New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-07

resssaed here a. q decided failure
ethsr the Free Soil demonstration to-day was
simost imposing character: Across Msinst was
....Ssd r,ssuifcens banner bearing the inscription
sEsss sol nnd Free Speech" The people were there
a. ~ rssht of numbers, and were animated oy an
~ sn.hrsasm In the cause far surprising that which
=. e-an,sested upcn any former occasion Long De-
TO - hour arrived at which the Convention was
est the spacious City hs,l Wa S us1 sSs ps"gsts.
Nv from every quarter of the State. At III o'clock
rsntion WAS temporarily organized BY the choice
Earle as temporary Chairman: As the State
-. ~ nos entered the Hall, the Convention
.,seav addressed by Mr. Rice, of Worcester, In an
,n,nt manner He said there never was more aus
ricus meeting thsn this The other parties were or
Es..ers shora q traded In the duet would be banished
fcrfver - rs fragments would come the strength
shstw,I i've the chosen few Of the Free Soil party
l.~s.- q snumphang success.
- = pason then ON behalf of the State Central
s0ry'ee, called Tire Convention regularly to order.
Mr olittle, Esq, of Bechertown was chosen Chair.
hss En aud Robert Carter, a Cambridge, Score.
t~~, ComnGttee was then appointed, consisting of
one from District to report list of officers for the
ferulsr Organization Of the meeting
Aon Jobu p. Hale here entered the hall, and was re-
c1iyed With tire cheers and hearty applause.
Erastus Hopkins called for and spoke OF the hrst
meeting OF the Free Socs four years ago, when 1t was
hoped by them that they might one day be able to work
aide BY sde, with one 1.-THE great political parties OF the
land but that hope and that vas now time
for firm and independent stand
Nj. Keys OF Dedhsm, said that the country was ripe
for our sxeTton. The great masses OF the Wing and
Democratic parties did not care which won. Both par
ties we're watching this with intense interest," aud
had only 60 forward 10 accomplish the triumph 1t had
foretaste Tue IRE Of liberty, 30 long tthed mad at
lsst been heard the floor OF Congress through the
exertioIs OF the Free S1ii party.
The Comm i.tee ON Organization then offered their
report recommending that The G. INVENTION be organized
bv the choice of President eleven VicePresideots,
and five Secretaries ana they dominated the following
gentlemen Ofhcers OF the Convention:
P,esident-SrEPBEN c. PHILIPS Of Salem
ice Presidnts-Mm. Davisof Plymouth; o. b. w eston,
q usbIdgei Hon f. L. Keys Of Pedhs%; VIM io b,
r. Alley, $. 2 sewan, Of Stonehan; W. Graves Of Of
Lowell John Earle Of %O5csstsL YIN Jackson s. Of
EsstoD; Joel Hayden, OF "illiamsbursh aud VIM M.
seTeSrte.~ Robert Carter of Cambridge Geo g Hoar
ofWorceser; s. b. Howe of Cambridge A. Akens' Of
North Adams and $; L. Gere OF Northampton
Tue Divine blessing was then invoked upen the Con.
ventioD, by the Rev. Mr.. Iigeirs
Mr. Phillips then addressed the Convention, saying
that a favorable crisis had arrived. Neither the
Wings nor Democrats could draw attention to them.
selves the Antslsyery party; and beside, there
was no point of difference between them The division
wall has broken and roth parties stand upon the same
platform The tariff bank and all forgotten.
The Fee Sou party was Ia opposition TO these two
parties, thus united 10 sentiment aud Is now enc OF the
Two parties OF the country The great issue was
to be- whethcr net there one subject on which
Am,iicsn Freemen might neither speak nor think He
anere that the candidates OF both parties had given
tiiele adhesion to the Compromise measures, and
.ouc'a,.y f1rfeited the support OF the Free SOIL
party rsre could be only one hnsity-usth, victori
esS sfwaquished. Throughout the world was going
on fs contest between liberty and dsspotsm in which
The Free Soil party was engaged.
