The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-03

coalition was the gentleman from Massachusetts
Mr.. Davis, who charges the damning sin oil
coalition upon the Democrats OF Massachusetts,
Now, In not in the habit of speaking.in rea
ton to matters of this kind without the evidence
before me. Therefore, in order to substantiate
my charge of this coalition between the Wings
and Abolitonsls of Massachusetts, | shall sin
| gle out the his DRY of the gentleman from the
sixth district in connection with this matter.
| la 1885, my colleague Mr.. Davis was
member of an anti-slavery convention of thu
county of Franklin, laughter, Massachusetts,
Gentlemen will see that have commenced fai
enough back, so that my colleague cannot com
plain that have not treated him fairly by no
exhibiting his whole course on this subject in III
Just connection. ! will remark that this was moi
Free-so convention, but an Abolition conven
ton. Some gentlemen may think the distinct
ton rather nice one; TO those concerned il
seems vastly important. This was meeting
of Aboitionists, for the purpose of organizing
one of those ant-slavery societies, commonly
called Abolition societies. The published ac
count states that Mr. George /. Davis read the
call for the convention, and was elected one Of
its secretaries. The organization of the society
was proceeded with A constitution was adopt
ed, and the second article Of " hich defined the
objects of the society, which was declared to be
" THE ENTIRE REMOVAL OF SLAVERY FROM THE
UNITED STATES" Great laughter
Cries of p" Read ili' " Reed itml
Mr. X. | cannot undertake to read all to
which | refer, but the committee will be salts.
fed with extracts for there will be large num-
Der which shall read.
1t WAS pretty large undertaking for young
man, but young men are always ambitious and
sangune. But il seems in 1885 my colleague
undertook the entire abolition of slavery in the
United States of America. Renewed aughtee.
confess that il is somewhat more than should
have felt myself called upon to perform in the
county Of Franklin, in the year 1885. If | had
felt tendency that way, an inward call to that
mission, should have placed the bounds of my
ambition within decidedly narrower limits
The third article of that constitution pledges
the members to labor for the abolition Of slavery
in the District of Columbia, and in the terrific
ries of the Unon by all constitutional means
resolution adopted at that meeting declares
that slaveholding as it exists in the United
States, is SIN, and ought at all times to be re-.
garded and treated as SUCH" And another reso.
luton declares what my Southern friends will
be glad to know upon this high authority, that
Immediate emancipation would be without
udU9eT W bHe Wiiltc pDpuiatlOu lpTeat
ter OF the society thus formed, George T.
Davis was elected treasurer.
These were the sentiments of my colleague
in 1885. In 1898, on Tuesday, October I'd, At
convention of the young men of Massachusetts
who are the friends of immediate and universal
emancipation" met at Brinley Hall, Worcester
Perhaps my friend from that district, Mr.. AL
LEN, mbibed his principles there, and on that
occasion.
Mr. ALLEN. / beg to say, that that meeting
goes much further than | ever went, or am pre-.
pared to 60 Laughter
Mr. RANTOUL.' Then the gentleman from
Worcester, it seems, did not learn his whole
lesson, as the teacher Mr. DAVIS was then and
there prepared to impart it. The proceedings
of that meeting published officially in the Boston
Liberator, edited by Mr. Garrison, state that
Mr.. George Y. Davis, of Greenfield, was elected
PRESIDENT pro tempore.
Then the committee to nominate officers re-
ported
[Cries of sRead |" "Readr'
Mr.. RI, (con,iuuing9 /" The committee to
nominate officers reported, and the following
gentlemen were elected President, George T.
Davis, of Greenfield" aud then follow the names
of ten vice presidents, and three secretaries.
Among the resolutions adopted at the meeting
which elected Mr.. George II. Davis president OF
this Abolition convention, were the following:
"Resolued, That the man who sits still in Con-
gress and permits our rights to be piled
upon and our lives to be threatened by South
ern slave-drivers, in silence. doc. not h'ithruliy
rcprosent the reemen OF free Massachusetts,
Laughter
rejoice to know this from suthority which
cannot mislead me, because | am in daily ex.
pcctation of that burst of eloquence which is to
carry out this principle, from the gentleman of
the sixth district. The freemen of free Massa-
chusetts have at last representative now who
will not represent them in silence. Laughter |
The next resolution. is in these words
Resolued That the senators of this common
wealth, Daniel Webster and John Davis, did so
conduct, when that infamous threat of death to
any Abolitionist who should set foot in South
Carolina, was uttered on the floor of the United
States Senate that we regard their silence, on
that occasion, with the deepest indignation; and
that we wish we could say of both, as we can of
one, distinguished, but not born in Massachu.
setts.'" Laughter
Nv colleague from the sixth district, in the
OVERLOOKING of bis heart, thanked God that he
was not obliged to confess that Daniel Webster
was a native of his State That is the meaning
of this resolution. He wished he could say of
John Davis, as he had of Webster distinguished,
but NOT BORN in Massachusetts," Here is
one count in the bill of indictment against a
learned gentleman who occupies seat in the
other hall of this capitol--that he stated that
Willard Fillmore had better never have been
born than to have signed the fugitive slave bill"
Why should the member from The sixth district
complain Of That expression on the part of the
gentleman alluded to, when he thinks il mat.
ter of rejoicing that Daniel Webster was not
born in Massachusetts,! Why, if | wished n
man had never been born in Massachusetts, or if
exuted that man had not been born in Mas
sachusetts, would 60 little further, think,
and wish he had never been born al ALL Laugh
ter.
The next resolution is in these words
Resolved That the people of the United
States, and their representatives in Congress, are
morally bound to abolish slavery in the District
of Columbia and national territories, and to pro-
hibit the interstate slave-trade."
And another:
"Resolued, That all Legislative euactmeuts ar
raying the civil and military power of the nation