Washington telegraph., 1849-07-11
THE COALITION.

question, reunions of the different factions
have taken place, which threaten to dis
turb the harmonious relations heretofore
existing between the democracy OF the
south, and their much boasted natural
allies" of the north.
In Ohio, Connecticut, New York, Yer
mont and Wisconsin the ''Old Hunkers'
have fraternized with the "Barnburners'
or s.Free Soilers," and established a re-
union platform, of which the following
are the general features:
Isl. No more slave territory or slave
States.
3D. The abolition of slavery in the Dis
tiict of Columbia.
Sd. The extension of the Wilmot Pro-
yso over the territories of California and
New Mexico.
4th. Liberal appropriations by Con-
gress for the improvement of rivers and
harbors.
5th. Equal Suffrage for men Of all
coLors.
9Th The repeal of all tariffs.
7th Direct taxation for the support of
the Government.
9Th. The Sub Treasury.
The Barnburners, it is evident from the
articles of faith, have triumphed, and the
"natural allies" are merged, soul and body,
in that faction.
This coalition was evidently gotten up
with view of uniting their strength in
the elections for members to Congress,
and to endeavor to secure majority Of
members in the House of representatives
opposed to the administration of General
Taylor. The effort in Connecticut proved
successful, and the Washington Union
with many of its southern satellites, re-
joiced exceedingly at the result In that
State, the union ofthe Abolition with the
Old Hunker wing of the democratic party,
was open and undisguised, and yet we
find southern democrats rejoicing over the
success of the unholy alliance. 1t must
be cheering indeed to see with what
ability, zeal and .fdelity those natural
allies stand up for the interest and pro-
lection of the south in the hour of need.
1t may do to boast of now, when every
effort is being made-no matter what re-
unions and coalitions may be necessary
to procure majority in the next Con-
gress opposed to the present Administra-
ton; but may it not also be the means
of the passage of measure against which
the south is contending. 1t may do to
boast of now, but are the professions and
avowed principles of northern democrats
things to be donned and dofed at pleasure?
and in 1852 will they. the majority, again
become allies of the south, or will they
not, most likely, declare themselves inde-
pendent of their southern friends, and
endeavor to force them in the next Presi-
dental election, to swallow Free Soiler,
or take the alternative of running a south
ern democrat? 1--WE fear that their north
ern friends are more likely to do for them
that which their over jealous imagina-
tions pretended to fear would be the re-
suit of the success of the whig party. In
this event, would they still boast of the
triumph of such coalition as demo-
cratic victory, or would they curse those
"natural allies" as treacherous political
knaves. Where, we ask, do they now
find many of their leading Democrats of
the north? Are they not among those
arrayed in opposition to the peculiar in
stitutions of the south? Has not Colonel
Benton taken the field in Missouri in an
appeal from the Legislature to the people
to sustain him in his free soil notions?-
Should he be successful, what would be
the result? Is it not probable that he
would be the nominee of the free denaoc-
racy for President in 1852. Indeed he is
already spoken of as the most probable
candidate. His success before the people
of Missouri is not altogether uncertain,
for we find the leading democratic paper
in St. Louis, the "Union,' favoring his
views, and that paper states that the
Governor of the State, and his cabinet,
also favor Col. Benton's views upon the
free soil question. Should he even be de-
feated by the people of Missouri, in the
stand he has taken, his prospects of re-
ceiving the nomination are by no means
unfavorable. The "Daily Wisconsin
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