New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-03
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
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Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune.
SYRACUSE Wednesday, Aug 81, 1853.
The State Convention of the Independent Democracy
met in the City Hall at 2 o'clock today The att lance
was full during the morning but there ar in.
crease at the afternoon session.
The temporary organization consisted of Enoch Marks
Of Onondaga Chairman ard Monroe b. Bryant of New
York and Sanford f. Church. of Madison Secretaries The
permanent organization continued the temporary Secreta
RES and made JOHN JAY, of NewYork President and
and Leonard Gibbs of Washington s S Salisbury of AL
bany and Alanson LOOMS of Oswego, Vice Presidents
Mr. JAY ON taking the chair returned his thanks fol
Ows;
honor you have done me in selecting me 10 preside
This Convention. accept il with ditdence not less for
tie reason that it is undeserved than that quite
used to political assemblies But there are times when
liberty TO consult personal inclnations. The
ancient struggle between Freedom and Slavery is again
being wagd and has far less right to be false to
freedom now than he would have had to be Tory in the
days Of our Revolution The great practical question be-
fore the North East and West is, shall Slavery continue
TO rule this great counyand 10 direct its destiny for the
fuure-shall it continue TO sway the legislation of Con
ggessto make the mighty interests of the Free States
subsrient TO those OF TIE Slave Sateso send Repre-
soIta foreign Courts not the opponents of American
Freedom but the advocates Of American Slayery-t0
curse even very Capitol with their petty tyranny-to
make the internal Slave Trade legitimate branch OF
national commerceand more than all TO extend the
Territories and people them with trembling,
crorchng slaves Lastly and this question directly
shall slavery enuager mo liberty
free citizens does by the Fugitive Act abol
shing ancient rights Of Habeas Corpus and Trial by
jury and placing our Court houses in chains
These are the things that great parties have been
dong-and endeavorng 10 do-and conscious that such
pHC nOcrotc. w American and unchrstan measures
would not bear discussion and that If discussed the people
would condemn and them they resolved, you
remember at Baltimore and at Castlo Garden that all L
tsi0ftOn he Siatery question must cease The Ameri
People, the American Democracy forbidden to
discuss the measures Of 1850
Gentlemen the American People accustomed to dis
what they please and when they please The
they forbidden TO discuss the more likely they are to
discuss
lie slavery question her hare discussed and will discuss
and from that discussion arisen and will arise the Free
l,mocacy who preparing to renstate proper rea
lions between the Government and the people.
1t is time there was change Ii well remarked by
BuIke that great empire and little minds i'll together
and certainly the minds that eonceyed the doctrine hna
ty and gave birth 10 resolution for gaggng the American
people tit minds to direct the destiny Of glor
country with its broad extent of territory its bound
less resources its free institutions and the hopes OF man
kind clnstered about its future.
Incerey trust gentlemen that this Convention In the pre-
sent state parties when both the Wings and the old Demo
divided broken, without unity without prnc
cIos and almost without leaders, trust that this body VIII
give impulse the that viii be felt throughout the
country and hasten the dey when American slavery mus,
be thing of the past
Committee on Business and an Address to the Free
Democracy appointed Of which Hon. John p Hale,
of New. York was Chairman
The Report Of the Business Committee, so far as made
consisted Of the following preamble and resolutions;
B7sas The Independent Democracy ofsYork have other
eR foresd them 70 s6cSe their fsrfnsS po
the uves the platform Of new and permanent po
cal Tsry- NECESSITY iounad IN ns senefa gsoaey asa mora
cherished Of the lstee Of the hepabc IN iae lad at
spirit and temper made s odogs ~ the ca
cruel and oppreVe avs against portion Of the people
equally ,uid protection with others and tnsy n tae n2o
lry history u parties and repugnAn axe g tn see
moral rah duty And whereas assembled again Ia annual
the recfr1de OF
ss and Of measures they popoed o winch they
they have oenny appealed 10 the Great haer Of Safon be
ES That the Inseperdsnt Party Organized
purrose sectional warfare the Constitutional gal
d 10 The tie Constitution Of the Uued sss aHd
that o the restriction and ana overthrow Of slavery are
-asd y sincere desire 70 pisee or country ana ~
without the bush o shane az i1r
thee efforts ~ irnd meet sDs Dis
c Z. re or constitutional duiies AID obligations
heii that the platform c Iracs - ad0Ps&d II the ionai
Clverfu d tie Isdperdn Deocraey asemb ed Bu4Ao
Pffs5urzh tx continues . receive our u1
Fed qiat Lbety which Ourselves and pos
Fly the Ccust snisd snd sdop;ee ta sAt n-s na
sbsilt,d rum ever Psri u the counF hal avery go
eiral erd teHYcFsrJ, having 10 valid encin m aasll &
eCtoisd srd nter-st s
81 ear7s Tie advice Of she Fahsr u ~ C'aa-y
sacrne he ouT ytich y Ped 20 fe1af cur 4
Of Govern nasnt stable and PerPetIst = -
Rofe That continue % regard ne .et 9. NOVA -
h. Fsvs save Law With the 1sep absornce ad iats our
Il Al clearly beyond ie1 Pc q tas coHs2 a.
biL We e1Trssse the period Of IL and which have
only nhsaes b az = osas. S "a. ne ms
~ it-iseI por-icn Of 1ers demands Jadica
z o. ", Ssr q he poIs e.oa Of the FEDERAL Govern
rHt 70 the Of Slavery be reeI.ned and settled 10.
y - Al o. inc pss u Eafurs and constitutional law
FsS DPon question: saetng the internal policy Of tbs
nd b. nee We thai AMI policy demands tie
Of the state be ese-sd' 10 the passage Of AVA Which