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WHOLE NO. 6936. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. PROCKEDINGS OF HARD SHELI, DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. Resolutions and Address of the National Democracy, FUSION MOVEMENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS : &e., &e., &e, National Democratic Hard Shell Convention. Buycuantoy, August 22~7:30 P.M. A large delegation of hards from New York arrived here this morning en route for the Syracuse Convention, among whom were Schell, Tucker, Sickles, Mather, Has- kin, Morton, West, Glover, Hart, Phillips, Cornell and fifteen or {wenty others, The address, which is quite lengthy, i« firm, resolute, honest and to the point. Mr. Dickinson will not be president of the Convention, as he is now engaged in an important trial in an adjoining county. Syracuse, August 22, 1853, An informul meeting took place at nine o'clock this morning, Mr. Berger, of Kings county, Chairman, and Messrs. Lyon, of Oneida, and Cook, of Washington, Secretaries. The following officers were agreed upon to be presented to the Convention—Augustus Schell, for temporary chairman; John 8. V. Nafew, of Albany, and Dr. Wileox, of Chautauque, for temporary secretaries, At the nppointed hour the delegates assembled. J. ‘M. Lyon called the Convention to order, and propos- ed that Augustus Sebell be temporary chairman, Car- ried, Tt was then moved that Messrs. Haskin and Cook be appointed a committee to wait upon Me. Sebell and in- form him of his eleetion. Mr. Nafew proposed an amendment, that the commit. tee report on the 4th of July next, ‘This amendment was not acted upon. ‘The motion was carried, and Mr. Schell took the chair, Messrs. Nafew and Wilcox were appointed temporary secretaries. Mr. Seurit, on taking the chair, congratulated the convention upon their patriotism, and said that their principles were those upon which the constitution is based and by which the Union is preserved. He declared that the democratic party were now and ever had been against sumptuary laws, and against distinctions on ac- count of birth place. (Applause.) It was then moved that a committce of eight be ap- pointed by the Chair, to select permanent officers for the convention. Carried. The following committee was appointed:—Messrs. Bowne,” of Otsego; Sickles, of New York; Hooper, of Kings; Pourson, of Rensselaer; Lester, of Saratoga; Earle, of Herkimer; Seymour, of Livingston, and Osborn, of Chautauque, Messrs, You and Beardsall, of Westchester, both elaim- sing seats, Messrs. Spencer, Nafew, Tappan, Fowler and ‘Ross were appointed a committee to decide between them. The convention then adjourned to3 o'clock, Out of 128 members, aout 110 were in attendance. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Sprvem, of the Committee on Contested Flections, reported in fayor of receiving both Yoo and Birdsall as members of the convention. Adopted. Mr. Bowne, of Otsego, reported the following list of per- manent officers of the convention:— PRESIDENT. HENRY W. ROGERS, of Erie. VICK PRESENTS, B, Hartt, New York, D.C. Aiken, Kings, ©, Grant, Rensselarr, Sane Blood, Saratoga A. 8. Stevon!, Wyoming, SDORETARMES, John 8. Nafev, many, 3. i emr St. Lawrence, 6. F. Aden, Now York, B. Chainpion, Delaware. SERGEANT AT ARMS,——James Nesbitt. The report was unanimously adopte Mr, Rogers on taking the chair apologised for his lack of parliamentary knowledge, and said:—It will be our du- ty to revise wAd-perhaps reconstruct our platform, and show that we are a living, moving, national democratic ‘party, based on the principles of Jefferson end Jackson Let us stand by our creed, and while we invite those who agree with usto co-operate with us, lot us reject with scorn every proposition to coalesce with any faction for public plunder, Let our motto be—“Union for principles; no coalition for spoils.” If difference of opinion or clashing of views arise, let there be moderation, conciliation and forbearance. Let the Convention stand by its principles, and 40 act as to show that the national democratic party still lives, and that ils council fires still burn. Let us 60 adhere to our principles as to insure, or at least deserve, snceess, Mr. Warn, of New York, moved the appointment of a committee of one from each Judicial district to report re- solutions. Mr. D, EF, Sicxiss moved io amend, by inserting “two,’ instead of “one.” The amendaient was diseused by Messrs Ward ting, Sickles and at by 57 to 58. . Warp’s motion was then parsed, and the following members were appointed on said coiminittee:— First district—Gen. Ward. 20—C. F. Belknap, 3d—8, J. Courtney. 4th—J. C. Spencer. Sth—J. A. Greene. Mh—Geo, Bartlett. Tth—-s. MH Parker. 8th—R. HH, Bouton. Mr. Fowizr. of Orange, moved the appointment of a committee of eight to prepare und report an address, Corried. ‘The following committee was then Cut- nominate First district—W. A. Turnure. 24—+. Fowler. 34—E. Hoes. 4th—Orville Clark. Sth—S. Ba 6th—F. M. Whitman. 7th--H. M. Hyde. 8th—I. N. Hoghes. Gen. Ciaxk declined serving on this commit was excused; nnd J, Blood was appointed in bis pla The Convention then took a recess until 7 P.M. EVENING SESSION. Geu. Wann, from the Committee on Resolutions, re- uted the following: Resolved, That the national democratic party of New York hereby revesert their adherence and devotion to the principles of the national democracy and of the eon- stitution; they adhere to, and sustain in theory and practice, the resolutions of the Democratic Natzonal Con ventions of 1848 and 1852. as containing the cardinal principles of tlre domocratie party of the Union; they re- adopt them with hearty good will, belleving that time and experlence have demonstra'sd their purit; woundness, and the necessity for a strict adherenc thereto. Resolved, That the lessons of the fathers of demoeracy teach frugality and sconomy in the mlministration of public affiirs, and that we adhere t them as enduring articles of democratic faith. Resolved, That we insist, ae an article of our creea, upon the well establivhed democratic doctrine of State rights, of a #trict construction of the constitution, and the principle of non-intervention upon all domestic 5! ueetions; and that the peace aud quiet of the country nd that it should be left to the people of the Terr! ries, as