The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-17


tanned the Wilmot p-oviso did not violate the con-
stituton and 3D. declaring against the extension OF
slavery into California and New Mexico lie sustained
Weber finally declared himself in favor Of Mr.. Van
Buren, for Presidents and that, In supporting him, he
regarded 1t asa conscientious duty This declaration
by Mr. Weber, has produced good deal Of conster-
nation in the democratic ranks
VERMONT
The Legislature of Vermont met Thursday, the
18th inst. John Kimball chosen President Of the
Senate, and w. C. Clark, Clerk. In the House here
were four ballots for Speaker without choice The last
100; Horatio Needham, W. 3D. rs; Homer w. Heaton,
(d) 35; VIM Needham, 1.
IMPORTANT CoRREsPoN oENCE-MR. VAN BUREN, AND
SLAVERY
The Hon Isaac Hill, late Governor of New Hamp-
SHIRE and well known to the democracy Of the
Union, recently visited Towanda, Pennsylvana, the
the lead Of the Hon David Wilmot. During his stay
there, the following correspondence took place, and
will speak for itself The resolution which it reiers
(and which subjoin to the letter Of Mr.. Hill)
having been drawn up by Siias Wright and framed
under the eye and at the instgation of Martin Van
Buren, in 1910, Is the sameword for word aud comma
for command the only resolution upon the subject
of slavery, adopted by the late National Convention
defeated in 1910, and quietly dropped in 1914 and he
now repudates his party aud the principles adopted
candidate for Preside mt, with a rank Massachusetts,
federast for his associate upon the ticket He had
hopes Of receiving the nomination Of the democracy
In May last and as soon as that hope disspated
by the result ofCthe Baltimore enton, he becomes
all Of a sudden . convert to abotionism.
Letter to Governor Hill.
TowANpA Sept IL, 1Si8
HIS ExcELLENcY Isaac HILL:
The undersigned, democratic citizens of Bradford
county, avaing ourselves Of your temporary sojourn
among US, are DESTROYS Of knowing whether Martin
Van Buren, previous to his nomination a candidate
for President in 1910, subscribed to, approved Of
the resolutions adopted by the Baltimore Convention
which placed him at that time in nomination; and
have to believe
information upon the subject which may be important
for the people to know particularly in relation to the
slavery. Very respectfully, your obedient servants
DAVID CASH, VIM. ELwELL, ID. ORMsBY,
Z W. BAIRD, III: srrrHEss, Guy TozrR,
d. T. MARTIN, g. H. BUNTING, ]. f. MEANS,
Pc BARsrow, y HusToN, YE. PIoLErr
s: HAYDEN, H. c. BAIRD, P. WARD,
H MORGAN.
Governor HIPS Reply.
TowANpA, September IL, 1913.
GENTLEMEN I'm answer to your note of this date,
am able to say, that was member of the Baltimore
Convention which nominated Martin Van Buren, for
reelection in the year 1840 that at the instance Of
Mr. Van Buren,, Mr.. Silas Wright, the late Judge
Grundy, and others that time, spent several days
previous to the convention at the house of Mr. F p
Blair at Washington in preparation for that
tom that the arrangement then made was, that Mr..
Ransom H. Gilet should prepare and report the
luons and that should report the address; tina the
resolutions, draw then believed by Mr. Wright
were submitted to and approved by Mr.. Van Buren,;
that consented, after the address reported, to
Anderson Of Tennessee, with liberty for Mr.. Wright
to change and alter it in any manner that he-who
known to be the confidential friend and adviser
of the President-should think expedient; that the
address altered materially some points after
1t was thus returned and before 1t was printed that
the resolutions, peculiarly embodying all the points Of
political faith which had embraced for the previous
twenty years. then the opinions protested by Mr.
Van Buren, as repeated in several Conversations and
that have good reason not only to believe that the
resolution in relation slavery had his full sanction
but that the latter clause of that resolution in
serted at his suggestion, and in the strong and
quivocal language he was in the habit of using upon
that topic. am, respectfully, gentlemen,
Your obedient servant
ISAAC HILL.
Messrs. DAVID CASH and others.
The resolution referred to, is as follows
THAT Congress has no power, under the consttu-
tion to interfere with control the domestic instu
tons ofhe several States and that such States the
sole and proper judges Of every thing appertanng to
their affairs not prohibited by the constitution
that all efforts Of the aboitonists Others made to
induce Congress to interfere with questions Of slavery