Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-03-29
From the New York journal of Comr,o.
New York Delegation tn Chn.la..e[Ce

Democratic National Convention, to be held in Oh
ton in April next has attracted more attention ahroas
where the facts not fully understood, than prono
attaches to the subject 1t is perhaps difficult for
at distance to comprehend the of all this
ton, and it is not surprising that under the almost a
perhuman Efforts which have been made to COM;
| Southern men that there a question of naona ~
cipe involved in the contest, some persons should sco
the theory that one is the National Democratic and Fl
other Fret so representation. In the present STATE s
the public mind this preence has been seized unor "
establish Fictitious claim to admission on the nort "
OF the delegates, but it has foundation in the %
dition of political parties in New York, and cam
righully be urged upon the Convention. On this no
few plain facts may assist those not fully versed in M
political history the political record of the State |
statesmen of New York to understand how far the nO
LESSONS of nationality the side, and the stiao
of freeso on the other properly attach to either tho
delegations Fair play is as much demanded in polito
in any of the transactions of e and see no REQ
why both sides should not be properly appreciate
| by those to whose judgment they appeal.
The political divisions of 1913, serious and damac;r
they to the Democracy of the State and nafio
at the Presidential election of that year. eliminated with
that election and although in some degree perpeuateJ
down nearly to the present time have never since l84Q
formed basis for the divisions which have sometimes
existed. In lS49 a union was effected between tho
hunkers and the barnburners they were Ecn called
a ticket was supported at the election in that
year and subsequently until 1858 the party having bn
one organization and always supporting one ticket so
were guilty of wrong land we think they committed
grave error that wrong overlooked in the common
union for four years subsequently, and can hardly be re-
vived by those who cooperated with them receiy
ing their support, and recognizing them members in
| good standing of the Democratic party
In 1853 another division took place. the conendnp
factions being respectively designated by the title Of
hards and softs. The division by followed the
same lines as that of l848. Thousands of prominent
who had been hunkerS and supported Cess in 648
belOnOed HIM
ker newspapers took the position and maintained
the regularity of the soft organization. On the Contra
ry who had been barrburners in 1848 joined the
hards in 1853 thus ignoring the old division, and
| ing this to rest new basis Among the prom.
nent who had been supporters of General Cass in
l848, and identified themselves with the soft organ
| izatOn, VIM. L. Marcy, HOratio Seymour, Fer
nando Wood John Srycker president of the Syracuse
Convention 10 September last, Calvert Comstock, one
of the present editors of the Albany Atlas and Argus
aud Others The leaders of the hard movement were
Daniel S. Dickinson, Edwin Croswell, Augustus Schel
John g. Mather and those who co-operated with them
Many indeed most, of those gentlemen support the
delegation appointed by the State Convention at SYRIA
cuse in September last The union of the hardS and
sotts affected at the National Convention at Gin
cinnati in a manner well known to the leading political
of the country and subsequently raufed the
| convention of both sections.
| From 1856 until the month of September last the
party has been united and tOlerably harmonious Ind
cations of dsaection began to appear in the early part
OF the summer of 1882 and considerable difference of
opinion prevailed respecting the mode OF choosing dele
gates to Charleston The State committee, in issuing
the call for the State convention in September submit
ted the question to the electors of the State and the
subject very fully canvassed by the press, and in
the primary meetings generally throughout the State.
On the assembling OF the convention, majority OF the
delegates decided in favor of appointing the national
delegation at the time and this resolution carried
into effect the leading who had favored the district
system, including Hon Daniel S. Dickinson and bis
friends, concurng in the decision of the convention and
uniting in support of the delegation then and there ap
pointed.
In this action Mr. Wood and his adherents deter
mined not to concur and In anticipation of the concu
sions at which the Convention was likely 20 arrive
spurious organization effected at the starting point
for division of the party, and double delegation at
Charleston. In this factous movement but two of the
delegates whose seats uncOntested joined and the
affair." with all its flourish of trumpets and audacty, had
no Sembance of regularity, and claim upon the conf
dence OF the Democracy of the country But it is from
this beginning that the party headed by Mr. God must
date its existence and its authority to be represented
n atlona Convention. A State committee named by
this new organization assumed to appoint district
mttees throughout the State; these in their turn call
ing conventions to delegates to Charleston These
district conventions have generally been very small and
in many instances made up of seEappointed dele
gates, who dissatisfied at being left off from the
regular delegation for other cause and there
fore willing to embarrass the prospects of the party and
create division in its ranks. Thus pretended deega
ton has been made up, and it meeting of such
material that last week at Syracuse chose Mr. Wood
and three others delegates at large to the National Con-
vention.
Such as briefly have been able to relate it, is
the history and such the aneceden facts respecting
the conestlng claims from New York to admission to
the Charleston Convention 1t of little consequence
to US who is admitted or who rejected except so far
the prospects OF the national party in the Presidential
struggle to be compromised by the result but due
regard to common political usage and the proper rebuk
ing of unwarranted assumption for personal and acOuS
ends demand that the members OF the convention shall
understand this subject, and place their emphatic
demnaton upon the movement, by admitting the only
regular delegates appointed by the State Convention
September and rejecting any and all other applications
The claim of the Wood party to superior virtue as
National Democrats all mOOnShine. The regular del
egaton embraces many of the abes men in the former
hard division OF the party and the organization which
1t represents includes vast proportion of the members
OF that Branch of the Democracy while the spurious
delegation from Mrf Wood down through the list, has
no special claim to consideration this account. Mr.
God was soft in the former divisions so were many
OF his codelegateS and of Them believe were
Van Buren, men or barnburners in the quarre of 848
On the other hand Mr. Dickson, Mr.. Croswell, Mr. De
Wolf, Mr.. Mather, MIR. Rogers of Buffalo, Mr. Schen
and scores of other leading hards under former classified
tlons are now the firm supporters of the regular State
convention delegation, and pronounce that headed BY
Mr. Wood spurious and factious it clearly u.s. accord
Ing to all political usage and upon every principle OF
political integrity and honor.
We have deemed these remarks called for, in order
that our readers throughout the Union may have before
them an impartial statement of the facts and estimate
at their true value the claims put forth by aspiring men
to rights with which they have not been entrusted by
the members of the Democratic party and to the ex
else OF which they have no wel-founded title. The Con-
vention should not be disturbed by faction, its bar
mony ntruded upon by persons whose rights to adms
sion cannot be made to presenteven praa face claim
to hearing.
The New STATUE.-The criticism of Clark Mills
| new equestrian statue of Washinptnn saws the Rich