New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-01
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~, - 'baf IN the resolutions adopted by
unis,e Rfrr b'ican and Wing Convictions II regad
a. slavery the candidates OF theF loin' hol'nauon
have ar element of strengtn "hich 10 oHe' u'he W.
Nv a" Tbey express distinctly, uuequvOcAlly, and
toe, DC eminent OF at least three iOurths OF the
1910 ~ This State in regard TO the Administration
.aoIrv in Kansss and TIA has been done by no oiner
Convention Ia the selection Of candilaes an equally
;,;t issue made with the Kansas Nebraska party.
Not man is named about whore views any doubt can
be entertained; not man with slnsie exception,
rerhnp4 who is not prepared TO make the nationality
OF freedom 81 the seciioDshy OF Slavery paramount
10 ever her political question in the present canvass.
Among toem sill be recognized some whose names
have been identified with the most memorable tn
pmphs Of the Democratic party during the last quar-
teri acenury-meD who IN various public capaci
dec have served their country with disn guisbed abi-
jy an fidelity; men who have been exposed TO such
temptations raely resisted, and who have come
from the IN like gold from the refiue-s fe, more pure
and more deservedly valued. Iney have been con.
sra ed 20 form new and 10 some extent, perhaps, u-
coDgeniai associations by the course pursued by Their
OLD ends and TO take upon Themselves the RESPONSE
bility Of commencing the dissolution OF an 0rganlza-
ton which has ceased to serve the cause OF freedom
and jus ice
We csuIot announce this result without emotion.
We cannot look with Indifference upon old personal
and political ffienos, whose Joys have been our joys
and whose sorrows have b5en our sOrOws-men
whose honor and patriotism are above slspicon-ar-
rayed egaiust each Oher, with thor swords crossed
ard ready hed almost SAID to spill fr8terna blood
But enc answer can he giyea. The delegates VINO
composed the Syracuse Convention Of the 2ytn Augus,
who instead Of rejecting the sentiments of thei- con-
situents chose to take their law of action from Wash
ington; who, instead of letting NeF-YOrk be ruled
by New orkers have taken counsel FROM The W1St-
ingtOn UnlOH, Jhe Richmond ERqUiycy, and Caleb
Gushing; they responsible. Rather than break
their relations with such creatures direct the
Slavery policy Of Prescent Pierce, they have con
scented 10 ALLEVIATE from their organization democrats
like Preston King and Abijsh Mann either OF whom
IL moro valuable 10 whatever party they connect
themselves than a wilderness of euch men as the Ac-
cident OF an Accident who dispenses the patron
age OF tbs Government at Washington
One by one the leading Democrats Of the nation,
who have given TO The party lis fame, aud to Demo
cratic PRINCIPLES their popularity, have been driven
from public life by the prOscrpve influence of Slavery
Messrs. Mann and King have concluded that this
Course has been pursued about loog enough, and that
the party which bears he name of Democracy eho1id
feed upon something beside its traditionGry merits;
that ell it'd value should not be like that of the potato,
under the ground and hat living principles are better
worth fighting for than dead heroes. They have
yieded therefore, liz tue lsraelites of old TO the ne
ceseity of going of Egypt to wander fer while in
the wilderness until they shall find the men who are
fit to enter with rem and enjoy the Land of Promise
where the true Democracy shall have no enemies to
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