Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-05

GRAND STAMPEDE IN THE NEW YORK
DEMOCRACY THE WAND OF THE KIN
DERlIOOK MAGICIAN LOST IT'S pow
ER-BUCnANAN AND TIE CINCIN-
MATT PLATFORM REPUDIAr' D-THE
CONTEST BETWEEN FILLMORE Anu
FREMONT.
Prom ne H,.toa .ifia,
The old line Democrats, uf New York, who
bolt the Cincinnati Convention and its nominee,
met at Syracuse on Thursday. in Convention
Some If those who had been leading men among
the democrats IN times past, occupied seats on
the benches Such men ms ID. -. Field mud j.
\. Kennedy, of New York; John =. Floyd of
Suffolk; James $. Wadsworth of Gcnoscc; II
llurlburt, If lIorkimer +. =. Stevens of Erie.
I. II. Carroll Of Renseaor Timothy jenkins
If Oneida; Nathaniel Jones' Of Orange aud VIM
Lewis, late n mber Of the Soft State Conven
tIon. were among the number. The Convention
was mnde up of some of the strongest men in the
State.
About 200 delegates were present in the fore
noon, but others came IN during tho day. Tho
Convention was permanently organized by the
choice Of
.Jamos S. Wadsworth, of Gonesee. President
Cfce Presidents. J. A. kcnnedy,P. Dennison,
J. T. lIogeboom, H. Churchill + Jonkins,A. :.
Thurston o. H. Palmer, +. j. Fythean.
Secretaries, G. J. Folger,C. A. Munger, A. W.
Eaton,J ii Carr, aud II. ID. Rich
The President ON taking the chair made some
remarks. We mako the following extract:
had the honor to DO "A mombor of II conven
ton which assembled in this city prior to the
Presidential election of 1913. That convent ION
laid then aud here one of the corner stones
of tho democracy of New York, stone Of
Jefferson graniie-oppostion 10 the extension of
slavery. Cheers. | see about me the faces
of many mon who were, with me. delegates To the
National Convention which met at Baltimore On
that yenr, and claim that, ms representatives of
the democracy of New York, we proved ourscl-
Yes true to tho grent trust reposed in us. When
we came cut Of that Convention when tho piin
c'ples OF our Constitution were trampled in the
dust--we came here, and submitted our nc
ton 10 the Democracy of Now York, aud were
sustained by vote of 100000 We stand now
where we stood then. Cheers. We stand upon
tho Same principle we stood upon then. APP
plauso. few men here and there may have
boon scduced from ranks by nuremcnts Of
Office, or tho batteries of power; but firmly
believe the people are now where they were then
Applause and, if may be allowed tho oxpros
sion, only moro No, renewed applause and
am impatient for tho day to come when they will
record thoir verdict on the issues before US
An address was issued by the Convention 10
their follow Democrats. the npcning paragraph
OF which we give 10 show the principles which
now dwell in the breasts ofthosc,who in 81 voted
for Franklin Pierce:
"Feiiow Democrais--The time has come for
Democrats 10 declare their independence of those
packed conventions, which have assumed to die
tate the measures and candidates OF the Dcmoc-
raoy--that glorious party of glorious memory.
which once spoke and actcd for freedom. but has
fallen into the hands of office holders and politi
cal adventures serving as the tools of "A slave
holding oligarohy.
The following are the preamble and some of
the resolutions adopted at Syracuse with entire
unanimity and amidst tho most enthusiastic ap.
pause:
Forasmueh as the last Convention of the demo-
cratic party in this State and the late Convention
at Cincinnati have not only kept silence respect
ing the public disorders and violence which now
nnhappily prevail, but have adopted resolutions on
the subject of slavery in the territories which
| are at variance with the traditions and principles
OF tn" democracy, are anarchoal in their tenden
| cy and immoral in their results; and forasmuch
| also as tho question of slavery extension has
besn forced by the administration and the Gin
cinnah Convention into paramount Importance.
and is made by politicians tho hinge on which
| all other questions turn--theretore
ReSotred, BY the democrats of New York.
here assembled, representing the democracy OF
! the state, that we repudiate these conventions
and all thor proceedings, and will act as indie
pendently of them as If they had never assem-
| hled.
Rcsoiped. That as democrats we stand upon
tho platforms of Jefferson and jackson, Temp
kins and Wright-on principles that do no,
chan go with the clamor of packed conventions,
or the schemes of seekers after nominations. and
because the extension of slavery has never been,
and can never be the purpose result, immedi-
ately or remote of true democracy; we hereby
declare our uncompromising hostility to it, and
our firm resolution to resist it by every lawful
means; we will vote for no man who contributes
tot, directly indirectly, and we will oppose
the election of any person who does not oppose it
as we do
The character of the men composing the Con
venton, and the deliberate action taken by them
will ex,ngush the hopes of the Buchanantes in
the State.