New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-22
CONVENTION OF LIBERAL SOCIETIES.

The regular sem-monthy meeting OF this Convention
was held last evening in Pythagoras Hall There were
eleven members present In the absence OF Dr.. AsHE,-
BRFSsrR, the President, the Chair taken by
Dr. FORBES.
The minutes of the last meeting read. The letter
of the Polish Democracy, reply 10 invitation 70 join
the Convention taken up In that letter the Poes
declined joining the ground thatthey are but soourners
here who have no business 10 interfere with American
affairs and whose main object IL the liberation OF their
own country The following reply 10 The letter o: the
Polish Democracy adopted by the Convention
To The Poi,h Deroc,aie Srefy
CITIZENS: You will excuse for not answering your
letter earlier because has been lost by one OF the re-
Poriers.
regarding yourselves and and though VIC deporo mat
ven consider yourselves only guests in this country
which excludes you voting yet there are 'es enough
left TO unite We heartily approve your noble aim e1-
pressed under No ,, and democrats, whose views are
nothing but liberty discuss the proper steps achieve
the victory over the reaconsts in all parts OF the world
we invite YOU to join There may sometimes arse
questions in the discussion Of which you Will not participate,
but cannot be Indifferent TO Convention oil societies
whose object is eternal agitation against oppression
the nomination Of none but true republicans TO puohc
Offices united action OF the American and foreign de-
mocracies by which alone can hope TO arrive al peee
and at the universal republic.
ketr York, June q, 1854.
The next matter brought before the Convention wac the
scheme Of free emigration Kansas, undertaken by
the Boston Company The following Repor; was pre-
sented by the Committee appointed to confer with the
Boston Company:
The Committee appointed TO confer with the Ney-fcrk
Committee on IL. Kansas Emigration met portion Of
that Committee No. $50 Broadway on the evening Of
the l2h and explained the objections 10 their mode Of
proceeding: the principal being that no provision was
made 10 support the emirnns in desert until their crops
could support them. Col FORBES OF the Committee had
an interview with Mr.. TH.YER President OF the Boston
Company, and explained the same points. Mr. IHAfsE
showed Col f. letters from various parts OF the United
States from persons expressing desire 10 engase 10
Kansas who were able TO supper; themselves. Mr.
TH.YERs opinion consequently that the necessary
number Of emgranis could be procured among the Amer
cans The first convoy could leave about the st August
Laborerr would be sent one-fourth the regular fare
none would be who could not pay that and could not
support themselves. Under these circumstances, the
Committee could only congratulate the Boston Company
on it. prospect fng the Territory and making il free
State by means Of persons Of property emisrang there
As these will require help soon a. II asceranec that
such help will be- paid and enabled to suosi, the >ocey
would doubtless assist in forwarding good Anti Slavery
aborer,. Meantime they do not what they cen do IN
the matter.
The report unanimously accepted
Several members expressed their opinion that the
Boston scheme would be failure because ii persons OF
property go there and find that free labor cannot be had
they will be forced buy slaves and thus gradually be-
oeme friend, Of the slave interest IN this view the scheme
will do more harm than good adding to the force OF me
the only 10 rescue the Territory voild DC
send. and sustain there for while, European fret
Labor IL moved tina, correspondence should be kept
up with the Boston Company, explaining those Views.
The motion carried.
Col. FoRBEs presented proposed Provision Law, re-
curing that all articles Of food and drink sold should Do
inspected to test their purity and good condition IL was
resolved that the proposed law should be printed and ds
tribuied among the delegates for considerssn motion
10 correspond with all other existing Liberal societies.
in the state OF NewYork besides those Of present repre-
scented in the Convention was carried II was proposed
and carried that Committee .hosld be appointed to 81
anime caiechism 20 be published in Col foro.ss ml!
tho fifal
lions Of the United s,aics with view 20 ndoso he
seine II fourd correct in or.r MAJ .h' % h 20