The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-09

the rescue of The rational from this contr0
Of ho slave power and ts to the just policy
OF its founders and that We trust he Saratoga
ton, acting in spirit Of conciuatan and concession
will te able to accomplish 80 desirable an object.
Resolved, That whilst tbcse Northern mbers Of
Congress who voted against the perpeaon Of the Ne
brsska fraud in discharge Of duty to their oon
to good and faithful servants we YET feel That thanks
rl clear and explicit the righul tribute to the
& M thsr .ne
spurring the Establishments of Executive power and at
the risk OF their own political position voted for the
right, leaving the result to their country and their
Gdd.
Resolved, That the delegates now appointed be fur
niebed with copy of these resolutions, and requested
to lay the before the Convention and that the
ecutiye committee, under whose direction the meeting
has been called to instructed and Gil any
vacancies occurring in the list Of delegates and to fur
nish the substitutes with proper credentials.
Before the foregoing resolutions were put to the
meeting, gentleman, who gave bis name as E. P.
CHlLDs, came forward, and amid great confusion
and opposition on the part of those who got up the
meeting, read the foll0wing:-
Resolved That while We are opposed to the repeal Of
,ne Ssou ~ sna 70 the Nebraska
opposed to the organization Of political party on entire
Resolved That we repudiae the convention called to
meet at Saratoga the 10th OF this month trick
the political interests Of ce tain men At the ex
pense Of the principles and interests Of better
Resolved That we deem it inexpedient send dele
| gates to the said Saratoga convention.
Mr.. r. N. HAvENs, whU was among the crowd in
front Of the platform, cried. out in q stentorian
absolutely" tfF
TIE ParsrpESr-Those resolutions are debate
able, and If any person wishes to speak on them
he will have an opportunity do So but it will be
necessary for me to put the substitute to the vote
Of the meeting first.
Mr.: HAyESs again-I move tfat the substitute
be rejected.
The PREsIDExT- 1t is moved that the substitute
be laid on the table.
! Mr.. HAvEss-My motion is that it be rejected.
move It he rejected at once. (Great confusion,
| few minutes to restore Orderly
A voIcF-.Wbat is the question upon? What is
| il? Let us have it again.
The PREsIpENT-K is upon the substitute for the
resolutions that were first presentedthe substitute
which has been just proposed by Mr.. Child Now,
gentlemen, all those who ave in favor Of the substi
tute win please to say aye. CAye," "aye," ""aye,"
patfo:m n.y.
The PREsIpENr-Thosc opposed will please to say
emo" whereupon about an equal number said
ssDo' with great deal of pleasure.
Some persons on the platform declared that the
resolutions were passed: but the chairman being in
doubt, was in the act Of putting them to the meet
ing again, when he was assailed by the antiNe-
braska men, by whom he was surrounded, and who
charged him with design to rnin the meeting.
VOICE-l call for a division.
The PRESIDENT division is called for. All in
"A,e, aye, aye" cried ont at least half the meet.
ng while the other has reared ous as loud as their
lungs would let them in the negative
The PRESIDENT, under the immediate pressure Of
substitute rejected and then put the original
lutions viii h werc according to the same rule, de-
cided to have been adopted.
l.. w. RYcKMAN, Esq, was then introduced to the
meeting and proceeded to speak as foliows:-Upon
this OCCASION said be, il gives me great pleasure to
address freemen who are bound by no compromises
to violate the dictates Of their consciences. The
spirit Of '7G has fair chance now to vibrate in
a nnftS n
plause) The noble spirits Of the revolution, such
as Jefferson and Washington agreed to compro-
mise on tho question Of slavery, knowing it was
Here the speaker was interrupted by one Of the
officers, who iead the following list OF delegates:-
Robert Smith, Thomas B. stillmsn orison Bluut, J.
Philips phcnx, John Mcksssnsr, Horace soutsnayd,
King samuel B. Ruggles, Thomas s. Ferry, Rae Lock-
wood, Joseph Blunt John Hecker, Josiah Rich. John
Jay, Dennis narris, Joseph Savage d. James Ken Ken
F. Haxemeyer p D. 7. Marshall. ). g. Pierson,, shep
nor,h herd hKp%SRR %. Morgan Bryant Butter,
rinne S,rardns Bosee wsn rusaer a'sr D. Fsss Francis
"1 ssra Psso in
Macomter Joseph Hoxie, Wilson G. Hunt Edgar Kctch-
T. Camp DR. IL A. southworth, J. s Howell, A. G. flagx,
Edm. d. Young, hich'd 3. Emmett Chs. H. Marshall,
ass c0os os .yr"i sarT c",' C.
son Isaac Dayton James H. Eoyd Andrew Lester, Miles
b. Andrus Howari Potter, William llcDermott, John
Phelps, William L. Russell, John Sedgwics, William
whitlock Jr., Charles T. Whitehead, ". Chester.
The reading of the delegates 70 the Slratoga Con
yention was frequently interstersed with humorous
remarks by the crowc. "Wby don't you put in
Thuilow Weedi' cried one, or q Horace Grecleyl'
aaid another. " / nominate Thomas X. Downing,
Of Broad street. interposed third.
Afr. HAvExs-Don't yoa worry yourselves now.
Ycu have hold Of fho wrong customer this time.
voIcE-put in Horace Grec'ey--do, now
won't you, ifyou please Put in Thomas Downing,
| will you say!
TIE President refused to put any other natmes
to the meeting, and 80 Thomas X. Downing, Ho-
race Greeley, and Thurlow Weed vi not attend
the great convention a. delegates, whatever they
may do in the lobbying line. The list Of dclcgates,
like tho resolutions, vas not passed unanimously.
as the President did not appear to understand the
way Of rushing them through, SO strongly urged by
his associates. "Dccare them adopted" said
some orc near him. You don't know how to act"
sse a. another the the cried ont
Bah-ah -humbug,' roared several voices in
| unison.
The PsrsiDEsr-Tbe delegates are adopted.
the Diff .ulty when Mr. Ryckman resumed his re-
marks in the course Of which he read the folio wing
resolutiops--
Resolved That the true interests Of freedom and hu
but that they be given in limited quantiter 10 actual
settlers Of ether lands and to remain ina
prevent land monopoly, without which slavery cannot
Resolved That the nembsr Of Congress- who, as
temporary trustee Of the public domain, vote away
thousanos Of acres to railroad noDopoiss mainly bsss
HttiDga rich few and ignore the claim Of Mmitsd FREQ
70 enrich the sSois country : either snssass
Of the frue prineip1ss Of American republican sates
manship conpletely ineusneed-n either csss unat
whes Mr.. Rychman had concluded, there were
,ouA demauds fhr thA renplutiunS which WSfS nc.