The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-10-14

h,o,xr,o, ,-oNvENTIoN AT BosToN:-The
acpas,,,n was. during the last week, the
,ho,,re of quite as much crazy sport as New
VII The Liberty party-the faction which
.dmifted Texas into the Union-have had a
convention there, where it seems there was
about the usual quantity of abolition conu-
sion and clashing, amidst the faithful Inc
difficulty, primarily seems, 10 have arisen ou'
of the important question whether me Con
stitution OF the United States does or does moi
support slavery.
The readers Of the Express will remember
that we have, on several occasions. exposed
the wickedness of the leaders of this party,
who we're willing to commit perjury in order
70 get Office. Mr.. Blrney, through our col
umns. first avowed this odious doctrine; bul
the exposure of such depraviiy frightened
some of his associates, who. in order to AVOID
the unfortunate dilemma in which he placed
himself suddenly turned round and took the
ground that the Constitution does not npii e.
slavery. in the face of the decisions CT he gu
nremc Court! This point once established.
,bev felt thai they could take the oath OF OIL
Gee and avoid the imrutalicn Of perjury.
Gen. Fessenden, of Maine, presided. Elk
Chief Justice OF Vermont, says the Boston
Post. amused himself will. an argument on
constitutional points. Gerritt Smith, OF our
State. took the same ground, but declared
the only remedy was repentance, ana The
ballot box as the means. What KIND oil a
ballot box he wanted, after the Shareholders
had all repented. may be guessed at from
hi. course of life for the last Ten years, during
which lime he has been candidate Tor OIL
fee lust about twice year. lie, however,
relied with great confidence on divine ven
geance bat .hGd became (says the Post nm
J3nhe1H in rafting for the rengednce of The
AIniekfy"
In taking some question. there was one
"Nor' which came from kcniucklan, MI.
Genrcs w. Bryan. After Mr.. Fessenden,
tic Chairman. quelled the disturbance, Mr..
,B. addressed the meeting. jim the course OF
his remarks; he said:
'.Ifihey wanted TO know The reason why
slavery was not abolished m Kentucky, where
he admitted il MAS worse for The masters than
for the slaves ana checked the advancement
of her prosperity, he would tell them-it was
owning TO This aboliionism. ltiIad been one
con,uued system of attack and insult on the
south. lis only argument was denunciation,
and lis only action stealing their slaves, which
they rerarded the same as this convention
would The stealing of their private property.
The consequence was evaporation and the
combination of all the shareholders against
this interference; and now nobody in slave
holding State could say a word for emanciPa-
ZION, or wished 10 do il, and The longer this
system continued, the stronger would be the
union of shareholders in maintaining their
rirhis. He referred TO the condition OF X en-
lucky Just before abolition broke out She
had nearly emancipated her slaves So had
Virginia. But abolition came and shut il all
up. IfkentucIty had been left 10 herself, she
would TOW have been non-slavchoIding
Stale He alluded also TO the denunciations
IN the address against Texas. He was
Wing he eaid, and he thought the abolition
ISIS had been the means Of annexing Texas.
ana therefore they had no right TO complain.
is had NJ idea OF taking any part IN The con-
,,n.ion-he came in as stranger; hut I'M
Outstanding that all present were called on
. vote, he rose in the negative, and !: he had
said anything unpleasant 10 the assembly. II
g~as their fault in calling him out.'--N }
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