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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. ‘The Massachusetts Antl-sebraska Uonvention § St Worcester, Wrom the Boston Commouveaith, (free soil orgaa,) July 21. 5 There was a noble . of Massachusetts freemen st this convention, and they took pesition qm anoble plaiform It will be seem that meagures Were taken to organize a “republican” party hore ike that organed in Michigan, Ohio, and other ‘States, and to hold a conveation of delegates in Au- — to nominate a State ticket, But we mast, for Present, postpone further remarks and give proceedings :— THB PROPLE'S CONVENTION—PRELIMINARY MEETING. A prelimioary meeting of the citizeus of Worces- ter, and others interested im the success of the coa- Vention, was held at the aed Hall at 10 o'clock, and wus called to order by Wm, H. Harria, of W or- eester. Colonel P. W. Taft, of Worcester, was chosen chairman, and Wm. H. Harris and Thomas Diew, of Worcester, Secretaries, Upon motion of Mr. H. H. Chamberlain, of Worcester, a committee, which consicted of Mr. Chamverlain, Judge Morris, of Ferinaee Charies Wright, of Hinedale, Wa. Clarke, uf Nortoamptou, Taomas Saocll, of Star- badge, Awmasa Waiker, of Norta Brookield, aud Wullam Fiske, of Lowell, was chosen to report a plan of permanent organization. ‘They afterwards reported that it was expedient that the convention be calied to order by the chair Man Of the prelimioary meetiug; tout a chuicman and secretary pro tea, spould be chosen, and a @ommittee to report a plan of permanent organiza Won. Upon motion of Mr. Earle, ot Worcester, tae prepositiun fur a committee to permanently or ganize immediately, was stricken out, and the re- pert then accepted. THE CONVENTION Was then callea to order by Col. Taft, and upon Wotion, the offivers of the preliminary meeting were uted officers of the convention. ated culls were mauve for Mr. Bowlea and Jeoge Morris of Sprinyiteid, Ji Alien, aad others. Mr. Asaph Rive, of Northboro’, a mio about nivety years of age, took the staud, and made some very impressive remarks a9 to the dangers in- pending over the country, aud the duty of tue people vo unite and resist the sions of slavery. Jadge Morsia, of Springfield, aleo spoke briefly, eengratuluting the couvention on its numbers, harmony anu euthusasm. He spoke of the ne eeseity of union, and said that he loved the name of whiy, but loved tue principles of liberty better. ion and amid much cheer Seana oe a Unetts ress, Senators Sumer and Rockwell, and all the Representatives, who had all stood togetlier aud weted right on the great question of the late session. Rev. Me. Brewsrex, of Lowell, an eloquent speech, in whicw he referred, forcibly, to the dam- aging influences of slavery upon church, as wellas Mp. Tazopons Hinapas, of Pittafield, (a whig,, an old geutieman, made ae cheerful and Mand aging remurks. — he was young sud —_——— een ic like fighting. He trast- youpger. ‘anen Wasp, Jr., of Boston, was called for, and made a short speech. He began by asking # there was anybody present in favor of the Nebrasks bill; or agaivet its repeal; or iu favor of the fugitive slave bill; or in favor of the extension of ulave- sy? Noman. No man oawide of ihe catacombs under the Quart House and Custom House. Masea- ebusetts speaks to-day to tue worla her sentiments om these potmte. These are the maia isaues which Se Save Bens one We are all uvived ‘upon them, come to uf from Vermout, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michi- gan and lidisna, where mo of all parties have united in irm and coutagee sua to slavery aggression. The new repul party will succeed im there States. Let us put in the shape of resola- tions eur p' on these subjects, and then--do what? Go home acd figut each other? or, if we be- lieve alike, shsll we not act together? If we have eome together divided, let Sad oF bac« united. Upon motion of George F. Williams, of Boston, a of Mesera. Wil- fame, Earle of Wervester, Clarks of Norshauaptoa or ester, Cl jor 9 Laflin of Pittsfield, Loturop of South Hadley, Morse of Leomin-ter, Wright of Hinsdale, Aldrich of Wor- eester, aud Fuy of Cuelsea, was appointed to report ry of permavent organization. hile this committee was out, Rey. Mr. Bingham of Leominster addressed the convention. At twelve o’clock an aunouncement was made that eight car loads of people had arrived from Boston and could not get inw thehall. It was sug- that the meeting adjourn to meet on tae vernmou; and ou motion of Ji voted that when the convention adjourn, itadjourn to meet. at one o'clock at that place. | ‘The cosivention then adjourned. APPERNOON. The meeting was called to order on the Common- at half-past one o'clock, by the President, when, 02 motion, the Rev. Mr. Pease, of Saudwich, was ap, da committee to wait on the Rev. John Pier: pont aud request him to address the’ convention. While Mr. Pease was absent, Judge Morris, of Jd, made a few earuest remarks, bat gave way, on theappearance of that geatleman o the platform, to Itv. Mr. Pierpoat. My. Prenront said that he understood there was a gap to be filed before the committee on resolu- ticna came in, and he was , like Curtius of eld, to be goes into sr gap, rine Ca be of any service to ouBe ~ (Ap . “4 Men talked about the ‘free North.” ere was no such thing as a free North. We were veled by the slave power—doing ite bidding. and granting whatsoever it e of claimed. For years roment of the pation had wewentae side He reviewed the Fagitive it to be clearly unconsti- | Blave law of '93, declarin; ‘sutional. always been ready to The North ha. yield to the South for the sake of ‘‘peace,” as the: say But there were two things, at least, whi better 00d aa that was: one was Whoever | amd committee:— | Pi oy i shad B. Morris (whig), of Spring- Vice Presidenta—Ist district, Joseph Brownell dem.), of New Bedford: 2d district, Alpheus M. fnbington (whig), of Bridgewater; » Stephen M. Allen (whig), of West Roxbary; 4th ict, William Begum (nitie), of Boston; 5th district, William O- 1 (F.S.), of Chelsea; 6th Robert Rantoul {an . Of Beverly; 7th district, E.P. Macintire (whig), of Charlestown; 8 district, Williem Fiske (whig), of Lowell; 9th district, Adam Harrin; ; 10th district, Wilham too; Lith district, Increase Sumner (dem.), of Great Secretaries —Jobn 1. Baker, (whig) of Beverly; James G. Fuller, ot Charlestown; F. H. Un- derwood, (free soil) of Cambriage; Augustas Morse, of Leominster. Commitice on Resolutions —Walter Laffin, of Pittefiela; P. E. Aldrich, of Worcester; Seth Webb, Jr., of Dedbam; P. W. Taft, of Worcester; Mitchell Hooper, of Brideewater; Linus B. Comins, of Rox- ; of The report was apanimous! | The PResivent, om taking the Shalt said that he regarded his election to preside over such a meeting Fake hrm honor of his life. He thanked y for it. Mr. Pixgpont was then called for, and con- tinued his remarks. He that one thing must | bedone. The government of the country must no longer come out of the slaveocracy—our Judah, Ali the officers of the government had been from the slaveholders, or from the slave powcr. There must be a Northern to say to the Southerners, “God helping tend to plave this country on the side (Cbeers.) That garty mast be formed oma f th - eat cana > ae members of the two gr movement for fein, but they woulda’t | (Langhter.) “It was for each individual to pad wo ry eh ander her ban- ber. vauee.’ Mir. ith Bourweu. of Westboro’, (whig) then, ook the plutform. Hesaid that when Liberty was stricken down, whether in the capital of our own beloved State, or in the far West, beyond’ the Rocky Mountains, ne who did not lift his voice and bare hie gts ber we coreawies a 4 eaure. Ina orciple and 4 ‘Speech, Mr. led the format 3 vocat ition of a party of freedom, to be oom of all men, whatever their previous pol- itica) cea, who believe in the great princi- ples of freedom. When the men of the North had done this, quey, would be worthy of the eulogiam paseed by © upon the Barons who the Mugaa Charta trom John :—* They had bears to disti right Wrovg, and heads to distinguish truth from fi 3. they under- @ blessed mart) 2 j their warm hearts and_willin; | in the days of the Revolution, ne ' at dean ane usunite witn those voices waich | f them | to the expression of his convictions, , the wii of the martyrs, as uncompromising as the hey stood. They wanted? to slavery was the euemy of try, and the enemy of , and the enemy of every individuel freeman that lives in this repab- He. Slavery was not contess with demoraliziog the African; it debsred and di the entire nation. It-dimmed our faith in Christianity; it satirized oar history, and to shame every American son and davghter. He abhorred it. (Applause.) [t had no business in this nation; yet it not only had the fed?ral government under {%a control, but within » few weeks it bad crossed our State line and planted | its foot upon the soil of Massachusetts. Here, in our very midst, it had pursued aud captured its unfortunate vietin. It was not enough that slavery should violate a solemn compact with the North, and inflict ita blight upon the fair Territories of the W but it must cone bere and make a slave Stat» of Massachusetts. (‘Sbhame.”) Now, he asked them solemaly what they should do to maintain the rights and redeem the honor of our native State. They were.all sul of the South. From the Governor of the State dowa to the pusillanimous Mayor of Boston—they could | net Mog below him—(yreat applause) no effivial could be found to sustain the houor of the Stateand the rightsof her citizens. The Southerner taxed ua to pay the militia to shoot down our owa citizens, in fi? service, avd we paid our judges large sala- ries to send back our fellow citizens into bondage. (“Shame.”) ig must be ies the State of Massachusetts, and he wanted to ip do that | someting. (Applanse.) He wanted the State to say that she would protect the fugitive, that the trial by jury should be impartial aud aniversal ia Maseachusetta, tuat the citizens of Mussachusetts shall have free entrance to the U. 9, District Court, or that court go out of the State, (loud cheera) that | her citizens, whether they take the hue from the | aun or the shadow, wherever they go, the power ; and the protection of the commonwealth goes with | them, and they must and shall be protected. (Applause.) He wanted the Sta‘e to stand on its | hopor and dignity, and maintain the ples of Peo et jay, when men parties met toxel P hands to the great Terba tale. was-the wagpand the: oalpwaye Now eaved this was way, ly way. New Hampshire avd. Connecticut had plese | and tbeir voice had made the slave power tremble | We had now four tried and true men in the Senate | cbamber—Fessenden, Gillette, Rockwell, and he | who added new lustre to the State he represents, and whose name he mentioned with honest pride azd sincere delight—Charles Sumner. (Enthasi- ven surance that the ’ prairies were on Geen and that noble Weat yard Das an end to the dominion thin their borders; and here, the early home of the revolution, there was union of pony eg the preservation of Let the great which was now rising over the North conttoue to swell and increase , until the slave power should look oa it and trembling, and retire before the ad- vancing tide of frdedom. (Loud cheers.) Hon. E. L. Keyes, of Dedham, being loudly called for, came forward, and said that he setpdaed that | the men present had not come there to talk nor to | hear talking, but to act. He came tuere as a spec- tator only. Head long ago come out of the old | ties, and it waa for those who had recently felt } Enpeliga to take that couree, to decide upon the line | of policy which the convention should recommend for by the freedom-loving people of Mavsa- | chusetts. He was satisfied that he should be suited | with a platform thus established, and would give } them the right hand of fellowship. Mr. Keyes pro- | ceeded to criticise, with much severity, the past { Course and present position of the old parties, and | their constant and unremitting sition to every movement in behalf of freedom. . Keyes said he had no hore of a repeal of the tive Siave law. | They could as readily draw the sun from the heavens ' ag repeal that bill. Only one thir g was left to then— a a ie vn uae from this ‘cruabing out" ‘puri- ictrom the tread of slavcholders: Phat they could ' and that they ought to do. (Cheers.) The } only way to affect the national government was to get a a in the House of Representatives | who woul §.aPP riate one cent from the pet lem pr nan hie mer one was repealed. plause.. ©. Keyes con- cluded by reading a poe ny of resolutions, Thiet he said he offered, not for their adoption, bat as the ex; of his views. They mere referred to the ; Committee on Resolutions. The Pursipent then stated that he was obliged to leave the convention, aud would call to the chair Mr. Stephen M. Allen, of West Roxbury, one of the Vice Presidents. _ ALLEN eee come to the en Wi no king any prominen' by Had. been called to ite ins; but, since | ooteey tae nee of President for s time, he would Resolutions then came in, and accept the position. The Committee on Seth Webh, Jr., in behalf of the committee, read the following resolutions, amid continual ap- plause:— Resolved, That