Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-07-25
POLITICS IN NEW YORK.

After much wooiug the Old Hunkers and Barn
burners Of New York, have agreed to hold Con-
vention at Rome on the 18th of August next, for
the purpose Of concentrating union of parties.-
The proposition for union was made by the Old
Hunker State Central Committee, and the Barn
burner Committee consented to meet in Convention,
but refused to unite except upon their own Buffalo
Platform. They say, "You will readily appreciate
the qualification we have expressed in seeing the
Democrats of Ohio, Connecticut Wisconsin, Yer
mont and other States, firmly planting themselves on
this ground! IL is Obvious that IL a,iH shortFu be-
come, IF IL is not no,D, the DEMOCRATIC
| PLATFORM Of all the non slareholding States''
To this, the Hunker Committee replied after re-
ferrng in severe terms to the Buffalo Platform that
they were not disposed to make the slavery ques-
| tion test, that "the Democrats of the North and
Sonih haUe neDer been agreed the question of sla
Gerry, and get they haze acted together for half
century. Crhese are the "naturaI allies") The
Barnburners replied by coolly folding up the com
munication and sending it back The Old Hunker
Committee then published an address, recommend
ing to the Democratic electors of the several assem-
bly, districts to appoint delegates to Democratic
State Convention to be held at Syracuse on the 9TH
of September, and also, 10 the union Convention re-
ferred to above. At the date of the last account,
each party remained firm and insisted upon the un-
conditional surrender of its opponent. The avow-
ed object of boil however is to overthrow the ad-
ministration of a Southern Slaveholding President.
The organ Of the Hunkers, describes the result of
the Free Soil movement in New York as "the de-
feat Of the national Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, resident Of q free State, and opposed
TO Slavery, and The election of Wing President,
Of sldue State, and practical and theoretical
friend Of Slavery" "To this extent" says the
| Washington Republic, "does the Albany Ar
gus consent to pander to sectional antpalhies and
| prejudices. Ii deprecaies the defeat OF Mr. Cass.
because he was resident of free State, and be-
cause he opposed to slavery it deprecates the
election of President Taylor because he was from
Slave State, and therefore practically and theoreti-
cally the friend Of slavery Therefore it is tba, the
Albany Argus solicits the reunion Of the Locofoco
party, that they may be enabled 10 break down the
| Administration of President from a slave State
and pave the way, OF course, for the elevation of
some other candidate who can concentrate and u
mite the Democracy Of the non slaveholdng States.
! Is is 10 the contamination Of this work that the
Democrats Of the South and West are now called
upon TO reurn men TO Congress who will aid this
sectional coalition in their design Of "hun,ing down
President Taylor and his administration" Is il
possible tina! the moderate, rejecting, and honest
men Of any party, in any State, can join such an
unhallowed combination However this may be,
there can be no doubt Of the duty of every Wing tc
devote himself TO the most earnest and vigorous eff
forts TO secure the ascendency in the House Of Rep
resentatives of the great national party and thereby
strengthen and sustain the man whose policy is as
broad and national as his fame"