The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-18

PITTsBURGH Sept 10, 1s46-Pr1ceS OF flour de-
clinipg and sales made in the morning, 81 75
but subsequently, operations TO a small extent were,
made ut 81 SO. Sales of wheat at SO cents and
at SO cents, with very limited demand. Oats selling
at 20 cents Glover seed at SO rs. Flax Seed IS cts
per bushel.
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The New jersey Free Soil State Convention.
TRENTON, N. j., Sept 16, 1s4s
On the arrival of the New York train at II O'Clock
we found band Of music at the station awaiting the
expected delegates to them I'D to the pace of
meeting Some twenty Ave thirty delegates came
from the cars and under the convoy of the music the
procession moved up through the city gathering rein
forcements at the hotels they passed along They
marched up to the State House, took possession OF
the Assembly Room Nearly hundred delegates were
present. and all the countless except two or three re
presented
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
Mr.. ID. L. Rodgers, OF Essex called to the chair
and MIR. Jacob w Stewart was appointed Secretary
The proceedings of informal meeting held last
night, recommending certain committees and resolu-
lions, were read and adopted; and, accordingly,
committee Of one from each county was appointed
to report an electoral ticket and COMMITTEES moved
for each county for the campaign Also q committee
to report upon the policy Of running soil cand
dates for Congress. committee of three was
on motion, also appointed to superintend the
business OF the campaign to that speakers
documents, &c. are furnished to all the counties a
committee Of five was also appointed draft resou
tions; also committee to report to the permanent
organization State Central Committee
And, at one O'Clock, the convention adjourned to
meet in mass meeting in Hanover Square, at half past
Mr.. John Van Buren,, wrapped up in pepper and
salt overcoat or the day was cold cloudy sour)
here came in, whereupon
The Chair announced that Mr. John Van Buren, WAS
present. and would ad iress the convention this after
noon. (Applause)
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT half past two, the convention, headed by the
brass band proceeded in column from the State House
to Hanover Square, where hu people were
collected awaiting the arrival of the delegates and the
doings OF the day platform for the purpose
tina oc<
meeting.
The Chair, pro tenn, called the convention to order
The committee on organization presented the names
of John W. Stout, Of Mddlesex for President of the
conventions; one gentleman from each Congressional
district Vice President; and two Secretaries
Agreed to.
TIE committee elections presented the following,
which was adopted as the
ELECTORAL TICKET:
Senatorial! Eleetcrs.Alexsnder Wurtz, of Hunter
ton; John Tonnelle, of Hudson.
ter; No. 2, Edward D. Weld, of Mercer; No 8, David
Ryerson, of Sussex; No. 4, Jepthah b. Num- of Nor
ris; No. g. Samuel Baldwin, of Essex
State Central Committee Elias Cooke; F. S. Mills.
A NJ. johnson, Joseph Yard, r. Richey.
Commnee q Three to SIperintend the .actire Field
opdyke, and W J. Tenney, of Essex.
committee of three was appointed to wait on Mr.
to address the people
MIR. W. J. TENNEY, of the Committee on Resolutions
presented a series, which read and adopted In
substance, they as follows -
each aS an lem and s are At eternal hO:
Vi ono tends to tho
100000 Shareholders holding in abect bondage near
the land in the States suitable persons
That power over slavery in
toned y Washington Jefferson Madison Jackson Van Buren,
platform in its several items of
payment the natiOns debt election of federal Off
s. No with slavery and the repeal any compro
Congress has no power over slavery in the
that lo
their obtain liberty tsy cannot sas
hment Of slavery in territory this Union does
Contends for the retrenchment of Executive patronage
the post rousin the Southern States the expense
10 Advocates the improvements and harbor by Con-
Prenounees great parties in this contest are
wrong on the question Of free soil " $3.50 ~ Wv
pcluong Commander neither Of these
binding upon either of the parties for whom they
ri ep Tays Of Ssas ,ns BY
acqiesce in its extension cannot consistently aid
That the accepts with the utmost codiaiy the
nomination Martin Van Buren, for President Cha
On the adoption of the resolutions the committee in
the case came forward with Mr. John Van Buren,, who.
was at once introduced to the people
Some two thousand persons were on the ground
Three cheers for John Van Buren,
Three chaers for the old man
Three cheers for Adams
Three cheers for the Buffalo platform.
MIR. JOINS VAN buren, proceeded to address the peo-
pie, who listened with great attention throughout
The staple Of his speech being the that of the
address at the Reading Convention. We shall, how
ever, notice point here and there. After defining
the slavery position of General Cass Mr. Van Buren,
came to speak Of the position of General Taylor He
has never held civil oficehe has never cast vote
in his life 1t would be indicate in me to say what
his opinions are when he says himself that he has
no opinions at all But he is slaveholder, nominated
by saveholders and while he wriee whole columns to
explain how he came to be the whig nominee he says
not one word about the Wilmot proviso
VoICE IN THE CRowD.-He says he Is q whig
Mr.. VAN BUREN.-Yes he has said he was a whig but
not ultra whig Now he says he is a decided
wing
The. VoIcE-He says he will 60 for whig PRINCIPLES
MIR. VAN BURES.-Wen, can't say. have not had
much experience in that thing (fia ha ha He
next read an extract from the Union denouncing
Martin Van Buren, as base apostate, SC, and said
that however much Virginia may have improved in
other respects If Father Richie is to be taken as a
specimen Of the Virginia gentleman in this day she
has not made much improvement in that article He
said further that Father Richie was monument of
the instability of Human opinion shown BY his oppo-
ston to Jackson Jackson and the sub
treasury and his subsequent halleujahs the whole
OF them And yet he has got rich upon these changes
SO that he stands not only q monument Of change
but as living refutation Of the old maxim, that q
rolling stone gathers no moss After speaking for
nearly an hour and a half Mr.. Van Buren, closed
amid the Iaudits Of the Jersey free soilers Next
Mr. WAsHBURN, Of Otsego county New York He lie
quite young man and spoke with all the fervor and
enthusiasm of youthful apostle When he had
finished,
On motion the convention adjourned. w.
Political Intelligence.