The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-28

New YORK PoLITICs.-Those who engage in
politics in New York, of all parties, are mostly in
fuenced by peeuniary considerations There are
no doubt few persons in that great State who take
part from patriotic motives but the greater portion
act with eye fixed on the emoluments of Office.
Some know nothing papers may probably seize this
declaration admission that the democratic
party of that State is corrupt-let them do So but
at the same time We hope they will have the can
dor to admit that of the platforms recently adopted
by the three parties, that of the democratic party
is the most conservative, and that that party is
doing more to sustain the rights of the South and
to subdue agitation than either of the other two.
On the I'd of November the election for State
officers takes place in New York, and the democra-
tic, know nothing and republican parties have
Gently held nominating conventions. An effort
made to unite tie know nothngs and black
republicans against the democrats committee of
conference appointed and they agreed upon
common platform, but the republican convention
wouldn't endorse it, believing that they would have
to furnish most of the votes and therefore ought
to have things entirely their own way. The two
parties then adopted separate platforms, and below
we publish the resolutions adopted by each on the
subject of slavery. The disposition of the know
nothings to fuse with black republicanism is evil
dence sufficient to prove that they are willing to
unite with any combination in order to defeat the
democracy at the North but their resolutions
evasive and non-committal on the subject of State
equality Here is the slavery resolution of the
know nothing platform:
Resolved, That while recognize the power of Con-
gresS the Territories of the United States deny
its right establish slavery within the Territories to
extend slavery thereto declare its extension there
in against the voice and the will of the people"
Not word said in favor of the rights Of the
save-owner; particular is taken not to say that
Congress has no right to exclude slavery from the
Territories but the drift of the whole resolution is
against slavery. That resolution ought to please
the black republicans pretty well.
The republican convention adopted the follow
ing: ...... arE
Resolved That the "Republican" party called in
to being by imminent public danger and an urgent
public necessity-the danger of the subugation of our
national territory to human slavery and the ne
cessity of resisting and the arresting that calamity
1t will be understood by the above that the black
republicans view the course of the democratic par
ty in protecting and recognizing the rights Of our
section as imminent public danger, to put
down which they are banded together The most
astonishing thing is that any one in the south
should claim nationality for the know-nothing par
ty of the north after it protested willingness to
coalesce with party which passed the resolution
above quoted.
Now here is what the democratic party of New
York says on the subjec
Resolved That settlement of the Kansas question
bv of the inhabitants of the Territory has re-
moved that subject from Congress, and has left the
future disposition of its internal affairs to Its own peo-
pe subject only the constitution of the T. States
That we repel the offensive and dangerous asSump-
ton of (Seward from this State that by the
preponderance of the northern States in Congress,
victory has the South that repudIate
any such appeal to sectional numbers against the rights
of sister States; and that rely upon the national and
patriotic Democracy of the North, in conjunction with
their brethren of the South maintain the rights and
equality of all the States of Union against any such
! usurpation of the Federal Union.
Southern people cannot ask or expect northern
! men to express more conservative sentiments than
the above, and instead of abusing the party ex
pressing them, its success should be most devoutly
wished for.