The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-24
Prom the cbaneston Mercury, Nov. u
New York and the South.


The National InielIeencer OF Monday discusses with
good deal OF solemny the results OF the New York
election and attaches 10 it degree OF importance which,
under peren circumstances, we are not lt,le surprised
at The ph of the In,ell,gencer's deductions 10 con-
tanned in the following extract
"The identRcaon of tho cabinet with tho barnburner
feesoil party OF New York work disastrousy
the parry in every southern STATE 20
fully ubdeutood there for /. s hardly possible for the
south nbandon such Dickinson and his party,
who in the hour OF si 20 noby and 90 teae. ..y stood
up for the rights Of the South, and hazarded everything in
'sThe resuii Of the election however, bat b.
gratifying the great body OF southern democrats well
wings for be viewed there in no other light than
the uiumph OF the friends OF the South against their
enemies
Now in the first place. with all its seeming fairness
OF terms the Intel gencer very far from stating the
fairly The administration IL not identified with the
oarnburners, az such II knows them only - psIt OF
on the platform adopted by the nominating convention,
and who IN the recent struggle repeated IN the anest
and most emphatic form their adhesion 10 that platform
What right what power has the administration 10 re-
fase to acknowledge their support
Again why are Messrs. Dickinson 4 Co entitled to
the gratitude OF the South The whole clam rests upon
Their support OF the compromise measures-ihaf settle
OF the slavery question which was accepted ~ hnai
by The Baltimore Convention, in language which consu-
tu,ed the formal agreement Of The party IN the presden
i,a election In short the "plat form" itself II
Mr. Dickinson had any agency making this agreement
the ground Of harmony in the party and therefore TO
be revefed for not the administration equally to be
preserve this bond Of union II has made the Baltimore
agreement, the OF good fellowship, and precisely be-
il has done II has aioul OF Mr.. Dickinson
and his friends The latter have brought forward
other tes and have thus disavowed and dshonored the
one adopted by tie whole party. What excase could
the administration find for forsakng the latter and adopt
ing the former
But we do NOT see the bad consequences which the In
telgencer benevolent enough to warn the admlnstra
ton Of The loss OF New York il the loss OF state
eager and dctaora in the assertion Of s Importance,
snd unstable in the maintenance OF principle The dem
ocratc party far large for ssety II threatened
10 become mere congregation of arr'ng factions That
should be brought it's senses By season.eie check
i anything but misfortune. The loss OF New York
will leach Il Lesson OF prudence union, and the strict
na,ntenance of principle Al least, shoaId do 80 The
influence of New York has thus far been injurious d.
vided as the democratic party faclions secretly
al war the whole influence OF ha, State could bat be
exered to the advantages Of patronage ose
other these factions. because this pssronsge the
means Of acquiring predominance at home Their sup
port of the administration assumed character Of
bargaining, and their politics nothing bat questions
OF oficeholdng. The whole quarrel with the admins
raiion about the distribution OF Offices and this was
likely to be the history Of the New York democracy Tor