Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-17
PARTY DIVISIONS IN NEW
YORK AND MISSOURI.

party Of the Union witness the division
Of the whig ranks in the State Of New
York. The proceedings Of the late
Syracuse Convention will be read
with interes. throughout the country.
While portion Of the wings Of the
Empire State. are strongly opposed
to the further agitation of,he vexed sla.
very question, another portion seem
determined that The agitation shall not
cease while they have power TO disturb
the public mind. President Fillmore so
far as he is now identified with the pol.
ilics Of that Stale, with many Of her
s,ronges, men are The advocates Of the
FIRST position, while Senator Seward
with a strong body Of fanatics. who
havs managed to get majority in the
Convention ara tho peculiar champions
Of the secoud. Although the conven.
ton succeeded in nominating for the
various Offices men who are perhaps un-
excep,ionable to The great body ofihe
party, yet with such feelings pervsding
their ranks. we almost despair Of sue.
cess and fear a total overthrow.
Ii may no, be inappropriate a, this
iunciure in our political affairs to refer
briefly TO the State of,he two political
parties in New York, ,ha, We may il
possible prof, by the experience of ou'
friends, and learn 10 shun the rock OF
which they split.
l, will no dons. be recollec,ed lhaI
The so called Democratic party which
for SO long period held the sway ii
that State became divided originally
+ not on any question Of principle, bu
quarreled about the division Of thu
4 spoils Of Office; the Old Hunkers as the!
, were called having had possession o
). the public crib SO long time, tina,
i younger Sc, Of politicians Of the sam
f school, rose up TO protest against such
y partial distribution Of the Offices, ant
conceived the design Of burning out tn
G old Rats as the only safe way Of Kidding
n themselves Of The nuisance, hence the,
acquired The appella!ion Of Barnburn
ers.
To effect their purpose it became ne
e cessary 10 excite the public mind q
;, on some question calculated to arous
I, The passions Of the people. The que'
}. lion Of slavery was chosen and mad
:. the basis Of the formation Of the Ere
soil party, and division in the rank
n Of the Democratic party was the cor
! sequence of the agitation OF this ,ut
r jec,.
!. The wings us a party discarded q
n such distractions as disturbed their ~
9 ponen,s. and with unity Of ac,io
highly commendable marched onwar
!, 10 victory. For several years they hav
enjoyed the fruits Of this victory, I'M,
the presen, time when they have q, q
o evil hour permitted the same fire bran
e to be cast into their own camp, Pow
" erful for injury i, is likely 10 produc
3 the same result with them. as with !hei
j. advarsaries When the Barnburner
c found that their cherished Office, coul
It NOT be accomplished by their Secession
} i, 10 well known tina, no effort va
!. spared by them 10 entunge the wing
s in The same exciting controversy, and v
i fear tina, although at first succcssf'
e they have q, length succeeded but to
o well. When they have thus accom-
r plished their design of disturbing ib
e harmony of the wing party. euriou
4 piece Of history has ,ranspHed fror
n which The wings Of Missouri if they ar
wise may learn lesson.
Y Do we find them any longer the az
D, voca,es Of their dark and darling pril
Is cipl.' Far from it. true 10 their orig
d nal object these two wings Of the Den
e ocraiic party have with a singul'
e forgeifulness Of late luminosity forme
IS coalition on the original platform
the Barnburners, viz: division of u
Offices" Hence we have Unic
ticket with q virtual abandonment