Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-09-18
Liberty Party Convention.

committee TO confer with Messrs Hale and
Julian, as to their views concerning the lc-
Eality of Slavery. Adjourned to meet again
October LIST, to celebrate the anniversary of
Jerry's rescue.
The following arc the reports, majority
and minority, of the two committees.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention ngain assembled at the
Dutch Reformed Church
WILLIAM GOODELL, from the business
Committee now submitted the following:
MAJORITY REPORT.
Tic Liberty Party of the United States, MS
semblcd in Convention at Cunasiuta, N. ",
Sept. 1st, 1852, in view of the recent proceed.
ings of the Convention OF the Free Demo
cracy at Pittsburgh, think il proper 10 define
their position anew that it may I've distinctly
understood by the friends OF universal free
dom.
While VIC heartily rejoice in the fact that
30 large and important body of men rs the
Free Democracy, had So distinctly Nrrayed
themselves against the usurpali0ns Of the
slave power while We ciIecriiilly accord 10
them the credit of an honest aud earnest de-
votiou 10 the cause of emancipation aud hu-
man iieedom, aud while we cherish the hope
that they will he led 10y their future expe-
rience to occupy such n position, that We
may find it consistent aud proper to disband
the Liberty party aud cooperate with them;
yet, on careful examination of their plat
form, ms adopted at Pilisburg, we ure com
PEELED to conclude that the Time has not yet
arrived iu which so desirable consunna-
ton eau I've realized.
Believing, as we do, that there is no more
legality in slaveholding than there is any
other iufm of theft aud robbery, we conceive
that the distinct enumeration of that great
truth 10y the friends OF liberty in this country
at the present crisis, is MS essential to their
success us il was to the success of Granville
Sharp aud his associates, in procuring the
judicial abolition of slavery in England, and
TO VIM. Pitt aud others in procuring the act
Of Parliament prohibiting the African Slave
trade, and us il was to Thomns Clnrkson and
others, in procuring the abolition of Slavery
in The British West Indies.
Believing that slavery is not only illegal
hut unconstitutional, aud that the u. States
are consiiiuiionnlly bound to guarantee to
every State in this Union n republican form
of government, tsuch n republican govern
ment MS in the language of Jefferson, shall
secure to every cilZenf his original rights in
his person and his property, and in their
Innnngcment) we cannot consent to cooper
nto with the Free Democracy, while they
continue to "leave to the States the whole
subject of slavery aud the extradition Of
Fugitive Slaves"
Believing that it is impossible for the Fed
cral Government TO "relieve itself from all
responsibility for the existence of Slavery"
while il continues To act as n National Gov
ernmeni, but neglecis TO discharge lis con-
stiiwionnl obligation 10 secure the blessings
of liberty" to the people of the L.. Staies,"
we cannot consent, by cooperation with
the Free Democracy 10 concede by implica-
iion the contrary assumption.
We hope also TO see the Free Democracy
define it, position moro definitely ON some
other Subjects of Legislation, in which the
rights and interests OF humanity are virtually
concerned. We hold it the duty of civil
government TO seek the administration OF
equal JUSTICE to all, aud the enjoyment OF
the equal rights of all to protect all persons
irrespective of sex or color in the enjoy
ment Of their political righis-n the conse-
quent abolition of all mouopOlies and class
legislation. We therefore feel impellcd to
make distinct Presidential nomination of
our own, without the slightest disrespect to
the distinguished gentlemen recently nomi-
nn,eh at Pittsburgh.
GERRrr SMITH then submitted the fol-
lowing Minority Report:
Isl. Resolved Tint we rejoice in tile hope,
That the principles OF the Free Democracy
are substantially the principles Of the Liberty
Party
%. Resolved, That, Notwithstanding there
is much more truth Than uutrui-much
more TO welcome aud praise, than TO regret
md condemn in the Pittsburgh Platform, we,
nevertheless, regard il as representing not the
masses OF the Free Democracy, but the call-
iious and conservative handful who iear thai
damage may come from the unreslrnined Ut
ierance and bold measures of the generous
uncnlculaiing and radical masses
3cl. Resoiped, That the Free Democracy
should lose no time to purge IFS platform
(which indeed is not its plaIlorm) OF all con
cessions of slavery.
4th Resoiped, That with our filth in the
Free Democracy aud with our pleasure in
the advances, which the Pitsburg Platform
makes towards the true platform, it would he
ungenerous and unwise for the Liberty Par
~ TO army itself agniust the Free Demo.
cracy.
5tll. ReSolped, That the Liberty Party will
make no nominations for the approaching
election; hut that It's members will support
the nominations of the Free Democracy ~
far as they can consceniiously do so, ant
that they will nominate for themselves in nj
cases where the candidates are such us they
cannot conscientiously vote for.
9Th. Resoiued, That no man interested il
the principles aud inbued with the spirit o
ihe Liberty Party can consent TO vote for
candidate, who either ndmils Of the possihil
ity of legnlzing or who does not acknowI
edge the obligation of maintaining all th,
political rights Of all persons black or white
snaIe or female.
3lli. Resolped, That we do not disband lh
LAariy Party hut simply suspend lis action
and that we suspend il with the purpose O
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