The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-17
ADVANCE OF THE MAIL.
photographed to the St LOuis ReVeilie'l

Great Free Soil Convention
BUFFALO, Aug. 9--The great Free Soil ConVen-
tion met this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Judge Stevens, of Indiana, called the Convention
10 order, and Nathan Sawyer was appointed FTesl-
dent pro tem, and c. B. Welsh, OF ILLINOIS, ana D
w. ShiIler, of Ohio, were appointed Secretaries
TT King from the informal Committee on Organ
ization and other business reported series OF
nronositions which he said had received the unanl-
mons concurrence of the Committee representing
half of the States of the Union, and composed OF In
dyiduas lately belonging TO the two great political
! parties of the day.
The following are the propositions
ps.oyd That il the duty of the Federal Government
to relieve itself from all responsibility i0r the existence VI
sessd Of constitutional authority egSate on that subject
! and is thus responsible for its existence , .. ,r
Res0lrsd That the States within which slavery eAH ae
alone responsible for the existence Or conHnuaon Oh sIaey
within the limits of said States and the Federa aSa
has neither responsibility nor i %;stl
sh regulate slavery within State where slavery now exists
RSSD'oai ,HeTy into territory now is prohibit its eT
iStence IN all such territory by an act OF congress
! AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by the Presl-
dent. and Mr.. King, from the Committee on Organ
| ization. reported the officers Of the Convention.
Mr.. Butler, of NewYork, moved that Com,
nittee of three from each State and the District OF
Columbia be appointed to report resolutions lot te
considera ton of the Convention, which was agreed
| tn The Convention then adjourned to O'CLOCK
| tomorrow morning. 49,
# is thought Mr.. VanBuren will be nominated
/ on M-On re-assembling, some confusion &C.
| cnrred in attempting to organize the CohVehtIoh
| The deliberations were opened WIN prayer WI
Adams, on taking the chair, made most DeaulilI
address There were seventeen states represented
The Committee on Organization reported series
Of resolutions declaring that there shall De a Com
rnittee of Conference of six delegates from each
State, and three from each Congressional Distrlct'
consisting of delegates already appointed, or to De
appointed by those here, from thelr respective
States to this convention.
The mode of nominating candidate mas peeh
reported and was unanimously agreed TO- Hs
| Committee meet at 3 A. NJ a,
'The masses have been addressed by MesSrs.
Giddings Butler and others.
General Buffers Acceptance
WASHINGTON, August Sin the washington
Union of this morning, Gen. Buffers letter OF ac-
ceptance is published. lie refers 10 the resolutions
of the Baltimore Convention, and approves OF them
unqualifedly, as an exposition OF his principles
Illinois Election.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. In Adams county tRe
4 democratic ticket has been elected-the SheTln Dy
800 majority, and the Representatives by I2V'
Kentucky Election.
In Coyington, the upper and lower precincts have
only been heard from; they give foNeiL ma teo
ity of q, and Groesbech Iuehl) iitnolI'y VI ~'0
over Cutler (whig) ~,
In franklin county, Crlttenden's majority is ZS1
Crittenden's mai in the city of Louisville IS 469
The returns thus far received Of the first days
vote show democratic gain on the last guDerla
torial election. ,...-, ,, o7n
, T,ooan county gives wing majority OF l,O'V
from which full returns have been received.
Monroe county gives wing majority OF 6l
Simpson 100, and Warren 5O5. r,
Partial returns have been received from the FOL
, lowing counties showing Crittenden's majority Il
be, in Meade county, gO3.
The first days vote In Harrison county give
n Crittenden's majority viii not fall far short 0
IS 10000. 1000
Barren county gives Crittenden majority OF 2Vo
On the first day Christian gave him majority g
|. $50 Greene of 5SS. 80
a In Kenton county Powells majority Is Az
d Groesbeck (dem.) has been elected to the Legs
\ lature.
q In Boone county Crittenden's majority is 40.
e In Murphy county wing Representative ma
) D'9'' 'loo'SN Indiana Election.
E. LOUISVILLE. Aug. SIN Vanderberg COUNT
is the democratic ticket has been elected, also
r Sullivan and DavIess.
le The wings have carried Yincennes, Knox, Gil
e. son, and Yigo.
is It is rumored that in Illinois, NIcCIernand ha
j. been defeated by Sam Marshall
m ILLINOIS AND Missouri ELEcTIoNs-A tele
IN grsphic dispatch to the ST. Louis Union says tn;
the democrats have carried the Springfield dstri,
BE- in Illinois-Harris's majority for Congress ben
nj I25. This is democratic gain
d. In st. Louis county, Missouri King (dem) mi
h. iority for Governor is $751; Hendricks, for Lieu
m Governor, Az; and Bowlin, (dem) for Congress
has 46s. In Lincoln county King has 66 maiorit
n. LOUISVILLE, August 9.-There is 5 feet 8 inch
ed wafer in the canal and feet inches on the fall
-er PITTsBURGH, August s.--Ihere Is feet in u
IN channel and rising.
IN The operatives in the Allegheny factories resuI
ed there work this evening; Others will soon foIlo'
There was no excitement