The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1850, Page 3

mon eat “ . Blokles ADORESS | peer rercaee. te eaten terest eres or THE Tequested to take bis call of Some = ‘Deserta Repbican Geared Commitee * | £72 Soe eamereenrgunt. cass ae vy | ge Hehe mice setae fur alee Wap DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN ELECTORS = Ae rts teasers costes thd same or Up tothie time, no one had City and County of New York, | the right of Alderman. Jackson to | sat there wil objection ti party Ree gt inet he wan st! aptitiea 48 —The demoerane isd first time, was en “teated |. The city goverament, in all waved that Mr, Weelsne mere tet pc fin t, ate bra: and nts, with all its business. sxtpretinars syepeeline insetes ‘on bis motion. Dat and contracts, with allite employments and offi- | from excess of caution, omitted to pu r cers, is in the ands or the political party that has Geclured the motion carried, and. Mr always been tous. A most inefficient ad- | with this authority, procewded to the other ve [a nee ee oe eWe shall wot Cgeicy REET peadeng, unpara| tt expend State qarecipent is. tet wig han a | D General Committee are note quo- although ei wer has almost been dislodg: Pepe yg noc Pepe je = Naeem tad be thee fi Legislature, at the first rally of the united | MOst wantem Fight, when they assumed to decide contested elections—| members—toadopt roles cf order. elect tollicrrs of the Com- Its apparent, beyond question, that not mn ond ques not one quarter of the member ‘ofthe General Committee can be found to sanction the course of Mr. Sickies if there be more, we invite them ign a card to.that elect, Itis Known that the seseders attempt tw si rom gis democracy. The administration of the general government 1s also under the control of the party ‘Of past idees and obsolete principles—an adminis tranion that can be contemplated with satisfaction in not a single aspect—without energy in its ma- ment es the affairs of the army and aavy, with- skill or dignity in its fereiga relations, med- dhing in the concerns of the territories, and yet | bemselres by reviving the recent differunces in the x » r y, and excitin; judices against that to abandon them without an organization | seotiom which wos im a decided wiaority. ie vais city of government, resisting reforms in the manage- | But it will be observed inthe Third case, that meant of the postal business of the country, embar- | Mi rrington, Fay, and Donnelly were supporters ragsing commerce, and seeking to revive the ex- | of ( nd Butler. So were thi rsigned Some ry of them were op) to the union agreed upoo tem of protection. A President has posed pom installed, ae was elected on he single | last fall. That union. however, was duly consummated of “no proscription for party's sake,” ag the | bY the authorized agents of both seo fh is dante Breland the only prieiple. witch he avowed; or | 4204 faith that Ie ahld be maintained.” "he commit to unde: and his exaltation to ‘the | steadfastly adhere to it, post has been followed by the most thorongh and | democracy of New York desire them to be otherwise ant poceeee that has ever been known, | We are notaware that tho seceders offer any other ex- since the establishment of the goverament. Is there anything pleasing to contemplate in this preture? Or, 18 there anything to gratify us asa party, in a review of the causes which have led to these disastrous results? Shall we dwell upon the errors, the diesensions, and the divisions among ourselves, that have mainly brought about the pre= zent position of affairs, for the purpose of renew- ing the memofy of those exciting scenes, and re- viving and perpetuating old animosities? Is this the way to rescue the city, the State, and the na ouses tor their courre than those alleged in a manifesto fesued upon the eve of the last election, by a self. styled ‘Executive Committee,’ whore object was to divide and defeat the democratic party. The democracy have branded that act with merited . We are confident = will not regard the present attempt'to renew it, with greater favor. On the contrary, we know they wit! hold fast to the union of the democracy as indispensable to success—to the success of our party—certainly essential to the wel- fare of the country, and pechaps necessary to the main- tenance of the American Union. ) tion, from whig misrule? ‘Is this the way to ree tena pi store the ascendancy of the priaciples which all FERN ANDO WOOD, | Comsatttes. \ who bear the name of democrat hold in common? Or, shall we strive 10 bury the past, with all its ere vrers, and look upon its eveats only asa matter of Austory for our instrnetion? We belteve that patriotism and sonad practical wisdom dictate the same answer to these intern JAMES LEONARD, L, B. SHEPARD, J February 9th, 1850, ‘There never was a more flagrant case of spurious organization, than that recorded above, ia the vearpation, by a small minority, of the powersiand gatories, and that the great vody of th» democratic | the tide of the Democratic Republican General epnblican electorsef the cy of New York have | Committers, The ten seceders soon tilled up their already given thatanswer, We have been elected | roll, by settling all the disputed wards, without the a as your general commiice for the year } groublesome formality of examining a payer or 1850, for the purpose of promoting the success of They were d bearing a statement y vosed ot by acclamation. All this was done while the com- mittee were in the room, remainlog organized, and proceeding with their busivess as well as they could under such circumstances. The progress of the established prinetples of the dom ‘The canse of our de hope of our succes: sacrifice of