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Communications: Correspondence Of The Signal Of Liberty

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Day
24
Month
June
Year
1844
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Public Domain
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HOLLY MONUMENT COiWENTlON HEI.D AT KOCHESTER. JUNE 12. 13, & 4f 1S44, i he conventiwn wns provided with Talltntn Huil for a plnce of meeting. It ig a large spacioua room furniahed wiih eeats to accommodate ..bout three thousand prople. The hour eet for die meeting of the convention was 10 o'clock and by 9 o'clock, the pcople began to collect', which showed an interest on the part of thepeopleinihe convention nnd r.n anx-ety about pro. curing seats. The hour nrrived and with it not less (han 3003 people. the most of whoae soult were burning with the spirit of Liberty. Amon ' 'hem I discovered the faces of Gerrit Smith AJ van Stewart, Jas. C. Jackson, Chas. O. She herd and others, but was disappointed to find that we should not be gratified by the presence oieither Birney or Morris. Chas. H. Stewart Le - vit; E. W. Goodwin, Goodcll and others, who er; expected, but nut there. A letter' from our neighborand frfend, S. B. Treadwell, wo received, expressive of nis regret, that he could not attend.The meeting was called to order, and Chas. O. Shepherd was called to the Chair. 7 Vicó Presidenta were nppointed, omong whom were Russell Wells, of Michigan, and Mr. Caulkins, of Wisconsin. Two Secretarles were nppointedi Mr. Samuel R. Ward (colored) was thea called upon to malte a prayer. After going throagft with the business, such as appointing' Commiïtees, &c, Alvan Stewart was called to the ñoof. He dwelled principally upo-n tho necessity of tft ing the fi6reat Lever" which is to pry ap Proslaveryism. raotand branch- the Trad Distribudon sistem. And as the sequel ehowcd, ther was a thorougji Tract Orgnnization formed, and six hundretí and sixty dollars rnised to purchose Tracts for diátribution throughout the entire State. Stewart truly said, tbat if the money whicfï would be expendeH in attending the Conveniion had been laid out in the purchnse and distributiorf óf íracts, H woulcf have added, indcpendently of any other cause, at least tvcniy-five thousand to the Liberty vote at the coming election. The first day and evening wer con8unied in moking preparation for tlie prexno tion of our cause in this State. The SionfiTment having already been transported to the gravo art Mont Hope, the Oider of tho exercises of the second day was as ÍoIIowb: ] . Procession.2. Hymn at the Grave, éömpoaed by Pierpont. 3. frayer. 4. Erectron of fhe Monümertt. 5. Hymn by W. H. Burleigh, 6. Remarks by Gerrit Smith 7. Hymn of Watta. F. Pr'dyèr. 9. Singingby G. W. Clark.10. Benédictiort. Afierthe Monument had been erected, and Gerri'. Smith prepared tO addres the com pany, í áhoiíld jiídge tbnt there were nöt iess thart ten thoú8and people stöfrdiffg reody to listen.- The speaker slood opon a stage erected upon a conimnnding point nenr the Grave, in a mo beautiful and romantic spot, a description of wlnch a Poet orly can give, ajid in full view of the vast mttltmid nround him, delivered to u his happiest rfFort. He spent one fiour in speaknn;. f Ie dwelt upon the virlues of Myron Holly, touched apon tho charader of Sociéiy, the claim of the poor, etc, etc. After he had ended, thö iavorite IJymn of Myron Holly was sung ir which all joined, which caustd those "vallie und roeks" 10 ring. The Monument s aBout 12 feet high, 2 feet square - on one side s TheLibj-ktt PiRTf OF TUIUnited Status of America, IIavk ïrbcted this Monument" Tt THE MEBIORT or Myron Holi.t, The FRIEND OF THE SI.AfS And the most effkctivk ASELU AS Oke op thi earlifst of the FoiWDICRS OF THE PaRIX. On the oilier, Myron Holly, Bork at Salisbury Conn. Aprii. 29. 1779, DlED IN RCCHKSTER. N. Y" MRtH 4, 1841. ';He trüsted ik God, Akd LOVEI) HtlSNEIOHBOR. We returned to the city in time for dinner.-1- At 2 o'clock, we met again nt the Hall, and con' 8umed the afternoon in business matters. Wei met in the evening, and heard addresaes from Gerrit Smith and Jas. C Jackson. On the 3d day we met at 8 o'clock. Speqk ing and business occupied oür time till noon, when the convention was adjourncd. Hiram Willson was there to-day. We had a good time throughout - the speaking was excellent- the interest ereat, and every thing calculated ta

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