The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-28
CoLuMaUs, (ohioD June -, 1s4s

me FTee sou contention.
The Free Territory Convention, which met hero on
the Goth inst, adjourned last night The call for this
convention issued previous to the meeting of tho
Baltimore and Philadelphia Conventions in order to
nominate an Independent Wi!mot provso candidate
for the Presidency should neither the great parties
put forward man pledged on that question. 1t was
signed by three thousand persons comprising men OF
influence Of all parties, wings, democrats and liberty
men
About three hundred and fifty delegates were pre-
sent from nearly every part of the State Nathaniel
Sawyer whg) of Cincinnati presided with three vice
presidents and many secretaries Of various potoa
creeds The body quite harmonious, and seemed
de .ermined and full of enthusiasm Resolutions wore
adopted against slavery in the territories APPROX
ing the conduct of John P. Hale Preston King Wilmot
Giddngs, Tuck Pafrey ct id genus and recon-
mending National Convention at Buffalo on the 9Th
OF August next, to nominate for the Presidency They
also formed an electoral ticket.
1t is certain, that in the coming contest in Ohio
there will be sunderipg Of party ties to very consi
derable extent large number Of wings, especially In
Cheesedom as tho Western Reserve is called will not
support General Taylor. The Cleveland True Demo
crdt Is their leading press and among the democrats
notwithstanding the assertion of the bunker organ
here the Ohio Statesman there many barnburners
and other boilers OF this class may be named Eli 7.
Tappan, son Of the famous Benjamin 1appan United
States Senator of Texas treaty memory Mr. Tappan
has for more than two years edited the OAo Press in
this city, regarded the organ Of the radical do
mocracy Ell has taken an active part in this
Of Cas will probably be revived the organ Of this
new party. Mr.. James w Taylor, of the Cincinnati
Morning Signal and the Daily Sondusky Mirror. are
also in the democratic section Of the
ment. The new party contemplates union with the
of New York In the support Of Prssden.
tial tcket-whether Preston King and John Van Blu
rem will make common cause with them remains to be
Stranger things have happened
The effect Of all this will be increase the third party
vote under whatever form perhaps 20 900 in tn
State Ohio will nevertheless. cast her vote the
hero Of Buena Vista, by decisive majority. While
many ultrawhigs will not him. the great body
OF them will and thousands Of democrats will unite
with them in voting for Zachary Taylor believing that
he will administer the government without gard "a
mere party interests Cass nder circumstances
carry Ohio. His Chicago letter and his course ON the
Wilmot proviso settled that.
The revolutionary movement in this State seems to
have been lost sight of amid tho and excite
ment Of the Presidential canvass The wings sneak OF
It only to ridcule Citizen Sam Medary and his coad-
tutors OF the committee of public safety have enough
to do looking after recusaut Democrat II was GER
cratic hunkers and has fallen wide of the mark The
honest people Of Ohio too well satisfied with the
means provided in their cons for its anne
to support scheme of party hacks the and
fishes
The Taylor men talk Of mass convention on the
Z0h July Conventions and other political movements
nave absorbed all ate non for time In our
beautiful city Columbus Ia rapidly assuming the ap
pearance. as it has for time had the name of q
city. The prcsen population ia ~ 900 The work ON
the new state House Is again CONNIE need
The Liberty Convention proper was 10 session to- day
IL adjourned wshout any acton, preferiog to fall In
with the new party, with the hope Of contracting it -
They, however, recommended Hale to the ,tfao Con.
vention for the Presidency. w