Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-10-03
Trouble among the Free Sollers.


Tie coalition Of the Free Sellers and Old Hun
kers Of New York, at their late Union convention
at Syracuse, very far from being agreeable to the
special "free soil democracy" Of other States. 1t
is known that the two factions met together in con-
vention, and nominated ticket for State officers,
composed Of two Old Hunkers and three Free Soul
ers, and adopted series Of resolutions IN "hieh
| they express their mutual and united desire for
sunion, fraternity and concord,' and congratulate
each other and the country upon the ''recent set.
Element, by Congress Of the questions which have
unhappily divided the people Of these States.''
| Hereupon, the organs Of the s.free soil democra.
| cy," deny that Congress has settled the slavery
questions at all. They proclaim their eternal hos
tity to the fugitive slave bi and their deter nina
ton to .sag.a.eayitate, until it is repealed. The
passage of the Texas boundary bill, and the reiec-
ton OF the Wilmot proviso, fail quite much, in
meeting their appreciation. Their brethren in New
York are regarded as unworthy Of confidence. and
threatened, they remain in their present position,
anu do not speedily re-organize upon the platform
OF freedom, with being denounced lovers of filthy
lucre and the spols OF office; every thing, in
deed, rather than friends to the interests of free
DOM
The "Wes,ern Citizen" the free soil organ at
Chicago, breaks out in the following language of
sorrow:
'sWe are yrie"ed and astonished at the extent Of
the detection shown from the principles Of the Buf
faio Platform. The Free Democracy of New York
is totally gone by the board, swallowed up, absorb
ed and annihiiated as an independent organization.
II has borne no testimony and can bear none here
after for the principles upon which it profeS Sea TO
plant itself mas.
'sThere is now no party of Freedom in New York,
saving the impracticables of the Gerrtt smith
school. We shall look with great interest upon the
Developments Of the next few weeks. The New
York BarRhufHerS, unless they speedily rc-organ-
ize and get up an independent ticket. will deserve,
anu receive from all true hearted honest anti-sia
very men, the appellation OF recreantS and traitors
TO the cause Of human liberty.'
Such heartfelt grief is indeed enough to draw
tears from sympathetic eyes. We can truly weep
in concert with our disconsoate friends at the de-
seneracy Of the friends Of liberty i'll the great State
of New York.
We are fearful, however, that free soil lends
out Of that States have not yet quite fully compre-
heneed the character OF their brethren in New York.
One who has known them longer, and better appre-
cia'es their patriotism and their democracy. gives
the following estimate Of them and their new allies:
"A love for spoils seems to be the only sentiment
common alike to bunker nd Bar nburner. Through
out the year these amahle allies quarrel and call
each other very bad names but as the time Of cleo
ton approaches they come sheepishly together and
agree upon division of the hearskins which they
expect to take in the coming hunt. They frater-
nize with gnashing of teeth; they embrace an
other as martyrs embrace stake. 1t is not that
Hunker loves BaInhurner more, or that Barnburner
hates Hunker less, but that both acknow ledge the
cohesive power Of public plumber and are fully of
opinion that half loaf is better than no bread.