The New York herald., 1850-01-27

letter Ofths constitution and tire spirit Of its founders
will be the reflection That ference in opinion dis
turbs the conviction OF he ection Of the
country, that its course commsedes BY truth JUS
tice, and that perfect freedom. which revolution
seeonpished aud our constitution was designsd 10
preserve.
AsTtsLAvRRr MASS CONVENTION OF THE ABOLITION,
lists THE STATE or NKw YORK, AT THE CITY
HALL, TUESDAY. JANUARY 10, 1850
From the Syracuse Journal
At half psst ten O'Clock, Rev. Samuel j. MAY esneo
the convention to order and for the purposes OF tenn
porary organization. moved that Joseph Hstnsway,
of Ontario, be temporary Chairman, and that Mr A.
fruyn Of onondasa be Secretary:
&C. BunlsroH. from the Business Committee, re-
ported a series of resolutions.
Report accepted
Ee.oye fhs D,,iS, The present. stat. Q, public
we see Of the truh
Snyed"g ySi aSosey rshs si 'n
s S's & sh @ that our o iSs o 10 val, IN s G "AA
Rs;Nn,S TSas e S.ss' ehsnss which has already sssn
iP:isSGei, sssDssg % which fs. years 1HsoEda.
sdns mayor Of .ss, Wa, al That eS1ld 30 m I'T. nrar Of
stSry sy one W. l. q. and = e'ssk toy;
good seed pIoduesd from year year bringing
paper wings scattered 'r and ws by the winds Of contro
yss'y and Dsughd In sy ,Ss @ Of
sDd are forth In some thirty in some sixty and in
RssSj ut SssTsl from sha. I;',,
the Of he young isorator the nation
trsmsle 70 it' ssn,te. has hssn already FULFILLED
marked that the upper ROOM reference in the second
Iesolution was the OF MIR. Otis, then Mayor of
Boston The Governor of Virginia wrete TO him that
opposition to Southern " "institutious' orgs-
mixing In Boston Mayor Otis replied that after dill
gent search the only evidence he could fnd OF such
intent consisted in th- operations OF William L. Garri
con and black boy In snail rooyn in an upper story
in ioea oaison wa pnon'hlny toe LIosrasr, paper
1sgbincant In siz and In reply to the sneers OF otbsr
pspers as TO bis lshors h. uttered the memorable de-
claraton quoted IN the fourth resolution and which
has aireaa! been so ,isnally fulaIled
Mr.. c. c. Burlsieh remarked upon the encourage.
ment for future aud insressed effort in times TO
which could be derived from the history OF the past.
Men Who climbing slippery activities were bene.
fitted by pausng sno surveying the ground that had
been tIavsrsea " he In this retrospect, discovers
evdence that be nRs obstacles and consider
ing what has been done bss advanced with
couraging rBpidy t- has renewed for greater
effort. We have b@sn ascending this steep Accivity
ard orc5s description ofthe work Of the abolitcn.ss
and sad that the, might we'll that hitherto the
Lord bath helped ~" No etner strength but his
could have borne up far could have enabled us
to meet the psrs.cutions obiquy, aud discourage.
ments and dangers which thickiy thronged our way,
when first turned faces towards the goal which
biigbtens every day the nearer We approach It. Who
does not remember the fssbeness the lovness Of this
enterprise which shakes the netion' The force of
this sentiment H. felt IN he cabinet, In the councils Of
the nation, in III. tsu'ly circle everywhere in our
country. Mr.. referred to the promising posi-
tons taken by Garrison aud eloqueny personaed the
contemp mpt expressed ny the purpled Mayor OF Boston
ss Indicated ip the resolutions lie described Mr. q.
as printers boy scarce In hs majority without the
aid of family the instrument to bring
slavery 70 the Of God auto' atipg
the final d. con bring It before the nation 1t went
out still small ,oic- To- bs echoed bsck at first by
mosocrscy but come back from the pine woods
of Maine from the the Mississippi, and from
the ridgey shores 81 the Pa,idc We know We shall
triumph We are not dealing in distractions or So
phisns. We arr d. srx Ia self evident truth in those
sentiments Of love ana goodness which are to redeem
the world. We ar. uiehty, b.osuse We throw our
selves In the caue the world Nothing
stand against rhis 10 the why the young
printer could spesk IN positive unfaterng
used by him ,raud ug thus sided an alone
a.
