New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-04
amply sufficient and the day and evening passed sim
ply with good-natured, but quite patriotic excite

amply sufficient and the day and evening passed sim
ply with good natured but quite patriotic excite
men.
From Our Own Correspondent
Bos,roE. December l. 1850.
There is to 70 an Anti slayery Convention
here on Mo,lday. II is called by some young
men who are understood to sympathize more or
less With John Browns invasion, and their ad-
ve.rtsement and circular speak oil Brown ana
bis enterprise in terms Of respect. Perhaps this
NAV be regarded in some quarters as Objection
able and reasonable, but surely the protested
| object of the Convention, which is 10 discuss tne
opestou. "How can American Slavery DO
abolished 2" is n highly important one, and one
which deserves attention and respect. But near
r,,mors that an attempt will bc made by some OF the
| Southern students at Harvard College, aud others
To break I'D the meeting. If this Is correct, ana II
tbe poce do not preserve oder and take care OF the
rpbto of free discussion, fear there will be rough
| work.
That the object of the Convention deserves at,en.
tion and receives it, there il evidence IN the numer
ous letters which have been received from gentle
men of high character and ability, and Of emnence
in the political world send you copies OF some OF
| these letters:
| From Senator IVlson.
NaTICK, Nov. q, 1860.
| GENTLEMEN: I have received your invitation TO
meet in Conventions be held in Boston on the 81 OF
December ga number of young men, unconnected al
| this tine with any organization, and ITO address
| them in reply TO the question:" "How can American
| You saw in your note of invitation that tho ami
yersary Of the death of John Brown who on the "a oil
| December 1859 was killed for attempting to decide
this problem in the mode that he believed to be the
1
the discussion of our duty to the race for whom he
suffered and more especially for the unfolding of praci-
cal methods for achieving the holy object he desired TO
| attain by his descent on Harper's Ferry.
Abborripg Slavery in every form, loving equal and
impartia Liberty for all men, am ever ready 10 exer-
else ali the powers of the Constitution of country
responsibility for, Slavery, by prohibiting it wherever
il exists OF can exist, under the exclusive authority OF
the Federal Government; and am also ever READY 10
use all means sanctioned by law, humanity, ana re-
ligon TO persuade cOuntrymen Of the slveholdng
States TO 'undo tie heavy BURDEN, and " let the OPP
pressed 90 free" but am utterly opposed TO all APP
| peals by whomsoeyer made, 10 force and Violence
| Ours il government Of constitutions and hws-a
government Of the people by the people for the peo
ple Not therefore to the rifle nor the pike should the
friends Of the slave appeal bu 10 tue heart the con-
science the reason and the enduring interests OF the
peoIle OF tie Slave States, upon whom rests the re-
| sponsibility of Slavery in the States.
| While accord to John Brown sincerity Of motive,
unelfsh DEVOTION and unsurpassed courage aepiore
and condemn his armed invasion OF Virginia Were
in my power to do SO, could not consent 70 attend
your meeting, for cannot by an act OF mine thus
associate in any degree the issues concerning Slavery
with John Browns lawless descent upon llarper's
Ferry. Yours truly, HENRY WILSON
| JAMES REDPATH, esq, and others.
From the Hon. j. *. GiddHgs
JEFFERSON. Ohio, Nov. 10, 1860.
| Mr. DEAR SIR: You inquire, " Lo@ can american
| Ianswer BIZ tie du4acemeAt Of Christian ei1ii=a-
tom by the operation of truth and justice upon the
public conscience. thousand agencies are in opera
| lion to effect this object | look upon the constant
and increasing pressure of truth upon the public mind,
awakening the public conscience to the crimes, the
| barbalism Of Slavery as the only mode OF efiectng
that object To effect this many agencies are at work.
Apneas are TO be made the religious the moral and
pdltical feelings of the people. Our electors, politi
clans and statesmen must be aroused to the great
work. In that department have long labored, and
| feel that in so doing have best performed my own
| duty.
| John Brown moved in different sphere Of thought
and of action. Looking at the subject he came to the
conclusion that he would best subserve the cause OF
humanity by exciting the slaves TO action and physical
| effort to attain their own liberty
| This they undoubtedly had the right to do by the
immutable laws OF nature and oi nature God Brown
also justified by the action OF our Government.
When the AgeIines captured and ensaved our citi-
zens we sent navy to punish them Commodore
Preble entered the harbor Of Irpo amid the thunder
of cannon. The rattng of small arms, the clashng of
swords ard the work Of immediate ncpati0n was
carried forward by the butchery of shareholders who
set at naugh the principles of justice and liberty.
John Brown labored in more Christian manner for
the same high object-te G6ofy d oar race would
not have done as he did. He would not have done
have. Yet have both sought the liberties Of man
kind and award to him purity Of purpose and high
deeotion In tie cause ct human cierat.oa. ,,,,,,.
iron. Tie Rer. f. H. Scars.
NAYLAED Nov. 81, 1860.
/ received your circular several days since, and
second copy has Just come to hand take the first
moment which can claim as my own TO answer it.
l know of but one thing that is TO abolish Human
Slaycrv-ihe same that is lifting up the all
the civilized world against the desposms that were
holding them down. 1t is the Christianity Of q new
age which, freed from its old corrupti0ns reveals the
worth the capacities, and the sacred rights of indyid
nal men. This is Gods Messiah, descending
everywhere TO the millions that groan and toll As-
tocraces ogarcies, and autocracies have their
and their day. They conserve what OF learning and
civilization had been achieved and might keep it
sacredtrust until the masses prepared for their in
herance. But the history Of the last 300 years is
record of the irrepressible conflict between the
Church ard State OF feuda birbarism and the
spirit of truth and justice aspiring from the
heart of the people. Men may persist in re-
earding this conflict local and temporary
and the agitation of ths that reiormer aud not as
the spirit that beathcs through human nature itself
They NAV belle this split they may turn il from It's
peaceful course but viewing and counting its stages
from the nights of history, will imagine
he arrest it any more than he can arrest the earth
he stands apon II swings him through the celestial
spaces. Il has wrought through the whole frame Of
the English Government and society, and out of the
England of the Tud0rs and the Stuars, 1t has made
the freest natl the face of the earth it is felt
among the serf Of Russia it will assuage the Austrian
tyranny destroy it, and right around the rotten
throne Of the Pope, il makes young Italy, which
rises mmoraland shakes off the heavy Tyranny Of two
..d ...-. '' 'ai -'p, he Wet Iudies. and
sre OF the eroakers ii demonstrates alcipaon to