The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-02


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The Buffalo Free Soil Convention.
This original body of politicians meet at Buffalo
Aext Wednesday. According to all appearances, it
will be vast assembage, composed of all kinds of
discontinued politicians ready for rebellion, revo-
hutton, change, and every thing else. This assem-
blage originated In OHIO, principally among whig
politicians, favorable to Judge Mclean and Mr..
Clay. II was taken up warmly several of the
New England States, and has been subsequently,
concurred in by the barnburners and Van Buren,
men OF New York, who intend to send delegates
there. AT this moment, the number of meetings
and conventions holding all over the New England
States, In favor of the free soil movement and for
the purpose of sending delegates to this conven-
ton, is very numerous, indeed. Probably many
thousand delegates and amateurs will be in Buff
falo next week.
What is to be the complexion of this conven-
tion What will they do What is their purpose!
This is more difficult to tell. In this State, the
barnburners intend TO make violent effort IN ia
yor OF the nomination of EX-Presdent Van Buren,,
Of Kinderhook We have every reason to believe
however, that the original contrivers of that con-
vention In Ohio, and the first concurrers in it from
New England; will be more favorable to some
other candidate, and that candidate, probably, will
be Judge Mclean, of Ohio. There may be few
of the delegates kindly disposed towards Mr. Clay:
but we think, according to all appearances, that
Judge Mclean will stand highest on the list, when
the convention meets properly at Buffalo. Indeed,
he would be the most popular, and most decided
candidate. His nomination would sorely dlsappolnt
Mr.. Van Buren, and his particular clique in New
York; but all the DEFICIENCIES ensuing from such a
movement in this State, would be easily made up
In other States, on this side of Mason and Dixon's
line. 1t would be very curious result to see Mr.
Van Buren, again thrown overheard, and the same
poisoned chalice which the Baltimore Convention
commended to his lips, returned to the same lips
next week The political character, principles,
and honesty, of Mr.. Van Buren, favor such deserts,
such consummatlon
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE New FRENCH Re-
PuBLIc.-The people and the press of France are
discussing the form of the new government for
that republic; and, according to all appearances
there is very strong party IN favor of govern
ment similar to ours. The French statesmen and
philosophers, who endeavoring to obtain some
form of government based on the peculiar charac-
ter and capacity of the French people, prefer sin
gle assembly, with some sort of an executive of
similar simplicity in character; and we are rather
disposed to concur in opinion with them than with
those who would wish form exactly like ours,
which would be inadequate for such people and
race as those of France The situations of the re-
publics of France and the United States are Alto
gether different. The people of this country
are different The French republic is surround
ed by monarches, watchtul, jealous, fretfu, IN
trigulng, and endeavoring 20 stir up continually,
all the elements that might tend to prevent any
well regulated republican government from ever
being peaceably formed in France. Again, the
French people are entirely different In their ma
ture, passions, and feelings, from the Americans
The French are quick lively, and energetic peo-
pie. A republican government to suit such peo-
pie, must possess some of the same characteristics
1t must be quick, energetic, intelligent, and easily
changed when necessary. From the wide crcu-
iation OF newspapers in Paris and throughout the
provinces-for there are probably five hundred
journals now established In France-all public
measures can be discussed, and amply discussed,
before even they go through the first form in
single assembly The press In modern umes is
part OF the government in every republic; and no
more forcible instance OF this may be cited than
that of the recent compromise bill, which was
passed by the Senate of the United States, but
which was negatved by the leading journals in
this part OF the country, and their positions and ar
guments concurred in by the House of Represen-
tatives In tact, on that measure the journals of
the day were IN advance of the politicians at
Washington, as they generally are in almost all
ether subjects.
With these views, therefore, we are deliberately
OF opinion that a single assembage would he !,
better form of government for the French republic
than more complicated machine, composed of
two different bodies, elected in different wsys
One important point in such form of government
would be annual elections even for the lepisla.
i've, as well as the executive departments The
French people could not wait two years. much less
Jour- TO reverse the public conduct of their repre-
sentatives. Hence the necessity of making their
terms oil office very brief. Instructions and at.
iempts TO put down the government by force would
disappear, If the masses of the peopIe were sat-
Isfed that al the end of six or twelve months thew
could goto the ballot box and put out the men who
have disappointed them without fighting or r,
sorting to barbados to effect change.
Tue CoURTs.-Ths United States District Court
IS The only one, at present. in session. The August
term commenced on Monday after the transac.
ZION OF some routine business, il was adjourned to
yesterday when 1t was organised and adjourn
ca Inc other courts are all closed. The Supe-
nor Court Will organise on Monday next, deliver
some opinions, and adjourn, il is understood. to
the let Of September