The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-04
National Convention OF the liberty Party.

National Convention OF the Liberty Party.
OewEGo, Oct 2, 1850
The Convention of the Liberty Party, called
together for the purpose of nominating candidates
for President and Vice. President OF the United
States met at the City Hall in this city, this morn
ing. There were about one hundred and fifty
persons present at the opening Of the Convention.
AT halfpast ten, SAMUEL. WARD, (black), called
the attention Of the assemblage to the necessity Of
making temporary organization, aud proceeding to
business.
Samuel Wells, of Madison county, was ap-
pointed Chairman pro TEN, and III. ID. Pinney, OF
Owego, was called TO act as temporary clerk The
Rev. = Rowland, (blaclD, was!then called upon By
the Chairman to open the Convention with prayer.
This being done,
Mr.. TnoMAs, {white), of Onondaga, moved that
committee OF three be appointed TO nominate
permanent officers.
Mr. ROWLAND, (back), moved as an amend
ment that the committee consist of five.
The motion as anne nded was adopted, and the
following named committee was appointed Messrs.
Ward, (black), and Foote, Sickney, Thomas,
and Pruny, (whites)
GERRrT SMITH (white), moved that a business
committee OF flve be appointed, 10 consist of dele
gates from different States. The motion was car
red, and the Chairman named Messrs. Smith, Ro-
bers, Foote, Palmer and Simmons, all whites, as
members Of the proposed committee. The com
speech makers. The call was not responded to,
and finally, call was made on DR.. Jackson,
(whte,) who got up and gave an account of a late
visit to the prison Of VIM. L. Chaplin.
The remarks of Jackson were published under
the teeersphlc head IN yesterdays Nep York
Herald
The business committee came into the room pre-
pared TO report before they did SO, however, Mr..
Smith read letter which he had received from
James IL. Collins, lawyer, of Chicago. The fol-
lowing is the letter:
O,reAoo, September 10th, 1850.
Dram sn-I have just read the Fugitive Slave bill
rs passed. 1t Is infamous Language is too tame and
oppressive to Characterize and the who passed
it. 1t seems to me that this viianous sct should be
translated into all the OF the earth
prn ted and circulated with the of those who
advocated and voted for It, throughout all lands;
that these men may be scorned, md dsspsed, and
md the wsso Convention or rather the National
Liberty Party Convention mt that place; but would IL
not be well for you who viii be there TO bring this
matter before the convention do not know what
may, upon reelection think Of the suggestion have
above named, as only occurred to white reading
this vile document. Perhaps something better will
occur to you, and those who may be present that
occasion. Something must be done to put the seal of
nny and dirsrsce upon the act and its suthors and
part Of any expense which may be thought expedent
to incur 10 the pr, misses send $40. God bless s you
Truly yours JAMES II. COLLINS
On motion, il was ordered. tina, this letter be en-
tered on the minutes OF the convention, aud
printed.
The following letter was next presented and
read -
THroxc, LIZ 90, In, Sept. ~, 1850
To IHg NtTIos,L LIsEETr PARIr CoryESrtor
BuovsD FnySp. Permit humble individual
from the martyr State 20 address In few words Of
lnR:,hy and , ,neonrsg.%sns We have yet s lev
the plant knoe to the hieous Jnggernsut OF the slave
power, whose pondsrous car Is areuched In human
gore, As its cTssklDy wheels roll over the mangled
bodies and crushed rits OF fellow ccuntrym
The unparalleled suds .y with which the slave poser
should every friend OF liberty and right and
whatever diversity OF opinions may exist among us,
and united heats it high our banner, and through
the hottest OF ths battle rush 10 the rescue Let our
motto" Libsrty equality fraternity and right be
oninous or the destiny Of ythnts, m was the hand
writing the palace wall OF The las agility and besotted
king Of Babylon. The oringipg esp. disncy or base
hypocrisy ct those who to DO leaders OF the
tree soil party becoming daily apparent aud
even in the moot favored portion Of the State which
drank the blood Of the santed Loyejoy Ms brother
Who over the CORY b,dy Of the martyr vowed eternal
war with slavery aud whose seal snd eioquenc. have
from year to year rallied the hosts n battle has been
set aside In their Congressional Convention to make
room for man shose plant sGsyity has reused
the cppesiton 81 the siayeitss Though the free soil
movement. by its sham democracy. has broken our
rapks ana thihned numbers, aud Pseudo r.li-
gionis;s have knsli't our doom and published oar
ohitusry- lev 81 % eth I've aud Ssice from this
cell OF Chaplin soft ~ ihe evening ssphyr potent as
Gsbrisls trump, sg1mcns rs to aeticu. Olsdy would
s,,.s ~ on,, q, yo,,r c"nypsr, m, ,h,, rsn
not BE-; aud st the rich q heisy seemed ob;rusive,
would IN this mansst expires, my hearty ccncursnc.
