New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-18
The sFree.Soip Nominations.
4 The n. Y. Tribune.

CORES poucencc OF Inc y L. iuouh-
PrrrssvRc, Friday, Aug. IL ls5a
To the Editor Of the Tribune: was
a quiet, but close and attentive observer Of he
proceedings Of the Abolition Convention, which
adjourned last night IN this city. | watched
its currents and counter-currents, penetrated
it's secret springs of action, unobserved, sni
made myself acquainted with the mater
wheel which controlled its movements. cane
here sanguine that Principle, Democracy and
Truth would govern its councils and AM
mate its objects. Here, at least, eIpectsd
that knayery and cemagoguism would be strasg.
ere. had no doubt but the Convention would ct
out the wise advice Of The National Era "a M
selection of candidates, and choose men WAo
would represent the great Anti Slavery cause
truly, and at the same time bear hardest agsinst
that party least friendly to Freedom. Such 10 To
dictate of both common honesty and comam
snse. But the Convention acted exactly on To
reverse Of this principle, and sought to accomplish
as much incidental evil as possible 1t was ast
long before discovered that quite number d
active, working members of the Convention wsss
full-blooded Pierce and King Loco-Focos! ~
we've exhausting every effort to secure the noa-
nation Of Mr.. HALE for the Presidency. Thy
strenuously urged upon Free Soil Loco-Pseos
and Free. Sellers of the Giddings stripe that IN
less HALE was nominated, and run, the prospects
Of Frank. Pierce were utterly ship wrecked mono
and Indiana, and the election of Gen. Seer, sna
success Of the Wings rendered morally cetss.
1t was demonstrated that if HALE was permitted
to decline, and Senator CHASE nominated 10 he
stead, he would take s, 900 more Democratic votes
in Ohio than any other man that could be raa-
that the nomination of CHASE was equivalente
a surrender of the Buckeye State to Gen. Scss
Ii was shown to the wire. pullers of the CosNp
ton that Senator HALE was exceedingly poedS
with the rank and file Of the Wing party 10 say
of the Western States, and in Penns ylvs nis shS
he was hated by the same class OF vstsnh tas
Loco-Foco ranks; and, therefore, Of al men b
would make the best cat's-paw that could Be run
to defeat Gen. ScoTT, under the preteas Of pro-
noting the cause Of God and Liberty"
The Hon. JOSHUA r. GIDDIsGs, whose deadly
and intense hate Of the Wing party is welkn
took an exceedingly active part in urging up0a
DCie6otCo W uOhnuulC IIALky Wieh~~sf 80
the slightest heed to that gentlemsn's peati''a.
clination, them that, If once nomInaseo,
means mouid be adopted to make han "'esT
JOHN c. VAUGHN, of The Clerei0ad Tn" D4~~
rat, the organ of the party in ono, zoo.
course Of GIDDISCs, used the same @sumen''
gave the same assurances. When you arc N
formed that half the Delegates to the Con.eaeo'
came from Messrs. GIDDDes and VAcsHssoc~
gressonal Districts, and were trained aa'
structed beforehand, you will not be macn -.
prised at the sequel, that must necessary 49,
such machinery. The chief object Of "'p', 80.
in forcing the nomination upon Mr. Hale
ontinue the split in tho Wing party o. S~s' =.
Ohio, that he may 60 back to Congress, ..
VAuoHs is equally interested to keep up W.
fortunate division ia our ranks that ~ may
aoled to support his sheet upon the sa'oa -
of faction. Your readers now have 'h' -
motives that influence the extraordinary
Of those two men.
Mr.. HALE's emphatic letter OF decnna'0
necer read to the Convention. Every a'''~f
have Il read was instantly choked down. -
understand that second letter, still NOR
sive than the first, had been received yeS1y
afternoon, by a Delegate, but It was
suppressed from the Convention. -
will not detail to you the primo tseS -
;ugs of the Convention--thas you "a" ~
cot bv telegraph and newspaper !
18th the facts that transpired behind y
tsins, in the grssn-room, where the ~i'ess -
a focus, and where business is cut ~
Perbsps a more sincere or worse dap.s "a
men never convened in these United o.. ~
tbe great bulk Of those whs composed "