The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-10-05
NEW YORK POLITICS.

Adjourned sine die.
NEW YORK POLITICS.
The noise and confusion of New York
politics ere worse than poor General Cass ever
sne9uateyed in his attempts to harmonic the
:gnEctiOns Of his judgment with the necessi-
les Of his position. The Hardsn boldly sup
PIT the Administration policy in relation to
he Territories, while they oppose the Admins
ration itself The "Sofss" stoutly support the
Administration, while they fear boldly to sane
ton this policy. Both factions profess zeal
Gu: DEVOTION to Democracy, but they hate each
gher as badly as did the Jews and Samaritans.
LATELY -umor got afoat that they were about
o lraternize-that the Hards were to he ap-
Te8sed Seymour was to be sent abroad, and the
i.5iied brotherhood be concentrated upon Mr..
8rons0n. Doubtless such course would please
The Administration. Driven to desperation,
,3rne down By an uninterrupted series of ig.
n]mnious defeats, could it only conciliate the
Hards," reunite "the so-called Democracy
and carry the Empire State, it would calculate
upon new lease of life. But, the HardsD
.Jast Of their Roman virtue, claim to be the
lnly Democratic Party, and look upon the
>ots as an Insignificant set of heretics, with
whom honorable fellowship is impossible The
Albany Argus loftily remarks:
IL az is rumored-with what foundation
W are not aware-the Softs have it in coptenl-
rst to withdraw, in whole or in part, their
t:ket so called if they choose, to avoid o
how of their utter weakness ut the polls thus
% detand an organization which exists only
IA name; and if their committee desire and
conclude to throw up their commissions. it is q
matter with which Democrats have no wish or
ught to interfere. So, On the other hand, if
they prefer to keep their ticket in the field, for
he benefit of the Wings, it is an affair which,
i not exclusively their OVID, they and the
Wigs must settle among themselves. Demo-
rats have no terms to offer, nor can they en-
crtsia overtures having in view the consum-
nation or avoidance of the one or the other
Iesdlt Most assuredly, if the Softs disband,
hey must do it with their own free will and
Accord They must surrender unconditionally,
Or not at auU
Meantime, the old Wing organization has
Is own tribulations. AS we showed last week
the resolutions adopted by the Wing Conven-
Ton at Syracuse committed the Party to no
specific action on the Slavery Question Such
VAS the opinion Of the New York Express
Commercial, and the Courier and Enquirer.
Ion:crvative Whiggery was entirely satisfied
Nth indignant foundations of the past ag-
sresslons of Slavery, so long as no attempt was
made to commit it to single measure calcula-
ted to prevent their repetition; in other words,
preclude areunion with Southern Wings who
bad taken an active part in those aggressions,
and had signifisd their purpose to maintain
ITEM. The Richmond (Va.) Wing and few
Nouthern Wing journals, it is true, appeared to
Re greatly scandalized by the proceedings of
the Convention.
What we object to most in this platform, /"
'sy' the Vhig, & is not the opposition it avows
70 the principles of the Nebraska bill, although
that would be enough to elicit our warmest
repFobation. But it is the determined hostility
1t expresses to the extension of Slavery and the
admission of new slave States into the Union
the spirit in short, of undying hatred to Sla-
very itself as it exists in the Southern States
Of this Union. That is the prominent feeling
mat peryades almost every resolution in the
scries3
Int the Wing misrepresented the resolutions
HE explanation of the New York Courier and
Enquirer ought to have satisfied its scruples.
1t remarked:
The Saratoga Convention resolved that we
now take cur ground distinctly on the princi-
lle mat all territory Of the United States MUST
nencetorth be free territory, and all States
uT ,, MUST come in as free States The
wig Convention simply declared that they
"SEe forever released from oil obligations to
ean'lt into the Union any State which sane
rons OF permits Slavery referring to the OBJ
nsanohs involved in the compromises which
ore COW at an end. The Anti Nebraska Con-
SSguon marches into the very heart of Free
MI WI and takes everlasting possession; the
ing Convention simply fell back from the
lt,sfated compromises upon neutral ground,
'o committing itself to any specific principle in
.'Sa,d TO the admission Of aew States, but hold
'g Itself at liberty to deal 10Th each case on ats
he Louisville Journal concurred with the
'ooseTvative Courier and Enquirer.
p We said, on the day of the meeting of the
COnveuticn that if it should, instead Of being
,s 1 with resolving against the Nebraska
al and IN favor of the restoration of the Mis-
loun Compromise, go on to pledge it's party in
:4'or of the repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law,
- ieVor Of the abolition of Slavery in the Dis
pct Of Columbia, and against the admission Of
rr'y more slave States into the Union, we should
.Iei no interest whatever in the result of the
%TpprOaching election in the State of New York.
ne resolutions, it must be acknowledged, are
aIio1gly Anti-Slavery in their tone, but we are
a'aq to SEQ that they do not embrace any
g'age to go either for the repeal of the Fugi.
I've Slave Law, for the abolition of Slavery in
,le District or against the future admission Oh
Ea'e States. A Mr.. Milliken offered resolu-
). soa taking radical ground against the Fugi-
i've Slave Law, but il was received with Misses
aa loud cries of withdraw withdraw
Aao ne was compelled to withdraw it. This