it pertains to the poople to, to deter mine all local questions, including et of slavery to the end, that a eubject so disturbing Ly its nature nnd influence may be wholly excluded from the aetion of the government of the Union. Resolved, That the national democracy is opposed to tl secret political societies, and that the’ first principles of a free government demand open and unrestricted dis- conarion in all matters of publie concern: shat the guac- antees of freedom, of reins faith anid worship, con- tained in our State and Foters! constitutions, leat the foundation of ovr national liberties and prosperity, that any attempt to abridge the privileges now grantes to aliens of becoming citizens an‘ owners of the among: ‘us, istoaflert their rights to a full ani eqnal participation in governmental affairs, as defined by tho cone om, atl ought to be restricted, as antagonistical to the goulas of yepublican inetitutions-and that we, as democrats, re opzin, as evidence of fidelity or merit, no distinction of ith or religious creed, Lelieving it ls the mission of the democracy to ‘laim an¢ mainte'n the great doctrines of civil and religions Mberty, and to uphold and ont sree the constitution in its sublime pelnelples of justier acl ant equity. Resolved, That we regard the P savmpryont liqaor net, passed by the Vexiela tuce of this State at It late essing, as not anly « violation of the constitution, but ae subversive of personal liberty aud the rights of private property, and that its repeal te in our opinion unpera. tively nied. Resolve, That all who agree in principle upon the leading princtplos of the day should act together, regurd Jess of minor consideration’; that we coriinlly invite who agree with us inthe doctrines here enumerates, re tardies of former 9 et 3d aes =. % a! en rafting then: upon the policy of the country; but it ts Spon principle rione Gat we invite 6 wae. “Wo dee nounce ali coalitions of thor holliug hostile sentiments 98 unprine!pled and demoralizing ‘ Mr, Sicxuis, of New York, offered a resolation in favor of inviting the convention of the 20th (the soft shells) to unite in the affirmation of this platform, and take halt the State offices. The mover advocated this policy in w Jengthy and befiliant epeech, ant wer followed, in oppo- itfon, by Movers, Hyde, of Stenben; Beebe, of Orange, and Bowne, of Oteogo. Mr, Hasan, of New York, mowed « resolution highly denunciatory of the present national administration and advocated its reference to the committee on resale He was followed by Mr. Grezyr, of Onondaga, sus'aiv his resolution and in advocation of moderation. ir. Fowien, from the Commiitee on the Address, pro posed that setion on the revolutions of Messrs, Sie «l- and Haskins be deferred until afier the reading of ‘ho address, which be thought would remove the difficult « under which the Convention labored. Mr. Lina, of Orange, oftered a resolution denunciatory of know Nothingisin. ‘The address was now read, as followa:— ADDRESS TO THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY. In obedience to the requirements of a venerated usage and prompted by (he anctaalous condition of politie.t uf fairs, the undersigned National democratic delegate ficm the several Assembly districts of the State ot New York, in State Couvention daly convened, beg leave t address you upon subjects of public import. ‘the question of banks, tarilfs and independent treasu- ries, which a few years since divided the people, and up an which two great and powerful parties so long and manfully rallied, has been settled, as we trust forever, i. accordance with’ the democrate principle, by the delibe rote eonetiona of the popular ame aad one ion aud hereditary opponents, the whigs, have ps tribute to Setoneie integrity = aequieselog in this yoliey upon near ‘om th every bout, and retivio, teld’ to rally thelr broken and dlseomitted forces upon some new question which gives hope, if not promise, of success in the future, Dut while most of the exciting izeues of the past have bent enffered te go to their epose, it is obvious that other nterest ONr peo- of the questions, whieh in truth more deeply le, con which more seriously concern the weil being deracy, and thr prevented for popular up which reach ix their influenr social and political structur have thnes, polltienlly speaxing, the iasues of life and death they inust be met againart the threshold without evasion, ond fully and fairly tried, and that at no distant day, before that tribunal of dernier resort, the Ame: These issues are, if we rightly understood the signs and temper of the ple. ‘The advancuig columns of error and delusion, with thelr moth . with their art'!lery of fanaticism, und their sappers and miner of corruption, bave alres Wiel of the na It can only ve reseued inating grasp by inceting them upon ‘inion ed with the sword and de- fended by the shield of ¢ niry’® constitutio We ore sdmonished, fellow-citizens, that we have fallen upon evil and alarming times. Profession in high places bas been substituted fer praciico—defee ion has beon en- couraged, fidelity proserthed, and a shallow and tem sing expediency, based upon the exeeradle doetri oficial rewards for subserviency, har been inculcate place of the principles of Jetfe chson, stern and wholesome troths ta sted the ef trom their cont he battle field ¢ ow podiated, and the dete s- virtue of ? of this State, stood firm and unwavering during © fois: situde that has visited te country, and which formed the sheet anchor of hepe when treatom rore up like hy- dras, bas been pursued end persecuted ant huntes down hy the minions of executive power, becanse {ts members relnsed to forsake the worehip of their fathers and fall n betore images of modern creation ; because they continned to adhere to the principles of the constitution, nnd refused to unite with the wors\ enemies of democrn- cy ina doginding miscellancous seramble for spoils. |S long and so vindictively have we been asanited, so indus+ triourly our motives been asperved, our action falst- fed and ovr character as an organization ealumnisted thatit becomes us to review the history of the times—to unmask and cxpore the pretensions of our secusers, and tom ( gu them for tria! id condemnation at the nion—to proclaim afresh the principles by been governed, from which we have never