Hunker Democrats
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Hunker Democrats were a conservative, pro-compromise faction of the New York Democratic Party in the mid-19th century that opposed the more radical, anti-slavery Barnburner wing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
faction of the Democratic Party
ⓘ
historical political group ⓘ political faction ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1840s
ⓘ
1850s ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalContext | pre-Civil War United States politics ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| issueFocus |
party unity within the Democratic Party
ⓘ
slavery and sectional compromise ⓘ |
| locatedIn | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameUsedFor | conservative Democrats in New York ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Barnburner Democrats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barnburners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | Barnburner wing of the New York Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | conservative wing of the Democratic Party ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | pro-compromise ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy | accommodation with Southern interests ⓘ |
| positionOnSlavery |
more accommodating to slavery than Barnburners
ⓘ
opposed radical anti-slavery measures ⓘ |
| region | Northern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | intra-party split in New York Democratic Party ⓘ |
| stance | less hostile to the expansion of slavery than Barnburners ⓘ |
| supports |
Union-preserving compromises
ⓘ
political compromise on slavery-related issues ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| withinPartyConflictWith | Barnburner Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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