Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-03
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.

THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY
The National Democracy, or Hard Shells, of New
York, held mass meeting at Metropolitan Hall on
Wednesday evening, for mutual congratulation up
on the triumph of their principles at the recent
election Mayor WEsTERvELT presided, with the
" assistance" of no less than eighty weight Vice
Presidents and forty-four Secretaries.
That our readers may be properly posted as to
the progress of this family quarrel it is necessary
to inform them that an Address to the Democracy
Of the State was adopted, which, after recounting
the history of the present division in the party,
marks in relation to the National Administration
as follows
We gave to the nomination of the present Executive
of the United States and cordial support In
all his previous political life he had ayowed and sustain
ed believed the national principle We hailed his
triumphant election the ascendancy and elevation Of
that principle We regarded it earnest of the sta
bity, nay the indesructiby, of our glorious Union.
We adhered to this belief Notwithstanding the selection
Of Cabinet curiously mosaic and strangely in contrast
with the popular expectations because unwilling
yield cherished confidence, and because relied
upon the sincerity Of the inaugural declarations. But
when in this State the leanngs and associations
of the Cabinet all in the direction of the Freeso lead
and their coalition allies when it became obvious
that that class of politicians their assured and
fdentia advisers; when the National Democracy
Of the State whose consistency and devotion through all
the dark periods of history and at all times
discarded commence treat
ed aliens; when we this aliaon with Freesoil
ism rpen into manifest interference by Cabinet Minis
tiers in our State politics. in the ac approval Of the acts
of violence and outrage by which our Conventions
sought to be controlled and, finally in the election
from official stations under the Government Of honored
and consistent Democrats when the assertion of
political rights in State affairs became ''irregularity
and consistent political integrity characterization - and
when we saw the power and machinery Of the Depart
thrown into the in every form of ntimda
ton and appliance, could longer doubt the pro-
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dence and integrity Of people, the danger all
freedom Of opinion all nationality OF sentiment and all
liberty of political action, if allowed sweep
checked and unressted in their Of attempted
domination"
Resolutions embracing the spirit of the meeting
and the sentiments of the speakers were adopted
They were as follows
Resolved That the Democracy of the city Of New York
congratulate the Democracy of the State and Union upon
the magnificent demonstration of Democratic strength
manifested in the result of the late election The victory
won over the Freeso faction is unparalleled in the his
tory Of political contests Without organization and
relying solely upon the old established principles of our
party, we met inscriptions foe, fully organized
falsely assuming both our name and our principles sup
ported by the Cabinet at Washington and the State ad
minstration at Albany with the whole power Of the
Federal and State Governments and REINFORCED by large
evics of money, wrung from the subordinate officers
der both the result has established the gratifying fact
that the Democratic party, though unable to overcome
in the State the votes of Wing and Freeso parties yet
far exceed the number of the latter while in this city,
the metropolis of this State alone but of the whole
Union, whose fidelity to the Constitution has fall
tered We able to proclaim, with pride and gratitude
that the Democratic party stands erect in the ascendant
having beaten the Wings by upwards of 1000 and the
Freesoilers by nearly 900 votes.
Resotoed That the late election has demonstrated that
it the earnest wish and conviction Of the Democracy of
this State that the Senate of the United States for the
of State rights and for the rebuke of the
Cabinet which has dared TO violate them should refuse
to confirm the appointment Of Heman J. Red6eld Col
ector of this Port And also that the President of the
United States should for his fame and the
of the Democratic party, dismiss his present Cabinet at
his earliest possible convenience
Letters were read from ID. S. DICKINSON, j. b.
WELLER, and other gentlemen who could not at
tend. Commodore STOCKTON made speech in
which he declared his opposition to the interference
of the General Government in the concerns of the
States. Mr. PIERCE, he said, was elected by Ma
tiona Democrats and he ought to have selected his
Cabinet exclusively from National Democrats; he
ought even to have required them to subscribe to a
pledge to support the compromises including the
fugitive slave law He thought President Pierce
had been deceived he was surrounded by traitors ;
but he was not willing to give him up till he had
had opportunity to discover his errors. The
great mistake of the President had been his attempt
to conciliate the Freesolers and if he would re-
trace this step and get rid of his bad advisers he
would be restored to the confidence of the National
Democratic party
Mr.. +. i. CUTTING and Gen. WALLBRIDGE,
members of Congress, and HENRY A. FOSTER, for
merly United States Senator, also spoke. The for
nler avowed his belief that Judge Bronson would
be the next Governor of New York. The latter
said:
care the men to whom the Administration have now
Joined themselves the by whom Gen. Pierce was
elected to his present high office President Of this
Union? think not l believe he was elected to that
hy nd al oh,
would have at the time been effected by them without the
aid of the Freesoers He not elected because he
the first choice of the Democracy he was not as
LEWIS CAss first choice but because he the
nominee of the Baltimore Convention We wanted him
who defeated in l84S by coalition Of private foes
and public enemies to have another chance again
fairly before the people, but he defeated by the two
third rule in getting the nomination That nomination
the influence OF Van Burene and traitors prevented but
this, however, again be done We scparat
ed, and trust forever from all corruptn9 influences.
want Freesoilers, Silver Greys Wooly Heads
Abolitionsts. want purely National Democratic par
ty, and trust we now have it."
FROM THE PLAINS.