Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-01
POLITICAL.
From the Richmond Tines.
TIE NEW YORK COALITION.

ker Convention moles,ly proposed 10 the Barnhoroers
that they should unto on = cmtDon ticket. without 70
ference IN differences Of opinion how tho BamburneYs
grac'onsly asscnted IN tho overture. declaring however,
that Free Soil was still their Cherished principle, and
adding. vrry inappropristely. "that principle il the only
test in politics acknowledged by Democrats; - and finally,
how n mongrel convcntian Of The two factions, which
met Al Syracuse. ratified the bargain that had thus beon
struck. There are some points IN the siory which do
demand a litle more attention than we have given them.
In the Bsrnburner Convention, Ns we have stated. an
Intellectual attempt was made by Mr.. nant to procure
the rejection oi tho Hnnker proposal. which was that
zach faction should nominate one halfthe ticket and give
its supper, to tho other half. Mr.. John Van Rurcn, In
opposing Mr.. Hunts cffott a, amendment. aud sdyuca,
ing the acceptance " The plan of the ~llunker's used these
notable expressions
"Hc undertook 10 Nho,c that The four Ifmker candid
dtcs might he far Free .Soilers. and brhepcd that II hcy
're,e questioned on Siarerg. as they probably ,co,ad be.
ttotdd ere Hce Soil nis,rrrs. " fhey did mol then
,couh be beaten. The proposition for a nnion was n de-
ieat OF the Hunkcr leaders"
MIR. Hunts amendment. proposining a full Barnhnrncr
ticket, having been vuted down, CT 10 81 and the foui
candidates having been selected, MIR. Van Buren,. from
his committee, reported a sei OF resolutions, in presenting
which he made the follow ing remarks
81 will safe on behalf Of the c'n,miltcc that they have
received n great number or resolutions upon n crrnt varie-
" OF subjects. which have been kindly furnished them
by members Of tho Convention. there were hardly any
To which the commitinc would not have asscn,ad, hu,
there we'e Two ohleciinhs 10 presenting them To tho Con
sidcration OF the Convention. They were too Numerous,
and would hive occupied more space than seemed proper
Tor the occasion. and they would have altered The psier
nj plan which tho committee had resolved upon. We
supposed tina, the men of this Convention were promi
nently impressed by one idea, which was sufficient In iis
magnitude and present, pressing importance Ia satisfy
them, and that tho i'ca was opposition 10 the institution
of human slavery. j. is n snslc idea, but QUO viii Ii u
satisfactory 10 them, for they suppose that 1t is in fac, the
summing up Of all genuine Democratic doctrines and that
all Democrats agree upon this. Upon all other subjects
There are differences OF opinion, aud II WINS not deemed
wiso To go iLto thom. Wo have, therefore. ny rccd upon
HE resolutions which am about to read and | will state
fairly. freely, and fully what we expect. We OK pecl to
make the democratic party of this State The great anti
slavery party of this State aud through il ID make
the democratic party ol the UnitodStates, the great anti
slavery party oi the United States. Those. who do not
contemplate this result will do well In yet out of Ia way,
ir there is no doubt. tha, when our principles get fairly
before the %pooplc,s' tina, they can hear them aud know
what they are, md VIZ have made arrangements for that
now. that the people will g" with ne; and our southern
friends. having had things all their own way for the last
twenty i've or thirty years, must make up their minds Ia
let us have our way for n while we bring fair mon and
feasona bic in our demands"
The resolutions, which Mr.. Van Barren repor,ed. with
This explicit avowal that the object II Tho coalition was
10 make the Democratic party tho anti Slavery party,
were the same whicl, we have already given tho sub
substance of. with this important addition
"Rcsoiped, That. IN cnmmon with the Democratic
Convention recently assembled at Rome on The 10Th Au-
gust last. we are satisfied that their is such IN agreement
IN ldror q The principles Of human freedom. as mol only
dtdho'i.es bt demands The re union " The Democratic
pd,ty Of .Nso York. and that we look To such re- union
To preserve all tho great principles Of civil liberty from tho
hands Of a Wing President, who differs with us In re-
gard TO all principles. as far as we know, and 10 lodge
them where they have been heretofore predominant and
secure, aud that we believe such rp-inion can now be ac-
complished by the nomination Of" &c.
The Hunkers. be it rcniemberod. had said at Syra-
cuse
"Resohrsd, That we are opposed to tho extension Of
slavery 10 the free Territories Of tho United Staies;bui we
do not regard the slavery question, in any form Of lis agi
laIion, or any opinion in relation thereto, MS a test Of po-
litical faith, or asa rule of party action"
With those declarations Of the negotiating parties,
lei us attendlhem to the "AIass Convention" at Syra-
cuse. which, according ~ The Albany Journal contained
only 800 persons, half of whom, went fr IN that city. The
New York Express says II the body
1.-The LOcgoc0 Mass Convention at Syracuse, called
TO endorse the nominations made al Utica, was a failure
as to members. In tho Convention the Barnbnrners far
out numbered the Hunkers. and there were very few II
The LEADERS, of the latter section present. while Preston
King, John Van Bureo,Jarnes s. Wadswor'h,v Van Dyck.
Of the Atlas, Welch. Of Buffalo, and indeed nearly all the
Barnburnings eDtinels were present and active. MI. Bald
win and Mr.. Burroughs made an efIort to pin the conven.
ton down 10 a resolution simply endorsing the mongrel
ticket Matched IN BY the Syracuse and Utica Conventions
OF the 9th and 18th, emitting all expression as to the mat.
ter Of Sldrery. But il was nogo The Barnburners dc
manded an expression on that point, and il was had after
a ashton by the adoption Of the following resolution:
'Resolrcd, That Congress has the Constitutional pow
or over slavery in the District Of Columbia, and has no
power over the subject in The States. That il possesses,
in our opinion, full power over the territories VI the u,
States, and should ever exert that power on all occasions
to attempt to introduce il there; but as the constitutional
power is questioned, we are willing TO tolerate free exer
else Of individual opinion upon that question among mem
beers Of the Democratic family who arc willing To rally
under our standard. and support the ticket nominated by
The recent State Convention"
Here, then, is The distinct adhesion Of The combined
party not only to the abstract principle Of the Wilmo
Proviso, but 10 its practical adoption by Congress, They
consent, indeed, to receive the potes Of all who may en-
terrain objections, but as a party they stand fully upon
the Free Soil platform. And these, forsooil,, are those
famous "NATURAL ALLIES" Of whom the Virginia DE.
mocracy have so ofen been told Can Southern mea
any longer permit themselves to he e%n,rapped by 50 bald
a hnmbug2
The Petersburg Intelligencor, in connexion with the
remarks OF Mr.. John Van Buren,, which we have else
where copied, says, with much point
"Now, we shall see what some folks viii say md do
Now we shall find how much sincerity there was in those
who have made the welkin ring with the ''danger TO the
South" Now, we shall see whether the doctrine laid
down in Cass's Nicholson letter abont the jurisdiction Of
Congress over Slavery in the Territories, and re-echoed
by his whole party, will be heaved overheard or abided
by. Now, We shall see whether the Washington Union
will denounce this unrighteous coalition against the
South, or throw up his cap in an ecsiacy of delight over
The unity Of the brethren in the Empire State. The de
vclopments Of the next week will be rich. "Our naiuraI
Allies" Qnotha ="
"The Re 1mion in .Nctc NIX II we may trust 10
tho t.ln,,, Iii yn. che sf,,, tho n,a ,pv ~ al