New-York daily tribune., 1851-09-29
OHIO.
National Anti-Slayery Convention-Speech Oh
Cassius VI. Clay-Things in Ohio.

Ohio. Thursday. ;
ldence of the y. Y Tribune.


Correspondence IF the y Y Tribune
The National Anti-Slavery Convention
commencedits session IN this city, yesterday. and
was organized by the appointment OF DF r J. LIZ
voYNE. Of Pa, President, with W. DAVIS Of
Maine, Lewis Tappan of y. Y, d. W. H. Bris-
bane. OF Ohio and s. VI. Booth, OF Wisconsin,
Vice Presidents.
The attendance is very respectable, and some
ten states are represented.
DR.. Lemoyne, upon taking the Chair sad, that
the Convention was assembled 10 concentrate
more perfectly the great Anti-Slavery sentiment
of the country-that they were now fighting IN
segrnents and under different names and by their d.
| visions were weakened and their moral power well
nigh lost That IN union alone was there strength,
and that all bargains and alliances with any other
! party. were to be deprecated and must eventually
/ move dis astYous Too much of that had been done
| already and by doing, high vantage ground mad
been lost. The time has arrived 70 stop, and taxing
their position upon the great principles of human ho
erty. to remain immovabe. There should be no
| letting them down-no meeting other parties half
way. By 50 DONG they would most ehectually al
vance the interests Of human rights and secure at
least the respect of the candid men OF all parties
Committee upon Resolutions and an Address
was appointed, Of which Mr.. Giddings IS Chairman.
TIE resolutions reported out as vet unacted uponj
besides reafirming the Frees ollprncpeS-take de,
! cided ground In favor OF Land Reform, RIVER ana
/ HarDor Improvements and the cIsOdndlng Oh the
| Army and reduction OF the Navy.
| From the tone Of the Convention, have but iltle
doubt these doctrines Will be lndOtsed.
A National Convention TO nominate President ls
also called at Washington City, the last "Wednesday
of May, 1852
CassIus VI. CLAY was the first man called
upon 10 address the Convention
He said "This is not as some have supposed
question merely between the North and the
South, but question between the arlstocracy on
the one hand and the bone and snew Of the Land on
the other question whether free labor AL over the
country, shall be honorable degraded.
The Constitution was made for freemen, and 10
advance their prosperity and happiness, and IN us
framing Jefferson and Sherman and other prominent
men studousy avoided the insertion of any sentence,
tha, would in the remotes degree recognize the right
10 property IN man.
Slaves were called "persons held to service =" and
the clause providing that such should be delivered
up" did not mean that tfey should be caught AMI re-
turned by the citizens of the Free States bat that no
laws should be passed to prevent their capture by The
persons to whom service was due.
The South as declared by Madison and Others
was 10 be alone responsible for the existence
and continuance OF Slavery, and the Free states
were to be entirely absolyed from all response
in any measures to sustain and continue IT.
That the Fugitive Slave Bll violates tins great pm
clpe, and makes Us active participants IN sustaining
/ slavery From state OF entire neutrality such
mpiaed by the trainers OF the Constitution,
and at that time by the South itself II iorc.by makes
partisans and brings TO tie support of the inSttu
/ ton our hands and our money.
In tins matter the North Is far gDiiter than the
South Southern men have been bfe 1 TO oppression,
and they see nothing abhonent IN the relation OF
master and slave. II is sustained IN their schools.
thelF oil n heir
Northern men can plead no such excuse. | adyo-
the repeal of this law because 1t IS both
with justice and the principles of the Constitution.
The despousm Of Slavery is worse than that OF
Russia The latter is the despollsm of one man,
the former,the tyranny OF a million petty lords.
While the slayeholdng influence controls the Re
public, we can have no real liberty. In vain shall
We struggle TO make laborrespectable while Slavery
exists. It's unhoy influence Is seen IN every avenue
! of life social, civH. industrial and commercial.
few words IN regard TO parties. | have, as many
OF you know, acted with the Wing party / advo-
Gated the election of Henry Clay, and subsequently
that Of General ylor I'm the promises OF the Wing
party have been deceived and the time has come
when must separate myself from II.
A word as to policy. We should be innocent as
doves and wise as serpents. We must look for our
strength from the ranks OF workingmen IL should
be the policy of Government 10 make every man
landhoder. Tins Will be the best standing army the
country have. The great issue Of the day Is
Slavery FTeedOm-a question of far greater mo-
ment than that of internal Improvements or tariffs
or banks.
To this issue | devote myself Strip me of every
earthly comfort, but give me LIBERTY. We I'VE m
age of wonderful physical improvement uneX
ampled IN the history Of the world.
moral sentiment has also arisen moral power
been brought To bear upon the question OF Slavery,
such as never was before. noble army have en-
listed for the conflict and they viii never hay down
their arms until Liberty shall be the brthrleht and
boon OF every son and daughter OF tins glorious Re-
pubhc."
have given but very imperfect sketch OF
Mr. Claws remarks, which Were received with
great applause. have omitted to state that ne adj
ylsed that 10 orclble resistance should be made 10
the execution of the Fugitive law, but that all Con-
stitutonal measures should be taken 10 procure Ms
repeal.
Speeches were made in the afternoon by DAVIS. OF
Maine, STANsBgRY, OF Vermont and LEWIS, of ONO.
The latter as YOU know, the Free Soil candidate
for Governor tins State, and differ as We may and
do from HIM upon some points, no one can lmpeach
his integrity, deny that he possesses IN All eminent
degree the noblest qualities Of noble man. HIS
speech most thrilling and effective, and won ior
hlm many friends.
Senator CHAsE, who, AS your readers are aware,
has publicly announced his intention 10 support the
entire Democratic ticket and who has been trying to
carry with him the Eree SOIL party. has also been
! present an the Convention and al work out.
HissuccesS has been very poor and If he can raise
a corporalS guard ~ march with him, he may con-
/ sloef himself most fortunate.
Al the evening session he was called out but made
for himself, al the best, but lame defense.
He said that the OHIO Democracy were right upon
the record-that they proposed 10 90 everything that
might consuiuilonay be done 10 mitigate the evils
and eradicate the Sin of Slavery. His speech
coldy received, and seen and fe, that he had
lost the confidence Of the party of which he had
once been leader.
He was followed by GIpDINGS and LEWIS. who
show ed from the record that the Democracy were
false TO Freedom, and could not be trusted. The
enthusiastic response that came up from the assem-
( bled multitude, while they showed up the hollow
! heartednesS OF Democratic professions, demon
straied most concluslvey that MT. ChaSe's eXpeTl-
ment has thus far proved most signal failure He
( is evidently disappointed and chagrlned al the
result.
/ Senator DovGLAs passed through here few days
since on his way 10 the State Far al Columbus. He
- sr,Nrc onr land and having hrnal