The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-18

mass convention OF parties VINO claim 10
monopolize the right of calling themselves
'.the friends OF human freedom" in the county
of Onondaga, New York, was held few days
ago at Syracuse ''to take into consideration the
principles Of the American Government, and
the extent to which they are trampled under
foot by the Fugitive Slave law" The at
tendance is said to have amounted TO five hun
bred persons, nearly half of whom Were wo-
men; and of their proceedings we have the
suboined official record in the Syracuse Journal:
"Rev. o. Miner, of Geddes, read from the Bible
the twenty fourth chapter of Deuteronomy, tenth
psalm and twenty second of jeremiah, and fol
lowed the reading with prayer
"Rev r. r. Raymond, in answer to calls sub
mitted few remarks as to the proper course TO be
followed, and the uterance to be given by the con-
vention We heard only the conclusion of Mr..
RS remarks, and from them we gathered that he
wished the convention to be careful, yet bold and
decided.
"The secretary announced that invitations had
been extended to Wendell Phillips. Rev. s. r.
Ward, Gerrit Smith, Hon. Charles Durkee, and
Others to be present and address the meeting. Mr.
| Smith was absent from the State, and no answers
had been received except one from Wendell Phil
lips, which was read Mr.. p, in his letter,
pressed his gratitude for the noble example set the
North by Syracuse in the rescue of the alleged flu
give Jerry and regretted that he was unable to
attend because of previous engagements at home
civilian H. Burleigh, in answer to calls, pro-
ceeded to address the convention. lie agreed with
Mr.. Raymond as to the action proper to DO taken
by the convention, and hoped that it would be en-
inently calm fair, and bold, worthy of Christians,
OF freemen, and of liberty. He spoke pretty strong
ly, and was witheringly sarcastic when speaking
of slave-catchng and the recent rescue case in this
city. He loudly applauded.
''In response to calls, the Rev. Samuel J. May
addressed the CT invention for about an hour, in a
fervent and eloquent manner, upon mems duty in
regard to human enactmcnts which contravene the
Divine law.
"a copy of the Rev. Mr. Mays remarks was 30
licted for publication.
"a committee appointed to interrogate the
candidates for office, at the ensuing election,
garding their position upon the Fugitive Slave
law
con motion, all the political and religious pa
pers Of this county, the Argus, Journal, and Atlas
of Albany, the Tribune, Post, and Times, of New
York, the Union and National Bra, Of Washington,
were requested to publish the proceedings of the
meeting.
City Hall on Thursday, the 18th day of November
next, at i o'clock a. m"
We reprint this to show that the prospects
of our Democratic contemporary are rising in
the market of abolitionsm, and for the infoma-
ton of those whose charity has made them du-
bious as to the exact leanings of the aforesaid
organ. Whatever doubts the Union or its
friends may have as to the precise direction in
which it has of late been sailing, ii is manifest
that the abolitiOnists have their minds clearly
made up on the point. They have not been
careless observers Of the tendency Of our con
temporary's arguments and teachings; they
have had repeated evidence of the junction
! formed between Democracy and Abolitionsm
and they now ratify the compact, and endorse
the Unions views, by placing it on their re-
cords as a chosen medium between themselves
and the public, in common with the Euening
! Post, the Tribune, the Albany .4tlas, and the
! National Era
How oddly, and yet-lookng at all things
how naturally it sounds: 1.-THE Union and Ma
rroNAL ERA, Of Washington, tcere requested
10 publish the proceedings Of the meetingp
Both occupy the same ground, in the estilna
ton of Syracuse Abolilionlsts.
The Union AND the National Era hence
forth run together truly noble pair of bro
thersl