aw on which ourfatnre hope repo-es, and upon wh we propore to rlund hereafter, whether good or evil re- port awaits ws. From the nd fons, the country had been exempt from sectional agitations, The veral States of the confederncy had erected, modified and nbolished their domestic institutions in their own good time, withont the oflictous intervention or offensive n of vihor mombers of the confederacy ; and al- » had previously handed together her political opponents in « portion of the Sates had trimmed their annual sails to eateh the aboli- tion breeve, the democratic party, in ehedicnee to the purposes of its benign mission, hat remained teas to the constitusion, faithful to the doctrine of non-intervention, in spirit as wall in letter, anc above all, to ts own ine masses had Ish mi the hon But the year ly L memorable ‘ora in our potitieal history, It rent der the vell which Jad before concealed political ators from the view, and exposed the diffe reves between a sinister calculating expediency anda heartfelt ceyotion to the genial spirit of democracy, be- tween those who opposed @ spurious aud fustucere aboll- tionism, Leeause at wae wilh the geutus of our govern- all, on the l, end on the other those who would foster its s influences whenever it should promive to renew nd patronage, should license them ment and destructive of the best interests « one he aideney, who for a nt of the choicest 4 aepiral heen the willlog re: luments which politieal partiality could and who had, so long as they were oxtended, pro- feasest and p weratie prine! ted hisn- ents which had so long served him succoss- ide him agiin in an important emergency. xpedients failed to teach the great principles which led the questions presented, and in a moment of weakness he declared sguinst she annex t e then republic of now one ol ert stars the stella tic to becaus erated within’ her of ce servitude. Por ¢ deliberate expression of an opinion so narrow and un- stateemanlike, so liberal, bigoted and intolerant, and withal so radically at war with democratic theories, with the tone, temper and interests of this candi date y he ought te his humi- on poliey was scornfully repudiated, ama s planted the germ of free soil abol 1 in the th State of New York y note to the aume- roms anthems whieh been chante? from Buf- Washington, of nd graces of free soil nding beaut This erabodied. th vidusl, at the ti concert against t democratic party; 147 field openly ron new and tion, with the “Wilmot Proviso” £ and here commenced openly what has been termed hy those who have manifested ea) than knowles in our riunaie division in rate party, when it was at that time, has -ince been, through ail its pluses, and now ix no more and no palpaple defection of those wito had h the democratic party—a desertion organization and itv principles to the hostile ranks of froe soll abolitionian; a desertion, too, beeanse the democratic party would not, in imita tion of the inden widow, ¢ to asent’ the wl that emi and aympat and candidat thoy ant in of the took the tion funeral ag en no more, This was the rive of the this State, and ant space will not permit uy to ecline and fall, as well rome. fon to life, and hope, and rene ved power for mischief the nationat aisinistr Dut tte ; caleulated and designed to Aefex* a1 ation of Texas In 1844, its PatTaly sonable and degrading axsoct perutic candidates in 1848 to the compromize measures of 1800 jaw for the restoration of fugitives, requirements of the constitut persecuiing and revengvial ern: res of the national democratic | non all orersions, from ite origin to moment, are written apen the history of our country in letters as black and inefiaerable na ita own porfdy and rest besides inn too vivid remembran-e upon every well informed tind; aml we huve only to request that Hiove who affect to regvrd the domestin polities of this Slate os so tangled, intricate and iysterious, at the problem is past kolution, to remember that the only my« tory involved i# that which srises wherever sound princi. ples ond treasonable heroes eome in confict, * ‘or fidelity and defetion, truth and error, have uggled for smprem & The fearful seetie th al spirit, which, a® we have shown, prung up inand separated itself from the democratic party npon questions originating in the proposed annexs- ‘ fexas, reached {ts eviuninmting point provions to 1 was borne down andoverwhelned by the strong tof public opinion which sanctioned the co « of 180: and there eruch cur sand encous patronage; 9 hy the init * never y { sectional party, founded upon th and 't will with great unanimity whenever the occasion stall give promise of success, contre of ity colnmn, compricine the whole of fee limited sueerity, has already propoved and is now propartng vo with the organic remains of the wig party og & more perfect n outi-slavery union will te but the formal joining hearts have long been united in naholy xl ix devtined to be comwmmate! at no and the two flanks, composed of adm’ nistra- tion guards, reerutte from among soldiers of fortune, free roll necorsories after the fact, whore patriytisn ia as sure as Post Office commistious and as enduring a« Custom Honse sppointments, with their faces in the zame direction, are only watting for the movement of the and go—~in the meantine, watching by the piring conch of the consumptive jon, and tbering are reward for eorvire, solicitude and prostra- tion, supplies and forage for subsixtence througin rubso quent campaigns aguinet the democratic party. In too confiding moments, the national demoe 1, bor cn by professions of repentance and reform fron this tion, and Influenced, if not betrayed, by those in oar own ranks, who, it is now apporent, thas plated desertion to the enemy for a coarideration, con- vented te unite with it for the restoration of democratic ascendancy, This reunion on the part of the national democracy was attempted in good faith, and all eandi- dotes eae nomingtion by the party thus organired were by us falthfnlly rupported. In retura, netional wore defeated by the voto aud fafluences of faithless free eit tien wherever they had ‘be tion, while discharging the duties ot his station with fidelity, beenuse he refused to reward Butlalo free soilers by appointing them to office, or, in administeation par- linee, “to recogmiee them in the only manner