The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

heroes but appea forcioy to the public heart
General Tay Or whose vrocl vi es believed to 10
whig, but who innocent the subject Of soitIcs
On the other hand stood Clay md Webster. the lights OF
'be grea vhg party, wi h eli. thousands OF Worship
pers The whig leaders resolved ~ the final slaughter Of
Cay, and the 9th January, 1846 . meeting Of the
whig memb' Of Congress held in Washington. This
mteeIg called Nstions Nom nat ng Coaventiou, to be
held a. Philadelphia ,he TIN of June The democrats
were called to meet in May usual at Baltimore 1t
FEN bed on the 3D. Andrew Ssyenfon Of Virginia. in the
chair The New York diiculies then for the first
time introduced into 'he councils Of the party. Tns
ends of Mr.. Van Buren,, (now called softs then
denominAed barnbuTners and the friends Of Mr.. CAss
(now transferred to Dickinson and called hards)
termed huphera. AL these terms sensesss and arb
trsy We are unable TO any difference in principle
at present between these The quarrel simcy
about the division Of and the spois The Con-
vnton voted to admit both deeg g,iions but both DO
cned to take part In tho discussions the votes The
two thirds rule (263 whole vote) adopted and Mr.
cass was nominated tho fourth ballot. General W. o.
Butler, of Tennessee, for Vics-President.
Tho Convention failed to restore harmony to the
party in New York, and Mr. Van Buren's fiends
took ground in favor Of prohibiting slavery in
territory TO be acquired hereafter. A Conyen'
ton was held at Utica, N. Y, on the ed and Esd OF
June, when Mr.. Van Buren, nominated or President
and Henry D. dge for Vice President Mr.. Dodge subss
quenty June 29) deoIined and national convention
held at Buffalo in 1848, August o. whom nearly all
the free States represented and some prominent
icans Of the present time, including the Collector Of
hIs port, talr Redfed the Surveyor (slr. Cocbrsne)
and the Postmaster, (Mr. Fowler appeared and acted
With the sn;i slavery, then called free sell party.
srorg anti slavery platform adopted, and the Con-
van,ion then put in nomination Mr. Van Buren, and Mr.
A:aws, (son OF President j. q Adams.) This divided
the vote in New York, and defeated the democratic
party. 1t Is tsr to presume that had there bean
National Convention to STIR up this bad blood Mr.. Csss
would have been elected-the vote OF this State would
bave done itand the State would have been in the
bands Of the democracy who they always have
oeeu largely in the majority BY taking their quarres up
to Baltimore they weakened tho party throughout the
Union, and contributed to its defeat than twenty
battles of BuepA Vista.
The wings met at Philadelphia on the 7th June 1913,
and held what is called the slaughtsrhouse Conven
tion." The political death Of Clay Webster and Scott
bad cng been resolved uponat least they to be
put cut Of the way for that campaign General Taylor
the man. and he nominated by .
jority vote the third ballot. Mr.. Webster's
hienes were badly slaughtered that his can.
didatc for tho Vice Presidency Abbott Lawrence Of
Msssachusetts could not have the second place the
ticket, which given to Mr. Fillmore sop for the
Northern sentiment, General Taylor owning numerous
niggers The Of this ticket have accounted
for above.
The Democracy we're early ia the FIELD in 1852 and the
central committee sppointed for the purpose blew the
horn fro Washington fer the faithful to gather at Bal
more the rst OF june Hon. John ". Davis, Of In
diana presided. There tremendous crowd cf dele
gates and the old twothrds rule Was put by large
Il, nha
las, Sam Houston and Marcy. Every State, except
south Carolina represented and the number Of de-
legstes was 28S.
The Convention Fat five days most Of which time was
.pent In Intellectual baliottngs. On the 30h Virginia
changed from Bushanan, and gave fifteen votes to the
hitherto unknown name Of Pierce. On the 49th ballot
Mr. Pierce received all the votes but Six and nj
mated upoh strong pro slavery platform w. r. King,
of Aaban q, named sccoEd the ticket. In order
preserve peace at future conventions the following
adopted
Voted That the next ocratic National Convention
be held at Cincinnati, in the .ate of 0hi,.
Voted, That iu constituting the future National Con-
venon in order to the respective rigsts OF the
states each state shall be entitled TO twice the number
Of delegates has in the electoral college, and
and The democratic committee, in making arrangements
for the denoclaic cenven ion provide such mum
ber of seats and secure them for the delegates elect
This the rule for the Convention which is to be held
1t may be necessary say ,ha. although South Caro-
lima has generally Omitted to send Delegates to the Demo-
cratic Conventions she has with the exception above
noted given her electoral vote the nominees OF that
party.
The Last Convention Of the whg party met at Balti-
the 10th June, 1862 George Eyans, of Maine,
presided Webster and Fillmore died hard, but they
finally slaughtered the ffh day-ffly third bal
lot-when Ger eral Scott nominated. This Conven-
tin was l-2o6 delegates from all the States. General
Scots platform cid not materially differ from General
Peress but Scott being supported by the sexardes,
deserted by the nator al wings ard Pierce walked
the course.
In July 1862, Native American Convention was held
at lrencn, New Jersey, BY which Jacob Broom Of Penn
syysnia, . member Of Congress- nominated for
Pre- ident on . sort OF Know Nothigg platform Hs
received 2, ,4s5 votes in sll.
An abolition Convention tcaed nationa) held at
Buffalo, Sept l. 1852 under the call of James G. Brney,
aerlitt Smith and William Goieli. The last ned per-
ION was nc ated for President and received y votes
in this state.
aConvention held in Georgia in the summer 1862
G. NJ Troup nominated Southern States rights
candidate for President He received about 100 votes in
Georgia, and ., 000 in Alabama
The remnant Of the Buffalo democracy, with other
remnants of various parties, met In National Convention
united on Pierce this Convention excited attention
If put in nomination John p. Hale Of New Hampshire
and George W. Julian OF Indiana. They did not carry
the electoral vote Ct any State, but received shout
155 eco popular votes.
Since 1852 there have been several national ccnven
tions called great party bassd upon the Know No
thirg or native Am erican idea sprung up, and
oessfui Nothing would do for 1t but to hold
. national convention which met in PhilAdel-
phiA in june 1875. 1t adopted plat
form which not satisfactory to either section, and
which caused the North to bolt and hold convention At
Cincinnati in November Of the year. The prnci.
pal business done by this LAST named body eneavor
rg to make c get back with decency to the
party from which 1t had boted, and another C,nvcn.
ton consequently called to meet st Philadelphia
The 18th Of February last past where the Know Moth
ipgs cast of the old platform altogether and adopted
cne, which don't anything in particular. On