New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-26
AFFAIRS IN ONO.
tO he rescu'


Coue,rondeuee Of The y. Y Tribune
COLUMBUS Friday, July IA, l-j1.
A .oiourn of some time in Ohio, enables me TO speak
with considerable confidence III reference 10 the state
of public feeling in this young giant OF the west vi
course mean public feeling in reference To the great
Nebraska. II Kansas swindle. Never, believe, has any
act of Congress met with such universal reprobaton-
never have the free men of this great free state iet
such indignation at the conduct of those OF their he
presentatives who delegated TO watch over their rights
and interests have thus undertaken 10 barter ana oe-
tray them and deliver them, bound hand ana oot 10
the Slave aristocracy of the South. Win ther hdig
nation is mingled something OF alarm They are begin
ming every day more and more 10 realze the ruin
that this attempt to convert the Tree SOIL OF tne i
mensc territory northwest OF lexas-the yer! hear' Oh
the continent and the great highway from the Atanuc
O., tho Pacific into Slave States, ia attempt 10 revO
lutionize this Republican Government by transferring
t never from the macs of free aborers TO the relen
less oliparchy of ACC, 900 Shareholders. Iley look
upon Disney, Olds, Green and Shannon as the PnahV
fools and purchased minioDs of these conspiratOrs
AGAINST freedom and the determination is every day
growing deeper 10 cOnsign them 10 that contempt
which freemen have awarded TO those VINO Detray
their sacred cause Ohio is undoubtedly beginning 10
realize as every free State must ere long do that TINS
is vital struggle and that if they suffer this vast aud
fertile territory to pass into the bands OF the Savocacy
they seal their own fate and henceiOrth become the
DEGRADED vassals of a remOrseless despOtlsm which
will finally be prepared TO crush the liberties Oh the
freeman MS it now does those OF the slave
The proposition of this infamous outrage IN Congress
NJ once startled the freemen Of this State They could
not al first realize that such thing was serous! pro-
pOsed | am told that even The Ono Statesman, the
organ of the National Administration at the Capitol oil
Ohio at first refused to credit such movement as
emsDatipg from Democratic Administration, and de-
nounced il without stint And although their scruples
were soon overcome in the supple tool OF the Pierce
party the honest members OF the Democratic party
stood aphast at the nfamy To their honor De IL said
the movement for the emancipation OF Ohio and OF the
free North from the shackles which the Slave power
WAS preparing to riye first came from the triumphant
Democracy Of Ohio. Men who had long been leaders
in the party Letter and Cartier OF Stark, Reemelln
and Cist of Cincinnati and men of whose names the
Democracy were ever proud though they never asked
them for Office quiet but firm, like Andrews and Swan
of Columbus commenced the work, and called the
first Convention, which net III Columbus Oh the I'th
of March That Convention was large and respect
able but by no indicative OF the general move
ment of the people which has since followed Men
had not vet made up their minds to the to be
pursued Old party ties had not yet sufficiently gwen
wsy nor the public mind become ripe for one common
effort of all who loved liberty and respected their own
rights and those of the free States-Whgs, Democrats
and Free Soers-tO resist this most daring outrage
But. for the Convention Of the 18th of July, the
public mind was well prepared The people had had
time for reflection aud they Lad come to the most dis
tpct and unalterabe conclusions They had resolved
10 take firm stand, and make 81 least one mighty
effort for the redemption OF their State and OF their
common country from the tyranny Win winch tbey
were threatened. They determined TO sscrlhce all
party ties and partizan preudces upon the altar "
freedom and TO unite with all who had heart for the
work for the recovery TO freedom OF the vast territory
Just sacrificed TO Slavery, for checking slave power
and for restoring our General Government to Its ongl-
nal desicl-"t!e common defense, the establishment
of Justice the security of liberty 10 ourselves and
"our po.terty" With these views, more than q
thousand freeman the intelligent representatives Of
every section of the State leaving their farms III the
midst of harvest and considering business 50 urgent
as the call Of their country repaired to Columbus to
deliberate and adopt plan OF operations Tor future
action -
enactment of the Ordinance Of 17e7, by which freedom
w.s secured 10 the whole Northwest was day well
fitted 10 inspire those who enjoying the blessings
of that act with courage TO defend its principles with
zeal 10 extend its benefits and with Indignation against
those who sought to desecrate by Slavery territory
still more extensive and soil less genial than their
own and which might become the happy abode Of
myrads of freemen A very proper reference was had
10 this fact in the first resolution passed by the Con-
yeptiou. and which you have doubtless before this re-
ceiyed along with its other proceedings.
The City Hall being too small 10 contain the great
number in attendance upon the Convention the meet
inc was transferred TO Neis New Hall the largest
that could be obtained which was also hlled 70 over
flowing. All parties-Democrats, wings ana Free
Solers-were very fairly represented ana al were
manitestly animated by the same patriotic spirit
Gen Letter distinguished Democrat, was appointed
President while the Vice Presidents, and secreta-
ries and Committee On Resolutions. were taken
equally ana unfortunately from all parties and sec
tons
The resolutions pasted as the al The Conven-
tiCp ard tie platform e tie PARTY z ~ QrCal.zed