The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-04
Political Intelligence.

Tvs CALL LIBERTY FARTv CONVENTION
Frederick Dougins newspaper Of the Sd inst contains
tho followng:-We the call for d convention Of the
liberty party TO be held In Buffalo. the first day a
next September to nominate candidates for the Pre-
dcncy and Vice Presidency wo are glad to see IL for
never there need than OF maintaining ths
organization OF the liberty party-ncyer more need than
now Of intoxicating its doctrines. This guiltiest Of al
guilty nations pcrshirg for lack Of the knowledge and
love- and practice Of those doctrines which the liberty
art well adapted teach illustrate and commend
We hope that the proposed convention will be large
We hope that not few wings and democrats aud freq
oerS will attend It, and identify themselves with Il.
here many wings and democrats who love the anti
slavery and who mt last convinced that Tia
adc Of the whg and democratic parties have sold these
parties to the savepower Whether the President cec
I'd next fall he Webster Scott Fillmore any other
whig. whether he bc Cass, buchanan, Douglas or
any other d. mocrat ho will be the shameless
the Shareholders and openly and distinctly pledged to
| obey all their other commands, well to enforce
the Internal Fugitive Slave law Hence, there ara
many wings and democrats, who, ere the approach
Ing election will quit their parties And there are men,
bcrs Of the free soil party who can no longer stay In
party which snnks from taking the ground that there
be law, human divine for slavcry-no possible
gnizs,ion Of the highest crime against the body and
soul of The free soil party Ia. confess groat
improve mcnt upon the whig and democratio parties
Some Of its doctrines and many OF its members good
Nevertheless, II must have different creed radically
different creed II can accomplish much for humanity
II must, in word, be born again." ere 1t can be
| extensively useful anti slavery organization.
Then too, there arc many wings and democrats whA
have become earnest land rcorers and many wings and
democrats who have become such earnest friends Of tom
perancc 20 for tho Maine law and to 20 for II
But such wings and democrats fast discerning that
parties constituted the whg and democratic par
tes-politica parties in the vulgar scnse-cannot b
relied promote but must stand in the way Of both
land reform and Temperament and therefore, such whga
and democrats must be fast quitting their parties.
Where shall these disafYected whigs and democrntA
and socrs GO but 10 tho liberty party! Its truth
will attract them in spite of the smaness of It's
bers for thu lovers OF truth than lovers o
numbers. In that party which holds (and other po-
litical party holds it, that civil government bound
be just in all directions and Mt all times they will fed
Themselves at home. That party. which holds that go
vernment is bound to protect it's subjects we'll from
dram hops and land monopoly from slavery they win
find 10 be their own party.
The liberty purity holds only that every enactment
and provision for slavery IL null and void but that the
right to the soil is natural and equal the right to
the light and the air; and that there Is clearer ob-
subjects from the dram shop manufacture paupers and
madmcn
Tho liberty party, in a word, cspouses all political
truths and goes partially for men Of all classes and
conditions Why, then should not every Just foe
1t? JAMES u. BlRNEY,
GERRIr SMITH,
May L., 1852 WILLIAM GOODELL
FREE SorL NATIONAL CONFERENCE.-The following Is .
addressed to the editors Of the Cleveland
True Democrat. and dated Cincinnati, May ] -
GENTLEMEN-Wil you give notice that the Free eOn
National Convention. for nominating candidates for
President and Vice III tho United States will ba
held at Cleveland, Ohio on the first Wednesday In
August next The time cannot under the instructions
Of majority Of the committee be fixed before harvest
and it would be doing great wrong to Ok day during
the hurry Of that The day named s therefore,
the earliest, under all circumstances that could be ap-
pointed and the place designated by the committee II
very easy Of ut that Of the year since all
venion and the week The regular call In
full. will be prepared and issued hereafter. We hope
editors friendly to the liberty and prosperity Of the people
and country, will aid in circulating the notice
SAMUEL LEWIS, Chairman
OF Free Soil National Committee to name time and
place for holding the convention.