The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-04

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We published yesterday most astounding
article from the London .advertiser, from which
it appears that the Abolition Convention to
be holden at Aanohe ter, (Hngland,) on the lst
of August, will receive ON additional interest in
the presence Of the Hon. John Van Buren,, q
prominent American politician, and son of Mar
tin Van Buren,, ex-President Of the United
States" This makes the IDENTIFY Of the indivi-
dual clear as the MONDAY sun. 1t is Prince
John, of Tammany Hall, and no mistake. The
fact of his having agreed, "a he may have
agreed, to be present at the Manchester Anti
American Abolition Convention however, would
not of itself signify anything, because it is not
unlikely that Southern STAKEHOLDER or two
may have attended the same convention, to see
what was in the wind. But mark what follows.
The London paper aforesaid goes on to soy
that Mr.. Van Buren, visits this country eng
land) to be present at the forthcoming Anti
Slavery Convention, and to advise with his
fellow-workera in the noble cause of negro
emancipation in the United States, and with
which his father. as we'll az himself, has, for
several years. been identified" Here the
startling fact is announced that the object
of this visit Of the Prince to England,
sis to be present" at the Manchester
Convention. He goes over, in other words, as
a volunteer delegate from the United States to
| this Manchester convention ofthe British aboli-
| tionists. Truly have we been widely mistaken
in our conjectures of the objects Of this jaun.
| to Europe if this news be true. We had sup
posed that, clothed with some confidential and
extraordinary diplomatic duties from his old
friend Marcy, the Prince had gone over
the water upon rowing European COM
| mission, like that Of Major Borland in Gen.
trail America, with no particular functions
to any particular place, but with unlim-
tied supervisory diplomatic powers over
the continent generally. We had supposed
that he was at least commissioned to look alter
the practical working Of those circulars from
the State Department of year ago touching
the important subject of diplomatic knee
breeches and shoe-buckles. Indeed, we did
think it quite possible that "the Hon. John
Van Buren, might, also, be officially charged
to inquire into the progress of the spiritual
relations between the ''ex-President" and the
Holy Father at Rome and we did imagine,
also, that the Prince before his return might
run down and drop into Constantinople for
week or two, to ascertain the exact state of
the health of "the sick man" of Turkey, for
the special information of the Cabinet and the
Kitchen Cabinet at Washington.
Such were the conjectures which we had en-
fosx al -, ~
cal objects of the present visit of the Prince to
Europe. But all these fattering suggestions,
If what we now hear be true, are scattered to
the winds. He visits England, we are told, on
purpose to be present at the forthcoming Anti |
aaYsry Convention At Manchester. We had
supposed that in adopting the soft she'll Syras. !
cuse platform of last year, that the Prince had
practically abandoned the Buffalo free soil abo-
ltion coalition. Of course we had not forgot
ten his opposition to the Nebraska bill, both at
the White House, at Washington, and in Tam
many Hall; but who could have dreamed, ON
his departure from these shores, that John Van
Buren, was en- route as volunteer delegate, in
the place of Garrison or Fred Douglass to tn
British Abolition Convention OF Manchester?
Yet the TACT is stated 80 precisely by the Lon
don .4aceytiser, and the editor seems to be so
intimately advised upon the subject, that, with
out some direct and authentic information, we
can hardly venture to put in denial.
We are further admonished that of all the
subjects to be discussed at this Manchester Con-
vention, there is none of such vital import
ance as that proposing the discussion of the fea-
sibilty of dissolvng that gre at union of States,
which it has too often been sal Is governed by
the hearts Of free people, - which now stands
in its greatness an example to the world"
Well may the London editor say that I" the dis
cussion Of this momentous topic will form
new phase Of the anti-slavery movement in
England. But what sense o. pride delight
and satisfaction will warm tho bowels Of the
sachems of Tammany Hall, and the whole free
soil soft shell administration party Of New
York, in being informed by metropolitan
organ Of the British abolitionists, that "with
such compatriots as George Thompson, W.
Wells Brown, (black man, the celebrated Box
Brown) and Parker Pillsbury, Mr.. Van
Buren, cannot fail to render good service to the
cause of freedom, by instructing his fellow
workers on this side the Atlanticu
Is not this most astounding Intelligence?
Can it be that son of man who has been
honored with the highest positions in the gift
of the American people-can it be that John
Van Buren,, who has himself enjoyed some
Offices Of high distinction in his native State,
and who is still young enough, and with talents,
experience, reputation, and popularity enough,
to aspire to still higher political achievements
can 1t be that he has thus deliberately re-
solved to blast and sink himself forever, in
that blacklist Of oil infamous characters, an un-
grateful traitor to his country, consorting and
conspiriDg in foreign land with foreign ene-
mics for the overthrow of his own government,
through the dissolution of this great union of