Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-09-01
Van Buren,. Hale Widdirs,. Adams. Z
Whole number of votes,
MIR. Van Burens minority over nll.

Whole number of votes, 465
MIR. Van Buren's majority over oil, %
A few words in addition to the above will
complete the history Of s',e nomi CATION o. Martin
Van Buren,. The fac, that the Conferees had a.
greed upon this nomination was generally known
when the Convention adjourned for tea, Thurs.
day ailethooh, and excited SO much dissatisfac
iion that thousands Of the delegates from the
West, who had no stomach forsitth candidate
ind felt that they had been cheated left the Con.
vention fol, good and took passage on the b'ats
in waiting, for their homes. At the evening
session, when the Conferees came in % an.
noiinGe The result 81 their deliberations, theq ues.
ton on concurrlng with the report was put in
this way: IT is moved that this report be con
Cured in unanimously, Ry acclamation.' To
this there was responsive shout from every
part Of the assemblage, making altogether "A
very respectable hurrah, but not one man in ten,
opened his mouth or rose from his scat. Ne
i.ad,a position that enabled us to command a
good view the whole crowd, and on this point
we cannot he mistaken. The cheering having
subsidized, those on or around the stand. immedl.
atclv proposed some other bus ness. and the qnes-
ton of nonconcurrence was not Put at all. Hun
dreds in our immediate vicirity were anxious to
shout no to the nominations iii chance had been
given them, but i, vas not. Notwithstanding
lie immense dissentients that Lad LEFT, the mar
ayers were unwilling to trust those that remain
ed with an opportunity to express their views.
The whole thing was IA jnggle and cheat.
To make this juggling perfectly transparent
brief reference only TO the proceedings OF the
Conyenon is necessaIy on TIE mor9g!aHy q
sacrifice John p. Hale at the meeting OF the
Confcrces, led off tie Van Buren, game. lie
lesgn by saying tEatth? motto Of the C?nven'
ton should be that Of the French Republic
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and alter ring
ing the changes on these words in manner
verv ngeniously calculated 10 bring the stiff
ueckcd Abolition,s.s and TIE Hale men into the
adoption Of the Van Buren, collar, and declaring
that Wings, Democrats and hbolitionists, al
parties were broken NJ. and resolved into the'
original elements he wound up with saying he
was ready to 90 with any body, for any body.
To this the Van Buren, men rep el with grea
cheering and then commenced the setting u. tn
traps, carefully baited.
Tie next day, when all was supposed to b
fixed about right, holder move Was rade, an
: Mr.. Robert Wilson, of Michigan undertook
get an expression of opinion in tav OF Van Br
rem. lie began by saying that he was one {
: the Baltimore Convention in ,2ti, and aided
;, throwing Mr. Van Buren, overheard, He LA
4 now come to atone for the wrong he had the
! lone. and after cypatatng for while on Il
8 mecca 'i,y OF Harmonious action, he asked 'wh
e man is best calculated to carry outtte principle
v of this Convention !, To this question the r
. port says, there was pretty general rr-pon
G of John p. Hale Unde.erred BY this decided a
3 swer, the SPEAKER says the report, attempi'
= o put in 4 word in favor of the radicals OF tn
a State, bht was interrupted by the cries OF
r. special pleading and was finally a'rted cha
n l,.,, 81, IA Inf a