Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-06
The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton or the 2sth OF August.

The New York Democratic state Conven-
! ton OF the 2sth OF August.
| We ind IN the Albany Argus full and detailed
reports of the Democratic State Convention,
which assembled at Syracuse, New York, on the
29th Of August, and, after two days animated
and exciting session, adjourned Friday, the
3lst of the same month. The resolutions adopted
by the convention were folows
i L. Resolued, That the prodigal and profiigate
| appropriation and expenditure of the public
money by the Wing administration of this State,
the growing power and influence of a corrupt
lobby over the legislature, and the increasing and
wastetul expenditures for canal repairs, as well
as in all other departments of the Government,
! demand thorough and radical reform, to
bring the Government back to republican fru-
gality, economy, and integrity.
90 RESOLVED, That the condition to which the
canals have fallen, and the increasing deficits
! which the revenues from year 10 year exhibit,
have justified the worst forebodings of the State,
and are calculated to alarm the already heavily
burdened taxpayers with apprehensions of cumu-
lative debts and endless taxation, and that the
expenditure OF the ~ 900 900 last granted by the
people for the completion ofthe public works isnow
| so conducted as, If continued, TO make it certain
that when. the whole sum authorized to be bor-
| rowed shall have been exhausted the canals will
not be practically benefited thereby, nor the con-
tracts completed, nor the work finished; and
that, therefore, we are of opinion that the inte
rests Of the State, as well as of those who navi-
gate the canals, and of the contractors them
selves, require that this system of expenditure be
abandoned, and that the remainder of the money
| should be SO applied as To put the whole of the
canals IN navgable order for the largest class of
boats at the earliest practicable period
/ %. Resolved, That the efforts and growing in
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ton beyond limits authorized by the Constitution
has proved detrimental to the best interests of
the State. 1t is the duty of the Legislature, not
less than the judiciary, to protect the rights Of
citizens. A reckless disregard of these rights has
led the Wing party Of this State, under the guise
| OF suppressng intemperance and crime, to trench
| upon private property and personal liberty,
| against the plainest guarantees of the Constitu-
ton. This law should be repealed-legislation
should not supersede moral discipline.
"a Resotued, That, while we concede to our
fellow -citzens the largest liberty of opinion and
action i'll civil affairs, deprecate and protest
against the Know nothing organization and its
principles, and all parties which aim by secret
oaths and pledges, or by intimidation, to deprive
any portion of our people of the free exercise Of
profession of religion and worship, without dis
| elimination or preference, guaranteed to them by
the constitution of the State and of the United
States; that we regard the exclusion of the masses
fleeing from tyranncal oppression in the Old
| World to the enjoyment of well-regulated liberty
here as not only ungenerous, but as the reversal
of policy which has largely contributed to the
prosperity of the Union
/ s'5 RESOLVED, That the national administration
has our hearty concurrence and commentator
in its management of the public finances, and in
the exercise OF the veto power to protect the
treasury from being made the spoil of spectators
and to arrest improvident and corrupt expend-
lures; that the system of rigid accountability to
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scrutiny and vigilance with which deialcatons
have been detected and exposed, the attitude as
| sumed in support of the American name abroad
as well as the important treaties with foreign
governments, extending the system Of CONNER
cial reciprocity and freedom of trade, are marks
of an honest and faithful administration.
SO. Resolved, That we regard the invitation
put forward by the enemies of the democratic
party in this State to the democratic electors
thereof TO form new coalitions fhsops, under
new and deceptive party titles, as the device of
politicians who only aim to perpetuate their as
tendency III the State government for selfish or
corrupt purposes.
81. Resolved, That we recommend to the de-
mocratc electors in the several assembly districts
of this State to choose delegate from each
district to attend State convention on a day
and place TO be designated by the State central
committee, for the purpose of electing delegates
TO the next National Convention of the demo
cratic party, to be held at Cincinnati.
, %. ReSoired, Thatwe congratulate the democ.
racy of the Union upon the signal victories which
have been recently won by their political breth.
; rem in Virginia. Tennessee, North Carolina Ala
: bama, and Texas; and that we are encouraged
by this success against the federal wing party n
Tits last disguise, and under its new name, TO hope
for the success of the united democracy of this
State against its provisional enemy, under what.
ever organization or form Of coalition it may pre-
sent itself
80. Resolred, That we regard the organiza.
ton of bands or armed borderers and their intru.
sion into the Territory of Kansas not as bona
de Settlers but for the forcible subversion Of the
rights of It's legal electors, not only as a viola
ton of the peace Of the Union and the rights Of
the community assailed, but as dstinctively sub
versve of the intent of Congress, as declared in
the bill organizing the said Territories, to leave
the people perfectly free to form and regulate
their own domestic institutions in their own wa Y,
subject only to the Constitution of the United
States; that all the power of the Federal and
Territorial Governments should be exerted Ia
redress these outrages and to vndicate the rights
of the people thereof; and that, while the De.
mocracy Of this State will faithfully adhere 70
all the compromises of the Constitution, and
maintain all the rights of the States, they deem
this an appropriate occasion to declare and repeat
their fixed hostility TO the extension Of slavery
into free territory"
The Democratic State ticket adopted by this
convention is as follows
Judges Of the Court Of Appoals-Samuel J..
Selden, Of Monroe; John A. Lott, of Kings
Secretary Of State-Israel T. Hatch Of
Erie.
" mptroller-Samuel Stebbins, of Clinton.
Treasurer-Arie S. Thurston, of Chemung.
" Canal Commissioner = Gusts Hawley, OF
Livingston.
= Attorney General-Samuel J. Tilden, Of
New York.
" State Engineer-John B. Jervis, of Oneida
" State Prison lnspector-Patrick H. Agen, Of
Onondaga."
The president called for the report from the
delegations Of the several judicial districts Of the
members nominated by them to constitute the
State central committee
The delegations reported the following which
is the State central committee for the coming
year, to whom the selection Of delegates to the
next Democratic National Convention was re-
ferred by the State convention:
j. Robert Kelley, John Cochrane,
2. Samuel h. Johnson, Charles III. Winfield,
3. Peter Capper William a Reach