the unquestionable existence of a net | tled purpose on the part of the slave power, to convert the republic which our fathers founded on principles of jus'ice and liberty, into a slaveholding despotiam, whose ‘vital ond animating spirit shall be tne pregervation, pro- a 4 tion of slavery, calls for immediate Whim of all toe men, inte a party whion shall make the question of freedom paramount to all other ‘tical uestions. Resolved, That in co-operation with the friende of free- peed = other Levee a form Marston or the fepublican Party of Massachusetts, pledged ae: complishment of the following purposes:— To bring the administration of the general govern- ment back to its ori; pod doe a of liberty. To repeal the itive Slave Law. To restore the prohibition of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska. x: To prohibit slavery in all the Territories. To resist the acquisition of any more territory, unless slavery therein shall be prohibited. To refuse admission into the Union of any more slave States. To abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Pipe tog the constitutional rights of all citizens going other tes. Resolved, That Massachusetts has the constitutional right, and itis her imperative duty, to enact laws which protect the personal freedom of all her citizens. Resolved, That we recommend the assembly, at some central and convenient place, of « national convention, with s view to the adoption of effectual measures to re- sist the encroachments of the slave power. Resolved, That this convention invites the republi- cans of every town and city in the Commonwealth to send delegates to the number of three times their repre- sentation in the General Court, to a State convention, to ee “teh, > “en the peta the 10th of jugust, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the State officers, and forming a platform of State The resol lutions were adopted by acclamation, fol- lowed by three hearty cheers. The for holding the convention was fixed by vote of the meeting. Same question arose as to what day was most ent, and a motion was made by 8. M. Stowe, Bsq., that day in August should be uns ted. ay ree of meeting referred accepted. place was to the officers of the convention for their considera- tion and decision, and will be announced hereatte: Hon. Auasa WALKER moved the ap | & committee to nominate a Provisi State | tral Committee, which motion was ca:tied, and the committee appointed by nomination at cm * Rev. Epwaxp Bexcuer was loudly called for, and came fcrward amid loud applause. “He said hia ob- | Ject in coming to the was to bear his testi- mony by 8 aha nd to his belief that the nation bad arrived at a more trying crisis than any which we sh uld probably live to see. He came without | any B psodey to address the audience. The: | would pardon him, therefore, for confining himself Father than the had been a discussion of political ‘ the 33 23 g Fs f of HE ie 25g aad E z a5 : F ay, A strength and the that engive to the side Wheo ‘was accomplished we should have no more “North- eon men with Southern princigles,” but the re verse of this. Southern men Northern ppinci- = would be noble men; ‘Northern men with puthern principles” wi Gastards. (Cheesa) If the South said, when this was done, that the Unioa ' must be dissolved, he should say, let them go. H» had no fear of that, however. He wasin favor of a union of alt true men, to carry out the princivies of freedom, and fulfil the destiny which was before us. Mr. Jupp, of South Reading, (dem.,) said he ‘Was 80 unaccustomed to address au audience | the one before him, that he should not occupy mach of their time. He wished, however, to express his cordial concurrence inthe objects and purpows of the convention. We could pass good resolutions enough. Did not Ben Hallett offer, only a few ears , @ resolutton that the democrats were ‘in Ivor of free soil all over God’s heritage ?” (Laugh- ‘ ter.) They could pass excellent resulations; bat | what had they done? [A voice—‘Catched @ nig- ger!’) (Laugiter.) When the resolutions wore | Tread there, he fpenght of proposing to alter “Re- solved” into “Be it enacted.” (Cheers.) Waat they wanted now was deeds. He saw that the re- 8 lutions which bad been read proposed munion of all true aud soble men to carry out the great prin- ciples of freedom, and that was something pras- teal; that suited him! (Loud applause.) He was in favor of resolutions like thesé—Resolved, That we will have no aluve-pens in Massa chusetts,” (Great cheering.) ‘Resolved, Tust persoual liberty shall be secured in Massachusetts.” “ Resolved, Tpat when a fugitive is arrested in Massachaseuis, the Attorney General of the State shall appear in hi+ bebalf.” (Applause.) Such laws the people of Massa: hnsetta had is iu their power to make, and such laws they ought to make. He was im favor of a union with apy y that could pledge i self to such laws. Wheo they had hi that work others would come over to the same side, and the m»vement would not end antil freedum waa established throughout the laud. (Cir ers.) Mr. Webb, in behalf of the committee appeinted to nomiuate a Provisional State Ceutral Committee, submitted the following report, consisting of two Lore oat from each of the three political partieso te s— For Provisional State Central Committee—J. A. Andrew of Lg ere J. J. Buker of Beverly, Mit chell Hooper of Bridgewater, Estes Howe of Cam- bridge, Wm. Clark of Northampton, J. G. Fuller of Chai lestown. % Tie report was unanimenely adopted. Hon. wy Wits0N, of Natick, being loudly called for, came forward, and fF el as fo.lows:— Mr. President, and gentiemen of the Conveotiouon— 1 ice thas this convention is assembled here to- day in the heart of the old Commonwealth of Maz eachusetts, to express the opinions, sentiments, and feelings of the peopie. We are not here to speak for or to existing political organiations. We are not here to utter represses against the members Season ee iectis pat “76> goles rary ing peg comprehencing the altered condition of pub- lic affairs, and the duties which grow out of this altered condition of public affairs, we are here to- day to forget the rences engendered by past conflicts, and to unite our efforts to overthrow the slaveholding oligarchy that now guides and con- trols the sy of the republic. 