New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-13

oehino you oeep and tmpasssbe gulf between your
s cN ana Vess aecursed psrtes. Do you say 90
Ceres OF les, year Then. my friends, We will re.
CARO- that matter as settled and now have some hope
We bave now resolved on organizing party for our
se"ee-a efmshent paity-not q one or two idea par
u, or even twenty Idea pNty-but party a. nuner.
are the objects Of civil party of
an Unlimited number Of ideas-and that common hon
e'y be the fundamental principle Of that party If W.
sees 10 ADVANCE one class to the prejudice Of another
we prove 20 guilty and wicked the cid psrties Oar
candidate must honestly aim to go for all that lust
civ government Will go for, and against all tn such
government should 90 against. | willing, and We
all should be vil ing 10 allow for differences Of opln
on inferior points in the views of our candidate
there one point on which Anti Slavery o.tea
dishonest aud that In knovledeing that Slavery can
be legalized. Were the question one of leR.lizlng
white Slavery you would look upon !, with horror but
SUI you Gear them sometimes ackno ouch legal.
hsnon. Slavery Is near akin to murder, for wha,
parent would not prefer his child should be murdered
rather than consigned 10 Slavery
Mr. Smith then proceeded TO advocate physical resist
TO the Fugitive Slave Law, and 10 denounce dis
honesty the doctrine Of non resistance The black
cannot esteem or respect Us long we refuse 10
take the ground that resistance 10 the Slavery of the
black man IL as imperative resistance to the Slavery
OF whites: He would ne. recognize as lag N enact
ment 10 shelter the thief any than the law
shelter the sheep thief So long slavecatchinz is
legstzed, Slavery will exist deleg .e asked whether
he would advocate the use Of carnal weapons.
Mr.. Smith replied that there various modes of
resistance, and he left TO each the choice Of his
mode and weapI rs Of resistance.
The speaker then proceeded % speak on inempeTanes
and Slavery comblned-TegaTdiIg tFac in slaves aud
traffic In Intoxicating drinks a species Of damnsble
piracy He declared himself as standing on the Chris.
ilan and resistance platform when several members
that they had and ready to stand with
him on the same resistance platform Mr.. Smith con-
cuded by TemaIkirg that be with but little hope
that his country could be saved, but If this Convention
acted properly there woud be for hope, and that
he would have TO wait until 1856 get the Elec
tOral vote Of some Of the States.
JolhuaI L. GiddDgEthen took the door, expressing
bis high admiration for his friend and brother who had
last spoken, but regretted the despondn5 tone with
which he addressed Western audience. He has lived
among New York inquty, New York villany, New York
sDeskDg, tcteuDg, and deception, aud does not know
the feeling of Western people this subject Although
my head gray, cannot despair but hope to see the
day when The slave power shall not have foot Did on
thii Continent don't believe my brother will live to
redeem that fallen State OF New York don't believe
he will do II by telling them that there Is no use to
work. Does my friend know that we have sen.
fifteen members TO the Ohio Legislature, who
have removed from her Statute Book that In
feInsl black CODE and will our Fri nd say that he
oespairs Of his county God forgive him for hs Of
faith The eyes of the whole sa power of the nation
are upon with fear and trembling, and why should
we deIpOnd Dir. Giddtngs old not believe there
one man protesting 10 be a -Soler, Ia this city
who had any Idea of looking back TO the Of
corruption % be found In the old parties He believed
and asserted that those rho slew Gorsucn were the
most Efficient protectors Of our Constitution living
He would ASSERT such doctrine everywhere, but he
not ready TO place such doctrine in the platform. He
demanded the repeal OF tnc OUT frlend smith Is
opposed 10 asking for It's repeal have helped of
many Jerrys as he has and have told fugitive,
when pursued by the savecstcher 10 shoot him down,
and have put the pistol In his hand. then told the
slave catcher take him. but he did not wish to
any risk on that point for believe the fugitive would
have shot him He then turned away and have seen
him more. We cannot fix this resistance as duty
On all Free S0iers, so long as Slavery Is egazed, and
they may be liable TO be shot down and lost forever 10
their wives and children, By the muskets of the Gov
eminent He hoped the Anti Slavery men would
..fs bold
he was TO be sent 10 Congress, and he supposed he
would be matter of course, he asked them to
iieve him from attacks through their platform
lie wished to be free TO continue his assaults on
Slavery and that was sufficient to demand his entire
powers Mr.. Giddings concluded by asserting that he
intended TO devote the remainder of his life to the abo
ton Of Slavery and he hoped to see universal union
of all sections of the party, but would Infinitely prefer
that they should act separately in their peculiar
sphere to having their platform embarrassed BY nde
feasible positions.
