The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-05
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CONVENTION
p,,.,a. of Rm.uc,patlon In Kentucky.
OF THE

F,,eua. of Emancipation I'm Kentucky.
The delegates to the convention of the tnsnds
of emancipation in Kentucky, assembled ~ ths
Capitol, in Frankfort, on Wednesday the zo'h OF
M r. Thornloa. of Bourbon, called the con-
vention 10 order, and proposed Col. HENRY
CLAY. of Bourbon, as President OF the consen- |
ton. and HENRY WINGATE, Of franklin, and w.
r. Boon, Of Jefferson, as Vice Presidents.
Frank Ballinger, OF Mercer, was appointed oe'-
Mr.. Wingate suggested the proPrety of prayer
before the convention proceeded further Wild is
Observation-Disclosures ,,-.1
Mr.. BaIlinger, the Secretary, not appearing 10
the hall, Mr.. Bland Ballard, of Louisville, was
appointed Secretary, and o. S. Poston, OF Mercer
and Samuel Shy, Of Fayette, as Assistant Seoie'
| taTies. ..o
On motion of Ben. Monroe, the Secretaries pro-
ceded TO call the counties, when the following
Barren Conaty.-John G.. Davis, William Gar
/ nett, Soseph Glazebrook.
| Bath C0unty.-William Poynter.
Boone ConHty.--George NJ. Bedinger, b; :. pc
dinger, James Dinsmore, John Coleman iho'iaS
| Roberts, John c. Green.
Bourbon County.-Col Henry Clay, John hootes'
Thornton. Noah Spears Daniel Bedingef, III
Sred Dudley. Rev e p Pratt, A NJ Brown, Elias
DarnelI, Henry Clay, Jr, Charles I GaHaId, "A" NJ
| o smith, c G Goss, Nathaniel Rogers.
BovIs County.-Rev J G Young, Jas L Craw,
ford, II Cowan, Jacobs: Holloway
Mitchell, NJ Nichols, Hopkins:
| Favetts CouKty--E Oldham, III Scott, sam
/ Shy @ n Barkley, Isaac NanmRteT, Abraham van
meter, A Dudley, G H Harrison, John Lulz, '9n !,
Curd, Warren outten, Rev Bteekenrldse, ~
| a Irvine. II Brown, Rev T Ralsion, Thos Dolan
| q w sultan, w ID billiard, Samuel ID Mccullough.
FrankIis Cophtu-D Freeman, Johu Julian
los Clarke J Scofeld, Ben Monroe, = heen-
on, p Swigert, Rev Stuart Robinson, Key y "
Rmsh. Rev Mills, Henry Wingate, A Maeuf-
VIM Mills, VIM NJ Todd, II Hardy, G Rob
erison, Samuel Long, John +. Leayy, b. T. Brown
ii Garrffd CotlRtV-Geo SartaIn, Sam Mchee:
Henri Coualy.-E C Drane, Merit Forbes, Z
, Chiffon, F Watkins, ID Force ma
Jefferson County, A Sweeney, w r Thomas,
: son, w p Boone, Austin PeaY, DR. Seaton' = hi
Way.
/, KezLon CoHNty-C Carpenter: .
Le.cis CountE-John q. Fee, John L. Barriu.
Lincoln County-HenTy Owsley.
Louisville Cify.-W. W. WoTsley, Rev. W. L.
, Breckenridge. Rev. L. P. Humphrey, Rev. ,. II.
Heywood, T T Beattie, Jas Speed, Bland Ballard,
p Maxcy, Reuben Dawson, Thos nj Smith, ;
} Nicholas, Jabez Baldwin, Jas Chambers, =
| Mcdowell, John Cochran, James Timmons, w
Haldeman, Joseph Collins, Lloyd TeVis, b Ave-
~, Pat Joyes, Fw Prescott.
!, Madison County-Ezekiel II Field, c NJ Clay
4 Doyle.
Mercer CoHnty-Frank Ballinger, MORGAN I
: PuIliam, Poston, George SlaVens, Isaac \
d Thompson, Gee Gatewood.
$ Nelson COunty-A w Hynes, John Speed,
!. Wood Wilson, p B Muir.
. Nicholas CoHnty-Joseph Woods, VIM Akin
son, Alexander Blair.
n oldham COHHty-Francls Snowden, James "
J. | Sanders, J 5 Crutchfield.
\ O1oeR CouHty-Samuel ID Flshback.
PgIaski County William II Logan, Henry
! Thompson
i son, Benedict F Dorsey, Rev Evan Stevenson, I'D
| ward Stevenson.
