The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-03
First In psrta0t Free Soil Movement In
verSnont-John Van Buren, In the Field
Looking 10 the Pre- sidency.

First In pOrta0t Free Soil Movement In
yermont-John Van Buren, In the Field
Looking 10 the Presidency.
We devote / orton Of our space, to-day, to the
recent proceeding ofa Free Soil or Democratic Anti
Slavery Convention in the State of Vermont, aud
to a speech delivered by John Van Buren, to the
free soilers Of that State, both OF which have
tracted fon the columns If the anti slavery organ
in this city, the Eueiitag Post. They Will be real
with interest at this time, on the of II
Presidential canvass, which promises to be one OF
the most interesting and exciting that has ever
taken place i'll this country Movements looking to
the next Pres dency have already been made in
different States of the Union, and the Vermont
Free Soil Convention, to which Ne REFER is CONT
nuation Of them, and, We bel eve, the first on the
part of the free soilers of the North.
The free sellers OF Vermont, who are represented
in this convention, were originally connected with
the regular democratic party, was the case in
the State of New York. They separated from the
old hunkers compromise democrats, for the same
reason that the fee sellers of New \ ork cut them
selves clear of their old associates, who still belong
to the great democratic party throughout the coun-
try. The wings of Vermont, as general thing
advocate the same ultra free soil principles as the
free sellers themselves do In this there is
no difference between the free soil wings and the
free soil democrats and the sentiments of both
pretty well represented in John Van Buren's speech.
The scion of the sire Of Undertook, no viewer, dis
PLAYS a want of correct information concerning the
course of Congressional legislation in times past,
which we would not have expected in one who has
had such facilities he has had for arriving at the
truth. On another occasion, We may show him his
sad and melancholy ignorance OF cotemporaneous
history.
But in respect to the view entertained by the
free sellers of Vermont, and the position assumed by
John Van Buren, in his speech i'll that State, at the
free soil convention, they are den ically the same
as those of the free soil wings of Vermont and of
the ultra wings of the North ad New England
generally. They are not quite so black, or revolu
tonary, blood-thirsty as those of the Lloyd Gar
risons and Wendell Phillips, Pillsbury Parkers
and Parker Plsburys, of Boston, who celebrated
their anniversary short time since at Syracuse,
In this State but their inevitable tendency is the
same. and they would undoubtedly lead to the
same result, aud produce the same consequences, if
they were carried into practical operation There
is very little more than shade Of difference be.
tween them. The one set directly assail the con-
stitution and tramplc it under foot; the other
deayor to undermine il in sncaking and da-tardly
manner. Both are laborng each in its peculiar
way, disorganize the country dissolve the Union
and both contemplate the state Of things in
the Southern States as was witnessed in st. Do
mingo, when the soil of that island was redeemed
by white mems blood. This is one of the terrible
catastFophes which this free soil and anti-savery
agitation tends, no matter under what guise it
may be conducted If not checked and subdued, it
will lead TO civil war, dissolution of The Union,
smoking plantations. and blood blood blood
From the hints and iunucndoes thrown out by
John Van Buren, in his speech, the free soil conven
ton in Vermont appears to be only preliminary
step towards concentrating the whole free soil force
Of the Northern and New England States, for the
purpose of operating the next Presidential cleo
tion, probably on the old Buffalo platform. 1t is
very likely that free sell delegates claiming to be
the delegates Of the regular democratic party, will
demand admission into the Baltimore Convention,
as they did in lsiS-that they will be denied admis-
sion, and that they will then repair to Buffalo,
they did in Isis, and there construct another Buff
fslo platform, and nominate separate cand-
date, with the view Of defeating the election Of
the nominee Of the Baltimore Convention, as they
defeated Gen. Cas-. Indeed, the whole tenor of
John Van Buren's speech, and some Of the senti-
meLts Whlch &c aNoWcu In III, anu the productions
which half revealed in it, indicate that the FREQ
sellers Of Vernon. and the North are preparing for
such a convention, for the construction Of another
Buffalo platform, and for the nomination OF sepa-
rate candidate for the Presidency. And if we may
judge from the movements going around
from the election of Nr. Rantoul to the House Of
Representatives at Washington, from Massachu-
sets; the election Of ant-slavery Governor in
that state; and the return Of Mr.. Sumner, another
antislavery politician to the United States Senate
the probability is that the antlavery free soil
candidate for the Presidency at the next election,
will get more votes in New Engla than Mr.. Van
Buren, did in ISIS. The result, in all probability,
will be, that the election of the next President of
the United States will devolve upon the House Of
Representatives at Washington-that body being
obliged, according to law, to select one from the
three candidates having tho largest number Of
votes.
The CABiNEr AND THE MEXICAN CLAlAs.-Wil