Barnburner

Samuel Young of Saratoga, elected president of the assemblage, declared his pride at being called a Barnburner and noted that lightning itself was known to burn down some barns from time to time.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

Samuel Young of Saratoga, elected president of the assemblage, declared his pride at being called a Barnburner and noted that lightning itself was known to burn down some barns from time to time.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

"Barnburner" Democrats of New York, the "Know-Nothings," etc., numbered more in the aggregate than the Abolitionists it included; but it was not so much the number of votes the Abolitionists contributed that made them the chief creators of the Republican party, as it was their working and fighting ability.

The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights

During the recess, Wilmot lingered with members of a political coterie of antislavery Democrats informally led by that resolute New York Barnburner, Preston King.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

Later this New York Barnburner movement, now also encompassing Democrats from Ohio, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, assembled at Utica, New York, for a convention of fiery dissension aimed at creating a new antislavery party of disgruntled Democrats and like-minded Whigs.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

During the recess, Wilmot lingered with members of a political coterie of antislavery Democrats informally led by that resolute New York Barnburner, Preston King.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

Later this New York Barnburner movement, now also encompassing Democrats from Ohio, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, assembled at Utica, New York, for a convention of fiery dissension aimed at creating a new antislavery party of disgruntled Democrats and like-minded Whigs.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

'I was just coming to that subject,' responded the oily Barnburner, with a suave bow towards the ruffled Whig.

A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander

They had elected Young in 1846 by eleven thousand, and, because of the Barnburner secession, had carried the State in 1847 by thirty thousand.

A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander

Something remained of the old-time vigour of the professional gladiator, but compared with his Barnburner work he seemed what Byron called "an extinct volcano."

A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander