New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-29
ruE LIBERTY PARTY STATE CONVENTION.
SYRACUSE, Thursday. sept. 2s' 1884

SYRACUSE, Thursday. Sept. %, 1884.
The Liberty Party State Convention met al 10
o clock this morning at Market hal' anu a''es .ne
usual preliminary motions, was permanently organ,
led by appointing j. L. Harrington CHAIRMAN anu
III. y Gilman Secretary. .:.,.l o.,.
A Committee gu Business was then appointed, com
posed of Gerrt Smith, John Thomas Leouaru "'o"''
g. L Smith and ). III. TAFT $1,000.
A Committee OF i've was next appointed 10 rePo"
nominations. , .d Saf.ns
ed the Free Democracy as holding the same primer
Gerr;t smith. from the Committee on Resolutions,
then came forward and reported series OF reSo'u-
tiops of the usual stamp and an address ,
On motion to that effect u oin.,u anu Dous
las vere added 20 the Nominating Committee.
The first resolution was then taken up aud
Douolass spoke on the second aud third resolu-
tjous until the hour OF adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembed at . L. M.
Judge AddiDgton and AIR. Kingsley spoke on the
resolutions generally -.
Gerrit Smith then replied 10 Mr.. Emmes from ST.
Lawrence and also took occasion to refer - the
position Of NJ. II. CLARK. who he said placed nun
self on the Baltimore platform when he voted Tor
Scott. He had been nominated by dlnereut conven-
tions at Auburn. which had made platforms put tnere
was no evidence that Mr.. Clark stood on any plat
form adopted there. He spoke of the want oi conn
dence reposed in each other by Anti-Ssvery mea-
He had suffered more from that cause Oh an from any
9th - wished
10 stand well thereto stand wei in the eyes OF the
Shareholders, and show them that Anti Slavery men
have large hearts that they were men OF nooie views
and of honest purposes. This could only DO me oy
exhibiting feelings OF magnanim'ty III their treatmen'
of each other. He had been misrepfeseated by 81
most the entire press political, temperance,
and the so.called religious so much 81 that es
most intimate friends did not know he voted on the
Nebraska bill.
Beriah Green said be lSmlthl hau NOT ac'eu WIN
this party of late ~
Ills further remarks were not heard, as his back
was turned TO the reporters seat
John Thomas Of New-fork would nominate Myrou
Holly Clark not as Wing, but TO great extent the
represe ntatve OF the Liberty party. Mr. Clark was
not a politician, and not nominated by the wings
merely as Wing. He was not on the Baltimore plat
FORM but entertained views similar TO 'hose Oh 0errt
Smith. ~
Beriah Green replied 10 Mr.. Thomas, and said that
Mr. CLARK might not stand the Baltimore platform,
but that party seemed TO think his election was ne
cessary 10 save it from dissolution Hed the bioery
party 70 man in its ranks tit for standard bearer
III not il must be very miserable party For himself
he hooked upon civil government as holy principle
which the American Government had wholly repu-
dated and be could not act with that Government
without violating the most sacred convictions.
Gerrit Smith said that wherever Tod was there was
civil government and that when a man was IN the
right with God he not responsible Tor the weaker
acts or inteects OF those around MN; ne hau NUS
rated his ideas of civil government by his votes in
John Thomas said that Mr.. Clark denied Slavery
could be legaized and held that 1t was crime that
all the laws in the universe could not make legal.
Gerrit Smith-How do you know that
MIR. Thomas-He told me Sd.
MIR. Smitb-Let him tell the world 80. Let him
come here and preside in my place at the Jerry Res
cue Celebration on Saturday, and he will thea be my
man.
The Nominating Committee then reported as fol-
lowing
For Governor, WM. GooDALL Of New. York for
I Cow Arr If for
Canal Commissioner, John C. Harrington of Oswego;
tor state Prison Inspector, VIM. Ssapcott.
Mr. Thomas moved % amend by nominating Myrou
H.Clark for Governor. LosI-only one member voting
in the affirmative.
+. Douglass then moved for the unanimous nomi-
nation of the representative of the unconstitutional
ity of Slavery, Wm.GooDALL, CARED unanimously.
Gerrit Smith moved to substitute Leonard Gib0s
of Washington County for Lieutenant Governor.
Dir. Gibbs declined.
The remainder Of the ticket reported then
nominated unanimously. after which the Convention
adjourned until Z. NJ, when +. Douglass and
others will speak.