Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-09-28
UNION IN NEW YORK

The parties in New York have united on the
following ticket.
For Judge of the Court of Appeals,-FREE-
BORN G. JEWETT.*
For Secretary of State,-IIENRY s. RAN
DALL.*
For Comptroller,-JoHN A. LOTT.
For Observation-Disclosures WEIGH, Jr.*
For Attorney General, Lew s. CmArFIELp.
For State Engineer and Suryeyor,-ALExAx-
DER CAMPBELL.*
For Canal missisner,-FREDERIcK Fol-
LETT.
For State Prison Inspector,-DARrUs CLARK.
Those marked with a star belong to the Free
Democratic party, the balance to the Hunkers. I
All the resolution bearing on the question
which has heretofore caused the division is as
follows:
Resolved, That Congress has the Constitu-
tonal power over slavery in the District of Col
umbia, and has no power over the subject in
the States. That 1t possesses, in our opinion
tull power over the subject in ii c territories of
the United States and should exert that power
on all occasions of attempts to introduce il there:
but a. the constitutional power is questioned, we
are willing te tolerate the free exercise of an pd-
vidual opinion on that question, among members
of the democratic family who are willing to rail-
~ under one standard, and support the ticket
nominated by the recent State Conventions.
five read and understand this correctly. il
does not cover all the ground heretofore contend
ed for and insisted on by the Free Democratic
branch of the party, and specifically viewed,
the union looks ike one having in view only the
spols. Specifically we say, because we think
on reflection, further and more important OBJ
Iect on the part of the Free Democracy will be
discovered. The Hunker party in New York,
like the same party in the northe m States, owes
It's strength almost entirely to its possession of
the Old Democratic organization. To get this
organization out ofits hands, is matter of the
first Importance to the Free Democracy, and by
this Union they accomplish this result. A res
oluuon was passed by both parties, that their
present State Central Committee be dissolved,
and that the next Legislature have the power to
take preliminary steps for reorganization of
the democracy. This is in effect. putting the
organization into the hands of the Free Dsmoc-
,acy, and the result will be the most important.
Z
10 the party, and the President to the Union
She will then in the mex. National convention. b.
represented by the Free Democracy, which will
IN all probability give us a candidate of that
stamp, and insure Us success. In view of this
result, this union looks to us like wise and Do
Htic move on the part Of the Free Democracy. and
worth seeming waiver of the whole ground for
which they have heretofore contended, knowing
as all must, that the ground is by no means aban-
doned. In this opinion which we formed as soon
as we read OF the union, we think we are borne
out by the following extract of a speech of Van
Burens on the occasion Of the union, which we
subsequently observed
ave expect to make the Democratic marty Of
This State the great Anti-Savery party of this
State, and, through it, to make the Democratic
party OF the United States the great Anti-Slave-
ry party of the United States. Those who do
not contemplate this result will do well to get
Ola, OF the way, ia there IS 10 d0att that when