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ties in order carry the committee well up 10 the
| annual meeting. The sum to be obtained from the

Main
New Hampshire, 500
Letters to this effect sent to all the socie-
ties New Hampshire made no reply; and Massa-
ehusetts instead of sending money, spread before
the world long catalogue OF delinquenc charg-
ed against the committee in New York. In short,
all the societies delayed sending the money requr.
| ed. The committee here, however, had to live and
to nav the agents, and EDITORS and rent, and fire,
and varions other comforts and they had to fit out
Messrs. Birney and Stanton to go to England, and
thew therefore used up all the available property Of
the society they could lay hold Of They sold
large quantity Of tracts Off very low to be sure but
still for about what they were WORTH they also sold
large quantity of books, and pretty much every
thing they could sell, to meet the expenses and
| stopt being heavily in debt
The Emanc ipator was started by individual enter
prise; but it soon became embarrassed The socie-
ty then bought the subscription list. Now the soc-
ETY. has become embarrassed, and they have turned
the paper over to the young men of the New York
! City Society, and thus relieved the National Socie
| ty Of the burden of the Emancipator.
The society having sold nearly all their books,
goods and chates and their two secretaries to
| England have use for such large rooms as they
had; so have taken a small one under the Clinton
| Hall.
Last year Divine Providence threw the Amistad
on eur shores; and the society tried to give the
groes the same protection that they would give to
| Genoese that had escaped from Barbary corsair.-
This had not been much extra expense to the socie
ty, for the public had paid beraiy and Heaven mad
smiled on the work. The extraordinary document
in relation this affair had been called Tor In Con-
gress by John Quincy Adams, but it had been unac'
eountably suppressed; The committee howevei:
system ESQ says the repor of csrruption viiiiany,
usurpation, and oppression towards the Amistad
negroes, on the part OF Mr. Van Buren, that has not
| been equalled by any Anglo Saxon habeas corpus
country since Charles the first explated ms vices,
usurpations, crimes and tyranny, by losing his head
on the block. (This is real smeer for Mr.. Van
BUREN,
The Report contained variety of other matter
which was not read, consisting of Congressional
acts, Legislative proceedings, doinss OF various
committees, testimonials from DIR. Madden, Sir Lilo.
mel Smith, and others, and a variety of sense and
that have here time or recon- to tell
about The chairman theE introduced lame color
ed man, with genuine negro burr on his tongue,
whom he called Mr. Carney, from the Oneida lnsti-
tute.
Mr.. Carney said he full of feelings, which
his heart could not describe. He came to speak In
| favor of that dear bought liberty, for which our
fathers fought, being extended to the colored man;
The constitution of the country said that was held
out TO all, and yet it denied to countless mil
lions. He would not speak of the blood which had
been shed b. tn by the white man and the black to
obtain that great National Covenant; for, II he did,
he would tell of pile of national wrong, and ma
tienal infamy, that would reach high the tenth
heavens and still rising higher and higher with each
succeeding sun. Those who laid the foundation OF
this government, never dreamt that IT would sane
: ton slavery They had no connection with tyranny
The spirit of the pilgrims, who settled America was
full oflibertythey broke the bonds that bound them
to their tyranncal country, and crossed the track
less in search oflberty, and they never meant
to sanction negro slavery On this point, the tongue
Of the orator could become ineloquent nor the
song of the pset spritless Their sails were blown
BY the breath of liberty, and the very waves which
waited them this country sweles aloft with free
dom. The revolution fl176 opened the great door OF
the great temple ofbcrty in this country for ever 1t
had planted ceaseless love Of liberty in the hearts
of the people. Who so base as to forget 1t! What
wonder then that the negroes wished to enjoy part
of that liberty! / don't complain, MIR. Chairman,
Of the conduct of the fathers Of the revolution in
abolishing slavery; they had great deal TO do,
4 and much to try them they had much human weak
: to contend with but do complain OF the IN
famous conduct of their base and degenerate sons.
e Here there was immense cheering, particularly
Y from the ladies and the white menu can pardon
the farhers of the revolution that they forgot the
coored people when they shared out the blessings
of liberty but now, when are in the mid day
blaze Of our blessed career as free nation, say
the nation is guilty Of the basest hypocrisy and de-
serves be blotted from the recorded list OF free
natons (and will be blotted from that one which Is
registered in Heaven If IL does not free its color
! ed people. IL is not for me at this late day to
define what the rights Of free citizens, and
what not but this do fcarlessly say, that
] il shedding OF blood in defence Of the country
against oppression and foreign foe, entitle a
in any part of the union TO the rights Of Tree
citizens-then is the colored man entitled TO all
those rights for he freely shed his blood by the side
of the white in all the battles OF their country,
and helped gain all those in which we were VIC
torious.--( Immense cheers from the ladies and
n black men) Yes, MIR. Chairman, repeat IT, that
when poor and unfortunate Freedom chased half
over the globe by vagabonds and tyrants, and like
the dove sent forth from the ark OF Noah, found no
resting place elsewhere for the sole of her foot IL
was then that the fearful eye Of the coored in
y this country, looked pityingy upon her tattered
Is garments and babe her welcome TO the shores OF the
= United st ties. (Herc the cheering terrific and
% several black and white ladies wept, and some
y white gentlemen cried out, :" There isn't white
II man in the city half SO eloquent') MIR. Chairman,
so long rs the names Of Lexington, Of Concord and
Il Of Bunker Hill be remembered in the annals OF our
common country, so long will the colorcd man be
u remembered as having assisted in those glorious
fights and shed his blood there-and although no
separate page of glory is given us in any Of the his
tories Of our country yet still so long will the
i colored ever continue to form one of the
i flowers Of freedom in the garland that encir-
cled the brow Of Washington. (cheers upon cheers
{ Ave. sir. nor is this all. Even in the last war; so
e anxious were the colored to defend their
, homes and their fresides, that they did not wait
for the protection Of General Jscksons cotton bags,
(cheers) the white men, but they fought outside,
n and rushed boldly the enemy, with no defence
but their own skill and bravery. And General jack
said to them afterwards that they had not only
y done much towards defending New Orleans but
much more than he expected OF them. (cheers)
Yes, Sir; such is the kind q language dat slave
holders when they want the colored man to fight
the enemy for him, and battle with foreign inva-
II der. (cheers) Az, Mr.. Chairman, although these
things may be forgotten IN the pages OF history,
hope they will not be forgotten amid the closters Of
e the Hermitage. (Uproarious laughter.) Our an
cestors sir, fought and bled for liberty, and leave
l. il to you. SIR to say whether they fought wise
r men or as fools Our fathers where theyl gone