The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-07
Free Soil state Convention.

TREMENDOUS TURN OUT - FULLY FIVE THOUSAND
PERSONS PRESENT GREAT uNANIMITY OF PUR-
POSE, ETC.
WORCESTER July g. 1852.
One of the greatest anti slavery meetings held in
Massachusetts, in any other part of the United States
the Free Soil State Convention held this day in Wor
cester 1t took everybody by SURPRISE mutitudnous
was it-so powerfully strong in and in determine
tion The most distinguished and the abest of tn
State were there and the meeting when it met in the
afternoon in the tent numbered fully five thousand per-
The unanimity of the meeting was in keeping
with its vigorous spirit How unlike he and
whig conventions ut Baltimore Instead of spending
Two or three days, squabbling and doing nothing
and at last being compelled to do something very
dlerent from what they intended, they got through
the whole Of their business in aay and most
perfect haI nony. There was unity of purpose and
irmness that made this convention really formidable
and well calculated to make both the democratic and
whig parties tmbe for their fate at the coming Presl-
dental election for both Of them in danger being
TIPPED up by the third party which will assuredly con-
siuct platform and nominate candidates at the nation
lion. John p Hale Of New Hampshire and Hon. s. p.
Chase, of Ohio the candidates indicated at the
meeting to day.
In this convention there appeared to be three distinct
casses-tTst the sincere men, who went for principle,
and want TO overthrow both wings and democrats and to
erect new opposition party; and secondly those who
arc intriguing Tor the democrats aud thirdly those who
intriguing ior the wings The two latter classes
shout as loud, and appear earnest the first The
effect Of the movement necessarily is TO defeat the
other OF the two great pareswhich of the depends
the greatest OF IL will
qutnce Of the action of the third party.
From all that transpred to-day. the whg party Is evil
IDENTITY in mot danger there were FAR more OF that
patty present than ol the democrats ana there was lar
greater bitten exhibited against the whig party
1t is worthy Of remark that the men who most
active in the kossuth movement, and also in the
perapce movement. the most promucn in this
ycntlon-thus showing that both The elements of tenn
perance and foreign intervention viii form the constu-
ent elements Of the third party 1T also shows that
hosuth and slavery have been allied all through.
FAILURE
h,ll of
orcsthng the demonstration that to oil to day
An immense tent brought here for the occasion from
Boston by Mr.. john Wright. grand dinner pre-.
pared. and plates laid for 110S persons but only
535 AT down Tho demonstration regarded here as
a decided failure.
rRErsourns SHOWING THEIR STRENGTH.
Altogether the freesoi demonstration to-day, of
the most imposing character. Across Main street
tened magnificent banner. bearing the inscription
Free Soil and Free Speech The people there in
the might OF numbers and animated by enthu.
siasm in the far surprising that which was mani
tested upon any former occasion Long before the hour
arrived at which the convention called the spacious
City Hall densely crowded including the aiscs and
galleries. by the delegates assembled from every quarter
Of the State At IL O'Clock the convention tempo
rally organized by the choice Of John ~ Earle tempo
The State Committee had not entered the Hail. tn,
convention was briefly addressed by Mr. Rice, Of Wor
cester in an eloquenl manner He said there never wa
auspicous meeting than this The other parties
were organized and entering upon the strife and the
whose banners should be traed in the dust would b
banisLed forever from its fragments would come tn,
strength that would give the sw Of the soil
party certain, a triumphant success
TEMPORARY oHCANIzATIoN. ETC,
General Wilson thon behalf of the state Central
Committee, called the Convention regularly TO order.
Mark Doottle, Esq, of Belchertowu chosen Chair
mo- ttH, and Robert Carter Of Cambridge, Secre-
taiy.
A committee then appointed, consisting of
each district to report list Of officers regu-
lar organization of the meeting
Hon John r. Hale here entered the hall, and
ceiyed with three cheers and hearty applause.
ERAsTus HOPKINS was called for, and spoke of the first
meeting OF the free soiers four years ago when IL
hoped 10y them that they might day able work,
side by side with Of the great political parties Of the
land but that hope over, and that 1t time
for firm and Independent stand
Mr. Krys, Of Dedham, said that the country ripe
for our e&erton The great of the whig and de-
mocratic parties did not which Both parties
watching this with in ntctest and 10 had
only to go forward to accomplish the triumph it had
already had foreaste Of The fire of liberty, so long
stled had at last been heard tine floor Of Congress-
through the exertions Of the free soil party.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
The Committee Organization then offered their
port recommending that the convention should be
dents, and FIVE Secrtaries; aud they nominated the fol-
lowing gentlemen officers Of the convention
| President stephen g. Phillips, of Salem -
Tice Presidents, VIM. Davis of Plymouth @. ID. Wes-
ton; OF Uxbridee Hon Il. l.. Keys. Of Dedham VIM
r. spoober Of Boston; John J Palfrey, of Cambridge
John B Allen, s. II. Sewal of Stoneham j. W. Graves
/ Of Lowell John NJ Earle of Worcester Wm Jackson,
i Of Newton b. II. Hubbard, Of Sunderland Caleb
swain Of Easton Joel Hayden Of Williamsburg, and
1 VIM. M Walker, Of Phillipston.
Secretaries Robert Carter Of Cambridge George q.
lioar, Of Worcester, s. II. Howe OF Cambridge A. j.
Akens, Of North Adams, and s. L. Gere or Northamp.
ton.
The Devne blessing was then invoked upon the con-
| vention by the Rov. Mr. Higgins.
/ BoAsTINo WHO ANp DEMOCRATIC DIssHysfoNs.
MT fHiLirs addressed the convention, Saying that