New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-18
when Mr. Van Buren, and Mr. Clay bad come out to op

pose the annexation OF that Tetorythe Hards stood BY
them in favor OF the admission Of Texas into the Union
That brought about the separation From the day Mr. Van
Buren took ground to exclude the Territory the Haris
meant TO 90 for candidate favorable to admission Mr.
Ven Buren, was defeated and Mr. Polk nominated. The
Democrats into the with true hearts without
mental reservation and gave the Of New York to r
Polk which carried him into the Presidential chair The
adhertrts Of Mr. Van Buren, grumblcd. and waited simply
for an opportunity to overthrow the party In lsls two
separate delegations from New York went to Baltimore to
represent that State One headed by Mr. Dickinson,
the other by Mr. Csmbrelng The Committee on Credsn
e desired TO whether they could not conciate and
harmonic and introduced resolution the effect that
each Of the delegates should pledge himself to stand by
the action ofbe Convention and then fire. this
wrigghDg and wrigging out
Mr.. DICKINSON said he and ais brother delegates
would abide the decision but Mr. CGmbTeiIDg and his
psiy said thoy would abide by each proposi'n but
would remain OpCn do As they pleased aier the Conye1
ton bad come 70 O conclds Inc Conyehu0h neier-
mind II at ht first named delegates should taEe sears ID
the Convention Wien She decision was adverse 70 me
So tacy wnccied in and out again end declared they
would not mind what said and desired 70 be heard
The Convention heard both sides and then great calan
ity fell the party Tho COnYentiea undertook 20 create
coalition Of opposite principles wlch mas Always aieu
ard will ial Both sets were admitted but one neu
trazed the scon Of the other When ar. Cas- got the
nomination the men who wgged and wTiegied ont,
took m their hats and went of 10 Buffalo nOmuate Mr.
Won Buren,. The Hards kept away from Buffalo. The
Sols found with coOred persons with avowei Adolf
tonss lie meant no d.srespec TO the AboitiOists who
participated in that Convention. lie gentle
nan Mr.. Giddings who was there, and Who gatter
how much the SOfts ashamed is not ashamed Of IT,
Lauehteri lcNortheIn men who deceived and cheated
The Democracy the SOfs. Those rho stood by Mr..
Cess the Hards. lie another Abolitionist in tire
Hall WHO letter to the Buffalo Convention sgnes,
Genit Smith, urging the nomination Of M Van Buren,.
Dir. SMITH, Iising-l wrote no such letter.
Mr.. CUTTING-The letter apologised for
for keeping away, but recommended the nomination Of
M. Van Buren,.
Mr. SMITH, wrote no such letter or apology though
the gentleman believes it..
Mr. CUTTING said by authority letter published
signed Gerrt Snh-he had not seen the original but he
pledged himself to the gentleman point out August
or TO- I34a letter published in the public print'
which las the gentlsman's TO IL he should net
point he would acknowledge his error II h should
bis friend will say nothing about it. as silence viii amount
to acquiescence
Er SMI1H--YGy well.
Mr. CUTTINGThe result of the election Of 1919, was
that the Van Buren, and Buffalo platform men cane ou,of
the contest without jingle electoral vote and with the
contenpt of the pespe. 1t only necessary 10 leave
him whore the aggregate vote Of the States left him after
that controversy After that they sought to defeat the
democracy and elect Gen Taylor He referred to other
dones Of tic sofs in New York, well known in history
and then alluded TO the support which they gave to Gen
Pierce While the HQrds fought because they had plat.
form NnItn lntuuL ho1ttlhS anu o'9CAtou O"iAIph
out principles the Sofs went in for the spo which they
saw offered to them Only ocquiescng in not approving of
the ularIn He alluded TO the appointment Of Assistant
Treasurer Surveyor and Postmaster places filed with
Free Sellers of le4s-the old guard stood in amazemen
TO know tho reasons for these appointments 1t said
that the Free Sellers Of 1878 good as the old
guard There was in the Cabinet gentleman who Is en-
gseed in crushing out the party in Massachusetts,. He
was not surprised this for nearly thirty five years ne
x,fb Gle nd nh no
position in the Cabinet, be turned his efforts against the
old guard of New York The party with which he (Alr
Cutting acted cared not whether the South repe the rank
and file who stood by during the darkest hours he did
not believe the South does though born in New York
with Northern views he believed the South in the main
is right They do recognize the friends who stood by it
when friends were needed. If attacks should again be
made on the South the Hards will in the day of conflict
be found where they have always been found Therew
then be no question ask ed what the Hards refer
erce viii then be made to fiction to ascertain what State
III bits are At, =. -
the gentleman from what the Hards and the Softs
He and Mr. Walsh we're listened to with marked atten
ton the Members clustering the neghborhood of each
of those gentlemen TO hear the better
Mr. SMITH Ala1 resumed the floor. The debate, he
said seemed TO have taken serious turn and 1t became
him TO reply TO extent TO the gentlemen lie be-
leVed the country really desired explanation of Iards
and sofs The question whether the country VIII cake
the explanation o. the gentleman has gwen H. ne under
stood him TO say he entered INTO the COALITION Whch nom
mated General Pierce.
Mr.. CUTTING remarked, when it was mentioned TO
him. he said ty the experiment When the party broke
he fell back where he would naturally go, with his old
fir ends
MIR SMITH said The question mig arise who broke
the bargain 1t may be very important question ms
brouobf him 10 consider New York politics for the last
twenty wears The gentleman dwels the spoils. You
recoect tbe history of New York. When she goes into
co billions she always carries the State.
Without concluding, il being clock, Mr.. Smith
gave way for a melton, that the Committee rise which
1reyailed And the House adjourned