The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-18
SPLIT AMONG THE NORTH AMERICANS.
Amusing Disclosures by the Disaffected,
SENATOR WILSON'S ADDRESS At THE TABERNACLE.
Progress Of the Fremont Cause in
New Jersey.
&c., &C., &c.
THE wH1G NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE WHIG NATIONAL CONVENTION.
BALTIMORE sept -l:50P.M
Baltimore quite astr this morning with politicians
nuiet respectable well do black satin waistcoa nd
yiduas, whose very air stamps them unmistakeably
gentlemen Of the old school could hardly have ina
Vned that 80 many intelligent could be got to en-
gage in the resurrectionist business, The hotels
rTammed with them-they joste you In the street and
hob-nob with you in Apollo Hall. With all their anti
quatedness, they have leaning towards lager bier and
dancing girls. Extremes will Talk political
subjects with bem and you learn ,bat they as conf
dent Of electing Fillmore orthodox Christians OF
che coming OF the millennium. Fremont's chances
with them but slight, and Buchanen's where
The hour Of noon approaches, and the hall Of the
Maryland Institute-the where Pierce received his
nomination in ls52-is fast filing up There portion
4 the immense hall rallied in for the delegates, and the
platform and galleries pre,ty decorated There is
great press o. outsiders Baltimore beauty, (somewhat
Samed,) is largely represented Baltimore ladies are
great politicians, and 60 in strong for Fillmore.
The Convention opened with great sciU.
The Convention temporarily orsan'zet by the ap
pointment Of Washington HINT, OF New York. as Chair
man. and Mr.. Thomas, Of Virginia, a. Secretary.
Mr.. HuM on taking the chair expressed his heartfelt
gratitude the honor conferred him They had
assembled at most critical aud interesting period Of the
oountrys history For the first time they beheld two
formidable parties organized sectional aud geograph
cal differences oon,enc ing ia hostile array for the pos
session Of executive favor. They (the whgs) had
sembed in the Of the constitution and Union ap
peal TO the patriotism of the American people separate
these combatants and to call especially the wings Of
ahe Union to interpose and command a peace. Zap
plause) Sixty years ago George Washington warned the
American people against the formation OF the parties
formed geographical differences. he this morning
contemplated washngton's features the
ment erected 10 his memory he thought he shade
OF melancholy his brow and that he frowned indignant
Iy the efforts being made to break the links Of the
Union Would the American people listen TO the words
OF Warrington, would they yield passions and local
prejudice,S That the appeal They had assembled to
do their part towards rescuing their country from its
dangers. Let them proclaim that no sectional party
would be permitted TO seize The government. Zap
plausc) II sin gular coincidence that on this day,
In l7se the Farewell Address of Washington was issued
10 the people. But instead Of dating at any locality
h dated United States" showing that the whole
iry Was identified with hi. latest aspirations has been
said that the whg party was dead and gone. Many
people In the North have been excited to an unfortunate
degree within some months past And In both extremes
since the unfortunate repeal Of the Missouri compro
nipe there has been disposition to take sectional and
zeprehensibe positions He for one, had resisted and
would resist long life lasted every such attempt.
Let thcm labor with fidelity and ze, to get the people
60 sand up their might and silence the agtaors and
demagogues. He denied that tho wing party was dis
banded st exists, weak shattered, TO be sure
but there still noble band ready the country
under that orous banner. Let tasm proSaim to-day
that the whig party exists aud shall exist Let them re-
tcra,c It's uniform principles that the country IA not
only TO have free representative government but just
government, government for the whole country, one
and ndiyisblc Let go forth that they still contend
tts tt,Isa NJ (uav nd
These were objects worthy Of the efforts Of patriots AMI
statesmen. IT gave him indispensable pleasure to see 80
many patriotic snd intelligent gentlemen from all parts OF
the Union here TO day. An important Presidential con-
test before them. Three organizations occupied the
neld; one represented extreme Northern views, and
recommended sixteen States 70 take possession OF
the gov, rnment God forbid that the wings should
coll their hands by contact win such party. Zap
2lause) The other party represented extreme Southern
views and responsible Tor all the that encr
cled the country. II appeared to him tha their true
policy organize the whig par,y-to interpose aud
surn The scale Of the election in fayor Of who s
true the constitution and the Union. Let them form
themselves National Guard, and employ the motto
once used by one-"The National Guard Knows how to
die but II knows not how 10 surrender - 10 conclu
sion, he suggested that thcre delegate present
having q cory Of wasblnston's Farewell Address, il
might be well for them 10 listen 10 tho reading Of
that precious Gospel.
The suggestion being approved, Mr. HIRAM KErcnrx
OF New York, rcnd portion oi tie Address.
Mr GoecIS. OF virginia, moved the appointment Of
committee Of one from each State te report permanent
The motion was adopted Ths st1tes OF Maine, Yer.
mont Rhode Island New Hampshire, Iowa Michigan,
WISCONSIN, California Texas and South Carolina were
4 VIRGINIA DELEGATE complained Of want OF accomm,.
is,on Tor the delegates from his S,1io.
The cuARxAs suggested shs, u Mary ylandefs should
turn out and make room forsthc .VifgiEans and guile
nck kwckan socne sprung UP. Frsterniz.ng speeches
we're made upon the subject, ard tue vilgiriaus got
their stoolp and the Marylsnders three cheers.
Mr. Dawn PAUL BROWN, as Chairman OF the Committee
on ORGANIZATION, made The following unanimous re
port .
Vice Presidents chosen ono from each State, In
cludng Hon Geo. Lunt, from Massachusetts; Samuel b.
Rueres. from New York; Judge Riniolpn, from New
jersey David Paul Brown from Penney yania and Jas
A. Townsend from Connecticut .
Mr. BARS having been conducted 70 the chair,
addressed the Convention. he hoped the move
meut would NOT be belittled by hrs being at ts
head He confidently believed this 20 be The day OF the
seorsanwatioo and renvsorason q the old whig party
They had lived 10 read their obituaries Their ON 20
now was 70 be the body guard OF tho constitution. He
believed IN hc ETERNITY Of the glorious principles OF tho
desposm oi the ola World. The wings had undergone
nterng process and had become poor, weak and hslp
less but they had strong foundation and they would
build up the lwhig party In a more vatately and I'm
posing than their fathers had done. They
utterly TOO weak TO have candidate OF their own, and
must seea one OF the three now up not because ,sey
GOULD not do any better They could, however, re.or-
ssnize this shattered old party and open recruiting
devious Tor H. The wings OF Missouri were precfo IS teH
indeed but like the sybilune books they increased in
value they diminished IN number lie expected 10
This party reorganred with all The elements Of siccess
They need not tell the people what a whg is-" way
ring man, though afoot Know ihst-but they shoui
20 and orgaaz, into compact brotherho, and leave
consequences 70 Him who governs causes ,sssssg
The following committee appointed 10 dram resod.
hons;Messrs Robert y Conrad q Virginia; San lNsou,