New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-02

for the reason that they the Chief reliance OF those
believing with bin, and received the hearty concur
renee of the Convention. GERRIT SMITH, IN the
couIte of biz remarks, suggested hai the very first
duty of an Anti-Slavery Congress should be the pre-
ferent of articles of impeachment aga 81 Pro Slavery
judges of the Supreme Court. Truly yours c. Z. L.
SYRACUSE, Friday June 30, 1885,
This body closed It's sessions by meeting in City
Hall last evening. The business for which the Con-
venuon was called completed by the adoption of
the resolutions reported by the Business Committee.
These resolutions which append hereto, comprehend
The entire ground embrace ed in the volumnous address
previously adopted Great hope il felt and expressed
by the leading parcipators in the Convention that this
is a platform on which the peaceful extinction of
Slavery is TO be accomplished. Ii is believed by them
that with full understanding of the subject, the mass
Of the peoIe lie Free States viii accept tie position
that the Federal Constitution is An'i-Slavery doc
ument and tlen of necessity, the millennium to the
Slave in this country will be speedily forthcoming.
Great confidence is felt in tie efficiency of the Gen.
trail Abolition Board, TO lie located in Newlork, the
local brer cbes of this BODY 10 be established through
ont tic FREE States and the lecturers and presses to
be pIorled and encouraged. Ii worthy Of remark
that tie organization has hut this one obect-abol,oR
The ConveR ion is TO he followed by Others to he
held in different States The next one will be held In
Chic at Cleveland Oberlin, time in the COM
ing FAN. Several proposed TO be held IN the New
England States.
erick Douglass and WIND Watkins ofRocheser, Hiram
b. CIozior and Lewis Tappan of New York, Lucus c.
Mstlo,k of Syracuse, and Gerrit Smith. Frederick
Douglass argued that the action of this Convention
would amount TO nothing except II were thoroughly
pa, cd before the people of the country be had great
faith in the peopIe-much more than in anti slavery
CARNATIONS. These Associations answer their purpose
and then die. The cause has worn out many such or
eaniZations and be thought il likely TO wear out 9TH
en- before the work is done. He believed that the peo
TRUTH
gathering and would hail with JOY the opportunity
presented for the peaceful abolition of Slavery through
the influence of the baot-box He argued against
action with the Free Soil party for the reason that
thew consider the right of States admitted such with
Constitutions orbdding Slavery to establish Slavery,
if they choose, tie day after admission.
GKRRIT Smith proposed a resolution thanking the
Pr, sideut DR. j. Nee une Smith, for his ability, urban
itv and impartiaty in presiding this Convention.
Attention was called 10 the fact that DIR. Smith was
the first colored that has ever presided over such
q body. Mr.. Douglass challenged the production Of
better presiding officer than DIR. ). proved himself.
The T, soution was adopted by general vote of the
large audience. DIR. Smith responded. He came here
to breathe free air. Twenty years ago he obi ged
10 go 1900 miles to enjoy this liberty He expressed
the hope that when another jerry should come SYRIA
cuse the people here would again show the world that
the Shareholders of the South have not ttedeels 10
tier lands. He believed that after all our Republic
is built that can bear the weight Of
Abolition.
lean jubilee and other papers, and returning thanks
TO Vice Presidents and Secretaries, when the CoRvea
ton adjourned sine de-
The following are the resolutions adopted by the
Convention:
ResOred That experience has fully proved that there
way get red Of the er Of Slavery but b. getting nd of
the nss OF svsy 70 s1Sea TsnSa q the
sppIopae plan FOR SECURING the abolition "
sGvsfy but BY ABoLIsHISG H.
Rssolsed Thar We therefore reject useless all scheme.
for limiting, eaizng. sonhnins or anne iorstns ssvery-s
.ssions Of Slave y, and from the liability Of becoming
speas and OVERCOME BY It, which do DOT look directly 70 the
iu edse and unooDditouH hibion and suppression Of
Slavery in al Pets OF the cosntEy.
s. hs,red That resard mpracticsbe and visionary all
non .ve OF by fayornE tie epor ion OF cocred persons
eber BY slavery Leaving die b. merely
Tpicr@s which attempts. kowsveT INTENDED We cesn 70
be vTt.y syasve q or ssf na0na ds'y 10 undo the
ID. Tbs, here At the present time the highest
otsss rtrs on the people Of the Free s,se- to remove
ssyeIy BY nora and poll sl action as prescribed the Con-
T,eS that the question whether the Constitution Ter.
ses Ssye IL the United Siass is IN other words. qaes-
o1 whether the liberties Of the country can under the Coas
a Bsao,d That the Coustutoia question here'ore de-
snd ti speed, ana earnest anion Of the i-zds Of the
car Institutors of the m ncs Of Peace
T. Resorod 1h.' inssmaeh Is Non Exiensions' Free
sellers would doubt exchange their pTeseu postios
for tbs. Of direct and Abolition they understood
the that and that inasmush
hose Ahohiouifs who advocate oisapion" would
isrge der position IN ie they understood the Con.
ituon a. DO; do therefore earnestly and respectfully
invite bth hess examine lAborousy and petsy
the whole subject and think their tins snpO6tlb spent
IN 20 ooir
Resord That becomes .. 10 Be- jesczs % hos- expo
;ous Of the Constitution In lis slavery which
been given ~ BY irveerse sAyebodsrs and which
rown I'd and been developed with the growth and
efesspg ssgrtssions Of the ; ave Power.
y Resred That IT, when eIpOundns the Constitution
hear 10 mind that the tine wu formed, los well before
and ,nes) there egsiIed Slavery the country
BE- rec Enred provided for and that al the
oept that time Slavehodns States
all Of them the speedy extinction of slavery
peed that shall feel bow utterly ground the prsva
lent idea bst the forming u the American Union attended
South IN the 81 question
lt hesred That have rsht to demand tbs. the Con
sfut he e1pst ndtd BY rules Of legal utepre
that By eortTol the exposition Of all similar
AID all human lsws-the rules that Do eono