The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-15
STATE OF the UNION.


Approaching Execution Of Cook, COppic, Green
and Copeland,
&C., &C., &c.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1850.
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The Presidential Campaign.
NATIONALITY AND REouI.ARrTY AT THE CHARLYsToN
CONVENTION.
ALBANY, Dec Is, 1854
Al meeting OF the National Democratic Republican
State Committees held at Congress Hail. Albany this day.
the following address, resolutions and call for the election
Of delegates TO the National Convention 10 nominate can
ddates to be supported BY the national democratic party
for President and Vice President was adopted.-
70 THE DnoCRAnc ELECTORS OF TIE STATE OF NEW Yong
At the Democratic State Convention, held at Syracuse
the l4h DAY OF September 1882 presided over by
the Hon. Thomas g. Alvord, the underssned were aD-
pointed the Democratic State Committee the present
year and until superseded by another State Convention.
s IN that capacity that we now address you upon mat
ters Of the deepest import TO party, s principles,
organization and its future destiny
The Democratic State Committee is body charged with
the general safety and best interests Of the party tho
Conventions Especial duties may also be imposed upon
by Convention The present state Commitlee
pecay directed by the Convention which it, among
other things to perfor the DUTY which il is about
to discharge Of directing supervising elections for de-
gates TO represent this State In the Charleston Presen-
tjsl Convention In like manner the State Com miitee Of
lSbl52 was invested with similar power Of supervising
elections for delegates. We propose proceed this
duty strictly according 70 the precedens the
cratic organizations in IS4S and 1s51-52
In order that the authority and position of this State
Committee and the proceedings OF the regular State Con-
derstood il NAV be here TO recapuae briefly the
political events Of 185S-59.
The disastrous result Of the campaign Of 1858, it cannot
be doubted, was brought about by arbitrary
ous Of those who seized upon organization Of
the State Convention In violation Of positive agreement,
and In violation OF party usage and custom, Mr. Peter
Cagger who claimed contested seat the Conyentaon
called the Convention to order aud named permanent
President This was declared TO be carried the
voices Of regular delegates being ovebofne aud ssnced
by bogus s.contestants Of their credentials The pro-
ceedngs Of that Convention thus ruled BY accidental
majority were dsgraceful TO those who controlled them
aud Dui ous In the highest degree 10 the Of the
democracy. Delegates having the farest and ndi
sputable titles turned out Of doors and their
award to claimants mprovised the spot. Oonven-
ton actuaed by such spirit could not naugurate
democrats however aggreved, lent the support the
ticket headed by Judge Parker, thrown away, and
the State Of New York went back 70 the hands OF po
tical opponents, giving the republicans majority about
equal to that which she had given year before for
fairly made up and fairly nominated democratic ticket
State Committee for IS5S-5g had been appointed by
the Convention of 1885, head Of which, OF course
stood Messrs. Dean Richmond and Peter Cagger. Il was
called "a Harmonious committee rather might have
been said the individuality Of all its other
so lost in that Of Messrs Richmond and Cagger that
popular mind retains other was therefore,
the question, when was publicly announced the spring
Of 1859 that Messfs Richmond and Cagger had deter
mined 10 elect Presidential delegation from this State by
State Convention instead OF by Congressional districts.
This announcement created much excitement every
where among democrats in this STATE Il cannot be
doubted that the advocates Of the Congressional
district system and in large majority our
party. 1t Is the system which prevailed when were
united in the State, and victorious throughout the Uaon
It. is the system by which every democrai,o voter in
every portion OF the State given opportunity Of
berg repre- as to his platform and his candidaas
Ia he hich dO
hc county convention the town the school
meeting, and which never be packed, bought or
carried against the will OF the majority the vari-
GUS sections OF the State 1t is the system adopted in
most OF the States of this Union under which dele
present year Maine, Vermont New Hampshire Massa-
chuset and other States II Is the system nauguraaf
aud first adopted by Virginia, the mother OF democracy
And, finally, Is the system agreed upon a conpr0-
mise between the bunker and barnburn-r wings Of
democratic party OF the State Of New York IN 1851 aid
under which we then sent to Presidential, ConvenIon
the only single and uncontesed delegation has ever
gone from New York Van Buren, opposed the an
nexaton Of Texas
When therefore, we were informed OF the purposes Of
Nessrs Richmond and Cgger to discard the snR.e dsrct
system, and to pack delegation by State G,oyenton
voluntary movement took place throughout the State,
6fty democratic papers, constituting forths
Of the democratic presses OF the Satc demonstrated in
decided language. Two successive large meetings, com.
