Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-10-23

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office or Mr.. Smiths store. a
neutrality-suspicious. IN New YORK
ISeverel gentlemen, opposed to slavery, ano
advocating the expediency of immediate
and total abolitIon," attempted recently to
hold a meeting in New York TO form an San
tisslavery ard immediate emancipation so-
Iclety." The attempt amounted to little more
than grand failure ending, says the New
York Commercial, in "a broad farce"
Notices signed Many Southcrners,
were set up about the city, designating time
and place, and requesting all persons inter-
ested in the subject Of an anti-slavery meet
ling 10 attend. At the hour appointed, citi-
zens began to assemble by hundreds, with the
avowed intention of voting down the novel
proposition at once. The gentlemen, how
ever, who had been instrumental in getting
up the meeting and the excitement, perceive
ing that storm was rising which they could
not control, quietly withdrew, leaving notice
that no meeting would be held. "rhe peo-
ple," notwithstanding the notice, continued
to assemble until the place was crowded 10
suffocation. A meeting was organized,
which afterwards adjourned to Tanmany
Hall, where the following resolutions were
adopted: 5i-.a l,a
RESOLVED, That our duty to The country,
and our southern brethren in particular, rem
ders it improper and inexpedient to agtate a
question pregnant with peril and difficulty
| to the common veal. .,...i.... d.. 80 r..
Resolped, That it is our duty as citizens
and Christians to mitigate, not 70 increase.
the evils Of slavery, by an unjustifiable in
reference in matter which requires the
will and cordial concurrence of all to modi
| fy or remove.
Resolpcd, That we take this opportunity
to express to our southern brethren our fixed
and unalterable determination to resist eve-
ry attempt that may be made to interfere
with the relation in which master and slave
now stand as guaranteed to them by the con-
stitution OF the United States. -ltl
The attempted meeting, (Which was after
Wdlus HClu III a IOtiIou Pdit VI tHO Guy at
tended by "a gentlemen and two ladies' am
nounced as if called by southerners, occa
stoned an unusual degree of excitement
We make few extracts from the New York
press, indicative of the tone feeling, and pub
lie sentiment in that city
We are not astonished at the cxctement
which the acts of Garrison and his fiends
have produced in this community. we are
glad that the public mind has been roused
to a consideration Of tho momentary Crisis.
which these men, lpless promptly put down,
will ere long be able TO effect. 1t is doubly
ilurrussing, that when we have scarce had
time for refosc after the excitement Of Multi
ication, we should have another firebra nc
thrown among us. Let the people look to it
Standard.
As yet, 40 political movement is connect
ed with this step, although it cannot be fore
seen what may grow out of these wild and
visionary, and, in their consequences, wick
ed attempts to NEEDLE with this interdcteo
: subject. 1t seems, however, that the agita
4, tors were apprehensive of some movements
which the real friends of union and liberty
r were making, aud did not hold their meeting
!, at Clinton Hall, as announced, but secretly
met in Chatham street Chapel, and adopted
constitution. - Epeniag Star. -rs t
There can be no more decisive expressions
of the general feeling the community here
against the plans of the friends of imInedia,,
emancipation, than has been given in all III,
circumstances attending this affair-in thu
unanimous voce of disapprobaton whicl
has preceded aud followed the meeting, ant
in the great numbers whom an lndignan
+, feeling assembled at Tammany Hall.
4,'.-. Evening Post.
In regard to William Lloyd Garrison, thu
misguided young gentleman who has just re
turned from Englanp, whittier he has recent
ly been for the sole purpose, as it woult
seem, of traducing the people and instita
; tons Of his own country, and whom. it wa!
supposed, was to have taken an active par
5 in this meeting, but one sentiment appeared
to prevail. We will not record the express
} ions of disgust and adherence which were
coupled with his name; and we believe tina
had he been present, many grave and respec
table citizens, who, under other circumstan
ces would have been the last 10 participate
in any disorderly popular proceedings, would
at least have assented to his decorate on in q
coat of tar and feathers .--Commercial.
d DocToRs D1sAGREE.-The press generally
Is in a violent commotion on the subject Of
the removal of the deposiies. To ascertain
from it the true state Of public feeling, OIL