The Convention then adjourned to 2lk o'clock
Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Payne, Of Wisconsin, proceeded to
sustain the minority report asserting that they had gone
backward instead OF forward since li3-that the Fug
tive Slave Law had been enacted since then, and
tanned by the Clergymen OF the land.
A Massachusetts Delegate remar ked that they had
gone forward, the Fugitive Slave Law odlous
that 1t would fall, and the law of 1896 fall With 1t.
Mr. Payne proceeded al great length to reply TO Mr..
GiddDes.
Mr. Tappsn took the Eoor. He desired to reconcile
the friends OF the two reports. little concession
made on the right and lett he thought would make al
fourth resolution. and promised the part Of Gernl
Smith, and bis friends cordial support Of the platform
| If II should be adopted
Resor,d That as by the Constitution "ths citizen, o,
each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and mmu.
mites of citizens Of the several States the practice Of
prisonn cooIed Of other States while the vessels 10
which they belong lie port, and refusng the
eht bring such before the Supreme Court
United States 70 the Legality such proceedings
|
rights Of the citizens OF other States, utterly inconslsten
wish the provisions Of the Constitution faithfully observed
| by every State in the mon
Dir fappan also asked that the following resolution
ResolreS That IS American Slavery sin against God
az crime against man Il Is IN the highest sense invalid
eganot law either divine human-and Is therefore
| utterly void and OF no force before God and man.
Mr. Giddings, on behalf OF the Committee, accepted
| the proposed amendments.
Mr. Tappan remarked that he would vote for the
platform If amended. but that it contained certain
minor matters that he did net approve Of
Mr. Hsnley, OF Connecticut must object to following
the example OF political parties 70 compromise away
their principles and moved that the report be recon-
| mitted 10 the Committee.
Mr. Snodgrass stated that he had not been consulted
IS TO accepting these amendments nor had any other
| of the Southern delegates, matter ol such vital
Importance 10 the South, and therefore seconded the
| motion 10 recOmmit
Mr. Adams, of Mass could well perceive that this
WAS a matter which DR.. SnOdgrass as well as 0thei
Delegates from the south, must feel 1t their duty TO
watch closely He also warned the Convention tha,
every movement we made toward resistance by VIC
ence would check the anti Sla very movement IN eyery
Southern State and throw them from the ioothod the'
PRINCIPLES had there gained If the principles o. the
minority resolutions adopted Southern friendi
would be compelled 10 GO home and meet their fellow
citizens whom they had here proclaimed pirates Inc
amendments proposed he did not however, think
would be Objectionable to the South and he theretor1
proposed thar hey be adopted and that we proceed
| cese our business.
Dr. Snodgrass stated that az much az he respected
The gentlemen from NewlOrk, (Smith and Iappan,
and he esteemed them having led toe way to this
| cur own emancipation. as well as for having done O.
much for his coortd consiituency-be could not con
cent even 10 obtain their cooperation 10 Oin here In
prcclAmipg that Slavery cannot be legslizet as de
Glazed in the amencment-that be asked them 70 place
noting en- their platform that ne would have 10 protest
sgainst 81 home
Mr.. Coaee Of KY, could not syree With the gentle