The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-06-10
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RDAY, JUNEuO, 1913.
The Baltimore Nominations
The Division in New York.

The Locofoco party in N Y is divided into
two sections: the "Hunkers" -composcd of
MIR Folks oficials-Post Masters, Custom
House Officers, and the spoilsmen OF the State
generally, with their adherents the Charm
barners' embracing the masses of the democ-
vacy, and who go for Free Territory or, a.
ganst spreading slavery newly acquired
territory.
The latter class include over one hulfor a.
bout two thirds fthc locofoco party of New
York.
They, the "Barnburncrs," refuse to sane
lion the nomination of Mr. Cass, and for so do
ing they give cogent reasons.
Below we give extracts from some of the
leading Barnburner papers of the State, from
which our readers will learn the nature of the
grievances, and the certain effect they must
have upon the coming Presidential election
The extracts are taken from undoubted loco
foco pnpers-pupers that never advocated the
cause of the wings, or any other but tho loco
foco cause, save their late hostility to the prin-
ciple of that party which asserts opposition to
the extention of slavery to be ant-democratic.
The Utica Democrat says;
The Democrats of New York have taken no
part in these nominations, will, so far they
are concerned, regard them as utterly nall and
ooid. They have been made by the combined
action ofthe united slave interest Of the South
and the conservatives ofthe North. Mr. Cass
is the embodiment of both of these interests
The men who have made these nominations
do not expect that they will be supported by
the Democrats of. New York.
After reviewing at some length the ground
taken by the delegates from the South, the
same paper concludes: .
at is needless for us to say that candidates
presented under such auspices and the avow-
al of such doctrines, can recGi0e no support from
the Democrats of .Nco York. On this occasion
the delegates of the Democrats of New York
have nobly sustained themselves and done hon
or to the cause and State they represented
They have faithfully adhered TO the true prin-
ciples of Democracy, and will be unflinching-
ly and triumphantly sustained by the free and
fearless Democrats of New York
The following extract is from the Buffalo
Republic.
From the Buffalo Daily Republic.
A CONVENTION AT UTICA. We were in
formed by telegraph, yesterday Just as our pa
per was going to press, that the Utica delegates
had determined on calling Convention at u
tca, to be held on the 22d of June, for the
nomination of candidates for President and
Vice President, to be supported by the democ-
racy of this State. We cordially approve of
this determination, and hope that it will be fol-
&owed by prompt action on the part of the
democratic organization throughout the State.
Acquiescence, on the part of the democracy
,of New York, in the decisions ola convention,
the proceedings of which were characterized
by disregard of the usages of the party, by
insult, outrage and prescription, by virtual
avowal in favor of the extension of human
slavery, and by the rejection of the chosen
representatives. of the democratic masses in
New York, would be alike humiliating and
degrading, subversive of all party organization,
and destructive to those principles of justice
and freedom for which they have commended
OF the nominee of this Convention for the
president, Lewis Cass, we shall say but little
for the present. The time will come ,when he
shall be presented for the examination of the
people, when his col d -hearted selfshness, his
,vasciHations, his treachery, his abandonment mt
of the cause of the Northern democracy, and
The prostitution of his position and influence
to the base purpose of slavery propagandism,
shalt be referred to in detail, accompanied by
such comments as they may deserve.
1T is enough for the present that we declare
our intention to oppose him from now until
the closing of the polls in November. We
shall oppose, because the Convention, which
nominated him, was fraudulently constituted
and organized, proscriptve and unjust in its
action, and auti-democratc in its ayowals of o.
,pinion:
Because it violated the usages of the party,
heaped insult upon the representatives of the
New York democracy, in the adoption ofreso-
buttons impeaching their integrity and dishon-
oring the State they represented, and virtual
sly excluded them from a participation in its