1 would not utter aword here that should wound the sensthilities of amy man of any party. Our duty is, in this crisie, to forget the past, to stand shoulder to shoulder, and to are aoneeer for the cause of human liberty in America; and not to arra! or reproach each other for the differences whic! past conflicts have engendered in the State or nation. fon eg fate be witnessed the last wanton ee we power upon our rights and institutions, It was my fortane to wit- eas the pogage of the Kansas and Nebaska bill through the House of Representatives, under the pressure of executive patronage. It was my fortaue leo 64 witoess Tee eae the streets of Bos ton, which filled the hearts of the freemen of Mas- sachueetts with indignation and shame. But, gen- tiemen, I look upon the events transpiring around us with hope and with confidence. T feel tha: the cause of equal, perpetual and universal liberty in Auierica never stood so strong as on this day, in which we are here assembled. Throughout the West, the people are moviog, blending tozether, forgetting the » and preparing them:eives for the conquests of the futare. (Applause.) In the at central States, the people are moving; and re in New a ali the States of New England, even Franklin Pierce’s owa New Hampshire, the people are moving, and the peo- ple are and will be victorious. I mone and that every man who voted for the Kaneas Nebraska bill, will find that, by that act, he sealed his political doom. And, ge.tlemen, { have the fullest confidence that the next House of resentatives will utter the voise of seventeen mi of Northern freemea, and ‘no: the voice of the slave power, or of the tools of t:e slave | ower in the free States. Caaripase) The entleman who preceded me 8) of coatitioa:. fle wished not for coalitions, for fasions. I, too, am for fusions, gentlemen. I wish to see all men, who think aliké, stand shoulder to shoulder in gen- erous rivalry in the cause of liberty. (loud cheers.) I wish to see the whigs of Massachusetts, wit. whom it was my fortune once toact, forget the claims of party in this emergency. and remember that they were Americans before they were whige. mocratic ideas, and stand with us for the cause of true democratic principles. (Appisase:) I need not say thatthefree democrats of Massach men with whom it has been my pride to act for six years, are ready, here or sory afent Ob be forget Naa name, forget 5 follow where- ever the banner, on which is insciibed their principles sball lead. I believe I can go further and say that the members of that party are ready, ao tare, the le to advance the principles they pro- Load epee Sag a gentlemen, 4 mattver "8 ings, ve idence that the Lary hu- e free States are ripening for the struggles of the Nagle ca peeee of * egos ) '. ive no such feelings. I tistened waap ie tee old revolu- tionary veteran, who uttered words here that I hope people. “When patties blood wae. reddening’ the en was green soil of Lexington and Concord the footste ot the slave preesed the sui of Massachucet‘s. ear heard sharp volleys that twice.drove the veteran troops of England down the slope of Bunker Hill; his eye saw “the flames rising from rang ae ;”—yes, here, on the soil of New England, the bells which welcomed the Declaration of Independence smote hy here the bondsman. Seventy-nine years have passed, and we bave sixteen free States of the Union, with two-thirds of the population of the republic. We have, gentlemen, in the Senate two majority from the free States, and fifty-eight majority in the House of - ives, and aay = ange ity in the po; ‘e have then only to change the beers, conscieace and judgmeat of the people to overthrow the domination of the slave power, and take perpetual control of the fede- ral government, obliterate slavery everywhere un- ment * openly, ackvely ad perpetanly ou the sie ment “ » and pet on le of freedom.” (Loud cheers), Thave faith, gentle men, that we shall doit. We are making more than at any other period of Let us, then, gentlemen, wh avowed here :o-day, exercise spirit. Let us be ready to stand in the vap, in the rear, or wherever daty calls upoo us to stand. And, gentlemen, let us use only words of kindness and conciliation towards others. We can win men to the cause of liberty better by kind but frm words than by uttering reproaches or elsewhere. What we want, gentlemen, is fusion—a union of men imbued with American feelings, senti- and opinions. I agree with the gentieman preceded me. I do not want coalitions, unless tre driven to coalitions. I am in favor of ad- 5 of the nation, and who liberty re; & union o} is it? (Applause.) Bat, gentlemen, men who ree 2 pansivles is al- better than ovaliticns. When we can have a union of men who agree in prin- 4 ive us that union. When we cannot have 2 floor of » to battle for those principles. (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I am not to day to give advice. I did not come here to make speeches. My desire and my wish has been to listen to new voices to listen to men who have acted With the whig and democratic parties in the past. that we have men here today who neg SP a of ae nations, America. (Loud cheers,) Rev. Wituia H. Beecrer, of Reading, was then ‘introduced to the andience. The great thing, he | said, was to destroy siavery. That waa the purpose for which the natvon was established. Political or- ganizations had ulways been in the way of the tri- umph of freedom. Both the principal parties had endeavored to get the votes of the Souto in favor | of their candidates, aud todo this they had agreed to serve the purposes of the South. @ slave pow- er, through the influence of these political organi- zations, bus carried every measure since the foun- dation of the government. breaking down the present political organizations of the North, He thought we bad seen enough of | the influence of the slave power in this land, and if the last act of aggression perpetrated on the soil of the old Bay State did not arouse the people toaction, he cid not know anything that coald sting them {ato life. (Applause. j Rev. Danie. Fosres, of Cambridge, made an earnest anti-slavery speech, in which he reviewed the case of Burns, and severely condemned the con- duct of the chief mugistrate of the State, and the men in high station wno stuoped to do the bidding of the slave power. His remarks were well received. Mr. Pigaponr, st the earnest call of the audience, again came forward and made some excellent re- marks on the moral responsibility of each indivicual. He said it would be no excuse in the day of judg- ment, fora vote given in behalf of cruelty and wrong, fur the voter to say, ‘I did not vote asa map, but as a democrat or asa whig.” (Laughter.) Mr. P. briefly criticised the clause in the constita- tion which is generally supposed to require the rendition of fugitive slaves, and came to the con- clusion that an interpretation of it in favor of free- dom, wae altogether more ypamansicn