Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-27
An Open .Runtnre.


An Open Rupture.
Our readers remember the Spartan lad who,
having stolen fox and concealed it under his
tunic, endured to have his bowels torn out by
the animal before he would acknowledge the
theft.
In like manner, the Democratic administra-
ton, having buttoned Mr. Van Buren, and his
followers under its jacket in 1852, find them
now tearing away its very vitals Hitherto
the administration has borne these tortures
with stoical equanimity. 1t has smiled COM
placently, and assured its friends that the Van
Buren, disafection is a trilc not affecting its
own comfort nor impairing the power of the
Democratic party, But human endurance has
its limits. The 'rc-enactment Of the Wilmot
Proviso at Syracuse convinced the country
that the Van Buren, section was unsound. The
diatribes of the Albany Atlas made it plain
that they did not intend to have this man
Pierce to rule over them longer than the pres
.ent term Of his office. And now, lest there be
any farther doubt Of the Democratic divisions
| in New York, we have volunteer letter from
Mr.. John Van Buren,, in which he tells the
| Washington Union so many plain, yet per-
tinent truths, that we publish the letter entire,
We do SO that it may be used as document
to show that there is radical division in the
Democratic party, which cffcctually destroys
its nationality and must compel Its members
to resort to the American party as the only
organization which is strong enough To stand
the storm Of 1856.
Mr.. Van Buren, testiflcs to the same fact,
| which we stated some time since, upon the
question which was the Democratic party Of
the North?" He claims that the Free-soil
Democrats will carry New York, with the Will
mot Proviso, by fifty thousand votesl lie
says that the National Democrats, according
to the definition at Washington, are " very
! few" He defends the declaration of "fixed
hostility to tho extension Of slavery into free
territory" as not inconsistent with the Demo
cratic creed, and says that if it be decided that
it is, the Democracy of 0swego will not act
with the Democratic Convention. But hts
open avowaI that every candidate ON the Free
soil Democratic State ticket except one Judge
and one Canal Commissioner was openly and
warmly the advocate Of MARTIN VAN BuREN in
1S4S," is what agonizes the "innards" Of
the administration, whilst with malignity
that twists the poignard In the wound, he
cuts off all chance Of prevarication or de-
NAL, that the support of Van Buren, in lS4S
docs not imply the advocacy Of the same doc
trincs now, by the deliberate and conclusive
declaration "They were proud OF 1t then,
and believe do them no injustice when add
that they have been prouder Of il every day
| since /"
We presume, after this declaration, there
can be no doubt of some three or four facts
|. That the Free-Soil Democracy claims to
DO the true National Democracy.
2. That they have been shown, by the Con-
grcssional and Gubernatorial elections, and by
the opinion Of Mr.. Van Buren,, to be in a ma
jority over their administration brothers in the
Northern States
3. That they have no idea of fusing with the
administration Democrats, and still less OF dis
banding.
We have, however great doubts whether
these significant facts will ever reach the section
Of country most interested in them. They win
scarcely reappear beyond the Potomac. Tho
Democratic journals Of the South have success
fully concealed the treason Of more than half
the Democratic party at the North, they will
continue their abuse Of the American party,
and ignore entirely the existence Of this de-
structivc schism in their own ranks.
The Washington Union meets the detection
Of its wcll-fed friends with reluctance. But Is
compelled to acknowledge that these views arc
inconsistent with those upon which the admin
istration stands. IL win scarcely believe the
evidence OF its senses that the Van Buren, De-
mocracy occupies the same ground with Mr..
Seward, in his determination to resist the adj
mission Of Kansas, unless it comes in as a free
State Yet 1t is inevitable from the text Of
the letter, as well as from the conclusive argu-
mcnt Of the Union, that the New York Free
Soil Democracy Of NeD York eiu oppose Tho
admission Of Kansas as a free State.
The bull Of accommodation is, however,
mildly and dccorously pronounced, and in the
obvious hope that the parties may meet in AN
other and n better state Of political existence
where separation viii be unknown. In proof
Of this we addrcc tho closing paragraph, which,
after the manner Of Mrs NickIeby's reply to
the marriage proposals Of her deranged sutton,
wandcrs parcnthctically to very indefinite
conclusion
" In reply TO the question whether the Wash
ington Union desires the ticket advocated by Mr..
Van Buren, TO be elected or not, we will tell him
frankly that his declaration that every candidate
on our State ticket now, except one judge and the
canal commissioner, was openly and warmly the
advocate Of Martin Van Buren, 10 ls4s,' and that
they were proud Of IL then, and believe do
them no injustice when add that they have been