The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-06

OF the new administration in the distribution OF Offices in
the city and State II must be conceded that the dissas
faction Of the hunkes well grounded The admins
ation ostraeised the best and truest IN the party
those who had been faithful among the iaithess-and
yielded The principal patronage oil the general
in this State the control Of gentlemen who were nee
soler in ls48 and whose fidelity 10 the platform OF loo2
was al least a problem.
Here then they had the length and breadth Of the
causes which produced the division OF 1853
He admitted that for the time being gentlemen could not
be expected sit with those who brought rowdies ana
DULLES along with them to interrupt the orderly aud dec
course Of proceedings which ought to be observed
in respectable delegated assembly like State conyen-
ton He conceded that the Indignation and disapPoint-
the national section of the party created by The
unwse and ungracious distribution OF the patronage OF
the federal government went far very far to excuse 10
mitigate the separation of 1853. Nevertheless, IL cannot
be claimed that any conflict of opinion upon principle,
measure, question OF national or State poiucs pro-
duced this disastrous dissolution of the union OF the de-
mocracy which had been consecrated IN the triumph OF
1882, upon the Baltimore platform.
we admit therefore, that the causes leading to the rup
ture of 1853 il for the time being nothing but pas
sion personal asperites and enatons and the amb ton
of rival leaders have since kept up The party ought
have been reunited the following year. There was no
good why the division should have been extended
the county and elections The great misfortune
was that in the evaporation and mpetnosy OF the occa
sion separate and distinct organizations were formed both
claiming be the sole and only democratic party in the
Sate claim which neither entitled to put forth or
maintain Sir, the time has now arrived, at all
events when effort should be made to restore
the unity and with it the aseendency of the only party
that the people rely the Stale from the
horde of fanatics who threaten its peace and prosperity
and depreciate its character and dignity in the republic
1t would be vain 10 expect reconciliation we look con-
tinuay the past and persist at every election in rang
up all domestic quarels, making up the issue always
not between the democracy and its real enemies but wa
ging internecine in own party between the
hads ard the sos based upon feuds already old that
they only known to some of us by tradition.
Mr. President il we look to the period since the division
Of 1853 will discover that important questions of pub
lie policy have arisen-Stae and national The presden
a Of 1856 is before Unconstitutional srug-
giles of 1850 and 1852 must be fought again. The
principle of popular sovereignty in the Territories the
cusion of the question OF slavery in territory from the
jurisdiction of Congress and the abrogaton of the Mis-
souri, line Of 36 deg 80 min, which all believe TO be
settled in the compromise Of 1850, have been
brought By Mr. Seward and the aboonlst leaders again
into the of party contests The Kansas Nebraska
bill was passed since the division OF 1853 The Know,
nothing organization has since sprung into existence and
attained extraordinary power 1t is party whose princi
pies, practices, and sentiments in damerlca oppost-
ton the democratic faith. 1t proscrbes good men
from the baotbox and from the honors and responsible
tiles OF public affairs account of their birth and rell-
gion-an American party with English principles ltwould
make our emgrant population, which is homo
geneous with people what the Christian is in Tur
keywhat the Grecians were in the Roman empire-and
what the Jcw everywhere in the dark ages.
Three forms OF -know-nothngism abolition
ISM and Maine-lawishave seized the moment when the
democratic party parazed by divisions and led by the
crafty and INSCRIPTIONS of Webster and Clay
organizing mongrc party which assails the rights
of property makes elections the scenes OF sangunary
conflicts and raises the black banner of dsunon as
the flag under which the abolitionss of the whole North
make for the subugaton of the slave States or
their exclusion from the conederacy.
What sir, let me ask, are the national democracy OF
New York doing while these hostile forces are carrying
city after city and State after State We guarrelling
about question of party organization, which is
regular and which is schismatic; struggling to make an
issue for the Cincinnati convention sacrificing ourselves
the mistaken policy of ambitious leader instead Of
rising gianke and striking to the dust these mushroom
enemies of liberties and happiness whose tenure of
power ends with the termination of unmeaning and
xhauS cont In
Of the fathers of the democratic h let democrats
and patriots unite all forces against the allied cohorts
of fnaticism who have combined to make and ne
groes the alabsorbng topics of discussion and egsla-
onSate and national. II, sir, we do not aspire TO be
acuaed by high notions Of patriotic duty at such crisis
the presenf address assembage OF mere poliu-
clans, then in the of sense let do
thing little sensible than to be nominating candi
dates, year after year, only to be defeated.
The party now in power in this State does not really
represent onethrd Of the popular voe and yet dvis
ions upon personal and factious grounds to
this miserable minority Of Maneaw abolitioniss lease
Of power ntermlnab!e rs our quarrel Ii all who are
opposed the wild sms of the day could be united upon
PLATFORM and in the support of set OF candidates.
need not fear the result N the contest are soon to
have with the combination OF the Seward wings abolition
ss temperance party, know-someihings and know-noth-
ings But it, while this combination forming and
carrying State after State persist in keeping up our d.
visions although all united in principle in opposi
ton this cabul shall be defeated again and again,
have been defeated before, until every department of
the government falls hostile hands. There is
sonabe doubt that the convention which to assemble
the goth would agree TO the platform which shall adopt
Indeed unless be made far explicit and comprehen
than the committee resolutions has left it, the softs
will surpass in the djsncness and bodness with which
they will meet the principal issues of this contesaboi
ons the Kansas BILL repeal Of the Maine law opposition
to the know nothngs and hostility to the present State
administration
Now sir propose that shall first mature series of
resolutions covering the whole ground upon all these CUES
TONS and would go much further in the enunciaon Of
principles than the committee has done and then would
invite the vention which is to succeed to adopt
platform if meets their approbation and in 1t shall
be found that do agree upon principles them
cessary consequence and with perfect honor may in
viie agreement upon candidates Rest assured MIR.
President there is widespread conviction among the
of the State that real difference of principle
exists between the factions of the democratic party
and that therefore, no sufficient justification remains for
their continued separation The responsibility rests upon
this convention put this opinion TO the test of expert
ment We are the first in the field We in taking the
lead, have il in power to control the result By
union principles may secure glorious triumph to
the democracy and defeat the great leader of the abolition
crusade in his stronghold II the State of New
York from the grasp of Mr. Seward, be is PROSTATE In
restoring New York again the democracy and the Union
we achieve result that will reanmae the democratic
party of the nation certain triumph in 1856
abolitionism and know-nothingsm; viii avert the
pes of that bitter sectional which, unless arrested
now, must break between the North and the
South we will still the that RACES in the politi-
cal atmosphere and throw the constitution and the
Union the rainbow Of peace and repose.
If unfortunately il should turn out many suppose il
may, that the convention of the 10th adopt our
PLATFORM and does not agree with us in principle how
but with position vastly strenghened-rs by the favor
yyhic bestow an and