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


Letters were read from Arthur Tappan, John Pier
pont and others sympathzers with the objects of the
Convention. One letter signed by twenty citizens
of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
GERRIT SMITH read several letters from five young
men brothers named Brown resident near Kansas
City in Kansas presenting sad picture of the eond
ton of the friends of Freedom in that Territory.
They are the victims Of annoyance societies " of
shareholders and their mnions who burn their houses
and barns destroy their crops main their cattle and
otherwise annoy them. The shareholders are well
armed and thoroughly organized, while the friends of
Freedom have no arms and without organization.
The Shareholders in that vicinity completely overawe
their opponents. The letters stated that II was no
longer question of Negro Slavery but question of
Personal Liberty with the settlers from the Free
States. They closed with appeal for arms, which
they say they need more than bread. John Brown,
the father OF the writers of these letters addressed the
Convention, said be was about going to Kansas and
asked for men TO accompany him and meass to aid
himself and friends in sustaining the of Freedom
in Kansas. Mr.. North of Minnesota moved that Nc.
Brown be committee to collect subscription for tae
purposes be had named. This gave rise 10 spirited
debate involving the non.re-istance principle tir
Tappan and Others oombatod, and refused TO give
their the proposition opposed TO their
votions OF right Charles Stewart of Canada aud 9TH
ers advocated that TO violence Is the only
course left 10 the friends of Freedom III Kansas Mr..
Douglas suggested tndt ne MOI ulou
by the Convention but that those who wished 10 con-
tribute 10 the objects presented be allowed to do
This course was followed and large collection male.
The Business Committee reported printed paper
issued by the Abolition Society OF Newlork, entitled
An Exposition of tie Constitutional Duty of the
Federal authorities TO abolish Slavery, which
they recommended to be adopted and published by this
Conventions also additions to the series of resolutions
before submitted.
The resolutions reported by the Business Committee
were taken up and further discussion on the cons-
tutiopal ques ion continued anti the noon recess.
GTRRIT SMITH made OF his happiest addresses, IN
reply to Berish Green the position that the appn
cation of the Constitution is not the Constitution ltsei
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A communication was presented by Mr. T,PPAS
from fifty five colored peisons of Brooklyn who are
associated under the title Of "The Brooklyn Patent
"Brush- MAKING Co., for the manufacture of sn I'M
proved sef-sdusting brush invented by one of their
number with capital of 5000, for the purposes OF
gaming an bonest livelihood for themselves and to
elevate their race They have been unfortunate ana
the project is likely TO fail and FOR this reason they
ask aid. A Committee appointed TO investigate TINS
matter reported that the project was very worthy
one, and recommended that the communication De re
iened TO the Central Abolition Board which PROPOSE
non was eoneurred in.