Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-09-20
From the Albany Evening Journal Of the l3,s.
The bunker proposition to the
Barnburners.

There is telegraph runior in town. that the
Bdrnburners' State Convention, now in session
at Utica, has accepted the proposition adopted
by the iIunkers of Syracuse on the 9Th. If This
be which is quite probable--ihere will be n
general desire TO know the precise character O!
that proposition. 1t is as foows-
Resolved, That a conciatory course should
be pursued by this convention, and one which.
if properly met by the convention to assemble nj
Utica on the 18th inst, would be instrumental
in uniting the democratic masses in this Stale in
putting an end 10 wing mlsrulc and of electinp
an entire democratic ticket this fall and with a
view TO accomplish this result be il
Resolved, That the Democratic State Com
nttee be authorized To withdraw any of the
nominees presented by his Convcniion, except
those for Comptroller, Attorney General, Canal
Commissioner and State Prison Inspector, pro-
vided the Utica convention ratiiy those names
and complete the ticket by nominating well
known aud acknowledged democrats as candl-
dates for Judge Of the Court of Appeals, Secre-
tary of State, Treasurer, and State Engineer
and shoH impose no principle or test upon said
candidates inconsistent ,oih the resolutions adou-
ted by The Democratic Convention held IN the Pres
byieridn Church al Rome, and that the ticket thus
nominated receive the united support of both d.
visions OF the democratic party.
The following are the resolutions referred to
as having been adopted by the democratic con-
vehtion held in The Presbyterian Church at
Rome":-
Resolved. That we are opposed 10 the extern
sion Of Slavery to the free territories of the u
niled States; Jm zoe do nut regard the slaperj
question, in any form Of lis agitation, or anu
opinion in relation Mreto, as a test Of political
jain. or as a rule of party action.
Resolved, That the power of Congress over
slavery IN tae territories, and the particular
modes of Legislation thereon, are, among demo
Gratis, contoUeried questions and that we cou-
cedc 10 every one IN relation thereto, The undis-
Pufed right Of opinion, mol regarding any pu,ii-
cuidr mode OF constitutional construction on his
question, apart Of The democratic creed, or as es-
senlial to fellowship with our democratic breth-
ren IN THIS state, or in any section of The Union
In addition to this propositOn tho Syracuse
convention adopted resolutions deprecating the
introduction OF an exciting element into our po-
N'ical contests, hitherto lelt exclusively TO the
uses OF The opponents of the democracy re
gre'thg That the efforts at cancellation made at
Rome, IN good faith, by The Democratic State
Convention, were frustrated, and every PROPOSE
Ton Tor united action DEFEATED, by Determined
persistence IN un antl-republcan TEST. 10 winch
as democrats, we could not subscribe, and at
winch, as friends Of the inaenable ripht of
opinion, we revot;' and denouncinr all at
te'npis to 'interpolale new creeds into the faith
ana pfaciice OF the party, or TO require IA Test
VI opinion according 10 required formula upon
me question OF the Slavery agitation.
:, on Tue question of Slavery, therefore, the
iiunkers stand upon their old Platform; and. IL
Tue barnourners accept their proposition they
must Impose no principle or test Inconsistent
with old fashioned Hunkerism.