The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-22
THE SARATOGA CONVENTION.

Like all other frce this had its plot and its actors the
readers of the public journals constitute the audience
whose keen perceptions and accurate Judgments are mani
tested by emitting all tokens Of applause Their rsbc
faculties have only been moved by laughing at the COM
bned assurance and stupidity of the actors That there
were some honest wemeanng democrats in the conven
ton may be conceded while is notorious that they were
the dupcs of the willy enemies of the democracy The con-
venon and all its proceedings in the hands and under
the control of INSCRIPTIONS wing leaders, whether wearing
the badge of ancient federalism that of abolition or the
fashioned tonguetied and speeches.
ISM They all acted in perfect harmony because they had
one common obect-to defeat and finally overthrow the de-
mocracy and install its enemies power The proceedings
prove this beyond controversy The wing leaders intro
duced and carried their resolutions and then refused to make
nominations The business then completed, because
there was nothing do But instead of adourning
die the managers carried resolution to adjourn and
meet at Auburn ON the Goth of September next For what
object The is obvious. Before the adjourned
meeting the wings will have made their State and other
nominations The selections to be made with reference
to the sms of the day. the wing ranks and the meet
ing at Auburn expected to endorse them and become
pledged their support 1t is scheme to combine every
faction in New York against the regular democratic ticket
racy do not nominate "one-dea man, Seward Greeley,
Co. expect to bring all those who have counenanced
the Saratoga convention into the support of their can
| ddates. They hope by drawing off n portion of the
democracy and combining abolition and naveAmercan
ISM religious intolerance and preudice with whiggey,
to sweep the State and thereby secure the reelection
of Seward to the Senate and lay the foundation of
his elevation to the presidency This is the feast to
/ oaffc ia IN aEe
them the authors of the defeat of their party and the
ladders by which whggey is TO be elevated to power
similar use of anti-Masonry by dividing and weakening
the democratic party made Seward governor Of New York.
and coupled with abolition brought him into the Senate
The present movements designed to speed his political
progress win any democrat willingly aid in promoting
such an object Did the democratic party, did the cause
of freedom and progress profit by turning aside from
their welltrodden and safe PATH and assisting their po
| utcal enemies--the enemies of their principles-n
their efforts obtain political power? Do the wings be-
eve in or practise upon of the great principles of the
democratic creed recorded in 1910 or since2 II ele
waited to power will not the wings continue be wings
and promote wing objects2 Will they swerve hairs
breadth because they are indebted democrats for their
election? Are not the rens of government safer in the
hands of democrats who agree in almost than
in those Of whgs who bitterly hostile in almost every
thng Democrats have only 70 pause and reflect and study
the consequences of their acts to fully satisfied that
is never safe to the wings their natural and ete
nal enemies power either in the State or national gov
eminent 1t is contrary to nature for the Ethiopian
change his skim the leopard his spots 1t equally I'M
natural for federalist whether called wing, native
I American, nbolitonist, or by any other name,
cherish practise the principles of the democratic party