The New York herald., 1851-08-22
OF E MING OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FOR 1852.
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Meeting Of the Democratic National
Committee in New York.
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SINGULAR DEVELOPMENTS
IN FAVOR OF
GEN. SAM HOUSTON, OF TEXAS,
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CALL FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION.
TO HELD IN
BALTIMORE, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1852.
CALL FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION.
BALTIMORE, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1852.
SPLENDID OPENING CORRESPONDENCE.
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Several of the Western and Eastern papers have
recently published correspondence and paragraphs
from New York, containing few brief particulars
OF a meeting Of the National Committee Of the de-
mocradc party, lately held in this city, relative to
the calling Of u Democratic National Convention,
Tor the nomination Of candidates for the Presidency
and Wee Presidency Of the United States. As tho
party ale without an organ here, the proceedings
have leaked out at the far West and the far East
1he following extract appeared in the New York
eorrespoI dence Of the pintennes Gasate:-
committee OF democrats have been in this city for
some week past making arrangements for issuing the
call of the Democratic National Convention Batmore
bias hteD liked upon for the great national eathering
although the mt bers Of the committee the north
west, wsht more central point-Louisvlle or Cncn
natl
Nathaniel H. Greer, OF Iowa. appointed by the Chair
man OF the Democratic National Committee (B Il Hal
lett OF bostoD TO I'LL the vacancy by the death Of
Governor Clark, has heard from nearly every mem
Ierd the National mtee chosen by the delegations
from the several D the last Baltimore Convention
and II can be- certainly relied upon that the Convention
is to be b eld at Baltimore
1hsre is some adherence in the committee to the
time for hoidiIg the nton. The New Hsmp pshire
Maine South Carolina and Missouri members are sire
in their efforts for having in June shortly after
the Whg National Conven ion; they think the wings
had great advantage the democracy in l84S, by
holding heir convention after the democrats General
he means south Carolna) will be represented not
tmore in s5z lie says he thinks that the Palmetto
State will have seeded before then lie considers the
days Of the Union TO be numbered and writes to Mr.
Greer that unless Congress buys back from California
up TO $3.50 and through to the Pacific protects the
insttu OF slavery from assault every where IL sln
very Will be abolished although the Union may be
dis,e before there shall be forty f States when
ton. now so little respected.
q. H. Donaldson, # Texas another member of the De-
mociaic Matte mai Committee is also in town. attending
to General Houstons interests This is all the political
news Of Importance.
The following article appeared in late number
Of the Ohio Statesman, the editor of which is 9.
member of the committee from that State
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
We find in late letter fir ON New York the Cleveland
Poindedr some information in ref. to the
D.mt cratic National Convention which will be found to
be interesting. Tie writer says
committee ot democrats have been in this city for
some weeks making arrangements for issuing the call Of
the Democratic National Convention. Baltimore has
been fixed upon fr the great national gathering; al
though the members Of the committee the north
west wished more central point-Lousyills or Cincin
natl
Nathaniel Greer Of Iowa, appointed by the Chair
man Of the Democratic National Committee, O. y. Hal
lett Of BostonD to fill the vacancy the committee
from Iowa, occasioned by the death OF Ex-Governor
Clark has heard from nearly every member Of the
National Committee chosen by the delegation Of the
We states. in the last Baltimore Convention; and it
be certainly relied upon that the convention Is to be
held ut Baltimore "
The time hss been fixed by the committee as yeti
seme tor a later ptriod.-Enqut,1.
The EDITOR Of ths paper appointed the CO nmttee-
man for Ohio by the last National Convention and
regretted very that necessarily absent in
another part Of the Union at the time Of the meeting of
any communication y ith them. We are not very par
cusi however where the convention Is bel and the
OLD place, ut pretent Is perhaps as good as any OTHER
We do not think however that the convention should
be held later than the LIST VI June. This Is big country
and some time sh oud be given to spread the news.
II pretty well settled now, from the action OF Ohio
and Penn, lvsna, that the wings will split between
General scott aud somebody else, go let Us nomnato
early and AT them.
The Bangor Hhig and Courier has the follow
ing
Central Committee OF the democratic party have
Gently been for the purpose Of the ms
and place for holding the Lext National Convention Bal
more has been xeu upon the place but the question
Of time has been ottponed the leading in
Maine and New lsmpshre desirous that the convsr-
ton thouid until after the meeting " the Whi
National Convention The democrats will be under tn.
necessity Of putting of their convention rather late
day, they wais until after the wings have made their
nomn alton.
Since these paragraphs have appeared in the
above named journals, some one has sen. US the
following correspondence, probably because the
party are without organ in this city, and are de-
srous of publishing the proceedings Of their meet
ings to the world
These letters arc highly interesting. They are
| from
| Edwin cros~cll NY. VIM r. King Ala
samuel Treat MO- Sam Houston, Texas
b. hale,t Mass, Geo H. Browne, X L.
Geo H. Riddle, Del VIM. n, R,tchs Va
Horace Viark Vermont. Charles Andrews, Ne.
" H. Donaldson, Texas John w. forncy, Pa
gilbert hathaway, iIdisna. u. X. V. Wrighl, M.
James CCmnander U. Harry uibbard, " H.
Patrick X. BiittSn, Ala. Levi Woodbu-y, H.
Martin Van Bur-n, y. Y. Robt Strapge, ". e.
Geo Paul, Wh'n. Joshua r. Giidings Ohio.
ssimon r. Chase ohio. John A. EsstmaS Wis n
We begin With
EDWIN CRoSwEIL.
This gentleman is n well known politician, has
been long conpcc:ed with the Aid1ay d-gps, is