Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-25
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATS AND THE
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.

We have always contended, for we have al
ways been firmly convinced that the national
democrats Of New 7 ork are fast and firm friends
of the policy and principles to which the adj
ministration stands committed, by the Balti
more platform and the Presidents inaugural
address. They have been charged, time and
again, with the absurd purpose of arraying
themselves in general opposition to the Presi-
dent because of differences growing out of the
political condition of single State. This
charge has been cunningly and industriously
circulated and disseminated, in order to weaken
their position and secure the ascendency of
their enemies, who have never hesitated to de-
feat the democratic party and secure the tri-
umph of the wings, from mercenary motives or
revengeful feelings. We have always insisted
that this was an impudent and groundless ac-
cusation. The sympathies and convictions of
the national democracy Of New York have al
ways been in unison with the sympathies and
convictions of the great democratic party of the
Union, and identical with those which have
regulated the course Of General Pierce on all
those great measures which fix the character
of parties in our country.
We have witnessed with much surprise that
some of the southern journals, whose battles
the national democrats of New York have
fought with unfinching courage, have permit
ted themselves to be imposed upon by the art
full and designing leaders of the freesoil fac
ton. The national democrats of New York
cannot abandon the democratic party. Their
past career of fidelity and honor should protect
them from such an unworthy suspicion. One
of the strongest and most unrelenting organs
of the New York national democrats, is the
paper of that name. 1t has waged the war
with unexampled vigor, and with savage fero-
city. 1t has used every weapon from the scalp
ing knife and tomahawk up to big-mouthed
cannon.F hiding that the English language, as
at present constructed, did not notwithstanding
its copiousness, furnish terms sufficiently strong
for the expression of its feelings, it has invented
epithets and coined words full of gall and bit
terness, wherewith to characterize and stamp the
disorganizers. But when the charge is made
that the division to which it belongs is about to
assume position Of antagonism to the admin
iStration, it Indignantly denies it. The Buffalo
Courier also fatty denies the charge. 1t says:
"ln no section OF the Union has the President
truer friends or more cordial supporters than
among the national democracy Of New York and
the efforts of freesoiers and others TO place ,bem
IN position of antagonism TO his administrator
will signally fall
We are aware that some journals that be.
long properly to no party, and that always
very discreetly shave respect unto the re.
compense of the reward" have hitched them.
selves on to the national democrats, declared
war against the administration, and are now
laboring to induce the more patriotic democrats
to join them in the cry Of down with the ad.
ministration. We hope and believe that our
friends in New York, who belong to the true
faith, will not permit irrelevant issues: that
they will not for o moment listen to these in
sane counsels, but will turn deaf ear to the
"voice of the charmer, charm he never so wise.
~" Let them pursue steadily the course they