The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-09-08
FREE SOIL STATE CONyENrION

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FREE SOIL STATE CONVENTION.
The Free Soil State Convention met at fremont
Temple al IL O'Clock NJ, Wednesday, and was called to
order by Mr. Reyes ofDedham. The following officers
we're then chosen:
For President, Hon. JOHN MILLS, ofSprngfeld.
Wee Pres idents-Joseph Willard, Boston Gilbert
Haven, Maiden; B. F. Newhall, Saugus; Alexander
De Witt, Oxford lIezekiah Burt, Longmeadow J. P.
Holister, Northampton r. b. Hubbard, Sunderland ::
Edmund I. Ensign, Sheffield; Willis Fisher, Franklin;
V. Perkins, North Bridgewater; Timothy G. Coffin, N.
Bedford; Nath'l Hinckly, Barnstable Edward w.
Gardner Nantucket.
Secrotaries-Wm Bassett, Lynn Marcus Morton Jr.
OF Boston; Geo. d. Wells, Greenfield Chas. lngerso,
ofCambrdge Jas. Morse Westfeld.
Committees on Resolutions, nominating Electors &c.
were appointed by the chair
Upon resolutions and address of the Conven.
ton, the Chair appointed-ior Suffolk. Charles
Sumner; Mlddlesex, Joshua Leavitt; Essex. ].
u Whittier; Worcester, Amasa Walker; Hamp.
den, James Fowler Hampshire, Erastus Hon.
kins; Franklin, Asa Severance of Shelburne
Berkshire, wv Sterling; Norfolk, JOS. l.. Ricbs
ardson; Plymouth, Joseph Wood Bristol, ]. A.
Kasson; Barnstable, Anson T. Lothrop.
On motion OF Henry Wilson of Natick, the fol.
lowing persons, one from each county, were ap-
pointed to nominate State Central Committee.
Middlesex, Henry Wilson Suffolk. John A
Andrew; Essex, A. G. Brown; Worcester VIM
b. Maxwell; Hampden, Allen Bangs; Hamp.
shire, VIM Tyler; Franklin, L. c. Tbaver.
Berkshire, ] H. Morse Norfolk, F. W. Bird
Plymouth, Nath'i BeaT; Bristol, Rodney French,
Barnstabe, Oliver Hinckley.
On motion OF R.~&z~a1Rsna. Jr.. of Roston
Committee of three from each Congressional Dis
trict was appointed, to report list of delegates
for Presidential Electors The chair appointed
the following persons
District No. l, R. H. Dana, Jr.. Sidney Ho.
mer, Jas. M. Wilton; 2, S. C. Phillips. B. F.
Newhall. Geo. Allen, Jr.; 8, Geo. F. Farley.
Josiah G. Abbott, Daniel Saunders; 4, Estes
Howe, John A. Boles, David Goodale S, b.
mum Nye, Olney COTE, L. w. Ward 6, s. W,
Brown, w. Billings, John Dickinson, Jr.: T r
F. Ensign, H. W. Dwight, John Drury 8, VIM.
Richardson, B. v French, John Shorey; 9.Geo.
B. Atwood, John Wilbur, Tho's Russell; 1O.Wm.
+. Caldwell, Chas. b. Gardner, WIN. Anthony,
BY successive motions, members of the State
Central Committee, Delegates 10 the Buffalo
Convention, and members of the Liberty Con-
vention, held in the morning, were admitted as
members OF the Convention.
At half past o'clock, the Convention adjourn
ed to meet at half past 8.
~ tue diteThooh the convention was addressed
by John c. Park OF Boston, George Bradburn of
Lynn, John A. BoIes of Boston, and George F
Farley OF Groton. On motion OF Mr.. Nye oiNew
Bedford, the Convention adjourned.
The meeting at Faneuil Hail. in the evening,
was crowded to overlooking, every body being
anxious to hear speech from Mr.. John Van
Buren,. He held his audience until after nine
o'clock.
The following report we take from the Chron-
otype:
After Mr. Van Buren, took his seat, on the sub
siding of the storm of applause, Mr. Phillips Of
Salem was called for. While he was getting
ready to speak, Judge Allen said You have now
heard barnburner of New York and can Judge
OF his destruchveness. Will Massachusetts,
stand by" New York now TYes yes. from thou.
sands Mr. S. C Phillips said it would ever he
the proudest recollection of his life that he was
delegate to the Buffalo Convention, and il now
SEEMED TO him that that Convention was adjourn
ed to Boston. He proceeded for half an hour IN
examine the position of the three parties. and
sat down amidst great cheering.
The Hutchinsons were then called on for
song, TO which they responded in style which
elevated the enthusiasm, IL that were possible.
Judge Morton was then loudly called for, and
in spite of indIsposition came upon the platform
and said that on another occasion he should take
care to let the Public-all the Office holders and
the people who despised all Offices know his
opinions on this question. Now he could onIv
say that he fully agreed with the sentiments 80
ably expressed by Mr. Van Buren,, and should
with all his heart, with his humble influence and
vote, support the Buffalo nominees.
The chairman attempted to get the meeting adj.
Journed, but the audience seemed determined not
to go. Sumner, Leavitt, Wright. &c. were cali
cd tor. The latter said he had spent his strength
what there was OF 1t, for some years in irving to
raise the right sort Of political party from tbe
seed. But Il was slow job to get good frnit
from the seed. He had always preferred graf.
lug but good stock to graft into could not he