Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-26
Tho sot Convention.

from the "Binshamplon, IN. w DemOeraL"-
Truly the signSof the timeS are bad when the Ad.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS opponents Of Bronson and
o'Conner, are unable 10 make better demon.
STATION 10 favor Of the Administration than is re.
corded below Of their sayings and doings, for.
tunes and misloTtunss, upIiSings, downialiugs,
and Omplste career OF Syracuse, Can our
neishbor OF the Argus Tell US why things are not
better managed by the "HaImonies'i We dis
like to intrude upon his party griefs, but as sor.
row finds reIiefi ia IearS 50 may his griefs be mol
lihsd by expressing them. in order that bis friends
may console with him, and aid him, in bringing
back the Democracy 10 the principles OfJsGsrson
and The resolutions Of'9s and'9.
TUE SoTT CONTENTION --ThiI Administration
"union and harmony" humbug, tThnsprsd and
expired OF Syracuse on the 9th and 1lh. We
cannot say that, like CRsah Il "come, saw and
conquered" but that, like itsalfi It came, made
chaTactetisio exhibition OF soft short bOyism, and
then yamosed, ahsquhtulhted, vanished into thin
nir, The Convention was Of couSe large, four
delegates (instead Of one, the usual number) be.
ing called from each Assembly District, and no IN.
quires into ctedsntial. instituted. The msiOnty
was made up Of Office holders under The General
Government, and oSpirantS for theS noilS 10 some
means Of showing their adhesion 10 the "polioy OF
the Administration"
The principles OF representation appear 10 have
been worse abused than 'Ihe Kings pTe0s' RRs,
BY Jack Fal5isf renowned old short boy inn
mottAliEd by SheakSpeaTe. Pot inSIanee' BTOome
County woS represented by four Names (whetheE
then oWnefs an attended or not We ere not inloIm'
edo ISdsc O. Sheldon, J. T. Brodt, o. o. Crocker,
and a. 3. Goodrich. MT. Sheldon has been for
some months an employee in the Custom House al
New VoEk, and probably extended eG.oihcio, -
and iot The rest we should like exceedingly to see
their papgIs--hoW, when and by whom were they
appointed. They Represented no organization,
pniitc or otbsSwiIe, and II they were dslsgatss
IN any sense, they were the delegates Of bali
dozen anli.NebGuskaIles. We should like 10
know. too, whether, under such an appointment,
they did not support the resolution, such os Il is,
which was passed by the Convention approving
the Nebraska Bill7 o consistency, union pnd
harmony
Ludlow, The notorious shorl-boy Speaker OF the
! ssembly in 1852, Who could not, ss Speaker, get
the usual vote Of thanks IN the House, was PIeSi'
dent; John Coehrane, the last years leader olthe
BhoTtboys who declared himself as standing on
the original Buffalo plalIosm, was Administration
mansgef IN chief, and Capt. Rynders chielspokes
man, iuglgmau aud bully. The union aud hat
mcny committee on resolutions, through on alter
nuoE sitting, were unable 10 ngIce, and On ad
tournament Gil the next day took place in conse
queneei and finally, majority and minority reports
were presented and Brought 10 vote. The major
lily report, being the Custom House mess mixed
Son, prevailed by vote Of 2lb ayes TO l49 noes
more tdn one third Uoiing IN fhe U'EatiU'S. The
following s the resolution devoted 10 Nebraska, as
passed
"ResolVed, That we consider the clause in the
Nebrsska and Kansas Jill repeating the Missouri
Compromise, as inezpedient aud unnecessary. But
q we aro opposed 10 ony ogtaton having in view
the TsstoToton or that line or tending 10 promote
any sectional controversy In,Telalon theTeioi and
we Congratulate the country that the results grove
ing out Of that measure are likely 10 prove benz.
fetal 10 Tho people Of The territories, aud that
while We maintuin our position, that opinions IN
regard 10 The power Of OungTesS in this matter ore
not tests, we nevertheless consider that the act VI
Eenuneiation by Congress Of the powert has here
toIoge exercised over The subje9i oS the practical
suFrendhg OF formidable function on the part oil
the Federal Government, aud as tile cesson Of q
right on the part OF the incipienI States Of the
Union, the exercise Of which can, % all prob bill.
10y, result only uuspioiouSly 10 tie people Of the
teirlofies and The peace oil the Union"
Il was no sooner reported, Than Abiiah Mann,
an oHginhl HeTkimeT lice sUileE Offered on behalf
Of the minority Of the committee The following
amendment; ....T LHl.h
Resolved, As the sense Of this Convention rep.
ressniing the Democracy Of this State, that We
unQualhedlY dlsappIoye Of the repeal, by the pre-
sent ConREets OF The section Of the act commonly
= known as the Missouri COnpTomise, whereby
slavery L permitted 10 extend over unoIganEed
territories indefinitely, as violation alike OF leg
SlsliVe good faith, tue national honor the spirit OIL
the uge, sud the Christian civilization and liberty
OF which We Lohsl."
The amendment was cut on by the previous
question, which was greeted with alternate ohtell
and hlSsea. The vote being decloted, several
leading fresSoen Withdrew; --PTeSlon King an
pounctd that he could no LONGER act with the
N
Is curiosity IN Language and sentiment. and Is as
good an ILLUSTRATION Of solI shsllism nS eau bs
iound extant II says nOihiug-meAns nothing
but seeks TO have IL undentood that II says good
deal aud means more then II says. IL reminds
one Of balky team stuck 10 mud hole. First
they'hnw to- CAREFULLY and reluctantly, but DON
pull any, then start ulehd, Ay back and "ges or
with jetk, and with ell their splash end SoTaln.
bic and "get up" the load still stick Ia the mud
hole.
In the course Of ihstwo days Iiorhlio Seymour
was nominated for Governor, William II. Ludlow
for Lieut.. Governor, Jason CLARK for Canal ., m
missioner, and William r. Andrews TOT State Pms.
on Inspector. The nominations had scarcely I
better nTeOenlRlion than theTeJolutona. The no.
minal'on of Seymour was sought 10 DO got OF 5y
aoelamationI but unluckly, lhe reclamation wa'
on both sides OF the question: eiiUIts were then
made Of intervals 10 declare his nomination unan.
imous, but there we've many peI1slent noes, aud
Il was not until the Convention whs reduced 10
meHgTe numbers, less than quorum, that Il was
accomplished, fiat all. Gov. Seymour published
letter, few days before the Convention, deoli'
ming 10 be q candidate, and whether he runs OF
not, is nS MT. Toois would soy, "of no conse'
quenceh "a... -. ..lI
10 reference 10 the nomination for Lieut., Gov.
eIonoI, Abiiah Mann has published letter since
the Convention. charging that Ludlow was pledg.
ed 10 auii Nebraska resolutions ard 10 appoint a
committee that would report suehi-thhL IN con-
sidsTouon OF the promise OF the nomination Tor
Lieutenant Governor by the sOhs, he appointed a
committee an but three Of whom agreed to the
slip sop soft resolutions, and voted for them him.
self Thi5ig pretty good illustration Of sOft tao.
tics and oil The honor aud honesty Of candidate
Ludlow. Great iS "unlon and harmony" The
other candidates were nominated as shown by the
Voies, AFTER the Convention had dwindled down TO
oue.ihfd It's original nvmber, and 10 wind up,
three oheen were called iJr The NslTuskh bill,
which were received with hiss s. and this was the
finale Of this great Administration "union and
harmony hE1le. .t#.e ruI. -H...F
A greater farce, under the name and pTe,ence Of
convention Of delegate, was never enacted.