The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-17
NO. 1893.
VII NEBRASKA MEETING AT SYRACUSE, NY,

syTI.NEBRASKA MEETING AT SYRACUSE, N. Y.
The Syracuse Evening Transcript of the 18th
Of August, says;
The AntiNebrasks mass meeting yesterday
MAS largely attended, and the proceedings
sniritei and decided. The only question about
vIbich there was any difference of opinion was
that Of recommending the Saratoga Conven-
ron {, take measures for organizing the Re-
nrbjican party, and bringing out State
tficko. This brought up the hostility of sew.
craI Wings, who spoke against it with warmth,
and betrayed some of the old party leaven.
Jbe resolution was, however, favorite with
me meeting, and passed by very decided
majority The Convention was fully repre-
ss1tcd from the county towns, and embodied
an unusual amount of ability and strong, mas
rnlipc good sense. Indeed, we do not remem-
Iar ever to have secn a county meeting made
n, cf class of men SO generally superior in
r6sition and intellectual force. AS far as we
mid Judge By our own observation, or could
lesrn from Others it was very fairly divided
between the two old parties, having also a
Iarge sprinkling of the Free Soil or Abolition
els@ent. The sentiment of the meeting was
boiy for any measure calculated to check
and roll back the advance Of Slavery. The
sneakers, with few exceptions, declared their
willingness to disregard all party ties and
,srt7 Obligations, and go henceforth only for
ioch mcn as would strongly stem the tide of
Slavery and rid us of the race of doughfaces.
# the tone of this meeting is any criterion of
Me sentiment at large in the State, Slavery
has very little to expect hereafter from the
srea. state Of New York. General Amos p.
E-snrer. Wing, was Chairman, and George
Barnes, Free Sol, and P. H. Agan, Democrat
secretaries"
among the resolutions were the following:
That the repeal of the so called Missouri
C9mrromise by the present Congress, promoted
,-5aghOut by the whole power and influence
# the General Administration constitutes an
outrage upon the rights aud interests of the
people Ct the free States without parallel in
tie history Of the Republican, outrage only
u be avenged by the consignment of its au
tae.s and abc:tors to universal contempt, and
81 the reclamation fcom Slavery Of every con-
,,s-io1 heretofore made to its cormorant de-
a2nGs consistent with the existence Of the
Government.
Resolred, /. That this meeting is in favor of
the repeal OF the act organizing the Terrific
res Of Nebraska and Kansas: at least, so far
3s TIC said act opens these or any other Terri
tories to the admission Of Slavery.
:. The. we are in favor Of the repeal of the
Fugitive Slave Law.
3. That we are in favor Of the exclusion of
Slavery from al Territories which may here
af.r be organized by Congress.
- That we are opposed to and will resist by
al suitable means the admission Of any more
lave States into the Union. And
- That we are in faror Of abolishing Sla-
V'rg IN the District of Columbia.
ReSoLved, That this meeting regards with
aFor the efforts made in different parts of the
rec States to promote the settlement of Kan
s2s by tho intelligent and enterprising sons of
tho North, through the instrumcntaity of emf
grafton societies; ard that we are willing to
cooperate in advancing the objects of these
as59ci2tlons IN any way that we can be most
u-efl
That we will vote for no candidates for
ate and National Legislatures who are not
committed faithfully to carrying out the prin-
dpies enumerated in the second resolution
el3Fted by this meeting
That the thanks OF the friends Of Freedom
arc due 10 those members OF Congress who
hsye spoken aud voted against the violation of
"Al,nli faith in tho repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, and who, by their acte, have fur
a.shed proof that they may be depended upon
.lTng the battle which has just begun be-
fyeea the antagonist forces of Liberty and
Slavery.
That, as the most eifectual means of at.
hlag the ends proposed in the foregoing res
dl.ions, we recommend to the Convention
giich Is to meet st Saratoga on the 6th inst,
he formation Of new political organization,
and the appointment Of State Committee, for
the purpose Of calling State Convention to
nam'Iato candidates for State officers in No
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