New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-31

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81 anil 1oral evi" Va. inserted 50 ia: 'oe reso4S'
Ths Rev. Mr.. DERy1soS proposed -eye-si r's,a.
tons celebrating AIR. B-ri..s pan, wh,'h .Ia
offered by Mr.. Smith, were Feie4'oi ~ Wv
On mott Of Mr.. SslrH, an invitation sas e1tSnaed
10 persons not men bers Of the Convection, ana VIZ
were opp, I'D to It's object, to express Their 'enuel
Adjourned TO 3p. M
AFTERNOON srssIoS.
The PBrsipEsr, in calling the Convention - order,
requested members 20 express themselves upon '"e
plan of future operations. ,.Ao
Mr. WALLACE OF Indiana, thought the iriends oi .ue
movement should unite in party 10 De caisd INC
Fermentation party which in his opinion would sooh
swallow up all other parties.
The Rev. Mr. R.SKIy believed there was no neces-
sy for separate party ORGANIZATION, ior nc "a,e
in adm forward the work Of compensatory eusuc,
nation. He did not think the movement Recognized
the moral right Of Slavery, if he lid he woaid nave
nothing to do with il lie felt thsi me sna ites;U
were more precious than money, ana Nc lneieoio "0
Gated the plan proposed: sNv
Mr.. W,rHISs lcolored man Of the State OF n. l.,
introduced by Gerrt Smith, said the subject was one
of the deepest importance. Revolutoh wa 'he oiIe'
Of the dsy and the watchword was Reform. L.
s,i,utors and systems once regarded as tae emood-
ment of human wisdom were now looked upon Us tue
emb, dimeDt OF human folly. Reason, not Custom,
was BOW the sovereign power, ana oy Inis ssan .r
must all projects stand or fall. lhls doctrine
of Compensated Emancipation demands the cI1ses CLOSES,
scrutiny, and, like every movement whicn
has humanity for its basis, must DE wen cennea dIu
understood. In his opinion was ar
and ought not to succeed II recognizes distinctly fne
right OF the STAKEHOLDER 10 property IN man. II DC
has right 70 SELL he has right to hold, ana IL 10
hold, 10 Keep as long as be may choose Inc sla'e
man in feelings, thoughts and aspirations: ana II
mar be cannot be heidas property. In MS uuSnlen
those at the head OF this moment directly recognizes
the right property in men, The south has not mt
mated any intention 10 Except compensation anu re-
It. The call this Convention
.hould bsye come from shareholders and not tom
Aboliopists. This movement would draw s,ios .ao
eoupr from the true Issue now before VIII, A0ooI
az Slavery In M;ssou. and Kentucky It would retaro
II II world crush out the conscience of the North,
row So thoroughly aroused against Slavery as =
b,irous sin a crime against God and humanity. IL
world stop the awakened STAKEHOLDER, and lead nun
IN believe that Slavery after ell right, and Il would
confirm the South in the general opinion that they had
. right Of property in man. He saw ITS effects a.
ready here in this Convention, where men who
had for years battltd with this giant crime,
were now closing their eyes TO It's enormtles.
Again if we are 10 abandon the living issue nov De-
fore tie country and 90 into system OF compensation,
the slave, and not the stakeholder, should De rue
object of our movement. For years, the latter has
lived from the sweat and toll of the former tue one Is
already itch, the other degraded and poor. Fathers
end mothers sons aud daughters, have been the VIC
Tins of every outrage; they have been heided TO-
geiher with sheep ard beasts OF burden; they nave
home the calling woke upon their necks; and now We
are asked 10 compensate the men who have done al.
these Il Dgs. The slave should be compensated; hu'
manly and justice alike demand It, But this plan
ignores the claim OF the poor slave, ana refuses 70
place him upon level with man. For one, put my
foot upon such transaction At this day, we should
not ia Of national compensation, but national retri-
button. Gods laws cannot be yiolntei by man or
nation with mpunity. This Government has departed
fcm Justice and truth with full knowledge Of the con-
sequences and unless repentance and sood works
speedily come, national retribution Will inevitably
follow.
