State Liberty Convention

The Liberty Convention met at Ann Arbor, I on the 19th instant at 1 1,A. M. . Munnis Kenny was appointed Chairman, pro. lem and T. Fostcr Secretary. The meeting1 was oponed by prayer by Rev. Mr. Child, of Albion. The following were nppointed a business commiitce: C. H. Slewart, G. Beckley, T. Foster, S. B. Treadwell, E. Child, J. B-. Barnes, S. P. Mead. Adjourned to L o'clock.AFTERNOON SKSSIOtf. Convention was opened by prayer by Rev. G. Beckley. Agreeably to a report of the omsiness committee, the fol'.owing gentlemen were appointed officers of the convention. President. Rev. J. P. CLEVELAND. Vice Presidaits. Krnny, of fVashtenaw, J. S. Frrcii, of Calhoun, Gen. W31. Canfield, of Macomb. Seerelaries. T. Posrmf S. B. Trkadwell. The following were appointed a committee to make out a roll of members, with instructions to enter the names of all abolitionists who desire to act with us as members ofthis convention: Dr. J. B. Barnes, Dr. Cowles, Rev. Wm. M. Sullivan, J. Norris, J. Chandler. They reported the following as members.Waslilcnaio Co.-W. W. Wines, S. J. .IIulJ, S. Thompson, J. P. Weeks, D. H. Mills, M. T. Collins. C. Branch; B. S. Taylor, P. Taylor. D. C. Arms, A. A. Copeland, D. Underwood, A. Pratt, T. N. Crane, H. Post. A. Copeland, O. M. Smith, J. H. Mills, J. C. Bircï, J. Hovey, D. Gould, E. Webb, J. Pebbles, II. Dwight, Z. Nash, M. Lowell, T. Y. Stone, G. Tubbs, J. Beebe, O. J. Ward, J. Lenom, R. Pebbles, W. C.ison, S. M. AJair, R. Parsons, R, S. Thompson, S. Felch, D. A. M'Collum, G. A. Stoddord, J. Sherman, G. Bcckley, John Williams, S. D. Noble, H. M. Lansing, S. D. M'Dowel, J . Newell, J. H. Pebbles, E, Kellogg, A. Wood, J. Fitzgerald, J. Blanden, J. F. Will iams, I. Sejmour, S. B. Noble, C. B. Sey mour, P. Wing, W. Jones, G. J. Barker, VV W. Willets, D. C. Foster, M. Kenny, H Kellogg, J. Riggs, J. Bishop, T. Foster. Wayne Co. - R. W. Warner, Cyrus Fuller, H. Lyon, W. S. Gregory, W. Isham, S P. Mead, G. B. Wooley, S. Bebens, W. E. Peters. Oukland Co.- J. Thayer, D. Gonld. Lenawee Co.- R. S. Hall. Jaclcson Co.- Wra, M. Sullivan, S. B. Treadwell. Livingston Co. - Wm. Kirkland, Munson Wheeler.Kalamazoo Co. - Rev. C. Clarke. Saginaiv Co. - J. G. Birney. Calhoun Co - Rev. Elias Child, Jabez S. Fitch. Clinton Co. - J. S. Smedley, J. Eatabrook, Junior. A considerable number of rr.embers appeared aftervvards whose names were not enrolled. Resolulions were introduce! by the business committee which vere discussed by Messrs. Stuart, Birney, and Cleveland, and the session was closed vvitb prayer by Rev. Hiram Wilson, of Upper Canada . BVENING SESSION. Convention was opened by prayer by Rev. E. P. Ingersoll. Sundry resolations were rcad and laid on the table for further action after which the was addressed at length by Mr. Birney, how the slave poweT lias controlled the action of the nationnl government to the present time, and the necessity of resisting its oggressions by political exertions.Alcssrg. Smart and Cleveland followed wit somc remarles, after which Rev. II. Wilson subn.kted he followïn resolution, which va adopted after remnrks in its favor by the mov er, nnd Rev. Mr. Hcneon, a colored clerrvman of U. Canada. Resolved, Tl.at we heartily commend to the IHnd consideratioH and patronage of the Christian public the British American Institute of sciencc and Industry in the township of Dawn, Canada West. As this Institution is teAg& ed to promote the mental and moral elevaUon of the rofugees from oppression, we rejoice in ts prosperity, ojid would cheerfully lend a lelping Ijand to insure it succesa. The resolutions were adopted by the Convention.Resolved, TJiat with unfeigned thanfcfulness rould we recognize t!ie hand of the God or the opprèsséi, in remarkably developmg the principies of our great and sacred enterpriro the pastyear by various and most signal providences. Resolved, That, as'American Slavery ia a grcat moral, social and political evil brouwt pon the slave and the nation by the American people, it at once demanda of them an efficiënt coinbination of all their moral, social and political effbrts to abolish it. Resolved, That if the nation be not too far gone in "hardness of heart and blindncss of mind," davery can and wüi soon