New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-19
TENDENCY or DEmOCBATrC OPIN-
LON.

| HON.
If il ia not alra ady it very soon will be, made
manifest 10 all MOI, that the State Democratic
Committee represente by Richmond and Gag
DER have. in their rect Mt refusal to forget party
ion the sake Of country, committed that winch
a certain class Of politicians regard as much
worse than n crime--a blm1der. However much
we may have in past times. or may now differ
! from our Democratic feIlow.ctizens on questions
of national policy in times of peace, we have
neither the right Dor the disposition to doubt
their honesty and their patriotism in times OF
var, in the absence Of evidence. We dare not,
III sre fore, for one moment do thsn the inus-
iico of believing them capable Of lsing Jed by
RicFuspnd aud his associates TO set n powerful
party organization in array against the Govern
mant, compelled by as audacious and wicked
rebellion rs the world has ever seen,
to defend the Constitution and the Union
from destruction at the lhands Of traitors
Democrats as well MS Republicans men OF
al party names and men Of 10 party names,
from Major Generals down to the humbest
priyates, have rallied around the flag Of their
country, and have shed their blood alike in its
defense, and we neither Know nor care, The
country neither knOWs nor cares, 10 what patti
san Designation they may hitherto have answered.
1t is enough. 10 know that they haze rallied TO
the defense Of Government sorsy beaet by
traitors who meen IL they can, TO TO lie
very foundations the temple of Liberty rcascd BY
our fathers that we end our children, 20 the
latest generation, might dwell therein in free.
dom md in peace. We cannot DO gslty Of the
monstous wrong Of believing, until tle evidence
is such that we can donbt no longer that q
whole class Of our follow-ctizeH can mock Us
in tho day of our calamity BY bind devotion
to political organization, and botrsy us into
the honds Of meroiess despet', the last Of whose
tyrannies, when they have oHce conquered u.s.
viii 30 to render any future popular political
divisions mockery and a shan.
Mcssrs. Richmond & Co. viii by and by snd
out their mistake, because the people Win find out
them. II their old associates of the rank aud fae,
the honest common peopl, whose pariy-ssnlocracy
had foundation in democratic principle, however
reluctant they may be to confess that hitherto they
have ID cen deceived by their leaders, will, at any
rate, discern into yhatan abyss of treason TREY
would plunge them now by l,ading them submissive
and tumble to the feet,Of the men who would sab
vert by force of arms u Government whose soeptre
they we're no longer per United 10 WELD. Already the
Indications Of such temper are maniiestins them
selves In Cortland County the call for conTen-
ton to choose desegi ties to the State Conversion
ia signed by only u.rce Members of the County
Convention. Tho other three, says a correspondent.
Of The Albany J1unaoi:
tTls Hon. Ballard Jalse CTspdn, sll Hamilton
vor Of ticket and satisfied that the f and honor
sole proposition made by the Republican State Committee ought
70 have been accepted They believe the issue In this State
now narrowed to aconteIt between those who honestly -
sustain OoyoTsneni h vigorous prosecution Of the
and who would epp, the Administration, and force
aescp d.honobe psscs by reception OF tho Souihsn
cOnf.dorscy aud permanent disruPdon Of the Union"
This good example, We do not doubt, viii bo
| followed in othor places. In Vermont leading
men have already acted from the Same high
minded impulse, where Paul Dillingham; a Wa
| terbury, James Z. Thurston and Stephen Phoa1s
| have declinfd the nomih9tion Of a Democratic
| Convention to tue ofiices respectively, Of Cover.
nor, Lieut.. Governor, and Treasurer. Mr.. Dill
hngbam says, in his letter, declining the nomina-
ton, 1--WE oil know our country is now in
u tho midst Of a fearful struggle for the main
" tenance Of the Union, Of the States, and OF
." the integrity aud continuance Of tho National
" Government" And in such u crisis he thus
defines the position which ne, as a lover Of his
country, believes we all should occupy:
we ma, for the Time forget whether We be Republican,
or Democrats 10 such union there will be strength ard
ecisncyi and II differ hereafter let IL be 10 ses the
question who did most for bic country Le 10 act together
act honestly ecieny-and let them wear hono who fairly
the feel very confident that great number-i hope
sjoye all the old psrie, in this State feol and judge
do that they e shove party SUCH and stand for the
country and ndiysble, aud forever With sucn
pesn to act whether their number be few msny ii ihi
most wicked rebellion IL crushed outs and wishing that M,
opinions and may he In harmony have felt called upon
esellno the nomination 40 honoraby tendoTedte me-"
Thedcclaratons Of Messrs. Thnrston and ThCma
: are equally explicit and TO the point Declinn.
; the nomination, they say:
1--WE Of the opinion that unt the present rebellion
treason shall be Is the duty of evoy true al logs
citizen 10 sustain it and strengthen the arm o. bis cou1
try by every In hi, power that party aud
ferences should be entirely laid aside and no. bs permitted
divide loyal crens deto sny man from yielding full
enlhnsa,ic support the and which u,u
rely for the victory sthc eovsm~. and the Constitution ",
' | plsuAl0n,"