The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-30
Elements OF a New Coalition.

Elements OF n New Coalition.
Faction and fanaticism make acquainted with
strange bed-fellows." Who would have supposed ii
possible, four years ago, that Mr. Martin Van Buren,
would have been any danger of coalescng with northern
wings and western abotonists! Yet these now form
certain elements Of opposition to the great republican
party, and they nsensbly drawn together the plat
form of Wilmot Provsoism, in especial opposition to
General Cass and the regular nomination The marriage
service may be performed at the Buffalo convention,
unless some of the parties forbid the banns.
The Buffalo Courier of the oath, even regarded the
ton It states that "the telegraph yesterday morning
and wings, which had assembled at Utica, had nom.
mated Martin Van Buren, for President and Henry Dodge
OF Wisconsin, for Vice President"
The New York Tribune (of the Clay clique) throws
out the following intmaton in relation to the dissatisfied
anti Taylor wings:
We shall not probably act with thern he barnbumers
and have therefore little right advise them but
that those wings who determined break
with their party the late nomination for President
Philadelphia, better for Mr. Van Buren, than gel
up another candidate When we come directly to the
point the chief ground of positive objection Gen. Taylor
his presumed opposition, active passive, the prin
cipe of extension of slavery General Taylor is OPP
posed generally TO acquisition OF territory but he
said, and presume will say that the territory
being acquired slavery shall be kept of by act OF
Congress- We understand him to be pledged leave this
question the unbiased action Of Congress; while Gen
Cas stands pledged to veto any bill embodying the prnc
pie of the Wilmot Proviso Since there is no longer
sonable hope that second whig candidate, openly
thoroughly committed FREQ SOIL be chosen President
hy should not the Uhig dissenters from Gen. Taylor gut
their Mr.. Pan Buren,? If they should and
if the good part the liberty party should unite
with them the Michigan doughface will Gas John Van Blu
suggested) need affdavits prove that, i'm
portant localities he running for President all Ire
mendous has been and still is the power Of party
chinery it is omnpoent when opposed strong pop.
uar instinct cherished principle.
The Philadelphia "Sun" reads this paragraph as hreat-
ening dangerous and powerful coalition between the
barnburners, aboonists, and disaected wings of the
north and east" Certainly the "Trbune" speaks plainly
enough, when it asks, "Why should not the wing dis.
senters from Gen. Taylor give their votes at once to Mr.
Van Buren,"
But we have to introduce the third branch of the
partnership These are the agitators of the State Of
Ohio. 1t will be note readers, that two conven-
tons have been recently held at Columbus They seem
according the description of them which appears in
Cincinnati paper "to hold alternate sessions. These
the convention of the Liberty party proper and tina,
which called the Peoples Conventon'-being an
assembage of of all parties who wish to organize
party for the presidential contest upon the Wlmot Pro-
yso question alone" The Columbus Journal of the
goth says:
"The liberty and reeterritory delegates, who in
town last evening, held meeting in the old Courthouse DR.
j. p. Kirkland called the chair, and Messrs Walco
of Summit Bliss of Loain, made vice presidents
There about $50 persons presents but how many
them were delegates, had no means of knowing The
meeting addressed 1--WE give the of the speakers
from memory only by Messrs. Ellis and Gddings of Guy
ahoga Bliss of Loran, Parish of Ere Chase of
and Others and the of the speakers true
there be very high degree of tTaylor excitement
In various parts of the State.
The meeting temperate enough in its tone, and we
feel disposition complain of except perhap
the dsngenuousness of the speakers in stating the position
claims of the supporters of General Taylor for the
idency But of this they to be their Judges
they do the issue fairly they will feel its effects
severely upon themselves in the loss of spirit
| their ranks.
wa. manifested spirit of kindness and Cancellation tina
the more pleasant as it was partly unexpected"
| The Columbus Statesman, of the same date, says:
'The ee-Terrory Convention the Oenocr attic
Hail. in the Statesman Buildings, this morning. and organ
lied by the appointment of Dr. j. P. Kirkland president
pro tempore The convention subsequently perma
nenty organized by the appointment of Nathan Sawyer
Cincinnati presidents DR.. F. Cook of Portage Professor
Kirkland of Cleveland and Col Robert Stewart of Ross
vice presidents; and F. M. Keith of Stark, Don Patt oil
Logan. and w. g. Graham, OF Franklin county, secre
! taries
Besides the appointment of committees, no business O
importance had been transacted up the hour when
| paper went to press.
\ ssTo-morrow the Liberty Convention a dstnc
BODY The wo however WILL it is said, fratenize ane
tho action of the will be concurred in by the oher
correspondent of the Cincinnati Signal (edited by Mr.
Signal Taylor, once Gen. Taylor's champion-now Mr.
Van Burens) admits that Mr. John Van Buren, has hat
finger in the free territory convention. He says:
ssWe kno,o letter from John Van Buren, was in the
pocket of gentleman who the rceterritory meet
ing and who warmly approved of that gathering but who
was not prominent there. That letter on the subjec
of the Peoples Convention Columbus; and if ii be the
referred by the Chronicle it has been grossly ep
resented by that paper. The letter private one
can, therefore, say about it, But why should
unon such the Chronicle contemplates be effect
cd between barnburners liberty mon, and conscience
whgs Each of these parties believes that the slavery
exclusion question is paramount in importance all 9th
es; in fact, the great issue of the campaign The oil
issues dead-cannot be galvanized. What, then, i
there keep these parties apart Let national feeer
ritoy convention BIO called Let It nominate good
pledged all the power of the nation favor of tn
Wmot proviso Lot him be, likewise, solemny pledge
himself (somethng than tho vague expression