Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-01-18
From the Washington Union

The Democracy of New York.
distinguished democrat in the legislature OF New
York calls our attention to the telegraph despatch,
sent from Albany New York city, announcing that
the democrats in the New York assembly had adopt
ed free soil platform The fact out to be so
far false that at the democratic of those men,
be5S of the house of representatives who in favor
of the union of the democracy of that State The re.
solution adopted by the Democrats in the United
States House of Representatives was taken up and
unanimously made their own. We regret 10 add,
that committee appointed TO present this resolution
to the hard representatives met with refusal
The following is the resolution:
RESOLVED, That the democratic members of the
assembly OF the State of New York, though in a mi
ority in that body, deem this fit occasion to ten
der to their fellow citizens of the Union their heart
felt congratulations upon the triumph, in the recent
elections in several of the northern eastern and west
en States of the principles of the Kansas Nebraska
bill; and they desire, also, to express their devotion
to that civil and religious liberty which has been so
violently assalled by secret political order, popu-
larry known the know-nohing party > and tho
in minority, will ever hold ii to be our highest
duty to preserve our political organization, and to
continue our efforts tor the maintenance and defence
of the principle which declares The constitutional
rights of every section Of the country and every
class OF citizens against opposition of every de-
scrptiOn whatever, be it so-called repubcansm,
know-nothingism or fuSionism; and 10 this end,
look with confidence fer the support OF all good and
true men-the friends of the constitution and the
UnOn.'
We notice that in all versions of the above resou-
ton, doubtless through mistake, the words as well
as southern States which appeared in the original
as adopted by the democrats In the popular branch OF
Congress have been omitted In other respects it is
substantially, and almost in terms the that
adoped by our political friends in the House.
Since the above was written, we glad to state
that the national or hard democratic State commit
tee of New York which held meeting in Albany
on Saturday, the 29h instant, unanimously adopted
the following, among other resolutions:
Resolved, That we fully and cordially concur with
our national democratic brethren in the Congress of
the United States in the adoption of the following
solution:
9 RESOLVED. That the democratic members of the
House Of Representatives though in a temporary mi
nority in this ody deem this fit occasion to tender
to their fellow citizens of the whole Union their heart
felt congratulations the triumph, in the recent
, elections in several of the northern, eastern and
western as we'll as stouthern States, of the principles
of the KansasN Nebraska bill, and the doctrines of
civil and religious liberty, which have been vo-
lenty assaed by u secret political order known
the know nothing party and though in a minority,
we hold II to be our highest duty to preserve
r ganzaOn and continue efforts in the maintenance
and defence OF those principles and the constitutional
. rights of every person and every class of citizens
against their opponents of every description, wheth-
the called republicans know nothings fusion
lists and to this end, look with confidence to the
f support and appreciation of all good and true men
| friends of the constitution and the Union throughout
the country"
Resolved, That we cordially approve of their I'M
q falterng fidelity to their nominee we'll to the
principles they avowed and that by the uniform
f support of Mr., Richardson through the protraced
e and exciting canvass, they have not only the
approval OF friends, but the admiration of their Op
ponents of every section and hue and afforded bright
e example for the imitation of all who may be placed
! in like positions"