The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-08
New York Democracy.

The Democracy had a large and enthusiastic
meeting at Albany, New York, some ten days
since, to give expression to their opinions on the
present crisis. From the resolutions adopted
by the meeting, we make the following extracts,
in order that our readers may be enabled to
Judge for themselves Of the genuineness of the
"Democracy" which manifests itself in such ex-
those New York Democrats who have hereto
fore professed to be the stanch and peculiar
friends Of the South .slfs a..f s1-s3 H.
~ ',Rssolnei, That If those who arc waging war
against the Union are encouraged by the idea
that they will find sympathy or support among
the Democrats Of the North, Il is well that they
should disabuse themselves at once goo
'Resolred, That we accept The definition Of
the purposes Of the Government in this appeal
to arms. as declared In theproclamation Of Pres
ident Lincoln, in order TO suppress combina-
ITEMS, and to cause The laws TO be duly cxeeu-
ted and to maintain the honor, the integrity.
and the existence Of our National Union, and
the perpet0ity Of Popular Government
SO Resolced, = = = That it becomes us now to
declare that in this issue OF arms do not seek
10 stir up servile instruction OF to subyert the
sovereignty Of the belligerent States, but to re-
store the Union and maintain the authority OF
the Constitution and to recognize thereafter as
now, the equality Of an the States under It.
1lq ~Rsseired, That While V Is Mt all times The
duty sf the citizens Of Republic to watch jeal-
cusly ever their liberties, and particularly in
moments Of civil war and the prcdominAncc Of
military rule, yet The FIRST and present duty Of
all patriots Is TO stand BY the country, to settle
the question OF the existence or the Government
first, and that of the mode OF administration
afterwards. " - i''Hi''ii'S r." -"
We have here an Ingenious confession that all
the protestations of fraternal regard and SYM
pathy,s which have been so volubly poured into
our ears by The Northern Democracy, were in
tended TO deludc us, and were understood, by
those whs uttered them, ''only in alPickwickian
sense The same pcrfdiods Democracy IN
blushingly avows its purpose to sustain the
bloody programme of the usurper Lincoln, and
TO aid in the determination, il possible, Of eight
millions Of free people, under The hyPocitical
pretcncs Of 'qnalStalnibg the pcfpetuity Of Pop
THAR Goycrnment!" 1t insults the understand
ing Of the South by the prepqsterous declara-
ton that it will endeaEor 10 subjugate the sece-
ded States without s'subverting their sovereign
ty,' and that il win recognize Che equality in
aUnion Of force, Of States, which can only be
retained as conquered proyincesai Furthermore,
so eagerly docs II desire to subject the South 20
Korssrfn domination, Chat i ayows its wiling,
ness to submit without compliant TO themili-
tary despotissn thath has beeninsneuratedi,y the
drunken demons at Washington city-to sacfi:
Zee the liberties Of TIE North, IN order to DC,
stroy those Of the South Wereioioe over these
ebullitions Of Northern maHgnitN because they
will rivet upon the minds of our people thecou
victiou that the re constr6ctIon Of the old Union
is as impraeticable e = alliance pel&esq Hesx,
en- and He'll sSoaas1 tsdi ss15a1nss bns 7ii.us
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