time
it was of course very easy by a short journey to a neighboring State, to
obtain a new license, and thus perpetuate slave-holding in the State of
New York. The other law was an act restricting the elective franchise of
men of color, to those possessing a fixed amount of property, no such
restriction existing in the case of white men. This suggestion was
adopted by the Convention, and a deputation appointed, with what success
will be seen hereafter.
In order to give a general idea of the course pursued by the "Liberty
party," I subjoin a statement of the plan of operation issued by a
Philadelphia committee.
"PLAN OF OPERATION.
"A national committee to meet at Utica, to have a general care
and oversight of the cause throughout the nation, and to act as
a central corresponding committee.--State committees, to perform
similar duties, in their States.--County committees, the same in
their respective counties.--City and district committees, the
same in their respective cities and districts.--Township and
ward committees, to have the particular charge of their
respective townships or wards.
"This duty may be performed by their appointing a sub-committee,
to consist of one member for each block, square, section,
sub-division, or neighborhood, whose duty it will be to endeavor
to abolitionize his sub-division; or, at least, ascertain, as
far as practicable, how many of the legal voters will vote the
Liberty ticket, and transmit the number to his city or county
committee, which is to forward the number of voters in their
city or county to their Stale committee, and the State committee
is to forward the number of voters in their State to the
national committee; and also to distribute, or cause to be
distributed, in his sub-division, such tracts, circulars,
notices, tickets, &c., as shall be furnished by his superior
committee for that purpose.
"Each committee is to communicate with it
+1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12 +13 +14 +15 +16 +17 +18 +19 +20 +21 +22 +23 +24 +25 +26 +27 +28 +29 +30 +31 +32 +33 +34 +35 +36 +37 +38 +39 +40 +41 +42 +43 +44 +45 +46 +47 +48 +49 +50 +51 +52 +53 +54 +55 +56 +57 +58 +59 +60 +61 +62 +63 +64 +65 +66 +67 +68 +69 +70 +71 +72 +73 +74 +75 +76 +77 +78 +79 +80 +81 +82 +83 +84 +85 +86 +87 +88 +89 +90 +91 +92 +93 +94 +95 +96 +97 +98 +99 +100 +101 +102 +103 +104 +105 +106 +107 +108 +109 +110 +111 +112 +113 +114 +115 +116 +117 +118 +119 +120 +121 +122 +123 +124 +125 +126 +127 +128 +129 +130 +131 +132 +133 +134 +135 +136 +137 +138 +139 +140 +141 +142 +143 +144 +145 +146 +147 +148 +149 +150 +151 +152 +153 +154 +155 +156 +157 +158 +159 +160 +161 +162 +163 +164 +165 +166 +167 +168 +169 +170 +171 +172 +173 +174 +175 +176 +177 +178 +179 +180 +181 +182 +183 +184 +185 +186 +187 +188 +189 +190 +191 +192 +193 +194 +195 +196 +197 +198 +199 +200 +201 +202 +203 +204 +205 +206 +207 +208 +209 +210 +211 +212 +213 +214 +215 +216 +217 +218 +219 +220 +221 +222 +223 +224 +225 +226 +227 +228 +229 +230 +231 +232 +233 +234 +235 +236 +237 +238 +239 +240 +241 +242 +243 +244 +245 +246 +247 +248 +249 +250 +251 +252 +253 +254 +255 +256 +257 +258 +259 +260 +261 +262 +263 +264 +265 +266 +267 +268 +269 +270