sbolitiouistl IL was 90 be a fanatic and
thuasst-to b. an object of scoru contem pt ha-
tired and persecutfs and TO be fortunate indeed If
he eeesped with only the loss o his property, AMI the
destruction OF bis hour- over bis head ana not TO bs
dragged through the streets with rope around his
body then TO he cast toto prison. The pioneers did
not foresse oil th.y we're 10 encounter-snd WAS per-
baps well they dio bot. rhsy supposed they would get
help IRON the strong AID in this they
soon found their nistsk- But they went on subduing
everywhere The maj ority Of Northern politicians
are new oontsrdirg sbo is best entitled TO the
appellstiop Of hostility 20 slavery. We have not
vertsd them: but Ne nave demonstrated the homage
which vice ever pays virtue by compelling them
assume the gsrb ~ hyp"crty We smAy not trust them
but We may taxi e'ufas- wnen y comes 10 oe tne
policy for sueh assume our principles You see
how II s in the po icai world lev years ago, the
question had be-. rs--d whether slavery should exist
10 Territory II would have been met With scorn aud
contempt. " ho cppo.vc the annexation Of Arkansas
OF Florida ,ls'. sst-s, slavery has been extend
ing its txeusjrE and ngtbenuy its political
power; yet in tpit- superhumsa and disbolcsl
efforts the anti slH,ey cause has been able TO dictate
ecelesastieal boo.. of half the Union; and TO induce
the Who occupy places In those bodies TO
c~ovd them TO p oppression hostile to slavery we may
well ssy that principles almighty In their power
Mr. b went 20 that Shen he nrst went TO Penn.
eyvans, the sbnl,ontsis could NOT have the han OF
the Legislature n but before he LETT the state
by unanimous ~ both houses, 1t was voted that
tho jsns OF Peunssivsnia should ne longer be the
warehouse OF tn. ttav-noders when he went TO Ohio
ten years ago code Of that State provided
that colortd could not be witness should be
taxed for the school system. bus should not enjoy it,
beusnts; and ~. political parties We'd wth each
other in justiiyIbs thess outrsses; bat that cod7
has vanished Ia Nsssaehusvtts, whom he first vent
there the voice of be csnuon the trumpet would
perhaps drown the sp~sFer sbnlitiohisn; and the
Governor intiniAt.d that Hboli,ionism was n crime
which coud b. pT"-.cu' At comnon law aud u not,
the Legislature e'u.d supsly the deficiency Ten n
twelve yesrs ago every d-moeratte and whs csnii-
dste tooA the pains 10 convey the idea ths .
not tiEotursr -irh sb'htionsm. Yet In lS4s aud
lss9, all attempting q make the people beeye
that they were thVr'usn go'ng IN their hostility TO
slavery lie rsirrrd to tbe courss OF Thstieus Ste
yeDs, ~ Penney sHnis ~ an hu',rstoni at the same
time Insisting ths he ncpn,istent Ia supporting
General layer for ,h- Presidency:
The PGrSpEsr then read balance OF the report Of
the Business Couiniti.s a. f1ioEs:-
Received. ih., toe ssd a Of t's yo,srpns1' Of hs
Ersaie,t q ~ ts,ssrus. aeneerstie republic the
oi ~ >, tSs "a 81 tssrn
Their oil vel ark drsd 10 ~ t,s. q Slavery
Tier The at ., eo@r'',s al .ss ss rt,s'asa o. , @
ree sonf,elt hsrfy oprAos u cur Eovsrnmen' shall be
R,eissd th,t ,hs .c,usi .tans-s,u 70 which the ma
shnefy of trcusht for weeks - the
little free aci. throw 1870 10. shows pianlr thss
usst Ions siI thtreJ uas slavery Or freedom gives
up the cotntet
Haortd Thst hsd been far better fsr the wcfare,ud
hpOr Of csuutry " neuee % Reir,scutaycs hsd
teeR Sts -tsf thsr thstu houi 40 % ~
portion - she Nurett ahers Nsiinx - ths demands
the aetors ~ ssNss ir tat no seion ~ cur Sonrrs
he less De Ely. ta
cuumstces . acUmptVmisr tfrffht
pesolvsd Ia tttsnueh - tt-s1Vehofer has no rst
dsse sd -efrs that TIE slave has
rght escape ava ws have can'el lncnuy
rght inner hin fr' efto hepto taEe sHd
Cnslsve h have riht - tlahe pror1ise. vagA
ssttet tstiuh - -. ~ h~s Shse S.Hsst ts.,iaily
ettution wLen rtqnres the rvtf up ~ the runaW .
have hrfH naerfei and rh not
10 obsycd have r'slt 70 promise ote
di.ICe O. g.
o kesotet. ftersfe-,, that ". hereby r.psst tAe
aIurpne uever to aid 10 the re,ap
ard tf tte ctcarinE tondnsn.ncr pro-
fUfutton wtilet
tt Troyttb soed BOT VIII Alwsys te the krst
alty rfTtrunty Unsrs h-lr tle fugitive t-
ard Lesp prrsisss besiNs vhth hs seeks snd 10
which ic lac 20 ftsiisrullc tirtlfighI
10 Psftfvec. tfst have fF1t % ai, Tromss 20
sia tuturr ttpdy violence, insurrcct0a of
freed ~, " 10 30 rxht IN de-
fncs a s4rr-dara prtc1asrfhts, The slaves veui
b. ghf rCh sru Of slurs . trht against
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