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The Buffalo Convention,

This Convention assembled on the 9th inst
Charles F. Adams Of Massuchus etts, was cho-
sen President. On the first day, itlo was done
beyond organizing and adopting the following
Resolutions, reported by The informal commit
tee on organization:
ResOIted, That it is the duty of the Federal
Government to relieve iIself from all response
biIity for the existence and continuation of Sla.
very, wherever that Government possessed con.
suIutlonal authority to legisate on that subject,
and is thus responsible for its existence.
Resolved, That the states in which slavery
exists, are alone responsible for IFS existence or
continuation within the limits Of such States,
and the Federal Government has neither res.
possibility nor constitutional authority to abol-
lsh or regulate slavery within State where il
now exists.
ReSoired, That the true, and in the Judgment
ol this Convention, the only safe means of pre-
venting The extension of slavery into territory
now free, is to prohibit its existence in all such
territories by an ACT of Congress.
On the second day Mr.. VAN BUREN was NOM
mated as the Wilmot-Proviso, Freedom, Free
Soil, and we may add, Free Trade, Sub. Treas
Hry candidate for PRESIDENT. His nomination
was pretty strongly contested by Mr.. Hale; but
they don't head the Undertook fox at every
Convention. The vote stood as follows;
Martin Van Burcn, q44
John P. Hale, 1871
Scattering Al
Alter the result was announced, the nomina-
lion was approved by shouts from The multitude
there assembled, that made the welkn ring; so
says the telegraph. twill take WHGs-real
Wings, Clay Wings, Cortoin Wings. REPUBL1-
CAN Wings some time to tune their voices to
sing huzzas for Mr.. Van Buren. 1t will puzzle
even aboitionists of the Giddngs school to give
him their suPPort-we think SO, from the follow
irg remarks of Mr.. Giddngs HIMSELF made in
the House Of Representatives:
"Sir, may be led to confde in the honor Of
a stakeholder; but 'servile doughface,' is too
destitute Of that article 10 obtain credit with me-
Mr.. Van Buren has placed the evidence Of his
serviIity conspcuously upon the records of our
country. There it will remain, and will be re-.
garded as an enduring memento of the degene-
racy of the age, and of the men who filled our
public stations"
But we will see what we shall sec; 'misfor-
tune makes strange bed-fellows.'
The Barnburners having completely triumph.
ed, and succeeded in keeping Van Buren in the
field, they graciously permitted the nomination
of Charles F. Adams for Vice President This
is the "fy" for Wing fish, but we think they
will catch none but gudgeOnS on that hook.
1t was the opinion of some that Judge Nc
Lean would be the Candidate. And the Union
says some were suggesting Mr.. CLAY! How lit
tie do these LocoCocos know of the character
of real Wings, to insnuate that these men, can
didates before Wing Convention would suffer
themselves to be brought before Locoloco or
mongre Convention for nomination. Thesug.
gestion was preposterous, at any rate; the mass
Of that Convention would as soon have nomina-
ted Gen. Taylor, as any other than Locofoco