New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-31
NATIONAL CONTRASTING EllANCIPi
TON CONVENTION.
Of Tie ". Y. Tribune.
SECOND DAY.

Massachusetts,, President; the Rev. j. Rankin OF
Ohio. the Rev. C. Monroe tcoloIed) Of Michigan, j.
! Cady esq, Of Kansas, the Hon, j. Il. Wilisms OF
eH.Yoik Zurin Lewis of Illinois. and Alfred lila l.
lev of lbdiaDs Nice.Presiden.s. Tie Rev. {. w.
D,pnson OF Buffalo DR.. Elliott and J. +. keeler Of
Ohio, Secretaries.
The President thanked the Convention for the
honor conferred upon him. The best interests OF the
whole country the subjects fJr the deberation
of the Convention, ard emancipation by cooperation
seen ed to him practicable. The only basis nos OF
of cooperation was COMPENSATION, and tnls wa me
question for discussion. No sacrifice was too great t.
secure cooperation for the sake Of both North and
South the master and the slave. Thoush Immediate
results might net follow ths movement no" nauSu-
rated great good must result from free discussion
The Business Committee reported preamble and
resolutions. which were amended, upon motion Of
CERT Smith, hereinafter mentioned TO read "a
follows
rca,ior.ip. by which Gu tunes past the Free S-;e-
directly indirectly contributed to the sanction and g-
involved in il. extinction aud ,lye
which would accrue to ever, section from It's removal
Eeerd, That. the opinion Of Thu Convention it il tshly
and btthrly spirit with the people Of South and shar
tcaly With 'm IN TIE tAPn'e OF putting an 'na % so ;'ea'
ELM BuRKITT advocated the resolution in 3 long
and able speech, Of which can give but mere Sy-
uopsis For fifty years, said he, our most lila
ton, and thousands who revere t5er memories, now
deem fsuaticem 70 venture attempt 1t enaucpa-
Should slaves increase a. the Present ratio, IN
1880 they would number ~ 100 600 TIE failure of
Wet rdia emancipation had been adluced a. an evil
deLce of the ncapaclty of the black Tor freedom,
and the sentiment that II was dangerous to touch
Slavery whore il exits already creeping INTO
professed Anti Slavery Journals in the Free States.
Blu, all there obstacles but mole hills TO the
And. compared to the dee sectional feeling between
the North and South-Dore bitter and untrendly than
liz L.li., hot fha-.
two great sections could DO cHnyasssd to-day, three
| four;hs at the people would he favorable to such
plan If emancipation as my BE- looked tor iron THIS
| Convection. We have come together il cordial
spirit Of rseInal cooperation, ana to cOnstr3: plan
-" oil, DO away with slavery, but 10 abolish the
ali ration and isrust which grow ont Of is existence
| - plan which hal make the Union in reality
| ht C ptTa pTnCp Of tpis plan wa-, Compensation
10 he Stakeholder and III behalf OF 1t bo;h sections
To work aud each State give IL aid. The North
Lhs III 'iues past received great profit from the staples
ut tie South, and Northern man, il view of the
PoSiay,ry legislation ~ the country he would prefer
not 20 into particular to moral respon Dill
| ites ia relation to the system. He would rather
LAY 10 the South. let by-sOnes DE by-goues have
| all -. lived III glass houses too long to be
| able to throw stones NJ another
Tie three political parties of the North expsc. TO put
all cI Slavery through tie Federal Congress- and
he had heard of southern state who sup
posed could be done IN any Other manner. Northern
acicn Cannot do it, and the South cannot and will not
DO it without Naturalization. Ruus Ming, IN 49,
| had offered in Congress resolution providing the
| pubic lands for such compensation, and Daniel
Webster had advocated the same proposition a. sub
| sequeIt reliCd. Shalt with misery weights and
d., a. ures deal out small part Of great public do
main to the South and clutch the residue ourselves
| sGUspGer il upon railroad giants No-a thousand
times no Rather let Ms, IN the name of the Great Je
hoy and the Continental Congress 10 the South
Take it all and extingui-h this curse Of Slavery aud
| lei il be said by childrens children that these
broad acts upon which GOO had put his stamp of free
| dom Lad purchased liberty for millions OF human
| lol Cd al hatr. ia "a
ealousies. The public lauds, al 70 cents per acre,
would Weld 81 200, 100000. Now, allowing com.
pensa,ion of 800 for each slave. and this sum wold
| suffice 10 free them al. II il true, Tie Ch0rlc,-
| ton Conrler thinks this too small and tina:
| $50 per head is more equitable rate.
But there is difference between selling Tito bondage
end into freedom for 10 the latter case the land oil the
STAKEHOLDER would greatly increase III value, while III
the former il would be decreased Thus then putting,
a. be confidently believed IL could be done the CON-
| pen, alton to be paid AZ $50 per head, and the
| 8 500 eco slaves wOnd require ss1J N,OO still leay-
Ing a surplus Of s39j 1000 arising fom the public
lands to he used in the education or other improve
,nebt Of the newlylnsce ireemen. Under this plan,
| the grea. objection of the North 10 al extension of
| territory would be removed, nnd the day might como
when Central America would be added 10 the Union.
But there is eth another source Of aid in this work,
| VIZ the surplus revenue arising from customs. a
ls,ge surplus rcyeGge deprecated by commercial
men AID was certainly TO be avoided. To lessen it, the
,nrf was reduced, but the consumption OF imported
articles largely increasing, tie revenue not diml
| lsheu by tno lccutuCn. i'Ee FehE revenue
| would make Missouri free STATE, end one months
| W. nd srrwer for Delaware and 20 on. Thus IN due
Ill without Increasing taxation dollar or impos-
| us uuoa our citizon- burden thct wOdli b5 felt,
AID without the proceeds If the public lands, every
| State IN our CouieGcracy hi mt become fee.
Emancipation thus produced would restore the good
fepg thet ought TO exist between the North aud
the South. !; would expedite The day o.. the slaves
redemption for fly one hundred yesrs, and they
would enteg upon Freedom under auspices peculiarly
| fsv, rable. That they would be retained by the
South 10 perform accustomed labor, ii thus eulsnei
| patej he baG doubt IL TIE NOlthern States, the
| field OF labor is led ard any form OF emanc patton
that should tend 10 throw 5000 slaves into each Of
the Northern States would produce domestic reyou.
| lion sad the enactment Of Black laws ike those Of
| illinois. Though the funds FOR emancipation were
thus 10 proceed primarily from the Genera! Govern
ment ill State should receive IL portion except
upsn TIE solemn action offs Leg stature No attempt
would be made TO Infringe State sovereignty. nor was
any sompuson TO b. used toward the Slave States.
Each State 10 ds,ide for Itself when il would Gu
Ter UPON the york, and in what merneT il would carry
L f. ryErd, and thus al constitutional suays would be
| avoided AID state sovereignty respected.
GERRIy Smile said he approved with all bis heat
tic great central principle Of the movement as ex-
pounded by his hiend Burri;t. The North, from ts
completely in the syem Of southern slavery Is bound
tc contribute literally toward is extraction. lie de-
sired, however, change in ltr BuTiir resolution,
so that il should not 60 forth that the question OF
Slavery was here considered merely IN pecunialy
/, I'd economic point u view. lie da not desire to use
er operating IL, usge TOYS Ard the SosLl, OH We mIt
be st 10 elves ard ugr eopvict1nsr ano lie wolid
,rgses. that American Savoy should os SPOKEN VI
az inhn'nar ed yoisng."
Ilis aim 1dusent we Da.s":sc {, BY Nj. htRhrf
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