The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-08

HIRAM DEMO. .................
N no.sa, c.. .;.
Mr.. Marcy was. therefore, declared duly elected.
Mr.. Gard ner, OF Saratoga, and MIR. Reynolds, Of
CORTLAND, were appointed committee TO conduct
the President to the chair. Mr. Marcy on taking
the chair, offered a few pertinent remarks, asking
the indulgence OF the Convention in sustaining him
In his intricate duties, NC. &c. Ia motion was
then made, that committee OF eight from each
Senatorial district, be appointed to select and Ie-
port the other officers for the Convention The
Chair appointed the committee, and on motion the
Convention took a recess for one hour.
Al O'Clock, p. NJ, the Convention re organized,
and the committee reported the following:
Tice Prssiderfa
SAMUEL WATERBURY,, of New York.
JOHN FISHER, OF Westehester County.
up BsrKMAN, OF Columbia County.
D G. FERGusoN, of Montgomery County.
q A. STARKwEArHER of Otsego County.
RoBI HALsEy, of Tompkins County.
!ER. WILSON, Of Ontario County.
II. !. REpFIELp of Genesee County.
For Secretaries.
Josiah 7 Miller, of Seneca County
William Coleman, Of Washington County,
John VANDERBILT, Of Kings County.
ne Convention Leine r.,nla rly organized
the President aud asked what the further plea
sure OF the Convention was. In instant, MIR.
Daniel b. Taylor from the city Of New York, rose
and offered resolution, the purport of which was,
That the Convention recommend to the democratic
electors OF the State, the district SYSTEM as the
proper mode of choosing delegates to the National
Convention. The presentation Of this resolution
fully indicated the immediate approach Of war.
This resolution was laid upon the table Tor the time
being, in order to let il come up after the report of
resolutions was received.
On the motion of Il. D. Davis, the President ap-
pointed the following committee TO report resou.
tons for the Convention -
r. D Davis, of Duchess Co.; S. Waterbury, of
New York; J. Houck, Jr., of Schoharle; r. H.
Gillets, Of st. Lawrence H. DEMO, of Oneida !;
5; T. Hathaway, j., Of Chemung VIM. Taylor,
OF Onondago; H. Gardner, of Monroe.
The Committee, after an absence of about ten
minutes, turned, and Mr.. Davis, the Chairman OF
the Committee, reported and read long list OF re.
solutions, endorsing MARTIN VAN bUREN as the pro.
Ger candidate for the next Preside nt-approving OF
the course of Governor Bouck. and recomme ndng
the Con yention mode OF appointing delegates to the
National Convention, and declaring the District
SYSTEM unjust, and asserting that II would work
serious injustice TO the Empire State. The resolu-
lions were received with tremendous bursts of APP
plause. After completing the reading OF the resou-
lions, Mr.. Davis addressed the Convention in most
powerful strain, reviewing the various acts OF in
justice towards Mr.. van buren,, and expressing his
entire conviction OF the returning good sense OF the
people in favor of Mr.. Van Buren,. Mr.. Hathaway,
Of Chemung rose and offered a few forcble remarks
10 opposition TO the resolution IN the report recon-
'nending the Conventional System OF appointing
delegates to the National Convention. He was
followed by Mr.. Taylor, OF New York, who follow
ed Mr.. Davis through his whole argument, and
opposed the position taken by him Throughout
Mr.. Taylor replied, in his argument, upon satisfies
and by them clearly showed that Mr.. vi Buren,,
never In his public career had the popular feeling OF
the democracy with him. THAT when he was
elected Governor OF this State he tw o thousand
oe had the popular vote and in every State in the
Union In lS4O, he ran greatly behind his ticket
and The admitted strength of the party And "what,
said Mr. I does the gentleman from Duchess mean!
where does he hnd facts TO sustain him In saying
that Mr.. Van Buren, never stood 60 popular before
the democracy as at the present moment! can
tell him that i come from that metropolis which
hann at Tho tAn
ing this subject, and the position the gentleman
takes is without tortlticatOn-'ts true the demo-
cratic press throughout the Union the hands OF
Mr. Van Buren's old friends 1t was from his ad-
mlnistratlon they last received succor, and to hun
they ceave for renewal. But 1t is 10 the great
mass OF the people we must look tor popular feel
ing And In this light what do we behold I-wrang-
ing and dlscord pervading almost every section OF
The Union as well as IN this state, and all upon the
very question OF Van Buren, or no Van Buren,. The
old arlful battle armory has been sc: In motion to Sc.
cure his denomination. Here before, me stands the
undenlabe proof A Convention numbering one
hundred and twenty eight members, appearing here
throw the lasso the 25O 900 democ attic votes
OF the State OF New York. BY what authority? Why
oy their own confession, they appear here by an
authority not exceeding nine thousand people,
And yet we are told they speak the sentiments OF
nine-tenihs oil the whole democracy OF the State.
This IN the very lace OF dscord, such as was never
before witnessed in the Union. l admit that
President making has sectlonally commenced -
Tue strings have been touched-the lule hath sent
It's notes abroad but Ern's harp hath yet TO sound
and ireemen'svoce be obeyed. Mr. L then reviewed
length the great changes in public feeling in this
State during Gov Marcy's administration, showing
a change OF votes OF i0,000 in one year He closed
his remarks by pressing the "dlsrlct SYSTEM" and
insisted that IL we acknowledge the law dstrictlng
our State, we must send 30 delegates to Baltimore
II we repudate the law, must send 42delegaes.
Mr.. VIM. Shsler, OF New York, next addressed the
Convention with Creator and eloquence, sustain
lng the position taken by Mr.. Taylor. He was FOL:
lowed on The opposite side by Colonel Young and
Mr. Davis.
The question being finally taken the resolution
sustaining the district SYSTEM resulted IN ~ ayes and
l03 noes. AS soon as the announcement was made,
Mr.. Taylor rose and offered the following protest.
lie stated that the ssners OF the protest should then
withdraw from the Convention, return 10 their con-
stituenis, and when the proper day arrived, the de
mocracy OF the State oil New York would elect
through the ballot box their delegates, and instruct
them 10 appear al the doors oil the National Con-
yention, and there demand admission in the name
OF the Great Jehovah and the sovereign people.
PROTEST.
We, the undersigned members Of the Democratic State
Convention OF New York IN Syracuse assembled do, on
ghis the fh day Of September, eighteen hundred and
forty hTee, most soemny Protest against the actions oil
mS jriy Il TINS Convention In choosing delegates 70
rspIsienfths Democracy Of this ssis IN the NatieHs