and sensible tha. the comm n ivea. This uew exegesis of the omen in question was received with lunghter and ap; lause. At the conclusion of Mr. Plerpont’s remarks, (a few minutes past five o'clock, the convention ad journed sine die. ‘Vermont Mass Cenvention. The following are the reeolutions passed at the Mars Couvention held at Montpelier, Vermont, on the 13th inst:— + The freemen of Vermont, assembled in conven- tion, in pursuance.of a spontaneous call emanating from various parts of the State, and embracing men of all. pclitical parties, to consider upon the mea- sures which duty demands of us as citizens of a free State, in the present crisis, in reference to the late acts of Congress, on the subject of slavery and ite anticipated further extension, viz: For the protection of free States from Southern and Northern treschi sepia ern ery, the recovery of the righta of the free States as an integral part of the Union; and For the reecue of the geueral government from the centrol of the slave power: Resolved, That the institution of slavery ia a great , Social, and political evil; that it was so segarded by the fathers of the republic, the founders and best frienda of the Union, by the he- roes and sages of the revolation, who contemplated and intended its gradual and peacefal extinction as an element hostile to the liberties for which they toiled; that institution 4s 12. be Ln be me nor encouraged, 4: whic! Washington, the calmest and wisest of our na- tion, bore unequivocal testimony; as.to which, Jefferson, filed with the love of liberty, ex- claimed :—‘ Can the liberties of a nation be ever tagegnt secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minda of the people that their liberties are the of God? that the are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just ; that His justice cannot rest forever ; that considering numbers, nature and nationsl means only, @ revolution of the.wheel of fortune, au ex- change of situation, is among possible eventa ; that it may become probable by supernatural inter- ference, The Aimighty has no attributes which can take sides with us in.such a contest.” And as towhich another eminent patriot in Virginia, on the close of the Revolution, also exclaimed :—" Had we turned our yee inwardly when we supplicated the Father of Mercies to aid the injured and op- pressed, when we invoked the Author of Righteous. ness to attest the purity of our motives and the justice of our cause, and implored the God of bat- tes to aid our exertions in ite defence, should we not have stood more self-convicted than the con- trite publican ?”” Reeclved, That the history of the constitation, and icularly the enactment of the ordiounce, July 3, 187, protbiting slavery north of the Ohio, abun- dantly shows ittohave been the pur of our Jathers not to promote but t» prevent the spread of very; and couatitution of the United Statss gives to Gangrene fall power for the municipal go- vernment of the territories thereof—a power which, from ite nature canuot be either alienated or abdi- caled waa zie ding up to the territory an abso- pores oe dependence, which involves an ab- surdity. Resolved, That the repeal of the Missouri compro- wise contained in the recent act of Congress, for the creation of the Territories of Nebraska and Kan: sas, thus admitting slavery into a region till then senbed against it by law, equal in extent to the thirteen old States, is destructive of mutual conti- dence between the States of this Union—exposing the Union iteelf to imminent danger—is inconsistent with the fundamental principles of natural justice, and destructive of deace in the integrity, honor, and good faith of the national and State governments favoring such repeal. Resolved, That in voting for tuis bill, every mem- ber of Congress from the Btates has betrayed the rights of the North, ben recreant to hamaaity and freedom, violated will and outraged the feelings of hia constituents, and richly deserves the condemnation of mankind ; that in spproving and signing it the Presiden,has eaten bis own words and violated the principles repeatedly avowed in his nor, speeches, on the subject of slavery, dvlivere 1 in 1846, 49 apd ’61; and that all who sided in its passage bave violated the pledges of both political parties, and the President himself promising to dis- countenance and frown upon every effort to revive the mvt agitation, Resolved, That the passage of this bill, in con- nection with other measures now earnesty talked of and strong)y urged upon the nation by the lead- slave ropagandists, such as the seizing of and St. Domingo, and annexing them to the Union slave States, and the reopening of the African slave trade, demonstrate that no trust or confidence can be re, gsed in slavery propagandists; that they are both Entagonistic and aggressive, and, therefore, it becomes toe friends freedom and humanity to awake from their lethargy, put on the armor of bert worn by our patriotic fathers, and strike for the liberties of our entire race. Resolved, That all com; with slavery are at an end, and oor ral ery shall henceforth be the repeal of the Fugitive clave law, aud of the inter State slave trade, the abolition of alavery in the District of Columbia, the probibition of slavery in all the Territories of the United States, ac the admission of no more slave States into the Union. Resolved, 1. That we pledge ourselves, to the ex- tent of our power, to the repeal of the Fugitive Slave bill. 2. To resist the admission of Utah and New aan a8 States without constitutions excluding Wwery. 3. To the restriction of slavery to the States in which it exists. 4. To the exclusion of slavery at the earliest prac- ticable moment, by all constitational means, from federal Territory, Nebraska, Kansas and the District of Columbia inclusive. 5. To oppose the admission into the Union of any pew State tolerating slavery, from territory belonging to ‘Texas or elsewhere. 