The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-25

DEMOCRATIC UNION IN New YoRK.-We have
already received by telegraph condensed reports of
the Barnburner Convention which met at Utica and
resolved upon accepting the conditional surrender
of the Old Hunkers. The following are the reso-
lutions which were adopted as the Z" sense of the
Convention:
Res0l5sd That with view to unite the democrats of this
State in one party organization this Convention recommend
the discharge Of both the present State Committees and that
hereafter the Democratic State Conventions be called as they
always previous to the divisions of the past two yea
by meeting or caucus of the demOGrato members Of the
Legislature such other organization be formed the said
members shall Ieoommend.
cal evil for its introduction the United States our Co
yernment is not responsible and the federal government
wherever that government possesses the constitutional
RssOUsd That Congress has the power over slavery in
Res0Ued That Congress has not the power over slavery
RssolUsd That the Federal Government possesses the
exercise it to prevent the EsenCs Of slavery there
ResOiDed That this Convention approves the act of the
late President Polk IN signing the territorial law for Oregon,
thus under his oath Of office giving his official sanction 10
veTnment to prohibit by law the existence of slavery
Rss0Lgsd That principle is the only test in politics
knOwledged by democrats and their of party action
openly to DECLARE and faithfully to out in practice the
ReSoiUed That whereas the other branch of the demo-
cratic party having declined to accept invitation
tion and desire unite with u.s. and for that purpose
request nomination ON our ticket OF four
by them therefore this committee recommend the nOmna.
ton by the Convention of the said psHons with a to
secure huCn union.
AN these resolutions except the last were adopted
without debate. Mr.. Hunt proposed, as an amend
ment to the last, the nomination of full ticket.
In the course of the debate which ensued, John
Van Buren, made a speech, of which the following
is an extract, as quoted by the Albany Argus from
the Utica Gazette:
Mr.. Van Buren, rose to close the debate, saving
that he fully approved the resolution from the COM
mttee, for the that the offer from the hun
keTs was an acceptance of the proposition they had
refused at Rome. He attributed the applause with
| which the speeches against union had been re-
| ceved to political opponents in the room. He re-
| PEELED the charges which had been made, that the
resolution disgraceful abandonment of prn-
| ciple Those who favored it were men of as high
| honor as those who made the charge. He argued
that Il improbable for any party to require rs
| candidates to agree upon all principles. The idea
of adjourning TO Syracuse was his own idea at first
But ne had deferred TO the wisdom Of his associates
on the committee, who stood on the first vote of
| to 2 for accepting the bunker proposition He uR-
dertook to shoD that the four bunker candidates might
be fair free solerS and believed that If they lDere
questioned on SLAVERY, they probably mould BE-
Oould give free soil ANSWERS. If they did not then
Iuould be beaten. The proposition for a union was
| defeat of the bunker leaders Nothing would be
more unacceptable to them than to have this PROMO
| sition accepted. Hence the Argus has strven to
| eTaspeTate this Convention into a rejection of it,
The amendment of Mr.. Hunt was then rejected.
| 81 to 81, and the original resolution adopted