New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-17
The Utica surrender,

erno-Novarra--home--V Viiisgos-have
seen the rights and hopes Of Nations given up
without warning and without reserve; bot the
Utica Surrender strikes us 81 mos. amazing OF all.
IL Is not fairly dispotable that the FreeSoi sbra
sion Of the ranks Of the sefstyled Democracy Of
the Nation wss mainly made ia behalf Of the Van
3 arens nd their sdhsrents 10 our State. IL was
sympathy with them 10 their qusrrels with their
Marcy ADD Crosw ell antagonists, late allies which
initlated the insorrsctIon 10 the RANKS Of their
brethren In Vermont, Massachusetts, hsine, Wis
oonsio Illinois, and Tess formidable ia extent 10
several other States. True, there were reasons
enough, provocations too many and TOO grievoU',
for such q movement, 10 the recent and bagrant
recreaooy OF Cas- on the question OF excluding
Slavery from California, and In the general con
duct of the Ba timoce Convention; bat there had
been provocstiOns and inoignities equally gross
four years earlier, when 10 defiance Of Instructions
and the earnest convictions Of the North Van b
rem vas overiddsn by Polk and the issue Of An
n-xs,on freed upon the party siust the stomach
Of its sense. Bot in lesi, the Van Burens though
sorely Aggreved, said Submits and their psrt
sans svbmittedi in lsss the same leaders SAID
Bolt aud their followers bolted and defeated
the ticket. Their mandate consigned Gen. Cas-
20 humiliation AID elevated Gen. Taylor 70 the
Presidency.
They did this on lofty assumption OF Proei-
pie. They charged that both the Baltimore and
Phisdelpbia Conventions had practically tsi-
foked away Northern principles for Southern
votes-bsd viftosly consented to an Extension o.
the area Of Slavery in attempting TO outbld each
e. fofth he II -hree
On this assumption they revolted from their OLD
party allegiance and held first State Convention
At U,ics, which nominated Van Buren, and Dodge;
but, Dodge declining. they united in a more gen
eral Convention at Buffalo, which adopted Van
Buren, for President snd nominated Charles Fran
els Adams for Vice President Mr.. Adams motto.
rioosly was not, and had never prefer 20 be, Il
the parry v bch tbryes on its professions OF suPs.
dor Democracy. He bad been always Wing, Of
ate very decided Anti-Slsvery Wing, and was
bolter from the Philadelphia Nominations on
similar grounds to those alleged BY the Van Bu-
rem section as imp lllng them tooppOse Gen. Cas-
TIE sBarbburners, so called, Of our State, were
fully Represented az Buffalo, and solicited the
adoption Of Van Buren, az the Presidential candi-
date. They were prominent and jealous in urg-
u
John Van Buren, was thenceiorb the principal
orator. as he had long been master spirit, Of the
new formation. He publicly declared that the
old party issues bad passed away or dwindsd
into insigoifcance in view OF the appalling dan
ger q an Extension Of Slavery ADD said he
would as soon have thought at Bunkes Hall OF in
qairns out the previous partisan or sectarian DIFF
ferences OF those who there stood together for /
Liberty and Right as to cavil now OF the bygone |
poidcs Of those who had combined at Boilao 10 |
resist the agsressions OF Slavery.
That election passed, aud one of the candidates |
charged with abject devotion to the Slave power |
is the chosen President. The question Of avery |
in the Territories remains wholly unsettled the |
orators aud journals OF the Van Buren, section We |
hemently assert that the Administration il |
hostile to Free Soil and intriguing to secure
Slavery triumph in California. On this ground |
the Wings OF Vermont we've sxhorted to abandon |
their old associations and fall into the ranks on
their inveterate antagoDists-to secure Caiornis
10 Free Soil Wing Massachusetts is convulseo
on the same ground, end beloved and estIms6ie |
Wing 10 running for Governor on the Free Dem |
ocracy ticket-all for the sake of Free Soil. A |
new U. s. Senator from Ohio is travelling through /
New E aud, exhortipg the People to forget their |
old Political differences and unite on the Buffalo |
Platform In defense Of Free Soil. Ohio herself has
recently held grea, Free Soil Convention, where.
Of John Van Buren was the chief orator and |
whsreat he proclaimed the National Democratic |
party dissolved and he among the band of patriot,
ready to 30 martyrs II need be for the sake OF Free
Soil. WncossiS has just had her Free Soil Dem
ocracys Convention, wherein the Buffalo princi /
pies were fo'ly reSsserted and an almost entrsl,
separate tichet presented, although the Hnker |
Convention had Just met and nominated ticket, |
aud adopted the following resolutions I>w ithout
one dissenting voices
"Rcs.si. That opposed to as Extension Of ss
very mot rfisofy now Free
new s.,r. mo the usSp he Con.auup or laws ' 81
which create OF su-sin Slavery
"hssared That AL nsnonsl laws which sustain re
eoguiss ssvey. except where the Institution
dislnet s's's ZIG b. should be repea ed
60 ucvfpotss The provisions OF the ordinsnse of 1851
lib ung slavery Or involuntary seviiude, into all rsro
mai org-"ie acts hereafter To- tie and oppose
admission into the Union of any new Slave State
such are the resolutions which the Hlnker. 81
Wisconsin. though guaranteeing either the Wing.
or the Van Barcnites at the last election Self CON
strained to psss on the s,h instant, IN order TO
save their ticket from defeat They are such as
that party never yet passed in Any State where
IL could hope to succeed without.
In VERMONT likewise, where the regular
strength OF the Taylor Van Buren,, and Cas- par
ties, lsst November, was just about the same Is
IN this state,) the Free Sellers resolutsy brought
the noses OF the Cass party to the grindsbne, con
strsinins them to support full tcset Of Van Blu
rsnitss for State officers, and in their own Demo
cratic Convention to adopt the following resolu.
tons;
kessssd, Thai Liberty right Inherent and insiens-
DE Ia Mao, aud thai herein ell Men are equal
kssosed Tnst 10 secure the blessings u Liberty
gs-t object Tor which The Consultation OF the United
sssl-s ~ss ofdsined
hssssed rhsl Liberty elesrest right and dear
rs snsees OF 1se Individual ssd its security
duy VI zoe body poic declare The point snc
arise ~ hls Organization, that American slavery
ee.i evii and wF"ns which ought rspeaeed Of
abandoned.
Rec! ss< That We claim authority In The p.dar.l Cor.
To abolish avery IN he several S.ste. Mi we
- claim for II Coastutionsl power perprn.v ~ nr-
hihh Introduction u Slavery Tertoxv now yr,e
and seosA IL wherever. under the sscfsaou OF Con.
srss " e1iss
kSoss Thst this power ought up.ediss,ly 10 Ae sxer
eised 10 prohibiting the introduction sad exiseuce OF Slsv
cry Ia Nsw-Aexico kod California in Asotshius slavery
the Szvs-Trsde in the District Of Coluuos