principle—anion wits the of thovght and speeeh on all ques ht, 9 as motarticles | the minority was rapid. They declared Heory M of party faith—unioa upon a p vod mational | Western 10 be chairman for the year, and two other basis—the union of all who ¢ none lozether UPON | persons to be sécretaries, «!'s0, by ac ‘mation, and the old democratic plattorm. We hive been op- | dispensing with the trouble of counting ti posed by a few of our own miumber, who ar i- “ to ascertain whether the election was re; mated by a different sentiment. Tovey have broken | ‘Pheir next action was that of expelling away from us violently vod disresventuily, and are | embers of the General Commitee, whom they etuving to enkindle afresh the fires + sieat dis | chose to declare not to have vated for Cass and cord, by fanning Ws smoulder embers. We | Butler atthe last Presidential election. The de- deem it dre to you to make « etatemrat of tre facts | moeracy of the wards which elected these gentle- connected with their separatio hong erto guard | pen tothe General Commuttee will appreciate the agaist avy miapprehension. {ft s9 back of | disrespect to them which this outrage involved ihe present—if we show you tr sorgsaizers | Their whole course of procedure, while ia the are the very men who preven “33 in | committee, and their behavior since, evinced a she pring end fail ¢ lections not for d design to dissolve, as tur as they may have the purpose of denonacing avy viduals, bat in , the union of the democracy order to enable you to jndye of tae motives which Ze do no injustice to the disé occasioned the present wavem=n', aud to perceive pg this purpose to them, aad v the consequences that will result from at if you give | will not disavow it. Their whole coudact ia the iteny countenance. committee indicated a determined purpose, which We submit detailed stateinent of the facts con | was to be accomplished at all hazards.” They nected with the i nority of the commitiee, . committee of this body, whoee num staved off, night after night, as appears at length ta the detailed statement, by tamalt, by most vexa- tions discussions, points of order, spe es against to it. Its truth cannot be questioned time, and other expedients, the settlement of the STATEMENT OF SELKOT CouMiT TER. disputed delegation from the Third ward, The Dg Of this Covre'tine beid on the Sth | (... © was ent back to the democracy of the ward, with a resolution, os stringent as they could de- eve, precluding all chance of the election of aay ove who did not vote for Cass and Batler at the last jored should be | Presidential election, aad with two outof the three My a‘ton. | inepectors of their owa side; bat they did not dare to meet the question at that ordeal. They re- vorted to disruption and spurious organization. if they had succeeded in wearying out the ma- rs seceded from elves the rganization, o Re- ¢ when harmony of - jersigned are a coma ‘The Geverat Commiites | January last, by the i Se resase wes Ci ‘r Sart, | jority of the committee, and had admitted the pe nt bite pag peck or aR dolegetes from the Third ward whom they qppeared, op cailing the rll. t t ng seata | Wished to introdtice, in virtue of forty-nine ‘were contested—one from the Ss.0nu wed ree from | megic ballots that found their way through the j Ubroe from the Kurt: o from the | narrow aperture of the ballot box in their ori- ginal bundles, the whole power of the committee Gon was pared thi would have been brought to bear, to break up the See ave Sone Oe union of the democracy. nie tate cane tenis We know that these men, in their scheme to 7 peak oom the Seeeod Ward « break up the union of the democratic party, do not awarded to Mr. Wynders, and the roll o! represent the wishes of the democracy of this city. zhen stood us follows .— e hope they do not represent the views of « First Waerd.—O. Charliok, Joha Anderson, R. T. peer mage n = ge ~ the iy tog bom ough See Moiligan. were del ted, orclam to jelegated. ‘Beeond Word —James Leonard, lesan Mynders,Dem- democracy of this ty have expressedy tom plainly a eB. é ‘- to be mi en, their desire of union. ey mani- ene Pent Aeeen ae! nome tine desire very decidedly at the first elec- Fitth a Western, ¥ tion which occurred after the Presidential election tua, ow sch gow baphiyelleetmarcm nating yet Bes bys > election, in April, 1849. If by dis- hery they had been defeated once, rd Thomas Gilmartin, Thomas J. Barr, | union or treac! , “ can Bar itey. it could not be remedied by being defeated again. Seventh Ward.—E. C. West, J. 8 MeXibbin, James | Success avas better than revenge, especially when | Mt thet revenge would tail chiefly on themselves. Because the whig party was in power at Washing- ton, was no yo | reason to those attached to de- moeratic principles, that the whig party should be power in New York. If their frends were pro- seribed and expelled from all offices under the general government, they could perceive no com- pensation or gratification im the consideration that their friends should also be removed or ex- cluded from all places under the city government. wigben Ward.—R. T. Compton, D. EB. Slokies, James Nice Ward —Cherles Edwards, J.$. Brownell, J. W. A. Ming, Peter Parks, Williaa Weala- he. Te iorenth Ward —James C. Willett, Weoley Smith, el Allen SeRecifih Ward, Fernando Wood, Thomes Spotterd, Jobm Moarthur, Fg petra att aces Mel caraes The election was regarded as an important o oy ard—A. A. Denman, ©. 