The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-04

Mr.. VAN BuRKN AND THE BUFFALO CoNvEN-
TIoN.-The Van Buren, party in this region are
beginning to get alarmed at the probable compost
ton OF the Buffalo Convention, to which SO many
delegates, of various colors and compilations, will
be vending their way in few days.
Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends never found fault
with the action Of the Baltimore Convention, until
nominated another man for the Presidency, instead
of himself. The four years of quiet and repose
which he had been enjoying at Undertook, were
produced by the soothing predictions of General
Jackson, that he would get the nomination again
IN ls4s; but General Jackson died, and with him
the prediction. The Baltimore Convention met,
and from the influences which prevailed, Mr.. Van
Buren, was thrown overheard, and General Cass
was nominated. Hence the sudden waking up to
the importance of free soil and free territory,
which has marked the conduct of Mr.. Van Buren,
and his supporters for the last few months. No
one who knows Mr.. Van Buren,, his career or
sentiments, believes that he cares copper for the
colored races, or any race, in any portion of the
world, much less the condition of such race in
California or New Mexico.
The whole of the noise heretofore made against
the Baltimore Convention, has been caused princi-
pally by Mr. Van Buren, and now, according to
many of the probabilities, the prospects which
have been held out to HIM by the Buffalo Conven-
ton, are about to be dashed from his lips IN the
same way. Accordingly, we see his organs in
this region taking strong ground of independence
already, and threatening the Buffalo Convention,
if Mr.. Van Buren, should not be the candidate of
their choice. We,do not think that these threats
or this disposition will tend to smooth the
way for his nomination at Bnffalo. That con-
vention will consist of three or four original
Influences. The particular partisans of Mr.
Clay will go there, burning with revenge, in
consequence OF the nomination of General Taylor
at Philadelphia. The original anti-slavery men
Will meet IN the same conventions but they will be
governed by altogether different impulses than
those which actuate the friends of Mr. Clay or
MIR. Van Buren,. Mr.. Van Buren's friends NAV be
represented IN that convention; but is also proba-
BILE that the friends of Mr. Clay in this State will
have delegates there; that there may be four or
five different influences atwork in that convention
the number OF representatives of which will proba-
bly, reach thousands instead of scores. A great
effort may be made by the Van Buren, men to show
that the Undertook statesman would be the most
popular, and would draw more votes from the other
parties, than any other man that could be nomi-
Scott or Judge Mclean, of Ohio, would be much
more effective candidate for the purposes of the
convention, and to represent their particular ideas
and principles, than either Mr.. Clay or Mr.. Van
Buren,.
The days Of these latter statesmen, Clay and v an
Buren,, are past and gone. They ought to have
been numbered with the dead and desolate years
ago. They have kept the country in a struggle for
the last twelve years and but for the struggles of
their friends and parsans, it is very probable that
one half of the trouble and one half of the present
national deLt of the country, would have been
avoided. Many of those gre at statesmen as they
call themselves, are, after all, nothing but great
ntriguers, great pests, and great seourges to the
country. No man should be President for more
than one term, for one dose is enough 10 spoil any
candidate or any party.