The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-18
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1S, 1855.

position they have heretofore occupied or by an act
Of their choice from the guilt and ignominy which must
attach to al who lend sanction doctrines
in Ws theory ..,,n1. and r;,0iang y in s pr.esies
sembled in this state processing to speak for the de-
mocraac party, did with less warrant Of authority
Of January, 1885, The fact is manifest not only in
the tone and tenor of the procesdngs bat in the &C
chosen. 1t Wa, an unparalleled sx ent, body with
out constituents in part self constituted In part ap
localities to which they we're not .stsoSed and others
nagnsnimousiy withdrawing 81 delegates from cities,
only to appear Is the representatives of some ruva
district; whilst through the whole chain of Off ,ai
and expectancy one end of which was held at
Washington, and the other by supervisory agent Of the
Nor it be disputed that Convention npshed
20 far Its action furnishes criterion, the purpose
tSs pb 1 not Ss apt 70 %
modesty, i selected from its own members more
Iat, in the apparent conviction thss they who had
been most conspcuous In isrepresenng the democratic
Of the state must prove most scSspssble to
But we emphAacAlly deny that tne Convention spoke
the sentiments Of the democracy Of New York. either
In pect 10 the approval of the Kansas Nebraska bill
and Its concomant measures IN regard to the enun
citation of sound opinion and the example ofgood govern
emphatcally that the Kansas Nebraska bill ssxccords
with the sentrent OF the democracy Of this STATE and
or wh sss G oOqsss o the Of y %
fut most auspccusy to the peace Of the Unon or the
cause of good government" We deny emphsticsDy
hat the democracy of the State Of New York deem this
fit occasion to tender to their fellow citizens OF the
whole Union their heartfelt congratulations the tr-
umph, In the recent elections, several OF the North
erp Eastern Western we'll Southern States OF
the principles Of the Kansas BILL for the
the OF
ed, never utter an uatruth papable upon the uubuah
ing tace o. the declaration Bot it is of the proceed
iugs OF the Convention in relation to the subje,t
OF slavery and of the general tenor of Its acti
propose to speak In doing 1t shall be with candor,
and with no personal disrespecs towards it's members In
many of whom we recognize personal friends with whom
u has hitherto been pride and pleasure to act po
towards them as since they have assumed to
speak for the democracy New York; of which form
constituent portion we shall exercise the privilege of
eenen In canvsssng their declarations and in saying
how tar will, and how far will not, be bound by
their pr onlulgated doctrines and acts.
No candid observer, at ali acquainted with the sen
ment and recorded action Of the democracy OF York.
rise from peruss OF the proceedings Of the last State
Convention withou. conviction that its doctrines
widely and rreccncesbly variance with those hereto
fore by that party Had the address issued
devoted its attention to an elucidaton
OF this dsorepancyhad enlightened the community
TO the time the manner and the winch had opera
ted on the democratic sentiment to produce The ncongru
ty papaby obvioushad it ehown that the Of
the slavery agitation ustly chargeabe to the demo-
cracy of New York-had proved that the repeal OF the
for the advancement Of frecdomhad it plfed the
dangerous tendency of agitation in offreedom, and
the nnocuous character Of efforts tor the dissemination
OF oaveryhad 1t discharged all of thess impor
tsnt duties with abity would have added to the repu
ation author besides laying the democracy under
weight Of obligation they might have found it difficult
to discharge. But TO discourse ppAnty of moral du
ties, and attempt to tmugge slavery under the mantle Of
corscience-to speak Of 1t soothingy something too
sacred to be canvassed and too and harmless
fe called in questionso represent 1t iavorite ins
tuition Of early fathers which they anxious to
the sgeressons of the infant Freedom-to oiAte upon
tree discussion If it the bane Of repub
the memory Of New Yorks most venerated and best
beloved dead and torture his sayings from their true
oOnacsnces Of hs fellow ciuzens or purposes which,
living, he woulc have spu1nec-these cannot but
regard AZ the devotion OF conceded talents to
worthy end-a sacrifice upon an altar already smoking
with the blood OF victims, but whose memorable
eemAnd spares neither the chief magistrate in his
cabinet the judge upon the BENCH the attorney 10
hi cicset.
