The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-10-15
From the Correspondence Of the New York Tribune.
Free Soip Nominations.
PrrrsDURG, AUG. 13, 1852, n

PrTrsDURG, Aug, IL, 1852,
| To he Editor oftEe Tribune: Iwas
a quiet, bni close observer of the pro-
ceedings .or ihe, Abolition Convention,
(which adjourned last night in this city. {
watched its currents and countercuuents,
penetrated IFS secret springs Of action,
tunobservedaa and made myself acquainted
with the masier-wheet which controlled
Its movements, ! came here sanguine
that Principle, Democracy and Truth
/ would govern its councils and animate
lis objects. Here, al least, / expected
THAT knavery and demagoguism would be
strangers. Iliad no doubt but lie Com
vention would act oui the wise advice Of
The National Era in its selection Of can:
ldida,es, and choose men who would re-
lpresen, the great Anti Slavery cause
ltruIy, and al the same time bear hardesl
against that party least friendly to Free
| dom. Such is The dictate Of both com
mon honesty and common sense. But
The Convention acted exactly on the re
verse Of this principle, and soughtto ac.
complish asmucl Incidental evil as-possi-
BILE. Il was moi long before ! discovered
| that quite nnmber Of active, working.
members Of the Convention were full
blooded Pierce and King Lcco.Focos!
and were exbausling every effort to se-
cure the nomination Of Mr.. Hale for the
Presidency. They sirenously urged
upon Free-Soil l.oco-Focos, and Fre'.r
Soilers of,he Giddings stripe, tina, upless
Hale was nominated, and run, the pros
poets Of Frank. Pierce were utterly ship
wrecked in Ohio and Indiana, and the
election ofGen. Scott, and success Of the
Wings rendered morally certain. Il was
demonstrated thai if Hale was permitted
| to decline, and Senator Chase nominated
| in his stead, he would take 5000 more
Democratic votes in Ohio than any other
man that coull be run-that the nomina-
tion Of Chase was equivalent To a surren-
der Of The Buckeye State 10 Gen. Scott.
Il was shown 10 the wire-pullers Of the
Convention that Senator Hale was ex-
ceedingly popular with the rank and file
| Of Inc whig party in many ofihe Western
States, and in Pennsylvania, while he
was hated by the same class oi votersin
1.-The Loco Foco ranks; and, therefore, Of
ali men ho would make the best cats.
Ipaw that could be run to defeat Gen.
Scott, under the pretense Of promoting
The cause of@God and Liberty
Tile Hon. Joshua R. Giddings, whose
deadly and intense hate Of the Whig
lpariy is well known, took an exceedingly
active part in urging upon Delegates 70
nominate Mr.. Hale, without paying The
slightest heed 10 tbat gentlemaIs posi-
live declina'ion, assuring them that, il
once nominated, means would be taken TO
make him stick(0 John G. Vaughn, of
The Cleueland TFu6 Democrat, the organ
ofihe party in Ohio, took the course Of
Gddings, used the same argument and
] gave tho sumo aseurauvrs. When you
are Informed that half the Delegates TO
the Convention came from Messrs, Gid
dings and Vaughn's Congressional D's7
tricts, and wero trained and instructed
beforehand, you will not be much surpis-
ed At the sequel, that must necessarily
follow such machinery. The chief OBJ
jeci Of Giddings, in forming tho nomina-
lion upon MIR. Hale, is 10 continue the
split in the wbig party Of Northern Ohio,
that he may go back 10 Congress, ard
Mr.. Vaughn is equally interested TO
keep up the unfortunate division in our
ranks that he may be enabled 10, support
Ihis sheet upon the tnrbid waters Of fac
lion. Your readers now have the secret
motives that influence the extraordinary
conduct ofthose two men.
Mr.. ,IIale's emphatic letter OF decllna'
ton was neperredd TO the Convention.
Every attempt TO have II read was instant
" choked down. II was understood that
"a second letierstill more decisive than
the first, had been received, yesterday
afternoon, by . Delegate; but il was care
fully suppressed from the Convention,
The glee ofthe Loco Foco leaders Of
this City over the success OF their
schomcs is unbounded. They openly
boast thattbe prospects Of Pierce and
King were enhanced 100 per cent, BY
The nomination OF MI. Hale, provided he
sticks, Let me state one additional fact
before, i close this letter. After the
nominaiion Of Hale and Julian, a dele
ga le, notin The secret, got up and, moved
that, sthe President Of The Convention be
10 officially tender the nolntna-
tions Of this Convention 10 the respective
genilemen,"l Instantly half dozen
members sprang 10 their feet, and, yelled
ont, "No, no, no,;lciil pass; no formalities
are wanted" One Of Them whose seat
was near mine, remarked 10 his companion
as he sal down, distinctly in my heating,
"Tbat d d fool came within an inch
Of spilling all The fat in the fire. ltE
would have given Hale exactlythe oppor-
tunity he desires 10 refuse the nomina-
lion." it ,171sssf4 s',i '9R
John P. Hale submits 10 become q
cats paw, to rake roasted chestnuts out
oftke fire for those baboons, he is not
thcs man IA alwaysi tool him To be, That's 1