The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-22
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.


B M worcester.
From the Boston Common wealth, (free soil orgaa)
there was q aoble gathering OF Massachusetts,
fsesnen 1t this convention, and they took position
On o noble platform It win be seen that measures
we're taken to organize republican party mere
AXE that organized in Michigan, ONO, ana osner
States, and To hold conve0tcn OF delegates In Au-
gust 20 nominate Q state ticket. But we must, Tor
The present, postpone further remarks and give
proceedings -
A preliminary meeting Of the citizens Of Worces-
ter and others Interested in the OF the
vention, was held at the CITY Hall at 10 o'clock,
and was called TO order by WIN. II. Harris. of W r.
tester. Co'obel r. w. Taft, of Worcester, was
chosen chairman, and WIN. II. Harris and Thomas
Diew, OF Worcester, Secretaries. Upon mot ion Of
Mr.. H. II. Chamberlain, of Worcester, n committee,
which consisted Of Mr.. Chamberlain, Judge Norris,
Of Springfield, Charles Wright, OF HinsdAle, WIN.
Clarke, VI Northampton, Thomas SHELL OF Stur-
bridge, Amasa Walker, of North Brookielj, aad
William Fiske OF Lowell, was chosen to report a
plan Of ornament organization.
They afterwards reported that 1t was expediens
MAJ the venti0n be called 20 order by the chair
man OF the preliminary meeting; that a chairman
and secretary pro ten. should be chosen, and
committee to report . plan OF permanent orSanlzb
Non. Upon motion OF Mr.. Earle, OF Worcester, the
proposition for q COMMITTEES 70 permanently or
ganize immediately, was stricken out, and the re-
psFs then accepted.
Was then calico ~ order by Col. Taft, and upon
notion, the officers 0f the preliminary meeting were
appointed temporary officers Of the convention.
Repeated calls were maze for Mr.. Bo wles and
Jeoge Norris Of Springfield, Judge Alien, aud
others. Mr.. Asaph Rice, OF NorIhboro', man
about ninety ears Of age took the s.aud, and made
some very impressive remarks rs to The dangers i'm
pending over the country and the duty Of the people
70 unite and resist the aggressions Of slavery.
Jadge Norris, Of Springfield also spoke briefly,
soDgiatulating the convention ON its numbers,
harmony anu enthusiasm. He spoke OF the ne.
ees-ty Of union and SAID that he lovei the Of
vhis, but loved tho principles Of liberty better.
He spoke wnh appreciation and amid much cheer
ng Of the Massachusetts, delegation Ia Congress,
Senators Sumner and Rockwell, and all Of the
Rep esentat,ves, who had ali stood together aud
voted right the great question Of the late session.
Rev. M. BREwsrER, Of Lowell, made an eloquent
speech, in which he referred, forcibly, to the dam
aging influences OF slavery upon church, - well a.
State. M f.s fs-.s n
Nj. TuEoDoRE HINsDALB, Of PitssHeld, "a whig.)
an old gentleman, made some cheerful and encour.
aging remarks. In the days Of the Revolution, ne
said, he was young aud fes like lighting He trust
ed that there was ~ be NO more fighting, but il
there should be he should regret that he was not
younger. 81
sRTH WEBB, Jr., Of Boston, was called for, and
vas anybody present in favor q the Neorssks bill;
against It's rereal; or In favor OF the fugitive
slave bill; in favor Of the extension of slave
Iy2 No man. No man outside Of The catacombs
under the Court House and Custom House. Massa-
shusetts speaks TO day tue world her sentiments
On these points. These are the maia Issues which
the slave power presents 70 us. We are all united
upon them. Let us unite with those voices which
eoans to ID from Vermont, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michi-
gan and Indiana, where man Of all parties have
united in firm aud unbendiDg resistance to slavery
aggression. The new republican party will succeed
IN there States. Let us put in the shape Of resolu
tions eur purposes on these subjects, and then--do
what Go home AID fignt each other? or, II We be-
Reve alike, shsll we NOT act t0gether2 II we have
come together iiv.dsd, let US 80 back united.
