With a Rooster as a mascot, this faction opposed the ultimate  nominee of the Democratic Party in 1848 over the slavery issue.  
With a Rooster as a mascot, this faction opposed the ultimate  nominee of the Democratic Party in 1848 over the slavery issue.  Their refusal to support Lewis Cass gave Zachary Taylor the  election. Their common nickname came from the charge that they  were willing to torch the house, rather than allow their  ideological opponents to stay on board. FTP, what is the  flamboyant nickname of this group which supported Martin Van Buren?
With a Rooster as a mascot, this faction opposed the ultimate  nominee of the Democratic Party in 1848 over the slavery issue.  
{Barnburners}