On motion Of Gen. Wilson, Committee of One
from each Congressional District appointed 10 pre-
pare an address end resolutions and the following gen
tlemep Nominated by the Chair, were then chosen that
Comrnittee Hon Henry Wilson, Rodney French, Ca
leb w Prouty, F. w. Bird, Seth Webb, Jr j. W. Stone
A. G. Brown, Edward Kimbal, Amesa Walker, Ed
ward Hopkins and ID. w. Alma.
Nj VIM. A. White, of Watertown, stated that one Of
two things were evident either that the Convention
afan fha Hall hmm reda
unable 10 obtain sdmssiop and he moved that when the
Convention adjourned be to the spacious tent upoa
the common, at o'clock, which motion was carried by
Let eis were then read from the following gentlemen
who were necessarily absent from the Convention:
Hon L. l.. Reyes Hon. Horace mann, Hon. Charles AL
led, Hon Joshua X. Giddings, Hon. Charles Sumner,
Hon. Simeon 7. Chase.
The following is the letter of Mr. Chase which Is re-
gsrded as of grestimportance.
The late hour at which this report reached us, and
she great length Of the letter. compes to defer It's
publication till our next Issue
Afer the TeadDg of the letters had been concluded,
che Convention adjourned till the afternoon
During the progress of the forenoon meeting In the
City Hall, the crowd became great outside, tina. it
addressed from the steps by Hon. John c. Palfrey,
Amsss Walker Secretary Of State of Mass Rev. Ed.
win TbompsOn and Dr.. J w. Stone.
80 afternoon Session.
The Convention called to order az o'clock In
the afternoon under spacious tent In open lot, sd
joining the City Hall This tent, which Of the
NEST magnificent description, capable of accom-.
modsting 5000 persons, and IL quite filled.
venent platform was erected for the speakers and re-
porters at one side
Shortly after the Convention had rsassembled there
were loud calls for John Hale, of N. H., from all
psrts of the audience. Nj Hale then addressed the
Convention In powerful speech, of an hours dura-
ton, of which the following Is outline
To day chapter In the history of the country
about 10 be written II they had stven so long for the
slaves OF the South, should they not show sympa
thy for the long unclaimed slaves OF party, whose lead
ers had proved recreant TO cherished principles
They look you TO give utterance 10 another glorious
time which shall be heard over the land Agitation Is
not dead and the principles of liberty not stAed.
The friends of liberty will continue their agitation de-
spite Of the Examinations az inst It. Human nature al
ways rts her dignity. What agitation 1t was
the element Of life which God had spread throughout
moral and physical naure--an element Of regeneration
even TIE waters Of the pool Of Sloan not bene
fetal till the angel came down TO agitste them, and
then II that he who stepped Ia, made whole
-Four years ago had acquired by conquest and treaty
Territory which was without organized Govern
ment The question was, what Government 1t should
have THIS Territory ak times the size of the th
teen Colonies that struggled for independence and two
hundred times the size of the State OF Massachusetts
fertile and rich In mineral resources to vast ex.
tent The appeal was made to the citizens whether
shis immense trsc, should have the Institutions of
lberty-fee churches, free schools and freedom
(4AM-our report necessarily stops here for this
mornne)
The following are the resolutions Of the Conventions
Resoised That the free Soil party preemnsnty the par
~ OF the Union and the Constitution OF law and of
freedom and Of proess-that it opposed in its principles
tentleh ana siA 10 sectionasm and dsuuon
lis equally regardful Of the welfare of every part of the
centfymsinaihs the night OF all liberty equality
before the laws and may therefore Justly claim 10 be the
true democratic party OF the Union.
Resoised That the Wing and the Democratic parties by
the platforms which they have recently adopted Bah
have pledged themselves the national prnc
pie OF Freedom and in favor OF the sectional institutions of
Slavery, have pledged themselves against free speech
well against free sol the important question
new before the people have bound themselves disgrace
full silence appropriate the subjects OF desPotism
than ~ the citizens Of republic
ResOired That Slavery sin against God and crime
against and that Christianity, humanity aud patriot
alike demand its abolition ny those who hays the
rtutiona aud legal night TO abolish IT,
ResoVed That the Federal Government ought TO exercise
lis constitutional power TO prohibit the American Slave
Trade abolish Slavery in the District OF Columbia to
guarantee freedom the Territories by the enactment Of
organic forever excluding Slavery from them and