caleutite t influences of an attempted union wi sent, pursued and persecuted by the national (ation aud ifs convenient instruments and meretricious pisses, ond unsustained by these whose countenance we we have maintained our organization, our principles wad our honor, against the force of a faithless national adini- nistration and its superservicerble accomplice in this State; though their forces were quickened by the official yettvonage aud backed by the treasnries of both govern- | Leflingwell are also candidat ments, We gave upward of 100,000 yotes for the national Sherif—Wm. ©. Duke, (whig und liquor interest.) der candidate in 1863; and although at the last | Cympivoller—Fx+enator Cooley, (hard shell and 0, annual election, by reason of the intervention of an ex- opinions gubernatorial cand reference to the canvass for members of Congress, which furnishes ecen that our vote of 1863 was fully #ustaiu earnest of an encouragement for the futur democratic party since the free sotl des in 1644, of the defi ti ant Neville, and animation Itis most lanentably obvious that the frutts of the |. °cernd Axsembly District—Jamos H. Cornell and Sar’b great victor 1850 have been lost, and the whole- | E Jolnsom. rome admonitions it conveyed toa resth ble faet tions of th dered by th but the future is before us, and the great sectional sirug- | Soft Shell Convention is inaccurate in regard to the pro~ gle is to be re-e icintn, Whether spurious or i P01 e . penal ll okt par ceedings bad in the Third (second) Assembly atstrict, turbulent channel time is evidently stitution wil) now be sec dex MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1855. National principles were derided, covered over ani ry. | dependent Amerteans, held somewhere on Wednesday pudiated, and finally the frai) liganent which bowad | evening last, the following tieket was nominated — ther national jcracy and free aoil section For Comptrotier—3. Be) et Opies. For Street Ceamiaioner Merritt. ‘Superintendent alism and ita Custom Honse auxitinnes was violently severed by the introduction into a state convention, kur of Repairs and Suppliees—Gilbert (, through & Cusiom House officer, by authority, of an orgenized band of armed ruffians to over- 4 Corey. Awe nnd control its orpnnizstion, to dictate the ex. | Jy” Gotmm Clark Pi Mee pression of ifs sentiments, and render ila action anbser- Por City Doctor Runey. vient to the will of free soil administration office hoklers, unwashed of the Bullalo treason; and this outrage was sanctioned and encouraged by the national administra: tion, by the summary removal shorily after of an up- right public officer, higiy esteemed for’ his moral excel lence, his eminent attainments and bis unswerving de- moeriey and devotion to the principles of the constitu. S. Brown was President, and George $. Douglass secre- tary of this nominating convention. The remaining can- didates will be nominated in a day or two, CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION. Coremert—Dr. A. 8. Jones, Fifteenth ward, and Dr. Jobn Cooke, Sixteenth ward, For Movine Court—Judge Birdsall. Sate. Vr. 8. RK. Childs, or J, Phillips Phenix; 4. David A. Forber, or M. 8. Brewer; 5. Horatio N. Wild. &. L. Macomber ix not n enndidate, Asemliy—1. Peter B. Van Houtten, J. M. Grifin and Joreph 4. Gardner—the two latter on behalf of the con- eus marshals, Robert S. Collins, an ‘independent Union anti-Maine law candidate.” County Clerk —Besides George E. Sherwood, it is roport- ed that George M. Kiblet, Samuel Brevoort and Douglas to entry conviction with it.”” Though we have been borne dowe the contansaatins this malign ele. inks al g right to expect would cheer ug in such @ contlict, 7d) Tiepive aml Supplice—Counciiman Seely, (bard and ide issue, having ne relation to genera) political ft soft.) and the general confusion consequent, e received a diminished voto, yet by King» County Politics. LEGATES TO THE SOPT SHELL STATE CONVENTION, ‘The Gollowing delegates were electrd in the different Assembly Districts of Kings, on Tuesday night, to attend State Convention at syracuse :— First Assembly Distriet—stephen 8, Dodge and Vaward Will be and gives Gireet and tair test of strempih ‘The ioregolng furnishes a brief history of the national commencing at and overthrow of the free soil fre- |, sud of the means by which it was restored to life ind treasona- way, That the accumula. past hove been wantonly and wickedly squan- ¢ to whom the people had confided pow TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Broownys, August 23, 1860, Your notice of this day in relation to the Kings County n have been thro: a You say you were informed “that but two were present who left without doing anything.” This was not so. ‘The convention met at the house o , in Wykoff atreot, pursuant to ea two hun? It cannot t tponed to sult the ne werk or dou ¢ turned fre ities of the ite dark and spoils. The ty to the con- at to g wiles or avert 4 , «1 could "” » folloy the frowns of power, and when it will on no embar- Seen eettreete er saincten re Pasar tassment to distinguish between those who uphold and | Yiz-—I) D, Deigge and Daniel G Please correet. | those who assail (he rights of sovereiga Staves. The covatzy iy destined to pass through trials which will put her ‘const will be d into .two great poli veratie, the othe sectional, anti-sla the misnomer of republican. ‘he former will embody all {he friends of the constitu- tion, the Intter the fhetlous fanatics, demagogaes and camp followers, and advoentes of sectionalinay; all other yurties and organizations will be “ernshed ont”? and ab- rorbed. Fortunately, NE. The Proposed Fusion of the Abolition Sec- tons in Massachusetts. {From the Boston Atlas, August 23.) The committees of the Chapman Hall mecting, of the Rvow Nething, know Something and republican juris met at the United States Hotel yesterday. The attensan was large, and much interest was manifested in the suc ssof the meeting. During the preliminary arrango- ments, each committee occupied & separate room. the vacency in the Chapman Hall Committee, occa- sioned by the resignation ot Hon. Franklin Dexter, was filled by the election of William Brigham, of Boston ‘The fallowing gentlemen wore constituted » committee otene from each boly, to inform the others that they were ready to procera to bn rat