The daily union., 1854-11-26

General Wm Larimer, jr., Major D. Fickesn Hon. Ferd
e volz, Captain Robert Porter and others.
From the New York Day
THE DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK HAS SPOKEN.
Horao Seymour whom il elected chief magistrate
years ago when the Empire State gave her powerful
Franklin Pierce has again led that democracy sub
stanal triumph This result too has been accomplished
under the trying circumstances in which political
party placed Let Us consider some Of them
The unhappy chsm which took place last year Syra-
produced the first effect which its designers intended
II virtually betrayed the democratic party in the State of
New York to the whig party The seceders from the DEM
occ convention of 1853 had soemnly agreed year
before forget past differences and cooperate with their
acknowledgements, who had not indeed, concurred with
them in every point but who still less democrats
than themselves in harmoniousy supporting the election
of Franklin Pierce the presidency of the United States
and Of Horatio Seymour the governorshp of New York
They pledged themselves inaugurate of trium
phan union. part of that pledge they fulfilled The
candidates OF the united democracy elected by major
tiles which absolutely appalled, their opponents The whg
party pronounced by its leaders be dissolved
II seemed if there nothing for the democracy 10
bat fra,ernaly accept the share the RESPONSE
btities which had been unanimously c0nfded to them
The inaugural address Of President Pierce which
anded the universal applause democrats distinctly set
forth the patriotic views with which he began admns
traton which to know nothing the interests of
the conquerng element OF democracy Is it's comprehensive
twas equally clear that the delicate and responsible
duty of making executive appointments should be
cised in conformity The general principles upon which
the united democracy had elected their candidates 1t
so exercised Competent fitted for their
duties and scrnpuousiy selected in nearly eqsml pro-
portions from the former opposing sections Of the united
party in New Yorkyfere appointed to Office In making
his selections the President exercised his best Judgment
maIurp and
those vino represented every shade of sentiment and every
variety OF personal preference.
These appointments, however, had hardly been made
fore it became apparent that of the disappointed ar
picanis for office had determined iasy part of their
solemn pledge Their conduct showed that they med
itated desertion of their party and betrayal OF their
President Their proved that they had supported
democratic candidates for the sake Of the Union
the sake of obtaining Office Failing TO obtain il, shey
began to revile the chief whom thny had helped to
elect The ridiculous claim that they alone receive
public appointments dsailowed than they
made the refusal the ground of personal issue with the
administration They had other issue to make
As far concerned they could deny
that the principles of the Baltimore platform and of the
inaugural address had been faithfully and ably
red out Soon this personal Issue alone--hey delib
eratey seeded from the democratic convention of 1853
and formed schismate organization Syracuse the
cornerstone of which "hard' opposition President
tory party policy By this they revengesIly
hoped that they could rule they would ruin at the
time the democratic administration Washington
and Governor Seymour and all wha acted with him In
support Of the President To certain extent they succeeded
in their impuden eachery They deliberately gave the
political power in the State of New York the whg par
" for the sole that the President could not and the
governor would recognise their claim of exclusive
patent right to Office
his fs mi iliafiu huti Il.
plan of the yindictve revolters supborny executed
and, render their action still characteristic their
leaders assembled their schismatic convention of this
unusual time aud nominated the superseded coIlec-
Bronson the most offensive candidate they could
work the defeat of the friends of General Pierce
in the State OF New York
The whole country knows that Governor Seymour did
desire renominaou lie had served his State con-
scentously and faithfully in her highest Office and he
wished to lay down the harassng trust which ali admit
ted he had executed with signal ability There was how
ever great crisis TO be met and the democracy of New
York judged that Horatio Seymour-whose capacity for
public affairs aud rreproacabe private life commanded
universal respect-was the most ht 10 meet il for
them.
The administration OF Franklin Pierce, with whom he
had been called power bitterly attacked only
by the hereditary enemies of the great republican party
bu, by reacherous actonists who while denouncng The
chosen head of the national democracy still audaciously
claimed TO oe Its true aud only ndhefent Taking advan-
age Of this condition of things the whg leaders chose
incorporate a element into their party's system
As soon as the denomination Of Seymour
ed they selected their candidate the very who
senator had reported and advocated the coercve and
constitutional bill which the had vetoed BY the
nomination Of Myron H. Clark after that of Hora,o sey
our the wings themselves distinctly presented the adi-
onal issue of compulsory temperance In view of all these
circumstances Governor Seymour felt himself bound to
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candidate.
Obeying what he felt to be the call of duty he accepted
the nomination of the democracy of New York and became
their champion Then, and if to compcate the canvass
still further, third opponent was named as the peculiar
representative Of those who reject that axiom of democra
cy which holds every citizen of whatever origin IN the
spirit of the constitution be entitled TO the largest ber-
" of conscience and the irce exercise of his religion
There seemed TO be overwhelming odds against the DEM
ocratc party in New York Against the most imposing