/, Shefbv Connty-Rev c Harrison, Rev Tevis
II Mark Hardin, Morris Thomas. II N Glass, Rev
Thomas, Rev e n Robinson, Robert Tevis, Jn
s. T Parker, NJ Todd, John Brown, } Hanna
e Rev q Bruce, John Mahan.
a Speacer CouRty-W. J. Burgess, Jesse ButneT
% F II Underwood, TT Burgess.
Warren COuHty.-Rev. James VI Pendle ton
Ben Monroe, moved that all persons present
e who sympathize with the objects Of the meeting
10 though they may not have been appointed delego
:, ties, be invited TO take seats in the Convention
X and participate in its deliberations. The motto
al prevailed without dissenting voice.
oil Mr. J. X. Thornton moved that a committee b
appointed TO report resolutions expressive OF Ia
. sense of the Convention. Passed.
VI Mr. t. NJ. Smith, Of Louisville, moved hat In
III committee consist of one from each county repre-
MI. r. J. Breckenridge, proposed further {
e amend the proposition, by declaring that The men
I'd bers of the committee shall be designated by ID
delegations from the counties respectively. Al
n, opted.
Ut And The Convention adjourned until O'Clock.
wsDEEsDAY EVENING.
oil At half past o'clock, the Convention was ca
led TO order, and the following gentlemen were al
}! nouneed as composing the grand committee, PIE
nr vded for in the resolution adopted in the forenoon
a. to-wit:
al VIM. Gamett, of Barren; Gee. NJ Bedinger,
Boone; w. NJ o. Smith, Of Bourbon J. c. Young
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Monroe, of Franklin; Geo. F. Sartain, Of GanarC
NJ E. c. Drane, of Henry; w. P. ThomassOn, Of Je
:, ferson; J. G. Fee, of Lewis; Henry 0wsley,
e. Lincoln; w. l. Breckinridge, of Louisville; c.
to clay, Of Madison; F. Ballnger, OF Mercer; A. "
er Hynes of Nelson; A. NJ. Blair, Of Nicholas; J. :
CTutchheld, of Oldham; II. 2. Thomson, of Pu
aski; Evan Stevenson, of Scott; Mark Hardin,
re Shelby; J. NJ. PendletOn, of Warren, sam. ID. FISH
hs back, Of Owen; Will Poynter, of Bath; Jesse Bu
N ner, of Spencer.
Which committee ii was announced were
u session in the Library.
Mr.. Holloway, of Boyle, desired to say a fer
w words 10 his friends, and hoped others would 70
unteer their suggestions, BY way of hlling up III
time during the absence ofthe committee We are
: said he, assembled for no ordinary purpose. IN
ends we aim at, are of immense interest and in
10 poTance. We have 10 meet Tesolute foe-d,
\. temined and uncompromising. We have agans
the devil, the politicians, and George ID. PREF
ct tice besides. If we scourge the devil, he will ie
I'd from usf we SOURCE the politicians they will Il
10 us. If we would be victorious, We must be vi.
. liant, active and Incorporating, twill not
IL to compromise. The adversary offers no mddl
~ Tound-we must take none. 1--WE would be vii
n terious, we must fight. We may not win the da
now. A defeat will notin3uTe-but ratherstrengtl
e en- and invigorate Being in the right, W
: must gain strength with every battle. IN
Id Free Soil party in the North is gaining from bot
parties every day. will not say they are in III
" right, OF that fhey who Join them are right; but
ly say the friends Of freedom and emancipation ar
ny daily gaining strength everywhere, and they wi
. gain strength here-rely upon il. The emancips
tionists are conservative in all thIngs-they wi
VI in all things trust and believe array ihemselve
N on the side of right.
| few weeks since il was said we were nc
three hundred strong in Boyle county believe W
- are more than three times three hundred-and W
re shall gather strength from until the election
US But 10 secure 10 US that gain, must stand 6m
40 Again say, let us have no compromise.
The meeting this day assembled must exert
nc powerful influence for veal or woe. There ar
hundreds in the State, who, but for the hope of a
Is innate emancipation, would leave here al once
= If our action here to-day bold, and shows W
70 we are determined TO give battle, they will r,
ds main and aid us. If we give them nothing TO hop
lis for, they will depart and seek in other lands a ris
of dance from the curse of slavery. lhave heard
:. suggested that we may compromise upon the la'
IL OF 49, For the sake OF the cause let US do a
such thing. Our venerated forefatheFs in the tr,
ing times of the revolution offered no compromise
They asserted principle, high and holy pin
e. ciple, and by that they resolved to stand fall
Let us in this struggle initiate their example. Ii
" US present bold, manly and determined 'front.'
Sd and do battle with zeal and an energy worth
our noble cause. But, am but one among you-
have given my advice. If tanner counsels pre-
vail, trust there may be found enough iru