1, Miller, | The elevation of any particular individual to a sts Daniel Geary. tion of honor, a matter of little moment to the Highteenth Ward,—M. W. 8, Jackson, L. B.Shepard, | people; but the success of the democratic ticket Robert Kelly. generally involved most important consequences to ‘There were forty-two members whose orate were un- | mony of them individually, and to the democratie contested. Uf there, two, sierars Cnarliss aud ander- | cause, The organization of the city government om, Were abeent from the coautry, case was theo considered. The ques until the ssornd meeting. whea it olded, had nut most of those who under the new charter, the appointment of a large number of officers, and, as some believed at the time, the political control of the city for several years, were at stake upon that election, in con- nection with the one that followed. In conse- quence of the pressure of the Jar will, rather i delegates and 8 large me than by the guidance of politioal leaders, the pro- jeet of uniting the strength of the democratic party NS peli ce on Mell er Sag Myndert Van Schaick was nominated fer mayor Preveat Phey comstitated all parilameatary bodies ourn, aud ew pared severe opposition, deolaring that a | by both of the former sections of the party, and it majority of enrolled members constituted @ qaormm- | w that he would be elected. The nomi- ‘Then every means of deiny was adopted. Forty plate | py was regularly ratified at the county meeting wt yet ll, at which Francis B. Cutting pre- wided. Perhaps, it was too much to expect so soon entire cordiality. Mutual suspicions of bad faith would naturally arise in the minds of extreme men ot both the late seeuons ; and the disappointments and the bitterness of the preceding contest were yet fresh in the memory of the principal actors. But the hopes of the great body of ag nw A lee- e journ Cigbth ward, (Messrs. Cariin & certificaie of thett election. | were destined to meet with disappointment. by two of the three Inspectors appointed by the | were men who were determined to defeat the wie y the resctstion Seed tee cocrmmamn and the tron of Myndert Van Schaick, no matter what the be ‘of the Chair, that they should retire consequences might be to their friends and the Becited the airman, who left bie reat, « . The means they adopted was that of dis he could net preside unless be wa» tracting the democracy by the issue of an inflam- Mt E. A. King and bis asrociates forced their way into matory. circular. ‘We give bel gubstense aaneees Be Teenavs by the coatrenne chek toons case | Sue emts, Potten of tiie manifecto, and ask tho are at decided, aud that they ‘vurt leave tbe room, ee a er ee bn yg 3 ~ 1 Cy 9 bog = Fig 3 Manifesto iesued for the warpose of defeating the eleg- the effect that the sid not decide which [A . in April, 1 It be delegation wan entitled tos ta’; that the matter should (fae Sie 0 crane cncrdtem te style of the Dosiare- referred people ra 0 eleciton pe rigecthe eeperricion of Unree inspeerore, to be | ,, (2,8 etait Bo matter what may be the cause Oy Se state. ‘The doth of January wae p Png a disagreeable to differ from the and the polis were to be kept opem | oo. great, cme Ape me Moktobia | § wally dear to both. at this time. sud an occaaton, Wiilett Sotdeel vo tooo ho — an oe The all it. Ro bint ves given thet ny ove of thesh would wot ate epergy ond ~~ vamp s J at the risk phe] or his duties, oF assume to overrule the deeton of to I: then goes back to the commencement of the dyseenerons of the party, attributing the origin of the divimen to the disaypoiated ambition of Martin Ven Buren, and applying,to him the familiar tllas- tration ot the ‘a det im the fable.” It proceeds with a sketeh of the history of the division, bring- ing itdown to its disastrous climax at the Presiden- tial election in November, 1848. The attack open the nomination of Myndert Van Schaick follows: Merey and forgiveneseare the highest attributes of man; bat rewards should ef be given, wotil reforme- tion Ie complete. A) rank ao Skat taie bette dures at peta are open to receive them, bat for bim who returns, ike & thief, throwgh the back door, the: fatted onlf” shail wot be killed. Mr, Van Sbaick we accord ail the joes depertent Mr. Western then trom and Mr. MeKibbtn ‘men ae Chairman ‘ Ha ed teem hi ace “ do fonestiy aod impartielty Oar who assembled at (tica sod Hulleio have ve their ue ste flection; they bare now Judicl s vitioes to be tite "y tom wominated vir censure upon this manifest, ‘ y er . ‘was meds thet Herclagton nn Ghats 006 efterwe de he #00 sumieeree by 8 coe be admitted, | vention. im Temmany Hai that eas elected f and the previous | purpoce of eelect.tg « candidate from curowa par! | i z2f But did he owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Adam ‘Preece canoeis all debts of gratitude x e to traitos we not hope t fresh from the coupoils of an enemy? The last Presi dential contest was one that “ tried men’s #0! Yaad be who opposed us then, if he comes into our oamp now, need oply hope to be @ private—he eavnot be trusted asageneral, We have twenty thousand good men and true, while those who urge upon us their 0: mber but afew hundreds, The | of pe ture have been violated io th convention— thy and email bodi understood not on person: ise he was against ws little faith in a eudden political conversion as we would in that of an atheist after he had been made @ bishop The cleotion of & Mayor by a base surrender of our principles, will be but poor recompense for the logs of our honor. self-respect, and the prostration of the democracy of the Union. {t is not yet too late to rescue our poriiied laurels: brave and determined men never halt, or hesitate what to do, when thi of duty in open 'to them. The purity and sincerity of eur motives must be vi mics shall pot sneer at our weaknor ds shall not treat us with us scorn and contempt. The preven ratification, at Tammany Hall, on the night of Satur April 7, 