New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-10
QUEENS COUNTY MASS MEETING TO AP-
POINT DELEGATES TO SARATOGA

mas meeting of the cit zens OF Queens County
held yesterday afternoon at the Courthouse in North
Hampstead There about two hundred present many
Of them leading politicians Of all parties who dapprove
Of tho reputation of the Missouri Compromise The
meeting called for the purpose Of appointing five del
egates represent the County at the State Nebraska
Convention be held at the village of Saratoga Springs
on Wednesday, the 10th Of the present month.
At o'clock the meeting called TO order by Hon.
John A. King On notion Hon. VIM. I. McCOon
chosen TO preside and Aessrs Gilbert Sayres and DR..
Henry Hall were appointed Secretaries.
Interesting addresses we're delivered By Messrs James
Pystcr Ogden, Aboah Mann, Jr. Park Goodwin, Gideon
Frost s. b. Quigley ard the Hon. John A. King.
Mr. ALBERT Il. GRAIL moved that COMMITTEE OF Six,
one from each town. be appointed draw up and submit
resolutions expressive Of the Of the meeilg and
also Committee OF Six 10 select and present TO the meet
ing the Of gentlemen be sent to Saratoga az De-
Icgntos TO the State Convention. Carried.
The Hon joins A. KISG asked the privilege to read
letter from - Hon Jas Mcnce, rcgrei;ing that croum
stances prevented him from being present and also
Ing his constituents that he and faithful i'll refer
ence 10 tbs question.
The following Committee Resolutions appointed
BY the Chair the Hon. John A. King, Albert G. Carr
John W. DeMott, Park LOOMS, John L. Denton and
DR.. Henry d. Hall.
Committee on Nominations Messrs. J. d. Z. Ogden,
Geo. d. Coles Isaac Wllet D. S. Williams, Henry Allen,
and Joseph II. Van Mater, Jr.
The Committee on Nominations to the Stae Cony entiOn
made the following report and motion, it was adopted:
Judge McCoon, Oyster Bay; the Hon. John a King,
Jamaica; Warren Mitchell, North Hampstead; Robert
81. Blackwell Ncwtown; Allen Mcdonald, Flushing.
motion was made and ado ted empowering any Of .he
delegates TO eppont o substitute.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the following
Preamble ond Resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
EAa. Consiess he United States. dorns is
N.hrs,ts ali The rd which with the Indian rsservs.n cous
iu.d gres region by the Missouri Trriory
so'eeHt lad been dediea'ed by oe!An treaties wth
WiGca. Upon admission ,de UniOn state Of Sic
slavery bcins permitted within bogu
' that IL al that ro.s e.dd By Franc ao to iae Ua
north latitude and included within the Ei' ecnsmPad
puni,hmnl shall be and hereby prohed; and
msny Of when were from the old State, and
yod tbe &T BY the ,siio on AID pSwsT Of the oSS
a. a. P1S 1 and hi.I is 81 51f 81 '
Territory north If So so " north a'-d securing thereby
the hone s1@ resting Place oi million Of t5eems9 Ia al % 70
ara r,retns 1s s.ee'a 40 o. ts.
did neycheles without tGn the oppression Of Puoo snti
boldly AID successfully the and peverias resistance
s Il, Kansas G sS d Sb H fo i ana & s
.ts sn sneni ehe ioHn sDls - IN, psaIea aH 81
pose By settlement the vs1ed question Of
sy. T ave & n ' ~ b 81 sn ns
Ire Of Freedom here ss'eHbd and the expression
Re.fc watched win ses, anxiety and alarm
every step the srcemen to as concentration Ia the
pssss Of e kaD-' and NeeIssAa % ai' POD
and succ.sll esor 70 rpade AID annu The AouI Con PROM
fsd n until the last nomn that r. aboat 20 kisyoa ne
T pS arSn the sea. o Of B %S5. pop
h. more. nt and pubic gsf ay' S1a
rot at to G ~; me iAs q as re
has helped the ruin ~, hswsvsr OR eIoePtas few
Union all rushed hsps the OF ssse laws 70 the
Eeed That moved By common sentiment Of this vital az
Iurpos be uardI freedom which Lad s'ound
ADD this vasi and terrible Ie1ion Of The West We WI firmly
ard sTss -aoIi the Of the principles
S,D Sek 70 freedom ks which hsi been .emry secured to
her the iEs.ble snd coveted privilege Of living
Fer perform the country labor disholor, the
.sa IN tie c1rste. Of The Unee States
d. neps AID Lsf while we refrain from denauacnE those
whsev, may be ns them fog the pert .s.n "a
YET bound h every Grafton thanks
tssdy or amid great e-.rons the Ksasas aud
Sstrr,is Us heh he faithfully AID seeePt,by -PFeseniess
fnsi til. meeting thai The ioI@wias
Rl,ciucrs d.7dhy tie Legislature Of this Sas IL ah 4sJ
Of JlEat l which have been revoked but stand now as
thn Re recorded unehsnre lie whole people
iFay fernseut si reflect orr sentiments snd should be sanea
Hl. TIE rhb,ns the further extension Of slavery
United the people Of the
whtT6s slavery ey mos; 20 Be de-
tia. constitutional barrier shold be ntcrPosed 20
further extension sri that the Constitution Of the
ULtd clearly Congress The right 70 require OF new
States net eomrrssd the orsns boundaries Of the United
the prohibition Slavery condition o: is stnssoa into
the Unon"
Rssed Tia. rdepsderoe Territories the sht OF
popular sovereignty Wlch been .ed and el1ned the
the rpucon the an COMPROMISE
AID rovsl doctrine not warranted By psee or preee
dent ipsuch lad the property Of the United states sub
The regulation ard temporary government which may De pc
crbed b g the provision Of the Contaioa which de-
esres that shall have Iakc al uefti u and
regulations respecting the territory and other property OF the
United which Congress has passed Tor
territories ordained COZ each Of ihen ten
por, whereby the civil ard political ne o. ne ~
hslfsns regulated and the right 81 the soil prohibited
Thar the and Judicial officers OF the terot. govern
by the FEDERAL Government and their lega
the revision add approval Of the Congress Of the
oy Of the uned States exists cEy AID solely ~ virtue OF tt Of
CongTrss. Therefore.
Rs That be instructed ard Representatives
opPose the admission. STATE into tae
Union o. any Territory 90; eon9ronsed atoesad wiiaeat
nIkDs the Prohibition Of Slavery therein indispensable eoaos
Of s5u issios
Red That Dsle,s be chosen represent this County
the Anti NeLska Convention be held the Village OF sara
"Wednesday the 18th day Of AuEus enc that
VIM hConn Of Oyster Bay John A King Of Jsnses "sren
Robert Blackwell of SewtowB and Allen Macdonald OF fu'h
ing be the Delegates with power substaios Necessary
Resolved That the Of this meeting be signed ~ the
President and and pabhei in the Comfy papers and
II Tho Ner lori Trfbsn>, T~es and Errsf.g Posf
The meeting then adjourned.
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