New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
p0IRTICAL SINKING.

near writing Martin Van Buren-'Fere stll awe,
What an opportunity to add new and most inter
estng charter TO his great work on ic Art OF Sink
ing! The srt Of political sinking rs, We believe
not treated Of in that work; and ift had been, any
thing written so long ago must have been entirely
superseded by the recent great discoveries and
improvements in that profound branch Of politics
made BY cur NeW-York SOits.
What Sam Patch, another Of our great New-fork
cenjuses. undertook to do physically in the way Of
reaching the bottom Of sinks and holes vulgarly
reunited not to have any bottom, our New-York
softs have attempted to do politically and morally
in the way of Outdeing everybody else IN plunsing
toward the bottom of the bottomess pit. Like
Sam Patch they afford brilliant example, "that
:. some things can be done as we'll as others" and
whatever else they may succeed IN accomplishing
we doubt not that their efforts at reaching the bot
tom. like those of their great prototype, will pass
into popular proverb.
As Sam Patch in order plunge low, began with
climbing high, so did the Softs In the Fall OF loH
their party FIRST took on formal and distinct or
oanizatjon Iii the Democratic State Convention
inc resolution was offered from their side of the
house and sustained by all their strength:
"Resolyed, That while the Democracy Of Now-fofk,
ed in this Convention, will fabioy adhere
to au the conpronsee of the Constitution and man-
tain all the reserved rights Of the Statcs they declare
since the crisis has arrived when that question must be
met their uncompromising hostility TO The extension OF
Slavery into territory now free by any ACTON OF the
Government Of the United Statcs.'
A. Il nf 70 Z
Hunker majority who carried vote to lay it on
the table, the Van Buren or Barnburner minority
az il was then called, withdrew in body, leaving
the Hunkers 10 finish up their business and adjourn
at leisure. Refusing TO be governed by the action
of the Convention, the seeding minority called
another of their own, which met at Herkimer OF
the Goth of October. This Convention passed
unanimously the Free-SOil resolution rejected By
the Hunkcrs ut Syracuse, declaring it "an in
"separable element of the creed of the New-fork
democracy" pledgine the party to vote for no
candidate not standing on that platform, and add
ing TO il the following excellent planks:
@BesoYred. That we believe in the dignity and the
RIGHTS of Free Labor; that Free White Labor cannot
thrive upon the same soil with Slave Labor; and that
il would be neither right wise to devote new Ter
rores 10 the Slave Labor Of part of the States, to
the exclusion Of the Free Labor of al the States
"Rcsolrcd, That while we do not complain OF the
inequality of between the citizens OF the
Free and of the Spveholding States, by reason OF
which the citizen Of the Slavehodng South, who has
five slaves, has approximation equivalent to four
votes willie the citizen of the Free North has but one
because such YVES the original compact of the Union
vet the frccmcn Of Ncw-York will not consent TO such
an unequal division of their power IN the conquered
provinces.
Resolrcd, That a'l experience has proved the wis,
dom of that provision of the ordinance originally moved
by TlOmas JtftrSOn end adopted by the Congress oi
tie Confederation in 17e7 which prohibited slavery in
the territory northwest Of the Ohio; aud that the Con-
orcss Of the United States being clothed by the Con-
stitution with power make and rcgn-
atons respecting tie territory belonging 10 the United
States it becomes the duty OF that branch OF the ''oN-
cl1nt nj to adhCr TO the policy Initiated by the fathers
of the Republic and thus to insure to all new terrific
rcs the picgress in arts improvements aud enterprise
which has distinguished The Northwestern States.
Such WAS the proud and lofty stand originally
taken by the Barnburner (nOw the Soft party;
and occupying this position they defeated the
ticket nominated BY the Hunker Convention, and
threw the Government Of the State into the hands
of the Wings by M overwhelming majority.
Early in the following year both OF the TWO now
openly hostile and warning sections into which the
New-York Democracy was divided chose delegates
TO attend the Convention summoned to meet at
Baltimore TO nominate candidate for the Presi-
dency at the meeting at which the Barnburner
delegates were chosen, held at Utica on Feb 10.
lslS, in view Of the recent Message of President
Polk recommending Territorial Governments for
New.Mexico and California, it was
"RcsOired. That our Senators and Repr, sentatives
in Congress he requested to use their beet efforts 10 III,
Str into act ordinance, establishing any and
all uch provisional or Territorial Government or Gov
ernmenis, fundamental article or provision, who h
shall provide, declare and guarantee that slavery OF
involuntary seINitudc. except as punishment i1r
crime whereof the party shall lave been first duly
convicted shall be prohibited therein, 80 ons as The
same shall remain q Ienltoiy.
The two delegations, thus chosen under aitago-
nistic organizations. went to Baltimore, where
great efforts were made to harmouize them, but in
vain The Convention offered TO admit both, but
ito this the Bsrnburners would not agree. They held
their heads high and refused everything like a
compromise They would be recognized as alone
representing the Ncw.YOrk Democracy. or they
would bolt and 20 home. They were not 20 recog-
nized Csss was nominated, and the Bsrnburners
carried cut their threat. They boltcd, went home
and held Convention, which refused 10 recog-
nize Cass as the Democratic candidate for the Presi
dency, and set up Martin Van Buren in his stead.
On the 18th OF July, lS4S, the Bsrnburners OF
this cit, helds great meeting in The Park, az which
the following resolutions, among others. were
adopted
Resided, That VT are nncoml vomisRgly opposed
TO alv 'Comprumisc' which instead Of couhuins
Slavery within nCuowerlimts, shalrcstrict The bounds
of Freedom that the Congress OF the United States has
no powtr under the Constitution, to abolish Freedom
in any palt Of the Public Domain ;Or the purpOse of
nnl IL. L,cI an