The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-10-07

Ross; 18th. Leonard Gibbs 10th. ~ Morse
18th. VIM. B. Stebbins: 18th. Ellis Bee 9th.
Isaac s. Ford: Goth. Merit Peckham: 2lst.
John ID. SAWYER 22d. Geo Salmon; odd |.
Thompson oath Nathan Soule: 25th. John
J. Wilson 26th Melancthon Lewis: 9th. +.
o. Rogers 28th. Geo Smith 29th. - Ros-
well; 30th. Charles o. Shepherd. 3lst. Peter
Murphy; 32d Asa Warren 33d VIM. n. Few.
Mr. Chase then introduced Mr. Tompkins to
the assembly, as worthy son of an illustriOus
sire.
Mr. Tompkins addressed the Convention, ac-
knowledging the honor done him, ayowing his
devotion to the Free Soil doctrines, and declar.
ing will stand by them, 80 help me God!n
amid boisterous cheers and burras
The platform was adopted, and the Conven-
ton adjourned until 7 o'clock, when General
Wilson will speak
The Convention is quite enthusiastic, but the
attendance is small.
DR.. N. s. TowNsHEND Re- NOMINATED.-Ou
friend, DR.. Townshend, who so faithfully rep
resented the cause of Freedom at the late SEES
sion of Congress, has been re nominated in the
fourteenth district by a delegate Convention
for the counties of Lorain, Medina, Ashland.
and Wayne, which met at Harrisville on the
ODD After his nomination, he addressed the
Convention in a very able speech, when the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we most cordially approve of
the course of Hon. n s. Townshend in Con-
gress, and believe that he has already demon
strated to the country that he is an unhinch-
ing and fearless advocate Of human liberty. an
able champion and faithful defender of our
glorious cause and for his fidelity to the same
we pledge him, at the ensuing election, our
united and hearty support.
The Convention then selected the following
gentlemen as Congressional Committee
Philemon Bliss of Lorain county; H. Porter
of Ashland county VIM. T. Wellen, of Medina
county; Eugene Pardee, of Wayne county.
The district which he represents has been so
altered as purposely to throw obstacles in the
way of his reelection; but we hope they may
be overcome. The district can have no better
representative He is independent, fearless,
faithful--with sound judgment, and IA per-
sonal bearing that disarms prejudice.
THE Boilers in Salem, Mass from the Con-
veution that nominated George Hood of Lynn,
in the place of Mr.. Rantoul have agreed to
call another Convention to nominate an oppo-
sition candidate.
THE Boilers STATE COMMITTEE Mass. !
have concluded not to hold another State Con-
vention.
GERRIT SMITH.-Mr. Hine, of Cincinnati,
lately addressed a letter to Mr. Smith in the
columns of the New York Tribune, reproach-
ing that gentleman with inconsistency, because,
while himself a land monopolist, he undertook
to denounce slaveholding. The reply of MIR
Smith should teach people to look before they
leap.
PErERBoRo, Monday, Sept 81, 1852
SIR: have this moment read your letter to
me in the New York Tribune
You have been misinformed. You believe
that own six hundred THOUSAND acres of land.
1t is true that, after my fathers death, found
| myself to be the owner OF nearly million of
acres of land. But long since, had rid myself
| of almost all of it, In what way it was that |
| rid myself of considerable share of it. is for
others flor several thousands Of poor people,
and not for myself to publish.
You tell me-perhaps by way of making fun
Of me--that five farms would be enough" for
me. answer, that ! own no farms and that
| should count it good bargain could ! ex-
change all the scraps and remnants Of my
fathers wild tracts for five farms or even three
farms
You are willing that should live in 4" COM
Portable simplicity" You will make big eyes
when | tell you that my home would not rent
for seventy dollars year
Respectfully yours, GERRIr SMITH,
L. H. Hine, Cincinnati.
Gerrit Smith is kind of an exception t.
human nature.
HALE AND THE DEMoCRATs.-The WeSter,
Reserve Chronicle says:
"On the 22d, Mr. Hale spoke at Mt Gilead
Morrow county, boarding the very lion of the
Slave Democracy in his den. Two thousand
were in attendance, and the enthusiasm was
great. A correspondent says that in the town
of Bennington, heretofore Democratic, the
Hunker Democracy will this fall have less than
half dozen to recount the terrible calamity
that has befallen their party"
The BRANDON W. Posr commences its
fourth volume on the first Thursday of October,
instant. 1t calls upon its delinquent subscr-
bers to pay up There ought to be no den-
quents to Free Soil papers, these times They
ought to pay up promptly, 10 as to make the
hearts of their editors hopeful and energetic.
1t will be the best evidence that their labors
are appreciated.
THE LIBERTY PARTY of New York met at
Syracuse last Thursday, and nominated VIM
X. King for Governor, and Preston Mann for
Lieutenant Governor.
The party acting with VIM Goodcll is re-
ported to have held quite an inharmonious
Convention, which succeeded in making but
one nomination-that for Prison Inspector
The nomination of Gerrit Smith for Con-
gress in the 22d Congressional district New
York, is not Free Democratic nomination, as
we learn from the Oneida Telegraph, but was
made by Convention Of Independent voters of
all parties, and will command the votes even of
some Hunkers and Silver Grays.
SOME LErr.-The Wyoming IN ~ County
Mirror says, that at the late Free Democratic
County Meeting there, the presence and deci-
ded action of number of old Democrats who
left the old party and entered into the Free
Soil movement in ls4s, gave encouraging as
surance that some of the Barnburners had
made up their minds to endure to the end.
"WEEKLy FREE PREssn is the title of
new paper, started at Sheboygan Falls Wis