New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-26
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONvKN-
TION.

It ia fit that the trustees Of the estate Of the
ruined Democratic party in New-York should
deliberately pitch what is left Of the concern into
the bottomless gulf of Disunion. They will do
this in Convention assembled, on the 3lst Of this
month of January, in the City Of Albany. Most
fit conclusion Constituencies, shameless, aud
incorrigible, the New-York Democracy have for
more than twenty years sustained, apologized for,
and assisted the Slave Power in every aggression
upon the rights Of Freedom-year after year
growing in wickedness, as they diminished in
strength. Where the issue at the last election
was permitted to be tried, without Intervention
between themselves and the Republicans, they
were beaten in their endeayor to give the
consent of New-York to the extension Of
Slavery over free territory, by $4,000 votes.
They would have been buried out of sight 10 that
contest if they had not begged for and welcomed
q venal aid, which before that they yindictively
hated and scornfuly rejected.
Rich in lessons of warning would the fatal Past
seem to be to Democratic politicians in Free
State. The Present would seem to be thick with
moral restraints to keep all men who pos
sess the right Of suffrage straight within the
hne Of duty-much more the intelligent and re.
sponsible administrators of Party interests But
just now, when Treason is beating her reveie
NOrthward from the Gulf of Mexico, and en-
rolling the entire slavehoding population between
the Atlantic and the Mississppi-when rebel mobs
seize the Nations forts, custom-houses, and yes
sells of war-when the Government troops at
their assigned posts are beleaguered, as if they
were foreign enemies-when harbors are OBJ
structed against the national commerce, and the
Government use-when rivers free TO the naviga-
ton of the whole Republic are swept by bate
ries hostile TO the Union and to Free Labor
when the purpose to seize the national capital
usurp therein the powers of Government, and by
force Of arms prevent the administration Of the
the people for that purpose, is openly avowed
and the preparations to accomplish it, VIGOROUSLY
made-thIs is the time chosen by the trustees of
the remains Of the Democratic Party for back.
ing up the preposterOus demands Of the Slave
States, and aiding them in defeating the consti-
tut onaly expressed will of the People in the last
election. This is simply what they mean to do
at Albany next week.
They will embarrass if they can, and if possible
prevent, the effective assertion by the Federal
Government of its existence, against treason and
even against advancing ruin. Our own State,
too, wiI-if these politicians can accomplish it
be disabled from giving aid to the Federal Gov
eminent, and be left defenseless against any
domestic outbreak plotted by the allies Of the
Slave Power, and designed to complete the over
throw Of the Government which the people
established by their votes in November last.
If this Democratic summons to a Convention
suicide had been an invitation to the party TO
attend its own funeral, il would inevitably have
contained one or more Of those shameless lies
which have always been so vital to "the party"
Every man whose signature is to the Convention
CALL knows that it il utterly false that the Repub-
hcans desire the overthrow Of the Union" % il
charges upon us-utterly false that we are
" t1amphDg upon the Constitutional rights of the
90 South" and are engaged In "agitstions and |
:" conspiraces." They know equally well that |
% no corrupt legislation turks under the Rcpub-
ican movement in the Legislature To have the |
State put in condition Of defense. Floyd's |
stealing Of millions, and Cobb's traitorous bank
ruptcy Of the Treasury, are recent facts in the
history of Democratic administrations recent |
that the idea Of calling Democratic State Con-
vention 10 prevent Legislative corruption" will |
'trke the minds Of all men a. being ut once Of |
gigantic impudence and sbsurdity.