The daily union., 1854-07-18
THE NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER
GOING BACK.

| THE NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER
GOING BACK.
A few cracks of the abolition whip OF Thurow Weed
has brought up the New York Commercial Advertiser
standing and humbly apoogzng for its late signs of
beon against the proposed coalition AT Saratoga We
regret the Advertiser lacked the moral courage to
the pressure brought bear upon it by the Albany
Evening Journal The exposition of the objects of the
proposed gathering Saratoga is stated follows by
the Journal
The convention understand its Objects is intended
opinion of all parties in reference to the
peal Of the Missouri Compromise Chosen from All pareS
it speak, upon that subject to all parties 1t ADOPTS
resolutions condemnaory of that measure they w nave
weight quarters and especially abroad which reso
lutions of merely party convention would not have III IL
action regard to the reestablshment OF he
Compromise its recommendation will be entitled to proper
respect If it advises the nomination and reelection
every member of Congress who in good faith and at all
times opposed passage of the bill it will do what merely
whig merely democratic convention would perhaps do
less effectively These take to be the legitimate objects
of the convention.
cal duty before it, which does not within the scope OF
strictly party political actionthat is, the promotion Of
free emigration to the Territories by such means as shall
be discussion to be accessible and advisable This
was the design the New York meeting which appointed
the that has cooperated with Albany one in
issuing the cal.'
This entirely satisfactory to the Advertiser and we
its readers will agree with us that it was easily
satisfied As took OCCASION few days ago. to congra-
ulae national everywhere upon the indications of
continued nationality the Advertiser account Of its
objections to the Saratoga convention 1t is our duty now
to admit that we attached much Importance to those
indications that the Advertiser has relapsed into the
embraces of the Greeeys and Weeds See how awkwardy
it backs out from its late national position
owe glad have this exposition of the objects of the
proposed convention from such source and to place be-
fore the readers of the Commercial The explanation will
much Of the msapprehenson which less udicious
than the Evening Journal have created respecting it, As
thus FORTH the general objects of the convention will meet
with the approval of the lovers Of freedom throughout the
State especially that object of promoting free emigration
to the Territories IT, by such MEANS the Territories
be kept free from slavery, shall greatly rejoice hav
ing deep conviction that greater prosperity and rapid
development will follow from the establishment of free labor
and other Institutions there If the convention makes
this object and other points keeps within the lin
its described by Albany friend, will do much good
having before when wrote satisfactory expos
on of the plans and purposes of the conyentonst and hay
ing to suspect Interior and political designs,
deemed it duty to utter a few words of caution
1t is in this way that the courage ofthe Commercial Adj
vertser under the lash of the great Albany
gan of whggery and abolition combned and yet the Ad-
vertser undertakes deceive ITSELF and to keep up show
of consistency by such ridiculous refecons as the fo
lowing:
alt is for the wings meet this growing want the part
of the peoples and this they only do by being true to
themevesby continuing be what they have BEEN
national whg party Their opponents dstrust each other
few of them when the day Of trial comes, will
their surages with the whgs The people dsrus both dem
factions and viii look the wings their hope for
the of the country and the restoration Of domes
tic peace. To seek alliances enuncate prin
cpes would be the height of party folly We stand
vantage ground that it would be suicidal to surrender If
the better of the democrac fee-so other
party weary ohe associations and have discovered the
acy of their principles by the fruit they have borne let
them up u.s. and heartily shall they be welcomed
but we descend from present high and favorable
We give up principles have need of new is
Our platform is strong and broad enough Let ad
here faithfully to it and each other for therein lie
strength, our hope, and our success"
Surely this is the very height of bold efrontery In
breath the Advertiser surrcnders to the Evening Jour
nal and agrees go into the Saratoga convention with
knowledge that its objects purely sectional and in the
up strong preensons to nationality and even in
vites accesons the great national whg party from all
other quarers 1t is idle for the Advertiser to undertake
deceive itself its readers by thus running in the face
of the overwhelming evidences that the whg party of the
North is becoming adjunct to the abolitionist
ganzations