1849, of the nomination of Mr. Van for the Mayoralty, deserves no consideration for many reagons—amonyst which we may # the county meeting was only called by an ment which appeared on the morning of Saturday, to but ove paper, without any handbills being posted, or other usual means adopted to insure euch an attend. ance of the democracy as would furnish any test ef the popular sentiment in reference to the nominations to be rubmitted to the merting. The consequence was, that et about eight P. M., balf an heur after the time appointed for the meeting, it was seid to be or ganized, by the gathering @f some one hundred and fifty men ground the chalr, to which F. B Cutting, Eeq , Was called-much against his wishes, as we have every reason to belteve f that namber.a majority were persons ipcontestibly proved to have attendad for BO reason connected with the advancement of avy principle, cr the promotion of any interust but their own, Fhere Tas no address.read, there were no resolu tions adepted; and i¢ soon beesme obvious that the meeting, upperaileled in the paucity of its numbers, aod the abreves of all apparent interest tm principle had been packed by those who were willing to sacritine the bestinterests of our country. and the people, for any temporary success im which their personal ad- semiages might be promoted. The meoiing was at Gieased by but one speeker. and of him pothing avo be caida which would redound to his advantage es eou- neeted with this nomination, It adjourned in less then an bour after it bad beew orgesized, sud aftr the so-called majority had refused even to hear Mr. Edward Strahan, who presented himself to oppose the nomtna tion, but was gegged before he had avnounerd his ta tention, We cannor, therefore, reooguive that weeting as imposing avy obligation on the democratic repab- licen party to support the nomination of Mir. Van Schick, It remains now for the democracy of this city to testify to their brethren in this aud ether Sta’ that theig previous declarations and votes were 1 and given with honesty and sincerity The night of defeat is dark and dreary, but if bold aud honest aearts deat in the bosoms of the vanquished, @ day will surely come when the field of their disaster will be mate classic by the recollection of the virtues of those wo fought against hope, aud only to avoid the eteraal dis- grace of cowardice. ated. Kas Arexn. PVacne, Jas. T. Brany, THomas Guimantin, Mine Wavou, Couserivs 8. Wartace, H, Bowron, Ewan Sreasan, E A. Kina, Ava. senet Tnos. 0. Frenpa, E. R, Canrevtien, D. A. Brovemien, Damier BE. Sickies, q 4 Mower, Wa. E. Root. J. Di.cox, Dem. Rep, Executive Vom. Who are the men who issue this document? Where did they obtain the right to use this tone of command? Who constituted them the special ex- pouents of the sentiments of the democratic party of New York, and the guardians of its purity? Did they gain the position simply because of the peculiar Immaculacy of their own political cha- racter, or by reason of some appointment? Who created the new and extraordinary organization of a Democratic Republican Executive Committwo, and who elected these sixteen persons as its meme bers? There are gentlemen signing this document, and arrogating this ttle of power and authority, who were not even members of the Democratic General Committee. The designation assumed was one calculated to deceive. Ifa title had been sought for expressly, one better adapted to that purpose could hardly have been found. t ‘his address made its appearance in the New York Herald, Monday morning, April 9, the day immediately preceding the election. It was wo late to be answered. There was not time to ex- pore the unofficial character of the document. The whigs eagerly seized the burning missile, aod cast it into the midst of the democratic masses. ‘They read inevery line of staid and comfort to their cause, and the auguries of their success; and they were not disappointed. It was an eppeal to pas- sion; and before there was time to weigh the sab- ject caretully in all ite consequences, the election was over, and it was lost. The democracy re ceived another painful lesson of ihe fatal results of disunion. sid ‘ ‘Lhe sume disposition to unite the broken power of the party which was exhibited here, maaifest- ed itself throughont the State. As soon as the Pesidential election was over, the question was,how he two halves of the party should come together The propriety and necessity of a reunion his sentiment Daxsis, a were generally acknowledged. found its first utterance in the addresses issued by the members of the Legislature of both the late sections ot the democracy, at the close of the last session, But it was more distinctly expressed in the proposition emanating from the Democratic State Committee, at Albany, that State conventions should be called by both sections, to mvret at the same time and place, for the purpose of consider- ing a plan of union. in accordance with this pro- porition, the two conventions assembled at ome in August last. But their conferences did not re- sult in consummating the union at that time. A State democratic convention met at Syracuse, September 6th, for the purpose of pomimating State offleers to be supported at the ensuing election. The spirit of union and conciliation prevailed ia the convention, and another eflort was made ite the party. The results of the deliberat and action ej the convention were embodied the following resolations:: ouree should be pur- ich, if properly tics, on the mony, conveyed the same spirit by the re-umion was effected. of Albepy. for the office of State b ngiueer And that we pledge to the eptire ticket thus nominated cur cordial apd upapimoue