Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-12

CLEAvBLAuD, Oct -, H..
This convention opened with 3 heterogeneous and
pssians address to the Deity By - Of ths
sunsrous John Smiths Of this world. Present: -
~, 30 women, 80 loafers, and 10 niggsrs. Mr..
HtFney offered q resolution that the execnaive CON-
mittee appoint delegates to attend Q convention Of
aboltionists from all parts of the world, at London,
next june for the purpose Of ascsrtaning the best
Of preventing the use OF all kinds OF produce,
fruits, liquors, and commodNes !nss are
produced, in whole or in part by slave labor. This
was carried after eloquent debate on the unheal
thiaess Of cotton sheets, shirts, petticoats, calico
frocks and drawers and the vast riorty there 10
in the cotton that is raised by the white slaves in
Egypt and India, that raised by black slaves in
this Countrywide superior quality OF the sugar, mo-
lasses, rum Jamaica spirits wines, lemons, lines,
oranges, pine apples, and and all ether fruits ana pro
ducts now imported from the West Indies since the
emancipation othe blacks to same articles
formerly, when slavery existed there-Messrs. An
drews, Foot, and two nisgers voting in the mega
tive.
Stanton. from the committee on business, then re-
ported sundry resolutions that henceforth abolition
lists should vote for no persons for office but abo-
tiOnsts; Andrews and Foot, as usual, dissenting.
Mr.. Buffum, who keeps the city hat store on Ches-
nut street, Phiade phia in favor Of the resol0
tion-he was in England when the question was
discussed there by the aid Of the press, the pulpit,
tracts, oafers, aad pretty women; they elected men
to parliament in favor Of abolition, and also in acor
of paying the Osners for their property. He sat
down amid great cheers from the female side OF the
gallery.
M r.
Foot-tLe offered counter set Of resolutions, de
lining all political action unless the blacks only
could hold offices. He said he went the whole pig
with brother Bufum in favor OF tracts, work bags,
press and pulpit system but not the system Of goo
ing to the public polls that too bareiaced they
would be detected in their intentions; must work
sly, be wise serpents and apparently as harmless
as doves; the human family somewhat like the
swine family: if you want to get pigs into pen and
attempt to drive them by crying shoe! shoot! they
would turn UP their snous snort and run away; but
il you would take some corn, trail II on the grosnd,
and cry, pig! pig. they would follow you into the
pen, and all you would have to do would be to shut
the door. [Great laughter among the ioafers and
blacks. The ladies turned up their noses with con-
tempt
ioafer sung out from the gallery, well, if Gov
Seward is small potatoes, Bennett calls him. why
little Foot must be small ingnns. Bravo! from all
parts ofthe gallery. THAT" said beautifui, in.
tellec tual lazy who sat is the most sensi
BILE speech have heard yeti" and therefore she
bestowed upon the eloquent loaer one Of her most
charming and bewitching smiles,-the rascal, how
/ envied him.
President Mohan rose and said:- now is the time
for the ballot box, let the STAKEHOLDER see we were
making political hobby Of il at once-we can elect
our men congress, TO the legislature, and to the
presidency, if we pease-in the end used up small
inguns.
Rev Mr.. Cross e,-He told small nguns, unless
he endorse his hypocrisy before high heaven
he must go to the polls and vote for black mig
ger, il necessary,-he presumed he had voted for
many white one, in his life, that was not
honest as a black The only difference, he
said, between the white slaves at the north and
black ones Of the south Of Washington was, the Pc
ttion Of the former upon the table, and the lat
ter under 1.-THE said in less than twenty five years,
that table would be out by the friction Of abo-
lition petitions. We may as well abandon our cause
at once, he added, if we do not 60 TO the polls.
Small Inguns and said, he thought it was
STOPPING with this black subject pull It down 10
nasty, dirty, little politics.; and then he pounced
III. !. - or .lr.,or % durr- far Small lrrrr.
shouted the crowd again. -
Mr Holley said he was for political action. 1t
was the dearest right the abolitionists had Il was
the main object. The loaves and fishes are all the
object any party have; why not the abolitionists!
He straight full split, for the loaf then for the
fish. When he was canal commissioner in New
the dspostes. When he Joined the antimasonc
party, the on object he had in view the loaves
and fishes; that the sole object he had in view
president by the abotionsts he would be willing to
go ambassador to Hayti.
Stawnton rose-He was for political action aboli
tioniss should be consistent-they had already de-
feated the nomination Of Henry Clay by the wings,
and as for such democracy rs Van Burenism, God
deliver US. No man can be . Jefersonian democrat,
unless he 10 opposed TO slavery IN all shapes Yon
may talk Of opposition to aristocracy, to monopo-
lies, and TO favored rights but unless yeu are for
eevating the black man to equal rights with you at
once, you democrat My motto 10, let the
Olacke De SET Tree anu put iuto places VI uust anu
profit with the OF us, though the United Banks
should fail though Henry Clay should not be elected
though Martin Van Buren, should not;
though General Scott should. Great applause, cries
OF encore encore ~
Rev. Mr. Clap rose-He was for making il po-
litical hobby possible; two thirds Of the
Virginia Legislature frequented the faro banks; but
he admitted that faro banks not half bad to
public morals as the present suspended Banks werej
said they had the means to pay and would not
"He's Loco Foco" cried one, " no! he's but
ender" cries another;" yoare liar" says another,
/" he's merely afagender," says fourth.
Mr. Wade, professor Of black law at Oberlin, rose,
and said he was not for political action, both the
political parties ri tais country corrupt. IL we
formed political party would be corrupt too
and nobody would join but the loafers, tolawags,
fagenders &c ofthe other parties, and il would cost
ms large sum 10 get shirts and breeches for them,
to keep them in our ranks
Small Inguns rose, and said he would not give u
up; IL we formed party we would be beat-Sir, he
added, coed Whig told me last night, IL this Con-
vention would only nominate Van Buren, for Pres
(great applause from the gaery)-but sir, Ill not
give IL up. Cuyahoga county, sir, demanded Eliza
Jane from Kentucky, and Kentucky had TO give her
MP. Cuyahoga county, defeated the annex Ration Of
Texas 70 the Union; Cuyahcga opposed the Bla k
law OF this State too and how did she do all these
n tell you sir she elected me TO the Legislature sir
and sir done alone all these great things She shcw
ed her good sense too, when she elected me (here a
loafer sung out "youre fool, she showed her back
side when she did so) for my father sir, the
thor Of the famous resolutions that called out Hayne
and Webster sir; and afterwards, sir, he elect
ed Governor OF the enlightened State Of Connecti-