The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-11
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APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES TO THE SARATOGA

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| A1fOIKrMENT OF DELEGATES TO 5HK SARATOGA
CONVENTION.
meeting was held last evening in the Brooklyn
Museum. for the purpose Of appointing dsieg to
the anti Nebraska convs neion which Is to be held
| at Saratoga on the 10th instant There we're about
| three hundred p esept, which WAS about ono half
the number which it was said signed the Ill
About half past eight o. lock The meeting was called
TO order by Alderman Hit who nominated ex Mayor
Copeland for President. THIN nomination was
unanimously carried; after which tho following
officers WIRE elected -
vics -Preslofnts panei ayres Johds Laiiaw, j. S.
Cenpbell, William Wall, j. Van Cett, A. II Dana
John H. saih John iakcuan, Lseaezer smith,
J,bn Golfer, william l. Starr, john g. ge,gen,
a. Csr.y, Howard Corning, William S: Danham,
Geo Primo. D Piympton; Samuel Booth, W. Brain
ismus Tarp.n Ret ve james Wilde, william Atkinson,
Abm. Meserolc, J n. Stearns, Hobart Ford
secretaTies-Wm. A. Walker, Edward Seymour
The President briefly expressed his thanks to the
mesting for the honor conferred upon him.
After which, on motion. committee Of seven wa
appointed to draft series Of resolutions expressive
OF tie views Of the meeting, and to appoint del.
gates to the Saratoga Convention. During tae 40
sence of the committee, the meeting was addressed
by Col. Thorpe Of Louisiana, who commenced by
seyine, although native Of that State he was now
a resident Of Brooklyn, and as Southern man bs
had heard great deal about the aggressive nature
o. slavery. He admitted that it 50; and no
other country, he continued. presented such a
strange anomaly While England and France were
using their utmost exertons to abolish the traffic in
slaves, here we find it recognized as a ma
power Of the law. 1t WAS he said the duty of the
people Of the North to protect the South In its
rights, but it was not their duty to extend 1t to
places where il does not now exist. McCullom,
Bell and Hunt Of Louisiana were the only Southern
men who, in the sreaker'sopinion, gave expression
70 the true Northern policy on this subject He
considered II an aggression upon the rights o tho
North, ard the President, in his Inaugural, said
that the rights OF all should be equally respected.
had an extract, said COL T., from that inaugural
IN my poo ket but the fact is that every thing about
and lauehterD Every thing of importar ee had been
sacrificed for the purpose Of passing this Nebraska
bil-tbe treaty proposed between Switzerland aud
the United States the International copyright treaty
proposed by England and other matters Of as great
impos tance had oil TO give way before this ru
ing ore. He alluded 10 the proposition made by
Southern Senator, calling on the government
move their vessels from the coast OF Africa, as
proof Of the aggressive spirit of slavery.
Clay, Webster, and Calhoun had used their
was not TIL after they Lad disappeared that such
men as Douglas werc heard Of, When he looked at
the composition of the Cabinet and found that il
bad majority Of Northern men, he had the great.
est confidence in regard to the cOurse they would
pursue; but how were the people deceived when
they found them using the patronage of Ahc govern.
neht to make the Ncblaska bill The test question,
even Tor the most petty ,e. (Applausc.) Bat
NC find, aid he, tho President so anxious to serve
tho South, that whea thc case Of the slave Burns
come up he hurriedly ran over to the telegraph
office with despatch. telling the United States
Commissioner, Ha!lett, 10 d, his duty. have no
idea that he compachcnds the degradation of that
act any more thnn he appreciates the magnideencc
of the OH he now hoids., (Appausc.) The speak
er coDc!uced 10y saying thay the stand which the
North should take. should be that Of OPP osition to
| tic further extension Of slavery.
At the conclusion Of ,lonet Thorpes remarks
the Committee on Resolutions made the following
Resolved, 1ha. We enter.ain no doubt of the aapl,
euthoriy o CONGRESS 10 prohibit slavery in the rit,
res OF the United Ststea. and that the prohibition OF
lsvcry, comIaaniy known tho Missouri Compromise
was sconsiitutional and valid exercise that power.
RESOLVED, That ~ compromise and compact, made
under circumstance Of pecar urgency nd Docn,nity
the act was binding in merela obligatory upsr
mn any provision coDtiued in the constitution Of
The United Ss'cs, and tla. faith Ia aud the
nal rcaca :f tho country forbade IL dis,urbanec.
Resolved, That constr8ined to sec in the v0ls
lion OF tat com n,ae settlcd purpose tbs
Of !he political aYe pswer of the sculh TO etoud tho
instnltion OF slavery With its nnsauai and nm rst
laesestaticn in Congress, to wfes possible area
20 az 10 eecuro its ssal, commercial and eeral
| GIcy IN this Union
Resolved, That feel il 20 be daty os men to-n
free, and of St-tes that have washoa thei parreuta
fro1s the dc6lem2nt of Rlavev 10 all lawful ad Ifp
nofabe means 10 oSphno slavery within tos
.psi municipal bounds, and especially preserve tho
territory devoted by the Missouri corpsense 70 free
DON FROM falling tbe .'al and political blight Of
| sisyHy.
pesolvcd That successfully to cacoanter che always
united fcrees Of tho slave power, there shonld BE-
broten lsiTory among the frensa Of freedom; and to
bnt end NO defre del gates io the Saratoga
venuob TO avor prudcnt and moderate counsels and
snc measures look siugiy to tho prevention OF the
siesd OF slavery into free trto and to tbs restraint
OF the fciara from sony b. yond s strict
constitutal ouiy "a aid defend, extend that num-
] cpsl institution.
Resolved That ths rspenI of that provision in tho
NsnTesha Kansas ct 'ch anuus the Missouri conpro
mise IL eode1 every consideration Of fraternai
cor; aAd poitcsl aarnouy among he friends Of tho
Union, u IN opinion essen. 10 the pcrpetuy Of
I the republic
Hesood That delegates he requested /, lay a copy
Of The foregoing resolutions before the convention Sa
rat1gs.
Received Jhst Jer1el humphrey Chandler Starr $. D.
Bsckus J. H. Van Cott j. Knapp, II. " Holt, ia dgsrd
se9 mou-, b e Barn smith j. Eastman, W. Atkineon
II. Culver. John Friend j. N. .teaus, C. j. Jlck aud
VIM HUrt 10 the delegates to repros.n. the ooln'y
Kings IN the aii convention 20 DO held st saretoss
August u, 1854
Resolved, That the degatss be- ard they sro hereby
| empowered TO oil yscspces
| After the adoption of tho foregoing report few
votes having been given in the negative collection
| vas taken up to defrsy expenses. The meeting was
then addressed by tire Rev. M. Hataeli at the con-
clusion VI whose rmsfks the meeting Adjourned.
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