The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-19
Trials and Troubles Of the Great Democra
Party and lts Rival Candidates.
THE KILKENNY CATS CONVENTION.
The New York Hards to be Thrust Out as
Know Nothing Heretics.
Conflicting Estimates Of the Chances for the
Nomination.
KNOW NOTHING MOvEMENFs-MK. FILLMORE ELECT
ED IN VIRGINIA.
The SEWARD ANrl-sLAvERY LEAGUE.
Judge Mclean Defines his Position. Slaverv
Cannot bo Introduced into . territory by
Congress, but Can be Prohibited.

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A Royal Dish Of Newspaper Extracts and
Herald Correspondence,
10, &o, 10.
No Chance for the Hards.
[From the Albany Atlas and Argus-soft Dsm.l
THE NEW YORK CASE AT CINCINNATI-A PLAIN
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS.
The divisions which have existed in the democratic
last three subjected the State to the aternate do
mination Of the two antconstiutional parties into
been at last In great measure healed The dangerous
principles 81 the black republican party and the ncen-
N the de-
false p'etences and i've practices of the led
American party While = few weak minds have been
facous men have found In them q place of refuge
and means Of wreaking personal and partisan re.
the democratic electors have found In the existence
OF these and in the menacng attitude they
gardng mere nominal divisions AMI cooperating cor
daily in defence OF the constitution and the Union At
the present moment the democratic Of this State
as homogeneous In principle and firmly united BY
the bonds OF common sympathy In support ofthoss prn
cpes and measures of federal policy sustained BY their
rights OF tte Ststes the democrats of any other
portion of the confederacy.
thus become harmonized not only the of division
kept and the strength and moral influence Of the par
ty thus paired at home bat double and conflicting
organization has been maintained for the purpose Of for
cling these divisions the democracy of the nation and
carrying out in the Cincinnati Convsnton those purpo
Of selfish intrigue and factious combnaon in which
Tie democracy of the Union may wen claim the right
to ask to be relieved Of the responsibility Of arbitraing
upon controversy thus properly falling within the range
OF exclusive State organzAton to demand for the sake
sympathy and union of principle among the democratic
voters there should be single orgsnzson and to hold
responsible those who permit sslfsh ambition fao
Int IN md Ana NJ
stantisy decded The democratic electors Of the State
Union now DO; and have decided Dy their saasss'
which section has sought by concession and by the
But while this is understood At home, Is only
partly spprecated aSros4 and psusiOs misrsprsssnts
at rest by brief and dspAssionats narration Of
the origin Of these dvsions and their present character
In the Democratic Nationar Convention Of 1852, the
tion successful party though divided in its prss
Franklin Pierce, for whom it gave its first unanimous
vote Mr. Seymour Of the majority of the delegation aud
Mr. Dickinson in of the minority united to cast che
suffrage of the State The enthusiasm with which
nomination was received In had impaired it.
to the people Of the Union and to With more
the State Gonvsution called to nominate electoral
ticket and candidate for Governor, &c the following
solution was adopted =
Resolved. That a subec. sincere congraulaion that
entire and perfect concord restored in the party
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Convention, held at Baltimore.
[Here followed the Baltimore resolutions in full
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the thirty i've New ana pledge
In the contest sh.t this State majority
aggregate OF votes rendered political contests
While the great national principles Of the party which the
tive department and by Congress- tho pledges which the
democracy gave these resolutions Of rigid accountable
escution Of tie laws an impartial and prom pt admias
traon Of justice legislative purity and fidelity to
lilo economy, growing out Of the system of public
works and expenditure and the State debt and
had always complicated the relations of parties in New
the confidence OF the people by its hostility to wAnton
expenditure, ts freedom from corrupt practcss and
punished the msoonduat Of a.d
officials in its own ranks with impartial judg ment,
BY the withdrawal Of its confidence and BY ex.
cIuson from future position. The attempts to enforce
this law of discipline was prominent cause and provo.
cation Of the rupture Of 1863 1t is to 90
fact that while Canal Commissioner John c. MAther was
on trial at Albany charges Of mafsasance In Office
pronounceo few dAye alters BY sjority Of the high
Court OF impeachment, he present at SYRACUSE
hands Of the alton. The taken to secure
this object were as extraordinary the design itself but
.ns when assembled disclosed the Ast that
with view to an ultimate rupture In the convention,
there was still clear majority Of that body opposed to
giving its countenance to official corruption and anxious
to mantsin the integrity Of the party and It's asosndny
Hostility to the administration OF Franklin Pierce WAS
also motive which exasperated tbs ranks of the minor
fy purpose 70 sustain his administration. and the
jority and held them arm in their position.f
The invention was called for IL NJ OF september 13,
At Syracuse Tgs usual place Of meeting for many
wss the City Hail. which the authorities had rendered
art TX That the said John C. Msher .s such Canal Com
toned in the preceding article knowingly negSensy And
gan. anH ssd
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this chsrge The Court OF mpsschmsnt voted Sept 1881
Of NJ Maser "0
sSas S .,s
Rses ss ass3 esa by his un
and alarming invasion State rights unjusaabe ana
undsgused OF his patronage elections
has violated bis to his party his slegance The
from his administration majority Of those in this State who
their for him In 1892.
In the address BY the party the succeeding
year 1885 administration Of President Pierce assaed
in equally gross terms II said -
Though have been down by the oon.amna ating
nnuer Of attempted union with this mSlgn element
pursued and persecuted by the national administration
s convenient instruments ard merercous presses and
sustained by those whose counenance had right 10
pect would cheer In such conflict have maintained
our pr1cpes and our honor mo against hs force OF
completes in this staten
In the same documen the regular democrats Of the State
were sgmszed as watching By the expiring couch OF
sumpve administration and gathering as reward &c sup
plies and fors ge fol- subsistence, &c.
Bv such denDcaons the aud strength
reuublionua enualIv