New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-22
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H. UTICA. Feb. Is. ls4s.
DEAR SIR: You have received accounts Of the
organization officers c. Of the Radical Convention which
assembled this city to-day. Il ars; met 10 tie Court
House, but the crowd great that the Delegates
could obtain seats ssd D: adjourned to meet In The
Methodist Westinghouse.
Things evidently had not been cut sud dried "a Dod>
Cromwell The Radicals sadly lsck a counterpart Of tie
busy restless wire pulling Edwin 10 do their thinking
and wire pulling Tor them. Dooilile tall thin, Yankee
faced lawyer from Wyoming. Chairman of the Com
mites on Resolutions introduced two FOR the considers-
ton Of the Convention, asking leave % 81 again. One Of
the resolutions passed ard the other wa. ira ledatey be-
plasiered with snendments-ameudment upon top Of
anneRdmeut-unin the Convention and the speakers
seemed entirely besdered the fog. Eloquent, aud In
three fiery speeches. made 20 explain
the important difference between tVeedledum and Nee
detee. II drew out running FIRE Of the lg1t skirmish
ers of the Convention. Nr Wells Of Troy seemed re-
markedly pieafet With the revsrbeFAtions o. hs own
voice lie made five or six speeches, and went strong
for dun.
Simeon B. Jewett Of Monroe. capital specimen Of a
consequential, woudbe great little man made eight or
speeches. He went for de- and was death on dun
Mi COVsn Of Saratoga, q Of the Jldge,) spoke
about equal Der Of times and finally waxed very
wroih about something. Whether he was dun tie or
de lie, ! do not remember. Two or three NeF-Yofk
City Delegates entered the sts and talked necessarily
Finally the whole affair went the table, and the bus
Che manner Of getting the Baltimore Delegates nomi-
naied) was begun over again In new shape.
In the evening the Convention re4scmbled IN the
church and the buldng, though spacious one was filed
70 overlooking. Jot Van Buren,, Chairman Of the Com
mitee ported the Address When he rose 70 read u
ne received with tremendous applause, ard this
again and agtn repeated during the reading orsear
% comment he Address yen viii soon receive 10
entire Ii was able aud out-And.out affair, and very
significant Of the positions whc the Barnburners mean
10 assume they are turned out Of the Baltimore Con-
Van Buren, Is not cfrs good reader, hs voice
being light and rather m0noonous, aud bis pronunciation
often Inaccurate. lie possesses, however, rket and
brilliant abilities lie i much better speaker than read
sr ud with the exception OF voice, possesses most Of the
cha actersiics Of orator. think him fully equal %
nis father In talent, and he has more brhancy-inOre
gshius. lie lacks. however the ex-Presients cool I'm
perturhablity Of TEN er. snt canton.
join VAS BuREs Is tall thin. sioops slightly aud hls
gait Is careless and souching His form Il not good-noi
graceful until you get mp 70 the head. That Is mcsel
Us ght-coored, tastefuy arranged hair only enoirees
uis mples-lhe TOP OF The head being bald Win MS
dat OIL hs face Is dsiagus but not SrIkin9ig proposes
ing owing a certain expression about ths eye. which
perhaps something Of the ro. But with his hat
IT. superb outline Of The head and his lofty and beau
ny chseed features 81 balance ell the other De
fects, and he is a noble looking with fine eyes he
would be strikugy beautiful.
The Address was adopted unanimously, AMI then Mr.
Van Buren, very unreasouaby called on lr speech,
hundreds Of voices shouting his He excused bin
SELF however. the Of fatigue
GEORGE RATHBuN Of Cayugs. then called for, and
uo responded 10 the call lie man Of imposing appear
very DARK eyes high wei formed f0rehesd-a blo0des,
face whose every Deamcnt be'okens stern re'eution
md ndomifahle perseverance When reused 81 IS i4st
.sch face g. yOn would expect 20 leading fori)rn
nope In the Imminent deadly breach withel, In
lica'es sr0ng mental powers. His voice = heavy and
and he speaks with ienerat and great force
There ~ iron both in the mental and moral corr
stituti0u Of this man, which t him for partisan leader
particularly 10 stormy times and leader he vii be
among the Barnblrning Dem Gratis. kaiholn made a
direct and whitening explst II the Jim Crow wheel
sbouis Css the subject q the Pcoviso ant
-he way he pOunced down tie or9gls Richie and
Crossel. Gsf The large building shook with the
Dliuds Of the within H. as he meciessy APP
lied the s,odrge This IS not aaiterng omen for the
prospects Of Gen Cas-
Gen NYE, Of Madison, was next called Tor. or al The
troll speeches listened 20. his the cap sheafi
qsecr, waggsh, witty, eccentric fellow, with consdera
Die degree Of talents ne kept The Convention IN shout N
laughter NOS. OF the time for hour HIS account Of
he Albany Convention, which he attended AZ spectator
rs description Of Corning and Croswes Coure on thst
OCCASION were rich Will attempt 90 give any Of bis
hits as observed he reported The Convention ~
halfpast 10 2. Il adjourned 70 tomorrow at 10
o'clock. Yours In haste, Z.