The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-07
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The Massachusetts Delegates to the Buffalo Convention
The Fate of Taylor in Netc England
The delegates to the Buffalo Convention have all
peen chosen IN this State, and nine of their number
nave already left for the Queen of the Lakes The plan
has been rigidly adhered to, Of sending democrat
the democrats elected, are Mr. Mills formerly dis.
trict attorney, under jackson and Van Buren, Col
Abbot, once a representative from Lowell in
anu Afterwards, Senator from Mddlesex and
the movement they all engaged in has of
and patriotism. Joshua Leavtt, the celebrated free
trade advocate and abotionst who did more towards
defeating Henry Clay in 1874, than any ether in
trict.
told you in my last that Mr.. Buckingham would
be sent from that district and such would have been
the case had he not positively refused, in open
ventoD, to serve. He declared that he would not be
bound by the action Of the Buffalo convention and
some think that he not less resoute iu his deter
mination, because oS the probabilities of Mr.. Van
Buren's nomination Yet those probabilities we're not
great that they cannot be converted into mpossi
bilites, by the labor of few energetic men. The
feeling against the nomination of MIR Van Buren, Is
very strong, and the threat of the Ecening Post of
your city to bolt from the Buffalo nominations Mr.
Van Buren, should be passed BY has not tended to
concile wings to an alliance with party which
has given so unequvocal an evidence of love of die
tation in the very NOR of its ricketty and unwhoe
some existence. What makes them less willing than
swallow the Is the certainty las
think may venture to call it, that Mr. Webster is
about to make demonstration in favor of General
Taylor the statement to that effect in the Ner York
Commercial being correct. The rumor is that Mr.
Clay will endorse the Buffalo nom alton ifit be such
he endorse without FORGETTING the good opinion
Of the country and he cannot endorse the nom
nation ofthe Kinderhook rat and hence the boilers
must be deprived Of all the benefit that would
from This approval of their aco n il they foclishly
allow themselves to be duped into the support Of
democratic refuse, Beside this, they will have to
counter the hostility of Webster and that is not to
be desped, especially If not balanced by the support
Of Clay Mr. Clay Is said here will approve of the
the nomination is the question with most men. It's
affirmed by some that he will, and that he has said
much, and written the anne. The fate Of the new
party, so far New England is concerned, depends
entirely the character Of the Buffalo nomination
Let that nomination fall upon MIR Van Buren, and
Taylor will rise like balloon, and sail along
majestically. The ular wings waiting for the
nomination with feverish interest they hold that
the integrity of their party will be at restored
with the placing of Van Buren, at the head of the
SADIE against slavery Such act they very reasonably
think will shock the common sense and humanity OF
the free soil' men who originally wings, and
cause them to return to their old places Their hope
to be saved is grounded wholly the attempt to make
Van wear the habiliments of Garrison. You have
probably observed that Taylor papers say nothing
about Van Buren, 1t being their policy not to pursue
course that shall prevent the conscience" leaders
from falling into the traps cunningy baited for
them by the magician. Once in that trap, they be-
| lievc and 1t is all up with the " botcrs.r
Very little is said about State nominations by either
party The fate Of such nominations will measurably
depend on the result of the Presidential battle
do not vote for Governor members Of Congress- Sc,
until six days after the election Of President As
things now look, there is for believing that
tnere Will De wild work In the Congressional dtstricts
The conscience PARTY are very hostile to such me
as winthrop, Ashmup, and Hudson; and the I" ultra
party are equally averse to Pafrey. In some OF the
districts there will be new men in the field, who may
give satisfaction to both branches Of their party In
the third district 1t is said that Colonel Abbott, OF
| Lowell, the democratic delegate to the Buffalo Con-
vention will be nominated by the free soil'l men.
The democratic party are very quiet. Mr. Morton
| has fairly bolted," and is engaged in attendn g
conscience meetings-probably in search Of q con.
science Of which article he stands in much need
as Peter Schmelm did Of SHADOW It s not yet de.
termined who will be the candidate of the democracy
for Governor and II will not be until the meeting OF
the September convention. The bulk of the party ap
pears to be very little affected with "bolting Van Bu
having been popular here even with his old
| supporters.
MUrINY AND FIRE AT SEA.-During the voyage
| OF SIX companies of Virginia Volunteers from the
| Brazos TO Old Point Comfort on the transport
| Memphis, mutiny and fire occurred the latter OF
which threatened destruction to all on board
| The mutny took place among the sailors, one
| OF whom refused to do duty, but the captain
of the vessel, with the prompt aid OF Captain
| Harper, who was in command of the volun-
| teers, soon restored quiet and good order
| The fire, we understood, occurred near the cook
| ing apartments, but was fortunately discovered
| before II had got much Roadway. Had II taken
| place at a later hour than it did. inevitable de-
structlon to the ship and gallant volunteers would
| have been the consequence. The unruly sailors
| who had attempted 10 rnutiny were kept in con.
| hnemen on the deck OF the vessel until their ar.
| rvsl at Old Point, after which they were set a,
| liberty. They imagined at first that they wonld
be able 70 call TO their aid the volunteers but they
| were mistaken. Not one Of the men thought OF
| giving encouragement 10 the mn,ineers but, on
! the Other hand, aided at once 10 place them IN
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