The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-17

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speech. The Wing Convention repudiated the Will
mot Proviso with something of disgust 1t re-
pudiated at Syracuse The Secretary OF State Of Ohio
told me that in Offering II to the Wing Conve ution
could only get a hearing by auoting some of whit.
tiers poetry, and that 1t was immediately afterwar
sufiocated
Gen Taylor was nomi mated on the soe grou I'd Of
availability What Is his availability? IL is now
ninety days since the nomination, aud neither Mr.
Webster nor Mr. Clay have said they would vote for
him MIR. Webster has made great speech upon the
nomination, and ii it pleases the friends of Gen Tay
the nomination not fit to be made that it is the
first time that military man has been put in no.
mination fer so high office but that if he discovers
that the nomination Of Gen Taylor was fairly made
if it shall appear that it would be the least of
evlsor If it be understood that his election does
not bring on waror if it appears to promise better
results than that OF Gen Cass why then Mr. Webster
will not oppose him. Great laughter) Now q
must be elected not by those who do not oppose him.
but by those who support him. Here is the difficulty
If it takes Mr.. Webster ninety days to come to the
conclusion that he will not oppose General TAYLOR
Ola! ha haD Availability consists in the support Of
the great heads of q party 1t was the immediate
sent of Mr. Clay and MT Webster that made Gen. Har
rson available at to the whole party 1t was the
cordial asssnt of Mr.. Wright, MIR Benton, Mr. Allen
and others that gave availability to MIR Polk and that
unity among the party which makes availability avail
able. The enthusiasm forGen Taylor has not yet be-
gun and the speaker referred to the elections North
Carolina, Indiana and Arkansas. But for or against
1t, Mr. Webster declares the wing nom nation was not
fit to be made These were the circumstances indu-
cling the Buffalo nomination II the Presidency was
q
then grant you that Gen. Taylor would get more
votes than any other man. but it is the great office of
administration of the civil affairs
Of great empire. He has declared no principles he
has accepted many nominations he can stagger
under, from all sorts Of partes and what can we ex-
pect of him, The indefatigabe orator next took I'M
the Buffalo platform, and cited its doctrines one BY
We &c, too for the abolition Of slavery wherever
the constitution will reach It, (Cheers No slave
territory Increased cheering) Incorporating hos
tty to the extension Of slavery any territories now
free. CThree cbeers) Is not this platform broad and
strong enough for any man to stand upon Eyes yes
yes regret that some guished statesmen should
doubt the stability Of this platform, Mr.. Webster
says that for thirty years he has stood in steady OPP
position to the Buffalo candidate. Does not that
argue steadness the other side, lila! ha hay
He says that If he should now find himself sitting on
the same platform with this old opponent they would
aft sitting two years with anti bank pro-savery
anttarf President-after sitting two years face to
treachery in any man (Grest uproar of laurhser1
And If the West India negotiations did not please Mr.
Webster the people approved them in the election of
1885, for the subject was fully laid before them at that
time. Gentlemen there was unanin,lty and an
enthusiasm 1.-THE Buffalo Convention never, perhaps
in this country before; and it was upon ques-
ton well calculated to call it forth. MIR. Van Buren,
then took up deliberate examination of the evils of
slavery and its crushing effects upon free white abor
the inequality Of slave representation in Congress
one STAKEHOLDER with five slaves, standing equal to
four free white men in the North He spoke Of the
growing prosperity of the great States which had
sprung up out of the ordinance of 49, and contrased
their glory with the decline of old Virginia. Yet
these great States were her children. Why, it Is
almost hard to believe that such children should
GENE from s4ch a parent it is to believe that
Thomas Jefferson could have such disciple Thomas
Richie. Ola! ha ha Oh it, but he does
back to her old principles. Now this question
has to be settled at this Presidential election and 1t
can be done As for the Union it cannot be dissolved
Mr. Calhoun may 60 home and prate disunion; but,
COL Benton says there are d,sunonists that could
not be defeated by the women and children. But our
doctrine is no mere extension of slavery free terri
tory must remain Free and if by any slavery s ad
mitted into California New Mexico, that act must
BE Ths NsS . fully
sion. Of slavery. Cheers He argued that the work
time to do It. Shall the 3lst state in this Union be
slave State or free State? (Frse rD All other
great ; questions have been settled or postponed
at least equal chance with either Of the other
didates The South is VIGOROUSLY divided-the North
meetings he had attended in New York, Mr.. Van
Buren, felt certain that the State good for the Buff
fao nominee. (Cheers) Lewis Csss has more
chance in New York than Louis Philippe {" Ha! ha
Hit him again D 1t is perfectly idle to say the Buffalo
nomination will defeat Cass. We have a chance for
Massachusetts But Taylor say will elect Cass
and the Cass men say will elect Taylor; and they
both abuse Us most numerically 1t ungrateful in
are helping both Tia ha! haD But, of course,
We don't intend to help either of them Ohio
is about equally divided between her three candi.
dates, and we intend to give Pennsylvanis . hard
shake Both the party candidates are unsatisfactory
The House of Representatives did as much could
have been expected in their nominations at Baltimore
and Philadelphia but it was not satisfactory, and
hence the people called convention Of their at
Buffalo. This free soil movement begins where others
endwith the m; IS Of the people. Call meeting for
Cas- Taylor, or the old questions setted
years and you could not keep them together fifteen
minutes. They could not draw up assembage like
this Referring to the Revolution of France, which
was effected in five hours, against all the powers Of
Louis Philippe sixty days was enough for the triumph
Of the free soil platform Who will say that in time
seven millions Of free men cannot conquer 200 900
shareholders With an expression Of his thanks to
the meeting, and statement in vindicaton of the po
stion Of the Buffalo candidate and refere to the
character services, and political Of Sas
Wright showing that the life Of the politician is
life Of u certainty at best and frequently Of disaster
and ruin, MIR. Van Buren, closed with the hope that
this State of Franklin and of Penn this State Of Penn
syi,ania would stand up with New York, and refuse
to stamp the black stain Of human slavery upon the
bright banner Of the Union Great cheering. Music)
On motion, the thanks of the meeting rendered
to John Van Buren, for his able and powerful address
DR. ELDER, Of Philadelphia, was then loudly called
for and came forward on demand. He spoke for near
two hours the general question of slavery, with
eloquence that " cbarmog to hear on any question;
with fund of0kt and anecdote from a mine which
appeared to be inexhaustibe, and in a manner that
was irresistible. Next to Tom Corwin, consider
him the most effective stump speaker have
but time is up for the press. He spoke under
continuous fire Of laughter and applause He fol-
lowed by DR.. Snodgrass, of Md, and it half past
eleven P M. when the meeting adjourned.
Altogether, we consider this free soil movement as
certain, II followed up to lose Pennsylvania to Cen.
Cass.
Religious Intelligence.
CALENDAR FOR SEFrEMBER.-I7. 18th Sunday after
Trinity 20, 80 49, Ember days "a 14th Sunday af-
ter Trinity.
The Rev. A. l.. Hitzelberger, Of Norfolk Va, vii
preach in st. Peters church, Barclay street this
yporn nj uO cOlla vii he