The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-17
THE DsUyIOy CONVENTION At WoRCESr SrGg.

THE DISUNION CONVENTION Al WORCESTER
Objects OF the Conveption--Fss. urion not
ker u sunny Msn--f8snry WHOM Lestf
Wilson no General- The "IrOu Plstfornl
-Fat.i Results Expectcd frsrs Sumner
next senate Speech.
From the Boston Herald, Jaa. is)
shortly aur lhe result OF the Presidential Sitceou W
kbowr, call for Q convention made, ''ssyang -
who besevt The Union TO be allure beog hopeless
s1n pt to units under cno yovernmeaa two auecSooa
systems ef society, which divergo moro widely ever!
year, and who believe 70 be tho cuy 81 intelligent anC
conservative to meet those facts ~ish wsdov anl
hrmntsr, 10 meet In the City Hall Worcouter ON lurs
osy January ,3 TO consider the subject OF disuDiOa %
the states "
Accordingly about one huncyed and dfty persons q
botn enabled tnemolvcs together N the TINS
and place desRneted Among tsem were the arch dts
union,s Garrisop, Phillips Hiee.nson, Foster aud
like The Nazarites who had vowed or esrstion
their cbns had net knit the ra1or and others whose
there their flowing boards, and esyong
minded women, whoa beard woald become qi'sc a'
well.
Tne Convention was called to order by Rev T W. uIo
Gn'sos, end was organized by appointing W. Bird or
Waiyoe 20 the CHAIR, President; raomss Earle OF
Worcester; VIM LLOYD Garrison, OF Boston; Dr. Dau.s
Manu. of sterling: Alvan Ward of Asnbprnhsm. ard
Cbas Brigham, or Worcester Woe Presidents j V. c.
Yer'nson, Of Boston, and D. roureio, OF Worcester
The object Of the Convention stated By the PRz-
pKsr TO be 10 consider the r.acsicabiy probability and
States take o,her measures the oondto,
Of the tmsa may require.
commi, on the roll and enauce, doubling wember
rs Duouty asked whether IL he put his to the roll
he should be considered psdyed to the dissolution Of
ibe Union
The PRESIDENT replied thai every man stood upon his
responsibility If Hallet choose to arrest every
member OF the Convention he could do It, and
he BIRD would not consider grea outrage tnan
the arrests 10 Kst or those who favored the To-
peba The mind of tho President had been
nuChe Nprcise cd Anvt IA Aka IA
10 The Convention wl.n do oYmDaton to resis the
construction put upon the republican party a Washing
with misleading their readers BY Withholding the actual
facts IN relation to the conduc Of leading republicans at
opes Of freedom, and .elug on, tho party aud the free
States day to the hoooh of slavery Tne verdict OF the
the last Presidential ee,tiou, continued tho
PRECEDENT sven equiv ocaiy In favor OF the exen
sion or slavery. This could not be denied For
himself he would JOIN In toe watch word =" Hber.
v ard Union, II Is may be; but liberty ars', and
over the Union and over the constitution, II IL
must be-" II this WAS treason General Wilson
and President Pierce were at liberty TO make .ne most
H. Mr Bird closed his by kindly iniormiog the
Convention that ne did no, really believe the Union could
he dissolved at This cousiderate ouncsmsnt
cared the pslpitatDg bosoms Of many weak hearted
brethren other political parties 'heep stsp the
music Of the Upion, 80 here too the porer OF music
ois.nnon The Hu'chinsons gave more melody than
such Convention deserved. Could the members OF the
CoDver ton have drank 10 this melody ard cherished 1t
In their hearte they would have gone at tneir
homes, absshed, but botef men
Rev. L. w. BIGGiSsoN said he hold In his hand, sixty
sold pages Of manuscript from half the notables of the
county, But they could not spend day for their
reading he vould extract from tnem. The letters
signed by Honor ables and Reyerends but sai Mr. H.
ey are no better nor worse that Good houoraoies
we're gooo and good reverends were good-when you
bps them He would venture to assert that ere long,
| good fanatics would be al . premium
Tho frs, letter from Ama.a Walker, o; Brookled,
and came out tat footed for dsunion, wish excop
ton. Walker bhndy inoTms tbs raton that he is for
the Union-p,ovded is carried ccordng TO the Do.