posed OF influential democrats from every CO 1nty
convened at the Astor House. New York and passed
resolutions, demanding the district system recognizing
as the only established and truly democratic method Of
choosing national delegates denying the right OF the
State Committee to depart from it.
The state Committee, with the sullen obstnacy which
too often betrays the possession Of power unworthy
bands refused 10 listen TO these demands of their cons
tuents shrank nevertheless from Announcing their
full purpose and affected to leave TO The Srlte CSnven
ton itself" TO say what should be the method Of election
We maintain and submit 70 YOU fellow democrats Of New
York that these factous would be leaders had already
conceived purpose and preconcerted plan break up
that Convention by violence and fraud and bring about
double organization in case they should be outnum-
bered so that their purpose Of packing Presidential
delegation should not by any means be foiled.
The State Convention assembled on the i4th Of Sep
sis that large majority of the delegates truly and fairly
elected to It were opposed TO such usurpation Of
power as Messrs Richmond and Cagger contemplated.
large majority of them in favor Of poetpon-
ing the choice Of Presidential delegates aud carrying
the State, might have been done, by a united
differences, and forgetting all enmies in the sole purpose
OF achieving success was because such the fact,
and because the potters did not dare trust the question
the decision Of all the delegates that they divided the
Convention placed themselves in the attitude Of bolters
contestants rather than yield up battle when they
had been fairly and honoraby defeated.
The records show that majority Of these delegates
took part and recognized the first organization Of the
Convention under late Speaker Of the Assembly tho
Hon Thomas G. Alvcrd. The appointmcntoi Mr. Aivord
as Chairman was made upon motion Of uncontested
delegate at the hour appointed for the assembling Of the
Convention He took his seat without dispute, and
recognized presiding officer by all those ho occupied
the floor in debate ana otherwise John CochraBe and
other boiling contestants who subsequey organized tho
booy assuming to be Convention, over which Ludlow and
made motions and appealed from the decision Of the CHAIR
Thus, for the first quarter Of hour no question was
made as TO the regularity Of the proceedings only that the
master spirit Of mischief in the democranc party Mr..
Cagger ascended another portion OF the PLATFORM and In
ferruped the proceedings backed by gang OF buies and
fighting men, by assuming 70 nominate and place IN
other char3another temporary Chairman.
The scene Of disorder and confuson terminating IN vo-
Ience 10 which Mr Cagger disoganzng and unpreca-
dented conduct the prelude !. would be painful to
dwell upon The regular Convention thus interrupted in
is business Of course thrown into absolute disor-
der The afhdavs and authenticated statements which
have since published have served throw light upon
the natsre Of the which then and took place.
and 10 fully identify the actors The responsibility Of the
violence committed indebly and forever fastened upon
the Richmond and Cagger partisans and The Tammany
Hall interest The only blows dealt given by per-
who had gone from New York to Syracuse in that
interest The nosies and oudest though perhaps least
dangerous, Of all these the United SMles Mar
sbai, Isaiah Rynders Other persons Of pugistc hme
present In the hall Joba Heenan, alias the Bencis
Boy, guest Of Mr.. Rynders; Cornelius Woods an en-
ploye In the Custom House; one Carpenter anerward 81
prison In New York on charge Of murder and one Ker.
rgan who was subsequently presented by The Tmmany
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