Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-12
POLITICS.
fFt0m the Utica ObstTrer.)

yet u Is nevertheless true. we know, however,
there are many respectable persons in the Wing ranks
who are deeply mortified at The which has oPen
taken, c1SAvow iissr determination not 10 participate
in The sacrifice OF manly independence and honorable
feeling winch has been made; but resist their utmost
the unauthorized attempt 10 degrade the character OF
their party, and render IL subseryent 10 designs incom.
pable with The peace of The country and security OF the
Union Last yPar The leading Federalsis of this county
endea vored the support Of The bnlioniss with
out an explicit avowa and fn! adoption of their p''ncI.
pies Their candidates made speak with ''i"rhed
"nghes; the put 10 them am.
bIgnuusly- evidently with The intention of cOnclatIng
the support of AbolIinniss without offending The
beers =" their own party who wer" opposed 10 them; but
porllnn al The Ah"uns's could not be- cajol in this
way, and refused To be satisfied The Wings were greatly
enraged their prrverspncss and obslinacy; but the dit
hcuiy remaining unad jus,ed, they received only the
VOTES Of those Ab'onsts whose easy consciences en-
ahrd them readily 10 dispense with their most solemn
pledges and engage When the result OF the cleo
nn known, the houest 4boonists. VIII" had lived up
to their proess"ns denounced The cause OF The
Wing defeat. All must remember the carried on BE-
tween the Oneidu Wing and the Friend OF Man; but
strange reconciliation has been rffrced and those much
repudlaltd Aho"nss are having every thing in their
way They have brought the Wing party oil Oneida at
their fee, lfany doubt this. lei him the En-
ira Ms Friend Of Man which annex. lsit ap
parent thai every Federal candidate for the Assembly in
this county is pledged To the AboIonsts. II is true,
We have not the answers of Messrs. Curry and Mard
but be al loss 10 know what they They
were willing Ia give secret piedgsS 10 the AboIlonlsts
bul shrunk from open aud manly avowal of their OPT
mons We are good AbOlnDSls, say they. but we beg
Of you not to tell OF 10 get the difficulty and
establish their claims To the support Of bolIunIss with
out exposIns their confdtmttn letters The Convention
created its.li into cnurt of inquiry, and proceeded 10
take thr rerbn teSttm"ny of their neighbours and al.
though there was some discrepancy in their testimony,
they all cvncurred that MrssrS Curry and Willard
"hounrahI" men, aud would do as Mcy had agreed
COMMENT upon such shuilIng conduct is unnecessary
II must Dp yrwrd in It's true character by every honest
elrctr MIR Hamilton gave rsrbai pledge TO the Abo'
to The promuIso'ion OF his views. Our city candidate
cours next and there Is certainty no skukIng on the
par Of Mr. Kellogg He '"es The mark, and glories
IN being Ab"IuIunisr. For long time he was
The art, slavery society al One'da county, but
in consequence "i bus zeal in cause, hus been pro-
murd aud is chairman OF the Stale anti slavery
society pxecutive committee Can any honest Wing
support these candidates: Every Of spirit will
repudIalc them Al once.
Tie Friend IF Nun Extra.
ONEIDA COUNTY An II.sL.AvERY CONVENTION.
According promise now furnish our trends IN
Onpld, county, with The proceedings OF the late meet
ing fIhr Oneida County An Slavery Society, at Rome
as prepared by committee appointed for tina! purpose
We hop every ling Ah"iontsl IN the county VIII give
The docrn,en ~ an .--z@''t"' e. - = "
re hr vn,rs
twill he SEEN Tint answers, either verbal or writ
ten have been received from either OF The candidates
nominated by The Administration party. MI BfacSeu,
The " ir candidate Senator gives respectful Epy
answers same o the questions the affirmative, bu'
evidently ialrrs Others Among the ing chhoaarS
for Assembly Spencer Kellogg, (~ell known as pro.
