The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-06
NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER g. lS47.

ton Of such charge upon grounds narrow. when the
time demanded the every side
especially wrong and dangerous to the Of the
convention The chamber at this stage crowded with
mighty audience; the debate not conducted upon
those rules and principles courtesy and moderation by
ana spa persons. Ssbats and there wsrs
who were fearful that the peace would not
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Brady's remarks, Mr.
Smith Of Wayne occupied the floor His speech alter
mated between . desire to avoid giving offence to the
he said that suspicion rested upon his character he
would thank the friend who gave hin opportunity
pr as sns the
Mr. MoNELL, the chairman Of the committee to whom.
the case of Mr. Van Buren, sndLitchneld referred
and who read the evidence In this to the
tion upon the conservative side Of the chamber
The remarks OF Mr. Mcneil were not especially i'm
portant except unqualified denial which he made to
an assertion previously made by Mr. Cambreleng that
he (Mr ny to whom the reading of the evidence In the
of Van Buren, and Litchneld had been entrusted
had attempted to suppress certain adavs affecting the
character Of Mr. Edwin Croswel OF Albany and charg-
Ing him with paying money to bride voters Mr.; Cam
tempting to suppress. these '' snid.vit.; the
charge was calumny; he had minated to the convsn
the afternoon SESSION. that these shdavits Of
private nature not affecting the contested aud he
should be read mott they read at the call Of the
convention he said and the charge Of MI Cambrelsng
Some personal elimination and recrimnation occurred
between Messrs. Mcneil and Cambrslng, when Mr.. C..
finally Withdrew the charge.
Mr.. DooLIrrLE was the next special pleader in this
grand trial Of the respective strength sections he
added loud call for the reading Of the adavt
Mr. PEcxHAM Of Albany followed Mr.. Doolittle.-Mr.
alluded to the insinuations Of Mr. Waasworth, ncu-
pating him In the charge Of infamy against Mr. Wat
the design Of the radicals to have produced Mr. Peck
ham distinctly denied all participation knowledge of
to ohanS tho 9os
distinctly denied that he had ever heard Of the affair
Nj ,u.x, ofOrt.r,o -. ,,,,,. ,.a;.., ,.,.,... .u,
with bitterness to the remarks of Mr. Peckham. He ad
verified ths attempts Of regency defeat
from the hands Of robbers He had observed upon the
part of tho conservatives exhibition of
and zeal sgsinst the OF these facts which
contained charge against the reputation of an indi
vidual who was not here to defend himself, silly
pretext There cause beyond and deeper than this
which excited such strong opposition to the production
Of this singular adavit Mr. L. entered into the
ME- OGDEN, Of Yates the next dsbater he stigma
tsed the radicals drowning catching at straws
ne Sounseed the conservatives to give up the adavit
Mr. SEYMOUR, Of Oneida, very good man, viii oh his
physiognomy render: nconsestble the next gentle
man who occupied the noor the debate became too in
ton to produce the anadsvit
Mr. ScHAFFEk, Of New York, then rose and said that
We were here and our funds are getting low he hoped
the question would be taken now.
Every conservative In the chamber then and there,
and instantly at tho suggestion insti CATION Of some
body or some thing withdrew all objection to the reading
aMdavtt.
The sndavit then read and 1t appeared by 1t sin
ply that John McKee, Of Albany who could not write
his name, and was obliged to make mark bis sigma
yative member Of the Assembly, had offered him hun
dred dollars to vote for the admission Of the
delegates into the district in Albany county
1t nearly midnight before this little affair was ar
ranged satisfactorily to the radicals but 1t having been
settled the question before the convention required
upon the resolution Of majority Of the committee that
Mr. Ltchfsld the regular delegate from the fourth
assembly district Of Albany and that he entitled
Mr. LIrcHTiELp, the contestant, with the design
Of addressing convention but it having become late,
entered into by Of sections that
convention would now adjourn until tomorrow morn
M The question should be taken on the resoution
Il further agreed that the time
eight O'Clock and halfpast ten should be equally d.
vidsd between the contestants and their friends for
batting the merits Of this contested case when the
vsntion adjourned till eight O'Clock tomorrow morning.
MORNING SESSION.
The convention assembled at eight O'Clock this
was no quorum present and there was call Of thu CON
vsntion during the call 1t appeared that there was
quorum Of delegates In attendance, and the call was
The President said, the question before the conven-
ton upon the resolution Of the committee that Mr.
Ltchheld entitled to the seat the regular dele
gate from the fourth district Of the county Of Albany
Mr. FLANDERS ofthe committee took the floor upon
vindcationofhs official conduct member Of the com
upon IL.
Mr. LIrcnrIELD, one of the contestants followed Mr.
Flanders he wished 1t distinctly understood that he
had no personal Ill feeling against the gentleman the
the Albany Dhtrict Convention he declared that MIR.
Van Duran was perfectly sensible that he was in
Mr.. DooLrrrLr, Of wyoming, said that the tremend-
Gus struggle which was going in the county Of Albany
was but the prelude to tho struggle which going
existence of the democratic partys struggle which In
vsvss the principles Of the Wilmot provso by barn
Of free labor and who opposed the osavery
upon free soil then he barnburner We democrats
knew that this was but Of the struggles
that had occurred In previous conventions and
larry In that that defeated the election Of Slas
Wright. II, because democrats sought to sustain Mr..
Wright, they were barnburners, then he was barn
burner-if 1t was barnburningism to defend q faith
full officer, who had protected the public treasury
Mr. CAMBRELLIro called upon the members Of the
convention before taking the question: to reflect sober
justly and sravey upon the extraordinary spectacle
Albany (Mr. Van BUREN, not admitted to seat in
this convention. Mr.. G. then alluded to the district
deduced tho profound osionston that the Convention
which nominated Mr. Van Buren, was regular and that
loud and emphatic warsing to the conservatives to be-
ware how they voted upon the resolution
Mr. Var BunIs said he should pay poor compliment
to the members Of this convention, II he did not con-
clude that they had formed correct Judgment in this
he therefore might justly forbear address any
make few remarks In the brief time allotted to him
(Which stated by the President be forty eight
mnutes) When we assembled here three days ago The
sadly found there eleven contested seats. He
confessed his surprise when he learned that his own
seat to be contested. IL With considerable In
dignatien that he learned that he to be ex.
ciuded from vote In the primary organza-
ton Of this convention; and it was with great
satisfaction that he finally appraised that the
ton to BE- organized by the appointment Of eers
Mr. v b alluded also to the appointment and action
Of the committees to whom the claims Of the contestants
referred The result of the appointment of the
committees was that several legitimate delegates who
were Afterwards reported unanimously in favor Of
excluded fom voting at the preliminary organization
the convention. He asked gentlemen to allow him to
call their attention to the respectable committee
who passed upon his Al the head Of that commit
tee stood his honorable friend from Gsnesee, (Mr.
ChandlsrJ who the nrst that introduced
resolution into county convention denouncing him
(Mr. Van Bures).
Mr. CHArDLER-That assertion s unqualinsdly false
| never named you in any resolution
Mr. VAN BuREE-No matter whether you named mo
or not Was this (said Mr. v. B the unbiased indi-
vidua that you had put at the head Of committee to
pass upon my clamsto seat in this convention This
man had always been his enemy and the enemy of re-
publican principles. After having appointed such