New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-20
The Union Conventions.
Corresp ondence Of The Tribune
Ron.. SATURDAY. Aug


Ronr Saturday Aug Il, as.
II GRIsLIY. Esq. The scene has closed-the
curtain hss IA leu-the darkness Of despair ms
fallen upon Loco Focoism, and "csrsing and bit
tsrness are heard where ate the soft accents o.
"hsrmony flowed from lips all vres,hed In smiles
A.. John Van Buren, declared at the cose Of the
Free Soil Convention. AZ imps"aole gulf 40"
separates the TWO visions Of the Democratic
Party" war. relentless, irreconcieab'e, eternal
+, to be wsged The ingenuity OF both has beer
exhausted in the attempt - find some " middle
ground. here principle ID could be sacrificed
i,r the sake If the ,poi5 and honor preserved for
the sake of appearances. IL was vain attempt.
The Baruburners have shown. in their negotia-
tions at these Conventions, that they have made
no uncomfortable progress IN learning the Arts
AZ War" from their more experienced enemies
They have sucoeded without doubt. in placing them In
the wrong They came here the invitation from the
Huuk.rs to mold = conference and Asten 70 PROPOSE
on. Tor o0aWomise he only proposition they have
received ss been entirely and necessarily inaGns
.ihle II was one that demanded OF compromise hut
surrender In return they rendered more than their
opponents could in justice ask-nsmey, sbunai Tor the
being d AL discussion OF principles znd union
without conditions % the future ana without feifr
esce a. 10 the past provided fhey should be- permitted
30 sdhere 10 their lctrue. for themselves The Free
So. crs dd Bon fct yield the very point which hes d.
vidcd them-to Wit Insisting that the Huukers should
adOBt their plsti0ru-snd were willing 10 esve them
undstuI bed ln their non c0mmitsism on the question
OF avery Extension. THE proposition the hunkers,
with = singular short sshtedness declined and they
now cannot well avoid appearing 10 take the position
that they demand of the Free Sellers expressly % ah
iirc their principles As prerequisite % union, thus
making the noninten enton doctrine test Of De
mocrscy and al article OF IL creed
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very touching and pathetic After having declined The
the announcement that they had no further communi
cations 10 make they began cry out a. n IN great
DISTRESS for their principal orators and beg them 20
spesk word Of consolation. Judge besrdsey respond
90 He congratulated the Democracy II having escsped
from the penls with which they had been invested,
the union ana brotherly love which had pervsded their
deliberations. and the frightening prospects which
opened before tho " Democracy This was Whistlus
up courage with vengeance lie was followed BY
Cutting OF your City 10 the same vein Peckhsm OF A.
hsny, who pitched into Prince John and heeed him In
pieces Ia very savage style BOVINE who poured out
vial of wrath on the other Convention and Chatnrld
II Otsego VINO declared himself Free Soiler In fenti
ment but .u stuck t. the Hunkers because he would
mteIpol-ic uo doctrine into the Democratic creed
They gave each other partiog hug and weEt their
nay, trembling At the hefy indignation which awaited
them ~ the hands Of the people
Croswel has been the controlling spirit Of this Con
veuton and maintained HE usna character OF furnish
ing brains tor The party There was large minority
OF the Convention who would have adopted the + -e
SON platform but their voices smothered and
their sentiments suppressed The day i now psss.o
with them. You're, &c. ;.