now Somethings, W. 8. King, of Roxbury; Know No- , of Vywouth; Chapman Hall, C. things, Hon, R. B. Sack, of Bostes ‘publicans, Robert Carter, of Cam-~ |, wader in preparin, wey bay signs to disguise under de nor new erceds to adopt, will stand where they hay nd exceuting in good tnith every article and provision of the constitution un which they live; and that, too, regardles® of the r of the famitic or the demagogue, and regardless of the reductions of power on the one hand or its frowns on the other, ‘They will make open and vigorons war upon all goes tional disturbances, will enpportand uphold the doctrine of State rights in the trne constitutional sense of the hold hereafter as they in the following resd- A in nate of the United States on 13th December, 1847, by Daniel S. Dickinson, thea a bt aise in Congress from this State, which are as t conftiet, the for this hi inewning phra or inentoate, She ne ‘The follewing gentlemen were constituted a committee of three from each body, 10 meet together for the purpose of fixing upon some definite place of action:— Know Nothing-—hien. . C. Baker, of Medford; Han. PH.D, Vall, of Pysnouth; Jonathan i. Morrill, of Ball River. RB Ald. hnow Somethings—J. M. Clark, of Boston rich, of Wor r,S. 5", Adams, of Lowell. solved, ‘That {me policy requires the government Oy meer bia of the United ftates to “strengthen ite politteal | Tepubtteans-Sehn i-Bexer, ct Becerty; Amana Walker, and commercial relitions upon this §eontinent, | wen trih Brookfield, W B. Spooner, of Roston, x by the annesation of such contiguons ‘Teeri- | Oj \0rlt igh i but were tinable ta agree upon conduce to that can be) 4 single point. ‘Pho Kuow Nothings, with some othera, insieted upon a delegate convention, while the Chapman Rall Committee found themselves bound by the letter of thir hitroctions to inetet upon a popaler mags conven tien, in the afternoon « general meeting of all the com- anitiorewes bell, Mo, Samuel Howe im te clair. A youd deal of discusefon enened, princtpally arising from the difference of opinion above indicated. made to put the question te vote, not feel that the committees were authori business in that way. Finally, after seme display of feeling, the Chaproan Hail eommittoe withdrew, and, after eubsequent consultation, agreed upon the following FORK me TO THE PROPLE OF MASSActUERTTS. f th s population in this country. eof, ean any conditions constitutionauly imposed, or institutions’ be provided or establishe<t, inconsistent with the right of the ) people thereof to form afree sovereign State, with the powers and privilegm of the original members of the confederacy. Resolved, That iu organizing a Terrilorial government for Territories belonging to the United States, the prin- ciple of selfgovernrment apon which our fedecative system rests will be best promoted, the trne spirit and meaning of the Constitation he observed, and the confederncy paring all questions concerning the in to the Legislature choren by the to transiet will resist in a hecoming spring of ancient federalism, the Interference of federal oficers in State cleetions whenever or wherever power may thus exhibit ius insolenes, whether auch interference ix with or without violenee, or whether “by authority "” or voluntary, it that odions off- Ax to’ the impor- sof dealing with them, men have heretofore Judged variously, according to their different axseciations and habits of mii the experience of the Inst fow years, and e repeal of the Missouri cot and th nected with dhestru 1 the oil recracd to have prev general convietion ates that the time has fully com mined resist the slave power, Ir nant, and freedom the servis partments, they with strict and 9) vants, and will ¢ ralizing, all ten frogel administent tability in all publi aa pernicious, unjurt and fend elas legislation: and in our foreign relatis laim nothing hut what is clearly right, and will it (o nothing wong.” ‘hey will assert the right and Justice of free, open dis He eon * republic; cussion on all matters of py rn, that the righ 7 sit Gane & Linee bane ranteed alike by the spirit of liberty ax by the written | Miyctmate tenet ine constitution, ami that the inquiry, “ix he honest, eapa- | tis felt thet this is no abstract question respecting and faithful to the constitution” should constitate | Seneral uations of treaiom and slavery. but # practical true test of merit, and not the fortmitous cireum- | (uestion of famediate, ‘imminent and appalli of birth tage. pte Sonn gay Sgt ier In State po ey will stad by the ancient doe “poe wiles ea i aa sme stat political meay te of things in united netio < of the old partie united in ina ion, with the most encouraging prospects Without underrating the tinportanes of the of national and State polley on which the old par y have differed, or for whieh new organizations em formed. or the importance of the all muy haye at w present themselves in auch a yascleniions men fran uniting in lacing Madsachusetts in aympa co-operation with her sister Stutes who are laboring seme cause, # of the party—economy, accoumtalvility—coniining government to its legitimate sphere, and repudiating, op: posing 9 Ml attompts at creating mud js of teanperance or morality ledin the essence of Justice y been guided heret p to stand upon them hereafter, and are all who agree with us in thete empport should waite with us in one great party, . These principles form # broad wud comprehensive plat form. upon which all the friew!s of the constitution ean stand together; w platform erseted by the 5 of a Jefe ferson, ond adorned, embellished and sirengtheued by the integrity of a forty as to prevent thie movement, and Pind ne spurboos; tiiaideted ' vinte: | When there ara two or more political pacties, whieh ts ~ rrerlal objects of tempora at por nt hinpertance " fected, thi by alliances and ar rangements omveng tlhe Something Mike this course might have been hore. The other if the entire A oon pgercthn ba is to form 2 nov polities! part, 1 oe totic how ca 4 ay be exten hs sndopan ok ike 46 { organizations, by an origival, epont Sear rion Ags f de he citizens in their individen acitien other climes, wherever eivilirath intelligenee have permanent chavester "enh mrekee fravelled, in vindication of the i 1 rights of man to ba Oiteeted Were, than sof of other eed of carth’s child. | + on it