Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-12
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clare their liked hostility the extension Of slavery into
Resoirsd That xe regard the organization of bands
u armed b0rdereT aud their admission into the Terri
tory OF Kansas not as bona fde settlers but for the for
chile subvession OF the rights OF its legal electors
only as violation Of the peace of the Union aud the
rights Of The community asaied but distinctly sub
vsrsve OF tc intont OF Congress declared 10 The
bill organizing the said Territories have the people
perfectly free e. form and regulate their domestic
institutions In their own way subject only W The Consil
tuition Of the United States; anil that all power Of tho
Federal and Territorial governments should he exere
TO redress those outrage and indicate the rights the
people thereof.
With these resolutions, so entirely opposed Ia
the Democracy of the Union the Softs went
into the election Of 1855, and must as a party
organization DC considered as then cOniending
for the principles they professed. IL the dele.
gates OF the Solts had been appointed at that
Convention, it might he left 10 the opinion Of
this National Convention 10 decide without ar
gument whether delegation appointed would
have been entitled 10 admission Had no change
taken place IN tho party creed Of the Soft sec
ton OF the Democracy, subsequent TO August,
1855, it is scarcely to be doubted that the CON-
mittee on credentials, must have unanimously
rejected their claim to seats in the National
convention.
The State central committee, of The Soft sec.
lion. called n sDecihi convention, however, IN
the month of January. 1876, at which the Soft
delegates, now claiming seats, were appointed
ard it is freely admitted, by the undersigned
that the resolutions adopted by that special
convention accord fully and substantially with
the creed of the Democratic party throughout
the Union. Nor are disposed TO distrusi
the sincerity with which those resolutions were
adopted. although, beyond all question. the po-
litital platform of the New York Softs, as es-
tablished in the convention Of the 29th, OF
August, 1855, was entirely altered by the adop.
| ton of the resolutions adopted by the SPECIAL
convention in January last
Under this last prOiessisn Of political faith
made unequivocnlly 10y the Soits for the frs
time in January. their principles on nationa
questions connected with slavery became &C
eordant with those of the lIards, and Of the
Democracy Of the Union. aud conceding tba
! the change OF platform was made in good faith
the undersigned wero perfectly willing to re.
l9nnnize TIM Softs in the, principles avowec
! nom the taint u Freesolism.
Here houever arises the dinerence Of opinion be
51z<eon tie majority and minority Of the Committee
6e former haze on what we consider insufficient evi
dence, determined the Son is the regular organization
OF the New York Democracy since the disruption
1859, and dsregarjing the want of coincidence be
creed late rs 1855, they assume correct basis 70
determining the relative suDerieal strength OF th
Uaads and Softs-for the purpose of adjusting th
pnmber of Delegates which each section Is equtsbl
entitledthe vote cast In favsr Of the Sons Ia Noveu,
Der, SIS, under Freesoil platform as against ID
smaller vote cast In favor Of the iards at The sam
election, undera National platform.
No election having INTERVIEWED since the Sof
section has placed itself in proper position Of
National questions, the undersigned DESTROYS q
putting an end TO the severance of organisatio
and vi restoring harmony, proposed to plac
the two sections of the Democracy Of New YoT
on an equal footing, without a word tending I
criminate either section: to pass unnoticed an
error to which either might have been betrayed
and as their declared principles had now bt
, come coincident, to induce them, under tn
t peualty of rejection from the councils of the
: brethren, TO cease their dissensions and feud'
! ard form cordial union, which would tend |
5 their own future political success, aud the e:
= adjustment Of the principles they profess |
. cherish.
4 Itmay be conceded that the basis assumed b
: the majority for an equitable adjustment woul
e have been correct, if the principles avowed b
the soft i, August, 1855. had beer rs Nation;
: as those Vt the Asrds bu; 10 1anish 10y
5 section of the party Tor naiutauin., their prir
J. ciples 18th fidelity at the expense OF diminsl
y ed votes, aud TO rewai1 with Increased power
q section which faltered iu it's allegiance, aud /
D so faltering increased its numerical strength
n is not equity, but is deviation FROM true pol
III ey and an abandonment from all justice.
! 1t remains for the National Convention to
}. eide which of the two recommendations sal
y United TO it is wiser, the more conclstory an
8 the more equitable. Whether equality, with
8 out condemnation of either section, will n
+ more probably produce harmony than a iud
s ment Of condemnation for irregulsriiy and q
n cession against that section which never falts
J. cd in the assertion of its national principle
u although its numerical strength was then FL
p diminished, aud II Judgment Of approval in {
) vor Of that section which, iu ole OF the darkp
e hours of The Natioual Democracy, maintain,
u its numerical strength by airayins itself on
&c platform against the cherished and esscnti
IS principle of non.interference with slavery
~ State Territory.
I, The undersigned, therefore, respectfully
70 commend the adoption of the following
s. Resolced That the two delegations from Ne
T. York be authorized 10 select each thirty-f
10 delegates, and that the seventy delegates th
'e selected be admitted the delegation Of the ty
d pections of the New York Democracy 10 n
ts Dxsntion. and that they bc allowed one no
., 70 report their selections. The tive delegatio
T. 10 vote separately, each 10 be entitled to seve
r teen votes. the remaining vote of this State
Is be cast alternately by the two delegations, 4
A. Softs casting it The first time.
E, Ate, reading the report Mr.. Bayard saiC
I, would state, in justice to my friend fro
a New Jersey, (Mr. Canon,) who as one OF Il
- Committee on Credentials, that have
.. ceived note from him, stating that althou,
q he declined 10 vote on the adoption OF 4
Of resolution last evening by the majority, tn
3. he still retained permission TO record
Is vote, and has done so in the negative; a.
y he therefore stands with the minority as
= originally stood.
:, Mr.. President, one word more. do D
r. desire TO discuss this question. will Il
Is advert to the facts stated in our report, and
" the members of this Convention will DO n
l. the faeor to read it, they will see that Il
10 resolution which introduced informally
Lot one word rejecting on the integrity of G
r. Their section ofthe Democratic party of Ne
al York. II drops the curtain over the pa
10 and puts them both on an equality, and if
., is adopted it will exclude from that Sta
IN every thing like future contention, unle
c. they are both utterly unreasonable.
o. We assume that both sections are equal
Of number, and we put them both on an equ
ne footing, because, and for that reason alOr
III since the 9th of January, 1856, the SOfts ha
for the FIRST time become the representative
.e of national sentiments coincident with &
4 Ildluc huN WIN Vic h1tiOnul OOIiOtluCN
Of the country-sentiments that were yesterd
% reiterated and re-aflirned in our platform.
5, This is the difference between the minori
IN aud the majority Of the committee. "
the minority, were unwilling 10 place 4
y \; Harris in position of inferiority, founded
be be votos partly local and partly affected by &
~ national principles which the Hards mai
n, tanned, aud let the Softs take the advanta
ID of the votes they polled in 1855, when q
s' principles were directly antagoniStical wi
e- those of the Democratic party.
Is. We thought it best to waive all this, p
both sections on an equality, and let the
ed stand before the Convention divided in SUI
u manner that it would be equitable and {:
IS to both sides. Ii the Convention appro
I'd this report, it will have the effect by reco
Or uizipg peither exclusively, and showing
q preference between them, to force them in
I 1n1nal concessions; and we may expe
3 mrsap all the advantages which
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