New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-31
TYE NATIONAL hSoJYSO TaING COW
VENTION At PHILADELPHIA.
A CHAPTER IN Irs HISTORY BEFORE IN
WRITTEN.

hi.,,ry as written in The rRIBCsr, obtained vide
noorty and yipdic a.ed iis lily before 40 a, rst
liner, ouious pubic. Il stands coDfssed row, as the
op, c,ect record Of tie proceedings Of the conven-
ION from the northern stand point. Setting GA. With
a p,coicion Of the result o: the dehoeEstoos o. the
e.,,cl that ss,opishei the body Itself, ou' yet vas
Z, flied TO The letter it exhibited m intimate SC
ouantspce ON st LIST, Lot only with ihe sayings
and dongs of the ccnventoa IN III formal Assem- oiSse'
but with .ae still mHe ret caucu:ns' OF me 'iou'
elements in its composition Moved oy tue sthe I'M
pulse hst led him 10 undertake tina expo'e dssNe
TO co itribnte strength 10 e side OF Freed 'lh IL
contest between is friends and ,s enemies--e wres
Of ba, history proposes 10 give now further aPe'
and ore ihst re hoped to be caletnp mt write.
But the betrayal 0! re- pong pi'i-s then assumed
pr6.r the pressure 0: northern op MON snd the split
of II occasion makes il lecesssry There are signs,
bisfer than mans hand % those who bave known
the sec,et bis,or OF 20 lies durng,de asst yeAr
Of an extended effort IN the Free sfa'es TO resve the
mai, nal KIoS Netting organization, then broken 70
pec.s: and, by seing out the North to the slavery
n,et,s, accomplish by stea III what was 50 boldly
undertaken 81 PDilede pbis AID failed only then by
the resoute efforts Of dozen or twenty northern
delegates Who inspired their associates With tempo
ray supply o: " back ne
Gov Gardner OF h3ssachuse'te IS minis ulpNeuioH
We, he ard bis friends attempting 70 Impose upon
the people O. Massachusetts,, and defeat the Hepuo'
liam party OF Freedom by pretens ons OF different
ebaracte,. |; is claimed jr and by him ha. ne was
The foremost man a. Philade phis IN standing up fr
northern rights, snd that the result OF the deoera
,cu, Of the con vention upon the Slavery question was
chiefly his work. II s asserted tast he was tho true
leader IN tina. noble demonstration OF the North
I,k HRpO
! American nomination fox governor against the Re-
publicans, whose nominaOnh be had failed to get Gov
| Gardner says
N. IN m.u he PhslsP t'u his
H. after the .eIt sm.n from S.Tis VIC . SsxYos
ae ga h.d .sked there any man on ter roo wn % aae
l. q, as Of the DAYS Of my
he hs, hd the ss.Die Of oeas The h,t ,.u un
a. would be bouoa ny ns' ui.j'nty
Among tie resolutions i late etiog ot Gov
Cardners frisndp AZ Faneuil hall, IL the following;
.S The, . ne oa.r s ia la. done Or
propo;.s to ad he must EN- hAc rsbssr
lie sion. Of he south ty b. sustsOins the Spring
ne pfo End the .nss5 pR %o' ' .sS other
gs.rt Nsrber spirit. Phi sdeiPhs nsosurat.d ne era
10 cs ami a, whose Dools ana manly s''0h oe a.
! Oft Moth tfIOb ed QacAH anu 8 rouser
There is some IA doodle" here, for ,Dchley aud
Hshon had nothing 70 do with the Philadelphia con-
yer tcn and were Lot there. But the spiot OF these
pre,ensions is tina: Gov. Gardner was the northern
leader at Philadelphia, aud was the hFstto demonstrate
there that there a NOr'h. Now, have no wish
TO oeract from Gov. Gardpers inade Tor the right
a, PhiIsdephia He bad dse creditin my coresp md
epce from there az that time take nothing back from
that He was ed efficient agent st the ast in uniting
the Northern sentiment there But he is far very far,
from beng entitled TO the credit CLAIMED for him in
Massachusetts, as every member OF the convention
knows he ras the last Of the leading aOrthers dete
rates tstfad If The FIRST 10 declare has position Let
recall the history of the convention to prove this
The body convened on Tuesday, June z. Gov.
! aidiner did not reach Fhadelph. TIL late that
night, day behind. The others OF the Massachu-
sets delegates we're there, but not admitted,
account Of some irumped up in'Ormaity. The tenn
per of the body Immediately displayed irsef and
Tuesday night it was apparent that the South was
bid, defiant ard insu,ng and determined to
control TIE proceedi g; TO pro-Slayey CONCESSIONS
veIy bitter personal feeling was manifested toward
Gen. wilson. when Gov. Gardner arrived his col
Leagues sough: him. and tod him OF the te nper dis
played by the Sub, and of their purpose to make q
decided stand against il. He seemed sad and dissp-
pointed ard .sid little or nothing The mex day the
Massachusetts members yers admitted; the le4ding
souiheIn delegates courted and caressed Gov. Gard
rer and frowned uBon the rest; in the afternoon one
OF The YirginisDs made q coarse bi ter AID vio-
len, assault upon Massachusetts in general and
General w l.oI in particular. The latter brave
~ defended him eli and his State, but it,
| chef representative, Governor Gardter, having
ore than any other man the houor OF the comma
wealth in his hands, remained silent ThrouSh that
evening, and Thursday Friday and Saturday, follow.
ing The Slavery question discussed in variety OF
forms, though not technically before the convention.
Nearly every one Of the leading nsmbsrs, North snd
| South indicated bis position The South made its
demands, the North gave notice, through members
from different STATES thai il woulf resist them TO the
end But ell this whiie-through ths whoe first weak
OF the session-Gov. Ga-oDer did not Geda- his post
tiCn. lie was silent. Sometimes he consulted with
the northern lsders, and gsve them encouragement.
But as often was he found in the hands of the Oppo
site party and frequently old ne express his desire for
a con promise. OF DO man were those who had deter
mined 10 stand firm by the moderate norhern pa'form
| more sDxous than OF Gov. Gardner. lacy felt thar
bis predictions were sgsrst their course and knew
that the southern leaders enoesyorDg 70 tampef
! with N.
On Friday was the election OF officers Of the national
council for the ensuir year. Gov. g Irdn-r was
candidate for president and desired election. Tnis
was sgsnst the wishes OF the Leaders in the nor hern
movetne NJ for they FL, that hs ion woad surely
ose him to their side and greatly embaris the
| they had marked out for Themselves and The North.
Yet from personal end local considerations we'll "a
| with a view % secure influence with him, most Of
them supported bin. He failed of election. Then
Re became more favorable to me views of his assOc-
ates and more freely eounsel-d with them. On 3star
Car the committee resolutions began s ibors and
there the contest fought and Substantially sttled
Long and angry cebaes kept .he committee in session
! through the day and late into The night Gov
| GsrCBer hot apen the committee. He had