The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-12
The Syracuse Hard shell IConvention--Isetsc.
from Mr.. Daniel K. bioSxles.
70 THE YDIrOS nv TNR urpAfu

Your Albany correspondent. In his letter Of tn 81
instant printed in this mornings BnnAip referring 70
'he proposition Tor union 81 the two divisions OF the
democracy upon principles and upon csndiistes, sub
mted by me TO the convention OF the 23d uls,mo Ays,
PROM hcn which have subsequently transpArsA,
ihero "a great reason To believe motion woaId
been sustained had any othc, proincnt member osscl
:, OF had NJ sekes presented q under different
the ss ss % the ssr. % .ss
came directly trom Wellington 20 syracase ha,isg ous
dni ~ uuca, whore IN had interview With Mr. Hs
ra'io Seymouri vcy soft shell ftend OF the ma
sions administration. This fact jastncd the hArds In
ookhg upon ,o proposition with the greatest caution;
and after fu debate alton A wa deotcl
bys strong vote not 70 nEreo 20 the proposal nnsnaG
the beet ~ Ioasonn that they had been -
ceivci and cheated by the barnburnors whcnever 10
sion had been heretofore attempted nos pcrA~tiv
evident that had the oree been made tho soft. vosX
noat gladly have accepted a. and bot axe aemscra
ito ticket been in the neld for the Novctnser soti
bern In thc mpn nceeptca by the sof,a with tho enr~p
ton of fcw Of the oecholdefs in their convention end
side.
very poor apology ia here attempted fpr the fooa~A
rejection Of what the writer comedies 10 have been wise
proposal my resolution rejected (, seems becaase
went TO Syracuse BY the way q Warrington and because
stopped nt Utica and eonvcrsed with Gov seymour.
Feeble and nconsequentia they arc those f~is
sample Of Tho Arguments which prevailed Inside and o~t
side Of tho convention.
~. not true however, that went "dlrcctly FROM
Washington 10 syracuhe, nor have been la Washin6oa
sncp the early part Of Juno iast and what IL
purpose did not at any period prior "a the convcnos
ell personally ~ letter directly Indirectly
aut OF communicate with any body at Washington In
gard 20 anything done 10 be done NJ the csnvenion u
which vhsh member.
Neither Il Il true that "haI,ca one day at Usiea,"
iot the purpose nhiuunted OF having IAN intrrv~w
with Mr. Herato sey ynoaFu /, IL true ,hs, on nv vsy
non New iorl tosyfaeuse, stopped AT Utica = couple
of h0ar myself and 10 dlnr and whils al sgrs,
hotel IN copycresop with several friends toi opps.
cite politcs) ia reference 10 Gov Hunts letter
Gov seymour came joined the circi. lie rsraia
buf mt NHrh
worf with hlin concerning the resolution Aftcrwsr5.
ohef,d ty mo IN the convention, nor did 40 hold aay
conversation nj all in reference he aron OF that
,cDiion al on any subJsc,.
lam net In thc habit q troubling genslemsn of tn
ptefF tc correct erroneous natenona which unc
guently Gnd their way into pewepapes concerning even
20 humble an individual a. myself and would
mai ts Instance exception Il not Tor the stad,-
Cd ogo begun At the convention aud aimee pcrssvcca
~ by those claiming q be peculiar friends aud repre-
bring about an honorable union Of the pary BY atlbut
ing hcr origin 70 motives and 20 o0unseis hostile ths.
eminent ard patriotic ot3on.
who MY hhpd " 10, may ~ well dispose Of ~
eicea q similar purpo pot in circulation ~ the
convention aod fnoc industrouy advertised by those
Who did not and could mol airy the argnncat
ayur 81 my Iolcy One 81 these nycn ions
mf d. having been cosced for week with s.n.-
tor olRas " Newport, and that was leading on fos
lu la mCvcment e kll Dsrl insonn Another hal IL
thaf Nss commenting campaign for Mr.. Buchsbar
snd hat Lad esnei ny pos a, a,lonion 70 como home
ior lie purpofe q aistracing the hard SHELF party
that nigh, ihe heer cncc my friends away from Lr,.
inson and nto the support q buchanan.
- wy H't'Ntht W thst Univ u NOV Nhr
,ugof foundation far ehsr o,beae absurd brtoations
Was not al Newport with Judge Douglas snd although
short tiae before tie convention met dung his solsarA
iof 1hy two ~ hew fofk, called upon him 70 pay
him uy relrccE. 70 tlll4on whatever made W the
convention q TIC 20, o. 70 ,he subJco' Of New Yssk
ptiurn
IN iofrrcnec III Buchanan q d due 70 him N -
That he la, n ~ my raanner counseei rfyisri
ioiiiehl rtp taken W sncb my rctaTn And e,rsy
hiCud of iat distinguished etAteeneu Who tnos. say
'bns q Ill !ess understands that he has long since
ccaste < regard hiBtcf IN any possible eenngrney
card inta ~ thr frrtlteney
in a Ws.i. whatever ~ mafit or aesnerit wisdom
o. folly, bslo~s. t. 1y proposal for a union a ahs
ttnOriaiio pstty Il Aoh fork upon principles snA
upon csnttiatra r'thclc. = myself sAne IL ing
ovn act beacrod, Rnl piill bogse tia, good ~~ss~
ana fhtroiis Dictated The adoption u my Teso gen-A
e01clnsion ~ which The convention wouf have ArrivsA
bad ooacd noic 81 the substance and effect Of the pre-
to'uon nnd gyen les~ heed 70 the ally bat too
ful attempts of hlooDisis hno~ hoihings aud c~ard
tlee 10 Aeep ne e,m0cntic IaFy alyido1.
htH ol.E, topi 10 1906. q. y ficXIIg.