the stricken apt opp: 5 eomtee and : A ie questions, point to the lat en may find repose ant protection actloable, and bealdes being more frre from «mba cere are pimelolan of he at aimenta aed dangers, it @ tn nee with th iea-cranaraeciecs niet wishes of members of the gi ropuntaation 1 is ia thee detent ang | inthe State. On this prinetple. meeting was PRET Heck tee ied at Chapman Hall, in Boste h instant “not put on casion, like a pon will they be tid aside like onc ne a Ph @ nate. 0 sity ; vet sublions pn : ia Rett commenverlth, to meet and form «new political : eh in pympaths with the eame t of othe: of revit ~ to the resaens of yuwer posed te requbee no profosstons tlone of tate or National polie possible questions wh of opinion on nt nirnction of Phew oan titution m avd pact pene Sra a sriven, out of our relations with Our prefee within, above vur trast “da tageeth on Sod Hent for the labor mye ce Ie hh hy y. AlOhengh each ‘woul! we hia own And live and die in eelf-reliance. ‘any of these questions y the party Mr. Wann, of Now York, sddressed the meeting in th- persvaded that any attempt to produce. such yor the resolutions a» originally reported by the eom- prmity would be fital tf the enterprise and te not lest by the present vtate of pubhe affair den therefore, no ettempt of that kind ie proposes! hand, no oman, by uniting in the move mm the other Sick and moved t of New York, took the floor io opposition the resolutions nad Liv resolution econ stion warrender or qu p Stet shales: ta votaek ts whale ‘ters of sockal oF polities to the committer, with instructions to report the whol We make no attempt to ombance the iy Lost, by nays, 4: yous, 10 jects of this movement Wy any lang: Mr. Hosking moved en amendment to the thir! re rolution—©That the Kanzas-Nebraska bill be approved and oll efforts to reetore the Missouri Compromine » diseountenanced. present state of pablic af the and the proxpeety of the futur if importance, we cannot hope to ne onrHelves ty an expt cation an of the proposed netion. And we enr Comslaerable excitement now ensue! with erios of | Pitzens of the sommonwensth te unite tn thir mneermot “Adjourn,” “Adjourn,’ “Previons qne-tion,” &e and for thet porpowe te tect in ine waventina, at, lok AM 4 ae a commit Tie previous question was called, and the amendment was passed, Tho six resolutions from the Committes were then | ,.. on the 20th of September next, nt t Not feeling onrsalves atrtetly av th: to ails convention of delegate ake upon our Pisred, and the addrows wes adopted. selves on individuals to recommend to the people of (he It was now midnivbt, and the convention mijourned | fy 1..oealth, ready im the formation of » new tO) elgut o’elock to-morrow morning police | oerty upon the Jee and plan set forth in the abewe call, to meet ba thett respecti ro eition and vawne and elect dekepmten to meet in enuvention for the nomt tation of State ofhecrs, at the seme time and place with the mons convention—the nember of delogates being three for each reprewmtative Vo whteb mich t Chy Poittes. PITY SESSTOMLAL DISTRICT. New York, Aug. 2, 1956 To THR FINTOR OF TE MRALD. I with you to corvcet # statement made by your report- er, in reference to the proeredings of the Filth Senatorial Convention, held on Wednesday evening, August 22. He states the thirtieth ballot wna as fellows convention f the Ales reermmenda Newn' the vam time and The whdrees, with the wignatores will be fewaed in w days The merohers of the other committres, we nnderstand’ teocceeceers 6B Holder..., 4 1 inure an fi i delegate’ cvave: ' : esters eames : : 3 - ene all for a delegate eoavention to te * BOL correct. The thirtieth balint war na fol- The Laqnor Law in Mamachusetts. LIERAL UNION CONVENTION, A convention of the citizens of the eeramnmwealtt ¢ pened to add ary, wnemetitutionsl and fann! ‘ans end porttoulariy to the law entitied An Act com comming he manvfeeture and vale of eplritac texieating Nquore.”’ wil be held at Wo-rerter, on Th ay, the Ath tnatamt. at Dorel A.M, te” moe caniidater te be voted for as Btate offle-ty w election in Noveraber nert, And '< ba reoommen the frirwin Of the propesed convention to row) delegate « to said convention eyual to (bree tae twice the gum brr of ae during iv cy a sepnion. ROPERT s On behalf of the Ninth Ward Delegs tion. On the fttieth ballot, Horatio N. Wild, at present « Coun DAON ‘coeived the nomination of this dixtiet. MYSTERIOUS NOMINATIONS. We lero that st 9 meeting of the refrmers nad ener er ge en a ee as ee ee ee re ee te ee eee ¢ e z3 3 THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS, of cep enentatives to which they ar. gatitied ia the io giniature, Joneph Holbrook, Concord. x *UNewbu ayport. JK. Bradford," Justin Jones, Teyden, bn 1. Smith, Henry Emery, Loweil. Joseph Dunklee, Brighton, G. Taynes, Walla J. A. Gilson, C. A. Harker, Beaten. Brad. F. Wales, Randolph. W._ HL. Mow v town, Luke Wyman, Jr., W. Cam, Clark, Fzra Perkins, Kingston. _POSTSCRIPT. FRIDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK A. M. NEWS FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Steamship North Star. THE LOMBARDMENT OF SWEARORG—DEMOLITION OF THK, FORTIVICATIONS AT ANAPA-—MANKETS, PO. ‘The sMeameuip North Star, Capt. Wamad&, from Havre and Southampten, agchored at Quarantine at one o'clock this morning, She left the latter port at TL P.M. of the S1th instoat, and consequently Lrings intelligenes a few Bours later than the ndvices received by the lacifie, ‘The North Stax brought ene hundved and twenty pas- vengers and fouv hundred tons of freight, em! report see'ng an iceberg 200 feet hign and 600 fee! lng, 19th insoant, in lat, 46 48, long. 4! ‘The United states mail stearmsbip Avago arrived at om Now York on the evening of the 1th, Intelligence from the Baltic the Havre ( ataies flat onthe Oth in weighed from Nurgen and anchored the same day off Sweaborg. On th front of Swoaborg and the bombardment ut the Englich ond a portionof the French fleet 7th the two fleets were drawn up in was to com mence the samme afternoon, Via Tries demolishing the fortitieati , we learn that the French and English were poof Anapa, comtrary to he assians, who were, however, unabl. wishes of the Cf oppose the fleet. to chooae a landing place for troaps somewhere near Ba- to Gen. Vivien had gone to the Black § toum. The don