The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-30
Feelings Of Horace Greeley and the
Brides Friends.
Greeley, Culver and the Temperance Men
RepudlatIng the Maine Law.
How Some Young Aspirants Had Their
Gas Shut Off.
JOE nLUKT THE VICTIM OF PETTY LARCENY,
ABOLITION AND MAINE LAW SPEECHES,
&c, &c, &c.
THE WING CONVENTION.
FIRST DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.

THE WING CONVENTION.
FIRST DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 20, 1855.
The convention resumed ~ session at O'Clock.
Mr. HOPKINS, from the Committee the Contested
Seat from Rensselaer, made report In favor Of allowing
the Mr. Flood their regularly elected delegate.
The committee, also, upon the contested seat from the
county of Steuben made report in favor of allowing the
seat George Swift the regularly elected delegate.
The Committee on the Contested Seat from Oneida
ported in favor allowing the seat from the Fourth dis
trct of that county to Mr.. Bates.
The reports the committees severally adopted,
and the delegates admitted to their seats.
Mr. DAYTON, from the Committee Permanent Or
ganzaon, made report, recommending the following
individuals officers of the conventions
President.
JOHN A. KING, of Queens.
Vice Presidents.
Moses IT, Grinne of N. Y. J. G. Haribut, of Saratoga
A. S. Murray, Of Orange. W. II. Sherman, of Oneida
Peter Crispel, of Ulster W. +. lansing of Madison.
Walter L. Sessions, of Chatauque
Secretaries
w. II. Chubbuck, Madison L. s. Wilson, Albany.
John II. Kimberly, Genessee
Mr. HOPKINS moved that the report of the committee
be adopted.
The motion was agreed to, and Messrs. Monroe of On
ondaga and Dodd of Washington appointed to
duct the President to the chair.
The PRESIDENT, taking the CHAIR addressed the
vention substantially as follows:-
Gentlemen of the Conventional hardly know in what
terms to express to you of the honor which you
have conferred upon me- ] am old soldier in the
wing ranks (cheers have endeavored to be true to
wing principles to do my duty whenever my fellow
countrymen have thought proper to trust me. But
am now late in life, honored the presiding officer Of
this body-a body Of intelligent men, who think, reflect,
compare and decide integently and with view to the
best interests of this great republic. am therefore,
truly houored in being presented your presiding officer
best and my dutiful Acknowledgements We assem-
bled here to perform the duties which fall from time to
ton Of its State officers. This is Of those occasions
We shall perform that duty, and shall do it, trust,
sense Of the condition Of things which exist In the coun-
try at this moment Having discharged that duty,
press the sentiments Of this great free State Of the
mighty people Of this commonwealth intelligent and full
Of enterprise upon the great question which the national
the United states heers f. therefore, il pc connec
ton with the ordinary duties Of wing convention that
we have to pronounce upon those measures which we
think wrong and which the free people, only of this
land but of every land where freedom is, denounce
great and un y, wrong Gard sppaase The
ahey have been parties to the violation Of great
time honored compact Of the people of the United
forced upon the freemen Of this land they
have yHS sn on th sas SIDE msnansd Thus
to vindicate the rights of that compact belonged to
the people of that day who did not think it have
mission Of Missouri, the time make this issue
Cheers.) He whose blood inherit occupied that posi-
tion, standing in the national councils under the
tons Of this great State, in the performance Of great
duty upon that occasion. New York. by her resolution
Of 1920, which is unrevoked and unrepeacd at this
men upon the statute book of this State declared that
it was the duty Of Congress- they had the right to
refuse the admission of Missouri unless she free
Cheers.( compromise was the result. That compro
mise we have done part TO maintain. Now then we
solemnly called upon the great
portion Of the intelligent and thinking men Of this great
\ for 10 .io In
reference to this great question We to speak
only for ourselves now but for those who are to
after u.s. We are 10 put the seal Of New York upon the
sentiment which agitates and which has controlled the
election Of all the free States Of this Union to declare
tuition established for liberty for slavery. (Applause
And we are the men to do it. Good good) II is by
are Of the great not the greatest States in this
Union. We are liberty loving people We abide by the
privileges of the constitution and by its compromises 1t
i our duty upon this occasion to say, out and out like
freemen, what VIC think what would have, and how
long we would stand by it. We have and then
among us treemen who forgot their duty who obliv
OF their obligations who etmes depart from
the faith We desire them to walk in Those are the
men, and such the sentiment. which have
brought these issues upon us. If the free
Of the free States had asserted for themselves and their
places as representatives of reemen those doctrines
which belong to freemen, should not now be called
upon to express senimentpon the outrages which
have occurred in Kansas and which have the
suit Of the violation of solemn compact am not the
man to invite you to do what is rash am too old for
that, and trust, too wise II is not necessary. We
who feel and enjoy the blessings Of liberty can mako
some allowance for those who not well off in this
great coniedcracy are VIC owe il to ourselves
quietly but firmly 70 assert the right Of The free people
OF this nation to proper representation Of their opinion
and sentiments in the national councils and in the gene
raj government. cAppIause) We have had but small
share and portion Of the Inheritance which our fathers
fought for and we must quietly and firmly take
stand we must now put foot down, and say, thus
far shall you 60 and no farther. (Cheers) What is left
belongs TO freedom; what you have got, maintain. We
will not touch II, but dent ask to take that which 4
consecrated to freedom 20 dcsecrate it to slavery You
have got large and fertile portion of this great
try You have halt Of one branch of the coun-
ellis Of the nation. BE content with that but what re-
mains Is iberys and belongs to freedom We shall be
wanting in duty to the true Of New York If
we do not say that stand by that question: long
New York has vote to give and declare that liberty
shall prevail and slavery shs have its limits it now
stands Every man who hears me must agree to the
sentiment that slavery is curse, that 1t is blot upon
the tairest country, and the modest republic in this
world All good mon regret its existence and desire its
extinction. That cannot perhaps be Accomplished but
We have the power to limit it to where It exists aud
that Is the doctrine desire To assert. In order to
attain this great, noble, and benehceDt object
must ask the cooperation and aid OF all those
who agree with II is the great and the
Il appeals directly every in this convention He
10 conservaor of all that belongs liberty. It's COM
merce its manufactures its agriculture appeal you
stand fast upon this question and that you should not
swervc from your duty Ifyou feel you should, you
will unite with all who right upon this great aues
ton IN order to rescue the country and the constitution
from the further encroachnents Of slavery Upon all
other questions have nothing 10 say. ] rs~pect men
who honestly hold opinions, matter what they are
ADVERSE TO my own. find fault with them and wage
no war; II Is not the time to lnger upon any ques
tions other than those involved In this great issue lie.
It stand ont in all its length and bread,h let Il stand
as pillar OF fire TO light way Let every true
disciple come up, and stand by and protect IL let other
Issues stand their merits upon this let the
and sinew O. New Yorkts whole intelligence and power
come in aid fthis great question.
have but little more to say But for this question
should moi have been In this convention did not want