suppert. Rerolved, That the President be requested to ao. thas con- ‘The union of the democratic part rurmmeted, was harled with enthasia urewt body of the ¢emocracy meetings were held in the variows ward: pert was awakened that seemed to promise 4 tromph like those of former times, Nothing were was heard of the distinetiwe epithet ot booker and tarnburner; but all distinctions re he retyed in the boworable name of oemeocrat clecnen at bend @a8 One Of great magaiade, recing Stave cflicers, senate, xesembly, alder hen fortwo years, arsietent allermen, heads ot Cepertmne nts, pedges, and other important law ofli- core Delegates, treet feom the people, inet in varies conventions, and nominated the city aad | f Pease tak Fs missive th, were about the conventions, some seeking office jor themselves, others for theirfriendsa At the county ratification meeting at Tammany Hall, the address aud resolutions, breathing harmony and uslan, ang % gh oagens and comny ft to their wore’ presdauad’ OF Deabel "E. “Sloxies Woe? | surely, «very thang wand run smoothly, and the | ople would not be disappointed Beir hopes. Jere, if ever, were regular nomini But the bolt was prepared in secret, ready to be launched atthe most effective moment. At the appointed tme, the day immediately preceding the election, as before, there in the columns ot the Herald another manifesto, that should scatter dis- may emong democracy, and give the State nd city to the whigs. Here it is, at full length, ‘relies capitals, as they appeared in the Hivala:— MANIFESTO ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFEAT- ING THE ELECTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET, IN NOVEMBER, 1849. To the Democratic Republican Electors of the City af New fo Fellow Demoerats!—The brief period which hasin- tervened since the last democratic convention met at Syracuse, ie marked by events that demand your se- rivus consideration, in view cf the election to da: Alrendy it is apparent that the union, from whic! uv muel =i r? 2 a set of abolition doctrines hostile to the peace and welfare of Ube republic, and repugnant to the sympathies aod in- the democratic party. ‘Tbe union upon a to by the Syracuse and Utiea con- tions, wax tared upon a solemn pledge of the good h of each, that, at this election. and hereatter no should be impered upon any candidate in referencs upon the ere of the action of Von- subject of negro rlavery. How has that ubiep been carried How has the pledge of good taith been maintained? By the demooratio party pro- per, the constituents of the Syracuse Convention, tae union was upheld, and cordially and gererously pro. moted, by beral concessions to the Van Bu- ren fuction. this county, was conceded to thems large a jeserved share of the pom!nati Throughout preecticed, and eapec: , of whom three-fourths consist of mem- bers of the late free soil party. How has this honor- able course op our part been reciprocated? We find that now, in advance of tho elvction, the only demo- cratic representative of the State of New York in Con- ere is marked for prosoription. War. warto the Knife, ia declared ogaiont Senator Dickioson, for the avowed reason that bin opinions on the nezro yuration do not suit the free-soil abolition party. Chis crusade, begun during the last month, by obscure country nos. papers. is now daily reinforced by usrauits from the @ similsr magnantavty was ¥ 1p the reivection of eandidates jeading Van Buren organs, in the prinetpal cities in the State Will the spirit whieh Invokes such bos Hlity be | appeased by the swerifice of Mr. Dickinson? ‘Will ona vietim satiety so WADY exeoutioners? As well might it pave been predicted that th Fo con as Oe Dead bad fail No! it ts clear tba jey whieh prompts the edveeaey now, of only such candidates for tne Ne rele ss ¥HiL prosoribe ap able and taichtul Senator be abolitioni+t will also pureue every hereafter, who professes the opi- national democracy, aud refuses to joia in crew enlisted under the biack flog carried by Martin Ven Buren If proof is demanded of thia, wa ddressed by the Lockport commit. tee to all the candidates on ths State ticket on the vbject of tlavery, ‘be answers of hye of these candt- da et bave been published. all of whom agces to ewal- as imposed. in violation of ail honor and ersies bad been bucied fo tha ventions. Messrs Randall, i d Chatfield. by recogai the course pursued towards them by allowing them- sives to be catechised On @ subjeet which has vo more egitimate relation to the present eleetioa than the sic pgs ard eutlerings of the white men tn the republic of Liberia, who are deprived of the right of suffrage. bave stigmatized with sttempted censure and im- pogned by ® presumptuous effort at rebuke, the con- vepticns from which thele nominations were reovived aod avast mujority of the electors to whom they ap- pealed for support Why have not the answers of the therenrdiontes been also published’ Init beenare Mr. Lott. the eandidate for Comptroller. and Mr. Fol- let. the candidate for Canal Commis ner, retarned sveb replies am would. by thelr publiestion, defeat the malicious intent of the imquisitors? Che omission is ‘eoge snd significant; but its meaning eunnot de mis- vnderstood for the Imposition of this tert is expressly devired to realise the threatening prediction ventured by Joby Van Buren, in the Utica on vention. where he declared that “if the candidates did not rightly res- pond to queries on the slavery subjrct, they would be This threat was deemed. atthe time, nothing more hen the expiring maledietion of » belied coasptrator; (hep tbe expiring maledietion of a bailied conspirator; no man euppored, that with all bis conceded authority over the passions aud