Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-13

! CONNECTICUT, SEQ
| Rhode ISLAND, 500
| Psnnsyivanis, $500
! Ohio, 800
N New lIis sn s.
Letters TO this effect were sent to all trr socie-
| tiss. New Hampshire made no reply; and Massa-
ch ssctts, instead Of sending money spread before
the world along catalogue Of eselnquencies rharg-
ed AGAINST the committee in New York In short,
all TIE societies delayed sending the money resur.
ed The committee here, however, had to live and
TO pay the agents, and editors, and rent, and Ere,
and vaions other comforts; and they had to fit
Messre, Birney and Stanton to go to England and
they therefore used mp all the available property IF
the socisty 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 q,antity Of books, and pretty much every
thing they could SELL to meet the expenses, and so
stopt being heavily in debt.
The Emancipation was started by Individual enter
prise; but 1t soon became embarrassed. The soce-
ty then bought the subscription list. Now the soci-
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 Soce-
ty of the burden of the Emancipator
The society having sold nearly al their books,
goods and chates and sent their two secretaries to
England, have use for such large rooms they
had; so have taken small under the Clinton
Hall.
Last year Divine Providence threw the Amistad
our shores; and the society tried to give the
groes the same protection that they would give to
GenOese that had escaped from BArbary corsalr.-
This had not been much extra expense to the snce-
ty for the public had paid literally, and Heaven had
smiled on the work. The extraordinary document
in relation to this affair had been called for in Con-
gress by John Quincy Adams, but it had been unac-
countably suppressed. The committee, however,
had found copy, and reprinted it, and it shows
system ESQ says the rcporD of corruption villiany
| usurpation, and oppression towards the Amistad
negroes, on the part Of Mr. Van Buren,, that has not
been equaled by any Anglo Saxon habeas corpus
country since Charles the first expiated his vices,
usurpaions, crimes and tyranny, by losing his head
on the block. (This is real smeller for Mr.. Van
Buren,
The Report contained a variety of other matter
which not read, consisting of Congressional
acts, Legislative proceedings, doings of various
committees, testimonials from DIR. Madden, Sir Lilo
mel Smith, and others, and variety of sense and
that have not here time or room, to tell
about. The chairman thci. introduced a lame color
ed man, with a 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 colered man.
The constitution of the country said that it was he'd
out to ALL and yet it was denied TO countless mil
lions He would not speak of the blood which had
been shed both by the white man and the black, to
obtain that great National Covenant; for if he did,
he would tell of pile of national wrong, and
tional nfamy, 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 drcamt that NJ would sane
ton slavery They had no connection with tyranny.
The spirit of the pilgrims, who settled America was
full ofliberty-they broke the bonds that bound them
to their tyrannical country, and crossed the track
less in search ofliberty, and they never meant
to sanction negro slavery On this point, the tongue
of the orator could become neloqueRt nor the
song Of the pset spritless. Their sails were blown
b. the breath of liberty, and the very waves which
waited them to this country swelled aoft with free
dom The revolution ofl776 opened the great door of
the great temple ofberty in this country for ever 1t
had planted ceaseless love of liberty in the hearts
Of the people. Who so base as to forget IL! What
wonder then that the negroes wished to enjoy part
of that Gbertyf ! don't complain, Mr.. Chairman,
Of the conduct of the fathers Of the revolution in
not abolishing slavery; they had great deal to do,
and much to try them they had much human y car
nrss to conteno with but 40 complain of the in
famous conduct OF their base and degenerate sons.
Here there was immense cheering, particularly
from the ladies' ana the white men, can pardon
the farthers Of the revolution that they forgot the
colored people when they shared out the blessings
of liberty but now, when are in the mid day
blaze Of our blessed career as a free nation, say
the nation is guilty Of the basest hypocrisy, and de-
serves to be boted from the recorded list Of free
nations, (and will be botted from that which is
registered in Heaven,) if it 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 fearlessly say, that
if shedding Of blood in defence Of the country
against oppression and foreign foe, entitle a
man in any part of the union the rights Of free
| 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 To gain all those in which vic
torious.-( Immense cheers from the ladies and
black menu Yes, Mr.. Chairman, repeat il, 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
resting place elsewhere for the sole Of her foot, il
was then that the fearful eve Of the colorcd in
this country, looked ptyingly upon her tattercd
garments and babe her welcome 10 the shores Of the
United St,tes. (Here the cheering terrific, and
| several black men and white ladies wcpt, and some
man in the city half so eloquent.") Mr.. Chairman,
| so long the names Of Lexington, Of Concord, and
| OF Bunker Hill be remembered in the annals Of our
common country, SO long will the colorcd man be
remembered rs having assisted in those glorious
| fights and shed his blood there-and although
separate page IF glory is given in any Of the his
| tories Of our country yet, still so leng will the
coored ever continue to form one Of the
| flowers Of freedom in the garland that encir-
cled the brow of Washington. (cheers upon cheers
Ave, sir, IL this all Even in the last war, so
| anxious the colored TO defend their
| homes and their fresidcs, that they did not wait
for the protection Of General Jacksons cotton bags
(cheers) the white men, but they fought outside
and rushed boldly on the enemy, with no defence
but their own skill and bravery. And General Jack
said to them afterwards, that they had not only
done much towards defending New Orleans, but
much more than he expected OF them. (chccrs)
Yes Sir; such is the kind q language dat slave
holders when they want the coored man to ght
the enemy for him. and battle with foreign inva.
der. (checrs) Az, Mr.. Chairman. although these
things may be forgotten in the pages of history,
hope they will not be forgotten amid the coisters o