Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-07-21


men are here, and you are ibis day invited
not TO hear me, but TO hear them.
Rev Joshua i.eavitt Of Cambridge, asked
1t the people of Massachusetts had any
more option in the selection of Gen. Cas-
or Gen. Taylor than their fathers had in
selection of Gen. Gage. He was not anx
ions for the future; the plagued had been
stayed. lie had never despaired of the
Republic. He never had dreamed of anv
other remedy for the evils which we suffer
than this, that the people Of the United S.
should take the government of the United
States into their own hands, and administer
it according to the principles of the Consti-
tuition, and the Declaration of lndepen.
dence.
When the slave power was broken, sla-
very could not stand ten years. He loved
and honored JOHN Z. Hale, and could not
desert him. He loved aud honoled Joshua
K. Giddings, and would never again be sep
arated from him. cheers for JohnP. Hale,
and for John and joshua" With ma
lority of sixty electoral votes in the Free
States they could have free governments
What hindered! Treachery seen was
treachery defeated. Cheers. The slave
power broken, how long would it be before
Delaware and Kentucky would knock the
letters from the slave! How Iorg before
Virginia and Maryland would sweep sla-
very from their soil! How long before
Thos. ii. Benton would be the Senator Of
Free State with his own consent! How
long before Mississippi and Alabama will
carry out their recorded threat, that TO de-
lend themselves from the influx of slaves,
they would emancipate them III self defence!
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening the City Hall was filled TO
It's utmost extent, and many were unable to
obtain admission. Mr. Giddings concluded
his speech, after which the delegates to the
National Convention at Buffalo, on the 9th
of August, were announced 10 consist Of
Stephen &. Phillips Of Salem, Dan'l w.
Alvord of Greenfield, VIM. jackson of
Newton, John NJ. Brewster of PittsGeld,
Charles Sedgwick Of Stock bridge.
Each district was directed to appoint
three delegates.
Hon. Charles F. Adams, son of John
Quincy Adams, being loudly called for,
then came forward and was received with
the strongest testimonials of approval and
regard. lie addressed the audience at con-
siderable length, but was listened to with
the most profound attention.
Charles Sumner, Esq, of Boston fol-
lowed. When he arose to speak, SO hear
ty and vocilerous was the applause with
which he was greeted, that it was some
10
marks. We have heard a good deal of
good speaking first and last, but do dot re-
member ever to have heard the speech which
took so strong hold upon our feelings and
upon the sympathies Of the audience as did
this
Hon E. l.. Reyes, Editor of the Rox-
bury Gazette, followed MIR. Sumner, and
was succeeded by f. lockwood Iloar.
A motion was made and carried, author
ling the Central Committee to FIJI vacan-
ces.
Mr. Maxwell, of Worcester, made few
remarks, in which he advocated making the
Wilmot Proviso the corner stone of the
new party.
Jesse Hutchinson and Mr.. Innis Of Sa-
lem, then sung "Wc're Il band ofbrothcrs."
And so ended the first great Convention in
New England of the men of all parties,
whom the arrogance of the slave power,
and the mendacity Of their own dough fac
ed representatives, have driven to the only
alternative left to them, of uniting together
upon common principle, and working to-
gcthcr for the common veal.
But thought is the first convention of the
kind, it will not be the last; the people are
aroused, and it is not in the power of a cor
rupt and venal press, to lie away the true
issue that is to be met in this contest. The
woods that are spoken for freedom and hui
mainly will not die, they find warm re-
Spouse in all but the most corrupt and de-
generate hearts, and ere four months shall
have passed away, movement will have
been set on foot, strengthened with all the
might of truth and righteousness, and led
on by all the moral power of the wht lie
country, which shall shake tyranny in its
strongest Businesses and make The oppres-
sor tremble.