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Day
16
Month
October
Year
1847
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Public Domain
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Batti-eCreek, Oot. 6th, 1347. T. Foster - D?ir St: - I enclos! to yon the prceedings of'the Congresiní] Omvention. nlso please find tvo duflars enetused lo apply on my subscr'ption for the S:ghal. I am rj lioed air, at llis tekens of success, and onwn rd prngros if Lil)ru ii-incip!es, nndthe hamiony ofaction in fill oiir convntions In compntjng s-ntiments I find their resulutiona taking t!. e same s'rong nnJ consii-lent gnuiíd. After obtniaing n os:üofl so noble, so eievatetl nnd eiNtaUteot, and conceded liv our enemiea to de so in flanthil,- - Shnll we Í'1 er no' ? Nevc. 'Che shteholce liave ■■et u nn examAe oí' finí. nes--, which chóuld Be èxceM i possible, in sus'aming our jr:ncip!ewhich are so de. ir, anl vi:,il in tverv res e -f. Notwnhttnn ünp, n stiong efiórt, to urge upon the convi n t i ■ n , a n ember i f tl e Wbfg party ho as rejea eJ bv Liberty vote, last year, weiaepreS'-n'ed to us. 'ne who is lng trieJ, l"anlfjl a d in every le.sj'ei woithy of oui lieartv support. Tlipre are nona morp nnxi nis thnn 1 self, to snsinin ilie priBcplOT, Cor wliicii e nre cintonHing, and nm g fhetn the VVilmot Proviso. But nlthough iIkii is C'.nsidfrni ly !ess mporfftlil tlmn innnv uppor, I wis'i Í') contend s!pp by stpp ibr i.ur r:g.ht--, and never _ie!d an incii in our onwnrd cdu i se. And slinll we now tnko up n man, that dfcünfs to answer riterngntorieH ujioti ihosemost imposant p'rfnctpTcs 1 - A man ur!io has marie n advrmoe in Antislnvery principies, but refera US to j his l.-isi years letter cotilaitiing answers to eertnia mild qupsiion?, which were anythtng but sntisOictory ? I think nerf. If tho developemen's 'f Slavery the last yar are not culculated to mak os anii-lavery. what further strides of the! monster will ? Thft grent Pldg- 'oind'ng aimosf pntirely the vho! Sou I), to extend ;ivery. nlso mak ing it a test qurstion in! the. net Pre-.kleniia! Eleciiun: Mr. Buch'ir.an'sCo'npromisp, ai.d the Mexicán War wiih a!' its expense and hrrid ileia lï. lt certainly secins enough !o stutle man frornhis dreamhig nnd eletntrone sie) at cast towards tfte Libert) platform. I nm ns nnxious a nny to secire n ', vote in Congress for the Proviso frnm thisj díjjírrct, but thn canHidnte m:ist c mie 'Ui uppnlv and avnwe.lly nga'nst shiv'eliolJfrs f. r office, espfcinüy the h'g'ipr fhd m ' I important officPs, for the aboli.i f ■Siavery in tlie District, and ilie Internal j slave trade, ns well ns tl.e fanlier ; l'-nsion of Slavpry, especial ly n free 'erritory. The pvnsivc poücv of Xo MofR Territory is too ghaltow not tó be lully unrlftrstood. I snpjio-e thál Mpxícó ha iioth'ng hut lerrit-TV ta pi v delit wTth ■ind if llie Unitpd Simes arp gtrongat,ilip d b's must l)p pad tliat Way. The "(■- quisiti'in of Territny is irr'sistalilf, nd that wliic'i is fref; Prom the tain of' Slavery [io: the constiiuiion onnnt récognizö the íntroduction of slaverv ihpre. And I nprehnid tbere witl b a still m 'ie severe (and il is to b" hnppd) au entirrlv siipcessful s ruu'g'e on tfiat point. ! i rust ilipre wiïl he s m i slernar tn t !■ :al in C'ng;-ess ihai vill never yield t. Youis f.jr the Ilight II. J. CüSÜMAN. CONVEXTION OF THE StfCOXD CONGRKSálONAL DiSTRlCT. At a in eting of lile L b -ity Party o' tlie Seiioiid Congressi nil Disiriri. - Cíntivoned at the Iia,):it C'i'irch ín Ia'niaz on ihe 4th if'Oc'., lSi7,lor thej I u -pose of non. inritii g a caiidida'e tn lie support' d at tlis e.r)s:iing .■lcion. - N. M. Thomas was called 10 t'ie c-hai r .■ind H. Cus'.mnn was appoin:ed Secre'ary. Delegaes apppnred f rom Cnllionn. ] Branch, St Josej.h, Allngan nnd ! zoo. On mition Chester (ïunny, lnius Htissey, nnd S. B. TiK.yer vvoie appointed o business cnirimiitpe. The C'onvention laving ImlIntcH Mr. Wii.liam C. Df.meon v;is iiuminntndns camüdiite lor C"i)g'ess. The Committóe rpported the f illowing Resolutions whioh wei e discussed ai some length ani una'ii'iinu-ly a1'ptcd. Resolvrd, Th;it ns Liberty men, we can make no Compromises with s'.avehilHers, nor tlioso wlio will support lavrhndeis, and that the only true Liberty Principie, is aggrossive action against tho exisiencc of Slnvery. Resolved, tlierefore, that we can ?utain no persons, fr office, who will nol openly -ond a vo wed Ij, carry out when in office t'ie ab'ive Fmei)'es, and pL.ca tliern j8ramouiii u aü niher. Rí-áolvéd, Thnt attbe Wlignnd Democ-iiic p.irties, süsiflin slaveholders, and ireconnecled witli sliiTeholders, n theif 'rgnn!z-iiion, nnd actiun, v.-e oan have oo politicii] connexion viih them or ei il er of i hem. On nr tion a unanimous voto ofllianks was givn to the Baptist Socieiy for tha 'ise of iheir IkhisU. On motion, ilie Secretary as intructed to fortvnrd t!e proc ■ dings ofihfi ConventKin to tire Signal of Lberty, nnd to o:her P-ipcrs tbat would receive them,fúr pubifcsfiíjn. On motion t!ie convpntion a-ijourned.

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Signal of Liberty
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