Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-28

,set; has lately been held at Chicago, called the
so,tl,.,vesterp Christian Anti Slavery Convention.
The proceedings Of this Convention reported at
great length in our Chicago exchanges. The speech
es and resolutions are extremely violent and trea-
sonable. We make few extracts below.
The following is among the resolutions introduced;
- COMPRESSION maketh even a wise man mad"
and therefore it need not surprise US that the slaves
and sometimes those who remember them IN Dohus
as bound with them, should be driven to rash re-
sistance and revenge. in the recent Insufrecuoh
At Harner's Ferrv-a rising which we deplore anu
q repetition of which we would endeayor 70 pr,
vent bv concentrating the benevolent efforts u an
good men upon the use ofmoral and peaeeiui ineShS
Tor the abolition Of slavery
On this plank in the platform, the following acuoh
was had: 1900 d.
/ venre' in the 18th proposition. Ossawattomle was
| not actuated by revenge. lie reao from heNspa-
per the questions put TO and answers maoe " Ossa-
| 1attomie Brown lie proceeded 70 pronounce an
eulooium upon OssawattOnlie, comparing ms hero
;sn 70 that of Ieonidas at Thermopyl9. (Applause)
| he was A man of God!-he felt himself called upon
~, Cod "a do what he did do. He (the speaker
shauld always feel warm admiration for the nero
ism of this noble and Christian man (iear! near I
ne was IN advocate Of political force 10 Abolish
! slaverv William II. Seward said to him. IN ms own
house at Washington, when he remarked that nc
feared slavery would die by force: sir, John GUN
CIV Adams always said so"
Brother Douglass, Of Chicago, also made speeei
in nraise of Ossawattomie Brown. He did perfect
lv right The speaker was 10 favor OF shooung ,h
STAKEHOLDER. 0ppressors never We're known 70 =.
dowr their power, peacefully. Ii must pe tdAei
from them by force The speaker was ID iaNVf - :
\ force: he wanted 10 civil war lie iooNeu 10
II. he Draved God for it, and the sooner the bette
" for the poor and oppressed slaves AAppiausej
/ The motion to strike out revenge was lost
> Brother Bassett moved to strike out the lzth ar
o icle altogether Before he would cast one paItro
of censure upon one man connected win tne ana
il at Harper's Ferry he would Withdraw from IN
' Convention and would not go into any conyentio
n which would cast any such reflection upon the p'
rity of men who would do as the men dld at ia
lie Rrotber Peck. of Oberlin rescue notoriety, Wa
to opnosed to striking out He knew, personally, I'M
o. some of the men who went 20 Harper fefry We
- actuated by revenge. lie had seen letter "rItV
" NV one of them before he went there, when pfeaI
u ed spirit of revenge, and terrible revenge
e., knew that the man to whom he referred hau pray
10 10 the Lord night after night TO give him an oppo
tunity Of having revenge upon the federal Cover
. ment nj.
at Pecks attention to the fact that the Harpers fer
~ men were to be tried for what they had done, a
thar he was furnishing testimony against the
nc Reporters were present taking down what ne W
~ saying.
ID brother Peck said that he would stop
Brother Tappan said that he met Brother Brol
"a (Ossawottamie) a short time since at a convent
- in n. Y. when he tried TO obtain arms and ANN
~ milton to carry to Kansas, as he said Inc cohF'
nd ton did not give him arms, but some OF us me
re- bers did. -,
Brother--thought the proposition could
modified SO as to make it acceptable to all FOR u
70 purpose. he moved olay the motion to strike
IRE ON the table. Carried
Brother Jones arose to make a motion lie 5,
,ad he wanted 10 preface the motion with some rehi
of and was proceeding to do so when several meno'
ar called him to order. He claimed that he was III
in der. and refused TO yield the floor.
Considerable excitement was manifest Wheh
at chair proposed to quiet theshouse by having a $
the son of prayer. $50 -...e
er- PRAYER followed
on The 18th article was again read.
Brothsr-( who did not appear to have DE-
,ct perfectly quieted by the payng said he never co
III and never would vote for the proposition IN {
no. form. n
lev Brother Peck proposed to change the words II
resistance and revenge" to crash violence.
oil Brother Bassett said he satisfied with [
loo reading as it implied that there might be ylole
len which not rash ,
md The proposed modification was adopted, al
all which the articles Of faith were adopted a
gether. --