Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-12


THE BUFFALO CONVENTION.
BUrFALo. Aug. g.. ISIS.
The great Free Soil Convention commenc-
ed to-day at 10 O'Clock.
Judge Stevens, OF Indiana. called The Con
%vention TO order, when Nathaniel SAWYER was
appointed President pro tenn. ant Chas. ID.
Wells, Of lllinois. aud S. w. Thilleo. OF Con
n%ectIcut, appointed secretaries.
Hon. II. King. from the informal commit
lee on organization and other business. report
eel a series OF resolutions. which h. said had
received the unanimous concurrence Of the
committee, representing half HE States Of the
Union, and composed by individuals lately
belonging TO all the various p%olirica! parties.
The following are the propositions:
ResotOtd, That j. the duly of the Federal
Government to relieve i:seli from all respon-
sihiliiy Tor the existence aud continuation of
Slavery, wherever that Government possess
ed constitutions authority 10 legislate on that
subject, and Is thus responsible Tor It's exist
enCe.
RssOir6a, That the States in which slavery
exists, are alone responsible FIR its existence
or continuation within the limits OF such
States, and the Fedepl Government has uei.
Their responsibility nor constitutional author
ty 10 abolish orr gulu,e slavery within aSlatt
where ii now exists.
ResolDed, That the true, and in the judg
ment OF this Convention, the only safe means
OF preventing the extension of slavery into
territory now free, Is to prohibit its exist
ence in all such territories by an act OF Con.
gress.
On motion, a Committee OF one from eaci
State, and one from the District of Columbia
was constitution to report officers for tn
permanent organization OF The Convention.
On moiion, Il Committee Of five was ap
pctnted TO arrange seals for the various dele
gates.
At P. NJ, the Convention adjourned til
) p. NJ.
On the going in OF toe Convention al 8 T
NJ, the Hon. Preston King, Chairman OF tn
Committee or organization reported the nam
OF Chas. +. Adams, OF Miss. is President q
the Convention. he took his seat amid deaf
ming cheers.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. King reported the following as the lis
OF officers for permanent organization:
Charles F. Adams, Mass, President.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Wm Bradbury. Name; l. Branard. VI;
Mills, Mass; A M Collins, Conn; ID L Rogers
n Gmy, n Y; kaitland. y II; + D Gazzdm
Pa; n Spindles, Ohio; s & Love, Illinois;
Wright, Indiana; Byron Iiib5orne, Mo; Wn
Miller, Iowa; RS Wilson, Mich; Robt Gard
ner. Md; George Crdg, Virginia; w D Dan
forth, K |; o Dickinson, Del; l. S Logan
d c.
SecRErARIEs-C 3 ~Sedgwick, of New Yorl
Gas V Dyer, III; Thos Bolton, Ohio; Ralpl
Butler, jr., Maine; J ESaodgrass, Maryland
A NJ Johnson, New jersey. I Tyler, Pa.
Nescrs Datbhtp ff \ Nprk and 50 n
OHIO. Were appointed 10 inform Mr.. Adams
OF his election, and conduct him to the chair
Mr.. Butler, OF New York. moved the APP.
pointment Of Committee from each STATE
and the District of Columbia, to report resolu-
tons for the consideration of the C0nvel
ton.
AT 6 O'Clock the Convention adjourned, to
meet at 9 O'Clock tomorrow.
Twenty-Five or thirty thousand stranger,
are in the city. Present appearances indicate
the nomination Of Mr.. Van Buren,.