Convention
The party held a convention at Military Hall in New York City on October 19, 1829, and adopted resolutions against private and exclusive possession of the soil and hereditary transmission of wealth, against exclusive privileges, monopolies and exemptions. They denounced bankers as "the greatest knaves, impostors and paupers of the age." The party nominated a full ticket for the state and city elections in November.
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“The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.”
—Northrop Frye (b. 1912)
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convention bitterness, but in reality there are atoms and space.”
—Democritus (c. 460–400 B.C.)