The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-16

call OF PARA" that 1t was the name OF SONS gentle
man present, and he thought he was TO be relieved
from the labor of speaking. In consequence of ILL
health, he could not possibly speak in the open air
1.-THE cries Of adjourn to the Park" were renewed
GENTLEMAN said that number of delegates had
travelled several hundred miles in order to ate nd
this convention and they were anxious that the busi
ness should be accomplished with despatch, SO that
they might have an opportunity to return home A
horizontal discussion with two trangles sprung up,
upon no particular point but generally upon motion
to adjourn till seven O'Clock this evening. The first
question discussed, without any previous notice,
the expediency of going ahead now without an ad-
journmsnt, and nominating Presidential electors.
Somebody feared, that much haste exhibited
collapse would occur, revulsion among the masses,
and that the ticket would not be we'll supported An
other question:, (the main auestion was debated to
wit whether the convention should meet to night
with closed DOORS or whether they should admit the
soveregns another proposition was to go now,
without eauSusS and nom,nSts candidate for
were remarkably funny, but without any particular
interest to anybody 1t was nally agreed to adjourn
till tomorrow morning at eight O'Clock, with the
derstanding, that in the meantime, the delegates
should hold private caucus with view to go
into an informal ballot for Governor &C. And then
the convention adjourned till tomorrow morning at
Immediately after the adjournment, Mr.. Stanton, of
Seneca was loudly called for. Not single man in
the Hourt House moved inch, although the oonven
ton was no longer in session. They united in
long and loud call for Mr.. Stanton. That gentleman
complied with the call in most patriotic manner and
placed himself in a position upon the stand directly
upon the right of the President Mr. s. Is recognised
among his particular as liberty party man, and
by his enemies apostate seceder from the whg
ranks. He was bred in the Bay State, and resided
there until recently when he removed into this State
and resides at present In Inc county Of Seneca He
In his person he strongly resembles long John Went
worth and his are very similar to those
pistol q pgered attitudes for which John Randolph
was so celebrated, Mr.. Stanton is Ion. man.
with blue, stony eye, and with hair almost as
heavy as the name Of buffalo. lie looks like mild
and amiabe person who has read the Koran, and who
nt lam Ia
sympahies evidently boundless and the Poems OF
California and New Mexico, and the slaves Of the
In the Of
any other party Mr. Stanton would be eminenty suc-
cessful; but, with a patriotism much more common.
dabe than the avarice Of old Shyock he has resigned
all the honors and emoluments of political life, and
has associated himself with very respectable mino
risy Of his fellow citizens where he VIII have
dispositions In his speech, to-day, he displayed ora
torIcal abilities of no common order 1t was even con-
speaker, he exceled the Prince Of Lindenwald, who
has delighted the lovely with his pleading and
fascinated the men with his wit. Mr. Stanton Is
q pungent and delightful speaker he talks rapidly
and forcibly; his illustrations starte you with
their boldness and simplicity, and his language
po.son WHICH tSs
been forced by the barnburners that Martin Van Bu
rem is an honest and estimable man. worthy to wear
dead sage of Quincy-the illustrious Adams; in the
person Of Van Buren,, he declared, were reflected all
those noble virtues and patriotic impulses which dis
tinguished Adams he ivan Buren) was the wor-
thy representative and the embodiment Of the
principles of Washington, and Jefferson, and
Adams. The younger Adams (the candidate 70,
talent taller with al tie frmness Of his father The
doctrines and the creed of the free democracy we're
in hs M s.
broad that the wayfarng man, though bunker, need
not err therein In his illusions Cass Mr. Stanton
dulged in strain Of sarcasm, which Was more bitter
than the gall Of bitterness That ustrous chsrstan
that voluntary slave to bondage more horrible than
the bondage of the negroes whose chains he was try
irr 20 clnch-was wrapped up in the ample pages Of
his CHICAGO letter-a shroud from which there no
reease-s coffin manufactured Of materials imperish-
able that political pcklock could ever get Casss
which had made to the Sontha surrender OF his
soul and his convictious-a surrender which freemen
would never sanction, no than they would sane
tion ts surrender Of Hull Arnold We will try him
for his treason-we viii try him now, aid In 1852, and
The is guilty will give his name place In the niche
where the names Of Arnold and Hull are written.-
Mr. Stanton handled Gen. Taylor much more roughly
than he handled by the Mexicans He waslistened
to with the utmost interest," and at the Close We had
repetition of the stampede which occurred at the Buffalo
convention, when Martin Van Buren, was nominated.
The speech was, altogether episode in the proceed
ings- an incident In the affairs Of the day.
Tonight, the free democracy are holding private
caucus at the court house Tomorrow morning, the
nominations will be made.
MORNING sEssIoN.--sEcoNp DAY.
UREA, Sept. IA, 1913.
the Court House in this city, this morning, at eight
O'clock and called to order by the president The
hour being early, the attendance was not full but
respectable number OF delegates were present.
By order Of the president, the list of delegates was
called over BY the secretary.
the Chairman Of the Committee By
the Liberty Party to deliver to this
ton the resolutions of fraternity and coalition which
herd is poet and philosopher he q shirt col
lar in the style adopted by Byron and his appearance
Mr. SrAoxwnArHER, the roll of delegates being call
ed, moved that the convention now go ntoa nomina-
ton for Presidential Electors.
Mr. TUCKER hoped the gentleman would not press
his notion as a number Of delegates were absent.
MIR. DIBBLE moved that the convention do now pro-
coed to ballot for candidates for Governor
Governor, SC.
Mr. SrARKwEArHER insisted on his original motion,
to go into nomination for Presidential Electors, by
Congressional Districts.
The PRESIDENT stated the question, and the motion
was agreed to.
The convention then proceeded to nominate candi-
dates for Electors by Congressional Districts. The
following gentlemen were duly appointed Electors
for the Van Buren, or Free Soil ticket Published In
yesterday Herald
The nominations of the above gentlemen as Elec-
tors we're unanimously confirmed.
Mr.. STARKwEATHER, of Otsego, there being va
and made some stirring and cheering observations
upon the position and prospects Of the free soil party
Mr.. s. concluded with q motion that the nomination
of Hon. John A. Dix, made in caucus last evening be
now unanimously confirmed. The motion was agreed
to, and Mr.. Dix was declared duly nominated as the
free soil candidate for Governor.
JOHN CocHRANE, Esq, of New York, being Loudly
called for and addressed the convention
in speech remarkable for its vgor, force and elo
quence Mr. c. reviewed the history Of the origin and
progress Of the free soil party, and he depicted In
glowing terms the happy results which would ate nd
the triumph OF ito principles He moved in concu
sion that Seth M Gates, of Wyoming, be unanimously
nominated Is the free soil candidate for Lieutenant
The motion carried by reclamation.
Mr.. JEwETr moved that Charles A. Wheaton, OF
Onondagua, be unanimously nominated for Canal
Commissioner. The motion agreed to, and Mr.
Wheaton was declared duly nominated.
gentleman moved that William p. Augell, OF Cat
taraugus, be unanimously nominated for the office Of
State Prison Inspector. The motion was agreed to
and Mr. Augell was declarsd duly nominated.
Another gentleman moved that Robert Emmett, Of
New York, and James s. Wadsworth, be unanimo usl
appointed Presidential Electors for the State at large
The motion was agreed to- and the above candidates
declared duly nominated for free soil electors.
On motion OF MI. CocHRANE three cheers were given
for the ticket three cheers also given for the Kin
derhook Dutchman and three for the Boston Yankee
On motion of Mr. DiBBLE, committee Of two wa:
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