The speech of Mr.. Watkins was Of decided
abiIit,-the ublost ever listened to from coored
mar His language and style would shame many an
| Nc.
mir. pnYyr spoke At considerable length in OPPOSE.
ton to the scheme OF the Convention. Tho slaves OF
the South said lie, not on sale-heir newspapers
| .ay they are not. No power could compel sale, 30
the whole scheme would fail in the outset And even
| il they could be purchased, the Goyernaent had 40
money to buy His houored friend, Germ. Smith, had
taught him that Government was poor-as poor as a
church mouse. The money and lands belonged to
| the Ut ople TO the toing millions and Government
had 10 right 10 take either for such purpose. lhis
scheme again diverted attention from the great Anti
| Slavery movement, that was gradually making It's
way into the national conscience. But some may say
| ii we cannot have The surplus revenue and public
| land ther IL resort to direct taxation. Suppose
We lIopcfe paying S2?j per head to the master and
80 10 the slave would require ST. l2J WO OeO, which
| would be 4 tax Of ga 80 upon every man, woman and
child in the country. To such tax the people would
| never submit. In his view, simple emancipation
w.ud be of sufficient advantage to the South to las
| tfy such measure. Within ten years her wealth
ebd commercial importance would be Increased tt
sucl. ar extent a. more than TO compensate her fol
| the 'oss of 81 l2j, 600 900 in slaves.
| Mr. Pyne's speech was able one, and elected
| col -iderable applause. His points had peculai
pur 2sncy from the fact, he said, that his Iinc
"pes of liberty had been imbbed at the foot OF that
| " Gamalie"-ponting to Gerrit Smith.
| The Rev. Mr.. MONROE lcolored man Of Michigan
followed in few remarks in favor of the scheme pro
| posed Adjourned TO !! pm.
| EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met at = O'Clock, the Hall being
| well filed, owing 10 the understanding that Gent
Smith would address the meeting.
The Rev. Z. ". DZsNIsos, for some years Z. 3.
| Consul to Demefcra gave statement OF the re.
quits of emancipation there, all tending to show the
entue safety ofle step, and its beneficial results up.
on both the slave aad the stakeholder. With these re-
sus, the readers Of TIE IRIBusE are conversant.
| GEFRIT SMITH upon rising, received with
| grea, applause. He is g noble specimen Of a man,
| and DO one listen 10 him with indifference. His
sly c is iorcibe ard concise, his voice deep and i'm
| prs -sve and his delivery at times impassioned. He
began by reenng to the speeches made in the after
noon by his old fellow laborers in the Anti-Slavery
cause, in opposition TO this movement but upon full
ard candid review Of his course, he Wa fully satisfied
| that he was ngh arc that they Were wrong. Indeed,
the opposition had tended to attach him closely
| to the plan. We ths day naugurste great
movement "a movement full Of hope to the
| slave, 90 the STAKEHOLDER and the whole country.
| We here declare that Of the North will share with
the South in the temporary loss which abolition viii
CAUSE. Slavery is NATIONAL not sectional. We of the
North have made it national and it, sin lies as en-
pbstcay at our doors as az the doors of the South.
The commerce OF the North, lie politicians and its
churches, have bowed down and d0re this monstrous
system reverence. Northern help admitted Texas and
Northern votes repealed the Missouri Compromise.
But for Northern churches aud colleges, there would
be Pro-Slayory spirit at the North and cOmpara-
lively little at the South. /. was, therefore, more
than ey,nhaIded Justice that the North should largely
Contribute toward deliverance from this great evil
But il is sad we propose bride TO the STAKEHOLDER to
from his wrong. Ii seem: to not So terri.
bic i the SYSTEM 80 iul OF misery 10 master ami slave