There doubtless those who nay inquire the
this perversan Of the democratic sentiment OF the
he way for the osentble representatives Of the demo-
oraoy Of New York. then and there inted into the
hs ns m
men who conscous only of integrity of purpose, and
protesting the doctrines Of Jefferson Madison Jackson
and Van Buren, believe that freedom the boon for
which our fathers struggled and that for It's pepstua
on and extension our system Of government formed
1t because savery requires that those who minister at
its aars should cleanse themselves from all tant Of
Tree sois that the purgatIon at Syracuse was under
gene.
hose who participated in the convention disayow any
charge OF sentiment the subject slavery extension
and claim for its proceedings only the of
de potttqe for the accomplishment OF uteror objects
This view ofthe subject Is strengthened by the fact that
the address and resolutions of the convention aha
dowed forth the real views OF its members no necessity
existed for the selection conflicting delegation 70
Cincinnati. One bad already been chosen by section
ct the party not regular in its succession but Of long
standing orthodoxy this subject and hence the
rmation of these deegates would have given earnest
OF TO the doctrines the national democra
sion however the whole proceeding involves degree Of
inconsistency an0 want Of candor which unwilling
70 share even oy silent parucipaucy.
Nor is 1t ct Cincinnati alone that degrading
submission of opinion at the dctaon OF others Ia
quifed. Who does not know that, however pure the
character, however transcendsut the ability however
satisfactory in other respects tho political creed Of An
inovieual may be, /! ''unsound tubjest OF sa
vey" he might as veil expect exemption from the inex
orable demands OF death promotion the the
Presidsrt and Senate OF the United States Have
seen worthy citizens rejected the strongest pledges vo
ated and the rankest injustice exercised towards midi
duals tor no other than that period in
their history the offending have refused
ship at the shrine OF this modern MoochP Yet this ia
the nsttution, and these the men, whom the tndepen-
dent democracy of New York expected to uphold. 1t
is TO bask in the favor OF such dispensers of patronage
that mercenary politicians prostrate themselves at the
feet of power and is to concste 20 I'd will of those
who hold tho keys to the Cincinnati Convention that
democrats OF this State are expected to their
professions and with humble msn to ASK the p
silege OF being represented amongst the peers.
For ourselves, we declins to be classed Ia such
category, or make common with such suppH-
ants We dissent from the action Of those assume
70 speak thus in our name; and stand, as we have
always stood, uncompronsng opponents TO the
sion OF elavcry free territory In ssyirg we be-
eve that We but repeat the convictions and oeterina-
iion OF majority OF the radical democrats of New York
-msn who have no affinity with aboli.ionists, and
desire of changing their party relations but Who being
democrats in principle well in name, will
comes freemen intent the vincication of their own
sell respect and who acknowledge fealty more sacred
than that they owe TO God and their country
1t is gu erroneous imputation, propogatsd from
Thy motives that the Of the democracy of New
York. In resisting the extension of slavery, ia acuated
Amotbid philanthropy towards the African race Tue,
they regard 1T as social, moral and political evil a.
with the fundamental principles of civil liberty and
deeterous to the true interests Of the country Bat ~
is because they know that wherever slavery is intro
dneed there labor is degraded to serrie employment
That divides society into two classes and axes the badge
OF serNtude on all whose lot 1t is TO o-that free aud
forced labor will not anna gsmate on the sams soil
and that hence slavery operates to .he virtual exclusion
Of white aborng popuation-it is for these many
other ccgent reasons which might be adduced that
desire TO keep the "pscular institution within i.s
present limits and preserve the boundiess ertie
praries OF the West field for free labor and home