The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-09-21
THE PIERCE VAN buren, SOFTSHELL
DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK.

DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK.
The distinct and emphatic declaration o
Freesoilism by the Administration wing o
the New York Democracy at their recen
State Convention at Syracuse is one of "th,
signs of the times" that will attract genera
observation and remark. Speaking in re
ference to il, the New York Journal O.
Commerce, which is friendly to the Admins
tration and strongly opposed to the Freesoi
party, says:
"The Softs have declared themselves no
bly, in relation to public expenditure, and
have nominated excellent candidates for State
officers, but they have adopted the Corner
Stone resolution Of l847, without even the
excuse of having been in minority in the
Convention and unable to avoid such ca.
lamity. They stand ns a party, precisely
where the seceeding Barnburncrs did who met
at Herkimer in October, lS47, after the exclu.
sion Of John Van Buren from the Syracuse
Convention of that year"
The New York Evening Post, Freesoil
Democrat rejoices over this triumph of Free
soilsm. 1t says;
"At last the democratic party of the State
of New York has got back again upon the
Corner Stone. That stone which the builder
under Polk and Fillmore and Pierce rejected,
and which even the Albany Atlas found n
stumbIihg-blOck and rock of offence, has
again become the head of the corner. True,
the party does rot seem to have made much
| oip hat 10 e.,
one who lost his way to get back where he
started from. He is sure then at least that
he knows where he is, and if he knows where
he wishes to go, he has n better chance of
getting there.
The progress of the party for the last eight
years in federal politics has been sadly crook
ed, but doubtless for wise though mysterious
purposes.
The ticket nominated by the Convention
yesterday is the legitimate fruit of the last s
years CESSATION. Every man on it hut one is
identified with an economical and constitu-
tonal financial policy, and at least four Of The
nine candidates ,oere publicly identified pith
the Van Buren, party9f l84S. No one Of the
nine could hare receiued the nomination Of a
united democratic convention eight gears ago,
upon such n platform as this Convention
have adopted. Its financial and anii-slavc-
ry doctrines would both have been alike IA
tai.
The New York News, Hard Democrat
says;
ayes, the Administration party of New
York has, in 1866, re adopted the identical
language of the resolution offered by David
n,,Il II. -, IL l.,l t.,t tt,n
great Free Soil Bolt in that and the ensuing
year. Mr.. Van Buren has done his best en-
deavor that Mr.. Marcy's delegation shall not
be admitted at Cincinnati lie has stabbed
the Administration in its most venerable
place. Surely National Democrats should
thank him for The blow he has, in no
love for us, dealt his own political associ-
ates!
The action of this Convention rs to reso-
lutions stands thus:
First, it laid on the table all resolutions re-
lating to the Kansas question, on motion of Il
Custom House delegate.
Secondly, it took up again for considera-
tion the Cassidy resolution, denouncing the
Missouri omigrants into Kansas, but discreet
ly maintaining silence rs to the Massa-
chusetts Free Soil emgrants, and the As
socations by which the latter have been sent
out.
Thirdly, it adopted the Cassidy resolution
with some amendment, and in connection with
it, the Van Buren resolution-which is
the Wlmot Proviso Resolution of Field
tabled in lS47, as we have already remark
ed.
Fourthly, it adopted resolution endors-
ing the financial policy Of the Administra-
ton, but silent as to all other merits or de-
merits
With this much the detected and out.ma-
neuvered Custom House delegates were
forced TO rest content!
Ii was Free Soil triumph throughout II
was n failure to endorse the Kansas Nebraska
bill in any one particular. 1t was n failure to
avow the naked principle of the rights Of
Territories to self government. 1t was a
failure to approve the Baltimore Platform of
1862. 1t was failure TO endorse the general
policy of the Administration. It was a fail
ure to come up to the acquisitions of the Ad-
ministration, or to sustain Mr.. Marcy before
the country. Finally, it was failure to send
directly to Cincinnati a delegation, as the
manager had intended, to advocate in 1856
what Mr.. Marcy had not received in lS52-the
Presidential nomination.
An this is the wing of the New York De.
mocracy which the Administration deliberately
selected for its friends and supporters, and
upon which it has lavished its richest spoils
of office! 1t was for refusing to appoint
enough Of these men to office that Judge
Bronson was turned out of the Collectorship
at New York by President Pierce! And it is
the Presidents extraordinary appointments
from this wing Of the New York Democ-
racy that the Southern Democratic prints,
with few exceptions, have been wont
to defend and justify What say they
now!
SECOND TERM.-The Washington cores
pondent of the Charleston Standard announ-