purpeses of bis party, it was ever intended by that party to make the denunciation pro- noopeed by their leader the great end aad object of ‘her exertions tin the election This confidence on the part of the democratic masres was created by the su- S-quent passegein the Utica Convention, of a resota- th opting | fer of union made by the Syracuse Convention, on the sole condition— avowed and accept. ed ae clearly and unequivoosliy as the jet lane guage could express it—thet no pro-siavery or anti slavery test should be propounded or enforced ageiast the candidates nominated. What was then a generous and honorable belief in the good faith of the free soil party, would be now, ifany of us could by possibility entertaip it, a false, foolish aod fatal credulity, No democrat can now be so blend as not to see that ut ts the sctiled purpose of the free soil party ta vote to-day only for such condutates as have ™ rightly responded to queries ihe slavery subject! Else why impone the test! be not the design, why did the toterroga- tories of the Lockport Convention 40 quickly follow Mr. \an Buren’s avowal of the cons quences of on uosatis- factory answer? Information es to their opinions is sought from candidates for no other purpose than to iefuenoe the determination of those who are asked to vote for them; amd the foference cavvot be resisted, (bat the free soil party, as # body, intend to defeat every candidate who, by ditdaining the test, places timvelf epen the platform of the Syracuse and Utioa Union, ve bat, them. shall we do? Fortunately, fellow demo of duty at this oriols is free from doubt aed Dnebstrueted by difficulties The Syracuse Con ceniion wae not invested with any authority to allow one balf Of qu State tekets to be Dominated either by the feee seth or whig party Chat convention way not suthorized to form either a unton or coalition with aay ocstile organization. It had no power to commit the o- patituerey it represented to any change or surrender ciple, oF pledge Ubeir support fr candidates t nominate. [he unlon therefore, which it aeromed the responsibility of prope aod which way accepted by the free sotlers, rested solely for a basis ‘pee the volumtery adhesion of the democratis party oite terme; it waa a upton which could only extet ws both ‘parties remained tuithful to the terme the compact ; never tr posing upon the action tolation of ell the usages of mceratic party, and only tolerated by a spirit of self paerifics too often indulged by those we now ad- dices thie so-called unt: reign of terror idend end Syracure © Welch, Campbell will stand by, with your arms fe State tiene? not your part to protect he bono of your party! We of this olty and the State ful of their duty to the national de- to permit @ re and fanatical placed on their The Union of epoumbered Diverings, is more coalition with traitors, Let qi polls to-day, vote only for such candulates ticket pn ow be Jasthful to the cause the compact from which thew pasitiane ou ond friends are to be proscribed, YOU PROSCRIBE ALSO. Let thie be Darien E. Stextes, Tromas P. Kerr James Lew. Avexnoes F James T. Brany, Geo. J. Gattacman, Avoveres Semel, Mice Waren, Jous M. Bioopsoee, Jonern T. Sweet, Aven’ Srewanr, Aver'a M. Aviino. Democratic . Executive Committee No wonder that such a document was seized the whigs as a potent instrument of mischief ft appeared sudd: simultaneously, in all parte of the State, om the very morning that it was iseued here, and was read by ‘at the most die ‘ent and diverse points, betore naif of our ciuzeas knew that such a paper was in existence. It the cheme hed been asan electionerring rick by the whigs themselves, and they ar ranged the whe cocument printed and ready ‘he same moment, all over the State, at the very crisis ot the election, when no answer or explana tren could accompany it, they could not have ma- naga we besinese more os . It wae re, garded by democrats interior the State. aa a whig atten, eal failed to do there, he miechief it was f . Ia city it was mere successful. Many honest democrats were ceeerved by it, and withheld their votes. We sly thing save oe ane were harled from nearly every place in the eity government, great avdemell It is the general ovinton of democrats, tb the ‘ot this circular, we ied the city, and secured a ha in both branches of the Legislature he democratic elecotrs of the city of look at the names of the signers of thie meseage. The twelve persons arrogate to themselves the same designation that the sixteen bed seseumed im April p bur it will be noticed that the bere have been some cha: te. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN EXECU- NE COMMITTEE t-@a It ts diffiea!t to speak | this Most extreordipary assumption, in the terms merits, o- = with reapectfal language towards ©. There wre, attached to this paper, and bronded with this false ttle; the nemes of gontie. mene A storaster pay ye J io the iF doowns seme of them, it |, have privately disowned and repromed io use of this title, but not one of them has felt the of . | University of New York—Annaal Com- Voces bes tent eae teed — mencement. their know! ne that the: St ae bin. nb jek Roow ledge, and BASE POLITIC department of the New York University,was held on Fri- | FRAUD. We would also be glad to believe that day evening in the Chapel of the University. The room the same individual affixed the designation to ‘was Gilled'vo overflowing by the friends of the graduates, ie iy ‘not heard ton ceed Is firet or eo fer the mle. mothers and cousins of the young gentiemen who were about to receive their diplomas, the reward of their 7 -mocracy, rather Study and diligence. than in the sentiments of the tew individuals who linked their