New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-03
MIR. Van Buren, and the Proposed Buffalo
GouyeufIOu.

The last Erening Post has an explicit and iorcl-
bic leader on the position Of Mr.. Van Buren, and
the Free soil Democracy Of our State with regard
20 the Buffalo Convention. Its substance is as
follows:
The Delegates deputed by the New-York DE
mocrscy TO Baltimore will attend the Buffalo
Convention not to nominate President nor claim
any direct voice in such nomination, as from this
they are precuded by the doings OF the Utica Con-
vention. Mr.. Van Buren, is the candidate for Pre-
sident of the New York Democracy, nominated
sgaias, his will but nominated lrrevocably. Those
who have thus united upon him do not urge the
Wing and other electors disposed 10 raternize on
Free Soil Presidential candidate to adopt Mr..
Van Bur en- they simply state their own position.
Should the Bufolo Convention see fit 10 adopt Mr..
Van Buren, as the general representative of the
Free Soil principle they are willing to accept a
fit candidate for Vice President from the ranks Of
their former antagonists if that be deemed sdvisa
bic and TO unite ON Electors, &c ON the same basis
OF mutual concession.
recent letter from John Van Buren, to Ohio
evinces disposition to merge all past topics Of
collision in a general rally for Free Soil On the
other hand we hear that a considerable number
OF Delegates from New England and Ohio will
urge the nomination of an eminent Western Wing
for President.
Looking at the matter entirely as an outsider,
we cannot but think the Convention will make a
blunder if il dominates another than Mr.. Van Blu
rem. No other candidate can have amount Of
positive strength equal to that of the Free Soil De-
mocracy OF this state-certainly not less than
ann a,1 ,,r,EalIx r,uch There
are several counties-St. Lawrence, Putnam,
Queens, for exsmple--in which Cass will scarce
" be heard Of if Van Buren, shall be nominated at
Buffalo. st. Lawrence can poll 1900 to 10000
votes, whereof Cass may get 500, though an intel
ligent friend long resident there is confident he
cannot overrun 300, TO some 1000 for Van Buren,.
ii the Free Soil do not wish to advertise their
movement as hopeless from the outset, they will
hardly put another over the head of Mr. Van
Buren,.
But again; The vital breath OF the Buffalo
movement is the assumption that the qseston OF
Slavery Extension ought TO override and dwarf
all others. 1t urges that all past ieuds be forgot
ten--all minor differences be merged in the one
issue now presented. But how shall the country
be made TO believe this if the Convention prac-
tcally disregard it If they pass by the man of
greatest personal strength because they have diff
fered from him in former years. even questions
relating to Slavery, how shall they expect the
many, who feel less ardently on this question, to
forget their old differences IL a Free Soil Wing
cannot vote for Van Buren,, how shall the Wing
nominated in his stead expect to receive Demo
cratic votes ! Nay, how shall Wing be expect
A II. Il
ard the triumph of Cas-, ii the leaders who urge
the risk do not show themselves exempt from the
influence OF old party associations We do not
assume to measure the strength of the indcpcnd-
ent movement but we have no doubt that it will
be far greater under Van Buren, than under any
one else.