Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-24
From The baltimore american.
TIE NEN YORK COALITION,

That the recent coalition Of he l}ambnrneis and Hun
krrs in New York ls an actual triumph Of the former. n,
one ran doubt who Inks at the proceedings " hlch marked
the iuteInlzIiun. The ground u the union d the twu
factions, ns ouf readers are aware. was a division Of the
offices which ATT t. b. ,eurod at the coming Stale cleo.
tim. They agreed 10 share equally the prospective spoil
and for tho time being 10 put their principles where lhey
hape sum To put Their plugd I in their packets.
With unblnsblng faces tllese Practitioners OF the public
Offices and the public money come forth from Their con.
elave ot cuffuptl, n, and complacenlly announce that 4
union u parties, whlch could not be effected upon any
basis oi principle, his been happily accomplished by the
Influence of mutual bribery. llunkctislu, ptonf against
all the Arguments ol The Povlso school. sGccumbs To The
oiler Vi "A COmplfollef7hlp an Attorney Gcuuniship, and
Two other Offices compensated ont Of the money OF the
people. And with equal philosophy The l}ambafd inc Pat
rolS elvo up ior the present the cause 81 invisos aud
ffcrdom, IN ordcr that four suffering disciples may have
opportunity to serve themselves and the public at tn
expense u he latter.
But the victorious fac. ion eXuls, warns aad threatens
IN the very act ol 'lll5 temporary compromise for a co0sid
eralion. Mt.John \ an Buren,, In his closing speech On
The ptopJNal iof a unlen, undertook 10 show that the four
bunker candidates on the uchel might be fair Free
s5llcls. and be believed Int II they were questioned ON
Slavery, as they probably would be, they woubI oive
Free Soil answers, n heg did j4ot,o added Mr.. Van
l5nrco, "Ucy ,couId BE- bcatot." lie went On To declare
that the props ton Lon uHpn was a defeat uithr Hunk.
er leaders. Another reporl OF his remarks makes hun
say that the liuUker nominees would have to endorse lie
iio'ls', ana assert the dni} OF acting on II, OF they would
be beaten by one hundred thousand majority.
There Is a very significant passage IN anuther Of this
gentleman asPe,ches N the Convention. "N expect IL
make the democratic party 0l THIS Slate,' SAID Mr.. Van
Buren, "lhe great aut-slayery party of this State and
through II to make the democratic party of the | fHiteI
states, the great anlt-slavefy party If the United States.
Those, who do not contemplate tins result will do well To
get out Of IL c way, Tor there Is no doubt, that when our
principles get fairly before the people, 81 that they can
hear them aud know what they arc, and we have mad,
arrangements Tor that now, that the whole people will "a
win us and our southern friends. having had things al
their own way for the last twenty five or thirty wears
inusi make up then minds 10 let us have uur way for a
while, We being lar men aud reasonable in our demands ,
The leadIng journal of tho %llunkers, the Albany Ar
gus. Is very suty and sour at all tins. Il comments
upon Nh. Van l}uren's speech thus:
"lnsolence aud threatened defeat, it will be seen. il
these sketches Of the speech 'Lu close the dpbuti - arf
correct, is the kind of 'ollyc branch" which the chlrl
abolition leader prullers In return for the liberal and direc
proposition III the Democratic Convention. While he
processes To accept that proposition. which expressly re
padlates a test, aud while the Democratic Convention
distinctly rejected tie Pr0viso, the hopeful DISCOVER o
the Democratic party who assumts the leadership IN aut
tauon and division, insists that il the candidates Ia nom.
InaIlon shall refuse 10 subscribe 10 such test, or shall mol
CONFORM to "liee solhsm' IN Their answers to such inter
rosaIorles as he aud his associates shall choose To pro
pound, they shall be beatenl
he'l'er the deeayiug power II mischief, which a few
OF these assumed leaders have manifested, can execute
Their threat, Is ior the decision OF the future; but we ven
tnre 10 pTodlcl, that no ,ue democrat, who rightly regard
The democratic feeling and sentiment. OF WIN SINCERELY
desires the union of the democratic masses, will So ia
disregard the liberal and just basis ON which the demo
cratic proposition Tor union and Cancellation rests, as I
adopt a course or obey a dlctun, in distinct violation @
lis spirit and terms.
The Albany Argus insists upon it. that the designs @
the Free Soil leaders are personal aud political, and Tim
men sudden e'iervescence against slavery is all Il device
II further charges upon them the scheme Of estabhshln,
a Northern Sectional party for personal aud sinister OF
Jects.. Nothing can be mule obvious tian the desirn
building up a sectional party upon the one idea Of hoslll
NY to slavery, and Mr.. an Bulen makes no reserve /
declaring Thai tins sectional party shall be known as III
democratic party IN the State OF New York and FINAL
throughout the United States.