names together, and the weight of their influence and racter, in support of the common de ciaration. “i ¢ reasons assigned in the circular, for the mur date which it conveys to the democratic re- pul:ean electors of the eity,of New York, are, that a velonteer committee from Lockport, had ad- dressed uquiries to the candidates on the State ticket, upon the subject of the extension of slavery, and that the Utica orgamization were guilty of bad faith, had broken the compact of union, and de- signed treachery towards a portion of the candi- dates, If these reasons suggested themselves with such force on the 5th November to the minds of the signers, why did they not occur to them be- fore? There had been no new facts brought to light since some time previous to the ratification meeting at Tammany Hall, and no evidences of bad faith exhibited, that did not exist at the time when Daniel E. Sickles presented his report and resolutions, confirming the normumations, and ree commending their cordial and unanimous support. But the result has shown that the signers of the circular were mistaken in their impatations of treachery. The nominations were supported in pertees goad faith throughout the State, by demo- crets of all shades of opinion on the ie We of slavery, and Mr. Lott, who'did not respond to the selfmomimated committee of Lockport, received the entire demoeratie vote. The terms of the com ra w . on wel Sandwich Islands; showing mesites fame of this great insti 0 our watte: tas, and we mbot say. thet and we mbst say that we never jatelligent or intellectual assemblage ef young men - ee Alexander, ©. champ, HN. Bartlet, BG. ¥' is ere not violated in the letter or in the spirit. he f the democratic party in the State, was the result of the determination of the people to come together, and to allow their leaders no longer to keep them divided. That determination re- | mains unchanged, and those who stand in the way, or resist it, will be trampled down, i Doneghy, Dorman r ‘There is no diflerence of principle that should keep them dis- united, and they have a common enemy whose principles ate Wide as the poles asunder from theirs. Their business is the plain business of an opposition—to overthrow the party in power, Their policy is perfectly evident. [tis to repel no | one who is now or is willing te become a demo- erat; to call ont and to cast together in the ballot box, the 114,000 votes that were given for Casa, and the 120,000 vores that were given for Van Bi Wr 03. RK, N.Y, Gulick, L. ii, Sandwich ren, and the votes of the many thousands of d | morrats Who, in the years of division, have staid | away trom the polls, and the votes of all others that | Howarth, can be gained in support of the democratic ticket. | Eewit: & Wede, J. 1, 7 usted, JN. Woodward. It ig in this way only, that the uscendaney of de- | Hotes 2% Vootton. mocrene principles, and, as we believe, ot sound Worrall, principles of government, are to be secured. € have presented a sketch of the political hi tery of the party during the past year, in order to | show the position which we occupy as your De- mocratic General Committee, and to corroborate the charge of a purpose ef disunion on the part Of | aye eradun’ the authors of the present disorganizing movement. platform os the We are sorry to perceive among their abettors the the names of gentlemen who were candidates at the recent election, and felt deeply at the time the ins jury done them by those scrupulous guardians of democratic orthodoxy. We hope they will do no n fuceerefully, and their aatn This wax decidedly the tost tat the elok ture of the evening and one wh hadi " , . Che diplomas were conferred vy more injury to the democratic party. We only ~ wa se es yeegyy ark you to compel them, by the potent exercise | [yyterstty etre Preleghuywem, Chancellor of the of your influeuce, to cease their efforts. Lf they When the diplomes were all conferred, the orchestra rhould display the same zealin battling with the | played beautiful air After which — common enemy thet they have in ac the deteat of their friends, th service to the democrat been declared vacated trofestor Dickson rose He congratulated them on the rigbipand privileges of phys to explain the duties and respoo-ihy Che duties of t complishi y will render e. Their seats have | pired vince the secession of the minority. Ale | )e jue te bins "eee 1 the Counce of Sachems, of the Tammany refused tor nize their yedical man Hh the Case a Knvwledge they have persisted 1 surping the anthority of th commitiee, and have presumed to call general meetings of the demscracy ia 118 name. We can never consent to ibis usurpation, nor recoguise | their right to call meetings maintaming it tical and modern of (hem, bin readin A medical man, to the democracy, for | ect, however patric or in unison with | ents ot the party, in the name of the ] Democratic General Committee. stifiable attempts have been made to excite | prejudice egetmet the General Committee, in the minds of some democrats, by celliog as barabura- ers, OF representing us as sympathizing with the trends af the Wilmot proviso. It the regularity of this committee were to be decided by a reference to the zeal of ts members in promoting the election of Cass and Butler, 1 would easily be setiled ia theirfavor. You have only to reter to the hist of members composing the committee, to perceive that, with few exceptions, y are well known as advocates of the election of and Batler, and have not changed their convictions aa te the duty le bin to praction bis pr of defective education ney should to che ge the teld of young phy-icaa id energy. But no his Yoo ation neral stock of Knowledge oh 18 wide and amy should