6. To reviat the acquisition of any new territory wherein slavery exista, unless the prohibition of avery shall first have been provided for. 7. To encourage immizration into the territories of freemen, pledged irrevocably to the cause of free- dom. Fon That the Nebraska bill is only one i eae aggressive pro-slavery measures, each wd receding Measures kind, and 7 fest oe sie of slavery. Had the 9. We. avow our determined purpose not to support for the office of President or Vice Presi- or Sevator or Representative foeneny #4 — nor, or lieutenant-governor, or treasarer of the State, or member of the State Legislature, any man, of whatever party, not known to bein favor of the purpores above avowed. Reeolved, That inasmuch as there are now no great measures of ive or administrative poli- ividin, iti , except that of slave- 2, ioe baron Foie akatatel? tascntial to the sac- cessful resistance to the alarming pee of the slave er, We do as whigs, free soilers, and demo- crate, freely relinquish our former y associations and ties to a raved og. 01 ion having for ita object to secure of liberty to our- selves and to our posterity, and & wise, just, and economical administration of the roment; and aa the principies for which we are contending lie tt tee Katers Wh biofee ond Tepertily soso by our , We pro; a ect r - mad to the Pt dot reoiom in tner States to operate, and be krown as republicans. “Resolved, That we hold. the following general principles as essential to. the just and [proper sd- ministration of the government:— I, Arigid acoountabiliry and ecnomy in the ad- Dinitration of the governinen' 2, Retrenchment He was in favor of | whether it be formed [ ee dent by the election of gonmadion, s08 oh other Siri oficers, by the peop , ae far as the same may be 3. Cheap for the people, and the aboli- tion of ae Ranking petviiogd op members of Con- 4A ediciones aystem of river and harbor improve- ments by the nt, whenever demanded for the ety and convenience of commerce with foreign vations, or among the several States. 5. A tariff for revenue, with proper discrimination in favor of American industry. | 6. The free grant of homesteads to actual set- tlers, in coneideration of labor and privation in- curred in making set:lemeuts in the wilderness, with just reservations of the public lands regarded as the common property of all the States. Resolved, That we recommend the calling of a general convention of the free States and such of the slaveholding States, or portions thereof, as may desire to be represented, for the purpose of forming | @ national organization opposed to the aggressions of slavery, and for the adoption of other and more effectual measures of resistance to such sion, and that, in anticipation of such action, this con- vention appoint delegates equal in number to the Senators and Representatives of this State in Con- 8, and that such delegates be a Committee of lorreapondence on that subject with our friends in other States. Resolved, That the enactment of the law of 1852, kvown as “An act to prevent traffic in intoxicating liquors for the purpose of drinking,’ and its subse- quent enforcement, has been of vast pecuniary, so- cial, and moral benefit to the people of Vermont, and the continuance and ardent support and execu- tion of that law is demanded by tbe public welfare and the publis sentiment, and none but its firm and consistent sepporters should be elected to offices of trust and honor. Suicide of a Yo Cuban. [From the Memphis (Tenn.) Ea le, July 12.) ‘The following letter turows some light upon the causes of the melancholy suicide of young Octavio Alvarez, noticed some days since. [t is a tranala- tion of a copy found in his pocketbook, the original being addresred to his sister, Srta. Da. Rosario Al- varez. The statement tha’ there had been disagree- ment between the deceased and his em) oper Mr. De Aragon, ia incurrect. Both of them e: from their native isiand, the friendship of brothers exist- ed up to the Jatest moment. Alvarez was son of a 8) lard of old Spain, though himself a Creole of ba, in heart, soul and mind. This difference in jolitical principles led zoung Alara, some two or ree years ago, to leave father’s house and come to the United States. From this country he wrote home, praying the paternal forgiveness, but ised avowing Be ai oe ee ples, and re- spectfully expressing his determination never again to live rf Cuba until he could ao so as a freeman. To all of his letters he received no response; and it is to this neglect tnat may be traced his death. With the fervor of the Creole nature, and the filial jiety of the Spaniard, he could not endure thus to be cut off from all the natural ties of family affec- tion, His purpose of getting rid of a life thus ren- dered burdensowe, wis well known to his friend, and bad been several times defeated or changed. At the very moment of the fatal deed, Mr. De A. was remoustrating with him, having sent for a police- man with the view of Putting im into temporary confinement until his mind should be in a healthier tone. The following is the letter to his sister:— Mumrms, Feb. 10, 1854, My Daur Sistsr—It is hat paintul for me to rE to you that it is the first time in wy life that I have to e you @ reproach; it is very painful for me to say it, but it seems that we are not children ofthe same parents, nor that we have been raised under the same roof. You forget me—you do not even write to me—and | hex “ne little what may be the fate of your unhappy. nother. Ungrateful—do you think, perchance, that I have not within my soul the sweet remembrances of my youth ? Do you think that the sweet scenes of our mutual and fraternal love bave been blotted from my mind? Oh! no; in all my troubles snd misfortuoes the face of my aged and beloved mother hay always been present tomy mind, as also your own, ianocent and never to be for- gotten. How many times, on wy bed of sickness, wait- Ing every moment my lssolution, my mind has fravel- the immense distance, und it seomed to me to be near you, receiving your sweet caresses, and I have joy- ously pronounced your name and the one of my good mother. Brotherly love always exista, bat you have forgotten it. What human foree can prevent you from writing tome? My father? I cannot believe it. He is too just, too good, to prohibit you from corresponding with your bro'her; much less when the path that I fol- ithe oneof an ovorable man. His just feelings may keep him augry wich me, bit in » father’s heart there cannot +xist animosity against his cluldren—so that oa alone accuse of carelessness: to you alone I complain. I could even say more, but I wish to remove from my mind such painful remembrances I wish to forget that you bave not fuldlled the duties ‘hat natare impose Upon you, vecwuse you possess al. my love. Farewell! I bope ‘hat Divive Providence, acknowleig- ing in me the (riend that God gave you, you will agaia be what vou wi happier times, my ‘never to be for- gotten ans belo ster, Adieu! It is very painful for me to come ton close. It seems to me that [ speak to you, and that you returo your earéses for ny reproaches. Embrace my dear gga unite be ome with my own, aad beg them to bless me. Be of good cheer, and dispose of your brother that adores you. . PocTAVIO. Another Mysterious D:ath—Suspected soning of a