The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-19
Adjournment OF the Liberty Party Con-
vension-Nominetion OF Geriit smith for
President.

BUFFALO, Sept. IL, 1881.
The Convention met again at o'clock When after the
trspsaoton Of some unmportan business the Business
Committee through its chairman Gerrt smith reported
q series Of resolutions, forming platform which
braces the cr..ds Of the EXTREMIST a5olitonststhe
most ultra of all the opposers Of the Fugitive Slave law
the temperance men peace land reformers women
rights and free traders and II calls upon all these
different classes OF r,formers 20 and join their
party and thus unite all the great reforms of the day
broad basis They dsnounce the Colonization Society
and both the old political psrtic in the strongest terms
ard call the President ard the members Of the late Con
gres Who voted for the Fugitive Slave law pirates and
The Conveption addressed In the afternoon BY
Mes,Is Professor henderson, Of Ohio ung Of Osvego;
PryIne. Of Wayne county smith. Of Madison aud Ad-
dingtCn of buff To- all advocating the above platform
committee was theR appointed TO report suitable
fer The mrccs for ~ csident and Vice Pres
dent tie fret thing to morrow mornng-when the con-
venton adjourned TO tea
AT the ming session the meeting addressed by
,rt smith AID FREQ erick Douglass In eloquent terms
Their spc' ches perfectly characteric Of the
delsnibg loudly tg met every body and every thing
that does net bei 10 their party CT square with their
peculiar idsas In short they arspeton Of their
old speeches made at the various Liberty mesting for
There vas a very sim attendance in the morning but
in the Afternoon, whe IN the evening there an
audience Of eight or nine hundred There are however
very few q, IA other States and the nominating commit
tee 4. comy,sci chiefly Of New Workers.
The ncmiuations will probably be made to morrow
for sale the rostrum and the audience invited TO
come up and purchase them.
Brrralo, Sept. IS, 1881.
MR. r JoHSsoS moved to postpone the nomination
Of candidates for President aud Vice President to
future convention. This question discussed by
Messrs sbsttuck. March. Pryne Cook J. n. johnson,
Kelsey, Arlington, Eastman, Hudson, Hutchinson,
Gsrrit Smith Lummery, Wing and Davidson Of Illinois
after which It was lost.
On motion Of A. J. wISa, Messrs Croker Eastman,
and Davidson we're added TO the Committee Nomna-
ticns nd the convention adjourned tin O'Clock p. NJ
Upon re-assemblirg, the nominating committee re
ported the name Of Gerrit smith for President and
james H. Collins Of Chicago for Vice President and they
we're unanimously nominated But Mr.. Collins hsvt g
written letter declining the nomination the name Of
Charles Durkee lae free soil member Of Congress rom
Wisconsin. substituted ard carried unanimously.
Mr. sMI1H then thanked the Convention, IN neat
spec h, for the honor conferred upon him but as ne
shoud possess the freedom of action IN public
~ in private life and should not enjoy the same facii
ties for doing coed with his mency and time he does
now he begged the Convention 20 excuse him.
The Convention would not consent 20 this. and Mt
Smith finally induced to accept the nomination
The resolutions then taken up and passed ana
the Convention adjourned till PM when u will be adj
dressed by eloquent strangers from England and
| jamaica, and adjourn SINE die.