The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-03

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Correspondence Of the Herald.)
BUFFALO, Aug. 30, 1913,
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8 o'clock, p M.
The abolition National Comvemtion -Pi9point AND
the Liberty PGty-Abby Kelley and No Voting.
Mr.. EpIToRs-
1t may be gratifying TO your numerous readersto
know something about the great Abolition Conven-
ton new sitting in this city,
We are now sitting in the "Great Tent" from
Oberlin, the properly OF Finney 81 Co., which was
brought hither for the use of this meeting. Before
and around me see one sea of living faces-not
less, should judge, than 5000, embracing men and
women from all parts Of the countryside Buckeye"
of the West, and the hard headed, shrewd, granite
Yankee Of the East-rch, poor, old, young, black,
brown, Whitehall sorts and all sizes--al listening
now to the eloquent John Pierpont, of Boston, who
is "defiaing his position ia relation to the Liberty
Party. He says he Is a Liberty Party Man, il be-
lns man and an AbOllti0nist constitutes him One;
or, if 1t Is the purpore OF the Liberty Party to re-
fuse TO surrender up the fugitive from slavery
whether the Constitution requires it not on the
predicate that the law OF God forbids it, believing
it the duty Of men to obey the constitution OF the
Eternal, rather than OF man. To this the response
all over the Convention was-''we will, we WILL,
!. e. we will refuse TO surrender. So that, by hi 3
own terms, Rev. John PlerpOnt goes into the Liz
berry Party of the United States. More than all
this, however, the Convention have just unanimous
y adopted resolution, explicitly avowlng their
sentiments on this subject And Is boldly declared
the authority OF God, nor require OF them defence
OF the slave holder his proiessed right OF posses
sion OF the souls and bodies OF his fellow man.
Among the vast asemblage is a very large and
respectable proportion OF the fair sex and, by the
way, the sex 10 very fair indeed In this city and CON-
muniiy And among the rest, observe the cele-
brated Abby Kelly. from Massachusetts,, surround
ed by few Quaker ladies from this city and from
Lockport Abby came out in terrible wrath against
the Liberty Convention. She is dead set'' against
the political party, No words were spared in her
seak out SO plainly she did, by the event of 5.
Fosters avowai of appreciation OF the liberty party
She had supposed Stephen was with her and the
Garrison school-but he denounced the Anu.
critical Journal subservient of the interests OF the
wing party, rather than an uncompromlslng advo-
cate OF the cause of freedom. Abby, who is the
special patron and guardian of the American Anti
Slavery Society Qhe no.voting Aboliiionlsts) and
its organ, the National A. s. s Standard, could not
endure to hear her favorite censured, and came on
to the stand, 10y special permssion), and, with
face full OF divine fire, commenced her logical ex-
corlauons-havlng no mercy, nor sparlng any. No
one degned TO reply to her, however, an event ex-
ceedlngly mortltylng, no doubt, to her.
The abotionists talk loudly OF increasing their
vote this fall to the number OF Is 600 in this Stale
observe several gentlemen OF some note among
the officers and members of the convention. Judges
King, OF OHIO, Hutchinson, of Vermont, General
Fessenden, OF Maine. ALI around the speakers and
officers stand are reporters for the different papers
IN this city, and other places II is said there are
not Tar from $40 to 1000 delegates present, and they
come from Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New York,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and
Pennsy vania
The nomination OF candidates for President and
Vice President will take place tomorrow It is
probable the old candidates, Birney and Morris,
will be the men aud in all probability there will
be unanimous concurrence in these men, it nOml-
mated. There appears TO be an uncommon degree
OF uuaumtV among the members OF The COQVel-
ton.
At frequent intervals during the speeches, the
convention are called upon to listen TO "Llberty
way, he Is good performer and produces a great
effect upon the audience Tomorrow he has pro-
missed to sing the yankee Girl" song by Whit
Tier, the Quaker poet This announcement will
doubtless cal out large concourse of the ladies,
who are special iavorites OF music.
The mail is now closing. More tomorrow.
Yours truly, T.