The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-24
MORNING SESSION.

The Convention met at ST. Nicholas Hall at
10K O'Clock. 1t was called to order by Joseph
Blunt, Of New York, who, after briefly abiding
to tho objects of the Convention, nominated
John A. King, of Queens, as temporary Chair
man. This nomination was agreed TO when
the same gentleman nominated John Sedgwick,
of New York, and William Stuart of Broome
county, Secretaries. Also agreed to.
MIR. VIM. A. Sackett, cf Seneca, moved q
Committee of sixteen-two from each judicial
district-be appointed to select permanent offi-
GERS.
This motion, after some conversation, pre-
vailed and the Chair announced the Commit
tee, as follows:
dist district--Joseph Blunt j. Van Buren,
H. Robertson, Phineas Ramsey
3d-H. L. Toby, c. p Williams; 4th-Preston
King VIM. King; 5th--Charles Machin, Vivus
W. Smith 6th--Heman Camp s. B. Rexford
7th-Wm. A. Sackett, jeffrey Smith SHIT.
c. Peters, E. A. Maynard"
Horace Greeley moved the adoption Of the
rules of the last House Of Assembly which
was adopted.
MIR. Greeley then moved that Committee
of one from each judicial district be appointed,
to draw up and report resolutions expressive of
the sense of this Convention.
Mr.. Billiard moved to make the Committee
number sixteen.
This amendment prevailed and the original
motion was then adopted
Mr.. Havens then announced to the COnven-
tiOn that Mr.. Thayer, President of the Massa-
chusetts Emigrant Aid Company, was present
and he moved that he be invited to address
the Convention.
Mr.. Joshua Leavitt, of New York, was OPP
posed to listening to the address at this time.
He finally gave way, and Mr.. ThayGr address,
ed the Convention, giving history of the work
ings of the Emigran. Aid Company.
The thanks of the Convention were return
ed to Mr.. T., when
The Chair announced the following named
gentlemen as the Committee on Resolutions:
"lst district-H ]. Raymond, Horace Bar
ney; 2d-Horace Greeley, II. M. Holt; 3d-T
Cloves, Calvin Pepper; 4th-E. F. Billiard, H.
B. Northrup; 5th-A. p. Granger, D. Skinner
6th-Levi Harris, John Snow; 7th-Wm. J.
Cornwell, Judge Thatcher; 8th-S. M. Bur
roughs, ]. L. Talcott"
The Committee on Permanent Organiza alton
then entered, and reported the following, which
was confirmed:
PreSident-Wm s. McCoun, of Queens.
Vice PresidentS-R. M. Havens, Eli Perry
F. p Bellinger, Luke Hitchcock, L. Kingsley,
F. Clark, G. P Benedict.
"SecretarieS-J J. Chambers, VIM. Stewart
j. Fl. Kimberly, John B. Howell L. p. Noble
On motion, Messrs T. C.. Peters and A. P
Granger were appointed to conduct the Presi-
dent to the chair
Mr. Havens moved that the action of the
preliminary organization, in relation to resolu-
tons, be confirmed. Carried.
Mr.. Richardson, of Albany, from the Com
mittee on Credentials, then reported the names
of those handed in, when the Convention took
recess to az P. M.
At the opening of the afternoon session. Dir
Greeley, from the Committee ON Resolutions
reported that the Committee had agreed to
report the following preamble and resolutions
one member desiring to add another resolu-
ton, and another wishing to make minority
report:
"Whereas the present Congress by vote Of
a minority of the members elected to the
House, has deliberately and wantonly reopened
the controversy respecting the Extension OF
Slavery under our National jurisdiction. which
a majority of the People had understood to be
closed forever by the successive Compromises
of 1920 and 1850; and
"Whereas this Congress aided and impelled
by the Federal Executive, has, by tho act cur
rently known as the Nebraska bill. designedly
subyerted 30 much of the compact commonly
termed the Missouri Compromise, as excluded
Slavery forever from that vast central region
of our Continent, stretching from the Missis-
sippi TO the Rocky Mountains, and from the
parallel of $50 30/ to the northern boundary
Of our Union, the State of Missouri alone
being excepted; and
"Whereas the People Of this State through
an unbroken series of seventy years, during
the former half of which they were themselves
slaveholding community, have solemnly at
tested, through every channel of popular and
legislative action, their determined and EN-.
phatic purpose that the extension of Slavery
shall be forbidden, obstructed, and prevented
by positive law--therefore,
al. Resolved, That the State of New York
now as ever afirms and maintains the righ
and the duty of the Federal Government t.
prohibit and preclude the extension, establish
ment, or perpetuation of human Slavery, in any
and every Territory of the United States, anc
in any Territory, possession, or country, ovel
which the Union now has, or may hereafter
acquire, exclusive jurisdiction and in support
of this position, we appeal to the uniform opin
ions. expressions, and acts of our statesmen
legislators and people, from 1884 to this day.
"2 Resolved, That the doctrine affirmed by
the Nebraska bill, and gilded over by its al
vocates with the specious phrases of Non-In
tervention and Popular Sovereignty il
really and clearly complete surrender of al
the ground hitherto asserted and maintained
by the Free States with respect to the limita
ton Ct Slavery, and is plain concession anC
recognition of the right of shareholders tt
transfer their human chattels to any part o.
the public domain, and there hold them o.
slaves so long as cupidity may tempt, and force
shall suffice, to detsin them in servitude.
90. ResolUed, That unbroken experience at
tests that free labor and slave labor cannot co
exist on the same soil; that wherever SLAYER,
is tolerated, there free labor dies out, or sink
into a mere satellite and convenience of tn,
plantation and its managers SO that the sd
mission of Slavery into Kansas and Nebrasks
involves the practical exclusion therefrom O
ourselves and our children through all coming
time, with that paralysis Of Invention, interdic
ton of Industrial Progress, and degradation Of
Labor which are the inevitable attendants Of
the slavebolding system.
a. Resolved, That against the doctrines, the
tendencies, and natural consequences, involved
in the Nebraska bill, 80 calculated to dishenor
our country in the eyes Of mankind, and Il
discourage and confound the champions of Lib
erty and Progress throughout the world, we
declare uncompromising war, and, in the spirit
and faith of our fathers, will struggle to the
last for the reconsecration of Nebraska and
Kansas to the ennobling occupation and use Of
Free Labor and Free Men.
as. Resolved, That we protest against that
abuse of the term n-lntervention which is
intended to cover and uphold the intervention
of the State between the oppressor and his VIC
Tin, in behalf of the former we denounce thai