| clsrstion Of Independence. as hs undersiaudsit II
THEODORE PARKER heartily approved Of some oi tho oo
ects Of the Convention Az the south had 80 long cried
"wo'f, woi he though II now high ume for The Nord
10 give the South 81 mpse OF the real animal Ho bit
triy taarzed the subservency and poroonery OF ihe
foIth 10 their yielding to tae demands OF the South Bu
bo Old not opproy. OF the ultimate idea-d sscluior
| Of the Onion. Parker illustrated his view by
sory NJ ben peckec husband ~ith whom he compared
tho North The s'ory quite funny and msde every
body laugh IT, over, disuuon must take plec, Mr
Parker would nave the dividing limo somewhst a. fo
lows:-Al the territory cast OF The Chesapeake Bay
all Lor,h OF the Potomac and the Ohio all west aad
north oil the Pacific siih right OF reyersion Ia NJ
csseus COSTA Rica and the rest OF Central America
Be thouebt the North would never be content with
hE than inat Day, he thought Virginia would beg to
let the amputltDs knifo 90 clean down Nora Carroll
Che could not alord 10 belong TO the rong and dis
severed memoe, si the Upion he (prker had though,
the question OF slavery arc freedom could bc settled
| without bioodsbed. He thought 30 no logger.
Hon Henry Wilson says In his letter that he had read
With sincere ana profound regret movement which can
rave other than put burden the Of
freedom. IL vii, In his Judgment. array against the
which sows for UDion in the na,!un. e REGARDED ali
such movements - dnunion conventions, ~ crimes
Mr. ncvar of Worcester rose TO object to calling vii.
either Honorable General He protested thai VII.
net worthy OF either title. An honorable man
ever heard read of would Hgh; whom challenged
Wilson did not BRht therefore no would strip tho utlos
| be fasely wears from him.
Joanul r. GnDIsos rays, "I hesitate net to declare
that This federal has been destructive OF the
ends for which Instituted, and the people
hold clear and ndsputabs right 70 alter abolish
H. establish q one; and that the iur,her
tsrance OF it'll purely question OF pocy not a duty
Under ibe circumra noes. Mr. Gidiues says h true
policy and ntereh 10 prepare fer the future. SosAy 10
our saveholdlns inenos aud their allies We viii main.
iain'ain our present Unop but we will notbe trans
ferred TO unequal ano dkhonorsble union with the
poly gsnifts Of Utsh TO equally dsg,scefd union
with Cuban slaveholdors trat federal government
shs be restored 10 the maptonsnce OF the OBJ scis and
purposes for which was framed. Mr. Giddings would
preserve The Union for liberty. he urge. his party
friends TO continue lrm in their pooon. " "Le, W, be
remarks, "but holt the oppressors at bay for tca
yesr ard the rapi Increase OF FREQ population will
perfect triumph. Minnesota, Nebrssks Oregon aud
wssbrson will be added lst Of tree States
The laws Of nature and Of God workers with good
men, Acting in harmony ~ith them no earthly power
"The democratic Republican Iron Platform" Of New
York seIt memorial 10 the Convention praying the
members thereof to dc,s' from their mad schemes, 70
submit TO Buchspan's sdminss sou tolerate the Unioa
little longer, and 10 work bonaii OF ths worSins
men. This advice did exactly sus the convention
is,s ore member moved reference OF the memorial 70
the oommitise oblivion; another moved that be laid
the table and another would send 10 the Bssness
/ Committee, whithev u was sont
ssyun MAP Of Leicester, rave a scresdy doctrino.
He grsved 70 Q tmorous spirit in the Conven
| tier. For himself he had been so overjoyod IN
bis life a. when he read The call for the Convention He
| euloeizet John Quincy Adams and wished we hs men
Ike him for the present exigencies He said the North
wss orsver and compared rs altitude TO the South with
ha Of q msn who bad termaeent wiie whose beatugs
| he submitted 10 with exemplary humility aud obedi
He hoped TO God the Coz verson vould give such
impetus 10 the spirit Of disupor ~ never could DO
| mistaken or rolled back. IL asked whore he would
draw The line he would reply, let h.ssoou.eii draw
| u around Der borders. let New England draw
| around her borders and defy the slave power. New
Epelsnd CONTAINS all the slements nation, sHd IN such
pcriion she could dty the world and and aloao 1hol
did not 10 the slave plantation and cay % the mas
er you snal release saves" buttney ana sey yol
have no right TO cOmprone ne 10 any scon or rs
| port
The PEr7nrSr gave blut nj the cos Of the morning
session. wci.h he characterised the ionu spt party o.
Masscbustts ~ small rotten po,a,ocs Gov Gardner as
huse csrbutcuous 10, and representatives, In Con
grcss m candidates FOR s,ate prison the hospital or
inc STATE roform school, Ho said there VI. no fath nor
homer N the rsscels.
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