Upon motion Of George F. Williams, OF Boston,a
committee OF nine, which consisted Of Messrs. vii.
iams, Earle Of Wor- ester, Clarke Of Northampton,
Latin OF Pittsfeld, LotnrDp Of South Hadley, Morse
Of Leomin-ter, Wright Of Hinsdale, Aldrch of Wor-
sester, and Fay Of Coelsea was appon TO report
3 plan Of permanent organization.
While this COMMITTEES was out, Rev. Mr.. Bingham
Of Leoninster addressed the convention.
A. twelve o'clock an announcement was made
Boston and could not get into the halt It was sug
gested that the meeting adjourn to meet on the
Common; and on motion of Judge Morris It was
votsd that when the convention adjourn, it adjourn
70 met at one o clock at that place.
The convention then adjourned.
AFTERNoON.
The meeting was called to order on the Common
t half past one O'Clock, by the President, when, on
pointed committee to wait on the Rev. john Pier
Dont aud request him to address the. convention.
While Mr.. Pease was absent, Judge Morris, OF
Springfield. made few earnest remarks, but gave
Hys
platform, to nsv. Mr. Pierpoot.
NJ. PrLBPoNT said that he understood there was
gap 81 be filed before the committee on resOlu-
tions came in, and he was ready, like Curtus Of
be Of any service to the cause Of liberty. Gap
plause.) Men talked about thel free North
There was no such thing as free North. We were
Sled by the slave power-doing is bidding. and
the government Of the nation had been on the side
OF the slaveholders. He reviewed the Fugitive
Shave law Of 1913, declaring 1t to be clearly unconsti
ing s y sss TO
say. But there were two things, at least, which
were better than peace, good e. that was: one was
liberty; the ether, right. (Appiause.) Whoever
saenSe .9s ala pnpss t sos dscela cry
men. The reason why Massachusetts, had rested 80
silently un Der the encroachmcnts Of the slave power
vas, that both the great political parties Of the
State had been ed q the tools of the South to
cause Of liberty had nothing to hope, and no true
friends Of freedom would nave anything to ask.
(Cbeers.) The two great political parties Of the
North had Southern wing, and neither of them
could rise, especially hesvenwsrd, on one wing.
daughter and cheerA)
At this point, the Committee ON Nominations
came IN, reported the following lis. Of officers,
P.ssident~oliver B. Morris (vhis), Of Spring
feid.
Vice Presidents-1st district, Joseph Brownell,
(dem.), Of New Bedford; I'd district, Aipheus n.
Wilmington (whig), Of Bridgewster; Sd district,
Stephen n. Allen (whis), Of West Roxbury; Attn
disfsics, william Brigham (whig), Of Boston; 5th
district. William O. Haskell (F. 81, Of Chelsea; 9Th
di~srict, Robert Rsntoul l'em). Of Beverly; TIN
district, E. p Macintire {~hgj, Of Charlie TO wn
8 h district, William Fiske (whig), Of LOWELL 9th
district, Adam Harrington (dem), of Shrewsbury;
lOsh district, William Clark (whig), Of Northam D
ton; 18th district, Increase Summer (dem Of Great
Darlington.
STANDARDIZATION I. Baker. (whig) Of Beverly;
James g. Fuller, (dem.) OF Charlestown; F. ii. I'm
derwooo, (free soiD Of Cambridge; Augustus Morse,
Of Leominster.
Committee on Resoiutions.--Walter Laflin, Of
Pittsfeld; P. E. Aldrich, of Wore sster Seth Webb,
h.. OF Dedbam; p. w. Taft, of Worcester; Mitchell
Hooper. OF BridQewster; Linus B. Comins, OF Rox-
bury; Robert Carter, Of Cambridge.
The report was unanimously adopted.
regarded his election TO preside over such meeting
ss she greatest honor Of his life. He thanked them
heartily f'r Il.