The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-16
INTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ia, 1913.

WASHINGTON, Sept Ia, lsiS.
The Free Sol Moremept ~ the District 81 Co.
iumbia-Nfr. Pan B1cn's Cafeiaafiors-F. r.
Blair-Hhig Iacrcs 10 Percent DesefioD, &c. |
A week ago. a free soil meeting held In
this city. preliminary movement was then
made towards an effective organization. The
Buffalo platform and nominations were swallowed.
Last night, at adjourned meeting, r.. r. Sheckel
was elected President, and s. Parker, Secretary
A constitution for the Stree Soil Democratic As
ISOLATION" was adopted one of the objects of
which was stated TO be, "to secure a more per-
feet union OF the friends of free soil in Washing
ton and Its vicinity, and TO elect officers of the
national government, who are the honest friends
of free principles, and the firm opponents to the
extension OF slavery in the territories now free,
and to promote the principles of the Buffalo plat
form. committee was appointed to report an
address at the next meeting. About forty persons,
pm. ,cpally democrats, have appended their names
10 the roll of the association
This little band are workers, and had their first
lessons in political trickery in the clubs Of this
CITY They are gong into the business with their
sleeves rolled up, and will, indirectly do much
good for General Taylor, by vigorously opposing
Csss, and helping Van Buren, Money will be fur
the people o sstes
and States heretofore democratic, to split off frag
ments from the old bunker organizations, that
electoral votes may be averted from General Cass
There is more at the bottom of this movement
than appears upon the surface.
To-day, gentleman from Massachusetts,, now
IN this city, confirms the intelligence previously
received, that Francis =. Blair, formerly OF the
daily Globe, (he official organ of Van BUREN,, has,
within lew days, returned from visit to his
patron. l have not seen notice OF his pill
grimage IN any OF the Northern papers. 1t
II be true that he did go to Undertook, he must
have had conference with HIM under the dark
curtain OF the night; or, II may be, that asslgna-
lion took place elsewhere between these distin-
euished gentlemen Certain il is, however, that
MIR. Blair has been made fully acquainted with
MIR. Van Buren's objects and hopes, which are,
briefly, understood to be these, viz: that he will
obtain the electoral vote of New York, Massachu-
sets, Ohio and another State; that this will throw
the choice of President into the House of Repre-
sentatves; that, In this event. the representatives
from the free States dare not vote for either Cass
or Taylor, except at the hazard of death to their
political standing, IN time to come-because Mr..
Van Buren, is avowedly for free soil, and his COM
petitors not and that should he not obtain the
electoral votes OF even one State, his position will
materially lnjure the prospects OF his old bunker
enemy, and elect General Taylor, who, to him, is
less Objectionable. Whether or not there be any
philosophy in this calculation, others than myself
1t seems to be fact that the Wing National Elk
ecutlye Committee are somewhat alarmed at the
Van Buren, movements. They fear him more than
Messrs. Gideon, they have published, and are cir
culatng In the free States thousands and thousands
of a document entitled "The Van Buren, Platform,
or Facts for the Present Supporters of Martin Van
Buren,. The object is to show the hideous political
deformity of this gentleman, and TO prove that his
support, by any portion Of the wing party, will con-
tribute to the election of General Cass, foster ag-
gresslve wars, and perpetuate the Southern dynas-
ty, which, in foreign measures "brought on the
war with Mexico and the annexation of Texas,
and which. at home, has destroyed the protective
policy,a wise system of internal improvements, and
contributed to a large public debt, and the embar-
rassment of the whole American people," =
II the Wing Executive Committee wish to COM
pete with the democrats, in disseminating political
information, they will have to put on the work
set of extra journeymen, to direct the documents,
and rise a little earlier IN the morning, and not
retire to bed before midnight. FELIX