The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-23

r. Brady for attorney general Before the assembling Of
the convention which nominated these gentlemen. they
had assumed an attitude of hostility 10 the sdminis'ra-
ton which placed them clearly The opposition as
they had openly assumed the name oil wings. To show
the real import OF the action Of the convention IN nomi
mating these gentlemen and OF the support given TO them
by Mt Bronson we will turn for moment 10 some OF
their antecedens.
On the I'd OF June 1858. Mr.. Cooley delivered an elab-
crate speech ia the New York senate. in which be de-
nounced. in unmeasured lems that portion OF the demo
cratic party which had supported Mr. Van buren, IN lsis
and charged that their recognition national democrats
by President Pierce violation OF The sentiments de
clared by him in his letter 10 Major Laliy and IN bis
Inaugural Address.
The charge OF breach of faith of violation oil pledges
of the fasfc OF his professions, made with 80 lille
regard TO truth was made with reckless bold
ness short time after wards another speech, delivered
on The 3Olh Of June 1853, in the following language:
.Ms Cooley said tina, President Pierce had been faith
ess 10 all his professions concerning the compromise meas
ure, He had called around him the men who had sought
destroy the Union. He had deserted all ms ptncp'e'
aud he (Mr. denounced him as having ioTssken inc
doctrines OF his votes. and all the declarations upon
which tho democratic party had elected him lie had dis
spponted The counuy--dsappoinied all his hiends-oy
llinpH
oyeru,n the Union The very nulines and disoaanzes
ware astonished tho length TO which he had gone
We shall not stop TO characterize these charges as
thew deserve We quote them not 10 denounce them a.
fase-,hat is unnecessary-but to show what order OF
democra, Mr. Cooley when he was nominated Hsus,
an opsn undisgu;ssd and interruptions enemy Of TIE admin
istr9n he was not merely opponent OF the cabinet,
I'M, his hostility TO the President bitter and maevo
lent.
Mr. Brady had acted the presiding officer OF demo-
cratic club in the city OF New York but before the
meeting of the Syracuse convention he resigned his po-
si,ion and assigned his reasons in letter from which
the following is an extract:
i. obviously one OF the designs of the club support
Nth zsa the resent natosat amd STATE
admnsaiens Perceiving as do, how my feelings aud
opinions may render necessary for me to look beyond
and perhaps operate against the iadipdas UAo may
these adnwsaions that the integrity Of the true demo-
cratic party may be prescrved compelled to withdraw
from station which the conAc, of obligations to my as
sociats and duy my conscience might expose to
pleasant nials."
Foreseeing that the club would support the admins
tra,ion with its characteristic zeal, Mr.. Brady chose TO
resign because his feelings and opinsn might render II
necessary for him to operate against the individuals
swaying the administration. What MI. Brady meant by
this letter was fully and distinctly avowed in his
speech recently made before the Young Mems Democrat
ic Club We quote from il the following
s.Whenever any public man, false the duties of the
station no occu pies seeks his Office into
instrument for promoting the selfish schemes OF his io
lowers himself be it desire and effort TO dtscomft
and disgrace him And when man high in position, who
supposed parake in some degree OF the large and no.
BILE sentiments which sway people, soops from The en-
inence should aim adjoining, to WELD his influence
gratifying the revenge of disappointed ambition or TO
appease the camos of mercenay politicians, we VIII ex
him object oil hatred and oil scorn
[Great appausel Some individuals at Washington now
Invested with authority, which the people gave and which
the people can away, suppose that President and
his cabinet may dictate the democratic party in this State
how they should exercise their political power We will
teach them lesson, have already taught one to Van
Buren,. IApplause1 We will wait patiently, but with
s.en resolutions the time instruct those nssrper that
offices and hono belong to the incnmbens but 70 the
people, and that we wage war OF exteminaton against
all politicians in OF office, who would exercise the
power of government to intimdate the humbest c-
in the exercise of his rights. Franklin Pierce and Mr.
Guthrie have unsatisfed claims this country Jap
The existence talents OF neither essential TO
progress prosperity We could fill their place Tomorrow
with ADLER and better and We hero warn them that
they continue be led by the willy and corrupt Marcy
we will assign them and all who unite with them in their
descsble political ueachery TO the impotency they will
so richly deserve"
With sentiments Of hostility to the administration like
those openly avowed by these two gentlemen. they were
selected by the uncomfortable fraction of the venon
which met in the Globe Hotel OF their most prom
nent standard bearers II it legitimate doubt
whether the nomination of Messrs Cooley and Brady
was an endorsement OF their opposition to the admins
raon that doubt would vanish view OF the fact that
the convention studiousy avoided the adoption of any
resolution approving its policy This accidental
OMISSION but premedtated act OF hostility, rendered the
significant from the fact that the design OF thus as
sailing the administration had been previously charged
upon the leading men of the convention. We shall
not discuss the questions as to The organization
OF the two conventions al Syracuse. II is enough
to know that those who nominated Messrs. Brady
and Cooley were distinctly notified that the other
convention prepared to adop, the satisfactory
platform, snd 10 sppro,e the policy Of he sams~sirst'sx
With this notification, the friends OF Messrs Cooley
and Brady declined TO act in with Them but chose
adopt platform in phiet The opprevai Of the policy #
the administration omitted The facts conclusive
The point that this portion of the convention assembled
with the fixed purpose OF making separate organ zation,
and the basis OF that organization spposit,os d hs
sdu,rnisira,on This shown not only by the fact
that there is difference in the two Platforms except a.
endorsement OF the policy OF the administration
and by the fact that the friends OF Messrs Cooley and
Brady knew beforehand that THE would be the only
point Of di6erence il 10 shown by the fact that With
the knowledge that MesMs. Cooley and Brady were
openly and bitterly hostile to the administration they
selected the nominees OF that portion Of the con-
ia homo ala k- ~ Ill o.