New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-13
THE x. N. NA7IoNAL CONVENTION
SEVENTH DAY-TuEspAr.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Massachusetts, on the Slavery platform yesterday
evening wes quite effective The slave party have
quite calculated on the Governor aod courted bin
with much essiduy The story OF the hotels IS that
they offered TO him for Vice esident II he would
turn lis back upon his colleagues and follow the
SHINY course of the NEWCOMERS. They thought
that because be resisted Anti-Slavery utrslsm
at home be would not stand up against Pro-
Slavery ultraism at Philadelphia, and so Piled
their soductions upon him. When the New-fork
insult was given TO the minority, therefore, on
the submission Of the resolutions to Slavery, and
the Governor got the floor, much interest was mani
tested to hear him speak. Silence prevailed as he re-
ark ed that the quest on Of the gentleman from New
York was pertiDen. ii not q polite one, and should
be calmly lookeGin the face, and frankly clearly and
decidedly answered. 1t was asked whether any man
Of the Convention felt that be not bound by the
decision Of majority of It's members? lie would
answer it for himself, for Massachusetts, for an
all but unanimous North, and, turning to the
New-York gentleman, he would it were an
entirely unanimous North, for then the Council
could not and would not dare desy its demands His
answer then wus that they 70aid not be bound by the
action of that or any other body of men for single
mon ent TO declaration of principles that were false
TO the Constitution, to liberty and to the rights of the
humblest citizen Of this Republic. On the proposed
platform they would not stand for moment in sn-
gle village of NewEngand and they ought not if they
could The New-York gentlemen deserved for out
Heroding the South to be swept away, as they were
doomed TO be, by outraged and indignant people.
The South itself was ashamed of NewYork for their
efforts here to reject just concessions to the North
New -Englend, tie Norh the West, asked the only
boon of just and honest platform, and that they
would have or snake the dust off their feet as tes
mOny against them.
Gov. Gardner proceeded in this strain for some
minutes amid profound silence, interrupted only by
cheers from the Free States aud closed with elo
quent appeal 10 the msgnanimity and chivaly Of the
South to concede the restoration Of the Missouri Com
PR mise.
Gov. Fletcher of Vermont handsomely responded to
his Massachusetts brother saying that he spoke the
sentiment Of the Free States Dobly; that he thanked
him for it and proud Of him for it Gov Fletcher
plainly told the Convention that il the wishes Of the
North were not considered the popular indignation Of
the Fee States would break down every relic Of
Slavery not restrained by the bulwark OF the Consttu
ton ard what was quite as desirable extingush the
whole tribe Of Northern doughfaces.
There was another manly speech on Monday even
Ing Mr. Clement of Delaware, who had signed the
minority report in favor OF the restoration of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, denounced by his associate
delegates for so doing and charged with misrepresent
ing them upon the Committee. lie explained this to
the Council and assumed to himself the responsibility
of bis agreement with the minority. lie had acted
conscientously after careful deliberaton to his
duty, and be should stand by his act now and for
ever He believed what be demanded to be right,
and be would be true to his belief whatever the opn
ions Of Others or the result in the Council.
The resolutions of the majority of the Committee
were drawn by Mr.. Burwell of Virginia, and submit
ted by Mr. Lyons of New-York. The Committee
ADOPTED them, II TO 1.-THE Nays being those who
signed the minority report. Previously another set of
resolutions had been adopted by the Committee, which
ifanytbing were more Objectionable still. They were
the production of Vespasan Ellis of. the American
organ at Washington and proposed in one of the Sc
res TO forbid the discussion of the Slavery question: in
or out of its Councils in any of its forms by the Amer
ican party. This was adopted by the Committee
Yeas, Is; Nays a. Another of this series proposed
that the Constitution and Laws of the General Govern
ment should be rigdy obeyed and enforced, and was
intended to al ply particularly to the Fugitive Slave
Law. A Free State member proposed al addition ex-
tending its application to tn Sc laws which guaran-
teed popular sovereignty TO the actual settlers in
the Territories, and this was voted down by New
York and the South 10 to IS Thus you see the spirit
and purpose that control here.
There has been great debate all this forenoon on
the Slavery question: in which Judge Hopkins of Ala
bama John w. Foster of Massachusetts, S. Squires
of York, Senator Wilson of Massachusetts, Mr..
Morse of Alabama, Mr.. Carey of Massachusetts, Mr..
Cumback Of Indiana, and Mr.. Barber of New-York,
have participated. Judge Hopkins made an elab-
crate specious legal argument for Slavery the Cal
houn ground that the Consultation carried Slavery
wherever it carried its own supreme authority.
The speeches of Messrs. Foster and Wilson of Mas
sachusets, were given with effect. They were di-
rected largely against the Northern doughaces and
embraced whitening exposition of the sham preten-
tons Of the New-York delegates. Massachusetts
comes here said Gen. Wilson, with 1000 men at
her back; but these men of the Empire State have
nothing at their backs but their clothes. William H..
Seward has his heels upon their necks and will crush
them out, so as the people get chance at them
They are as impoten in influence as they are beggary
in character. New-York is thoroughly Anti-Nebraskn,
and has so exhibited herself in her elections OF Con-
eressmen and in the unanimous declarations of her
Legislature Mr.. Fosters speech embraced some
passages of great beauty and effect He spoke OF
Daniel Webster of his concessions to the South,
which then betrayed him and turned him off with not
even the poor compliment of a nomination for the
Presidency. Then it was that the iron entered his
great SOUL and he went home to die. II he, with his
great talents, his commanding reverence could over
come and turn back the Anti-Savery feeling ef Mas
sachusetts, how we expect TO ignore her senti-
ments now deepened by fresh Southern orgies, and
stand up for a moment within her borders
TIE speech of Mr.. Morse in defense Of the Southern