The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-24


SATURDAY, JULY "a, 1854
Freessm Meeting At Baltimore.
We find the following account of freesoil
meeting at Baltimore. The reporter does not
seem to regard it ~ serious matter, nor do the
citizsns--on account of the few persons directly
Interested We do--for the very fact that such
q meeting could be held in slsvehoding com
munity, and even that number be found openly
to declare their views, 10 omineus,
Fte~ A< B.ia~ess C6sra.
FxKEscIL Acknowledgement 10 a call
through The mes ApaSsess, = namner Of persons
assembled in one Of the rooms II The Tenpsr
anes Tsmsle. Aast ereasas, q, aSaas haaf-pass $
eisacek, - take part ia the dsasSeFauag,s ., wAai
v~s Anasanr~a - s.% fseessia nssssag The
es.ssa o. ahs meeting - sacerlss1, "xs The
ss,-su'ea of aeiaTsaAs Ia The irss.na osarsa;son,
w't.'sh is " mssel ia fiUl.snry 81 TIE ilsA Of
Al sRs1
On mosssn al DR.. ]. T. Sne5svaw. Mr.. &, B,
Cunningham ~xs called IL lhs Saa..s And MI.
aAsob Fuxssil isppsiDast sss's'aaas>
Mr. Cunningham. in IakSag tire chair. SAID iaas
hs supnossd xi,s gsnltennss ysreseSi aere aware
Jm s,sa; purpn~s rhs nss4lse sss been GALES
hu1 W, mn.s 6sift.ias understanding, he seald
-smn siu Afrsr,rnssutai sf wss,..s aasr I'D been
nsIlsf shgszbsr>
Dr. 4 T. SaphSg~Hss s-,,k the 4 aes. ard in one
III shhs sQss.ssshss fsr sasss lss SSxsar - rather
;s.ssinssrh, Esf ~ a sayAe .se4asAzly HE owu
NC arsssssf uia nRxsm ssksvs ~sxa BY this time
nmnn,sssx ss fis&xs1 n<s and seven heys. He
sa,,t rhsl IN rlsssc 10 address the uergius. be
sfa,t ~ MtUt nssss1osraaas aeedasisea-rcs being
used IT, speasan1 >x1,rv paaas, bodies upou sucn
S~se'hW sHuS's - ss.s ere Ersn which they were
Bs~ ssaa,raebe,s 70 deliberate. Yet would he
givs MS views aeoa the subject, even should it
cA& 5eEa, ~ SC ksrw i, certainly would, odium
1gsea Aas devoted and martyred hsad-yes.
EsArsyr~a bead martyred head Sensation
The doctor said thai the freesoil party was the
ssas S,Asea' righss party, and as such should
receive the aupport of all true lovers of the
country and Of republican institutions. He
hoped that the friends of the cause would not
be dispirited BY the paucity of members present
many had been the times, when he was acting
with one OF the old political parties, that less
number than those now present had been char
acterzed in the newspapers as a large and en-
thusiastic meeting" He said that he was an
emancipation, a Maryland emancipator--and if
that did not fully cover the ground, they might
say he was Maryland Abolitionst He had
now delivered himself Of what he had to say on
the subect--he felt relieved, and in conclusion
offered preamble and resolution
The preamble and resolution set + rth that
the Freesoilers of Baltimore were unwilling to
attach themselves to either of the two parties
who have nominated candidates for the Presi-
dency, on account of the platforms adopted by
them, and for this reason have determined to
place in nomination a candidate to be supported
by the freesoil party. 1t accordingly recon-
mended the appointment of six gentlemen to the
Pittsburgh convention to nominate candidate
for the Presidency.
Mr.. Robert Gardener arose and said that he
was opposed to the spirit of the resolution. He
did not think this proper time for the freesoil
party to offer an organized opposition to the
two old parties. In conclusion he said that he
had set of resolutions which he wished to offer
as substitute for those just read.
The chair, before receiving the proposed sub.
stitate, informed the proposer that he could not
receive the substitute resolutions, unless thew
smanated from Freesoiler within the intent of
the advertisement calling the meeting-and as
that advertisement called the meeting for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the Pittsburg
convention, and the gentleman was opposed to
action Of the proposed convention, therefore he
could not lay his resolutions before the meeting
The decision of the chair gave rise to consid.
cradle debate, and an appeal was taken. But
here another difficulty arose the chair an.
nouncing that no one could vote upon the ap
peal but those who were actually in favor of
the appointment of delegates to the Pittsburg
convention.
DR.. Snodgrass took the same view of the case
and in the course of his remarks said that he did
not doubt that large number of the gentlemen
present intended voting for Pierce and King
and also large number would support Scot
and Graham.
This mention fthe names of their respective
candidates, received perfect furore of applause
from the Wings and Democrats present
The chair insisted upon his view of the case,
and the result was the adoption of the original
resolutions.
At this stage of the proceedings a gentleman
. present proposed that all those who had been
attracted to the meeting by curiosity, should
proceed to the other end of the room. This
suggestion was agreed to, and all present, save
nine persons, Misunderstanding the number
mentioned as the sum total of the Freesoilers
present.
Six delegates were appointed to the Pittsburg
convention.
California News.
From the correspondence of the San Francis
m Herald wa extrscf tho foJJow;ro ;p,aroatno