explore it with ini man should make bis should make it only his rineiples of vitae bh emacked 0 ea ker Pr of democrats in that contest. Bat this has nothing Divers aury co a 1o do with ourregulority asthe General Committee. en all hope gi Our authority is derived from you ulone. You <b the path t aibie bave elected ua, and we ask you to support us; net pe for itis your own cause. If you have chesen to elect delegates who did not vote for Cass and Butler, you had a perfect right te do so, aud no man is authorized wo resist your wishes, are many Counties in this State where the exercise of the sume liberality of sentiment will not be u welcome. We have been elected by the democra- 2 our various wards, for the purpose of pro- 2 the union and suecess of the party, and are me not disposed to renew the dissensions ot the past. With the Wilmot proviso, we, as a committee, | have nothing to do. We occupy no narrow or exclusive platform, and shall resist the ton of any test upon the question of slave part of the democratic ereed. Our course is ploinly marked out by the expressed sentiments of democratic conventions, he basis oa which the union of the party in the State was consummated. ‘The democratic convention at Rome, adopted the following hibere! and catholic reselations: — Resolved, Ibat we are opposed to the extension of oles of the Unit slavery quent! y oplaton duty to foster and te discounters: ‘ulded by the topes which he wa benatiful picture of tne cian who acts aco t Liberal of ali profes cal ver slavery in modes of legivintion 4 tial to felio State, or in any These sentinm which the above fo brethren in this proucuaced, and ere re-aflirmed at Syracuse. To use the eloquent language of Francis B. Cattin prom pervs on teking the ebeir as president of that conveatio: “At Kome, the great principle that party main- tained was toleration. The assembled Prorle of the wery We may lay that dewn howe effurte toe total prope It was not opposttion to iz be eomnylately rinvety that divided the New York democracy, but the Givivicm resulted from an attempt to make that oppor. — tlow & part of the democraite creed. and » teat of party fidelity. We repudiate euch test. All such . thie, Darnerring or restricting the free opinions o! are but relies of the dark ages Those da: | | | } | Digheet point | i i ate year one hu@dred have graduated this rersion A AnD THE Nawwenan Conveeriow.— paere We live in an age of free thought free opiation = erere and free speech, We leave men to their free opiutons of (hat Nate, ovideg upow him to view of (he aegeme- op the a 4 ct of slavery; we only deolare that oppor ten of the North upon the South te make & tion to slavery emt test of demeerney © atyore w which would tr ot, With our consent, be mpathy with that fanaticiam upon the rights of aay por- ‘an people, that would ‘necdlooaly ings, or lay its by compromises of the const buke, at the same time, ail threats of disunion. We yield te no body of men ta our attachment to this glorious Union. tis infiovtely above all con- made @ fATY @ TeNgrOeDts for the representation of © usurpation dangrrous and ceneurable tHe eo rosiders in ite teodeney and ruch a contention “yoy letter of the evmatina. lreotiy against the spirit an: tion of the Uotted Stetes Phe expressing of an opt. siderations of party. We hope that the day will tiem or determiortion of the States, in their severeiga never come th the epirit of traterauty, com ae Re] Se cmbectaned So casey — promise, and of sactifive—if sacrifices be neces SSAron nr as invesponcibie eomvention of delegutcs, sary to preseive the Union—sball be extinct. The trom « portion "al the States, elthout cay prenvtecd perpetuity ¢f thie Union is the prayer of every true ere OF duties, and rubjest to The ot, and of every lover of liberty throughout Beatce have seted by reports, revolutions, snd ad- the world Greases, “ut it has been said. thet the South were not im ‘We have presented a preture of the position of earnest. and do not mean what they ray [but what mere Whether ih cobaition of Reena oenet eles Sates: so propre vsogt, aed extr.coneetioal whether this condition of affmirs shall remain, wi! WR se cee “ oat 8 wus Consequences to the interests aed p= A AK fa pas thane as arb avived country. If you prefer dissensions frauch measures He says there are restiens aptrite to suecere—if you are dieposed to wrangle forever a¢ the S uth. who have calevlated the value of the Over paet issuer—so be it. But it youchoose, you Union, and can, With united efforts, and with the ard of your pottsge Binee os Lag oe m yA of the ee ; Sencha change every feature in thi y } to & re" mate oe oe nom Thaekteei aoa al “may get jute the eovvention. which would caare affairs, in e jon an) yy the idee of viscing the righte and of the'State, and in the administration of the ge- | futereate of toe South, andthe safety of ths Vain, neral government. | upen ite deltherations — it is very certerm that delegates Ferxaxpo Woop, Chairman frome vastextent of country representing of un att tte Democratic General Committee. pa gp eyo win pate SR ARRET LYCKMAN, ‘ ‘States, be aske. unasimoeriy declare Rictano M: Haxainaton, ¢ Seeretaries pg hemg f Gf a FE - from States = to be indifferent to | inten? Ifo emall Me Ay A Sy OF errenee tf lemediote Gauger, Gould ‘wot agree epee |. senee | the'terme of am address te the people of the South, | there cam be no certainty of unaimity ina body 90 | pumerour, and +o wide © remge end court, Like rule, Revert Hogen anderreer! Before Kieherd F eq. queen ates. “ete santo | Maren ®—The U. Son Miley hd Alewender White, Krrolt — evidence In pasiert Dane, of Mat | ‘the counsel for the Apritos dy of fasting and preper, bata a camel