The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-29
ABolINeNISTs CONVENTIONS IN THE WEST.
Our Chicago Correspondence.

Our Chicago Correspondence
CancAGo, Oct "A, 1859
No less than three Aboitonist Conversions were hek
hare this week. The first one called for she prpose
sf forming Society the West for the publication and
dissemination o abolition tracts and books. Several Of
the Oberlm rescuers were present There were about a
hundred and fifty delegates in all.
The following resolutions, which adopted by the
Convention will show the spirit which actuated its mem
Resolved, That evangelical Christianity condemns slave
Adns one q The sshes crimes against God AID man
sssey New York 70 apply the Gospel the sin
siods pasishas and circulating religious tracts and
bsk that he time has come for reorganization Of the sys
Resolved That desire abolition Of slavery by pacea
s ~" ns % " s1sW o q Ssr
re STns IL Of
every appropriate way TO secure speedy repentance
m the debate the last resolution the Rev. Mr. SIos
nm opposed 1t on account Of the words "peaceable
any means and in any w He believed that the slaves
would be perfectly justified in rising in instruction aud
obtaining their freedom by force Yes, no was favor
Pie sares ought to ,cade to liberty through the blood Of hr
s.aaers knee deep cloud applause followed this afro
b the worship Of God lie approved Of ,ohat the aJoi
Gomists had done Ut Harpsr's Furry (Applause)
s M n Re
abolish slavery. (Hsses) He entered his protes
against the resolution. More hisses) What does this
cries Of Yes yesl IL necessary-Iiberty dea!hrD
The Rev. A. J. JosLYN, Of Chicago made an infamma-
SsSs 70 fight for freedom Every man white or black,
his own master, and ought TO fight upon his own
hook like short tail bull in fly sme. This brilliant saly
q course brought down the house" in a round Of
hughter and applause
letter read from Dr. Chaplin, President of Beoit
college, in which he avors the proposed Western society,"
. BE located at Chicago, and to take high abolition
ground tu @trw#H r#fhatE -5a1f1s
Finally after session of two days, the Convention ad-
burned, having accomplished their object
The Western Abolition Publication Society Is now form
ed. They will commence their operations immediately
IN few weeks the whole West will be deluged with q
WIN beq
But this,was only Convention. Another assem-
1led in the First Congregational church Thursday
This was called Missionary Convention but IL
posed Of the same cergymen who had composed the
ether Convention, together with all the prominent black
republicans Of this City. TIE Directors of the Under
ground Railroad occupied seats on the platform.
The Rev. Or. Cheever, Of New York. made the principal
speech in which he declared slavery to be sin equal
bolaary and which must be ''put OUT by the Amer
people, unless they wanted TO be bloed out from
among the nations of the earth.
The following resolutions which were adopted by this
Convention, will show s spirit and tendency to have been
equally maevolent with that OF the former Convcpton
Resolved That Of the greatest obstacles the
tie ~ he
Gospel church mbers editors of the religious newspapers
s.'s%
Resolved Tha, ali sacles in blood and snews of their fell
low man slave buyer Shareholders should be de-
II ss sps ssey
~ c w SSE q b ch ss % that
slavery and thar support should be Withdrawn from such
Rssoy.d, Thsi i es.seass and activity Of
sas sna % anS ns %
er duty publish circulate truth in regard to ali sim
Of he age being BY own experience il the
$ % @ and s
Resolved That we recommend he friends q he as.ocia
and is os $
.i sCniSS.ons 70 The treasury made and at
ssp o. the scscie,y,s publications. On. -. a..
new have had conventions enough BY means. They
musy have one more Accordingly Friday the Western
Christian Anti Slavery Convention assembled in the
church. This body was composed of the same indvi-
duas who members of the former two conventions
together with few blacks The object Of this last ga
therng 70 abOtionze religion by making abolition
sm the test Of Christianity and it will be that in
The course Of their proceedings the Harpers Ferry nsur
he %
present. and entertained the Convention with narrative
The following "arcles Of religious aith were adopted
after long debate. The twelfth itce gave rise to
scene Of great violence and excitement The Rev. Mr.
Brown, comparing him to Leonidas at Thermopyla
nc, osssa.a" mon. Me lSassesl was N adv 70
lad told him (Basset in his (seward's) house at
Washington, that John Quincy Adams had aloay said y
Chicago followed in he same strain Brown
did perfectly right he Douglass) aoas in favor Of shooting
De taken from them by force am said he in favor Of
force cant 70 see cir. ,car (appause) look for it,
and long continued applause BY most Of the minister's
Professor PECK, of Oberlin, said knew personally
that some Of Browns Harpers Ferry were actua
them, which breathed spirit of terrible revenge upon
the federal government He would have given the details
had Lewis Tappan reminded him that he was furnish
ing testimony against the rioters
Here follow the "Articles of Religious Faith" as
adopted &
Christianity the main reliance for the overthrow of
the of the oppressed aburng the spirit CASTE
The church under solemn Obligations 10 rebnse all who
bold and treat nea as property by refusing to them Christian
The integrity and perpetuy Of the church put in utmost
peril she apologies for slavery or refuses put
The doctrine that bound obey civil enactmens
q nat Go M he
law gve and practically denies that right wrong no
TN Slaves ae GRosfs conflict with the law
Sf h : nsrs the 1s s "
Nan people and 9ughso be repealed Obedience to would
opPresson ua.eth even wise man mad and therefore
who them in bonds as bound with hem should Be
driven 70 rash resistance and revenge as In the recent nsur
The Northwestern Christian Anti.Slave.
ry Convention,
WHAT THE CLERGYMEN OF THE NORTHWEST SAY OF
OLD JOHN BROWNS EXPLOITS.
This body, which is principally made up Of minister's in
The Northwestern States assembled in Chicago the 2lst
inst. The following propositions and resolutions were
adopted after discussion Of over two hours, in which
large number Of the members Of the Convention took
part. The merits and dement's Of old John Brown and
the recent insurrecton in Virginia, very prominent
feature in the discussion Several Of the speakers in
dugcd in exceedingly strong and very foolish language
l. Holding and treating human beings property Is a
henOus sin against God and crime against man, which
neither Legislation nor the sanctions Of usage can justify
2 Christianity s the system appointed by God for the
redemption Of from sin and It's consequent suffering,
and ia therefore the main reliance for the overthrow Of
slavery. tn Nr 4af .sf4.se4 t.ff
g. Tho church. MS the embodiment OF Christianity is
hound the Of the oppresscd aburng