be peocefully abolished througli the po-.ver of moral suasion and üw ballot box, and the patronage of the general government would thpn be - comeasthoroughly cotnmittedto the principless of liberty and the great. interesls of free iHbor, as it now i&to the perpetuaron and extensión of slavery.Resolved, That history clcarly shows that tthile a system of slave labor ñnd free labor cxist under one body politie, it gj be the constnnt effbrt of riaveholding and pro-riavery politicians, by way of political compromiso to mnke the industry and the economy of the free labor system suppiy the great dcficiency, consequent upon an idle, extravagant and licentious slnve labor system. Resolved, That the hundreds' of millions which the Iilly fingrers of slavery for the last few years have unjustly vvrung from the hand of tree labor inour country by way ofsupportng slave catchmg war?, dividing curplusennes nnd public lam'e- its million from nortliern commercial houses and the U S. Bank, &c. &c, and then cancelling th whole by general bankrupt hxvs, shonld con vince, it would teem, every intelligent and reflectmor man that elavery has our genera? gfovernmententirely under its control. Resolved, That every expedient 'resorted to for the permanent financial reüef of our depressed country, by rival politicians while under the slave power, must of neecssity ever prove abortivo..esoivea, i-nat every scheme of the riva slavery and pro-slavery polilicians of this nation to "nationalie" and equalize northern and soulliern oscilantes while slaverv continúes (not e.cepting Websters arwTTyfer too's favorite exchequer Bank) wil! constanty tend to rmkê northern labor, indusfry, and economy, support soufhern idleness,prodigality and Jicentiousness. Resolved, That it seems to us most painully amusing to beliold the pro-slavery poütical prodigies of this nalion taxin? their wits to the utmost duringr Uie nine moiitbs sessiona of Congress to make the great natfoual treasury bag stand erect emptied, as it is by the sloek fingors of slavery, until it has time to be filled again by the hard hand of froedom Resolved, That while we would mostnestjy implore Christians nmï moralists of every name to l,ft (heir voice and ioud against American slavery the tilest the su ever savv," we would nli0 entreat them lo prove their sbhorrence of elavcry by o!cvatin by thoir suffrages such moa, and siicli only, as are entirely untrammeJed by pro-slavery party chaina and who have pi ven satis - factory evideiice.thHt if thus elevated to pl.iceö of officia] power, their course on the subject of htimnn Hberty would be of no dóubtiul character.Resolved, That tho stale cont up.m Jibarty party men that thoy throw nway Iheir votes in Bustainibg a minority party, iclmowlèdged to be right in principie, woiild equnlly discöiirae the honest effbrts of any niinority wliafever, in promoting iheir principies, howevcr mach tho public good miglit demand ihoir speedy iriumph. Resolved, That tho unfourfded charge upon he liberty party, (compossd as it is of moa originally from both the old parties) timt its design is only to aid one of the old parlies (o theinjury of the other is mUruc nn! a iiiost sheer and electioneerinof trick, desig-ned onlv, to move upon mere party prejudice, ciul to mislead the unreflecfin. Resolved, That it is with most onfnéd regrret fxiaf we sce some of our feüow atizeos who once declared they would never ajraiu vote for a slaveholder under any pretcnce whatever, now becominof zealons in advocating- the claims of a slaveholder not only, bnr a noted duellist for the chief magistracy of this great ropublic. Resolved, Tliat ',ve are surpnsed that theResolved, Thatshould a skveholdor anda tracvof tfiisnationin the person of Henry Uay shvehoidingr and would doobtess be far more pop,,] and prevalent in thia country than ever after 1344 ÓJ he landocracy of Eneland are grent laborojsins]]css aristocraci -1 sympatlnes „nd mutual interest and ave long made common cause in depiirf Jo„f„,eei„matefr„i(8o te"'Resolved, That in the cvents of th , solved, That the Liberty party s-eks to sustan, the principie of univeiijlbcrtv n ' P0Mt.cn tolhat of slavery,n„d presenta i part tothecommunitythod.rectU.ionofr The Ms was cowd wi,, pn . .