Times of the 1th inst. In the mouey market, Cou- sols an the 11th, 00%) to O2 for After regular hours transaction orth Star brings the second edition of the Lon woney, and OI to 91'¢ for took Omnivim closed at 414 6th September. place at further advance of 3). Bank Stock 214 to Foreign securities were steady, with an en- tod}, prem. 20 to Qty. larged amount of business, Exebequor bills, The corn market was qiiet, with im some casew a reco he week, described « better tone, with no change in price. A very of ta. The Liverpool cotton market for good business was transacted on the 10th, and the sales reached 10,000 bales; 0.000 on epoculy Prices a shade higher. on aw! for export, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METROPOLIS, Progress and Whereahouts of New Balllings n the City of New York. As we have remarked on a former oceasion, money con now be obtained at seven per cent on certain deseripTion# of real estate. The effect of this bas been to stert into life and activity--like the woking into life of bears after hibernation— most of the builders, caypenters and masons in the eity Many of them have in themselves pecuniary strength enough to buy the lot# and grapple unaided with the responsibilities of building. Others, like those smaller vessels which keep near shore, in ap- prebension of storms they cannot weather, seek for Jote with a lown. All are now seeking for jobs. We propose now to state briefly some of the lo- calfties where improvements have already heen commenced. Previous to this season he waa a bold man who dared to build a first class house above Thirty- seventh «treet. Ant we know many on and below that street, who Wuilt first class honaes, who hay since wiehed they had paid more for lota and built lower down town. They have discovered that men, like many other animals, are exceedingly grega- rious, Houses between Fifth and Sixth avenues have not hitherto met with any ready sale above Thirty- second street. And it haa been thought the reason was that it waa“ toobigh up town.” Thiais not the real reason. The true objection ft that itis anew country, thinly settled, and contains few of the oid Knickerbocker families, few of the wealthy naboba distinguixhed merchant princes, and other: of that class. Ina word, the streets ore not built op, there are a yzrent many vacant bole, you don't know how these vacant lota may be improved, you like to know who are going to be your neighbors, but if you hay next to a vacant let you don’t know bata stable, a butcher's shop, a coal yard, or, worse than all, a tene ment house, may epring np right under the very nose of your dignity. Troe, the lota are restricted, so runs the title, to first class improvements ; but some men don't mind taking the bits of restrictions tn thetr teeth, ond bidding deflance to law Thirty-cighth street to Forty-se region of country where the Crystal Palace fever raged «0 badly and carried off such numbers, many of whom have never been heard of ainee Until this season, above Forty-second «treet, no oue has thought of such a thing a# building @ fire claws hovse, and many people were in doubt where the arivtoerney were going to after passing that hon ndar Things did look dubious we confess for those respectable people. After pasting Portyecond street, (which 4 an avenue treet, one hundred feet wide) the first thing they did would be to ron their heads against an Aaylum on Porty-4hird and Fortyfourth streets; and if they A for ther on they would plunge over head aod ears nto the prest hog swash lying all along up to Forty feventh street; and then, with a elight lurch to the right, they would bring up agalast another poblie In stitution on Piftieth and Filly second «treets. These nt things all looked bad, aud some of them maclt had This i4 oll between Fifth and Aixth avenues, West ot Bint nie no true codiieh likes to ewlm, Not genterl, Not bon ton, even though it be east of Broedw There ix a beautiful country lying in the triangle bounded on the east ond north by Broadway, weethy the Fighth avenue, and roath by, sy, Piftieth street. Broadway and the Wighth avenue meet at Fifty-uinth street, which te the syuthern boundary of the Central Vark. Bloomingdale sqaure lew north of Fifty-third etreet and weet of bighth noe. There are many attractions ot thie part of the city. Ground les about s crado—onwily bromght {nto improvement—oear Broadway und Kigith avenue, whieb ts por excellence the baxinéma avenne of the city; ite railroad must te corrted through to McComb's Dem. Onderdonk lwoke ground Inet seamn in the same ne'irhborhond hay ings on the north ade of Fifty mod street, DEKE cast of Mattewn's avenue lots on cost vide of Eighth ave nue. between Fifty second and Piftythind street. and now, in the rear of these brown gtowe hoones, on the south side of Pitty4isird street, Mesarn, Wal tor and Seely have Jost broken grownd for a row of sixteen very pest and elegant cottage built fire claes hooses, 18% Wy 40 feet, tending tack, ray 46 feet from the #treet, with court yard, shrubbery fvanialos, Ae, in fromt. We hope snd prerume thes will Ye an Ornament to the city, for meh Ing toils a doren handevme brown stone tail owes are greatly wanted. Lote £2,500, and these houses will be valued at aboat $7,000. here are worts FORTY-SEVENTH BTRERT. On the south side of this street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, Mr. George W. Weatbrook, the mustang liniment man we believe, ts jat commencing twenty brick houses, 18:9 by 40, two stories, and high basement and subceliar— all the modern improvementa—set back 33 fees, court in front, with fountain shrabbery, &e.; cottage style. These houses have also grown owt of the articles we bave written, recommending more value in the ground and lew in the house. These lots are valued at about $2,500; houses, whee dove, at $6,000. Notwithstanding all these things, this property all les weet of Sixth avenue, and is very high up town. It remains to wee what the aristocracy and their imi- tators will do, but we think they must ultimately come to the conclusion that westwant the empire runs. Certainly above Fifty-ninth street, the somest part of the island lies along up the line Z the Bloomingdale road, which is all west of. ané even of Eighth avenaes. ‘Things do not look ax dubjons this season as Rust, The streets running through