The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-07

FREQ Soil Meeting nc the Chinese BuAaasnxy.
20 Choose Delegates 90 the National Free
Soil Convention.
meeting Of the free soilers was held AT thu fnaa
Rooms last evening for the purpose Of appointing dels
gates to Free Soil Convention to be held At Pittsburr
on the 18th inst. The meeting called for eiaht
o'clock and at the hour named there just twenty
two persons present two OF whom women. No
thing done for some time, but a sort Of buszinz
among the free sellers present At half past eight O'CLOCK
Mr. George w. Rose appeared before the audience and
called the meeting to order after which he nominated az
President Of the meeting Dexter Fairbanks Esq.
Mr.. FAIRBANKS declined to act President; he was
urged but still declLed he said 1t altogether out Of
his line he must be excused but he would name In hs
place Mr.. Thomas s. Berry. The nominee was una
nimously elected.
Mr. BERRY also asked to be excused but Mr. Rose said
he did not how the meeting could him. and
descending from the PLATFORM he led the candidate to
the chair
On taking the chair the President said that he had not
intended to officer Of this meeting, but he
ready to do what he could to aid the Of
freedom The purpose for which this meeting called
appoint delegates to the Free Soil Convention to
be held at Pttsburg the 18th inst 1t s indeed time,
said he for all who feel an interest in this cause to come
together and raise their voices against that damning act,
so to speak called the Fugitive Slave law You have
heard the voice from Maine aud the thunder tones from
Worcester
The trst business Of the meeting the appointment
of Vice Presidents and Secretanes The following gen.
tlemen were chosen to oct Vicc.Presdents viz -
William Jay, q 8. Jocelyn Arnold Buum Hiram Bar
ney Arthur Tappsn Lewis Tappan John Jay, James Q.
Bennett, Thomas Ritter, Joshua Leaytt, William Il.
whiting Horace Dresser Andrew Lester L. G. Matlock
d. H. Sands. Seth W Benedict Daniel Fanshaw Dennis
Harris. Anthony Lane, Russel 7. Trail.
For Secretaries the following gentlemen were named
and unanimously electedGeo. w. Rose, VIM. Harmed,
VIM. 8 DOR, Chas. b Ray John Mofatt VIM G. West,
ham, T.o~v Coz
whiting
The PRESIDENT now invited the Vice Presidents and
Secretaries to take their places the platform and three
four out Of the Whole humber came forwards by far
the greatest number Of the gentlemen were not present to
to whether they willing that their
should be used in connection with these offices.
Letters fom Charles Sumner and Joshua diddngs were
ing; after which it was moved that committee be ap-
pointed to draft resolutions for the tion Of this meet
The committee consisted of Joshua Leavitt Dexter
| Fairbanks, Geo. W. Rose and Messrs. Bennett and
Leeds.
After a brief absence. this committee in, and
Mr. LEAvrT read the following resolutions which he said
he had hand in framing although they met his hearty
| approval. The resolutions were as follows
That there as much fro no. IA a thsrs
all the objects for which that .rsa.isstiS1 was
ss. e
for the admission Of four slave States formed
1s
to the extension and confirmation Of their power In the
The III. Id
,ss e
esssahsy unspsrnsy third that i
mot b % al Of saS u. We SssT
them t. benntrge immoral base and sueservsns to the
Resolved That Cons,e.s possesses aushorty to lss.
such e III s SnsSa s
0pSattS b % NM" no new state, ana,
esf be- aa 20 the sn h
and that will mot CO t the exercise OF a S
slave ade wherever they exist S SndeT t
Resolved. THAT men. frsemen. Americans and chris
we s & % e
and moral evils OF slavery and that II not cease to
divorced and Bank and State have
Rssoiva That Mr. John Van Burep. who. j. a, speech
Ssisys be and who
"asoli.h liz support :ss
his
,:s s,; AZ: =:
recently o.
az he rs, II As 6ss
Resolved That sympa.hies with the oppressed
trodcen nstor our wishes with
goUni down aud hs ,yr.ps EXALTED we love the op-
|
Remarks upon the resolutions invited when Mr..
| CLEMENTS of Wisconsin. came forward and advocated
them in some remarks in prase Of what he called the
eternal free democracy and in depreciation Of the wing
and democratic platforms.
few remarks made by other gentlemen present,
| among whom was Joshua LEAvr. All the speakers de-
nounced the whig aud democratic candidates and Mr..
LEAvlr recommend in heir stead John p. Hale He
said the wings and democrats not Two parties for
between them they could raise but platform The
contest between them merely for the spoils Of Office
they had no different principles TO contend for
There had been time. about forty-hve persons
present but when the offered for adop
ton there were only thirty seven in the room. The
| adoption of the resolutions unanimous
committee was now appointed to nominate dele
gates to represent the IRE. soisrs OF New York and
| Williamsburg in the Pitt burg Convention.
| delegate from the Third district stnted that dele
gates bad already been appointed in that district viz
| Young.
1t moved that this meeting endorse the nomina-
ton OF delegates from Third district This motion
adopted and the meeting proceeded % choose. by
open nomination, delegates represent the remaining
attempted ochoose from each srict delegates to rep
resent the particular district from which they were
chosen; but this shortly found to be imprsc cable,
and the meeting then proceeded to appoint the requisite
number without reiefepre to the districts Several gen.
tem present nomipaied but said they could not
60 The following is the list Of delegates finally chosen
| Abraham G. Levy, Caleb D lie Barron,
| VIM. West Thomas s Berry,
Vim j Young, John Lewis.
| Franklin Compton s p. Townsend,
Samuel Bennett, Tappan Townsend
| VIVA IL. Whiting. s. q. Jocelyn.
VIM King. Lewis Masquerier,
| Dr. Alcnzo s. Ball. n. H. w. Stemler.
ID. Towfey w. Rose
Thor. Ritter
1t was moved and seconded that the delegation have
power 70 fill vacancies appoint substitutes in their
own body This motion adopted
There were now just twe nty three persons present
1t was suggested that IL wsud be necessary for the
delegates to leave hero Wednesday morning in order
to arrive at Pittburg in time take part In the con-
yention
One Ct the prominent members here about leay~
Ing when the Chairman sad dsprocatingy, Don't go,
| Dir. F8rbanksn
Mr.. FAmBasKs-" IL Is getting late and do not want
to loose the stsgen (si,,mg do~n)
| MT. WEST, who has been prominent vote your
sell farmn orator the free su beet has
been aeifated, now forward with the following
resolution
Resolved That wisdom ard susd policy longer require