Wite by her Hasband. {trom the Syracuse Repu olican, July 20.) For several days past rumors of a fal charac: ter bave been in circulation in reference to the mysterious illuess of Mra. Ellen Urbon, a daughter of Mr. C. Marvin, No. 60 Warren street. It seems that nearly two years ago Mra. E., then aged about 1 married to a German music teaczer, Alex- ander Urbon, in thiacity, and sabsequently went with him to Le Roy, Genesee county, to reside. Last winter she was delivered of a child, and soon after was attacked witih a nursing sore mouth. Her stem was much reduced by these causes. Some weeks ago, it is all-yed, sie was saddenly taken much worve, and complained of symptoms that led to a belief that she had been poisoved by her hue band—the gig suppored to have been adminia- tered bY him in some lemonade that be insisted upon procuring and giving to her. Abut three weeks ayo she ws brought home to die, it being apparent that she was rapidly sinking. Her hushana remained at Le Roy, and about ten days since, having been sent for, he came here, statd a few hours, returned two Le Roy, told persons there that be was accu-ed of having poisoned hig wife, and by them was advised to come back here and stay till her decease. He expressed his deter- mination s0 to do, packed up his property and left that village. He hax not been here, nor been heard of rince. Previous to lis departare he told a per- son that his wife was going todie, and mentioned what he desired to bave dove with his child. To Dr. Hoyt be stated that he would be or was suspect- ed of having given her poison, and taid, “Doctor, I want you to be on my side.” Wednerday morning Mrs. Urbon died, having suffered dreadfully for mupy days. This foren:on & post mortcm exymination of body was made, when indications were discovered which greatly strengthen the suspicion that her death was causet by some extraneous irritunt introdaced into the stomach. The following oertificnte of the ve cians will be readily understood. The stomac! been preeerved, and is to andergo achemical exami- nation. The body was almost bloodless: — Fort mortem, by request of frieads of the body of Mra: E. Urben, twenty-eight hours after death, by Drs. Hoyt and Mercer: present, Ura € Richardson and Cator; founo the inner surface of the stomach at the lower por. tion and aboot six or seven inches of the first bowel diseased. A‘ ‘bis cr ouslet of the stomach the mucus tissue was nearly or quite disorganized, and for some distance around ite stumaecn waa corrogated, the bowel was pearly in the same coudition; there Were no other evi- dence of disease, ‘The body was almost totally exeangui- nat Urbon was professor of music in the Oneida Con- ference Seminary, at Cazenovia, duriog the winter of 1853, avd is abont six feet in height, 35 or 40 ears of age, hss light complexion, hazel eyes, rown he nd a high torehead, rather bald. {tis supposed that be has fled to Europe. Mrs, Urbon was buried this forenoon, Ak Ixrawovs FaprtcatiOn—A paragraph has been going the rounds of the papers, stating that a mysterious cask was deposited from a freight train care at Canton, Stark county, in this State, sim ply directed Canton.” The direction being inex: plicable, the story runs, it was opened, touad to be full of pistols and bowie knives, and that in @ short time @ Catholic priest called and took it away. The last Stark County Democrat contains the statement of J. Keplinger, tiket and freight Geo of the railroad at Canton, assertiog that the whole etory in faise in all its jujare. No sach cask was ever there, and, course, no Catholic ined ever called unc wok it away. The whole hing wasa vile calumny, started by some evil dis- pored in order to increase the aolmosity and prejelce that already exists between Catholica and Protestants. — Cincinnati Enguue, A Goon OLD Aat.—A colored man, named Cor nelios Mitchell, died night before last, having rot ee Son's tenes one arg Bn Lit ears. He drove a baggage wagon in the army in fevolutionary war under Gen. Washington him- self. He was for seventy-two years a slave in Ken- bey He busied himavif here in picking oakam, wh he follewed steadily up to last day. On that day he partook too freely of cherries, which brought on the cholera, of which he died on Mon- day afternoon. He had several hundred dollars de ere in the bank, and owned some forty acres of din Canada, A eulogy, is to be delivered upon his life, hereafter — Detroit Tribune, July 19. Ar Last.—Capt. Bagnall, our excellent Chief of Poltee, yestersiny received @ notice that a reward of | hve hondred di had been offere? for the arrest it. wf the patronage of the Prom: - uf Robert Schuyler. It is posed that he te in Cavada, bear the Tine-—-Bufiale Democracy, July 20, Our Fire Depertment. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NBW YORK HERALD. Under ordinary circumstances I do not deems Becessary to reply to any attacks made by newspa per reports. To correct, however, agy misappss hension that may be taken bythe public from your edi- torial of the 16th inst., and give authentie informa- tion to the Haxatp, I would state the facts relative to the visit of the Common Council Committee to Cincinnati. The Special Committee appointed to report uporw the propriety of re-organizing the New York Fire Department, after several prelimivary meetings, deemed it necessary to sve and exaioine personally the improvement that had been made in reference to the extinguishment of fires in our western cities, and therefore iesulved to proceed thither entirely at their own inoividual expense, except so far.as the freedom of the roais were extended tothem, Several gentlemen, promnenily connected for yeara BS with our own fire department, including our hief Eogineer, co»senied to accompany the ‘Com: mittee or meet them at Cinciunati on Thursday, July 13th, aud for thut purpose the exhibition of the operations of the steam evgine were delayed until Friday, the 1d4tn inst. Wivh the causes that prevented most of those gen‘Jemen from faifilling their evugugement the Comunittee are entirely upac- quaintea. The Committee are of opinion that the n City of the Wert bas decidedly improved, ie in advance of us iu their arrangements for fire defence; and should their visit be productive in the least, degree of improvement in the building of our own fre engines, they will conceive themselves compensated for the expense incurred, the incon- venience experienced, und fatigue attending a journey of nine hundred miles, with the thermome- ter ranging at 94. Reepectiully, Bexsamin PF, Prusy, Chairman of Speciul Comautte on Reorganising the New York Fire Department, Theat:icat and Musical. Bowery TuratTRe.