Western Liberty Convention

This Convention in numbers, interest, and effect, exceeded the most sanguine e.vpectations of its friends. Sorae three thousand people were present, and the exercises were of the must interesting cliaracter. Supposing our readers will wish to see the proceedings in detail, we give them at lengih, from the Cincinnati Herald, in place of our own editorials. This convention was advertised to meet in the "Tabernacle," on the corner of 7th and John streets, nt 10 o'clock, June 11. 1845. The building, which is computed to seal two thousand five hundred people, was two-thirds full half an hour before lü o'clock. At this early hour, woobservedon the staging Hon. Wm. Jackson and Rev. John Pierpont, of Massachusetls, Judge Stevens of Indiana, J. G. Birney of Michigan, Rev. Edward Smith of Pittsburgh, and others from abroad.Ata few minutes befare 10 o'clock, there were very few nakeü seats to be seen n the whole building, yet almostall present appeared to be delegates fi-om abroad. A large number of ministers of the audience, - Presbyterian, .Methodist, Baptist, and Friends, - and people are stiU constantly coming inlo the house. At 10 o'clock, the house wascalled to order by S. P. Chase, of this city, who nominaled Mr. Samuel Lewis of Cincinnati, to tiike the chair, to complete the organization. The motion wasseconded by Thos. H. Heaton, and carricd. Mr. Lewis, after a few happy remarks, suggested that all must feel the propriety and imporlance of asking God's blessing, and relurning thanks for his care and kindness in bringing so large a number together from so many States, nnd under cii'cumstancesso propitious,we now spend a season in silent prayer to Almighty God, after whieh R cv. Jas. H. Dickey, will vocally lead our devotions to Almighty God. The convention was opened according to this suggestion in a solemn and impressive manner. Thos. II. Heaton was then appointed secretary of the convention pro tem.A business committee from each State represented in the convention, was nppointed. Drl'risbane was chairman of the committee. While this committee were out, letters from distinguished persons who had been invited lo the convention, were read. The letter of C. M. Clay was called for and read, and will bc printed with the proceedings of the convention. It was lull of vehement eloquence of that vigorous and powerful intellect. He defines his peculiar posilion - as a Whig of 1776 - the foe of prerogntive not founded in right, and utters his steadfast determination thnt sjave labor sliall not, in tliis country, be permitted to rule over and crush free labor, and thus makfi himself and his brethren of the frceclass, the very slavcs of slaves. An eloquent letter was then read from ex-Governor Seward, of New York, ueclaring himself fully in heart commilted to the object of the convention, to wit: the destruction of American slavery. - He warmlv urged wisdom, patience, union and perse rerance in the cause. A .most beautiful and deeply interestingletter from LSliiiu Byrritt, liie learnec blacksmith, was tiicn read, and was several lunes intcrrupted by tlic most hcjirt applause. A letter fróm Florace Greeley, of the Xew York Tribune, in which hc dcvelops his favoriie doctrine of association, was alsu read to the convention. VYben the rciding ol' Mr. Gvecley's lolier was cuiiclndcd. Mr. Smilh rose and staled lo die audicr.ce ihat he deomed it hisduty to álate, lliat wliile llicre wcre somcthings in liio letter of Mr. Greeley wliich met his approbalion, by far the greater part of it consisted of erroneous views, with whieh hc had no sympathy. Much dissatisfaction being exprcssed wilh the leiter, the president remarked that he knew not how it carne - t had been handed to lijm. Dr. Bailey arose and stated that it was duelo Mr. Greeley, to say that he had been addressed by a niember of the committee of arrangements, requesting his attendance, or, it hc could imt attend, to give his views in writing. Mr. Greeley had answered n a frank and manly style: we disagree wilh his views. This nuich iti juslice to Mr. Greeley. I-Je would now move that the letters read to the convenlion, including that of Ilorace Greeley, je published with the proceedingá. This motion was cordially received, but, on the snggestion of Mr. Lewis, that other lelterá remained to be read, t was vithdrawn so os to embrace all within the notion at the proper time. A letter from Judge Jay of New York, vas then read - when the committee on nominations and rules reported in part. The report recommended the nominaionof Jamos G. Birney, of Michigan, as president of the convention, and the nomnation was confirmed. The president pro. tem. here introduced Mr. Birney to the audience, remarking that people might judge of the advauce ot the cause causo of freedom, when they contrast the demonstrations of the multitude now assembled in 1845 and the cheers with which they wclcomed Mr. Birney, with the scènes in which he had been an actor in Cincinnati in 1835. The president then read the cali for the convention, after which he spoke very )ertinently for some time. Mr. B. said he could not see the faces ie saw, and hear what he liad heard, without referring to the circum.stanc.es that had brought this state of things about. - About ten years ago he canie to this city, uuconscious of any danger, thinking he would certainly be unmolested, but tit that time thcre was every kind of opposition. But those are by-gone days,and et them remain so. We kindly invite those who then opposed, who have seen their errors, to coBie among us. We are not met to abolish the Union. I have no idolatrous veneration for the Union. If sla very could not be abolished without the dissoution of the Union. I, for one, would go fordissolution. But it is not necessary. We should feel some charity for those vho think that dissolution is theonly way of eradicating the evil. They do not opiose the Union as tí oughl to have been; ut as it is, with the usurpations of the lave power. Remove them and they vill be the warmest advocates of Union. STo act of the general government has been passed of any importance, but what ïas been for the crushing of the North and elevalion of the South. Who are in our southern jails? The basest characters? No. Our fiiends, the citizens of our free States. They mut vatch the slaves, for they know that every man actualed by the principies of lumanity will act as Torrey did (npplause.) Look at the territory, now the State of X?lorida - at the devoted Walker, with his brandcd hand. That hand will )e to tyrants, as the hand on the wall o the guilty Belshazzar. (Great ap)lausc.) George. W. Clark then sang a Liberty song with great eflect,amid overwhelming applause. The following ofiicers were then elected:- Vice Presidenls - Judge Stevens of [ndiana, Samuel Lewis of Ohio, Robert Hannah of Peun., James H. Dickey of Illinois. Secretarles - Thomas Heaton of Cincinnati, M. R. Huil of Indiana, Russell Errctt of Penn. (Conchided next week.) (]Lr The franking privilege will cease to day, and those v.Ijo wish tosend subscri.ions must pay the poptaye, vljicli need not ex cced five cent6, or they cm avail themselvesof the füllowing provisión esfablibhed by the Poitinaster Generul: but in most cases the first rnelhod will probably be preerab!e. "Monev for newspaper subscriptions, not exCeeding 10 dollars m eacli cn?e, mny be puit! to a Postmaster for the pui pose ot' boing paid to the pnblipher of n ncvspnper at nny other of fice. The Postmas er i.-, in euch case, to give to tho pr-rson poyinj? the monry, a receipt 'beretbr nnd lu adwi.-c forUiwith the Poutmfister who ík lo pay i=;ii(] nrnouni of such tlefjoit. U,)np present m ion o!" 1fr rccipt, the imonnt is to be paiii over. 'l'li po:stninstcr roceivincr tbc ainoun. U to tlebit hiinself tiierc wit li in bis acconn!, ait-i Iíkí Posfmaeter paying Ihat amoimt is to crfdit bimself ilierewith in bisficcount of cnti.igent f xpensee." 05 A Snte Librrty Conve.ifiofi is to br held in Maine, July 4, fyr the nomination of Governor.