The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-20
amportsat Free Sail Convention Il. Ohio.

IN commemoration of the passage Of the ordi-
nance of 17S7. Ex-senator Tappan was chosen
President; Harmon Kngsbury Of H., F. D. Parish
of Ohio, and Henry l. Ellsworth of Indiana, Vice
Presidents and Joel Tiffany of Cleveland, and
George Hoadley Of Cincinnati, Secretaries.
Annexed are the most interesting parts of the
proceedings
In the morning MIR. HrsRr L ELLSWORTH, Of Indians,
called to the stand He gave glowing account Of
the free soil party Of Indiana and claimed that they
had achieved greater moral victory than any other
eincs the time Of hrist ii. claimed that they had
dictated both the old parties and held the ba
lance of power there and they would II for some
good purposes. Slavery not institution from
heaven but from hell begotten by the devil in sim aud
sent up this world bautng to scatter destruc
ton and horror earth He spoke of the evils Of sa-
very, aud charged the North and Northern men with
the guilt Of sustaining it, If they did not abolish it
in the District of Columbia asd he advised its abol
ton there the VI the seat Of government to
free territory The free soil party have loxves and
fishes, and don't wish for any Free soilers fight for
principle
J. w. TAYLOR, Esq. of Sandusky, was called for and
after informing the audience that he felt good at
the eloquent for the convention He thought the
events OF the past twenty-five years HAT. STALE
and Improbable and he had ouved the principles Of
those years which were not "a great many pumpkins
in the opinion Of the orator tie also stood amazed
when his searching discovered that General Taylor
had surrendered himself his cabinet the cabinet had
surrendered themselves to congress-, and Congress
working the people In favor Of slavery Mr. L rang
the changes ON corr and all that sort Of thing;
proposed drive slavehoidng oligarchs" into the
Gulf Of Mexico and in his Zig entirely be-
yond the jrcis diction OF this court y
At the afternoon session John Van Buren, addressed
the CONVENTION, aud spoks nearly two hOars.
Mr. VAN BuEES said. that he came in answer to a re-
quest to attend convention hrrebe with plea
sure to visit beautiful city. exempt from disease
when the country round almost desolated by pes.
thence lie remembered his lat visit here aud the
gathering that greeted him then and not now then,
was he trammeied by personal embarras-m His
father was no longer before the people and longer
could he be charged with acting the influences Of
injuries to be redressed rather than that of principle
An the last election though they BEATEN great
good achieved by the free soil party Tor both poll
teal parties compelled 20 acknowledge the merits
OF their principles. The present WAS appropriate
time for a convention Embarrssrsd by no Prssiden-
tal contest could act from principle alone and the
the Reserye, distinguished in the last campaign
was the appropriate place for its meeting nder
the ordinance of 1897 Rad been built up i've Of
the States of our Union aud they owed their
prosperity to the exclusion OF slavery He spoke OF
the Intention Of the trainers Of the constitution that
slavery should soon be done away WITH He said that
the Declaration Of ndence declared all free
and equal but where slavery existed in the states the
sgners and trainers Of the contribution inteuded to
leave II IL and op.v esrcti farther extern
sion; nertr dreaming that TO- day there could &c sase ~
the Unic Sices, thar the eel uOasa eidInger me
Union The same ideas recognised until ON the
introduction Of the " imot Proviso the south roso
mp as oDe man to resist its principles and conpehed
the North Yield tie point Ont OF the nomination.
for the Presidency Of two men who opposed this prin
cipe grew the free soil party nrsed the course
al David WilEoot. Who though he was denounced by
the organ and ADM nisration at Va hipgton and by
the leaders OF his party home yet stood hrm That
weeks the Pr.sidsutal ictisn he
(Wilmot bold he great State of Pennsylvania in the
hollow Of his hand. Atlas was somo with tue w@rid
on bis shoulders but We don't think hs would
dare to enter the ring with Master Wimot afGer
this six week. feat aud had he ch sea to have
supported lass might have elected him, This
TO those ~ho before aware Of
the powerful influence Of Mir WiimO ia the Keystone
STATED MIR B. said, that at the late election,
he would have preferred the election of Taylor that
Of Cass though he refused choose between two evils
and stood by free sell principles. The most i'm
portant reason OF his preference was that Ass had
f.a.t. aud f mill fhn
refused to support him, whes he changed his position,
and was nominated for the presidency and, under
such circumstances. Mr.. v. held 1t indispensa-
Die the maintenance of the party that General Cas-
should be defeated He congraf ulated the convention
The great ch-nge going IN the public mind and
which had brought cut Colonel Beut0a IL WA, graft
flying hrd him. the leader ~ the tass party taking
stand which demolished the whole Cas- platform
OF MIR. BenoD's visit 20 New ork last suaMer, aud
Its effects he ssid:1he democrats OF New York had
been proscribed for their principles they had risen
and when Ar Benton came among them,
they knew him as the fast friend of Silas wright
an honest aud he did not doubt 'r BIS visit gave
MIR the hr received IN New York. Mr.
