enlargement at all, and rendered any amendment oil
" Of the Constitution necessary, except your very
" sclvesl If all that needs 10 be done then is just to
Undo whatever you have been doing or trying to do
these seven years hadn't you better stand aside and
leave this work 10 men whose hearts are in it, as
.,ours certainly cannot be -
An old friend long an ardent Democrat in our state,
once observed to us that he had been repeatedly be
by his aayersaries, but he never was demolished but
once and that was by his friends 1t happened in 1921
in this wise: Our friend was an ardent Bucktail, ;
and followed the Van Buren, lead in supporting Wm II.
Crawford for President, and in resisting the strongly
demanded transfer OF the choice of Presidential Flee
tors from the Legislature to the People. " The party
nominated Col sam Young their candidate for Gov
erpor in opposition to De Witt Clinton, the People
candidate As the canvass progressed the surges OF
popular sentiment ran vsiby higher and higher against
the Caucus candidate and the Legislative monopoly OF
President-makng, and Col Young thought to weather
the storm by scuddng before it. So he avOwed himself
not Crawford man but for Clay, and otherwise epl-
rated himself far practicable from the Regency
measures which had brought the party into peril lie
hoped to save himself at least but he only converted
the defeat into a roat-utter and universal Every
where the Crawford men, sOrely beset at best, were
met with taunts and filings al the detection Of their
sandardbearer and with such questions as Are yoa
also for Clay" Isn't Clay stock rising since youE
Governor went oyer'' Are there any Crawford
~men lett l thought Young was with the rear
guard ?" &c Every dOubter and eneerider slipped oa
the SntCsucus side and yelled the louder 10 cover
his past dubitaton; and when the polls closed, Van
Buren, Young & Co were beaten no party had ever
been beaten in this State before
Is there man in the State who believes thar Van
Buren,, Grover, Cochran d Co would have connected
any such Platform that PIT forth by the s0its had
their object been simply and firy to express their
own opinions current Politics that OF theiF
constituents Suppose these platioEtn@nillers Aal