The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-06

vsnlion which confirmed their acts and pledged them
selves TO stand BY Pierce aud kise and ,he platform
upon which they stood. The democratic standard wss
unfuIled Democrats, old and young, without regard 70
The past, rallied under IT. The wings marshalled theiT
forces, and The conflict OF November came on psios
the morning OF the next day arose, The shouts o.
victory heard throughout the Union inc nku'-
ming wires told New York the democrats had gwen
a majority Tor PirscE, kiso, Skfaouk, and one,s.
Orators and editors congratulated country upon the
Empire State wheeling into line again redeemed IRON inc
reign OF whiggery and their aboos alles and assuming
her appropriate attitude sound democfatic Saie NO
one then imagined that any OF those who voluntarily
entered the ranks and fought faithfully The battle
and helped TO achieve such victory, would aitefwafd
be denied the and privilege oil patriotic soldier
Rat recent assesbage at Syracuse teaches Ms other
wise Delegates assemble 10 make nominations. A
portion, claiming superior perfection. stcede nominate
ticket pass resolutions, and adjourn AS means OF ami
haling those they desert, they denounce them abo
tonisis whose association their purity could not endure
Their late associates reain nominate ticket pass the
resolutions concerning abolition, the COMPROMISE
measures and the fugitive slave law, and Others sustain
ng the acts OF the President and has cabinet and eDdoIs
ing The State adminis,Taton-things that The other con
venton omitted This omission Is the principal diifef
between them in the recorded proceedings. The
secedes, through OF thef spokesmen, less
openly strike at the acts OF the Presden openly assa
his cabinet, and dsnouGce the State But
their great for deserlion that their late cola
borers now aholtionsls. With the foregoing acts
before this pretence be credited Their past as
sociation with them dsproves a. From 1885, for dozen
years, all united openly opposing abolition. Not
OF all present had ever protested abolition, but all
had denounced II. II denounced by the regular con-
ven.ion and IN the very words of The secedes Can aay
sane suppose that those who have denounced abo-
luton for almost twenty years, aud condemn il in
the strong terms OF It's inyeteraie enemies, really abo
hllonIss Could they possibly expect to propltiae that
sect and their object when the past and present record is
before them On trial at law no jury earth would
convict them oil entertaining abolition projects II any Of
Them ever snned, the required atOnenent has been
made Opposition TO the recharer OF the United States
Bank is now a part oil the democratic creed. II We
now read out OF the party all who favored 1t when
afk Kap frat tlntr
against IT, sundry democrats, among our trusted
leaders, would be expelled from among In that
case where would some OF these seceders and their
friends be found No democrat now objects TO the
sub-treasury. But where OF these men when
that measure was first proposed Now The democracy
hafmonize on these questions, and thinks his
brother less worthy account oil pas, opinions Bu
The New York democrats now standing by the national
and State administrations never abolilioniss, and
do not intend to become SO What object could they
have in repudiang time -honored principles and rushing
upon political suicide! They vote right, talk right, and
act right on this subject and furnish much evidence oil
Ty The seceders BY sustaining the OF the
President and approving his cabinet they prove they
the better Trends OF the administration The effort
spread the belief that the differences in New York grew
out OF abolition has lis object Without outside support
The seceders must dwinde 10 nothing II the abolition
cry Is believed southern sympathy and northern aid may
be expected they are once known to be local OF per-
the question i clear That they originated long since
and have unavowed Objects hope hereafter 10 demon
slrate. Similar have produced divisions in other
Ndtc6 ne seCeueI movement, however, on
papable object II is 10 compel the national adminis
tTaon 10 abandon lie friends and throw its influence
the other side 10 aid in local and personal purposes
The managers hope to crush their late allies by securing
the patronage and power Of the national government
their SIDE They expect that the political character OF
the union democracy will be destroyed by sIigmazing
them abolioniss, and thus To themselves
the sympathy and support OF all the opponents of abo
lion. They may then control New York and her canals
They forget thai Gen Pierce see, hear and
comprehend what Is passing around him well they
They count loo much upon his credulity when they
pec him 10 believe they his faithful supporters when
they propose 10 strike down the friends who surround
him as legitimate advisers, and require him TO aban-
don the Union policy adopted by the Baltimore Con
vention, which he is pledged 10 support He cannot
believe they better friends to hrs admnIsir alton
than he is himself II be submits The his
cabinet he knows that be loo must fall They have read
bis history little advantage, ii they suppose halfway
other threats will affect his nerves, or that he will
abandon his friends, suffer them to be struck down
with mpuniiy. speak from personal knowledge. de-
rived from long and active service with him. when say
that his perceptions remarkably quick and his pur
poses honest and direct, while he acts without fear
alleTng Ia rmness and energy oil purpose, be ressm
bles Gen Jackson Upon such man, all Efforts not
toned by right ard good faith, and the interests OF his
party aud countTy, will prove wholly unavailing He
viii stand by the constitution. the laws. and his friends
and neither persuasion fear will induce him lend
the influence OF his administration certain Interior OBJ
ees which the OF The secedes renders daily more
manifest, though not openly avowed.
X H. GILLEr
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