—The bill of amusement pro- vided for this evening comprises four attrac tive pieces, togetber with the performances of Bi Legere and Delfino, commenc- ing feature will be the comic piece, entitled “Jenny Lind.” Thi- will be followed “Wan- by the dering Minstrel” and “Somebudy Else,” and all will close with the farce of “Wilful Murder.” Ms Eddy is to appear on Mouday next. Nrs1o’s Garvgn.—Bulte’a ular o) led the “Enchantress” ix to be Ee ae ing. Madame Anna Thillon, whois so soon to re- tire altogether from the stage—baving amassed a large fortane during her sojourn in this count 18 to sustain the character of Stella. The of the opera should no: be absent from this rare musi- cal treat, American Musgum.—The favorite in three acts and five tableaux, entitled the “ cam Brothers,’ is to be represented both this afternoon and evening. The cuuractera of Fabien and Louis dei Franchi will be personated by Mr. C, W. Clarke, whoee acting pleases the ic more and more every day. Franooy!’s Hirroprome.—The tourmament of “The Field of the Cloth of Gold” is tobe given both this afternoon and evening, together with Stee and Obariot Races, and the performances of Seagrist Brothers, Runoers from all the cities in the Union have entered their names for great foot race to come off next week. Woon’s Minstrers—The operatic burletta of “Lendherdesham Money” will be re; this evening, Vogether with the burlesque ‘Musical Con- gress.’ Buck.ey’s SeRenapers.—Tois band ts enthusi- astically receive: every mat by crowded assem- pages The opera of “Cinderella” wili be repeated night. FaRewE. TestimoniaL To Me. B. WiLLtaM8.— This testimonial will come off on Wednesday eve- ning next. Several very distiugusihed performera have volunteered for ths occasion, Tae Benerir to Mx. P. H. Waters, the fireman, who met with such @ <eplorable accident at the burning of Jenni: & Co.'s store in Broadway, and which has ed him a cripple to his ever since,ia to take pluce on evening next, at the Bowery theutre. The sympathies of the poole cannot help being aroused om such an occa. ion. ¢ A Dovsie Dep Vitiain.—One John W. "4 who has been somewh:t noted, for three or four gt! bygone, as # tea her of juvenile singing classes Ulster and other river counties, has proved that the suspicion which has heretofore attached to his character, was well tounied. Last wiater, among other places, he tuught « cliss at Readout, Among the pupils was a gist vamed Post, from Baopus, sme sixteen years of uge, aud of rather attrac tive person. Tyler 8 01 sxosed @ marked prefer- ence for this scholar, and frequeatiy waited on her home, seme two iniles, in a secluded nook of the country—jost the plice for a crazy love affair. The family of this girl knew littie of this world, and Tyler was a great mun io their eyes, for he ia a flip- pant rogue of the woist s)ecies, impudent to a marvel, upd with a shrewd insight into weak- nesces which may be turne: to uccount by the un- principled. To close our story briefly, the girl be- came the victim of the scoundrel, and @ took place a short time since. A few days ago an officer made his appearance from Columbia county, bard on the Mastacharetts line, in pursuit of Tyler, who had abandoned a family there, while at the same place it wus rumored he was manied to or about marrying a yt girl in this region. Two officers made’ « & on Tyler’s lair on Friday night last, but he to escape in a rather scunt undress even for season—for the scoundrel was abed. He arrested, however, the f llowiog afternoon, in neighborhood of the girl's resideace, by Malloy, an officer from Kondout, and is now in Ulster county prison. The ruined girl is father! —her father, John E. Post, dying « few ago—and her widowed mother lives lying farm spoken of, wher Limself and hie domestiy rel He has A wife avd four childr near East Chatham, Columbia county; and whi ‘Was enacting the part o/ @ gay single gen saione the eaxpecamred who were p! under bis tuition, his wife wus s'raggliug bard t feed the little flock around her ‘aie. Last winter, when is addition to the sere privations of ordinary poverty, her infant child, and the fifth of ber off: , was emitten by death, abe would have perishe cold and hunger if her neighbors bad withheld their charities. Tyler is sme 85 years old, active, slender, above the middle bright, rapid in speech, and with the moet consummate aesarance. The remainder of his life shouid ve spent in State pri- s0n.—Poughkeepse Daily Press. realists i § moctaw Narion.—We find the following itemi ¢ Chickasaw Intel/tgencer of the 17tn alt.:— Very beavy ratneare still ontinaing. The creek@ in known as Peno'n) tm aod Biue, bave both risen ta a height but little lowst than ever known before. On Pennington,the Academy mill bas been of the soil has left it on an veral plantstions a but the wasbin; On Biue ¢ beea flooded. Wo satan great Joxs to the voru cry, On Tuesday last, First Lientenant 8. B. Hayman, Seventh United States ivtautry, and family, arrived at Fort Washington, from Fort Arbuckte, On Thursday, Compiny —~, Seveuth. United States infantry, ander comuma.d of Brevet Major D, P. Whiting, arrived at the same place, en route for Fort Arbuckle, to which post the company has been assigned We learn that a council of the Creeks, Oaman- ches, Shawnees, Cickapoes and other tribes will be held some time time in July next. The the council is to settle some difficulties «: tween AA egieps and (Pamanches,, which were brought before the coun: 1 held same parties leet year, without effect. We hove that this time the unfortunate differences will oe reconctied, and that harmony will be restored between our che friends and brothers, and their “graadfathers, the Shawnees. one pares) Ee tale of comp: Whisks esterdsy morning from Philadelphis, when ow tir eten tom the ott a over two men who were lying on the track, kt one instantly, jd ently nevesiog. tee lett log of e-Stane his . The woanded man s i +I Fi. i 5 B { ; Hi 5» &e i panian. Coroner Steveus Fon enh at a the wi ict was rendered of death caused by the cara. The en, as it was scarcely light; and their position under wan to have been tr mangled, portions his body being scattered ‘long the road—Baltimore , is ii a Tar Kipnarrino Case at ParcaveLrau—Tag Bor Founv.—Parnell Joi the colored whose recent diss) woe gave rise to the cion that he hed. been kidoap; was found on Wednesda; Deaped na near Ohesnut, by oie: Seyi een It seems gorously s from his employer at New York. Ibis dachvecy Of cousao relioves Wright wery of cousse relieves Wr fom i asaing~ Pa . lu

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