mnpn Abniiiinulsl) distinguishes himself ny suai2h
t,rvord and affirmative answer 10 the questions without
any reservation or request u cnnceaIueht Judge ila'
milton am verbally IN the affirmative, IN open Con-
vtnri"n The lwu remaining candidates, HlfsSs Curry
and Miilaid, give written answers Gm oea ~ hdoc r
nnSrsrS published
II will BIZ by reference to To" proceedings that
some members of Ihr Convention dd not tctsh 10 are
ann OF tie answers READ IN The Conrsntt"H In iIru
q, tins they prnpsfd 10 select committee 10 re-
ce.ve and consider the answers aud such oiher testimony
as might furnished, and report 10 The Convention
But ms movn, after discussion, was withdraw. Inc
letters wrre then read The enton ana DINER les
umony elected. a motion vas made to pass votes ca
the question Of recommending certain Of the cand'
dates but II was Withdrawn. the circumstance Goes
not appear in the "procrcdtnsS IL was conH"'eft'u
oupsImn WHETHER the answers Of Nlrssrs Curry and
Willard ought 10 b. published as part OF The proceed
iny. A nj another question was whether or no they
ought to be cOnStdt,sd as answers at all
Til. committee, il seems, have com" 10 the CONCLUSION
f. comply strictly with the request OF The writer's, ana
accordingly their answers are not published:
with these explanations we leave the official account
Ia sreak for itset.-EdktUr.
TUESDAY, Oct. 30 1889
The Oneida county S Society held az adjourned
n,e,,rug in the SECOND Presbyterian church IN Rome,
pursuant 10 resolution Of former Convention, for the
purposoi hearing the answers O the several candidates
10 the questions addressed TO them by The Committee APP
pointed al Tint Time
large number OF delegates from all the towns IN the
county except one we're IN attendance u wasa meet.
inr Of unusual interest and the importance OF lis dongs
Grr;ly irlt by all.
The Secretary Of the county society, S b Roberts,
ESQ called The meeting TO order Alvan Stewart,
Esq in lie absence OF The President OF The society,
was called The chair and presided Tor short time u-
nj Dnct Blair, The President arrived
Mr. Hurlbur of New Hartford, opened the meeting
with p,ayer The minutes Of the last meeting were read,
and ,,,,,inn was n,nde thai the committee question.
inn cand,da,es DR. Blair and b Roberts, report, An
amcrdmpu, was here off red, ha, committee be APP
pnnird Ia whom should be referred the written commu
dali In uptl such
crm,,nn as might be- offered in relation 10 them, aud
vino should report To the Convenilnn: another amend
me nj was Offered, That that Committee CONSIST OF inc
phrI. House Both the amendments were afterwards
withdrawn md the original resolution passed Where.
upon The chairman Of hr c"n,miee Dr. Blair proceed,
ed 10 report that the questions had been pf"onhdsu
10 all rhr candidates put nomination tor The Senate
and Assembly by both political parties and that answers
had been received from Messrs James Bfacke Spencer
KsInrp, Isaac Curry aud u J Mlard and which were
then read by the Secretary
loyr The iurm,rr of whom responds in The main IN
mamnrr satisfactory the Ab"I"nists; and the a!!er
ENTIRETY So Slr concludes his letter by sayIng:
"Hav,rs briefly expires my views ni The right OF an
ofac,nr return t. ms own dnry candidate, and
unfss,a,,naIy all The questions pfopounded, IN
the a.i NATIVE.
am, sir, respectfully,
Your rbadipnl servant.
SPENCER KELLOGG"
The answers Of Mpssrs. Isaac Curry aud ID } Mil
lara were upon The express condition that they should
no, be- published and therefore they are not contained
in this report.
Thomas II Ilnllnn being resent stated that he had
been abs, from home 10 consequence OF HE sickness
and death son. and Ind not seen the questions until!
las, evening" that had entertained aud cherished The
principles expressed in ihm for years could answer
Them al heartily IN The affirmative That It was not his
wish 10 lie nominated a candidate and iEom motives of
dscacy he wnid prefer that The eve OF an election,
his state me- MS might not b. published
uauh.r Il the convention subsequently, stated that
judge Hamilton afterwards Told him thai he was not
strenuous the point ." publication and II the CONVEX
ton visited 10 publish BIS statements he vas VIKING
Avian Stewart moved that those answers, when
contain request. that donot publish Them are IN
satisfactory, and hererre that Aho!n"nsts cannot con-
,;,s,y suppnrt rhnse candidates by their votes After