The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-13

stored, he said Gentlemen must necessarily fec
grateful for the opportunity which is given me t
deeply regret that cannot comply with tho reoues
of my friends, who have called out have rece ntl
it impossible for me to speak the present occasion
but one thing want to say-Ood speed you in you
noble undertaking Vehement cheering which lsstet
VoIes from the crowd-I now move, MI Chair
man that the speakers hsncefOrth be restricted to
minutes. e. Oh, OH No, no +" . Yes yesn laughte
and loud cbeering.)
The motion put and carried.
Mr. LAPHAM next addressed the meeting lie said
1t was reported Of Gen Cass, when ko returnn
from Baltimore, through New York, after the conve
ton, that he wonld surrender New YORK. provided HI
md the other States of the Union. (Chsersl It wa
also said of General Taylor that lie never
daughter They may recollect the occasion which
this was said by Taylor with the beauty and the chiv
airy Of the American army around him, previous t.
the ever glorious battle of Buena Vista but IL he
not ;" among the crowd) No man who had any know
Ledge of how principles progressed In this country could
doubt for moment the result of their efforts at the
ballot box (Applause:) But 1T had been said that
Taylor was a good wing. 1t reminded him of an
snecdote which was told of jolly farmer who once
had a calf, and his son came to him day. and
pointing to calf that in his paddock Father, y
said he If that cafs tail was beg, how many legs
would II have ?" Why, SON. said the father q /
suppose it would have five legs eyes, replied the
SON. but father. calling the tail leg don't make 1t
sg MoaTs OF laughter SO it W., was with Taylor
Tor even his own party put him down as an obsolete
idea Caughter) in the State Of New York.
Convention in favor # the general principles of the
new party, and was succeeded by
The Rev. SAMUEL J. MAY, of Syracuse.-He said
there was crisis at hand-a crisis in the history Of
the nation They had met to follow out the princi-
put that which they had declared they would
abolish Cheers There crisis in the history of
the nation sixteen years after it founded in the
case of louisiana and again in 1882 another
crisis was at hand (Cheers) After briefly reviewing
the history of slavery the speakers ten minutes
PRED when, amid loud calls Of " Time is up-time is
/ up'-
| The Rev Mr., MAHAN, of Ohio, next addressed the
| Convention, and stated they had erected new
platform, (cheering and the question OF liberty would
soon travel through the length and breadth of the
slavery, and they had got the platform which
to follow them. ('To be sure wil.') He would
appeal to his liberty frends-hs trusted they would
stand for their principles CHEERS and loud
of" We wl-to be sure we WILLY He proud to
see such manifestation of feeling and such
enough but now who weud doubt the result They
reminded him Of the Irishman who served in one Of
their wars plan of attack was agreed upon to take
certain point, and the general considered 1t good
tactics to file of his into three divisions and
manded them all to observe the most perfect silence
had passed along in strict compliance with the gene
rails orders until they sentinel, who hear
Ing little noise and tramp of feet and imagining It
was some Of his companions, made his challenge
aud cried cut, g Are you coming? yes" said the
lrishman in reply we are all a.coming" (soars of
lauehter So they wound say to their frie nds They
were all a-comingn Renewed Ia lighter and appause.)
They coming and they had but one issue to'pre
sent. the issue between liberty and slavery After
further exhorting the friends of freedom to rally
round the standard they had raised, he concluded.
mr. JOHN ADAMS, Of Boston. followed, and undertook
to say that old Massachusetts, would be found her
post in the present struggle. They bound to
reminded him of motto which he saw inscribed in a
part OF the city Of Boston
"Scut patrtus, sicut Deus rabis,"
which meant, would act towards our fathere so
would God act towards us The Young mea were ali
coming out in favor of the doctrines of free soil and
liberty. Applausel Mr A. after following the
general IF pru NJ thn
Convention, concluded
The CHAiRMAN here read few extracts Of let.
ter from Governor Slade of Vermont in favor of free
| soil. when
MIR. BRioos of Ohio who had addressed the meeting
in the preceding part of the day again forward
and spoke in favor of the party and their prin
cples In the course of his remarks he took occasion
yention, by the Buffalo Commercial, which he de-
nounced as an insult to so intelligent and numerous
body, as had been assembled at the Convention.
MIR WILLIS, Of Michigan, next addressed the crowd
edassemblsgc. and his remarks were recapitu-
lation OF those of the proceeding speakers.
Mr. HENRY BiBB, fugitive slave, then assembled the
platform. He said that he would not occupy their at
tention more than few minutes and hoped that they
to that Convention with grsat fears great dstruat
S b and fearful He was
his rights at stake BY the course Which Il would
pursue in reference to the great question which had
brought them together. He had been slave in
several States of the Union. He native of KEN
lucky, but had also been slave in louisiana and
among the Cherokee Indians He knew Lewis
him in Michigan. In that State when he had
lately attempted to register his vote, he found
On going up to the ballot box he was told that slave
had not the right of suffrage in that State His vote
was challenged and they told him, that he was ne:
them why they did not accept his vote, and they
piled that his hair was too curly (cries Of shams) All
the circumstances he made were Intellectual and he
resolved to get up petition for the purpose Of solicit
ing the abolition Of this law. He carredhat petition
to Lewis Cass whom he saw in his own chamber At
ter reading it, the General refused to sign It. He then
asked the GsDerel he acquesced in those principles
which he replied that he did not wish to assent to
anything of political character at the present period
He dared not even answer a letter on any subject
which involved diere fopinon the great ques-
ton at present agtatng the country. (Laughter)
Now, he hoped that this Convention would ema nci-
pate General from the restrictions with which he
as well as the slaves He concluded by expressing his
ardent wish that the lamp Of liberty would now be
lighted up throughout the land and that the three
millions of tcodden down slaves would reap the
benefit of the great movement foot for their
| emancipation. There was one point however. which
he wished to refer to before he sat down He had
perenced the horrors of slavery in the Southern States
OF this Mon and also among the Cherokee Indians,
ntely worse than that of the latter and that tho
Cherokee Indians had evnced more huma nifty and SUBJ
ected the slaves to less degradation than the white
Finally, he hoped that this Convention would prose-
cute their labors to final success and that liberty
would be proclaimed to ALL loud cheers)
| A GENTLEMAN here asked If he might inquire from
Mr., Bib how he had been SO literally educated
| MT DIBB repueu tnat ne mad only been at school
two weeks In the whole of his life which had
been at Detroit, and that any education he had OBJ
tanned had been dug OUT a. night, in a chimney
corner and elsewhere, by his own perseverance Gre
mendous cheeripg)
Gen JAMES II PAYNE, of Wisconsin. then addressed
| the assembly, in compliance with q call made upon
him, and said that Wisconsin would second the good
work in which they were all engaged with zeal and
energy (Cheers) After referring to the slave ques
ton and tie exertions which SHOULD be made pre-
vent its further extension to the territories he
| concluded by assuring the assembly that Wisconsin
would give her vote for liberty and the nominee Of
| that Convention Loud cheers
| Mr.. PEcK. miller, from Litchfeld county, Connect
| cut. then mounted the platform. lie said, that his
business was not to prepare food for the mind but for
| the body and that they must consequently excuse
him IL he failed to turn out good an article In the
former line as he felt qualified TO do in the latter
giving this statement