New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-17
SARATOGA ANTINEBRASKA CONVENTION

SARATOGA. Wednesday Aug. l6, ls5i-l9 NJ.
The Anti. Nebraska State Convention assembled at ST.
Nicholas pa at 10 o'clock and was called to order by
JosrPH BLUNT Esq; JOIN A. KING was appointed pro-
Iuiparv Chairman JONI SEDGwicK Of New-York, and
WV. STEWART Of Binghamton, Secretaries
Committee ON credentials appointed.
Il. ~ HAyEss was the first speaker. lie believed in
the higher law and hoped the Convention would be opened
with pray err If a clergyman was present
The motion was postponed ind the roll called COM
mtec of sixteen was appointed nominate permsne ut
officers.
A motion 10 appoint Committee to prepare rules and
business for the Convention followed by angry dis
cussion. after which the rules of tho Assembly were
ADOPTED.
Mr.. GREELEY moved for the appointment of Business
Commute of eight.
Mr.. Jopxsos Of Delaware, objected saying that the
President ought to have that power and moved
to lay the motion the table.
Mr. Culver was willing to trust either MIR. Greeley or
the Chairman, son of Rufus King, Of old memories
The motion was rejected, when the resolution was
amended by increasing the number of the Committee TO
sixteen, and passed.
Great confusion ensued.
An effort was then made to eau out Mr.. THAYER Of
Worcester Macs as connected with the most practical
business Of this Convention.
JosnrA LEAyIrr, Esq, raised objections.
Tie question was then put to vote and Mr. IHAfka
was invited to speak. :,
Mr. LEAy1r persevered, in spite of the Kisses raised
against him. and protested against this infringement OF MS
rights.
Mr. THAYrR after order was restored, took the stand
srd exnlaned the objects Of the Massachusetts, Kansas
Aid Emicront Society. He spoke for nearly half an
hour.
The business Committee reported the ollowng perma-
nept Ulcers: President n. T. McKooy, Of Queens Coun
~; Vice. Presidents, r. N. HAvEss, EDWARD PERRY,
f. T. BELLISGER, LUXE HITcHcocK, LEWIS KINGSLEY,
FRr.s.s CLARK GEO ID. BENEDICT; Secretaries, D. j.
CHAMBERS, WV. STEWART, j. IL. KIMBERLY j. Ii.
HOWELL, L. p NOZZLE.
prayer was then offered by the Rev. Mr. BUSHNELL OF
Hartford.
motion made to adjourn was Lost and the roll called.
Adjourned till 81 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TIE Convention reassembled at 81 o'clock
Mr. CREELEY from the Business Comm ttee reported
the following:
Vlersas. The present Congress by vote OF minority
nj members eecle the House, has deliberately anu
waraouy repened the controversy respecting the extern
sion Of Slavery under our National Jurlsdicon when
majority people had understood to be closed forever
nv the successive Compromises OF 1870 and iooO aud
Ukr1fas his Congress- aideo and inpelled by the
Federal Executive has the act currently known As the
Netatka BILL designedly sueyerted 50 much Of the com
paot comm only termed the Missouri Compromise as ez-
Guided slavery from that vast region OF our conunent
str, hing from the Mississippi TO the Rocky Mountains,
and ON the parallel Of &C. 3V to the northern boundary
Of Union the state OIL missouri aione oeins eASePou'
Whereas, the people of State through an unbroken
series of seventy y during the former halt OF when
they ere themselves saveholding community, have
soeu uy tested through every channel OF popular ana
Legislative action their determined and emphatic purpose
that lie extension Of Slavery stall be forolddon Cd
slruci.d and prevented by positive action,
Pesoired Tha. the State Of New York, now as ever,
sIms and maintains the right and the duty OF the Cen
nd ude eNt
establishment or Ierpeuation Of human slavery III any
ard every Territory, Of the United States, and in
CIV Territory POSSESSION aud country over which
ths Union now has or may hereafter acquire exclusive
Jurisdictions shd in support Of this position we appeal to
The uniform opinions expressions and acts OF our states
men Legislators and people, from l7sf MI this day.
P5sored That the doctrine affirmed By the Nebraska
bill and sded by its advocates, with the specious
phrases " noR nterv enton and popular sovereignty
il really and clearly complete surrender Of ellthe ground
hitherto sfseted and maintained by the free States with
reepes 20 the ataon OF Slavery aplsn confession Of
the rights ehoders to transfer their human chGes to
any part Of the public domain and there bold them As
slaves long as cupdity may tempt, and force shall
suffice 10 detah them in servitude.
ResOlred That unbroken experience aests that free
labor and save labor cannot coe1st the same sou
That whenever Slavery is tolerated there free labor dies
sinks into satellite and onvencGce OF the
plantation and its masierssO that the ednission Of
Slavery into Kansas and Nebraska involves The practical
conclusion iheretrOm Of ourselves and our children
through al coming time with that paralysis OF Invention
Introduction Of industrial progress aud degradation Of the
eay ebOiolng sy-tem
Resotred That against the doctrines teniooces asd
natural Consequences involved in the Nebraska BILL 80
calculated TO dshonor country in the eyes Of
and 10 discourage and confound the Of Liberty
uDd progress throughout the world declare uneo-
proning war ard in the spirit aud faith oil cur ianers
will struggle the last for the reconstruction OF Aebraka
Kansss the ennobng occupation and use Of free
labsr and freemen.
Re,olreI That we denounce the abuse Of the term
intervention which il intended TO uphold the lnerven-
ton OF the State between the oppressors and h victim
in behalf of the slave power depounce that abuse OF
the thrase popular sovereignty which makes cloak
for iegalipF The absolute subugs;ion of pert OF the
bum, race 10 the will and pleasure Of Others and we de-
ma nd Of Cover menf primary duty perpetual inter
vindicatlon of each innocent mans sovereignty over
himself
! Rsclsed, Tia, deliberate reputation b! tie s.es