The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-15

Herklmcr--N. =. w hitman.
Jefferson A. B. Turner, II. Smith S.
Mann.
Lewis-C. A. Wheaton.
Madison-John Snow, Samuel S. Abbott
Monroe-S. S Sheldon, Martin Roberts,
p FOgg.
New York-John Jay, John p. Hale, Alon2
:. Ball, D. Harris, Thos. Ritter, Rev. J. w. {
Pennington J. f. Snodgrass {. B. lie Baron,
B. Taft NJ. b. Bryant w. B. Smith e. "
Rose, c. r. Miller, Joshua Leavitt {. Scholcl
j. B Mcdonald
Niagara Roberts, Thomas Root.
Oneida S. w. Nudge, G. Klinck, n W
Phillips.
OnOndaga-Enoch Marks s. Smith, +. l.
SOulc. NJ. b. Hutchins.
Orleans-A Hutchinson
Ontario--Wm. Sedgwick
Oswego-I. l.. Meacham A. LOOMS.
OtsegO-D. Cushman, J. h. King William s
King.
Rensseaer-P. p Stewart, &. Van Hoosen,
s. Griffith.
Richmond-J. Taylor.
st. I.awrence-A. p Sherwin, e. II Sprague
H. r. Ames.
Steuben-E p. Rodgers.
Tioga-S. Howard.
Tompkins-C. T. Williams, p C. Schuyler.
hington--LcOnard Gibbs
Wayne-S. C. Cuyler, Geo &. Jesup.
WyOming-N Bronson.
On motion Of Mr.. Fogg Of Monroe, COM
mttee of five were appointed to report perma-
nent officers Of the Convention.
Messrs Fogg of Monroe, Soule of Onondaga,
Griffin of Albany, Cushman of Otsego, and
Snow Of Madison, were appointed such COM
mttee
Mr. Hale Of New York, moved that COM
mittee of five be appointed to the Chair to
draft resolutions expressive Of the sense Of the
Convention.
The Chair appointed John p. Hale of New
York, s. +. Church Of Madison, 5. $ Sheldon
Of Monroe, Smith of Jefferson, Bronson of Wy
Oming.
The Convention then adjourned to meet at
o'clock,
afternoon Session.
The Convention was called to order at .
O'clock, by the Chairman.
Mr.. Fogg, from the Committee on Organiza-
ton, reported the following officers:
Pre0dent--John Jay, Of New York.
Vice Presidents - A. LOOMS Of Oswego s.
Salisbury, of Albany Leonard Gibbs, OF Wash
ington Jacob Ford, of Delaware
Seoetdr'es--S f. Church, of Madison; Nj.
B. Bryant Of New York
Mr.. Jay on taking the chair, made the fol-
lowing address:
Gentlemen | beg you to accept my best
thanks for the honor you have done me in re-
Letting me to preside over this Convention.
accept it with difidcnce, not less for the
reason that it is undescryed than that ! am
quite unused to political assemblies.
But there are times when we are not al
liberty to consult personal inchnatiOns. ThC
ancient struggle between Freedom and Shaver,
is again being waged and n man has les
right to be false to Freedom now than II
would have had to be Tory in the days of on
Revolution The great practical question bC
fore us Of the North East, and West il, Sha
Slavery continue to rule this country, and
direct its destiny for the future! Shall it cor
tinue to sway the legislation Of Congress-
make the mighty interests of the free STATE
subservicnt to those Of the slave States--to sen
as representatives to foreign Courts not tn
opponents Of American Freedom, but the adv,
Gates of American Slavery--to curse even gu
very Capitol with their petty tyranny-to max
the internal slave trade a legitimate branch {
our national commerce and more than all, [
extend the curse to our new Territories an
people them with trembling crouchng slaves
home to us--Shal. Slavery endanger any longC
the liberty Of our FREQ citizens, as it does b
the Legislative act Of abolishing the right
habeas corpus and trial by jury, and placin
our court house in chains
These are the things that our two grea
parties have been doing and cndeavOring to dc
and, conscious that such un-Dcmocratic, ur
American, and I'm Christian measures woul
not bear discussion, and that, if discussed tn
people would condemn and reverse them, the
resolved, as you remember, Mt Baltimore an
Castle Garden, that all legislation the SLAYER
question must cease the American people tn
American democracy, to be forbidden to di,
Cuss the measures of 1850
Gentlemen, the American people are &c
cust0med to discuss what they please an
where they pleaso-tho more they are forbid
den to discuss, the moro likely they are to dit
Cuss
"The Slavery question they haze diScuSset
and will discuss and from that discussion ha
arisen, and will arise the Free Democracy VIII
are now preparing to reinstate the people
Is time there was change ID was well r,
marked by Burke that great empire and Ii
tle minds go i'll together and certainly th
minds that conceived the doctrine Of fnalit
and gave birth to resolutions for gagging th
American people, are not tit minds to dirct
the destiny of our glorious country with i
broad extent Of territory, its boundless n
sources, its free institutions, and the hopes
mankind which cluster about its future.
" sincerely trust, gentlemen, that this Con
vention, in the present state of parties, whe
both the Wings and old Democrats are divides
broken, without unity without principles, an
almost without leaders, trust that this bod
will give an impulse to the cause that will |
ielt throughout tho country and hasten IL
day when American Slavery shall be thin
OF the past
Mr.. Church. of Madison, moved that con
mlttee oil nine be appointed by the Conventio
10 present names for officers to be supported
the coming election.
The following committee was appointed:
q. Il. Jessup }. Snow, ~ Moore, q. w. Ros
r. L. Soule, A. Babcock, J. p. Fogg, and
Nudge. %"
Hon. John p. Hale from the Committee O
Resolutions and Address, reported the follow
ing;
Whereas the Independent Democracy
New York have, on other fit occasions, solemn
ly acknowledged the imperative political n
cesslty which forced them TO absolve the
former political relations and to plant ther
selves upon the platform Of n new and perm
nent political party-a necessity founded
the general prolligacy and moral debaseme
oil existing parties, in their wanton abando
ment OF the cherished doctrines of the Fathe
OF the Republican their mad attempts to liz
inseparably the General Government to ins,
tutions opposed to its spirit and tcmpcr-ma,
still more odions by the enactment Of cruel an
oppressive laws, against II portion of the Poop
equally entitled TO protection with others an
finally in the imposition Of new and extraord
nary tesla Of political standing, not known
any former history of parties, and repugna
alike 10 their sense of moral right and dut,
and whereas, assembled again in Annual Sta
Convention, confirmed in their convictions
the rectuda of THAR mast courae and of 4