Benton had declared the wlmot prsviso controversy
about goats wocl-sbout nothing an abstraction IL
this VAS true was strange that discovery should Just
De made at jefferson City Tue proyiso came three
years ago, received the sanction OF eleven legislatures
and was discussea all ever the country, and 1t was
opposition TO IT. should have written upon their tombs
by col. Benton,
Wrapped in goats WOOL
What IL there to prevent the cuPidty Of taking
slaves into the territory without the application
Of the proyso, The south Intend slaves should 20
there. New Mexico and California cong u.rrd
countries under the rule Of military aud slave
holding governor ana MT. V believed that IL IL Ia.
tended to Introduce slavery there this people In
the territories have power 10 exclude slavery and
when they become States, the United states cannot
lie wished compel these territories freedom
tber they wound Or rhr course of letting things
alone was Ike telling father your boy Is running
oouud with bad Of bys but dent check him, 1T
him run ana what he'll do,'this va- uon.int-
veDtiop. Mr. Benton clam-d thar the pa sage Of the
provso, " unnecessary afforded ammunition for ,lr
calhoun MIR V. b was perfectly wiiIiug 20 furaish
ammunition fer any man VINO could defend
40 m. srgum,pt that Cousr - had no ppser
to abolish slavery by stating that 10 the State OF I'LL
nos thousand slaves set free by the ordinances
Of e7 and the rssbaction 81 laws preventing the IN
PRODUCTION q slavery In Iowa and Oregon already free
by the ordinance. was sufici at precedent for the
same course In regard 10 california snd >sw MexcD
Mr. Van Buren, did not denuuuc- poticiass. de had
always sct with the &c party until last ysar
and then IL there any such party he did kn,w
It, The national democratic party OF the Lnion vas
dissolved lsst fs by the scOu of the south by the
application Of test and he advocated the foration
OF a national party on the platform of freedom When
he looked back Virginia aud remembered that Nir
gipap framed the Declaration knginian penned the
from that State like Wa hirgton or Henry. to throw
the weight OF his gigantic po-r agaiust slavery Mr.
Van Bui,n down on Pa her hitche aud the south
ern Convention, and evrry enc 80 med ts es MT EN-
again they We got friends " Ne did not think the
principle good one that no slavtbOidsr shcuid have
Office he never had advocated tuch principle. aud
never would. lie quietly rubbed the kuucsle' OF the
ultras by Informing them that q stakeholder drew the
DecAIslion Of nde pebdence and the srdnsncs Of NJ
He said that the opuiuns expressed by MIR. lay aud
Martin Van Buren, that the District OF Columbia seuld
been cssd without security for slavery we're
In his opinion. wrong Tor halt dnzeu sp.cis excep
tions were made In the cessJo. but not one In
regard Co slavery. Besides, the ordinances, which
showed MARYLAND and Nirgipis the position OF tho
country In regard to tins institution. wss passed
In 1881 aud the cession not made unth 1871
MIR Van Buren, defined HIS oNn position saying ~
bound but himself but TO the cours. h marked
be was c. mmittsd aud stood cOmmi ted until its
fuihlment lie would support for the Presideucy no
man who did not believe slavery unmix.d evil and
uho pouid al constitutional J0Csr - abolish
IL He would not only checs slavery bat EXTERN ate
a. by SUI rounding the States where existed stn che
vital air Of freedom. which they must breathe or
tunccate lie thought the prvisO wound not lass un-
lees the free democracy compelled Dickinson aud Cass
BRIGHT and alkvr to OBEY Tn. tructtons of their
Legislatures Mr. Benton said compromise vas dead
Calhoun had killed II ~ va. not - Attempts had
hfen made and would be made To cOmprUmise IL
would be the effort m Congress next Tinter ana ne
warned the tree democracy =" catch u cell aud pre-.