The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-17

CALL FOR A STATE CONVENTION AT ALBANY-PRO-
GRAMME OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ETC.
New BRITAIN, Conn.,. Jan. Is, 1859.
EDITOR HERALD
Enclosed send you the call for State convention at
Albany, promote the gradual and pacific extinction Of
slavery by compensated emancipation and hope you
will generously insert 1t in your journal, although you
may not sympathize with the movement Only small
list Of rames forwarded TO you that the space requisite
for the call may be announcement for you TO spare
We hope that your reporter Albany will be directed to
attend the convention, and take notes Of its pro-
cecdipgs for your Journal ELIHU BURRITT.
CALL FOR COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION CON-
vENTION.
The undersigned would respectfully invite all citizens
Of the State OF New York favorable the extinction of
slavery by fair and honorable the slave
holding States Of the national Treasury public do
MAN, for the manumissOn of their slaves to meet In
vention, personally by delegation at Albany Tues
day and Wednesday, Jan Is and 49, for the purpose OF
promoting the movement for removing the great evil from
the land by this generous ond peaceful mode
Z. Mott Union College. s. B. Collins, Mel York.
B. r. Wood, Albany. R. L. Murray, New York.
G.W.Faton, Madison Univer. Theo. Bourne, New York.
J. B. Williams, Ithaca. c. l.. Garfield Albany.
G. W. Bethupe, Brooklyn. Harvey Parsons, Albany.
Alexander Owen, Elmra. VIM. McElroy, Albany.
Abel Stevens, New York. c p. Easton, Albany.
A. +. Durant, Albany. NJ. McGowen, Albany.
c. Avery, Hamilton College. And others.
PLAN OF OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL coMrENsA-
TED EMANCIPATION SOCIETY.
P pr e.., EIiphaet Mott D D., New York
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Prof Thomas G. Upham, Me-. Hon. Erastus Fairbanks,
VI; Hon. J. D. Williams N Y; Rev. N. Murray D. D.,
n j.; Rev. Nicholas Patterson Del; Rev. r. NJ Post, ID.
D., Mo.
1recswer-Robert Lndley Murray, New York.
Corresponding Secyeto,y-Elihu Burrtt.
Eaecudire CoInnitee-Stacey b. Collins BENJAMIN Tate.
ham, Robert Scare, Robert Indley Murray, Theodore
Bourne John H. Tobitt, George d. Iincon Ehu Bnrritt
The executive committee Of this society would respect
fully submit TO the American people, both North aud
South few statements in reference TO It's origin and
objects.
II organized in August, 1857, at the close of
national convention at Cleveland Ohio held in pursuance
Of call signed by thousand influential men, ropre
sentDg eighteen different States and Territories all poll
teal parties and most OF the civil positions aud learned
professions OF the country.
Its object is to promote the peaceful and gradual OK
ncton of slavery by fair aud honorable compensation
out Of the national treasury or public domain, for the
emancipation Of the slaves whenever any State In which
they are held, shall bic disposed 10 manumit them.
The leading feature of this proposition Is the generous
and aterna aspect which presents TO the people OF tho
Southern states In Offering 10 share literally with them
the expense Of putting end to slavery within their Dor
ders act of brothcrly c0partncrship between the
two great sections Of the Union.
The very process and act Of cxtingushng slavery by
the plan proposed would powerfully tend to heal the
alterations and sectional divisions which have 80 long i'm
paired the unity and harmony of the confederation by
removing the only OF their csrangcmens and by
diusng kindly and brobcry spirit through the great
continental family OF States.
The plan recognizes and respects the complete sovc
roignty Of the Southern States the question OF
slavery within their own limits; for, in making
this offer OF compensation the federal Congress would
give them the strongest guaranty that never would