The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-02-19
The second Hartford convention.

The Boston Morning Post contains the follow
ing remarks in regard to The object Of the recent
anti annexation meeting which met in thai city:
OBJECT OF TIE LATE CONVENTION.
This convention was, on all hands, allowed TO
be the beginning Of an important movement
So said Judge Allen. So ECHOED the speakers
of all opinions. And nothing but an extraordi-
nary occasion, in the words of Hon. S. c. Phil
lips, could justify the calling Of it together. 1t
IS, then, worthy of more attention than ordinary.
And we feel that we should not do Justice TO
ourselves or the country, were we not TO warn the
people, OF ALL PARTIES, OF ALL sECTs, TO BE-
WAR; OF FOLLOWING TIE MAD COURSE OF TIE
FEDERAL AND ABOLITION POLITICIANS who called
and governed this extraordinary body.
For what purpose did this convention meet?
"To resist the overthrow of the constitution"
says one of The calls. This idea, that the an
nexation Of Texas would overthrow the consii.
tuition, appeared to be the unanimous opinion of
oil The speakers. The speeches, resolutions Of
Jared, the address adopted, fully attest this. Hen.
Stephen G. Phillips, at the commencement of
the conyention-Mr. Lovejoy, Mr.. Allen, Mr..
Garrison, Mr.. Hassey, Mr.. Child, Mr.. Stctson,
Mr.. May, during its continuance--and these con-
,stituted all those who made speeches upon the
subject of anneXaton--coinc.ded here. All
agreod i'll this, 10 use the words nearly of Hon.
Linus Child, that If Congress passed an act of
a~nnexing Texas, il would be the duty of Massa-
chusettS 10 consider ii AN ACT---As NULL AND
VOID. But was it the object of this convention
10 indicate the course of action TO be pursued
in Case Texas was annexed? or to leave ii to a
future convention? Here scas the point, and only
point Of division. And on this there were two
parties: First, those who wished 10 wait until pub
lie opinion in the free States was equal to sustain
certain necessary steps; and second, these who
were for declaring that it was the duty of the
duty Of the convention now to point out these
steps. Of the former were Mr.. Phillips and
Mr., Child, who represented the timid part of the
convention. They were for postponing decisive
action, but taking preparatory measures 10 unite
the free States--were it only for elaboration
10 use Mr.. Philips's word, and then would come
the time for that action which, new, Mr.. Child
would no. trust himself "to think of-much less
TO speak of OF the latter, j.. e., those ready
for immediate action, were Mr.. May, Mr.. Love-
Joy, Mr.. Allen, Mr.. Garrison, who we're for show
ing 10 tho South that their words meant actions
that were for declaring the Union Immediately
dissolved upon the coming in of Texas. The
former prevailed. The convention have taken
but the first step Of disunion--that of endeavor
ing to unite the free States in opposition to the
slave States. This is the open, ~undisgujsed,
ayowed object of this convention. For this the
committee of correspondence was raised, in i'm
itation Of revolutionary proceedings. For this
was this convention called. Here, then, is bold
attempt to array parties upon geographic cal dis.
ordinations. If Americans will listen to no 9th
er words, they may, on this point, weigh the Ian.
guage of Washington. 1t is part Of his parting
legacy to warn his countrymen Of the danger Of
such organizations. No course can more tend
70 weaken the Union; and the farewell address
calls upon every American citizen "TO DIS
TRUST THE PATRIOTISM OF THOSE
WHO IN ANY QUARTER MAY ENDEAVOR
TO WEAKEN IT'S BONDS"