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

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the church of Catharne and Madison streets.
The place was crowded to suffocation and the APP
pearance of the interior was Imaginable in the ex-
trcme: here fine ebony negro wench by the side
! of very pale faced man; and there huge negro,
black as the of spades, was snugly ensconced
between two beautiful white girls.
All, however, seemed pious, if all were not pref
~ in appearance. The assemblage was highly
pectable; the ladies and gentlemen of color
who honored the meeting with their presence were
all remarkably well dressed. Some Of the dark
skinned ladies looked like W hat the princesses Of
Egypt and Ethiopia represented to us as being,
and some even shone the most daz sng hite girl
in the brilliancy of their eyes, the magniicence
their jewery their tiaras and turbans the symmetry
of their forms, and every thing but their feet
However, it was a very great meeting, and such,
give the proceedings thereat.
The chairman was a poor, miserable, mumbling
twadder, as usual, with dignity enough to
preside over infant school, of dozen in number
and with such wretched, broken voice, that he
could not be heard six feet from him. He apologies
ed to the meeting for the want of accommodations;
said that they had tried to obtain the Tabe e and
other places, but owing to some unhappy diferen-
or jealousies, they could not. They had there
fore selected the best place they could get and they
left the event with God
Mr. Joshua Leavitt then read an abstr act from the
annual report. He said the person who had pre-
pared it had such short notice, that it was natural
ly very imperfect. The American Anti-Sllvery So.
ciety was established in Philadelphia in 1925 and
the constitution of that society set forth of its
leading principles, the total extinction of slavery in
the United States; to further this object report
was to be made annually; and the present document
was in accordance with that provision.
A. La h.
tee had discovered the existence of strong party
I spirit in their ranks, which almost paralysed their
efforts. Difficulties had arisen and the committee
could net employ agents to travel, and cture,
and collect money, kept under the control of the
state auxiliary societies. This a bad arrange
ment; for it transferring the power from a
trail committee, who best knew what was wanted,
to a number of societies at distance who only
knew their local wants.
The committee had found the various States labor
ing under pecuniary enbarrass ments they had only
twelve agents in the field lecturing; oftGesc seven
were in New England and only five south and west
Of New York.
On the 18th Of May last the Society passed reso-
luton that 500 900 ought 10 be collected to aid in
the suppression of slavery. On the 10th of May the
society opened correspondence with the anti-sla-
very society in England and this led to the appoint
ing fthe 18th Of $40 for general AAt Slavery
conference of nations to meet in London. To this
congress OF good men, three men were onnated to
attend to represent the abolitionists of America
viz:-Mr Stanton and Mr.. Birney two correspond
ing secretaries OF the society, and the Rev Samuel
f.. Corney; these were appointed as being well
quainted with the commercial, financial and other
relations Of slavery in the United States Brney and
Stanton sailed on Monday for London. The Rev,
MrCorney Ga colored man twas detained we believe,
by pecuniary embarrassments or because the pack
cts would not take colored man in the cabin And
the 18th of June was 20 be made day of special
PRAYER through this country.
The London Society had sent circular to this
society asking many questions; and Mr.. Weld, and
James A. Tone were preparing book containing
the answers thereto; but the lack Of information an
the want of money had prevented its being pub.
lished.
An Anti-Slavery hymn had been prepared by the
Rev Z. +. Hatfield, but the society had no money
and could not print it. The {" Freedoms Lyre" had
done great deal of good; so had the iour-page
tracts; and an able pamphlet by Judge Jay on the
state Of the free people Of color in this country
The society had reprinted a work that origi-
nally written by the Rev. James Duncan presbytc-
rian OF the old school. and father Of the hon Dun
can, now in congress. This was Of the best
abolition works in the country; but owing to bad
management when II was first printed it fell still
born from the press.
/ A book on the African slave trade by Powell
Buxton had been reprinted in Philadelphia with the
omission Of the last chapter Some EngliShman had
given the society here $500 and they had reprinted
the book entire. Buxton's plan is to establish a
commercial intercourse between the natives of
Africa in lieu Of the slave trade the coast Buxton
reprobaes the Colonization Societies in every shape
and all their schemes; and with Wilberforcc seven
years ago, he signed the celebrated protes
, IL, which will ever stand as the record of British
| philanthropy on this subject
| \ good movement had been made in the National
AntiSlavery convention at Albany, where il was de-
cided that all the members Of the various anti slavery
societies in the Union were to oppose every man as
a candidate for president, overnOr lieutenant goy-
member of Congress,or Of the Legislature no
! was not abotionist. But this society was sorry
TO say that the violence Of party feeling had almost
swept this away.
/ Here the meeting greatly disturbed by great
number sf females particularly Quakeresses coming
in late, and making great fuss to get seats Several
/ gentlemen had their hats crushed.
The Society had made great effort 10 enlist the
German Emigrants in the cause; they had reprinted
Sam Webb's speech in German, had printed an Anti
! Slavery Almanack in German, four German Anti
Slavery tracts, and an Anti-Slavcry newspaper in
the great passion the Germans had for liberty: the
manner in which they all crowd into the slave states
and mix with slaves. Nothing was wanting but light
TO make the Germans first rate Abolitonists.
w. III. Burnley, member OF tho Legislature from
Trinidad had been here trying to get free coloured
people Ia emigrate there, but this society set their
face against IL. A member Of the Executive Com
mitee had offer 81 - for every free coored man
whom he could induce to 60 to British Guiana. The
i eher was secuted. The extensive movements in
Mary IN relation to this plan Of cmg grafton had
eonvinced the Anti->lavery Society fits niquitous
! tendency.
The society had about a dozen agents out leeturins
aud collecting money the most spicuous of these
we're MIR. Arnold Buckham Of Indiana. and MIR
Croft OF Illinois They represented the great west
field OF antslavery already white for the har-
vest But the society here can't collect funds any
longer to support their travelling agents; Buck