The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-22

The Fusion Convention I'm Massachusetts,.
The following is the ticket which the Convention nave
nominated
Gorenor-yulius Rockwell
Liea. Corenor-simon Brown, Of Concord. ,,.o.a
Attorney General-Hon. E. lockwood Hcar, Of oonSoru
Aadito-Stephen II. Clifford, Of Duxbury
Treoager-Thos. J. Marsh Of Waltham. s,aa.
The following address and resolutions VIZ
TO THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
In an free counties political principles are represent
ed by political parties. II parties CEASE 70 Spvt az
ing principles they seee%e II not fatal to its life For
tunate l. il for n republic, its ciuAeIs 1o ioan W NV
enough OF virtue intelligence and secontro 20 preaS
tho ta of and the OF naIses ana to
r,oav .her political organizations to meet the real po-
questions of the hour happy omen is It tor our
renubic that parties OF the day organizing upon
the principles oi the aAy w inee' 'ne ieaA ae' " WIG
Slavery in It's national relations the great political
question OF times. Slavery within the slave States,
matter of State control, for which have no const
tutiona political responsibility But an imperious ne
cessity has made slavery in its relations to the nation
and to the free States aquestion Of practical immediate
and pa amount Importance.
First.-It is paramount question. Slavery and free
dom are inconsistent with each other Slave labor and free
labor cannot cooperate slaves in this country have 80
increased that the nnber Of slaves Is greater than
the entire population Of the country at the time OF the
Revelation. At the regular and probable rate OF in
crease in eight years there viii be many slaves
there are now inhabitants bound and free together At
the adoption Of the constitution there but five States
which we're practically slave States There are now
fifteen; In 1887 all the national territory was made
M h 10 oa ~ ,r Ply e a~nor;srce IF tbe
asst lew years. and especially the repeal Of the Missouri
slavery h aOoressiya that the slave power II not re-
nressed will that If slavery Ia not prohibited IL
win prohibit freedom. The slave power controls every
ahlit;on Of s.very bnt the existence Of freedom not
whether slavery shall be tolerated in the Territories but
whether there shall be foothod for freedom. Either
savsrv or nnst be dominant In this republic
The republic itself must be either free power or slave
power in the family Of nations.
1T 10 fIicpi 4 % n
question Of mere ethics or Of political abstraction It
dn.nH ~o;t;oaI cntot which NAV ast thronuh this
Generation II is contest which must be fought at the
5I,s slavery IL 70 he renoiied and freedom made ma
Pns, h ';y;nn ;~t saeppr ,S;ca men who will he
sWhfn, - raodn5, Wa mnst send 10 Congress- men who
ore faithful IN freedom We must 6lI the vacancies
in the Judiciary with men who will be faithful
rance ~ notca newer mus, be established TINT they
NAV ba Kant fabuI Ievsation for freedom Is required
in the well as in The national These
ends can be secured only by political means by united
action al men who think and feel alike: In short by the
regular republican method of political party.
Third The ends are naeticabe The free States have
the vnst ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ia numbers education arts
sciences, anufactures commerce wealth and business
WA, LA TIA r,;1ns s,ant n The relation If noI;
ca thraSom to an aligarehy Of lass than half million
~ 800 80 ,raId ,ha neyor ~ ala n il moi ar tat
we bea. the shame longer.
h,a 40 ths noxomsnt The wb;a rarty formed on the
IDEA Of resistane 70 the Increased executiye mower
ad"ninn from time To time nas;t;ons on the 6nane;ai
ups 81 H. " M Wo h;h ora ror, sattIaa or
nnassaS h car ~ ig ho soid IN sxist "a rotcal
~ ,he naon. ~ opt Nv nv S;tnf Wv M;
@ -, tbt fhn,i rsu o p" 49,; egactallv ihro"a II
i our c.usa The nnas,ion of social reform the nro
i ~. s t.; ne H.; q; ;S ~ tennay,.nns and
III ~. ,; 70 g. "a .,atira l. anorca In tho al
fairs Of e Hon are Slt ever Inv the greater mart of
those most interested ~ them to present no lust obsts
rs to nnea acton here Everywhsre are indications Of
an iinp of the heal nd mind of the nation to meet
This ramoUnt ine an issue into which the Presiden
I;f,h W. oFar NJ nhicsi or sact;or. ;ssua Wa
ADOPT no principles which have not the sanction Of the
Handlers ~ the renuhlic In nil the states North and
south, free or slave. We adop. no principles which
Wssh;ngton " Jefferson and Patrick Henry would
not have ploried to see brought into action
We adont no nrincinles which Considerations oppo
rent of tho increase IF slavery from All parts Of The
land cannot and ought not TO recognize we act in no
Sectional ni, as 10 man We are ready TO vote for men
Rom INV M of the land who viii act with ma We
Know that within lie area of the slave states selves
We NOW there are slavebolders who think as we do-to
saw nothing Of The three millions of slaves
A. to The Territories and the new states we know no
900, a,h;,.i he, We aas,-o 20 COO ali the frture
s,sssas nnr.h 90 ou,h aa,rro sraa St.tas ~ Tho
snnthvest and th;s u;l he mn longer a ranhical
;sspe uod o,r arcestors heor tre IN 1910 There would
have been free states al the south Had this
heen rre he, onid no ve beep free states mt the
SOUTH There NAV vet be tree states at the South we
are true hereafter The Missouri compromise made
aom and slavery geographical Distinctions That is now
revealed We the issue which that repeal forces
NON ns-slaverv ar freedom eyerywhere Hence,orth
we RECOGNIZE no geographical line Our motto is no
Nsrh no South freedom for all the erritoresao now
states but free States North or south
We conceive orr dutv 10 be done if we ADOPT prin-
cipes and measures which are not in their nature sec
,opal but eminenly national and carry them with
shirt national and liberal If ON those premises
sectional contest arises the fault Is not ours. The world
knows that We have avoided sectional issue, to the
yefge and beyond the verge Of dignity aud prudence II
IL comes il is forced upon US Let us avoid IL and post
none II no longer DELAYS and compromises have brought
Il upon us. Delays and compromises will fix it, ire
trieyabv
Il only now remains to declare that we attempt no
ourement of unifnrmty az opinion on other questions
,nam h ;on;r n ;bi nrran;,stion does even nv
impl;cation ouaify hs opinens ON other subjects OF
state or national concern He merely recognizes the
parsmou nj importance az ths This narty II Il has
history must meet the great pocai questions of the
dav "a lev arise hut always in differentiation to the
opestion III freedom II il only In the shirt of couce
sou and tolerance on other subjects that we can be
united on this In the dissensions of the free Is the hope
ever of degpotism Let us take heed that we ,e not
the cause Of freedom here as has been lost the world
over in all time by to enjoy ts ble
aud inability to unite in its defence
Resolved Tha. slavery as n state institution l. not