Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-28
POLITICS IN NEW YORK.

Ihe Southern democratic presses have lately
been opening their eyes to the true state of affairs
among their Democratic brethren of the North !;
but we doubt whether one Of them will ever give
its readers such paragraph as that which follows
from the Buffalo " Republic" That paper brings
to mind the fact that none Of the so-called (Soft)
have endorsed the action of Congress in repeating
the Missouri Compromise. On the contrary, they
charge that the State Convention misrepresented
their sentiments in its second resolution, which, it
will be remembered, had two phases-one of dis
approval of the Nebraska act and one of acquies-
cence in that measure. The Albany Argus thus
presents the matter in bold relief:
The PoLYwoG PLATFORM REpUDIArEp.--We invite the
attention of Southern supporters of the Administration
who congratuating themselves the possibility of
making National Democrats out Of the Sos in this State
to the following from the Buffalo Republic of the Esd
instant one Of the leading presses Of that faction 1t
Will 10 remembered that what tha spnha GALA Daso-
cratic is generally called Soft" by other papers:
We observe that the Congressional Conventions Of the
Democracy generally speak in unequvoca terms Of dsap
probation of the repeal of the Missouri restriction. In
this respect the example of the State Convention has
been followed Indeed have yet to learn of the first
Democratic Convention that has congratulated the
try on the results likely to flow from the passage Of
Mr. DOUGLASS BILL Looking at the elections which have
recently been held the sresults not of character
to permit Democrats indulge in congratulations to
lead them to hope that the surrender of formidable
function by Congress win prove beneficial to the De-
mocracy and contribute to the speace Of the Union
'To those Democrats who felt that their sentiments
had been msrepresened in the State Convention by the
adoption Of the second resolution it is most gratifying
indication that the local conventions of those sterling
Democratic counties, onondaga ST Lawrence, Herkmer,
Oneida Orange, and Steuben dainty phrases in
speaking Of the perfdous act which opened territory
consecrated to freedom to the of the slave power
but give utterance to the feelings Of the people in lam
guage which cannot be misconstrued.'
Will our Southern friends note the last para
graph? If its paternity were not unquestionably
Democratic, would they not set it down as unadul-
terated Abotionism?
The Albany Argus is consistent in its opposition
to every movement having in view fusion Of the
" Hards I" and !" Softs y of New York. 1t recurs
to the subject in noticing the nominations and pro-
ceedings Of the Hards of Erie county, and says that
" these results put end to the rumors, alike dis
creditable to the National Democracy and detri-
mental to their cause, Of an intended fusion with
the Softs on the local tickets" And, again, in re-
ferring to a nomination in another county by the
I" Soft !" branch of the Democracy, the Argus in
fers that the movement is designed to draw out
and expose the weakness of the Administration
faction and to aid the Wings"
If the Wing party itself was not in somewhat
distracted condition, something good might flow
from these bitter feuds of the Democracy. Another
year two, it is to be hoped viii bring order out
of the present chaos and evolve the true national
sentiment of the people of New York. 1t is per-
haps fortunate that the political cadron has dubbed
so far in advance Of the Presidential election.