New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-29
nrcI.R,TIoN OF SENTIMENTS.

The Convention Of Radical Political Abohuonl'ts asseu
bed Al Syracuse IN the State Of York on the t tn
and 9ath day june 1885 improve the opportunity 70 declare
the nation ana TO the word Their eonsetons
American Slavery relations 70 the American people snd
Government the responsibilities resting upon them AUD me
esures they morally bound 10 employ for the de'erAHcS
Of their country tae Liberation OF the ensayed-
VIZ believe savehslcng TO be an unsurpassed ana we
hold il to be the duty Of Civil Government 20 sHpp,'
crime We conceive sayehccns 70 Dc the snIinls,on % %
man rights and held IL 20 be the grand END aad sson VI
Civil Government 70 protect human rgh1-
legitimate Civil Government righfuly claiming support and
ally politically bound 70 prompt aIu 20 yt5
ing Nay we hod that the Government %hen annli
lat. instead protecting inherent rights should be hno .n not
a. Ciy inent only conspiracy, usurpation
The responsibilities OF Cg Government IN this country rest
min IL upop people by whom their own forms o. gov
en- me are instituted and who at the bauotb9x provide i0f
their acmlistrson IN conformity win men sne' no, rom,
Ietnt this tssk. then ro competent 20 DC C1s oos
eminent at all The objects set ortni me Coosttu
lion itsel IL neither form perfect Union nor
establish justice" inare domestic tranquility, nor
rovae for Tie def nse promote the general
welfare the blessings Of Liberty TO ourselves and
" our pee erity.p
But deny hs fathers attempted such an a6F
tv a. that OF nstut Civil Government without power r.
Protect the natural nights Of lis subeet-a Government
eGbsh Justice and the be sngs Of liberty with
cut powers adequate the suppression Of ayehodns We
challenge proof thar when they declared II tha
ali created equal they INTENDED poron OF nen -
be slaves; that when they publicly procanns maizena,
BE rights ey secretly plotting unparalleled wroos at
wien they pesed to the SUPREME Judge Of the word Sf s
recude heir intentions they acting the part OF base
hypoces tina. hey proposed u ssa6sh Justice they
pre- euse u secui besns Of liberty" they entered
compact too support Of Slavery Their language IN
the Constu ion nca notnog Of the kind but the opposite
end there prot intentions 10 conflict VIZ
their sugutg- We deem Their fore ght and proper .
srue the Constitution reads and the ssyehodcr
pref nd that Il means And by such construction he Cons
ucu requires the Federal Government 70 aooh Slavery In
ell the Siafes.
Aore han al this: maintain that Il could e proved ta
Il csrrot tel tha fithen mentally intended 70 protect
Slavery words ia the Contribution required ~ sup
preston should still bold ourselves al liberty AID under DOLL
saus 70 the CoDst1 sordng q IL righteous ints
tons for dishonest purposes and WIN aus
honest Intentions IL becomes the duty Of hosest men "o ~
succeed hem and % whom their written instrunents az
Kite defeat such dhOuet purposes and inrnaons ~
can BY nterpreti5g the Language according 70 NJ ,ins
lost M snug Every emil .h ned eud ugnsht uil'.
c.eiae and the decision commits 70 be Fedefai
Cent tuition biods suppress elsvcry. 49, valid
We dsBy that rhe Constitution cosId have I-y,Ii1sd
rfccrrifion Of Slavery tecsuse there was nssr
slavery iu he county 20 the sS5)ecs % 'e-. -
We DEW that slavery can be leg Eed oy ~ -. ~
eess whatever And ssite from this We aI'l -
=, he les and naxuns Of Sleyenoehs III
20 &c s 1 on The Jntei states tn-re Hesey Als been
OF me IN tbis county. On this point
sLy Sr~s q undsnt testimony even ION eminent
Iseoy 70 Iioeo 49, stssnen themselves And ia: whole
aEd Of ne SlsyetrSte proves The statement
10 be fruitful .... - - = -, -
80 = ssrery bid she states IL provide for the
bssS. o. Ftdsrl Government Is suppression The pow
e The Federal Government " the Constaon amply
Sequse shs object And deny hat the exercise ts0se