The National Convention.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: DEAR SIR:—I am
happy to see the issue of a Call for a Nation-
al Convention, though my name was attach-
ed to it without my consent or knowledge,
and the time and place different to those
which I named in my suggestions.

I had said in my letter, (the publication
of which has been rendered unnecessary, by
the previous issue of this Call,) that some
specific object should be had in view, and
those things which now form the great-
est subjects of interest should be entertained
before such a gathering; otherwise, it would
be a useless waste of time and means to hold
such a gathering.

I am happy to say, that in consequence of
the following propositions, I can heartily
subscribe to the issue of the Call—which
propositions will meet my suggestions pre-
cisely:

"Among the matters which will engage
the attention of the Convention, will be a
proposition to establish a NATIONAL COUNCIL
of our people, with a view to a permanent
existence. * * * In a word, the whole
field of our interest will be open to enquiry,
investigation and DETERMINATION." This is
the thing precisely; this, and this alone, is
what we now want.

I have but one thing more to mention,
which is the time specified in the Call—the
place I do not object to, which is rather more
favorable to western men than Syracuse—and could hope that it might be changed to
say, Wednesday, the 24th of August, as I
know that that time in the season will much
better suit the great majority of our western
men; and I do not think it asking too much
to request that their conveniences also be con-
sulted. Any season almost will suit eastern
and northern men; but not so with us of the
West.

I think that I can see the head and hand
of my excellent friend, Dr. Pennington, in
this carefully written Call; will he change
the time as suggested above, which should be
for three consecutive days—24th, 25th and
26th of August? I can assure you that this
will meet the general approbation of the en-
tire western people.

I venture to take the responsibility of or-
dering the attachment of those names to the
Call, which I sent on—except those already
published—and venture to say, that there
will be no dissenting voice, except it should
be in regard to the time as now published—the 6th of July. In hopes of a happy gath-
ering,

Yours for God and Humanity,

M. R. DELANY.

PITTSBURGH, May 30th, 1853.