The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-30

sae Of the public lands ov otherwise
Resolved, That in order 10 show s;uhern country
and Tie world the sincerity OF our Convictions on this
B ntous question, svow ourselves ready Of any
moment, TO DO taxed pro rata, II need be, on oil We
country by peaceabie and constitutional means.
O,her reoiuops were also proposed, and all wcre ro-
fer ed 10 the Bpsiners 60 mr. tee
On motion OF Mr. SNrTH al persony ditferEg with thor
views invited to take part with them 10 the debates
TIE snernosn ssson WAS taken up By two gen, emen
10 op. otiIion 70 the compensation movement.
BY ngrs cmen. GsIRr Sxi,B spoke bonr Of the
Ing screon. The house crowded with q very 70
spectacle audience to nosr him. Who the hats were
being psi ed around TO raise money 10 defrAy expenses
Mr. nrS,sov entertained the Convention By detailing his
per'ona knosedge Cf emancipation in tho West Ind,es
He said that mItaken notion that the blacks In
those ssr de OIL than during the days OF sa
very The ssveholier there OF the opinion that all
parties benefited and would not consent 10 return
TO the ,iavery sysiem again There was never an in
star ce when the negro offered fair wages that he
would rot work. Thriving towns haa grown up more
improved state Of morals prevailed there Is greater
amount or labor performed, moro sugar manufac
,ured, churches, schools and colleges established,
built upon scae Il grandeur tia, would be- syonshing
20 many Mahogany hnsh splendid organs, ifteen hun
fos. NJ vss Of me CLINTON that eomnep..ieS
emanoy s,Ion perfectly pvactcabc aud productive OF
incaic alAble bent III 70 all parties Interested.
Mr. GKRRl smith arose like huge lion, and after shak
Ing bis name proceeded slowly TO HE work OF making
known bis views; It seems that the gentle men who pre-
coded him In the afternoon had laid themselves open 10
Gerrips cold saScnm, AMI he i'm proved tho to
exrothte them slightly Mr. Smith favors the conpenia
plan with oil the vigoF OF his nature. He wishes q
friendly poaoeu and quiet release Of the bonds Of slavery
end any are wronged In peoupAry sense he proposes
to for that loss He still inks the stuton
does not recognise slavery He sad they had used all
means In their power for the purpose OF e6eong emapc
paion saton said he that appears the
last and mort broherly plan for his part willing TO
adopt /. Mr.. Smith made very forcibe speeoh and
seemed to carry the convention sad sudien with him
He occupied the floor three-quarters OF an hour.
THIRD AND LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
CLNKIASD, August n, 1885
sEdeavered to give you full repo-. o, the proceed
ings Of the American Compensation Enanc PATTON jonven
ton. Al the work Of the Assembly progresses do
veopemen,s made, and the members themselves be
gin the bearing OF discussion upon proposed pu
oiFes. ssme who come here nth the trabd abolition
notions think hard to give up their.cd doctrines and
brace the great number OF those who iate part
In the proceedings clergy men, and others who have
always been recogn zed ~ anti slavery Some
very cautious how they become identified with the
plan Tor fear may not be popular, and others claim
ing new plank TO be adoI led by taelr party In order
TO Iide into power
Apolnossrs sx.scrAuosrns
man from Ohio occupied the hoor fun an hour this
forenoon, claiming that bis Party resay to fall In With
the measure .. once, and adopt IL . rally Ing
rbe greAsr part OF the forenoon has been occupied dis
cussng the resolution which nxes maximum for the price
OF each savc emApcipA II gill he remembered that
the Convention do not propose 70 bay these slaves, but
mi, Them and rsnunsrale The owner for hi, oss. The
sum hIed for each slave by the original reeouto was
two hundred and nf,y dollars THIS sum was objected to
South nothing then the South will reap the greatest
amount Of benent from the PLAN because they will be rid
viii improve: their lands will double value once,
while the North viii only reap the reward assisting
rid The nAtlcn or the accursed blight
HGGiJsG lRorI TIE Price SLAVES
Mr. A. Poor, Of Cleveland, opposed the sliding scale
plan proposed by member on the oppe,,e side OF the
house He thought that the ratio Of benefit 10 each iAve
holder would be uniform In his Sta.e and uniform
throughout the Union, although perhaps the price Of
slave might be $500 In suisians, $500 IN NORTH Carolina
and $500 in Missouri YET TO pay eAch say $780, the loss to
the person holding the higher priced article would be
cher rsspecs. Mr. Foo. isccsrt If this emancip.tsn
plan began In Mssour, where slavery 10 thought to
ia nal tenure and where the price OF slave, woald
tho ether stAtes, where the price was double that or Mis-
souri.
