New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-17

her in that beplete lmpeS'HJ !" WIN" ~P-
would reduce Der.
w,oh,, ,h;s I, O, l. not the time for the North to
;,,s ,bs 1pesop of separ son, Il certainly hiss abun
Jsnt reason 10 iustfy itself IN 80 doing VINE nsve
strong doubts AZ 10 tbe present errsaehey OF ,ne
sure | honor those who ieelpg the saae
forw,rd A pjopeers without counting on Puouc ap
nr,yal or reprobsiion. That many VIII keep aoO,
Who secretly e1ult in the movement nay oe
nom the experience Of al pes. Time lnsL Inets =.
condemn with the accustomed routine OF noy ug.'o.
which is always expended on proposed reforms, o.
natural re-ult the demsy Of TINE believers ~ tne
decoration Of their idol But the Ucion is not sn AZ
iicsn et,sh 70 be blindy vorshiped, bat Is 70 oe
hopored despsed 10 proportion To the measure OF Us
powers for good or evil. IL may DC oIeesihg VI
cure and NJ st be judged accordingly.
"Tbose who " ine about the Union, and, bidding us
forget our injuries that in no possible event
can Il ere be separation OF the Sts,es ether mistake
the signs Of the times deporsby ignorant OF tae
character of their couptrymen Il the poncy
Of This vile ogschy confines to rule there must either
be line drawn between us, the war must be earned
Ito Africa. We would keep the Uaoo "a
lorg as il is worth keeping and no longer When II
becomes hopelessly worthless involving Us In constant
shame and degradation, it can be- ought 10 be, and
will be, broken up.
One sign Of the times is observable in all these
and other letters received They are, all OF them,
Wilson's excepted written in respectful tone.
Times amt now as they used to was.
WORCESTER, Thursday, JAN Is, 1857.
The Convention assembled in the City Hall at
lO5 o'clock. II was called in order to consider the
practcability. prob bility and eXpediency of q
separation of The Free and Slave States. The
grounds of this call are that it's signers believe
The result te Of the Presidential Election to in
vov. tonr years ProSavery Government aud rapid
increase the ho. between The two sections Of the oion
believe this hostility 70 be se oa.prns no, Of Paiy excite
laws believe the existing Union TO be failure, eensa hope
stcmpt unite under one Government two
aid believe 70 Be the eq' Of intelligent and conscientious
Gen. Hgginson called the Convention to order.
After temporary 9rganEa'ion' the following
permanent officers were chOCen:
Prnident-FRAxcrs W. BIRD. wapole Massi-sasct:'
Garrison Gen T. N Hosmer VIM A.hby, W. Boy .on. ID.
Sscr.iarie.NAvan Ward chss bingham j. NJ W Yerrins
ton, Boston s Tour,ellOtte Worcester.
Bsasss Coz si.i.s-GeR. Hssnsont Chss K WhiPple, T.
Boyden Wendell Phillips, Joel Smith LeOminster.
x.sI- - SPEECH OF MR.. BIRD.
The President ss one Of the humbest members of
tie Republican party felt il his duy 10 protect against
the constr c'ion boldly put on the Philadephia
Platform by leading Republican politicians at Washing.
ton and il was for this purpose chiefly that he h b..
come to this Convention The leading Do..,lcaus at
Washington were selirR IA out ADvisusel Toe
Ptilade no Platform did nc contain any sentiment
estcuping rs from further advances against the Slave
Power II contained one idea II admirable on
supuolt more than one paramount idea although some
prttnded 10 do co. But that idea was not antagonistc
TO otl er Anti Slavery principles. 1t was not opposed
10 Gerrit Smiths doctrine, or other radical Ant slavery
principles II was a step in sdvsnce, but not tual
sep He prott sCd aganit ale ard Wilson's .Ocirne,
and the speeches If rrumbu and sherman of Ohio,
who profumed 10 pledge the great republican party 10
their low temporiziDg and compromising docrlnei OF
10 future al more radiCa mo'ement against Slavery,
Wilson says that the Republican party would pro-
teot Slavery in South Caroilpa-IOr his non-nter-
yentiopism amounts to this Nov, where did he
get authority to say col Not in the Phlladel-
phia Platform; for no such groyehng doctrine was
there He regretted as unworthy OF the Northern
cbarscter the spOlog speeches OF Wilson aud ot1
ers- especially Wilson explanation OF remark which
on cav shopper bad perverted lt showed that the
Slave Power would not only prevent public action, II
L.y could against Southern Slavery, bur were deter
mined 10 crush ont the private discussion Of it North
erp men shoud instead of STOPPING 10 define their po-
sitlor-to explain away their prlncpes-dlsdan 10 no
tce the savers, but bodily DEFY then as they Old be-
fore leaving Massachusetts Loud applause. lie
regarded the recent election the decision OF the
nation in favor of Slavery. Now, what was our
duty To fight over dead and gone issues, like
the old Wings prepare to meet the coming is
sues He thought the latter course wiser. lie be
Etved that Freedom and Slavery could not exist under
tie sane Communicating they were ioherently
a. d etcrnsly aLtegOListc; but bow dissolution OF
the Union could be br, ught about be left for Others TO
sugeett He YVES for Liberty and Union If possible
but Liberty snyhow-in the Union or out of IL under
the Constitution over II Loud applausel II That
Was treason make tbs beet of Il. The Union was
ntNer worth anything to any man IA the Free States,
except at the commencement OF the Government That
ssiiy no longer EXITS applauee but still be could
Lot "a how dissolution Is TO take place except by such
a IeorpGI zaiion If public opinion "a shS represent 1t
Truly. We never had had such IN organization yet:
our politicians ted always conductors, 10 draw of
the moral electricity which otherwise would ere this
have snnibiltted Slavery lApplausel
Gen HigginsOn read extracts from the letter OF
the Hon. a. Walker, part Of which | sent TO you,
the letter of Senator Wilson, and communication
lust received from Theodore Parker. IL was in
Iheodore's best style. | will send il on.
Gen. HigginsoD, after readiI Senator Wilson's
letter, remarked hat it was not written by 5. A.
Douglas or Caleb Gushing but by man who, not
long ago, complained that politicians were behind
the people and now proved it Applause.
A crazy man arose in the body of the hall and OBJ
iecied TO the terms Hon. and Gen, applied to
Wilson He did not regard Wilson as an honor
able" man, because he compromised with Slavery
nor as "GeSeral," because Generals fight, and
wien Wilson was challenged he diin't Laughter |.
The Committee then reported The following resO-
lutions, which were read and laid before the Con-
yeDtitn for criticisms:
PLATFORM OF THE REyOLUTIONISTs.
Rs,olred That The State Dunon Convention.
tended by OF parties and suites gives occsion
Reor,d That The eaidIa Amene,n principle now al.
ways Liberty; while the prominent fact is now always,
Slavery
heoheJ That the conflict between tia principle Of Liberty
L tact Of slavery has been the whole history OF the nao1
Tor fifty hears while the only result Of this conflict h bui far
been srpgAn boh parties snd prepare the way for yet
moe desperate stTugglr.
Bssoted That In this emergency expect little or
robug fcm be South itself because il sinking deeper iato
Gib6flsm every year
s1I on s. PI.ne Court which ia a!says ready to invent
-, ,,,, -'i.s & s.sy,holdersi
Nor nom Preside eisetsd almost solely BY Southern
voters
Nor rom Senate which is permarenty controlled ~ the
Slave powers 80,
our agisriop will be PTosavery than the
though TIE present las AZ length granted all which Slavery
asked;
Nor Political actin, e9rducsd nor he Re,