The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-12
THE CONVENTION.

PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS.
PIrrsBuRo, August H. 1852.
Atten o'clock this forenoon the delegates to the Ma
tonal FTte scl Convention assembled in Masonic Hail.
In pursuance Of the following call -
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the Gsner'l Free Sell COMMITTEE ,-,, ,p,v,s c,.,
WAsnrs rcN, june 10, 1862.
The hall dcnsely filed with outsiders in the shape
OF ccting to the inconvenience Of the delegates
who had room to in. 1t is supposed that two
thousand crons present, and there hundreds
outside wIo could not gain admittance In this
gency ths Committee Of Arrangements sought and OBJ.
tanned Iais cite Hall where it announced tue deo-
gates wouo dourn while Masonic Hall would be left in
possession Of tho mass meeting.
There white spirits black spirits blue spirits rcd
spirits lay spirits, including number OF ladies
There representatives Of all the sms and schisms
under the sun. Fred Douglass occupied prominent
place in tae meeting, beside Lowis rappin OF New York.
The Cor ycnon was organized temporarily by appoint
ing Judge SpauldiDg, Of Ohio, Chairman and Mcssrs
Booth Of wisconsin, and Russell Everett of Ponnsyi-
yana, Secretaries.
Judge siAvinsc on taking tho chair briefly returned
thanks acecng the post both Of doty and honor
The Rev. Mr. NEvSs then addressed prayer to the
Throne OF Grace.
Mr. sANrst LEWIS, Of Ohio, Chairman of the National
Committee then proceeded TO explain why tho Conven
tion ead at Pittsburg and why it was called in the
partcuai io IN in which it called The Convention
assembled al Cleveland last year aud appointed him and
Others committee TO make the call We had corres
ponded vpb different members aud had only fol-
lowed their wishes in calling the Convention at Pitts
burg In reference to the call itself IL the committee
did wrong il was not Intentional We each only as.
eumed the Of the friends OF freedom instead OF
the old designation and thor object that there
should be- no obstruction to tho presenting OF solid
front to slavery The difficulty finally referred to
Judge All, q Of Massacbuset whose suggestion the
call time and place was fixed rhey de ircd that no
section OF the friends Of liberty should be excluded
receive The cold shoulder He was happy to say that
there approximations here to-day OF all hose and
some Of item the very men Themselves who had taken
the 6ghtmen who quaeo and never suffered the
standard be raled 10 the dust There was one LIE.
coyne CT rLiladepha Durkco Of Wisconsin, and Joshua
r. Gddiug-. Of Ohio (Great cheering) There was also
the right honorable and noble Lewis Tapoan, of Now
tion Gerrit Smith (Tremenoous cheering) And there
were others whose hearts all sound Most Of the
states were represented There representatives OF
at least four slave States present Applause Repre-
tentative OF oil the others who we're OF the anti SLAYER
MI L.S,rs TAprAN, Of New York then said, in rcfe-
renee The call that his objections to IT, aud the obec
ton Of hi fonde that IL excluded them from the
the Dufsio platform Now. he did not approve OF
the Ruff ,Io platform He did not like 1t in many
sptcts but he assured by the gentleman, that he
and his friends would meet hearty reception and from
what he to-day. he was glad he was among them.
He did not create dfculties but secure unani-
mity-apd he felt that this time they would erect plat
from which could leap, unless to break his
neck. (Much applause.l
At the suggestion of Mr. Lcws Tappan Rev Dr. NEySs
offered prayer The reverend gentleman addressed the
Creator God OF justice and friend Of freedom and
In times Of difficulty he had always shown himself TO be
the God o. humanity. lie thanked Him that since tht
question OF freedom had bcen taken up little BY little
He bad been their pillar Of smoke by day and their pill
lar Of Ere by night and though many Of them had lef
their bones In the Wilderness God bringing the sur
vivors to the promised land
At this stage OF the proceedings placard born
Into the meeting with tho following inscription
o oooe Q Q Q o Q Q Q Q 9
@ eNo Compromise with elavcholdcrs or Dough
o Faccs-0hio.n
. : Q Q Q Q Q Q
This Incident produced great cheering.
1t wns then moved that q committee consisting Of on
from each state be appointed to make nominations 70
the permanent organization Of tho convention. The
solution was agreed and the list Of States having bee
called, the following gentlemen were named
ryy COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION.
Dr w, RnAman, N. II, Charles G. Jackson, Pa.
Jabeg C. Wood nan, Maine, Wm. g. w lie ~is. Ohio.
Frapcis W. Bnrr, Mass, A. T. Copeland Mich,
Joseph r. Holiy, Conn, James II Saline. Wis,
ID. n. Harris. Il. l.. Isaac Rinley, Ind,
Nicholas " INDIAN, VT Ahraham Smith, Ill,
Cbaries o. Sheppard NY, J. X. whitman. 10 "a,
Aieyapder Platt N j., John PsrkDson, Virginia,
william Chandler, DEL, John III. Rolins,KJ.
DIR, J. n. Snodgrass Md,
Missouri win be represented, but the delegates had nc