Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10
editor Of the N " York Tribune. lie had

editor Of the N " York Tribune. He had
before dec cssod ,ha, su;h a resolution
should BE- paced. 4, was well known that
the Passsg. Of such q rcsolu,ion would no,
be submit,ed to'by a large aud very respec.
tsb'e portion of the convention. The rcso-
luIion was passed, aud the resul, 10 known.
This Is a brief ststcMeDt Of tho facts
Now The QUESTION arises-uhal induced a
majoriiy ot the Convcniion to change the
purpose with which, il Is confidently be-
lieve', they came to Syracuse, aud pass
the offensive resolution, iorewarncd, rs
they we're, OF the consequences In my
best judgment, the master spirits who
brought ahou, this result, Intended to cas-,
a censure upon the leading Wings a,
Wasblugnu whose course differed from
that I" MIR. Seward, on the ercs, questions
which haSe recently agi,a,ed the counris
Of the nation. Among ,Lcse are Henry
Cay, Daniel Webster, Thomas Corwin,
Mr.. Badger apd Mr.. ManQum, Of North
Carolina, Mr.. Bell, Of Tennessee, Mr.
Clark aId General Greene, Of Rhode Is
laau, MIR. Smith, Of Connecticut. Mr..
Phe'ps. OF Vermont, Mr.. Cooper. Of z m
sylvan!s, 10 the Sena,r---Mr. Ducr, MIR.
Ashmun, Mr.. Stanley, Mr.. Brooks, Mr..
Gentry, Mr.. Grinncll, and other sting.
ushed Whies IN the House of Rcprescn,a-
tives. The gentlemen who camc oL, Of
the convention, could not unire---,hey re-
fused to DO numbered with q body who
would cas-, such censure. They knew
that The mcn who would consen, 10 such
an act, however great their number. and
by whnmsoever chosen, WERE NOT Wines.
Again |, has evidently been a part Of
Mr.. Se"ard's course in the Senate, acting
in concert with the aboh,ionis.s in that
body, and one or two Whig,, 10 open the
questions which Congress at'er months of
controversy, bringing the cour,ry TO the
veiy verge of civil war, had decided, and
renew tho angry discussion. To tring
about this scttemon', and give the country
peace, the distinguished Nhigs whom
have uanet ss ell as the President and
his Cabinet, aud. may add, from wha,
| pers"oslly know, the great military cap
tain Of bis country and of the age, Gen.
Scott, whom we all rejoice to call Wing,
aid vic himself giories in the name, pu,
forth their beat personal efIors. Under
40 circumstance could the gentlemen who
setiged from the convention oonsent 10 be
par, ofa body whose purpose was renewed
agi'a'ion. BY the men who brouRh, about
she settlement, and the settlement itself,
Mo. Granger. Mr.. Ducr and their asso:-
ates decided to stand and in this decision
/; is my hope and belief they will BE- .u,-
tai"ed by the Wings of the State and the
ooan,ry, and by the National adminis,a-
tisn itself.
| cannot close This communication with
oat paying tribute of admiral ion TO the
Hon. Francis Granger, Who presided over
the deliberations OF the con-en,ion. Il was
s'freshing to see this emnen, citizen, whom
the Wings of the State have delighted to
honor for nearly quarter Of century,
again occupy conspicuous place before
them. lie never looked better. No man
could preside with more dignity, inislli-
eence aud imPar,iai,y, and his closing
speech was mastery specimen ct elo-
queace which no ono could fully appreci-
ate Z" ho was no, pressn, at It's delivery. ]
have reason TO know that Nj. Granger at.
tended no caucuses or conferences of any
par,y-he formed his opinion for himself,
and he pronounced it ~iih a cour,esy, u
dignity and Grmress unsurpassed.
HIRAM KETCHUM.