The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-25
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
New York, Thursday night J

NEW YORK, fThursday nght,)
September %, 1853
Every democratic paper in this State that have seen
heard of has warmly and enthusiastically endorsed the
ticket chosen at the Syracuse convention Even the
Daily News Of this city has thought it best tardly and
sulkiy perhapsto hoist the flag and promise to stand
by it, 1t is true that the support of the Daily News is
considerably weakened by its very hostile and unfair
structures the democratic convention, which
tanned in the paper in which the ticket chosen by
the convention is recommended and sustained. feel it
my duty to notice these structures and them
unjust in every particular. The action Of the
on with regard to the contested seats and the regularity
of party organizations neither defiant 'inso
lent and know that out of the many who pres
ent and witnessed the proceedings ninetynine out of
every hundred will bear out tho perfect truth of my
sertion The questions which submitted to the de-
cision OF the convention settled solely and
cusyely on their merits, and after mature and careful
deberaton and hold it to be the duty of every honest
democrat to bow to and abide by that decision no matter
wmuch it may conflict with his preconceved opinions
how much it may initiate against his private interests
The convention had to determine to the delegation
from this city whether those delegates elected under the
auspices of the old and recognised organization of the
Tammany Society," those elected under the influence of
number of seceders from that society, and in open
hostility to it, to be considered the true and
properly authorized representatives of their respective
districts The conventions, after hearing one SIDE and
vainy inviting the other state its case decided that
the 1ammany delegation duly elected and it is fair
to suppose that had the credentials of that delegation
packed and purchased inspectors the members com
posing the conventonthe majority of them free from
local prejudices the influences of factionwould not
have admitted them to the seats they claimed 1t is
clear that the representatives of the democracy of the
great State Of New York. under the dgnicd and impair
tal presidency Of Horato Seymour believed that the
anti Iammany delegates not entitled to the seats
aud that the Tammany delegates entitled
and 1t Is perfectly monstrous to attribute their decision
to corrupt dishonest motives Sidney r. Farchd, of
Madison county the chairman of the committee on the
New York contested seats is universally considered one
of the most honorable, high minded gentlemen living
and utterly incapable of unfair partial conduct He
hunkerdemocrat of the old school, voted for Cen
Cass in 1S48 and has been always known as strongly
national in his political sentiments His report on the
New York speaks for itself Nothing can be more
conclusive convincing, and nothing refuo more
completely the charge that the decision was not made on
the merits of the case but by the arbitrary ruling of
accidental maorities.
The Daily News claims to be the only exponent of
democracy in this city 1t claims to be he organ of our
great pary and yet it presumcs to call the chosen repre-
sentatives of the entire party "a faction determined
o strengthen themselves at all hazards and mt any cx
pense to the democratic party because they did not de-
eide that the few individuals with whose peculiar democ
racy the News sympabzes the duyclcctcd repre-
sentatives of the democrats of this city.
How are parry questions to be settled if not by those
expressly chosen by the people for that purpose Who
to decide the controversy between the regulars and
the Tammany delegates Was there any other tribunal
than the convention BY nvariable rule all represent
atvc bodies the sole judges Of the qualifications of
their members. Was the Syracuse convention excep-
ton Is IT, then, honorable fair that tho con-
vention has decided to mpugn their motives and decry
their acts Is IL democratic in the interests of tho
party to cndeavor to perpetuate iwil and bitter feeling
the News does Would II not be far better on which
ever side its ympsthies and convictions may have been
before the convention met, to acknowledge the ursdc
ton now and bow 10 the decision and thus promote
Cancellation and harmony in the partyi
There can be no grosser cauny than the charge that