The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-09-21
BUFFALO, Aug. 81, 1913.

Last evening the assembly numbered
more than 5000. This morning, when
the mere ga7ers are gone, there are
more than $500 men and some 500 wo-
men present, nearly 81 200 of whom are
members and friends from out of this city.
We shall not be able to secure any thing
like a complete list of this vast mass Of
people. lwish here to expose the knare-
ry of the papers Of this city. They re-
port, as adopted by the Convention, re-
solves that have neoer been before ii, or
which have been rejected by even the
business committee. The Gazette has
things of this sort.
In the early part of the session q long
and very valuable letter from Gerrit
Smith which the readers of the Patriot
will have next week-was read. Ii was
received with acclamations. The DEL
egates from each State then assembled.
each State by ITSELF in the centre of the
tent, and proceeded TO select the candi-
dates for the highest Offices. All the
free States, except New Hampshire, were
represented by quite full delegations
Letters from JAMES G.. BIRNEY-leayino.
his name at the disposal Of the Conven-
ton and from WILLIAM JAY, declining
nomination in Mr.. Birney's favor, and
expressing a cordial devotion to the Lib
erty party. These noble letters will
leave little to regret, save that we could
not have BOTH of them for PRESIDENT
They speak the language not of ambi-
tlon,not ofoffice seekers, not ofparlizans,
but Of TRUE GREATNESS.
The Convention then proceeded TO
the vote, Judge Hutchinson, of VT, and
Gen. Fessenden, Of Maine, were ap-
pointed tellers.
Thc entire number Of votes 10
was given on the first ballot.
For President,
JAMES GILLESPIE BIRNEY,.
Of Michigan.
For Vice President.
THOMAS MORRIS,
OF Ohio.
Tho announcement of the result was
received with shout that made the well
kin ring. Samuel Lewis then moved
that every man, woman and child rise ND
and pledge themselves TO do all in their
l.
of the immense multitude rose up at the
word, land again the welkin rang out with
the cheers of the true-heared. Tho
Convention then united with Rev. Mr..
Keep, of Ohio, in thanksgiving for the
unanlmity of our proceedings, and prayer
for the blessing of God upon the objects
and measures Of the party. Then came
a song, the words written for the occa-
sion by Elizur Wright, jr, and the mu-
sic, written on the stand, by George w.
Clark, who sung it with great effect
Next week we shall try to give both tho
words and music to our readers.
The friends of freedom every where
will rejoice that the names of our old.
.red, faithful men are again placed on
he banner of the hosts of frecdom.-
they have borne our banner, and they
are worthy to bear it up before the ma
the world For some time
little but congratulations occupied tho
assembly.
Ia the afternoon, the Convention took
up the resolves and passed upon many
ot them with perfect unaninity. The
resolve in regard to tho departure Oft
beloved FITcH, Of Michigan, to his re-
ward, called forth deep emotion. As
incident 10 the history of
his noble spirit, MIR. Bement, of Michi-
gan, stated that Mr. Fitch, by way of
giving employment to fugitive slaves, had
entered on the erection of a large brick
meeting house in Marshall, at his own
expense, by their labor alone 1t was
lot quite completed at his death, but he
made provision for its completion from
Ms estate, by the same class Of laborers.
About $50, 900 Of his property Is devot-
I'd to the cause of benevoence. The
cause of the onslaved shares. most large