New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-18

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claimed 10 BE continuing Members II her
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~ Union and Harmony. The Union Of the Par.
"'Our sedo1 Of the Parry, q" Your Section Of theJ
An hi : wei exmIlf,d by the career and fortunes Of
several d,gfnguhed citizens high in office under the
STATE and General Ooycrnmen i., who's. pane |A q.
once occur 30 every vel frnel y " foref l. J. not
necessary and might be thought inyiious - nams n n
is iheiT deedf they are known
What experience has proved IN lespee to rs rcroS
ton Of sections wa apparent in 1919 From the
instant the coalition first pIopOsed-from ihe first
lrcaci1go Of tie idea thai there might be tw recognized
sections 10 the party down 10 the present hour-n all
ate whore the sul ect up. and 20 ali persons De
ioIe whom have spoken upon either satgect-wih
tie most undertaking corsftency ana m me strong
toms a rerroIa'ion could command, have denounced
10th the coalition Itself and The peTnious pol g Vi reos
ming sections or sectorai clssloI- III me same party
1lis wds known 70 every Denoc4a VINO hi- ever ma
occasion 10 know ANYTHING concerning my opinions =
was known al who concerned IN con.erfns oce
uIon ne. 49,.
Free SOL members lat y h Democrats, hey held then
4lvef aloof az section csning 70 act a. such they &C.
nounced the leading Democrats Of that day sash a. ne
Hon William J.. Marcy, for tieir political conlncL tiey
voted fcars The deHOc-c paiiorn, and yet they wei
rot e1sl but On the contrary awarded share pi
The oficca but openly and most distinctly opposed the
iulallOwcd combination. In the same season was a
menbor Of the socaed Democratic Conyenton ipr the
dst Of ny residence, which nominated for Congress
n,to ors Free Sober and Aboionst Pronounc d Dotn
a.. bfae Conventions METEOROLOGICAL, Irregular, and pos
sossed Of no binding authority because they had IN ee
admitted he ciion which the Hon. Secretary now re-
ouos TO BE- formally and distinctly recognized a. section
and a. such fed from the public treasury declared my
ofinions and announced in the most public manner my
determination wage unceasng war against the p,lcy OF
roartair ing tbs sections At the celebrated Castle Garden
meeting held Just these Conventions and before the
1Iect0n | delivered an address which circulated
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non there expres .ed my-ef ~ follows
- H. future elections lei single out for preference
those candidates, 10 matter Of what name or political
sect who foihu 10 The Constitution and devoted he
fore all other earthly duties, TO the preservation OF the
Union Both OF the existing great political parties nave
allowed themselves 10 become more or less coniannate
v,b the sin OF supporting olerotiDg these agents II
sectional strife and dsuuiOn the Abolition or Free sou ag
tgtra Pefwecu The Free SOL managers and tn eXped
opcy men of sound opinions true stlunch, and reliable
men can with difficulty be found among the nominees Tor
Office II may consequently, be difficult TO sol sct but
The best must be done that the circumstances will admit
shall single out, for my ticket men who ere ID iavor OF
rar measures fraternity with the South and the perma
icrcv # the Union. Ii j cannot ind such VIII take
WHO pretend to be and thus give my voice Tor The
In reference 20 that class Of pretended Democrats who
are known as Free Soilers sad
81 he tactics and purity OF that class were wei exempt
fed in the proceedings OF the late Democratic state Con
vtnon held at Syracuse nor Their nominal opponents
appear on tie occasion in light much more creliaDe
had the honor 10 present set OF resolutions anrinn5
the rrinciIes Of the national Democratic party and
among them that Of the non Intervention Of Congress in
the anti Slavery agitation Those resolutions were adopted
Nv a qrest minority Bgi 10 when the nominations
O. me w three noted Free Sellers devoted advocates Of
The PRINCIPLES aud practices denounced by the ConVen
ton were the people a. suitable
m ,nrortat Offices II said th II the of the party
required and sanctioned this sacrifice Of consistency
union Of two political bodies entertaining OPINIONS damet'
ri aly ouposod upon the only question now agtafng the
rublc mind or affecting legislative action was deemed law
i inst and honorable because II might combine SUN
Gent vote 10 defeat the Wings and portion of the
AZ he
IL 10 such union have ever been or VIII ever De.
tnry II is unworthy Of both sections, amounts to lie
rton Of its principles by each ana can serve no honest
purpose / prefer union OF all the friends OF UNION
throughout this nacod Republic, to combination Of
two hostile political factions for temporary success and
anticipation OF spOis. Nevertheless these cindiaes
were forced upon me- and in the Congressional District OF
my residence thoroug paced political ab0liionlsi has
been pu; in nomination by protesting Democrats For
none Of these SHAH my vote be cast Shall vote for the
Aholont against the National Wing, now Representa-
tive in Congress who supported all the peace measures in
which We rejoice and who has thus gwen earnest OF his
devotion 10 his country Never. Fellow citizens, let
resolve 90 withhold suffrage from any and from every
candidate for Office who is tainted in any degree with the
= of fostering anti slavery agitation for political purposes
no matter what bis party bis p,oessoi political esso
oatonsuo matter with what studou Observance of the
fo,ms Of party nominations he may have been robed for
Sent by lie same district the next State Convention
ls.l attended and learned that The same policy
was TO be pursued The section openly held its sepa
rate caucus, and though in the minority carried hs or
canization by the usual intrigue Shaking the dust ion
nv feet left the convention before any platform was
adoIted or candidate nominated
The Hon Francis Il Cutting, now Democratic repre-
sentative in Congress, adopted the same course.
If anything connected with the political course Of men IN
Ills Slate was fixed TACT, known ani conceded Oh all
hands IL was that would not either in conventions or at
the polls vote for any Free Sober Of las who continued
t. with his associates in maintaining distinct section
Of so called Democrats.
1Le chief ador of the Free SOL party in his speech al
the Albany ratification meeting held few days ago truly
asserted that my in opposing MS ticket hanpnzel
perfectly with my whole previous political action toward
liz section and that nothing else could have OeeneXpeced
from me. . q,
So much for my connection with Free Soiers or Free
Soilirn or with sections Of the Democratic party.
In, refer to the alleged violation Of implied p dyes
Neither when / consented 10 accept once IRON the
President nor any other time had any human beng
tie reason TO suspect from any act word or qli
es,trce of mine that stood pledged % the principles ana
POLICY in relation 10 the distribution Of offices between
sections" or portions Of the Democratic party men
uoptd in the letter OF the Secretary of the Treasury or
that would give influence and cooperation in aid Of
the pclcy mentioned by The Cni07. No one who ever
spoke To- me- or with me he subject, could possibly
have doubted hat stood pledged against those principles
and that policy.
III minated & at these principles and this policy are
embraced in the Baltimore platform, and were indicated
il the inaugural Address cannot hnd mat the slightest
couneuance is offered 10 them IN either document frin
"cple cannot be called but if the policy OF keep
ing the Democratic party in this or any Other STATE for
ever divided into oOutendng and jealous sections by re
cognzirg such sections and par0nizng their leaders
could be found in the platform ~ the address should
withdraw from the former my adhesion ani from
the latter my admiration. -
IT, indeed as a counorpose to- and qualifying sc; OF
aeanst the true and trusty National Democrat al the
head If their ticket, the Baltimore Convention hal non
mated for the Vice Presidency Cassus NJ Clay Joshua
L. Gi6dinqs o. even noted Free Soil Dem'cra. who
WAS Hing 10 recant his errors hat body might be arged
with having lproved the distribution policy mat Is sAll
10 lie The only way of recognizing section thGt VIII
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