The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-02
Our Albany Correspondence.

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ALBANY, July 20, 1854.
Delegates to the Saratoga Convention
Woolky Wings and Abolitionisfs, aH-Siloe,
Grays ,cM not Participate-IHe Whole
Programme .frranged for Performance in
1856.
State convention of abolitionists. free sellers
and woolly wings, at Saratoga Springs, in the
middle Of next month. is receiving less favor
than the originators imagined. The call was
made very soon after the passage Of the sNe-
braska Kansas Outrage" whilst enthusiasm
ran high, excitement was wild, passions ungov-
ernable, reason dethroned, and efRgies burning
in every abolition town. Individuals were
called from every part of the State, not as par
tizans but aspire philanthropists, for the pur-
pose of adopting sentiments, declaring to the
South determination to repeal the law estab-
fishing the Territorial governments of Nebraska
and Kansas, to reinstate and re- establish the
Missouri compromise line, and to repeal the
fugitive slave law. Well, under this call. a
gathering of black spirits and white, blue
spirits and gray" was held in this city yester-
day, to select delegation for Saratoga The
chairman selected was the most appropriate
person that could be found, viz: Bradford R.
Wood, whom the democrats elected TO Congress
in 1914 upon the ''Polk and Texas" issue, but
who, when snugly seated in Congress, voted
against the measure, and had the audacity to
send letter to his constituents denying that
he was elected upon any such ground He has
been one of the most rabid and impassioned
abolitionists ever since Hence the consistency
in placing him in the chair yesterday. The
resolutions were written by lawyer Barnes,
son-in-law Of Thurlow Weed who is also known
as an abolltionist Of the most ultra order.
Though highly denunciatory of the action of
Congress, and all those who voteo for the Terri
tOrial bill and obliterated the Missouri line,
there was still cowardliness exhibited in not
demanding an emphatic repeal of the fugitive
act. So thought Mr.. G. w. Williams, who
offered resolution to cover that ground Tue
political wings opposed this. They wanted
harmonious action" ct Saratoga, aud foresaw
that if resolution was adopted at Albany,
the headquarters and centre of all manner Of
iniquity, that a repeal of the Fugitive Slave
law would be among the ingredients of the Sa-
ratoga conclave, then the silver grays, to q
man, would repudiate the connection, and with
tie hards stand aloof and disconnected. So the
resolution was not suffered to be incorporated,
and the wing politicians conquered the aboli-
tionists proper. Some twenty names are pub
lished as delegates but not silver gray wing
nor bard democrat among them. Neither are
the names Of any of the Buffalo platform free
sellers IN the list. Being the peculiar friends
of the slippery administration none Of them,
OF course, will be found in state of open in
subordnation," so long as their friends enjoy
tie government drippings. Among the names
there are only three who ever voted the demo-
cratic ticket when the "party" was in har-
mony. The gathering was q fzzle-only some
dozen or so thought it worth while to attend.
The whig prints alone are now left to dis
cuss the proprriety of the Saratoga conven-
ton. They differ widely in their estimate
of the effect which will be produced.
Whilst the Evening Journal, in this city,
declares the object to be ito arouse and COM
bine Northern sentiment to resist by all lawful
means the extension and perpetuity OF sla-
very'-which means, in literal truth, to
"arouse and combine" Northern party under
tho Seward banner-other whg prints, not yet
fully ipdoctrinated, and breathing the pure
rural air, declare that the 'whig party will
stand by its present organization"-''th the
party is now thoroughly unitedand occupies i'm
pregbable grounds upon the slavery question"
Another, the Onondaga Gazette, goes in for
the "truly republican party" which is to be
organized at Saratoga, and says
We wish every honest and unaspiging whig would
look this matter square in the face aud deter nine
to the satisfaction of his own mind which is prefer.
able-the triumph of his party at the coming State
election, and the distribution Of few paltry Offices,
or the formation Of such great aud truly re.
publican party rs every one not given up entirely
to pro slavery doctrines admits is needed at the pre-
cent crisis, TO save the country from becoming an
nhcn1. tn claw
freedom, as inculcated in that sefeviient ien
the Defamation of Independence, from being crush
ed out entiIely party which, though il might not
give all the State Offices to the wings this fall
would secure to them their share in $50 as well as
I'D and place the country 10 its proper relation to
the institution ofslayery besides.
Another print the Republican, at Hudson
does not follow the dictation. 1t fears the dis
solution OF its party. 1t says
We are not in favor Of what we understand to he
the object aud aim of at least some OF its prime
movers, which is the nomination of an anti slavery
Maine law ticket, and the breaking up 50 far is
possible, OF the present whis organization. And
We can say to the engineers that ii they expect to
find the wings OF Columbia county with them in
such movement, they will find themselves wo-
fully mistaken"
The Mirror, of Wyoming county, asks
But the whiFs-what will they do? win they oil
come into new organizationg They are 80 nearly
dI nppoetu 10 tt NeuIisha SWlDuie tldt " Is u3rGy
worth while 20 make any exceptions. Bat probably
with some Of them the political checker board Ia TO
be looked ell over very carefully before committing
themselves too far one way or the other. They are
all ready 10 90 into this convention, to express
opinions, &C.; but will they be ready to adopt the
organization that Is rapidly forming in othe States,
and which now promises much for the preservation
Of our free institutions.
This ia merely sample ofwbat is said in the
public prints. 1t indicates anything but har-
mony. The wings will Of course have the
convention their own way. Even the few soft
democrats who lent the use Of their names at
The origin Of this movement in this city, seeing
now plainly that the whole purpose is to obtain
strength for SewMdin 1856, are abandoning it.
Beng under the surveillance of Pierce and
Marcy they are lot yet quite ready to step
upon platform peculiarly Northern. They
will be ready TO take ground when those two
asprants are thrown overheard, and when the
Esue becomes joined between sectional and