The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-16
The Coalition.

The Coalition.
The following article we copy from Ma
| ior NoAH's New York Times, and commend
| it to the consideration of all men who are
| disposed to aid and abet the efforts of the
| northern coalition of Locofocos and Free
Sellers to oppose "to the bitter end' the
Administration of 'sPresident TAYLOR, the
southern stakeholder" Major NOAH is
one of the main props of Hunkerdom in
the State of New York, but is not disposed
to favor the new coalition.
OPINIONS OF THE SOUTH.
The eyes of the whole South are direct
ed towards the approaching elections in
this State. There is painful anxiety on
the subject-not SO much Of political as
| ii is of a social Characteristic great State
of New York having always set noble
example in sustaining the rights of south
ern States. If New York gives way in
union with Abolitionists, they feel that
their. sheet-anchor at the North is gone.
The Charleston Mercury says:
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clude that the Democratic party of New
York are henceforth to occupy the Free
Soil platform, it must be confessed that
they have placed themselves in position
which deprives them of the confidence Of
the southern Democrats, and, for the time
being, weakens the union and the power
of the great Democratic party"
There is no reason to believe that the
Democracy of this State contemplate &C.
cupying the Free-Soil platform; but we
admit that the union movements in this
State give cause for some suspicion. As
| Talleyrand said, it was worse than crime
ii was mistake. The Democratic party
sends delegates to convention at SYRIA
cuse-to do WHAT To nominate State
ticket, and the delegates were clothed
with no other powers. They do select a
| full ticket, composed of able and highly
respectable names; and having completed
the ticket, they proceed to consummate
an act which has no parallel in the political
history of this or any other country-they
actually spot four of their own nominees
for highly distinguished Offices. They
pick them out from their own ticket, and
say to the Barnburners who were about to
meet at Utica-''We have tabooed four of
our own nominations, viz: secretary Of
state, treasurer OF state, attorney general,
and Inspector of State prisons. Now, if
| you will unite with us in the approaching
election, you may fill those offices with
your own men, and we will support this
union ticket" In what position do we
find the Barnbumers when this PROPOSE
ton was made to theml That fragment
of the party, led off by Mr.. Van Buren,,
called a convention to denounce the regu-
lar nomination for President and Vice
President made at Baltimore-Cass and
Butler; two names which would have done
honor TO any country and to any party.
For paltry pique against Cass, these
men break down the Democracy of the
whole Union. Not content with this per-
fidious treatment to party which had sus.
tanned them for thirty years, in their blind
vengeance they aim blow against the
union Of the States, by attempting to Or
ganize party distinctly against the South,
under the stimulated title of Free SOIL
To carry out this object, Mr. Van Buren,
consents to be the candidate of this skele-
E ton of a party for President, and they
unite with him, as Vice President, Mr.
Adams, of Massachusetts,, violent Abo-
litionist; and when the alliance with the
Abolltlonsts is consummated, Mr.. Van
, Buren,, through his son, John Van Buren,,
, takes a formal leave of the old Democratic
party-that generous party, which from
rags and wretchedness had gradually ele-
waited him to the Presidency-and makes
open proclamation in Ohio that the Demo-
cratic party of the Union was dissolved.
, They left us-they were gone in STAN
| pede; and instead OF the Democratic party
ordering political Te deum to be sung in
old Tammany, at having got rid OF an in
cubus which had ridden the party almost
to death, number who were tired of six
months minority we're looking round to see
how they could coax back the recusants,
and throw salt on their tails.
The election passed off without Mr.. Van
Buren, and his abolition friend receiving a
single electoral vote, and the whole Barn
bruning section were down fiat on their
backs, their leaders Aoundering in the sand,
and the rank and file deserving in shoals.