New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-30
The Oaxessvia Ceavcatssn.

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anton bed at oszerovis Aug. 81 and "a. send
en- this 70 ses the Convention right before the
sblic.
The officers OF the Convention consisted Of
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Py.rs,aL
yies,Pre,d<nfss
Rev r. wlso, New FR.scrs HAwLEY,
hArHAwAr, cnIsLss wHsArOs.
Cn.aLEs D. MILES, Mas Amp. ADAMS.
fbe business Committee consisted lot Gerris
sib, Or. ". Rice, James +. Baker, Mary Spring.
essd and Caroline Brown
A Committee was appointed Consisting of Miss
nsbe Hathaway, Miss Bunnell and Mrs. Dr. Rice,
trrocure and present to w. L. CHAPLIs Esq. a
eNer pitcher and two eoblets az tokens ofrespect
ID esteem for his eminent services in the cause OF
snanity
Il wm suggested also by Rev. Washington
Riokney, that in addition 10 the Silver Pitcher and
esblets, Silser Medal be presented to Mr.. Chap
y, which suggestion 1t was resolved to carry out.
bDgs were sung by tho Edpsonson Girls, (fasi-
wes) and Wbittier's " Stanzas for the Tunes"
nd other pieces by George w. Clark.
The following persons were appointed perma
Ent Chaplin committee TO raise funds procure
suuci, and render to Mr.. Chaplin all needfuI "a.
Stance:
J. Jackson, Chairman, Glen. Haven, New.York; Rev
y May and Charles Wneeiou Secretaries syraca.e
EvYoIt; George W. Clara, Rochester, New YorE;J
z Hstoswsy, Fsrnngos, Ne~.YOrk; Wm r. Smith
iek, George LswsoD, od,k any. New YORK; @ sorgs W.
knrson, Bnfslo, NewYork o. P. GROWER Me 3raw.
hare. Jackson, Bcson, Mass j. O wsiaisr Ans.il
My Mats Dr. John Todd Puts6eld, Mass silas Cor
nd Me- Vim HsTSes aeY s VsS; fS';'pssD
isop, E.rrsoufth, VI @ Pefsns add Fragcis Oil.
Boo. } r. Giddingr, hshIsbus ono, HIN p Cbsse''
Cincinnati, Ohio: Hon. Char es DarGes southport Wis;
hn Geo. w. Julian. la Rev C. Q. Fooe, Com nercs,
Several letters swers received and read to TIE
Convention prOiIeriOg sympathy and aid, and one
poor man offered 500. 6. IL. Ward did not re.
iase to have auy thi g to do with the Convention"
a. stated Ia your paper, bat wa prevented from
attending by other and pressing engagements in
Jefferson County. Your correspondent says Gerrit
Smith gave $500 TO aid the defense, whereas Mc.
Smith, with his Characteristic generosity, on read.
Pg an account Of Mr.. Chsplias arrest In The Tri5.
me wrote Immediately TO Hon. VIM. II. Seward,
N Washington, authorizing him to draw on Mr.
Smith for s5.OO0 il needed, for bis immedists bail
A. the Conve ntion, however, Mr. Chspln's friends
would not allow SIR. Smith to give anything, pre-
krring that the friends Of Mr.. Chsplu aud toe peo
pie at large should have the privilege OF raising the
money among the mseves Bat should there be
any deficiency ON their part, Mr. Smith will foot up
the balance.
The meeting was addressed by Gerrit Smith,
eamuel j. May, Il. Douglass, j. O. Jackson, j. @.
Hathaway, Lyndon Ring, James Baker, O. b. Ray
w. LoguiD, Mathews, Luther, Johnson, Cara,
Grovener, and others. The addresses aud resolu.
tons. after much and animated discussion, were
adopted almost unanimously.
Great enthusiasm, and the utmost harmony and
good feeling prevailed throug nout the Convention
A Dsguereoty pc pisture OF the Convention, with
some Of the most prominent members on the stand
was tsken by Greenlef Weld, Esq brother Of
Theodore d. Weld, to send to MIR. Chaplin.
A resolution was passed recommending the Lib
erty National Convention which 10 70 meet in o.
weeo next October, to nominate VIM. l.. Chaplin
a. Candidate tor President OF the United states.
The church Dds not refused for the use OF the
meeting, es stated In The Tft6unss report bat
was sound to be too small, and toe Convention was
therefore obliged, for wsBt Of room, 70 adjourn to
grove, which was comfortably fitted up for the
occasion.
The number in attendance varied first aud
ond day, from 1000 TO 5000. Quite large nomber
of fagtlve slaves were in stvsndsncs. Several
slaveholders also present. 80 that the Union"
was very well represented.
= ]. O. Hathaway, Esq. stated to the Convention
that he bad visited Mr.. Chspiin ia his prison at
itltbat be found it dificuls to gain admitt.noe be-
cause he was from the North The N arshal Of tie
District aud the jsilor treated Mr.. Hsthaway po
htely, and gave nim aud deayest friend OF Mr.
Chaplins who was Sith him ready aniVtance into
the prison BE stated that he found Mr. Chaplin
the same calm, diguhed and genslemSny man &c
Rad all seen and known him la his intsrcoGrte
with the world Though suffering somewhat Com
The Injuries iDfct upon hin at the time VI hn ar
re,t he " as slowly recovering. He entered freely
into conversation giving full and correct account
of the whole transaction. He stated that no nsd
never seen Il O slaves whom he took l1to MS car
rage until they ted him on the ROAD side taat
nisht and did not know that tdey were nnsF'-
That as for himself he never carried deadly weap-
ons upon his person. and that he had nothing OF the
kidd about him the night OF his arrest ana tnat the
story of his firing a pistol was sheer horlc%'
tiop. He admitted that the persons both tn tho
carriage and outside Of IL exchanged several
,ho,, When bis carriage was hrst checked,
and his horses were seized; he sup 1osed no was
attached sy a band OF hishwaymen. The next In
.tan, he was struck heavy dow on tne sloe OF
his he sd with a bl1dgeon, which completely ston.
ned him When consciousness retorDed, ne toani
himself ON the ground aud several parsons a7ound
him. and some Of them on him with their knees'
,pd ,brottng him. He supposed they were going
10 hill him-expec,ed nothing else, until, IN me
ui6st of the struggle. he heard the voice OF Capt
Goddard the Chlet Of the Police, whom ne teGos'
n;zed. and 10 whom he immed atey appeAed %
awe his life He wac sheo bouod aud taken BACK
10 the city and locked 40 10 the JAN and coye.ea
u;,h blood from the wounds inflicted upon La the
S.. ,ime he is allowed the range OF a narrow bal
sbou, a feet wide by ls long, but from O'Clock
D A m 6 O'Clock A. NJ he Is shut up 10 narrow,
elo.s. hot cell. only about or feet square with
l,,s o, no ventilation. He sleeps on, or rs'oer
IN. a little, old. narrow, hollow trongnIike srSw
On, u;thout Any sheets pillow; and eats his t1od
sor,.,;r,es ON n window-sl and sometimes on the
hy;ck pavement on the bottom Of bis cell, without
ne chair. stool, or even knife or fork. Sach I,
H. fste of the noble-hesrted w. Chaplin. Hii
he been sidiog American citizens out oil Aigefeps