New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-28
The Pittsburgh Convention.

In The Tribune of the 9Th instant, l
believe my name published as member OF tho
National Executive Committee of the Free Soil party
Now, Sir tits not true that am me m5er OF that Com
mttee and If were true should feel obliged to dc.
cline the homer Of serving upon IL.
The members of the National Free Soil Convention
which assembled at Pittsburgh, Pa on the llth nsint,
were undoubtedly men OF deep seated convictions AMI
of Incorporating integrity but they were extremely
simple Their fidelity 10 their CONVICTIONS, their
earnest sincerity evuced BY the Platform OF Prln
ciples they adopted. Excepting in one or two parncu
lars heartily approve of It, and feel particularly CRATE
fu for, ana proud of the concessions made 20, aud
the irumphs achieved by the friends OF Land Rsiorn
The resolutions on that subject were all that OF any
other friend of Land Reform could desire aud the en-
thuissm with which they adopted, must contest
aston ished me- But the other hand the aressneSs
AZ innocence Of character exhibited by the vast ma
ioiits Of the Delegates who attended the Convention,
aud which rendered them utterly imprscuc ao'e was
eyir ced By their nomination Of JoHN HALE for Presi
dent of the linked States, Ia spite Of himself, ana
a,sni the best judgment sud the earnest remonstrances
81 ID bes and most GIFTED men among them lnSt
nomination was secured by the enlsaries oil tne e,er
Tally slave holding and slsveTy.perpetustng Snsln -
mocracy who wished that Hale might De homlnatea "a
orc that the Electoral vote OF Oa) might be ooa n.d
for Pierce thar candidate for the Preddency And Ia"
means pursued to cOmpasg the end aought 10 be acon
nish,d ere Che members OF the Convention viii par
den for Say iog) utterly uuTotthy OIL and disgriceu
! TO- their char acer Free Democrat
Two.thrds of the time Of the Convention was con-
In useless CbcussiOn as 70 nov tn' DsegauO ~
should vote whether pr capita or by States TIE prn'
cipgl difficulty felt by the Delegates, was the want oh
fair and hol stem OF asceItaniug the will o. their
| constituency upon the basis OF population TO meet
this difficulty printed circulars given to each Dole
gate witch especially treated the matter and adsi'ed
that the candid obe Free Democracy for President
aud Vice President be not chosen by Delegate itian
CoIvenonf, bu, that Electoral Tickets be prepared IA
The several States indoned with the names OF sucn
candidates 40 the individual voters thereof might pre-
err; letter from gentleman residing Ia Pniisdepus,
who Delegate TO the Convention, put unap S :"
attend (well known and revered by all VINO koo" ntn)
was delivered 10 Gen Wilson, to be read 10 the Co..
vep,ion which advised In substance the same course 10
| be purtued as wss recommended IN the prnteu cuci
| att sind finally resolution was presented 70 The
Contention by the writer hereof amounting 20 the same
,hpg But printed circulars were UNDECIDED, the writ
ten letter unread. and the offered resolution refused
confederation Senator Doug'as had written 10 Judge
SHADING that the nomination must be given 10 Halo 10
order 10 secure the Electoral vote of Ohio for Pierce,
and accordingly, 10 make that result certain ii was IL.
solved that the gag should be applied and the gag
,pp.ed Although It was known that Senator Halo had
declined 10 be Candidate believing that s p Chase OF
Ohio was the best man to repeat the dose OF phy.ic
which was admins cred 10 the Sham Democracy in ~.
his letter Of decension not permitted TO be read T.
the Convention, and wheneser any speaker me ntOned
the name of another person In connection with the
ddalure for the Presidency he was promptly called to
order and rot allowed 10 proceed With his renarks.
In Justice 10 the Convention however, 1t is pernsos,
proper to say, that the nomnatl' conferred
John Hale upon the frat ballot by az least one third
NJ
with apy well settled conviction that II would stand.
There was an understanding the part OF many that
II Samuel Lewis of Ohio should receive the nonina'
lion for Vice Pre- sident, there would be another bao
Inc for President 10 that somebody had In his
hrseches. pocket another letter OF Hsles, by which
that gentleman would be absolutely and finally with.
dr,wn from the field. On the drst ballOtng, them for
Vce President when the result announced, and IL
became apparent that Lewis would be nominated on
the second bsllotipa. he prevailed upon to with
draw. and Was Withdrawn by the Vsughns, the Gid
d,npses sndthe SpaldiDgs. They Loced their father
bnt the cause REQUIRED his sacrifice they said but in
,Le,r heart thew knew was neither love for him,
The cause which induced them to yield bis claims Their
Gull. 10 incapable . -,
ON returning 10 my constituents, while advise them
70 ratfy the Platform, say to them, for the reasons
which have ABOVE stated, repudlste the nominees Of
the Pittsburgh Convention Either Scout or Pierce must
Presidential election and "a Idle 10 say that as be-
tween these candidates the friends Of the Slave and of
the lapdless pOsr cannot chOoie They hare choice
end il Is their duty 10 declarei, Scott sa;s that he 10
opposed 10 Slavery, and s In favor Of soe system of
Or dusl emanc paton Pierce believes the peculiar Ia
Nituon 10 be the Cornerstone OF the Republic,
and that iu perpetuy affords the only of saving
the Union Of the States Scott approves OF the dlst0s.
ton of the Public Domain favorable actual settlers
and consistent with the equal rights of the whole people
In that vast national Inheritance. He means that Il
shall not DO sold forever Pierce is In favor of con.
timing the eccursed c thereio for the purpose OF
collecting reveoue IL Is not possible tor the Free
Democracy under Hale 10 bes. bOh Pierce and Scott
The most that they do Ia any csss 10 70 hold the
balance of power and say 10 their duty 70 wi! Id that
In behalf OF the cause OF Universal Freedom and Of the
equal rights ct all men TO Inalienabls Homestead
Neu- I0rk, August -, loj2 WILLIAM WEST