New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-11
Anti-Fugitive Slave LAW State Convention.
FIRST DAY-AFTERNooN SESSION.
CorvaeDor9euce of The Tribune


Correspondence of The Tribune.
SYRACUSE Tuesday, Jan. :, 1851.
Convention reassembed at o'clock. The II all
was well filled, the number in attendance being
double that of the morning, including very large
increase from out Of this county. They consti-
tuted, can assure you, a very fine looking body
of men and women. Speaking of women at Anti
Slavery Conventions, l day asked man who
had travelled at the South, if the women there
were in favor of Slavery. oh said he, " the
women there not like our Yankee women il
is only rarely that any of them examine questions
Of this character-in truth, as a general thing,
they are not intelligent, well informed, as our
women are.
The first business was the appointment OF
Committee on enrolment OF members, consisting
of L. 2. Noble, A. S. Wing, Charles Merrlck, and
Mrs Mary Spriugsted.
While the Committee were engaged, songs
were sung by blind colOred young man-one OF
which the FagitiUe on his t0Gy 10 Canada was
very witty and pointed-partlculary the Fugi-
tive's reference to his Masters prayer for hun
which he overheard the night before he lett-in
which he prayed that his Slave 81 might be deiiy
cred from bondage to the devil and the poor
Fugitive was simple enough to think, that, in his
escape, his Masters prayer had been signally and
speedily answered
Loud calls for DOUGLASS. He said he was
tired-had Just arrived-but would say something
before the close Of the Convention. Was ex-
cUsed
CHAPLIN was vehemently called. He said
he would prefer to hear some other person, but
never excused himself. He went on TO enforce
the necessity of ACTS by Anti-Slavery men CORE
spending with their PROFESSIONS. fyou say the
Fugitive Slave ought not 10 go back, then do not
suffer him to 20 back You should mean what
Won say You should sacrifice whatever is ne
cessary TO carry out what you believe TO be the
right-property, life, or what not
AVOICE: Z" Should we go to Washington! =
CHAPLIN: Yes, go TO Washington, II you
think it is your duty to go there And If you
don't 20 when you think IL is your duty TO go, you
will be poor, mean, miserable creature all the
DAYS OF your life Laughter and tremendous
cheering, which fairly shook the floor OF the Hall
Shareholders always live up to their professions
He gave a large amount OF facts in illustration Of
the practical character Of Slavery-One OF which
was the case oftwo young men who were brought
up by farmer who worked himself, and treated
them almost as his own children But the farmer
failed meet his Pecuniary obligations, and the
two young men-one OF them had wife were
locked up in jail to await a sale to the highest
bidder if that bidder were trader for the South
ern market Deeply as their master regretted
this it could not be helped.
Mr. C. called for remarks from Douglass.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS rejoiced that this
Convention had been called, ana Ln&L 80 many
had responded to the call If ever there was a
time Of tTial-of deep solemnty-tO those who
wish well for the Slave, this is the time. 1t IS
time to test the fidelity of men and women who
hitherto have professed to believe In Human
Brotherhood. We have come together to consult
as TO our duty in reference to the Fugitive Slave
Law This law has had pledged 10 its support
the military and naval power OF this Government.
Ii is the only law which, for long time, 1t has
been deemed necessary, that the Executive
should openly pledge for its support the whole
power OF the army and navy-aye even to coils
sion with our citizens, whom he might have to
slaughter in its execution. This is the law. 1t Is
one about to be vigorously pressed Six months
ago. this would not have been believed. People
would not then believe the bill could be enacted.
Mason introduced it, and discussed 1t but It was
90 hsgrantly opposed to the Constitution, so scan
dalous a violation of the plainest principles OF
Justice that no one Of the people at the North
believed it could pass. The people OF the North,
are hopeful people The bill passed the SEN
ste-but it could not pass the House. 1t did pass
but, still hoping, as ever, the good people said
Willard Fillmore would not sign it. But Fillmore
did sign it. Then, again, the hopeful people OF
the North said it would remain dead letter
that the Southern people did not want these men
and then the North were so rePugaant 70 its
operation. But we soon learned that re-
spectacle man in Hew.York was inveiS'
led into q small room, went through
mock trial and in three hours was on bus way 20
bondage The hopeful North again sad tsas snS