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1 Proceedings and Address of the Liberty National Nominating Convention 1 (1841)

handle is hein.slavery/pcalnnc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OCEEDIN ADDRF j OF THE LIBERTY NATIONAL OF N National Nominating Convention, Pursuant to the call of the Central Corres. ponding Committee, appointed by the National COqvention of 1840, to consider and act on the propriety of now making Presidential nomina lions forthe election of 1844, the friends of In. dependent Anti.Slavery Nominations, met in the city of New-York, on Wednesday, the 12th day OT May, 1841, and was organized as follows: President. ALVAN STEWAaT, of the State of New.York. Vice Presidents. Austin Willey, of Maine. On suggesti spent in silent charge the Sol vention, after cal prayer. The ballots ing, the teller, For James G. Thomas - New-York. deney, it was eO ot 1JJ z o n A. Paine, NewJersey. New-Y, s ndi Isaac P. Foster, Pennsylvania. ThomasMorris of Ohio, asc William H. Brisbane, Ohio. , office of Vice.#residcnt, be unanimouly i Chas. Chamberlain, Indiana. cordially supported at the electonof 1844, Secretaries. recommended to the support and confidence Joshua Leavitt, of New-Jersey. the People of the United States, as the Nt L. P. Noble, New.York thy representatives of theut pincieIPs o Levi Cuffin, Indiana. erty, and deserving the higest honors tt Voted, That a committee of five be appoint- be bestowed by apeopl gtobefree. ed to present business to the Convention. Carried unanimously. Messrs. Alden, of Mass., Tracy of N. amp. The Conveni shire, Goodell, of N. Y., Harned, of Penn., and morning. Ray, of N. Y., were appointed the Committee. Thursday mor ,May1 J. Leavitt, of New.Jersey, offered a resolution The President took the gcha, and prayer v that it is expedient for this Convention to nomi. offefed by Benjamin Shaw, of Vermnt. nate candjdaies for the offices of President and William Goodell, in bkhalf of the Busin Vice-President, for the ption of 1844. Committee, reported an Address to the People This resolution was Mquently sustained by the United States, setting forth tie occasionF Benjamin Shaw, of Vermont, Charles Chamber. the necessity of our movement and the prit lain, of Indiana, Beriah Green, of New-York, ples on which we feel bound to be overned Hiram Cummings, of Massachusetts, Elon Ga- our associated action. lasha, of New-York, Asaph Rice, of Massachu- The reading of the Address being conclnd selts, David Cushman, of New-York, and the a free conversation look place respcting it. President of the Convention. On. motton of Samuel Webb, No person appearing on the other side, the Resolved. That the friends of Liberty throu gestion was taken, and the resolution carried out the nation be requested to nominate and NANIMOUSLY. vote for Township, County, and allother offic It was then resolved that the nomination be favorable to the immediate abolition of slave by ballot .W. A. Brisbane and C. W. Den- and that this principle be incorporated in I .son were appointed tellers for the presidential Address. . I tes, and L. P. Noble and L. Coffin for the Resolved, That the Address he r c-Presidential. committee of three, to male Reproduced with permission roithe Unverty of Illinois at Chicago Digitized from Best Copy Available

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