The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-10
INTELLIGENCE FROM BUFFALO,.
The Free Soil Convention.
MOVEMENTS OF THE POLITICIANS.


BY THE MAIL.
BUFFALO, August 7, 1913.
C0njedurcs aud Facts IN relation to the Buffalo
C0nUenti0n.
We are here upon the ground waiting patiently
for the organization of the original and remarkable
convention which is to assemble here on Wednes-
day next to nominate third candidate for the
Presidency of the United States, who shall be
upon the questson of slavery the especial represent
tative and exponent of the views OF the free States
of the North. We have in the history of this
country account of any such detached or indie
pendent association of so considerable portion OF
the sovereign people. 1t is confidently expected
that fifteen thousand strangers from the free States
will attend this curious and important convention.
! understand that, with view to the accommoda-
tlon Of tins immense mass of the people, the COM
mittee of arrangements have procured tent capa-
bic OF containing ten thousand persons, IN which
the convention will hold Its meetings. There
will, probably, be delegates present from every
tree State IN the Union, and perhaps from some OF
the slave States.
In the present extraordinary state of parties IN
this country, the position OF Martin Van Buren is
very equiyoca and strange and doubtful. Mr..
Van Buren,, with wonderful skill and energy, and
with his characteristic cunning. has succeeded IN
placing himself III tIllS purposes WHICH
are perfectly well known to the country. Some OF
the leading newspapers IN New DIRK, and In other
portions OF the Union, have appeared, at various
times, TO indulge some fears that Mr.. Van Buren,
and his friends would succeed IN getting the con-
troll of the Buffalo Convention, and in having him
nominated by that body for the Presidency. Pro-
badly, there are some substantial reasons Tor en-
tertainlng the opinion that the friends of Mr.. Van
Buren, will make a powerful effort to have HIM
nominated at Buffalo.
The convention of the Van Buren, democracy,
which was held at Utica on the 22d of June last,
and which nominated that Individual for the Pre-
sdency, adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That in case any convention of the free
States any of them shall be called for the purpose
of collecting and concentrating the popular will in
of the question of the Presidency in which,
in the judgment of the delegates appointed to repre-
sent the democracy of New York, to the convention
lately held at baltimore it shall be proper for them to
take their seats they the said delegates be and
hereby requested and, so far as this convention has
power to do it. they hereby authorised to attend
and take part in such convention.
In obedience to the request contained in this
resolution, the barnburning delegates, whose
claims to full seats IN the late democratic Baltl-
more Convention were not conceded by that body,
will attend the Buffalo Convention en- masse.
understand that these delegates have not as yet
had any consultations respecting the course 1t
may be proper for them to adopt in the Buffalo
Convention. infer, however, from some CONVEX
sation which have had with the most intelligent
members of this delegation, that their judgment Is,
that their original powers as to nominations are
exhausted. On their return from Baltimore, they
reported the occurrences which had taken
place I, IN that meeting OF the delegates OF
submitted the whole matter to their action.
The Utica Convention OF the I'D June, (which was,
in fact, one of the most remarkable bodies of men
that ever assembled, considered the case submitted
to them by the Baltimore delegates, and deter
mined to present ticket which should emanate
dire city from the Van Buren, organization of the
New York democracy, and thus give to the men,
bers OF hat powerful party an opportunity to vote
pies they also desired to afford nucleus around
which could rally the dislntegrated and detached
portions OF all parties, who, from any cause, are
dissatisfied with the tickets nominated by the old
wing and democratic parties. In the language Of
a Leading bamburner, "they ran up their flag
alone, determined that as the outrage on the great
principles OF freedom had been committed on their
persons, they would assume Its vlndicatlon, and
would ightts battle in company or alone from the
beginning to the end" At that time the barn
burners did not know how much support they
would receive from the radicals of their own
calculate upon it from other parties or IN other
States. They, therefore, made Independent
and separate nomination for the State of New
York alone Their action was final but a subse-
quent event Che declension OF Dodge threw open
the nomination for the Vice Presidency. That
event probably affords an additional excuse to the
barnburner delegation for particl patIng in the
proceedings OF the Buffalo Convention.
the Van Buren, party IN this State have been inl-
mense this party is sustained In this State
by more than fifty presses, and have ascertained
that Its organ,za a. extends to every county and
town. The Buffalo Convention, In short, had its
origin from the Van Buren, or Wimot proviso
party OF New York.
In regard to the nominations which may be
made at Buffalo, undertake to assert because
have the means of knowing as we'll sas ANYBODY
that the Baltimore delegates will take the position
that they have no power to modify or reverse the
procee dipgs OF the Utica Convention IN any man.
ner; they will resist any attempt to nominate any
other man than Martin Van Buren,; they will omit
no efforts to secure his nomination; they will urge
1t with all the energy and eloquence they COM
mand, as a measure of expediency, and as the
only measure which can effect union between
the dIslntegra.ed and detached portions of the old
political parties In the North. Ii the convention
shall refuse 10 nominate Martin IAN Buren,, and If
1t shall nominate fourth candidate, the free soil
party OF this State will preserve its organization,
and Will support Its candidate In the face of all
odds.
In regard to the nomination for the Vice Presi-
dency, the Baltimore delegates will without doubt
attempt to control the nomination. in the case
o. the Presidency; but upon this point they will not
be obstinate; they will, in fact, (f Martin Van Bu-
rem is nominated for the Presidency agree to the
nomination OF any man for the Vice Presidency,
whom the abolltlonlsts and wings may choose to
select; and they will recommend the Utica Con-
vention which will assemble on the 18th of Septem-
Der, 10 nominate candidates for Governor, &c, to
Iat1y the nomination made at Buffalo. Ihe 3al-
more delegates will go into the Buffalo Convention,
prepared and authorized TO submit TO any compro.
mise or arrangement, one of the conditions of
which, however, shall be, that Martin Van Buren,
shall be nominated for the Presidency If that no
mlnatlon is not made, the face of things will be
changed, and all the dsaiected portions of the old
parties will go into the contest without the slightest
chance of success.
] advised you this evening, by telegraph, that Mr..
Van buren would address letter to the convention,
in which he would refuse to stand In the way OF
any candidate whom the convention might choose
to select. He will also desire the convention not
TO feel any embarrassment or deicacy in making
merely because he has been already nominated by
his friends.