New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-26
Free soil Mas Meeting In Orange County
speeches by John Van Bnren and bepi-
rfIs

n. Batter.
The friends OF Free Sod ia Orange Co. met ~
Mas. Convention Goshen yesterday 70 The number o.
Of some 1000. A good platform was erected am .
about halfys.t o'clock the meeting was organize y
the choice Of PErgR CUDDEsAcE Of DeerpafA A.
dent; Luther Harris Of Goshen and - o'nei'
Prssidents and James H. Jansen snd DINERS sec
4 Committee Of Hye. q whom Judge H.sL'-
Nrsrox vas Chairman reported an Ao's Ao''
citizens Of Orange County. aeconP1n''u y
p..t,,. e,o,cssve Of the position and purposes Oh
the Free Soil Party. The Reso'niiohs '''o'' 100
. -, - our country is exposed TO dlshonof-
that both the great political parties oi tne c"1N'
- -,.sized 10 the uses Of the Slave Power 81 TINS
over which boldly proelaims the mon
-. d,etripe mai wherever tue stars and stripes
-, owe, American Territory. there human Slavery
-, .dvaoee under the protection Of this Union-iaAt
-, the die,ation Of inis power the Baltimore Con
,,o, had spurned the delegates and stuffed the voice
a the treat state Of NewY0rk and that he Phisde
,b,a Convention had resorted % mere svsila5inty'
vi,hou, reference b principle Qualification or Office
and tn, both Conventions have dominated candidates
whom no sincere opponent Of Slavery extension can
.upport without Inconsistency and dishonor Hence
the Buffalo Convention The Resolutions approve The
proceedings and Platform Of the Buffalo Convention
All
The Resolution. having been read and adopted Mr.
ro,,, VIZ BusyS wa loudly called for he immedi-
,,e took the stand and after stating that he had not
designed 70 make speech and vas therefore iu'P'e
pared to do 90 proceeded speak for something over
IN hour in deutory but altogether very happy vein
dealing hts At the doughfsces in style peculiarly his
own.
After congrstusting the people Of Orange Co on &C.
4 ~ ~ a hn
before him be proceeded 70 give ketch Of the causes
which had led 70 the uprising OF the barnpufner' ana
the Tree men OF the North generally He denied Vene
menty the charge that the Free soil Party Is dessneo
no be Sectional or aggressive againsr the south Inc
south had urceeutcd the issue. and the Norm haa &C
ceuted H. 10 sustain this position be referred 20 te
proceedings of the bsrnhurners a. Ouca ana o.nei
fi.res before the nomination Of Cass showing tnat
bi ,hey had put forth Free sol views on al proper
occssops they had held that up AS test TOT me
Presidential candidate while the -ouih Virginia Aia
bamA 6c) through their state conventions ana uinsi
wise had prescribed all candidates not ievoraoe 70 lhr
ptension At slavery over Oregon and California Inc
south WAS the aggressive party and the rec Denoc
~ were acting on the defensive The south proposed
terms 70 Cass and be accepted them and was tnei can
didate His fate would prove warning 70 al a7PH
ing trading politicians.
Sir B. said he did not agree entirely win me Piat
form Of the Buffalo Convention though pleased nm
In the main But he considered opposition 10 slavery
~
atorm contained nothing else that ne could approve
still ne should advocate the election oil the tcket Win
MS might. 49,, A. g.
uisrs II might under the circumstances OF the case
Re considered indicate for him 70 remark upon the
position and prospect of that gentleman and then M
would be considered wanting IN mngnahnly u ne
aqere 20 strike fallen foe. he did not believe mere
VA A Hunker in the Empire state bold enough 10 say
that Cas- stands shadow Of chance Tor carrying her
electoral vote lie did not believe that even that man
Of modes, assurance who presdes over the columns
of the arQus who while making the state vocal win
,buse OF Snas Wright fer certain allowances % tue
Attorney General could quietly gulp down the Canal
Bank whole, would claim the State for Cas-.
Against Gen TAYLOR he could ssy nothing politically
Tor he bad Yet 10 meet the fret man whose fortune It
was 70 differ with that gentleman IN pOlitics Inc wing
Party mad tried hard 10 make WING 81 nm out tus
lar had utterly failed They mad nevertheless nomln
sted him Mr. CLAY had declared that he was opposed
10 the admission OF new territory 10 BE- made into
Slave States and that moment the south insisted on
throwing him overheard, and over he went Inc hero
of Buena Vista refused to surrender 10 the Fhadephs
Convention so the Convention surrendered 70 him.
Mr. V b. commended that Cass was not regularly
nominated but mad MS nomination been ever go regu
ar he could not have voted Tor MIN lie thoushi II
quite AS important to be right as regular. The Amer
ican Revolution he believed was not strictly regular
and Washington no doubt ~ that time considered
"A boiler He referred 20 the passage oil me oregon
bin with the Provso, and expressed the behe tnst II
would not have passed but Tor the uprising OF me ffee
den countermsrch certain doughaces was extreme.
~ ludcrous in itself but II was sull hopeful sgn oil
the times
Many both Wings and Democrats indeed nearly at,
say the Free soil principle is right; but now not the
'une Wait TIL l-52-then you may succeed, Ne-
Nhy even Mr. Calhoun Acknowledges that the free
sol. Party viii triumph in 80 MIR Is. endeavorcd 10
show that now Is the tmo--thai much has been done
IA regard to Oregon, and more may be accomplished.
The North have the power, why not WELD II He pe
eved they would and that IN very short time the
ouehfaces vii be- sought after and found on the other
lie of Mason aud DiNons Line tie did not tor mo-
rnept doubt that the Free soil Ticket would carry the
,lectooal vote OF New York. and in regard 10 the
General result unless the Buffalo rcket succeeds there
win be no election by the people, and OF course the
choice will go 10 Congress, that receptacle OF good
things lost upon earth : and II that body does not
choose the worst man of the three the country viii
have perfect hight 10 turn up IS eyes IN establishment
The speaker concluded some sensible remarks upon
the importance to the White people that Oregon and
California (territory nearly as large as the United
Siates) should be free.
BENZ +. BUTLER made speech of an hours dura-
ton. very eloquent and argumentstve but we have
not space tor even an abstract OF IL
The audience was composed mostly OF substantial
aud thoughtful farmers aud mechanics who listened TO
the speaking with marked sttention, and presented
every appearance OF being in earnest about this CUES
ton OF Free Soil
On the conclusion OF Mr.. BIS speech few minutes
past P. NJ the meeting adjourned