Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-09-01
The Saratoga Convention.

The Anti-Nebraska State Convention of
New York met at Saratoga on "Wednesday
morning, and after cons iderable conflsion
andjs some excited discussion, finally orraniznd
permanently, by the appointment Of WIN.
) McCoun Of Queens Co, President. seven
Vice Presidents and five Secretaries. A
committee consisting Of III. J. RAYMOND.
Horace Greeley, and fourteen others, on les
olutlons, was appointed. The rules of the
Assembly were adopted as the rules of the
Convention. Prayer was offered by Rev.
MIR. Bushnell of Hartford.
In the afternoon Mr.. Greeley from the
COMMITTEE, reported preamble and series
of ten resolutions. The first resolution de.
clares that the State of New York now, as
ever, maintains the right and duty of the
General Government, to prohibit and preclude
the extension, establishment or perpetuation
of Slavery in any and every territory which
now belongs or may hereafter belong to the
United States. The second asserts that the
doctrine OF The Nebraska bill, gllded with the
speclous phrases of mon Intervention and
popular sovereignty is really complete
surrender Of all the ground hitherto main.
tanned by the Free States respecting the
limitation of Slavery. he third says that
free aud slave labor cannot co-exist on the
same soil, and that therefore the admission
of Slavery into Kansas and Nebraska in
wolves the practical exclusion therefrom of
ourselves and our children through all com
ing time, with that paralysis of invention, iu-
terdlction of industrial progress, and degra-
dation of tho Slayeholding system The
fourth declares uncompromlsing war on the
doctrines of the bill, and for defeating Ne
braska and Kansas TO the use of free labor and
freemen. The fifth denounces the abuse ofthe
term non-lnteryentlon, and demands of gov
eminent as primary duty, perpetual inter-
yentlon on the side OF justice, equality, and
IN vlndication OF each innocent mans soyer-
eighty over HIMSELF The sixth declares
that the reputation of the Missouri Com
promise, has absolved us from all compacts
or agreements outside of the Federal Consti-
tuition with reference to Slavery, and we now
take our stand distinctly on the principle
that all territory of the United States must
henceforth be free territory, and all States
hereafter must come in as Free Slates."-
This resolution was received with nine
cheers.
The seventh resolution was as follows:
Rssoiped, That we heartily approve the
course Of the freemen of Connecticut, Yer
mont, Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and
Michigan, postponing or disTegardlng their
minor differences of opinion or preferences,
and acting together cordially and trus,ngly
in the sacred cause of freedom, for free labor
and free soil, and we commend heir spirit
to the freemen of this and other States, ex-
horiing each other to renounce his party
whenever and wherever that party proves.
unfaithful TO human freedom.
The eight and ninth resolutions tender the
thanks OF the Convention to the Anti-Nebras-
ka Senators aud Representatives and com
mend the efforts now in progress TO colonize
with free souls and strong arms, first Kansas
and then all other territories exposed 10 the
blight Of slavery.
The tenth resolution proposed to adjourn
to Auburn, Sept. Both, 10 select ticket from
the other tickets, which by that time would
be in nomination. An amendment, offered
by Mr.. Raymond, striking out the ,nstrne-
lions to ssieet candidates from other tickets,
was finally adopted, and the resolution was
passed, in the following form:
Rasoiged, That when this Convention does
adjourn, It will adjourn to meet in Auburn,