Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-29

VINO COMMITTEE, VS.. TIPpEcANoE--The
Young Mems Wing Committee called meeting Last
evening, to hear the report from the delegation 10
the Baltimore Convention The object of the COM
mittee was to procure the presence of some distin
gashed men, and thus give the meeting Fictitious
consequence and secure to themselves tho credit of
giving tone to the party here Accordingly, Mr.
Profit, Of Indiana, and Gen. Waddy Thompson,
were invited. IHf
The meeting was held at Lafayette Hall. re
Wetmorc took the chair, a matter of course.
Morris Franklin read long, and rather grandilo-
quent report from the Baltimore delegatiop Mr.
j. b. Scoles made sensible and animated speecb.
A delegation from Ohio was then introduced. with
log cabin chair. Mr.. Kellogg from the Buckeye
State, made very handsome and animated speech
replete with amusing anccdote and appropriate H.
lustratiOn, which was received with applause.
There wese one or two more speeches, but it is
matter of great doubt whether the Young Mems
Committee will be able to convince Gen. Harrison
that they compose The party of the city of New
York.
Messrs Profit and Thompson had xet made their
appearance at 10 o'clock.
ABBY KELLY, THE NEW PRopHErEss-CURIoUs
EXAMINATION NEGRO CHARAcTERIsrIcs, &C.
Abby Kelly promises to evertop Mrs. Cove, Fan
the age. After throwing frebrand into the Adolf
ton Convention here, which exploded the whole
concern, she went upto New Haven to give the black
brethren and sisters lift. Being outvoted in the
official Abolition Convention, at New Haven, she
called meeting on her own hook. A large number
of gentlemen, and few ladies attended. Abby adj
dressed them with great earnestness and eloquence
for two hours and ahalf. In the course Of her adj
dress, she entered into philosophical and physio-
logical examination Of the woody race and
demonstrated most satisac torily that the crisp in
cuffees hair the fiat nose and the blackness of his
skim all result from the burning rays of the vertical
sun of Africa.
alt is well KNOWN said Abby, &c that when ladies
desire to curl their hair, they apply heated curling
tongs, and the effect is produced at aWhy then
should not the torrd Of Africa crisp and curl
the HAIR of poor colOred brethren! As to the flat
of the nose, that is very easily explained. The
nev table tendency ofheat is to relax the system
and when tins is done, the necessarily falls in
But what is color!'' said Abby, waxing warm in her
eloquence, am net white myself" Abby is a
brunette, dark enough to warrant the suspicion of a
slight dash of the TAR brush in her composition and
great applause followed this very frank avowal-
But she rebuked them at once, and poured down the
ebullition Of admiration with great dignity and pro-
priety. "Gentemen," said she, {" il you can re-
press your applause, you are welcome TO remain
But you must either keep STILL go. In the pre-
of God, and his mighty truth, all manifesto
tions of joy appreciation l-tipned and impro-
per-"
She then permitted to finish her speech with.
out interruption.
Miss Kelly is native Of Lynn, the birth place Of
Mrs. Cove, and possesses all the peculiar and dis
tnctve parts Of character which are common to the
females of certain parts Of New England. The state
Of society in Yankee land has parallel in the werld
The women Of New England more independent,
more virtuous, more intelligent, and more industri
than any other. They make capital wives and
prolific mothers.