The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-09
GEORGE 0PDYKE,l
$. DRAPER,
pENAs sTRoNG, committe
VIM. A. DART,
s. L. ALLEN,

The communication respectfully received and re-
ferred to committee Of three, composed of Messrs Ian
ming OF Buffalo; Hubbard, of Chenango and Frost Of
Pcckskil, with instructions to reply to the communca
ton giving the views Of the democracy upon the sub
jcct.
Hon. Benjamin Wood offered the following resolution,
deploring the sudden death Of William d. Kennedy one
of the members of the committee and recommending the
substitution Of Elijah F. Purdy in his place, all of which
unanimously adopted
Resolved That the committee have heard with pro.
found regret Of the death of their lend VIM
d. Kennedy OF New York. whose many virtues devotion
to democratic principles and unscsh patriotism render
his deccasc deep and poignant grief to his numerous
friends and loss to the State and country.
Resolved That the above be enclosed in the minutes
published and copy presented to the family Of the de-
ceased.
On motion of Mr.. Wood, Elijah f. Purdy was unanimously
appointed member of the committee to Ill the vacancy
of VIM d. Kennedy deceased and took his seat in the
committee.
After further business of particular public
importance the committee adjourned until five p NJ
give the committee time TO reply to the conmunica-
ton from the Republican Committee.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee met again in the afternoon the hour
adjourned to- when the committee appointed 10 reply to
the communication from the Republican Committee made
their report Which was agreed to with dissenting
voice and that was the Hon. Benz Wood who said that
he concurrcd in that portion in reference union with
the republicans, but dssented in that portion in rce
TO the he considered peace measures would
settle difficulties sooner than by The feeling in
the committee very decided and unanimous
The following is the reply Of the committee
GENrIEMEN-The resolutions communicated to us by
you have been duly considered by committee who
have directed TO reply thereto None can be more
profoundly impressed than we are with sense of the
duty Of foregoing partisan views and purposes in the pre-
sent critical condition OF our unhappy country The dc.
mocrac party has, in every crisis public danger risen
to the magnitude of the occasion ana devoted its
gies and its sacrifices to the call Of patriotism II will
not be less faithful TO the duties Of citizenship now
when the perils which menace equal if they do not
exceed those which surrounded in the Of hide
pendcncc and IN the ormi ion Of the constitution As to
the spirit in which democrats are disposed to meet the
emergency we point TO the hundreds Of thousands Of
brethren who took nj the first warning and to the
readiness with which they have offered their to
the country.
You suggest conference of political conventions for
the nomination O; State officers mode apparently of
uniting the people in support Of the country That il
would be WELL at this time, to ill the leading public
OFFICES especially the federal government to which the
conduct of public affairs belongs with men whose purity
Of character and capacity for administrative abors
well known to command the confidence Of the people,
true; and 1t is also probable that if this example
set in the conduct of federal affairs it would be fol
lowed by the people in the selection of their state officers
But would be false to the party which represent
if considered any proposition of union with former
political opponents except upon the basis of principle 1t
is Of little importance what Of what party occupy
public POSITIONS whether Of lower cmolu-
ment but 1t is of the utmost moment that cti-
zens OF common principles should unite at this time
in support OF the government and in the vndicaion
constitution and the Union We believe utter the SEN
OF all democrats when say that they are ready
unite in political action with every citizen who looks
the preservation of the constitution and the perpetua
ton Of the Unon the great end to be arrived and
who estimate all measures whether Of war or peace
only as they conducc that end who are opposed TO anv
war and cqsay any peace which is based upon the
q hold
that the only be successfully prosecuted by more
vigorous command in the field and efficiency in the
naval blockade they regard II the duty of the fcdc
raj govornmen at all times TO hold terms Of peace
and accommodation TO the discovered states that rs our
political system was founded in compromise and has
been perpctuated 1t b. dishonorable any
admnlst ats0n TO seek to restore IL BY the mcaps
Above all, hcy repe the idea that there exists between
the two sections OF the Union such ncompaabty Of
institutions as 10 give rise TO an rreprCssble conflict be-
tween then which can only terminate In the sGhjugaon
or the other Repeig the doctrine that any State
rghtiuy secede from this Union they hold next in
adherence that aggressive and lanaca sectional policy
wh oh has so largely contributed to the present danger
the country.
They propose therefore, to invite to union with them
II citizens. OF whatever party, who believing these