The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-23

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b. STANTON.
The Conservative Whios aud the Con-
science Wh-s were iu constant COLI ION,
ana especially ia the state conventions Of
the party. Wcrccollcot an ocoa. .ou whcn
the conflict between tham was unusually
sharp and bitter II was at the regular
Stutr Convention OF 14i--we believe That
wu- thc year. held IN Fan, uil HALL The
country was i'm the midst of the war with
MEXICO. and the Wilmot ptoviso was luom-
iug on the political horizon. The attend
aucc was remarkably large, all the chiefs
Of the warning factions being present. The
resolutions had been reported, and ~ a
concert rd movement n Conscience Wing
had introduced an amendment Of a radical
anti-sHNcrN character. WEBSTER was an
aspirlnt FOR the Presidency. His friends
found 1t extremely difficult to keep the
party in Massachusetts in line with the
pni y throughout the Union. The amend
mcnt just mentioned was advocated Inv all
the Young orators Of tho Conscience wing.
They were eloquent and even vchcmcut
AID seemed to hc carry .n- all before them.
SrNNrR, Wus0N, NiSV. ana others had
spoken. when AurOr IAWurT y and
RUnrrT g. WIvr,fHor were s'cl 60 leave
the hul with something like terror lo-
clouling their count uaNcv.. Nearly half
au hour hll interviewed. and Cukrrrs
FriNcis ADAMS was on the plat
form rcuriur lot, rattliuc shot into
the Cou,,rvaiiv in lis usual poiu; Il
manner. slght appliance aud q move
mont Of the crowd was noticed at
the lower cnd of the hall. All eyes
were turned in that direction when lo!
Wrusrrp entered. leaning on the arms of
LNWRkNDE auJ WiNlaHor. 4, they slowly
advanced toward the platform the cheers
grew louder and louder mma,rl with
shouts Of " WrnsrrRi' "WrBsrrR," Mr.
ADAMS imm,d Mtely closed his speech, aud
tlc Grc1t Fvpoundcr a-crrdod the ros-
tram. Iii. nrst words won't STRAIGHT 10 the
mark. 81 always like" said he. to III, Ct
tlo Wings Of old Massachusetts in old
Fhncut Han, because there is about their
proceedings an odor Of liberty The
word liberty came out Of his throat "a If II
had been cannon bail. II hit the Con-
vcntion right between wind and water.
lie spoke y,ry briefly, closing with tho
oft-quotcl sentence, In the dark and
troubled night which is around Us | see no
lobt hv which to ,,,,de ou, corrs. .v.ant
the united acton of the ult,lWlia p.fty
~ "a, United states" The Convention
chocicd vchomoutly. tho amendment WAS
r.i.. cd. end fi.. SPINAL rn.olut ous v.ra
o1.rtd. Bu. III. Conscience. W.i.,1.,;.l
tlsl- Time.
II. Wr.oN Wa. q ~. -,1.t M fla, NJ
n,u.nat,d ..r,yf,t.toth. p,nsfd,nrv
l.st how .fltl,ow from t,at body ON rho
rejection of certain am -.layo1v ro.ofu-
fIou, wi. On lall,.n pr,sonted h. foreit
Hs tflen took an motive. porf i'm orra,,i,,,.o
fl.1,r... -ourert,. OF flaty,ar. y,lti,, n,
Tho ,,r,n. r,hi. r,r,is C.,v,,.ti,, IN An.
,.p.t nominated I.N utn-,. and ,r,,,.
H., n,v,r afta,,yar.l wos IN oo,,rd with
thc NVh.rs I'm Isis we rcl,eve II wa. ne
rurcha.pd the Boston Dgj, p-.,fiicg. ,
Free Soil iouruol. If which Inc was I'M.
editor m clt,f far i,oNr.is L. lsi2 IN.
was fine rroo Sol coud.dnte for Concres.
i'm tho Ftrhth District. and cam. within
nnoty-aye votes of being chosen. The
next wear he was member of the State
Convention for revising the Constitution.
IN which he took al active nlrt. unQ i'm the
fall he was the Free Soil candidate for
Governor. Int was Defeated. For many
y,ar. lie bore n prouuout share I'm the
military agnirs ol Massachusetts. and
f,niIv became "A pusodt.r-O,,u,i.l of
nili,io tho titlo hy which ho was 81 of,ou
d..,,.uat.d
". b,vo ,foccl rho ,oio,r 81 Afr VII
.os inns far with SOM. ,.,ir,,,r,.- l,e-
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.,hs,op,nt .,,,rs, ..f,,,h, b,cor,c , mon,
1,,.of t,... I.,itpd st,tes seuot. I'm 49,
rr,y,rt, E,.tpt-,-r RESIGNED his s,..t i'm tlnt
Iod, and NJ Nvt,sox WINS chosen, his src-
,...,, ri,.,,. i..,.tod 1T, ,o,l.tio,, .,,,.
rosed i, il. l,,.,,,, .lo,,o,,,s Of rro,soil,,..
|. ord Enn,, -No,lfur. who called tbsm.
/ s,lrcs P,nullic,,s ,vb,lo tbe r,ino, in
Gradients ,,.,,. n,o,l,. IN, If namo,,ots mn,
yhigs. who voted for him becouse th,v
,,,id mot o,r,v In - candidate Of n, !,
own Ear h,,cf n,,iod Nj, Ny,,eo, had
o,,.1 vim ,ho Know. No,bi,os hnt fo,. a
/ lo,,,. ti,,o no nod hcon 81 rr,osoil,- and in
/ 1o...1 81, Ahol,,,o,is, o,,l ma ono doul,,,d
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