the hog awash above alluded to have been filled up and graded. The grounds of Colambia College are being brought inte a condition for improvement. They Ne between the } Wifth and Sixth avennes and Forty-sevent and Fifty- vecond streets. Lota all along, from Forty-fifth to Fifty-fourth streets, in the neighborhoodof St. Lake's Hospital, are valued by the holders at about $2,000, and many will not sell at that price, although we know of some lots in that locality which have beem sold within the last six months aa low as $1,350. Otber lots as high up as the Hospital have been sold fer $2,000. But the best thing yet done above Forty-second street, is the improvements now going forward oo Forty-eecond, Porty-third and Forty fourth streets, between Sixth avenue and Broadway—%o wit:— PORTY-PRCOND BTRERT. On the north side of this street, the brother W. BK. and R. Barton are now building tive brown stone first clase houses, 20 by 42, with a 14 fect extension, four stories and high basement, and sub-opllar, This may be regarded as the commencement of tint clase improvements on this street, although something was done last season by Mest. Hoag asd Pratt, ond others in the neighborhood of Bighth avenue. In the tightness of the times, however, last year the effort wax premature, and the hones sold with dif- fleulty. They were not only too high up town, but too fur west. The lots on which the Rartons are now building are valued at about $4,000. More than that is asked for lots along there, although the actual cash value ia probably something Jew. Bat Jot# on the wide or 100 feet streeta always command a foucy value a litle above the real, that is what the property will actually yield in the way of rene. Neat west of the Bartons, itiv said, that Kdmand Murry owns a lot which he intends to improve rhortly. And next to Bartons’ east, wre three more Jots, on which Mr. John Mikirom ix about to com- mence erecting a description of house very mace wanted—and seldom if ever to be found—we mean a three story and high basement, 26 feet front house, which he designs to offer at the loweat possible figure, say about $11,000, or even less if he can do it, and save himeel!. This ia almost the fine attempt we have heard of to reduce the cost of a twenty-five fect front house to something near the cost of the lot—a thing we have repeatedly and ear- nestly recommended. The effort should be en conraged, It has generally been supposed that a low priced first class houre must necessarily be a narrow English basemeat hone. Twenty-tive feet fimt clase honses are generally $20,000 houses. Being four xto- ries brown stone, and 60 feet deep, they asually com from 210,000 to $14,000 to build, and cannot be af- forded much lew than €20,000. Bat Mr. Miidram te disposed to try the experiment, in aceerdance with cur suggestions, of widening the front, shortening the depth, and bnilding the house more on the ground aud less in the skies. He will build about 25 by 42, three stories, and brick. The cost of much a honse to build will be about #7,900, Opporite Bartona’ are two new and nearly finid- ed brown stone houses on ope Jot, valued at shows #800 each, This lea kind of house that hes been tried a number of times, There wre four on the south side of Twenty-seventh street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Mildram has just Auished two on north side Thirtyfourth street, near the brothers Coburn'« block, Seventh and Kighth avenues; and Byrnes has two nearly done on went «ide of Lexington avenue, between Twenty- ninth and Thirtieth streets. Hat, although they rent tolerably well, few like to invest movey in them. They are hard to sell, and it (x diffleait to borrow mo ney on them. Narrow houses are rapidly going ont of date, Asthere arc about the ime namber of windows, doors, plumbing, &e., in a feet houme, that there are ina twice 12) fect house, it necesurily followw that they are more expensive in proportion to the amount of room coutaived. If Wallders would mit ywn and exemine a few geometrical figures, they would soon Clseover that the same or a given length of outside wall, in the form of asquare, will enclone more square feet than in any olber form exeept the elrentar, end the more you narrow the front and ex- tend the depth of the hous, the more wide walls you require and the lest epace you enclose, until you finally get all wile wall and no enclosed epace at ill. Of courve Uese hour Inost expen of all howees in proportion to the room contalned, PORTY THInD PTENET. On the north ide of this street Mr. Harriot ts bullding five brick finet class houses, with basement of New runes \ck stone, « ligut eray etone which between are the has been very little used. These hoases are 20.0 by $7, three stories and high basement. Not for sale, Cost ehout 4,900 to belld; ete worth about LPPLLLS Next to Werriot, on the weet, Mr. James. M. Coe burn t Waliding six brick hoaee, 2 10 by 46, fame stories and high baecment and wob-cellur; firxt eam botses: bts t alent 65400 with vate BM farther weet, cor Hevadway, Mr. Hin om, Wey tT, brown #tone, thee wtories aul high banenenta, ‘On the south wide of the street, Mr. Bartlett Smith » Vi liding seven brown «tone houses, four sorter and bigh lawments, 21 by A, ‘yoRTY-rOUNTA STM. On the north side, Mr. Colorn—ebove named— willagon beve fiuished four Urick houses, with very highhrown stone basements, 14:4 by 42, four mtorien, fret law, near the Bixth avenue shout 400, Opponite, on the math ride of the street, Mr, G. K. Chane te Vatlding eight triek heures, tree ma ther and high brown stone baxment, 19% by 6, few chase: lta worth about © houses valoed at 9% 900 when finished, which will be thiw satamn, ‘We bear of many other gd smprovements talked of, snd expecially wort of Pights avenne, between Fifty-second and Witty third streets, and the probe Wility ie thet before we caw get this artlele to prow that «till other leprovementa which we bare not heard of at all will be begun. The progres of New York & grwod and magnificent, Hundreds of capt- tolinte, ke Wm. HB. Ante, with more or lees capt tel, are retnvesting their annoal iperwe in reat estate. Of coure, improvement mast proceed lo ® | wpound ratio, In Arkanens there | colt to be an imenemn trop of cat- tom. Tp ome mene (Uo plied oe high we bile epom Use weuke of (be man be batlding & value