In tae proposition 81 the convcut.sp Of fugtiyes TO
po9inst. ter president william l.. Chsplin-tgrea.
spplaute)-rather, would say, be seems already
s.sot, for thai Icstion ~ the providence Of od md
the mali nifty o. tyrtuts This tLhest, w., hosever,
submit most Cherrfullr 70 yoar dispssi had whoa
your wisdom may s.l,ct ~ shall doubtir.s h-srtil,
support, Win the nohte hearted Chaplin and bray.
and Joyce and Iartis every 'opist must
deeply y mpsihge but 70 those who have experience,
the grating 81 prison doofs aBi the dungeon gloom
thsir son.rings appel WIN r.'s.lsrs eIo1usnc.
this the Doattsd land Of liberty Are these the RI shts
for which fathers tosd aud fought and blei that
their oescendnnts might for noble deeds be msds TO
share the fate 81 CON frlons And THIS too uodcr
the form ofstHtute enactmsns b. the rpres ntativss
Of sslttiylsd free people, A~sJ With I'll this mock
cry OF freedom Not Of rs b. tsfe Nothing free
here but roeber might and Lynch law But let not
despair God g. with vs. an in the de para.ion Of the
plaseoersoy W sec the signal Of their doom
onward then, In the nam. Of tho God OF justice, Of
humanity and the whole corp, Of p's.,es AID hi,aP.
thrones power sud the angel song Hnali sgain be
heard fesee earth. good viii 10 mn Mos,
an' etonatsly Jours Sc. J. CROSS.
This letter was received with clamorous ap-
plausc, and was ordered. Ike the other, on the
miI utes.
Afiet the letters were disposed Of. Mr.. ssrrt
preceded 70 read the report of the business com
miitee. They had prepared the following address
ADDRESS
TO TTT sTpNFHRs oF TET IIuLuTr PARTY.
The National Convention 81 the Liberty Parry.
s.neled IN the city Of 0svsgo. ec,Otsr2 1860 has
few words TO say TO you.
you sts reuhCfa 70 h*noihl many nave fpnf
back and walk no more rith you. And vii s-en you
Who are LETT abide or u ycu ys also 20 s-sy'l 90
away you s.ria,ay viii unless 700 have counted the
Einal and ti-tnctive principles 81 The hbsry party
the principle of equal righs 81 AL men. THIS prc.
cious principle IL continually calling upon you for
tried and self sasridring applications Of ittn
The battle 60 which you are fummored sud into
which Yen have but just entered T. continually thick.
snipr Whist ~ vast he q liberty party nst two or
three years Il cheap, compared With shat u is TO
te liberty party nan nov. Eefroaehrs, p.riis TO
liberty end pefils 10 rs, have greatly mnlipled In
your wsy.
You az not hovrvsr g. be surrrised or disnayedst
the new diAcuitie. ssd trials witch you eseito
encounter They the natural results Of Jour hde
ty 60 the ~ truth They Itoclsiu IT. progress
They herald IT. thumb Had You I'VE tens of thou
sol rarity or ecmpronised the OF the slsv. Ia
ZONE ether tcbeme ~ diluted and cysnssoent sntsis
,sry and bsd the American Anti slavery Society done
llksnse the ~ aholitcn bad ~ thls tine be.