The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-07 00:00:00

Anti-Slavery Demonstration at Glasgow.

On Wednesday evening a public meeting was
held at the City Hall, Glasgow, for the purpose of
expressing sympathy with the sufferings endured
by the people of America in the present struggle,
and to support the complete abolition of slavery in
the United States. On the motion of Councillor
Brown, the chair was taken by Bailie Govan, who
was supported on the platform by a number of
reverend, civic, and other gentlemen. The chair-
man having briefly traced the origin and progress
of the struggle L'etween North and South, Dr.
Anderson, who answered at some length the asser-
tion that slavery was tinthorised by Scripture,
moved the first resolution, L.-0 the effect, "That that
meeting of the citizens of Glasgow desires to give
expression to its deep sympathy with the sufferings
endured by the people of the Tjaited States of
America in the dire struggle now ragh:,g ; and its
cordial approval of every measure favourai; e to the
abolition of slavery taken by the Governmeit and
people; to express its hope, and prayer, and co:lfi-
dence, that as the result of the present contest pez-
sonai freedom will be secured to every inhabitant
of the Western Continent, so that the disgrace and
sin of slavery may speedily, conlpletely, and for ever
pass away from the civilised world." Mr. John
M'Gavin seconded the motion. Am,-ndments were
proposed and supported, amidst some confusion, by
Messrs. Smith, Martin, Watt, and other s, advo-
cating the strict neutrality of this country' in the
deplorable events now going on across the Atisan-
tic. The resolution was, however, carried by fi
large majority of the meeting. On the motion
of the Rev. Mr. Arnot, seconded by Mr.
Crosskey, another resolution was adopted expres-
sive of the opinion of the meeting that the present
year was the beginning of an epoch of closer friend-
ship and more extended intercourse between the
people of Great Britain and America. An address
to President Lincoln was also adopted, which con-
gratulated him upon his emancipation policy, and
the concluding passages of which were as follow :
" Within the brief period of your Excellency's pre-
sidency more has been done for the glorious work
of emancipation than during the whole preceding
period of the existence of the United States. We
honour you, and we congratulate you. The world
lias learned during your presidency that America
cannot stop short of the complete, absolute, and final
uprooting of the iniquity of slavery ; and as free
men we rejoice in every measure tending to hasten
this great consummation. That the day may soon
dawn when no slave shall tread American soil from
North to South, and the United States become in-
deed and of a truth the United States of free men;
that from year to year the ties binding our beloved.
country and your own may be strengthened and
our citizens be united with each other in bonds of
amity and peace ; and that you, when your term of
office expires, may be known as the President who
saved his country by doing righteously and unloos-
ing the heavy burdens of an oppressed race, is our
sincere and earnest hope and prayer."

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The WINCHBURGH COLLISION.—The indictment
against Mr. Latham, general manager, and Mr.
James Boyd Thomson, superintendent of traffic ofothobe
Edinburgh and Glasgow railway, on which they
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the same traffic, and of the pointsmen and signalmen, so as
to secure the observance of the said special order itself in
such a manner as duly to provide for the safety of the lieges.'i
To the aforesaid neglect of duty on the part of the accused
the catastrophe of the 13th of October is attributed, and, in
consequence of the loss of life, they are charged with cul-
pable homicide, and alternatively with culpable neglect of
duty, it being competent for the jury to return a verdict
under either of the two charges. Forty-nine witnesses have
been called for the Crown, including Newton, the points-
man (who is designated as a " surfacernan or labourer "),
Davidson, the driver of the first engine, and other officers
of the company, principal and subordinate. The trial is ex-
pected to last several days, leading counsel of the Scotch
bar having been retained for both of the accused, for whom
claims made
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parties having refused to accept the tenders made on behalf
of the railway company.

A RURAL PRINTER.--A printer out West, whose
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He says, " A boy from the country preferred I"—ilmerican
Paper.