The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-01

put forth or can maintain. sir the time has
arrived, At all events when an earnest effort should
be made to restore the unity and with IL the ascendancy
Of the only party that the people rely upon
the State from the hordes Of fanatics who threaten its
and dignity 10 The republic Il would he Ysn to
expect reconciliation If look continually to the
past and persist at every election in raking up
all Our domestic qusrrels, making up the issne al
ways, not between the democracy and its real ene
mics, but wsging an inernecine war in our own par
already old that they only known by
Tradition Mr. President, we look to the period since
the division of 1881 We will discover that Important
questions Of public policy have arisen-State and
ona The Presidential canvass Of 1866 before The
constitutional struggles Of 1850 and 1852 must be fought
Of Se question Of slavery in
new territory from the jurisdiction OF Congress and the
eved to he settled in the compromise measures OF 1850
have been brought by Mr. Seward and the aboltionist
ieaGers again into the arena Of party The Kan
Neb aska hill passed since the division OF 1853
The Know Nothing ton as since sprung into
i.tence and attained extraordinary power. 1t is a
party whose principles, practices and sentiments are In
lametrcal opposition the democratic faith II pro-
scribes good men from the ballot box and from the
honors and responsibilities Of public affairs on account
q their birth and region-an American party with Eng
Iish principles. II would make our vast emgrant popu
lai:n which = now homogeneous With our people, what
the Roman empire and what the jew everywhere
In the dark ages. Three forms Of fanatcism--Know
Eoihipgitm, aboonism and Maine lawsrn-have seized
the moment when the democratic party Is paraIysed by
divisions and led by the crafty and interruptions
webster mongrol
which assas the rights Of property makes elections
the sangunsry conflicts and raises the black
banner Of dsunion the Tag under which the abolition
lists Of the whole North are TO make for the subiuga
ton 81 the slave States their exclusion from the
fsderacy What, sir, let ask, the national demo-
craey OF New York doing while these hostile forces are
carrying city after city and State after staes We
quarrelling about question Of party organization
which is regular and which is schsmatic strug-
tion--facrifcing ourselves to the mistaken policy
Of an ambitious leader instead Of rising ganke and
liberties and happiness whose tenure Of power ends
with the termination Of unmeaning and exhausted
controversy IN the name Of our country and Of tho
unite all forces against the allied cohorts of
lanai acism who have combined to make and
ficn-state national IT, sir do not aspire to be
actuaed BY high notions Of patriotic duty at such
polticians-then in the name OF common sense, let
20 something little sensible than TO be nominat
ing year after yesr only to be defeated Tho
sent Of the popular vote and yet divisions
upon mere personal and iactous grounds, secure to
this miserable minority Of Maine law abolitionists
lease Of power as interminable quarrel
all who opposed to the wild isns Of the day could
be united upon platform, and in the support Of
of candidates need fear the result in the CON
test to have with the combination Of the Se
na,S wh'ss asolionists Temperance party Know Some
combination forming and carrying State after State
persist In keeping up divisions, although all
united in principle IN opposition to this cabai shah
be defeated again and sgain have been defeated
before until every department of the government falls
the convention which Is to assemble on the Goth would
agree TO the platform which shall adopt Indeed
less it BIO made far more explicit and than
the committee resolutions has left H. the sots will
sarPass in the dssncness and holiness with which
they will meet the principal issues Of this contestbo-
son to the Know Nothings and hostility TO the pre-.
sent State administration Now, sir, ] propose
that we shall first mature series of resolutions
ing the whole ground upon all these questions and
would 90 much further in the enunciaon OF principles
than the committee has done, and then would invite
the convention which is to succeed to adopt plat
form il IL M, cts their appreciation; and in IL shall
be found that we DO agree npon principles then, a.
necessary consequence anu wah perfect honor we may
resident, here is wide cad conviction among the
masses Of the State that real difference Of principle
exists between the two factions Of the democratic
PARTY and that, therefore, sufficient justification
mains for their continued separation The responsibility
Of earerim. nt We are the Grst in the seld We, in
taking the lead have II in POWER to control the
,urmny union on principles we may secure glorious
The abolition crusade IN his stronghold. The
State Of New York rcm the grasp Of Nj Seward he is
prostrate. In restoring New York again 10 the de-
mocracy and the Union, We achieve a result
that will reannmae the democratic party Of the nation
Know Nothinsism we Win avert the pcr of that bitter
sectional which, unless arrested now must break out
soon between the North and the South will st the
storm that RACES In the political atmosphere and
throw the constitution and the Union the rainbow Of
peace and repose.
IT. unfortunately, It should turn out many suppose
may that tie Convention Of the Twenty ninth
adopt PLATFORM and does not agree with In princi
pie, how Then shall standy Certainly n respect
Weakened but with position vastly strengthened--Grst
by the favor which the people always besow upon On un
selfish and magnanimous course ~ conduct second by
.es pr'o5Y9'sh SM neq amount to That
the sos" are hostile TO the prnripes o. 'he party, e
defined in the Baltimore PLATFORM II II should be upon
the Nebraska that they differ with US every Nebraska
In their rank-and they have thousands and tens Of
thousands Of them-would quit that organization and
come to us. If 1t should Le the Know Nothing
question the came result must follow. II although
agreeing with US in principle they should ehuriish-
the Presidential aspirations Of leader, refuse TO
unite with us now in presenting ticket, such
,rotie of their party, who would leave sich
Organization In despair and disgust and a. ours
where wiser and more patriotic counses had prevailed
gain by the propose even though II should not
prove acceptable to the other eonyentoS because there
pues and eaddp
softs would give US the vantage ground them in
every town and county estate IA between the hards
In the democratic vote. Now, gent cen be pleased 20
observe the inevitable effect Of this state OF things upon
which has sprung up in opposition 10 The Maine law:
they do not propose to run ticket; but they will,
they are forced to do, choose between the haris
only parties in the field pledged in sppo.i.
ton to the Maine law; the Liquor Dealers Con
stronger the two ADOPT the ticket Of that organ
aa'on; IL then, Seme 70 me too plain for argument
we make ourselves the strongest by placing ourselves
right with the CT the party both the questions
Of principle and Of organization must OF necessity
that vote 10 Be given this fall In opyos
tion 70 the Maine law That vote sir will decide the
election. last year without organization, and 10y
means concentrated, II given to Mr.. Seymour in
part and although that Gentleman the candidate Of
the soft organization which, the preceding election
proved bad less than half Of the democratic in the
State he wss Ivy the ala Of the anti Maine Law strength
brought witAn few handred votes OF success. On the
other hand Mr. President, Il We, meeting Grst and in
the face 81 a very general belief among
constituents that union Of the party on prin-
dyle may be, as they all feel II ought 70 be-
brought nbout II possible should fai 10 adopt sny ruea
70 easc this general desire Of the people or even
70 nest It's practicsoty, hall them sir be held re
FoDnoIe Tor the consequeDcewe shsll ALLEVIATE
sands Of friends who win believe that II We had
extended the olive branch would have been
and the democratic party of The state the tnio
once more placed In triumphant position And then
gntemen, with what prospect shall enter upon the
coses Our ranks already hnned by con idors bic se.
cessions To the Know Nothing Order especially in the
interior counties; s further reduced, last year by
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