New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-22
LEAF OF DBmOCDATIO Hus.
TORY.

eWindte was Arronged-MarbIe, Com.
stock and Cassidy "Redundaas v-Thc
Denscrscy Of Ohio. PennsyivsSfb saS
New.Jcrsey Densunced-" Bsarbss
vaIlandlghamisn " and Gerry Blacb
Buchananism."
The Hon. John B. Haskin, Chairman Of the
Committee Of Resolutions Of the late Democratic Con-
vention and the author Of the Democratic platform.
writes letter to The Herald giving an inside view o,
the doings Of that body. He says. .esa's
platform Of principles adopted at the late Demo
ana hc portion Of the article In which my name occurs
quoted In your paper Of to-day from The World OF the
Gay prevShus having been designed u convey the I'M
many distinguished cooks and not Of the COM
mittee Of which had the honor TO be chairman, IN
their behalf and for the facts state that just before
Delavan House, Mr.. Calvert Comstock one Of the com
mittee, formerly Of TIE Albany Arsas requested The
chairman. 70 inris Mr. Marble Of TAs World and M.
Cassidy Of The ArSus to attend and participate In their
proceedin4s replied that they members of The
commej that the committee would first organize, and
after they had considered and dgested the resouons
proposed he might invite Messrs. Marble and Cassidy
before them for their suggestions and views. These gen.
tlemen did not horerer, come before the committee Upon
the organization Of the committee read for its consd
Grafton eleven resolutions, handed 10 me BY Mr..
Comstock, and rhich had besn printed upon
slips in The Argus oce Eight Of these, after being
discussed in the committee and amended. were
adopted. and three Of them-one on arbitrary arrests
military courts suspsnsion Of habeas corpus &c., anofA'
In aror Of disbandin1 the army oboiishin9 military ta
rears &C.. and another in faUor Of aboishiHg United
States collectors and asessors and confrrsn4
ne performance Of their duties upon State cteidts; dnd
stu anoter Endorsing The Ohio. PennsyEraaia and Nsr
Jersey p'ctorms-,hs committee had the good sense 10 re-
et as foreign to the living issues of the approaching
state campaign. The ninth resolution Of the series
adopted. the one heartily inorsng President johnson.
had e pleasure to propose and ask to be Incorporated
in the PLATFORM and which, after opposition ras
adopted But with this resolution the distin Wished gen
,ierda named ia The Horld article had noiag sAatersy
to do. Iadeed Mr. Cclssrt Comsock before The plat
form rqs submitted and roed upon by the CoRrenoR de-
sred nc omit this from heseries Tsspec,ed that
Of these gentlemen opposed Il. know lie urged
in the committee that the cold Enforcement OF the Pres
dents restoration policy contained in the fourth
resolution ras sufficient ausion to and indorsemsn q
him. differed with him, and advocated giving Pres-
dent johnson a cordial and magnaniuous support, as
well for his past his future constitutional measures
and 9Th the assistance Of M,ssrs. Jones and Ctilds Of
your city delegation. carried the committee with me-
and thus this resolution was adopted.
During the night the resolutions were adopted by tie
Committee Mr.. Mvbh dropped into my room and Examined
them after doing which he desired to know phat Tho
Committee had done Nth the other resolutions submitted
prepared jointly by Mr.. Tilden and himself informed
him that the Committee had deemed them reduadcnt and
rejected them.
amending the resolutions submitted and far cropping
out Of then, those which were unnecessary for making
the PLATFORM symmetrical commemorative ana sfrcng,
I'll for the last resolution frankly and honestly indoors
rc President johnson. know that some Of our
Leaders called desired simple Endorsement OF
him, 10 divide and conquer the enemy but with me
the paramount idea-aad /, induced me 60 tos Con-
reatiOn in rier Of the Of The Chicago Piaormras
10 avoid the Bourbon Vellardi0h0mism Of the Oiio, the
Jerry Black Buehandnsn Of he Pennsylvania The Camden
and hmboy Rip Vaa WiakLesm Of hs NeoJsrssy Demo.
cratic Platform. and TO give President johnson sim
cere and hearty Endorsement TO make him Tie greas
leader OF the people and Of tie Democratic party as his
great prototype, Andrew Jackson was u old. My
ISOLATION with ard knowledge Of President johnson
during the hrtyffth and thrtysixth sessions Of Con-
gress gave me opportunity to know that he was as a
DemOerot, conservatives as q statesman, able; and as
true q Union patriot as lives"