The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-09-30
CONVENTION IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, n Y

SC. Lawrence IL II strOng Democratic county,
represented in the present Congress by our
friend Preston King The Free Democrats
have lately established a paper there, and
have fully organized themselves for the coming
election They met in Convention at Canton
on the 18th, and delegates from twenty towns
appeared iu their places The meeting was
called to order by Col. S F. Judd and Martin
Mitchell was elected Chairman pro tenn A
committee of one from each town having been
appointed, recommended the following nomi.
nations for permanent officers, which were
adopted:
Preadent-Clark Main, of Hermon.
Vice Presidents w. W. Wood, DE KaIb ;
Rev. l.. \. Baker, Hermon Rev. b. Burnap,
Parishville.
Secretartes-Col s. f. Judd, Ogdensburgh :;
II. X. Ames, Potsdam.
Assistant Secretary-Hephurn Comrie, Gou-
yerneur
Various committees were appointed, on bust
ness, on organization, &c. The Convention
was addressed by Messrs Pangborn, Barber,
Burnap, Cushman, and several other gentle
n
Committee, Assembly and Town Committees,
were then organized Resolutions were passed,
in favor of the "Laborer," the new paper late
ly started at Gouverneur, denuncatory of the
Fugitive Law, and ratfYing the Pittsburgh
nominations. The following resolutions were
also unanimously adopted
RESOLVED, That for us to condemn the plat
form and support the party which stands upon
it, would be declaring to the world that we
had forsaken PRINCIPLES, and yielded ourselves
to be governed by party dictation.
Resolved, That if the national nominations
made "under slaveholdng dictation" in AS
furnished sufficient reason for the Free Democ-
racy at the Buffalo Convention to declare
their independence of the slave power, and to
nominate independent candidates, the cOnven-
tons and nominations of 1852 furnish us no
evidence why we should nog yield to slave
holding dictation, by sustaining position i'm
measurably more abhorrent TO every true
Free-Soer than was assumed by any party in
l84S.
Resolved, That we, the people here assem-
bled, who in ls4S broke party ties and planted
ourselves upon the Buffalo platform, believing
it essentially just and right and demanded by
the exigency Of the occasion, have not seen the
slightest reason to doubt the correctness OF our
views and subsequent events have only added
additional reasons for the maintenance OF our
most solemn promises "to fight on and fight
ever, until victory crown our exertions."
We should be happy to give the proceedings
in detail, but our columns are too crowded
ILLINors-The Free Democracy of Kane
county, Illinois, assembled in Mass Convention
at st. Charles, September lG. Miles Kinney
presided assisted by d. NJ. Kelsey and p. Saw
YER. as Secretaries The Convention was ad-
dressed by several gentlemen-among them,
Dr. snodgrass, of Baltimore-and seemed con-
trolled by strong purpose to make thorough
organization for the county The formation Of
a club in every town was urgently recommend
ed A. J. Jocelyn was nominated for Repre-
sentative Several good resolutions were adopt
ed among them the following
Resolved, That the adoption by the Free De-
mocracy Of those great principles of reform
demanded by the wants OF the people, among
which are Land Reform, Cheap Postage Elec-
ton of all officers by the People, the settlement
of national disputes by arbitration, prove that
that party is prominently the party Of Pro-
gress' the party Of the People the True Demo-
CT attic Party Of the Nation.
ANOTHER CoNvESTIos CaLLED.-The Com |
mittee appointed by the late National Conven-
ton of the Liberty Party in New York, having
received no answers from Hale and Julian TO
the inquiries addressed to them, respecting |
their views ON the legality Of Slavery, has, in
to instructions called another Con-
yention of that Party to meet at Syracuse on
the 3Oth The Committee expresses entire con-