Gi.Ir SMTR was OF The opinion tina. when Sisse
begsn TO ave up the institution would be the end of
ard The whole thing would be b,ted OF existence st
once kann would never hold rlsyo In that event,
mary advantage lie thoug6l the uniform plan Tho BET
ter supus,rg The price By safe era .nlcnt, and tbs
North pay thai price, leaving the balance 10 he sdo up
by TIE ssyeholduE States And, saifhe. 10 10
the advanced doctrine Of concentrating the slave this
matter should be lett entirely 70 the generosity Of he
I'm nediapy interested. when the great work or eranc
patton he thou ghi the slave would fully a, well
oG Al durrg HE enslavement, perhaps ,o better, and
90 far the slave were concerned he vas ~
should not complain II the sAve did not
Mr.. HuHRrrr's umUurrY.
Mr. BuHrTT thought The, the North abe N be
generous With the Scsh. lie said that generous spirit
should pcrvsde enro FREQ North say the soath
'Gont men, agree upon the price o. your slaves and
free them; then hand in your bill 10 and we viii
ooSrorKycr og 7nr sorrH ppxrRvSa
The nl1si OF the afternoon taken up IN discussing
the resolution introduced by Mr. smith, 10 Inc ci,et tina.
should The South reject this brohely offer spirit OF
contempt thtn there no further q Offering peace
full terms arc the conclusion arrive vas that slavery
epgcEders The nor, hateful Of vices
kr. STH d,Avored n support his rc-outo1s by his
Old vhoncd argument n the Souh did aot {. In rend
y regard 10 tho proceedings Of ih. convention
he vas ., lets &, know what further act % to take lie
sae that It's measure had been Published FAR and wide
the south vas fully rotted upon the c5nem plated pro
ceedrss-but he kaa yet olea-p tho name % tinsle
Newspaper among inem tia. "a Eorcd the m0vcrent Tnsy
cold and rulsp, susgcous and ily the
tuf ect Re raj hoped that this vcnton would DO
supplied 18th from the sonth; but the Souh had no,
ovinccd desire TO act sh them, and ne feared that he
Ia look for M n endiy sco9 their behalf 10 s.d
that people % the South declared the we'd
deo 10 The Institution that t1ey do Dot with 10 abandon IT,
upon any consideration or compensation.
Mr. ESrI ia1 hat In their pre,ent action fair pro.
po don would BE- pressn,ei N the South hi nh
rpop whst urincipe NJ Smith 1dsed that would 10.
e-'ed. be bel no reason TO- pre- udsng H lib;
mat they should asc overuros b. the soiih which was
the py holding this property would MT 90 proper m
them ~ rusn % his Convention In order 10 tag "WhN viii
yoa fvs aud lor INC Con .cntou y isy, WINS viii yo1
tai, u was nisske for Mr. snth say that no nao OF
the south had rcsrcn ded 10 ihcir call Ds's 9Th
hern' ane treA, N, ofy o. the ba,ness men Of Tinns
too had signed the call lot them Grst try and II they
-erto be sed before they ched p3 denun
hey uught ~ least 20 presume that heir will DO
received -iiG proper cour,tty. If they reiscted
then ther would hsve food for ION II reccted
In ,corn ara deri,iop then truly hey .osld be loss
70 500 -hai further measure 70 sdePL
Mr. SNTr said thu be cd no. 20 say that the
South bad ~ eced them advance, bu they ard
spopse from ,hem--no KIND word Cherwigc-ani from
thsir Indifference they could ry infer that they would
await their scuoD. perhaps 10 Indignantly reject
Mr. ioOr, OF Uha. not wiling ~ prs 'u6 20 the
80 IN he thought that olive ranch had bcou cxeu fsd
Va them and he had bot e doubt but tbey would 90 re-
endn
,Iro~if CONFIRMATION pyIvc-rkrn~ socrrY.
A. this crss OF the Convention, vhcn the hall tad be
cone cutie thin OF people, the ueson. having been fairly
discussed and Smiths reeolut ms rejected, q member
moved that IN order 10 carry out the plan here laid do
with proper vigor, national 90 censsion patton
society be st cnoe organized Tho adopted
BY previous emept gcrr, Smith re ths consdiu
ton, which was adopted by the sddiaOn OF single sord
70 the title, making atose her aorious des snst0n
The tie and cons,tuuop o, the soccy nov roads a.