The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-01


The convsnticd tsfzinstsd ~ sttings about slsvSb
O'clock last night having sg.in assembled at city Hail,
sfter Appointing the following delegates to meet ~
Buffalo, on the Och Of August neat stephen C Phil,
lips, of Salem; Daniel w Alvord, or Greenfield. VIII
liam Jackson Of Newton; John NJ. Brewster. Of Pitts
field; Charles Sedgewick, of stockbridge, .nd Z. A.
Raymond Of Boston-each district, alse to aproipt
three delegates. The Of the gentlemen compos
ing the State Central Committee follows =
Charles Francis Adams of Boston, (son Of the late
John Quincy Adams and bearing strong nee
to him); George Newcomb, Of Quincy; s. F Lyman, OF
northampton; Caleb Swan. Of Easton; Allen Bangs
OF Springfield Henry Wilson, Of Natick; Edward L.
Reyes, Of Dedham NJ M. Fisher, of Midway; George
Minot, OF Reading; John P. Jones, CT Midway VIII
liam Bassett, Of Lynn; Freeman Walker, of N Brook
field; Alexander De Witt, of Oxford, and Henry r.
Mr. GipDINes concluded his address, stating that
| henceforward he repudiated the Of whig and
opposeS to- sayer ~ fave that which
| with the most vehement applause The Rev Mr.
Lovejoy, Of Cambridge, followed, and PASSED high
eulogy on the Boston Wing, the Mcssachustfs Spy,
the Rorbry Gazette, and such papers had advocated
the principles Of the party. He followed by
spoke in the same and resoute tone as that
which distinguished all the former speakers in favor
Of blotting of the stain slavery from the republic
He concluded his remarks with much warmth Of feel
| ing, by saying" Sink or swim-succeed, not
coed am with this movement; and never shall desert
| it.; was o wing but being deceived by the wings,
| never again shall be one. (Cheers)
CHARLES SUMNER, Esq, OF Boston, here came for
present moment, my friends reminds of remark
made at one time by courtier of France to Louis the
10th" They have destroyed the Bastie, sireo said
the courter 1t is then an insurrec tion said the
King No. sire, said the courter, 4" 1t is revolu-
ton" need only refer to the anecdote to illustrate
the simitude. Shareholders sometimes humane,
and are gentlemen. So was Louis the 10TH who suf-
fered human beings to be thrust into dungeons in
companionship with toads and rats (Cries of shame
Slave support the preparation Of slavery and the
vancement Of slaveholders unknown to the CON
stitution. The trainers of the constitution of the
United States lovers of human
They were not lovers Of slavery. The immortal WASH
ington Franklin, and Patrick Henry all condemned it,
and was It not right, then, say that slavery was
unknown to the consttution-was adverse to the
opinions Of those who established it! e. Yes, yes,n
this late hour and If continue you may be dis
posed to listen to me- (Cries of g Go on.'D Well,
control the government The largest number Of off,
held under the government 1t had its in
nusncss IN me Missouri compromise the annexation
the Florida war; too') Yes If you please; and when
think of the widows the sons the daughters and the
mothers doomed to dark death-when think of these
things may not that this system of slavery is like
the Bastile in France |!
A vorcE-The Baste was gentleman TO It, Roars
of laughter)
Mr.. SUMNER. in continuation--Yes, 1t has placed
its hands in both parts Of the of those
parts have it-both represent the thing Now what is
our duty On one eide is the slave power represented
by both Of the opposite parties arrayed against the
organization Of the freedom power Of the country
Let set foot organization of all PARTIES IRE
spectiye Of party having for its object its single OBJ
tCheers) There it is-slave power the one SIDE
and freedom power the other They can't be led to
was runs creating much confusion. voice oryina out
at the time, Don't mind it Is only false alarm
Of the barnhurners, amid roars of laughter) 1t
to promote the success of the slave that they
procured the nomination Of General Taylor This
was obtained through influence that came
through the North; 1t obtained through a con-
spracy between the politicians of the southeast and
the politicians of tho northwesby the cotton plant
spinners OF the North-between the lords of the
loom and the lords of the lash. Immense ap-
plause and cheers) But we have been told to take
the least Of two evils. (ear, hear) 1t is admitted
then, that Cass and Taylor two evils. Naughter
Then, if two evils presented to me- win take nei
Their Of them. Laughter) Mr. S. here briefly glanced
at the question Of the tariff internal improvements and
the various political questions which no contended
the party, and of that party would vote for
Cass or Taylor. Cries Of" Never never.'D They had
fence Of the rights Of freedom. The three hundred
Spartans at the pass Of Thermopylw fell nobly in de-
cries of' Sowill we) These have left example be-
hind them, and go shall we; shall leave example
that Is by far greater than any victory cheers and
that at least do. (Renewed cheering and loud
applause) We can leave example which can be the
of triumph hereafter But the which
have received to-day, convince that we shall not
be compelled to postpone to hereafter (Applause)
We have assurances Of immediate success. (Renewed
nteer' IN NJ tanpttnucd- appause). have received
pointed one of the delegates from that meet
Buffalo on the 9th Of August next. 1t states
that the liberty party in that State have given
from $4,000 to 10000 Of the peoples ticket teheer
with them. The letter went on to state that those
who had the wind should reap the whirlwind.
The praries were ON fire. and the writer hoped that
the children Of the republic would not now prove
and s
volved to the amount Of over Of debt He
and that the debt should not be entaed upon those
who were to succeed them that those who were
guilty of the crimes should be made to bear them upon
their shoulders. Hear hear. n M here
was no single question connected with the country,
on which an issue could not be taken, except that
upon which they had nav been assembled, and that
question arises out of the corruptions of the slave
power That was the question for the country in this
perpetuaton, the continuance of the American repub
hc-lappause an effort ON their part to carry into
ence Cheers) Let US, then gather from our fathers
Some hing Of their union. Three hundred thoussd
slavehofdeHsl shall they control this Unionl e. No,
strength iear hear it is lie the bundle Of ar ar
rows in the quiveS-wsen togathar. IT ia diaieult to
o saew zen separate ana apart IT II easy to
of Washington In which he expressly forbade the sale
Of any of his slaves after his we's death; and went
ON to exhort the meeting to join the friends of the
movement, and concluded
THE President hercupon announced that Mr.. Gid
dings would address the people of Lowell Boston and
Springfield in favor of the objects of the party in
the coming week.
rose to give what he termed personal explanation.
(This supposed to refer to articles in that
journal on the subject referred toy He said that he
firmly believed that the mass of the people, of
opinion that indirect taxation a humbug. He had
| heard this in New York from barnburner lie had
many to take Of most othera and he would
not throw this question of tho tariff in between slavery
! and freedom. Mr. w. here referred to a resolution
which he said had been passed this subject at Buff
falo and he sad he should not wonder to hole in
the sky it after this QLaughter) He concluded
by trusting that he would yet see the executive de-
| prived of the power Of appointment
| Mr. KEvEs here and took occasion to condemn
the of Of the Boston press (cres of tho
Boston .atias in opposing the progress of freedom
| Mr.. HoAR, grandson Of the celebrated Sherman
Rogers, next addressed tho convention briefly, amid
loud cries of adjourn, adjourn" The greatest
fusion amid cries Of adjourn here prevailed. Amid
cries Of What about Webster" the speaker remark
cd that he would undertake to say that Daniel Webster
would not-and was not committed to support General