Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-11-05
ABoLlTIoNIsTs IN UTICA.

Correspondence OF the N. 4. Com. Advertiser
Urea, Oct. al. 1895.
The long agony is over. The grand
state anti slavery convention has met, llou
rislied its itle brief hour, and adjourned
SINE die. Yon will have seen by our news
papers that oar city has been full ofexcite
sneat Cor the last four or five days, and the
fever has seemed daily and hourly to in
crease. The unfortunate resolution Of the
common council to open the court rooal
TO the convention, set the whole popula-
ton into 80 uproar, and the meeting of last
Saturday evening was but JUST what might
have been expected from that proceeding.
The meeting was adjourned TO this morn
abg Al 8 o'clock, to be held at the court
.Tootn, the place appointed for the conven
iion. This morning. the good men and
true, OF the city assembled at the place ap
painted, and Inasmuch as they completely
tiled the room, the abolItionists wisely
remembered, that il was a philosophical
truth, that the same space could not he
occupied by two different b0dies,-snd &C.
cordIpg'y sought a new theatre for their
operations, which was furnished them by
The trustees Of the second Presbyterian
church. The report Of the proceedings Of
the meeting Of the citizens, which | send
you, will let yon know what was done
there. But TO return to the abolition con.
vention. 1t was called 20 order about 10
o'ci1ck, and Judge Brewster, of Gcnnes.
see county, wa chosen chairman pro TEN
pore, and the Rev. Oliver Wetmore, of
ihis city. secretary. A constitution Of q
state anti-slavefy society was then produ.
ced. hastily read and mem. con. adopted.
A declaration Of the opinions and creed
81 the convention was then produced, add
the reading Of it commenced by Lewis
Iappan. esq. The doors. which had been
sbnf, up TO this time, were now opened by
q crowd OF the friends Of free discussion,'
who had been compelled TO remain cut
sl'ic, and who, in their progress through
the s%estlbule, freely discussed sundry
black eyes. knocks. and left a coat or two,
hors du combat, and The owners all very
like, as one 10 their shirt sleeves. Some
anfl.abdlitionisis. who were near the door.
interfere! and induced the " free dispu
tants" 10 suspend further proceedings.-
Dut The doors were now open, and the
house was instantly filed with those friends
~ good order. wha are never seen except
about The first week in November, and the
mode aad place Of whose existence during
the rest OF tie year, has, for some time
past peer a riddle TO inquiring philoso
pliers. The house was now in a perfect |
nproar. cheers, groars, yclls. and all
manner OF strange noises ensued. The
F'ader, Mr.. Iappan, continued most man
ipiiy reading at the creed, though he could
f"t make his next neighbor hear a word
% what he said. After having gone on ia
ms nay some twenty minutes, the com
lbiitec Of the citizens of Utica, entered the
house. headed by the honorable Chester
first judge Of Oneida county, and
requested a hearing from the convention.
! he nprear and confosion was now ire
Cries fom all parts Of the
'no>e to hear the committee, mere min
'ttd yels and Kisses and all the while Mr..
iappan stesdfaslly performing his
'antomiric reading Of his " creed" The
'halrman at length induced Mr.. Tappan
. desls'. and the meeting came 10 order
% hear the communication Of the com
from the meeting of ths citizens.
The court room. 1t was read by Mr.. j.
= a''na Williams. alter which judge Hay
ioG addressed tie convention, and on be
Oh The citizens eHtreated il 20 adjourn
8 the Only possible means of preventing
results. tie assured it, that the
.olHinuaicsti3n just read, had emanated
lot from = mob, but from the wor,hiest
md most reputable inhabitants of Utica,
that it embodied sentiments entertain
Thy a large body of citizens. Mr.. Lewis
"r9an then moved that a committee OF
en- be appointed TO prepare suitable rcso.
'rtI9hs tor the convention, and a respect
replJ 10 the citizens of Utica. Alvan
stewart. esq Of Utica. tlen seconded Mr.
tappan's resolution. and undertook 10 say
'alethius, but the lsiends of free discus
SION were SO free in expressing their own
opinions. and taking Just as they listed,
each man for himself, that the gentle
mans speech was a dumb show 10 all but
the speaker. lie therefore wound il up
yeIy brI,lly. and sat down. The honora
Samuel Beardsly, member OF congress
from this county. AID the TO be next gov.
ernor, If Mr.. Van Buren, is elected presi
dent, ard has a good place for governor
MARCY, at Washington, then got upon a
bench and after curing his eye bro,gs in.
10 The amlable expression which he fre
qaehtly puts on, hoped his respected iel
io~ citizens would wait until the conven.
i'on could reply TO the committee.
The convention had heard the commu
snca ION Of the citizens, and no was anxi
Gus to know What it had got 10 saw TO Il
70 hear What apology it had 10 offer for
coming to this CITY, and insulting it, by
making 1t the place OF its deliberations :
iie' tthe congressman deemed the Insult
one o. Tho most aggravated nature-rwas
ha' ousiary as ever was committed. and
'he convention ought, if it could, 10 make
q most humble apology for it. The gen
"enlal went o. at some length, IN an
eqiaily beautiful and, considering the
pace ana circumstances, equally appro
l'ia'e strain Tor some minutes, refreshing
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