The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-04
THE DEMooRAoY OF NEW YORK.


ery exercised has recently nulihed by divisions
fully produced in their ranks by the enemy.
Demagogue for purposes Of their own have labored in
eessanty to msead the honest and eonfding voter and
induce him throw away his vote upon collateral
issue arty raised for temporary and sinister purposes
We rafcd that steps have been taken cacu
lated bring together aH hose eho desire 70 stand Up for
The constitution and The doctrines ef personal freedom and
eipil and religious liberty We give below call for
democratic State convention the Goth of the
present month:
"DrmooRArIo srArE coSvEsrIos.--At meeting of the
Democratic State Central Committee held at the city of
Albany the LIST day of August 1885, the following
Bile and resolution adopted;
Whereas in view Of the exciting questions which agate
the minds of tho people OF the State which not only
taxation financial disorder but threaten one side ut
ery overthrow the safeguards which the constitution has
placed the liberty of individuals the freedom OF trade
the sanetity of the private domc the invoabiy of prop
erty and the exemption the people from the infection Of
vexaous and nquistoria sumptuary laws; and, the
other side which conspre up religious tests unknown
to the constitution and organize hateful prescription by
secret political organization repugnant to the principles and
dangerous welfare Of republican government has
been urged upon fuller representation from each
emby district the State convention to meet at Syracuse
on The 29h day Of ugns would afford the Of freer
union corporation of democrats and fuller and more
just expression Of the popular sentiment
Resolped That the purpose Of aording to all those
no desire stand for the constitution and the doctrines
Of personal jreion and eipi and religious liberty the OPP
portunity of being fully represented In such conyen
ton the democrats of the several assembly districts be re-
quested and elect delegates from each district to
the said Syracuse convention.
"DEAN RICHMOND, Chairman.
"P. GAGaER, Secretary
This call supersedes heretofore issued by the same
committee upon which the Albany Atlas says;
sThs change has been made in the call without deb
GRAFTON and discussion and after hesitation and differ
ences of opinion But the committee have been urged by
private from all parts of the State, and democrats
have appealed by the presses different quarters
to afford all the possible to in the present cri
sis of affairs that union among democrats to which all
classes irrespective OF party beginning to look as the
only hope of good government.
Without desiring to arrogate to themselves new powers
determined not to thwart the wishes of so large mum
Der Of democrats oppose project which promised to fur
Their unity of the party and restore it to its just position
of ascendency power the committee have followed in
part precedent of last year. and advised the selection OF
a double delegation.
Eve believe the proposition made them offered in
entire good faith 1t is accepted in the good spirit and
desire for the reunion Of the ranks of the democracy
the coming contest We trust that it will
democratic to consummate what know to
be their heartest wishthe consolidation of the party in
organization upon platform of principles
and candidates worthy of their surage and the good
old cause of democracy"
The Albany Argus copying the above notice holds this
language:
I'VE should act inconsistency with the language which
we have already in the Argus failed to express
qualification with the above proceedings, and to recog
Mise them spirit Of Cancellation and harmony. We have
had OCCASION in the discharge Of the duty which owed to
the democratic Masses complain the action OF the State
Of both sections OF the party interposng BAR
ers action aordng indication of the prn
cples to be upheld the positions to be maintained ia the
fbe nf
willingness unite and consolidate the democratic strength
State. 1t is than fairness to say that the
proceedings which publish in different spirit
They indicate clearly what the committee deem to DO
democratic views concerning the present financial manage
nent affairs the arbitrary and
features Of the present yohbory liquor law and the be
raj and proscrpye creed of know nothngsm and they in
vte all democrats who wish to sustain these principles to
efficient movement to that effect they open the
way the several assembly districts for the
exercise of beaty and for the harmonzng of differences
by enargng the to two delegates instead OF
one, from each district
the spirit this action of the commteef ticket com
posed democrats only of undoubted qualifications in
point ability and integrity, but of berality and
ty respect past party divisions and selected from each
section is put in nomination the feeling hardly
the other convention which meets subsequent
y (unless it should unfortunately fall under knownothng
nuences and the ticket will command the support of true
democrats of every stripe and practical union Of the party
viii be consummaed which will result in democratic vic
tory not only important the good of this State
but vastly influential upon the result Of the great political
struggle Of 1856"
We congratulate our democratic friends in all parts Of
the country upon the prospect that the disciples Of Jeer
and jackson will again triumph in the Empire State