Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-05-29
CIRCULAR.
The New York Democracy.

The New York Democracy.
The Richmond Enquirer of yesterday con-
tains very philosophical article under the
above head That press "yet cherishes the
hope that good sense and patriotism will pre-
vail in the Cincinnati Convention and that
"some adjustment viii be adopted by which
New York may be represented in the Conven-
ton harmoniously and effectually.n
The Enquirer then proceeds to give the world
some information it did not previously possess !;
it says: trog l1a
Recent events show that the sSofts' have been
purged Of their offensive character, by the with
drawal Of the Free-son elements, and that upon
the slavery question, both 'Softs' and 'Hards' now
occupy the same conservative platform"
We suppose the philosophc Enquirer al
ludes, in the above extract, to the recent man
ifesto of the Marcy leaders in the State of
New York, expressly declaring that they soill
not adopt the Kansas Nebraska bill as the rule
of their political faith These "Softs" of New
York, who do not belong to the class of poll
ticians who have repudiated the Kansas-Ne-
braska bill, have adopted General Pierces
Northern platform, Nebraska Kansas and no
more slave States!"
The hope expressed by the Enquirer that
"good sense and patriotism will prevail at Gin
cinnati, +" will not be realized There may be
shrewdness and cunning manifested in that
Convention, but the idea that patriotism"
will have anything to do with their delibera-
tons and action, is simply ridiculous. That
any adjustment will be adopted" whereby
the Marcyites and the Dickinson men will
unite, can only be expected by those who do
not know the honesty and purity of Daniel s.
Dickinson. Whenever this gentleman consents,
or in any form acquiesces in a tasion~between
his friends and his libellers we shall Mt least
change our opinion Of the man. The Rich
mond Enquirer expects no such fusion; that
press knows that Governor Dickinson would
treat with scorn any and every proposition for
such fusion. The Enquirer says:
1--WE shall rejoice If such happy result can be
consummated; but If all patriotism shall be dead
and passion and prejudice continue to sway the
hour, the assembled Democracy win have to meet
the responsibility boldly and promptly, with view
to the harmony and triumph of the party"
What then, is the Enquirer's remedy, oif
all patriotism be dead |" in the Democratic
ranksp It is simply this: Exclude both sets
of claimants (Tom New York; with their quar-
rels from the deliberations Of the Conventionl"
Good, as far as it goes, bat il stops short in
the work Of purifying the Convention. If all
the delegates are to be excluded, in whom
@patriotism shall DO dead" the Cincinnati
Convention would indeed present "a beggarly
account Of empty seats The Enquirer
mistakes the isnn which prevails now in the
anti-American party--it is not patriotism, but
Forney-ism, the latter being quite different
thing from the FORMER.
But listen to the Enquirer's words of encour.
agement. II says:
1--WE can win the victory without New York, |
and We do not wish to endanger the safety of the
Democracy by an entanging alliance with either
of the conflicting factions"
One thing is very certain, and that is, that
If the anti-Americans win the victory" at all,
they will do it aoithout the aid of New York!
: The Enquirer is truly philosophic in thus
early making up its mind, that it can win
the victory aoitAo9t New York ~ Now "stand
from under" whilst we present the BaU of
erconasssnicats. on issued by the pious Pope at
Richmond, and tremble We men of New York
as yc IC"u ~ s.s.s.# .E.sf 8s4tr .F
"By their feuds they have virtually surrendered
their State into the hands of the Black Republic
cans. 1t is bad enough that their divisions have
worked O wrong and an outrage on the eonserva-
tive spirit Of a great State. They must not be al
lowedito thrust their difficulties into the Gonven
ton and faunt frebrand in the midst of the
harmonious Democracy. If the Hards and Softs,
under the influence of personal rvalries and disap
pointments, continue to refuse cordial arrange
ment amongst themselves, and place themselves In
an attitude before the country that no other or
ganization can arrange the difficulty, they must
both bear the consequences of their obstinacy, and
submit 10 exclusion from the Convention"
Here they are, al damned as hsretics -ex-
communicated accursed- turned into purga-
tory, because, in the words Of the pious Rich
mond Pope, there is not time to stake testimo-
nv as to the relative number Of honest men and
hyprocrites in each organization ~ They have
not time to separate the sheep from the goats
and so they send the whole batch, sheep and
goats, " honest men and hyprocrites" all to-
gether into political purgatoryl
This is certainly an expeditions mode Of SET
Ting such matters, but we are not quite sure
that the plan adopted in 1852 by the Washing
ton Union was not a more successful .one.
The same difficulty existed in 1862 as exists
no.O in reference to what should be done with
the Buffaloplatfbrna-V Buren, Free-soil lead
ers of The North and the Washington Union,
as the mouth piece Of General Pierce, said:
The Fres-sea Democratic ieaders Of the North
are a regular portion af the Democratic party !;
and General Pierce, IL elected, sill make dis
tincfiOn bsfssse~ them and the rect of The Demo