Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-09-20
ERMONT wATCHMAN-seaZTAT JOURNAL,
A Coalition in New York at last.

1t will he remembered that an attempt was
made few weeks ago, by two conventions at
Rome, 10 form coalition between the Hunker
or Cass party and the Van Buren, Ten. This
failed because the Hunkers would not make OPP
position to slavery test. Since thai time, two
other conventions of tho same parties have met,
one at Utica and the other at Syracuse, and a.
greed upon ticket composed Of four persons
from each party. A debate ensued, and the re-
suit was far from unanimous more than ono
third of the convention objecing. We find the
following in the Boston Atlas. Note the remark
of the Argus, that the unt-savcry test 10 rcpudi-
ated and the Wimot Provso rejectcd-in other
words that the Van Buren, party have virtually
abandoned The Free Soil Platform, for the sake Of
getting back to the old locofoco fold. Martin
Van Buren's Bralloboro' letter foreshadowed
this treachery to his new friends of lSi5
John Van Buren, closed the debsto on the res
CLINTON for a union nomination. He spoke an
hour; and The Utica Gazette thus sketches this
performance
Mr.. Var Buren, rose to close the debate, say
ing that he fully approved the resolution from
the committee, for the reason that the offer from
the Hunkers was an acceptance Of the PROPOSE
ton they had refused at Rome. He attributed
the applause with which the speeches against
union had been received to political OPP onenrs
IN the room. He repealed The charges which had
been made, that the resolution disgracelul
Abandonment of principle. Those WHO favored
ii were men of as high honor as those who made
the chatgc. He argued that it was impractical.
bic for sny party to require lis candidates TO
agree upon all its principles. The idea OF nd
journlng to Syracuse was his own idea at first.
But he had deferred to the wisdom of his asso.
cates on the committee, who stood on the first
vote to 2 for accepting ihe Ilunker proposition.
lie undertook to show that the four bunker cav
dldacs might be fair Free Socrs, and believed
that if they were questioned on slavery, as they
probably would be, would give Free Soil answers
If they did not, they would be beaten. The
proposition for a union was defeat Of the Hun
ker leaders. Nothing would be more acceptable
20 them than to have this proposition accepted.
Hence the Argus had strIven to eXaspera. 10 tins
convention into rejection of it.
The Utica Herald aives the following version
of Mr. Van Burcn's remarks after The proposition
had been adopted:
MIR Van Buren, affirmed that after nolnina
ton every one Of the bunker nominees would
endorse thu Pfovlso, and asscr; the duty of act
majority He made long aud vehement speech,
touching upon great variety Of topics, and
closed it with grand gorlhcatlon OF the demo-
cratic party! !"
Tie vote on the motion 10 strike out the uni.
ting resolution was, ayes 81, noes g..
The Old bunker Organ, the Albany Argus,
commenting upon Mr.. Van Buren's remarks.
says
lnsolent and threatening defeat, it will be
seen, If these sketches OF the speech "to close
the debate" arc correct, is the kind OF solve
braucl" which the chief abolition leader oroliers
in return for the LIBERAL and direct proposition OF
The democratic convention. White he processes
10 accept That proposition, which expressly Iepu-
dates TEST, and while the democratic conyen-
ton distinctly rejected the provisO, the hopeful
discover OF the democratic party, who assumes
the leadership in agitation and DIVISION insisis
that If the candidates III nomination shall refuse
10 subscribe to such lest, or shall not conform
to )" Free Sollism" in their answers 10 such in
terrogatorics AS he and his associates shall choos
TO PROFOUND, they shalt be beaten!