The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-24
DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENT OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK
ruE DENocnAor or NEW YORK crrr.

YORK.
THE DEMOCRACY CRY.
The following resolutions adopted at mass meet
ing Of the democracy Of the city Of New York, held ON
the 18th inst or the purpose Of considering and re-
spending to the policy of the national administrator as
expressed in the first message OF President Buchanan
Resolved That the democracy Of the city of New York
does endorse approve and support the administration OF
James Buchanan President of the United States that In
the formation of his cabinet whereby he called around
him Of the ablet and most experienced statesmen
of our partymen who were devoted to national sent-
ments tinctured by sectionasm and pledged by their
past lives and reputation TO the interchangeable principles
of the democratic athbe gave TO the American people
abundant of the high character OF his admin
isation and that in his noble inaugural address, ne
afforded still further evidences Of the WISE SALE and
honorable policy by which he would be and has ever been
| guided.
Resolved That in President Buchanan first message,
recently delivered TO Congress- recognise the language
of patriot and statesman and the principles OF true
national democrat and that at all times since the
fortunate day when the suragcs of his fellow
elevated him TO the high position he lis he usies their
preferences by his prudence In council his decision Oh
action and his unfaltering adhesion to the Cincinnati
platform and that pledge the unchanging support OF
the New York democmcy-of the forty-one thousand
good and true men who stand by their colors alike
through good and through evil report to chieain SO
| worthy of our regard and esteem.
| Resolved That while we would have preferred that the
entire constitution proposed for the State OF Kansas should
have been submitted to popular approval congratu
late the people of that Territory upon the opportunity
presented to them of passing upon the question
which has long disturbed their peace and destroyed
their material prosperity and progress that nothing but
the wicked and facous pertinacy of professional aga
tors stand in the way of the early admission of
this State into the Union with the unqualified power
remaining in her people to alter and amend its constitu
ton thenceorth as to them may seem best that while
fully and unrcservedy concur in this view of the case
desire to urge upon all democrats the necessity of con-
Citation and good feeling among brethren upon this and
Congress and in the newspaper press no anmoscs be
engendered and division lines drawn which may mill
tate against future harmony and success-bclievng,
do that upon the ascendency OF democratic princi
Piles mainly depend the safety and pepetuity OF our
| Union
Resolved That remarkable contrast to the pretenccs
which political opponents make that the people OF
Kansas deprived of the right OF selfgoycrnment we
point to their legislative enacment with respect to the
city of New York that chartered privileges and inn
memorial franchises, granted and respected even by
British soveregns have been wrested from US by these
identical partisans and the voters Of the first muncipal
y in America permitted to exercise voice for the ap
prevail rejection of any one Of the unjust acts forced
upon by yrannical Legislature that the city OF New
York though oppressed beneath these burdens and grev
ances stands ready with her fortyone thousand demo-
cratic voters the battle of principle at all times
to contribute to future party riumphs and to sustain our
democratic President.
LETTERS FROM DISTINGUISHED DEMOCRATS.
| .r Tread at Ratification Meeting
! Letter from Hon Horace r. Clark.
| WAsHrsaroN, Dec. &c. 1851
Your letter of the l4th instant inviting to attend
and address meeting OF the democracy to be held
at Tammany Hall the evening of the 18th instant to
consider and respond to the policy of the national admin
istaion the late message of the President
sreceiyed MY engagements here preclude acceptance
of your invitation The policy of the administration with
reference Kansas affairs will doubtless attract the special
attention of the country and become mark for the as
saus of our political adversaries And it is not impos
IacN, rtedaa
they that the institutions of Kansas should be fixed
i'll conformity with the unquestoned will of her inhab
tans may regret that the President did not discover in
her organic law provision which might render the
submission whole constitution to the people pre-
requisite TO her admission into the Union Many other
persons finding in the proposed constitution OF Kansas
features of government which, although resembling those
now existing the older States are nevertheless deemed
more or less subject to just exception, will regret that
such Objectionable features had not been prohibited by
her organic law But the President of the United States
finding nothing in the organic law of Kansas, in the
of her territorial legislature which required the sub
mission of the complicated details of her whole consttu
ton to the review of the people at popular election
and further finding that provision has been made for the
submission to the people of the vexed question of domcs
tic slavery in form simple and free from compica
ton that opportunity cannot fail to be afforded TO
every citizen of the Territory to express his will has, as
it appears to suggested the mode and the only mode
in which this dsraong question can be driven from the
halls of Congress and from the arena of national pol
ics This mode is the admission of Kansas State with
in other respects entitled admission Them and not
till then will Kansas be really freeree from intestine
connection from the unwecome interference of those
who real interest in her welfare and who rely
upon the excitements and the discussions which the
settlement her civil institutions gives rise the
of keeping alive their political organizations. The de-
mocracy of the nation will respond in the affirmative
with one united voice to the question: whether the peace
and quiet of the whole country is not of greater import
ance than the temporary triumph of either of the
political parties in Kansas. s. -H#f
| -..... #.l.r.a HORACE f. CLARK. ,.
r.. ... Letter from Hon. John Kelly. rs "a E # .' ..a
| -. .t# HOUSE, REPRESENTATIVES,,
| 5..# Washington, d. c., Dec. 16, 1851
Your invitation inviting to address meeting of the
democracy Thursday evening" the 18th instant, is
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